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Djokovic and Kyrgios join forces to raise the curtain on new tennis season
Novak Djokovic did not waste any time in producing a moment of magic. Flitting left of the tramlines in the first set of his 21st season as a professional, he bent a backhand slice between net post and umpire’s chair for a spectacular, untouchable winner. It was the type of …
Israel sets out case to UN security council for full assault on Yemen’s Houthis
Russia and Ukraine swap at least 300 prisoners in exchange deal
Russia and Ukraine have carried out a major prisoner exchange, with at least 150 people from each side returning home before New Year’s Eve, in a swap partly brokered by the United Arab Emirates.
“The return of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for each of …
Church of England must open up its governance to scrutiny | Letters
It is difficult to comprehend why the Anglican Church allowed known abusers into positions of trust, and continued to tolerate situations that should have been impossible (
C of E must ‘kneel in penitence’ after difficult year, says archbishop of York, 25 December
).A church has no knees …
People traffickers behind ‘extremely cruel’ abuse of migrants arrested in UK
Three men who had been convicted in Belgium over their involvement in a major people trafficking ring that “inflicted extreme cruelty on the migrants they smuggled” have been arrested in the UK.
The men – all Afghan nationals – were arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and …
Barcodes could be superseded by a more powerful alternative ‘by the end of 2027’
It is the zebra-striped tag that has become ubiquitous over the last 50 years, but the barcode’s days could be numbered. The global organisation overseeing their use has said a more powerful alternative will be readable by retailers everywhere within two years.
New codes that contain sell-by dates, product instructions, …
Edinburgh cancels New Year’s Eve street parties and fireworks due to storm warning
Edinburgh’s New Year’s Eve street parties and fireworks display have been cancelled on safety grounds because of storms forecast for the next 36 hours.
The city’s Hogmanay festival organisers said the high winds and rain predicted to hit the city made it unsafe to hold any of the outdoor events …
Rise in talk about killing in films raises health concerns, researchers say
Talk of homicide is on the rise in films, researchers have found, in a trend they say could pose a health concern for adults and children.
A study found that over the past 50 years there had been a small but significant increase in movie characters talking about murdering or …
Paddy Hill, one of wrongly convicted Birmingham Six, dies aged 80
What we know about Boeing 737-800 model that crashed in South Korea?
What model was the plane that crashed?
The 737-800 is one of the “next generation” models of Boeing’s bestselling 737 series, which was first launched in 1993. The 800 variant first …