Day: January 17, 2025

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Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95

Entertainment

Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95

She was married to Lord Laurence Olivier between 1961 and his death in 1989. Oscar nominee Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95, her family has said. The British actress, who was married to Lord Laurence Olivier, was known for her Golden Globe award-winning performances in TV biopic Stalin and Enchanted April, for which she was also nominated for an Academy Award. Dame Joan also starred in […]

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Erling Haaland

Sport

Erling Haaland signs contract extension at Manchester City to 2034

Erling Haaland has signed a new nine-and-a-half-year contract at Manchester City, the club have announced. The striker’s existing contract was due to expire in June 2027 but he has now committed his future to the club until the 2033-34 season. A post on the club’s X account read: “Erling’s here to stay! We’re thrilled to announce Erling Haaland has extended his contract at City to 2034.” Haaland made an instant […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025 2

Commons committee chairman says local roads are ‘riddled with potholes’

News

Commons committee chairman says local roads are ‘riddled with potholes’

Local road conditions in England have been branded “a national embarrassment” by the head of a House of Commons committee. Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), warned that road users are being put at risk from “highways riddled with potholes”. A damning report by the committee found the Department for Transport (DfT) “has not taken responsibility” for its role in how roads have deteriorated. […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

Benjamin Netanyahu says officials have reached a deal to return hostages

World

Benjamin Netanyahu says officials have reached a deal to return hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return Hamas-held hostages in the Gaza Strip has been reached. The announcement early came a day after Mr Netanyahu’s office said there were last-minute snags in talks to free hostages in return for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners. Mr Netanyahu said he would convene his security Cabinet on Friday and then the government to approve the […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

Tories will consider means-testing triple-lock, Badenoch says

News

Tories will consider means-testing triple-lock, Badenoch says

Kemi Badenoch has said the Tories will consider means-testing the triple-lock, in what would be a major policy shift for the party. The Conservative leader said that while in government the party had supported the system, but that “we need to make sure we are growing.” Under the policy, the state pension rises each year by whichever is highest out of 2.5%, inflation, or earnings. During a phone-in on LBC, […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

Amad Diallo

Sport

Friday football briefing: Diallo hat-trick, Brighton victory and new MOTD hosts

Manchester United left it late to see off strugglers Southampton 3-1 as Amad Diallo struck a late hat-trick in a dramatic finish to Thursday night’s Premier League action. There was, though, a less hectic encounter at Portman Road, where Brighton beat Ipswich 2-0 for a first league win since November. Diallo time keeps United revival on track United boss Ruben Amorim had hoped to see more progress from his side […]

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