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A new rail line will be built between Birmingham and Manchester, the government has announced. However, no timescale for when it would be built was provided – or any other details, such as how it would be funded. The Treasury said it wants a new Birmingham-Manchester rail line, but it …

BBC The 16-year-old boy from Northumberland is on trial at Leeds Crown Court A teenager who joined a banned neo-Nazi group researched synagogues where he planned to carry out terror attacks, a court has heard. Police found an “arsenal” of weapons, explosives and military clothing, as well as notepads in …

David CowanScotland home affairs correspondent PA Media Police Scotland’s Chief Constable Jo Farrell had asked the Scottish government for an extra £33.7m Police Scotland’s commanding officer has failed to persuade the Scottish government to provide funding for an extra 850 officers and 348 civilian staff. Chief Constable Jo Farrell had …

Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cam Smith have all indicated they will remain with LIV Golf rather than rejoining the PGA Tour. Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka was recently accepted back on the American circuit after he quit the Saudi Arabian-backed series to prioritise “the needs of his family”. The …

Beth Alaw WilliamsBBC Wales Rhiannon Holland Explicit images of online safety campaigner Jess Davies were created without her consent by Grok AI A Welsh presenter has said quicker action by the UK government could have prevented further victims of deepfake sexual images created by Grok AI. Explicit images of Jess …

Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Getty Images The government has set out its vision for major rail improvements across the north of England, which it says will transform the region and boost the UK economy, more than a decade after such a project was first proposed. The multibillion pound scheme, known as …

Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim says she will be fit to compete at the Winter Olympic Games next month despite dislocating her shoulder last week. Kim, 25, had an MRI scan on Friday after injuring her shoulder while training in Switzerland. The American is aiming to become the first woman …

Manchester City prepare offer for Marc Guehi, Bayern Munich chief tries to convince the Crystal Palace defender, and Rashford return to Manchester United is off the cards. Manchester City are preparing to make an offer for Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi, 25, before the end of the January …

Reuters Armed security forces were deployed at a pro-government rally in Tehran on Monday More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said, as President Trump promised Iranians that help was “on its way”. The …

Jonny HumphriesNorth West Cheshire Police Anthony Burns struck a stationary taxi after failing to notice traffic on the motorway had stopped A lorry driver who crashed into the back of a stationary taxi killing two Ryanair pilots has been jailed. Anthony Burns failed to notice that traffic had come to …

A steady procession of former – and current – Conservative MPs have defected to Reform UK since March 2024. Sky News looks at who has made the move to the party that has topped voting intention polls for nearly a year: 20. Nadhim Zahawi The former chancellor – albeit for …

Jessica LawrenceBBC News NI Getty Images Thousands of crustaceans were recovered from a lorry which had crashed into a ditch in County Donegal About 15,000 escaped crabs have been recovered after the truck they were travelling in tipped into a field in Inishowen, County Donegal. The crustaceans, which were worth …

Flooded homes and travel disruption could be seen again in Wales this week, after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain. The alert, in place from 09:00 GMT on Thursday until midnight, states “rain will become persistent and heavy through the day” and covers areas of …

Social media platform X is under pressure after reports that its AI chatbot Grok has allowed users to create sexual images of women and children. Images are being generated by X’s AI tool Grok, which manipulates photos of real people, often removing their clothes or making them pose in suggestive …

Michael FitzpatrickBBC News NI BBC Resident David Burke said he has had “no idea” what days collections were happening An Antrim and Newtownabbey resident has described ongoing issues with bin collections in the area as “a complete and utter shambles”. David Burke, who lives in Antrim, said problems started when …

A prime minister who has made U-turn after U-turn is about to make a controversial and unpopular decision on which there will be no going back. Despite massive opposition from MPs of all parties and an alarming 11th-hour security risk, Sir Keir Starmer’s go-ahead for a Chinese super embassy is …

Getty Images The Scottish government has announced changes to two of Scotland’s six income tax bands in its draft budget for 2026-27. The proposals will see the threshold for the Basic and Intermediate rates rise by 7.4%, in effect cutting tax for lower earners. However, the Higher, Advanced and Top …

Following this decision, Verizon must follow a looser set of guidelines set by the CTIA wireless trade group, which says carriers should only unlock a customer’s postpaid phone after their contract is up, when they finish paying off the device, or following the payment of an early termination fee. Meanwhile, …

A 26-year-old protester faces “imminent” execution in Iran after he was arrested in connection with anti-regime demonstrations, a human rights group has said. Erfan Soltani, from the city of Fardis to the west of Tehran, will be executed on Wednesday, according to Norway-based rights group Hengaw. The Kurdish group that …

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