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Team GB skeleton helmet appeal dismissed by Cas

The British skeleton team - among Team GB's best hopes for medals at the Winter Olympics - will not be able to wear their new helmets because they do not comply with the sport's rules around shape. The British team had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) …

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GB reach curling semi as Muir impresses in slopestyle qualification

Kirsty Muir enjoyed a confident start to her Olympic campaign, placing third in freeski slopestyle qualifying. Muir, one of Team GB's best medal hopes, scored a best of 64. 98 from her two runs in Livigno. That put the 21-year-old behind Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud and China's Eileen Gu - the …

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Dozens of flood warnings in England after days of non-stop rain

There were 85 warnings and 234 alerts in England as of Saturday evening. Most of the warnings are located in the south-west and the Midlands. There is currently one flood warning in Scotland and none in Wales

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Hillsborough parents' 'last battle for daughters'

'Football aspect of Liverpool season not so important after Jota' Former Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher says performances and results at his old club are not quite as important this season following the death of Diogo Jota

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Italy says railways hit by 'serious sabotage' as Winter Olympics begin

"These actions of unprecedented seriousness do not in any way tarnish Italy's image in the world, an image that the Games will make even more compelling and positive," said Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini

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Why Prince William's Saudi Arabia visit is a diplomatic maze

He will know about Saudi's human rights record, where same-sex relationships are criminalised and public protest and political dissent are punished. William will also be aware of the role of women and how they are treated in the country - while it has given women more freedom in recent years …

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Savannah Guthrie tells mother's possible kidnappers 'we will pay' in plea for her return

"We received your message, and we understand," Guthrie said in the video posted to Instagram on Saturday evening, as she is flanked by her two siblings. "We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her

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MPs are shocked and angry at Mandelson - but they're furious with Starmer

Back in January, Starmer vowed to be in the chair in 2027. He also said he'd be judged at the General Election in 2029. But as the shock waves from this latest scandal hit, the truth is that so many people in his party have reached a judgement already - …

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Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off

The Labour peer is thought to have been given a pay-off of up to £40,000 after he was sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US in September over his links with the late convicted sex offender

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He has the world's biggest stage. What will Bad Bunny do with it?

At the Grammy Awards last week, where he walked away with the ceremony's biggest prize, he was more direct. Before thanking his producers and label, he took the mic and declared "ICE out" - a reference to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who have led large operations detaining immigrants …

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