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More than a million fans are set to attend the Australian Open over the next two weeks to experience the sights, sounds and flavours of Melbourne Park. But they soon might not recognise the precinct as work starts on a new vision that will transform Victoria’s historic sporting hub.

Melbourne …

It had always been Harriet’s dream to get married more than mine. I’ll never forget us as little girls on summer holidays, stretched out on twin beds, poring over her magazine cutouts of white wedding dresses, multi-tiered cakes and overflowing bouquets.

We would muse what our husbands’ names would be …

The US labor market expanded strongly in the last jobs report of the Biden administration, according to new data released on Friday.

The number of new jobs added to the economy accelerated to 256,000 in December, up from 227,000 in November, soaring past expectations. The labor market last month was …

The call that would lead to

one of the most poignant images of the humanitarian emergency

The command centre of Spain’s Salvamento Marítimo (Maritime Safety and Rescue Society) in Las Palmas told Domingo Trujillo, …

The UK has enough gas and electricity to meet demand this winter, the government has insisted, after the company that owns the country’s gas stores said levels had become “concerningly low” amid the

current cold snap

Centrica, which also owns British Gas, said on Friday that its …

The deluge of improbable health hacks on TikTok can only mean it’s the start of a new year. Here we look at some of the more curious tips and the evidence, where there is any, behind them.

Putting rubber bands around your ears to reduce facial puffiness

The South Korean …

The key question when offering tea used to be “milk or sugar?” but it could soon be “still or sparkling?” as the British institution becomes the latest target of a foodie makeover, with cold brews for

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It was news to make even the most hard-boiled crisp manufacturer shudder: when Tesco released a list of the most-bought meal deal items for 2024, McCoy’s flame grilled steak grab bags had fallen off their perch as its shoppers’ favourite snack.

Instead, nestled between the chicken club sandwich as a …

Qatar Airways has agreed a deal worth up to £80m to become title sponsors of the new Nations Championship in a move that underlines rugby union’s determination to follow other sports in securing investment from the Middle East.

The Guardian revealed in October that Qatar had been …

Monday

The AFSCA (Belgium’s federal agency for ensuring food supply chain safety – but of course you knew that) has been forced to issue a warning to the good people of Poirot’s homeland not to eat their Christmas trees. This is after the city of Ghent – an environmentalism hotspot …