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The path to the summit of Moel Famau in Denbighshire’s Clwydian Range is usually popular with walkers – but Josh Brunning, along with his wife, Fiona, and a friend took advantage of the recent cold snap to ski down it. “It was a unique experience,” said Josh, adding the path …

Google The man was injured at a demolition site on Waverley Road in Paisley A 36-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was injured in an incident at a demolition site in Paisley. Police, ambulance teams and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended the site …

[ In a guidance document issued by the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, updated recommendations are presented relating to laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in the emergency department (ED). Christine L.H. Snozek, Ph.D., from the Mayo Clinic Arizona in Phoenix, and colleagues developed guidance on laboratory testing for …

Liberty Steel owed Rotherham Council more than £4.2m in unpaid business rates when it was issued with a compulsory winding up order in August 2025, the local authority has confirmed. Council leader Chris Read said the authority had written off more than £3m of the debt on the recommendation of …

Two Russian citizens who were aboard the oil tanker seized by US special forces on Wednesday have been released, Russia has claimed. American troops boarded the Marinera – originally known as the Bella 1 – between Iceland and Scotland as it headed towards Russia. The operation came after US military …

The largest zoo in the UK has begun its annual stocktake across its enclosures. Each animal from the 245 different species at Whipsnade Zoo must be logged as part of their yearly census, which helps inform global conservation breeding programmes. Hayley Jakeman, animal operations manager at the Bedfordshire zoo, said …

Reaction to news surrounding Harry Brook, and a chat with Jacob Bethell’s father Graham. BBC News

In his BBC Sport column, ex-Premier League boss Tony Pulis explains why the FA Cup has fallen down the pecking order for managers, despite still being a special competition. BBC News

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Former Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt joins Beth, Harriet, and Ruth on this week’s Electoral Dysfunction. As Denmark finds itself at the centre of a growing international crisis over Greenland, she tells us that the country feels …

Dell has revealed that consumers aren’t buying PCs for AI features right now. In an interview with PC Gamer ahead of CES, Dell has made it clear its 2026 products aren’t all about being AI-first, and it’s moving beyond being “all about” AI PCs. “We’re very focused on delivering upon …

Available for 29 days As the Ashes 2025/26 comes to an end, you might need something gentle and restorative to help you get through those emptier nights… Pad up and rock back to the sound of a gentle cricket match playing out on the village green, accompanied by classical music …

Will Jacks’ “Stupidity” leads to a two-ball duck and frustration in the Test Match Special commentary box as the batter holes out to leave England on 219-5 on day four of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney. FOLLOW LIVE: The Ashes fifth Test – day four Available to UK users …

Asus is announcing a new ProArt PX13 convertible laptop and ProArt PZ14 detachable tablet for CES 2026. The PX13 comes in two versions: a standard model and a GoPro Edition. Both feature a stylus-compatible 13.3-inch 2880 x 1800 OLED display, dial pad control built into the trackpad, and AMD’s “Strix …

HP is announcing a new mini desktop computer at CES 2026, and the whole thing is housed in a compact keyboard. The Eliteboard G1a looks like a normal office keyboard with either a captive or detachable USB-C cable, but inside it is an AMD Ryzen AI 300-series chip, stereo speakers, …

Ten runners from Special Olympics GB have been given a place at this year’s London Marathon, where each of them will be raising money and proving their disability is no barrier. READ MORE: GB athletes need to harness AI for future success – UK Sport chief BBC News

“I am really honoured and excited to have the opportunity to work with Scottish Rugby, especially working with the Scotland senior women’s team,” said Cunningham. “I’m really looking forward to working with such talented players and staff, adding to the continued growth and development of women’s rugby in Scotland. “I …

BBC A number of schools in Northern Ireland are closed on Tuesday 6 January as a result of the weather. A full list of the affected schools are detailed below. Further closures will be added as and when BBC News NI is notified. Western Schools: St Columba’s Primary School, 86 …

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈  Venezuela, under the cover of darkness, was hit by a flurry of strikes by US special forces on Saturday. Military targets were hit, with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro captured by American troops and taken to New York to face trial for narco …

A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man was found dead in a property in south London on New Year’s Day. Officers attended an address on Bondway, Lambeth, at about 20:00 GMT on Thursday and found the body of Kaleem Shaik, 41, inside the property, the Metropolitan …

A former volunteer police constable has appeared in court after he was charged with the rape of a teenage girl. Thomas Stokes, 25, of Walsall, was charged with raping a girl aged 13-15 and appeared at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Mr Stokes, who had been a special constable with …