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More misery on way as Storm Frank set to batter the north - but Environment Agency boss is 'sunning himself in Barbados'





Police warn of looting as cost of widespread flooding expected to reach £5bn - follow the latest updates
Severe floods hit the North of England, in pictures
York floods: Why did the Foss Barrier fail?








It’s not mean-spirited to think aid cash would be better spent at home


Philip Johnston: Sheen's Left-wing view ignores Right-wing generosity
Britain spends more money on foreign floods than those at home
Gaia Vince: After this deluge, we must face a new reality

PM dons £13 wellies to visit flood-hit York (but leaves the Hunters at home)





Prime Minister appears to decide against wearing his own, more expensive, wellies in public



Two arrested in Belgium suspected of plotting a New Year's Eve attack


Police found military clothing and Islamic State propaganda material
'There aren't enough armed police to protect revellers'
Kremlin orders New Year's Eve closure of Moscow's Red Square



Higher stamp duty for parents who buy property for children and wed couples who want a second home



Jeremy Corbyn's enemies are dead men walking


Dan Hodges: Moderates in the shadow cabinet can’t be surprised that Corbyn has decided to seek revenge on them
Jeremy Corbyn challenges David Cameron to TV debate

'Of all the places you expect this to happen, this is the last': Husband, 86, quizzed over fatal shooting of wife, 81, at care home





Rita King was shot dead in communal area of "luxury" retirement home in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex



Amazon to expand grocery delivery service in the UK


Online retail giant will take on traditional supermarkets with its Pantry delivery service in the new year



Commuters suffer as rail repairs hit return to work


Transport campaigners complain public is paying the price for "past neglect" of basic railway maintenance






Motörhead's Lemmy dies of cancer two days after being diagnosed





Band urges fans to celebrate hard rocking frontman's life by playing his music and having a drink - or a few
Lemmy, in pictures

South Africa vs England, day four: Visitors build big lead despite early wickets





Join Alan Tyers as England reach 275-7 at lunch in Durban

Saudi riyal in danger as oil war escalates





Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: The country's former reserve chief warns of dramatic consequences if anything happens to the riyal exchange peg

Save the date: your new year money calendar





Whether its new rules on pensions, savings or energy efficiency we set out what lays in store this year

Van Gaal has not lost the dressing room, the main issue at Man Utd is a lack of quality





Man Utd 0 Chelsea 0: Manager has the support of his players and four other things we learnt
United draw yet another blank








News Headlines»

Thousands queue to smell flesh-odoured corpse flower which blooms every 1000 days




Australian minister resigns over incident in Hong Kong bar

Man dies 'after blowing up condom machine'

Drink maker ditches Trump quotes from bottle caps



Video: the moment CNN presenter passes out while live on air

Jailed Baby P mother Tracey Connelly 'still poses danger' as parole chiefs rule out release

Surviving relatives of drowned Aylan Kurdi arrive in Canada

Guinea set to be declared Ebola free



Elderly woman saved by washing machine as explosion flattens home

Thai king's dog dies, days after man arrested for insulting it

'America wants our gin', says minister on 'vibrant' export year

Iraq vows to retake Mosul and deal 'fatal blow' to Isil in 2016



Cecil Rhodes activist student accuses Oxford of spreading ‘injustice’ around the world

How a mirror in the dining room could help you eat less

Iran ships uranium to Russia under nuclear deal

Why a toaster will make Prince William a better pilot

Doncaster triple death crash: man, 24, charged over Boxing Day tragedy





Finance headlines»

AEP: Saudi riyal in danger as oil war escalates





“If anything happens to the riyal exchange peg, the consequences will be dramatic," warns the country's exchange rate guru

How UK manufacturing slumped in 2015

Amazon to expand grocery delivery service

Masters of the universe strike back as dealmaking tops record $5 trillion

Markets lose ground as Chinese industry reels

Oil stumbles as Iran raises stakes in price war

Financial Talking Points: how bad will it get for China?

Why this bull run is starting to grow legs




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Sport»





Who makes our team of the festive weekend?


Stoke and Spurs dominate our composite XI from the games played over the Christmas period


Comment
'Inter place £18.4m price tag on midfielder Brozovic'
'Chelsea ready to swap Costa for Martinez'





Van Gaal has not lost the dressing room, but players lack quality


Five things we learned: Manager has the support of his players, Chelsea still lack sharpness and four other things



Leeds United ban Sky Sports


Club owner Massimo Cellino is reportedly unhappy that the club's regular TV appearances have hit attendances





Ozil's been Premier League player of the season


Five things we learnt: Ozil gets better and better; Oxlade-Chamberlain need a hug: Bournemouth can't defend corners, and two more

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Sporting moments that went viral in 2015


2015 saw surfer Mick Fanning fending off a shark attack and Sepp Blatter being covered in dollar bills

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Wenger: Ozil and Cech remind me of Bergkamp and Seaman


'Sensational' Ozil delivers a goal and an assist against Bournemouth, while Cech breaks the Premier League clean sheet record







Kvesic fires up battle to be England's No 7

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Gloucester flanker's stunning display against Harlequins adds to Eddie Jones's dilemma




Louis van Gaal has bought himself some time by finally adding pizzazz to soporific United team




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Eddie Jones has pledged to give everyone ‘a clean slate,’ and will pick on form rather than on reputation. Manu Tuilagi has the chance to impress and he is sure to take the opportunity




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United would be signing a pact with the Devil by hiring Jose Mourinho - would bringing the manager in be worth sacrificing the club's principles?




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Comment & Analysis»


Dan Hodges
Corbyn's enemies are dead men walking


Helen Lewis
I’ve not got the stamina for War and Peace


Philip Johnston
It's not mean to think aid cash should be spent at home


2015 in letters
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CNN presenter passes out live on air



Drowned Syrian boy's family land in Canada



Hoverboard catches fire at shopping mall



PM defends flood-defence spending



Helicopter airlifts parts for Foss barrier



More troops help with flood rescue effort



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Five biggest ever January transfers



94-year-old bridge demolished

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Leo McKinstry: How the EU could collapse in 2016



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David Cameron dons £13 wellies to visit flood-hit York



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Britain spends more money on foreign floods than those at home



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UK floods: Storm Frank to batter flood-hit communities yet again while Environment Agency boss 'suns himself in Barbados' - live



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Lego a 'better investment than shares and gold'



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Botanist who left austerity-hit Kew for Singapore: 'It's a dream world here'



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Beautiful urban architecture boosts health as much as green spaces



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Tories accused of 'tax on marriage' with stamp duty hike

Travel»

The best beach hotels in the Mediterranean





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Visit Iran with our experts





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Nine places to go on a cruise in 2016





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Britain's 25 best winter walks





What better way to shake off the festive excesses than a bracing walk through the beautiful British countryside?

Culture»



And Then There Were None, episode three, review: 'a class act'


This stylish, dark thriller was close to Agatha Christie’s cruel intentions, says Tim Martin




Aidan Turner: his life and work





TV What was the the Irish actor, star of the BBC's And Then There Were None, doing before Poldark?

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Sherlock – the definitive episode guide





TV and Radio As Sherlocks returns for a one-off special on New Year's Day, Gerard O'Donovan brings you up to speed with what's happened in the previous series

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Culture stars who died in 2015





A host of great writers, musicians and actors were lost in 2015, including Lemmy (Motorhead), Haskell Wexler, Terry Pratchett, Cilla Black and BB King

30 great New Year jokes and quotes





It's that time of year: for drinking and partying and then making New Year's resolutions. Martin Chilton picks his 30 favourites

Chris Evans gives up TFI Friday to focus on Top Gear

'The creator of The Archers thought he was God'

Was Christmas TV really better in 'the old days?'

What time and when does Celebrity Big Brother 2016 start on TV? Plus, Emma Willis promises 'TV gold'



First picture of Bran in Game of Thrones season six


TV and Radio Isaac Hempstead-Wright, last seen at the end of season four, will be returning as Bran

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Only when I laugh: 100 jokes by 100 comedians





Martin Chilton counts down 100 great jokes by 100 great comedians

Calendar Girls, review: 'a turkey'

Star Wars: Who is heroine Rey?


Market Data»


Premier League fixtures»




Monday 28 December


FT


Crystal Palace

0

-

0


Swansea





FT


Everton

3

-

4


Stoke





FT


Norwich

2

-

0


Aston Villa





FT


Watford

1

-

2


Tottenham





FT


West Brom

1

-

0


Newcastle





FT


Arsenal

2

-

0


Bournemouth





FT


Man Utd

0

-

0


Chelsea





FT


West Ham

2

-

1


Southampton





Tuesday 29 December


19:45


Leicester




v.





Man City





Wednesday 30 December


19:45


Sunderland




v.





Liverpool





Premier League table



Premier League table




Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts


1

Arsenal

19

12

3

4

15

39


2

Leicester

18

11

5

2

12

38


3

Tottenham

19

9

8

2

18

35


4

Man City

18

11

2

5

17

35


5

Crystal Palace

19

9

4

6

7

31


6

Man Utd

19

8

6

5

6

30


7

West Ham

19

7

8

4

5

29


8

Watford

19

8

5

6

4

29


9

Stoke

19

8

5

6

1

29


10

Liverpool

18

7

6

5

-1

27


11

Everton

19

6

8

5

7

26


12

Southampton

19

6

6

7

3

24


13

West Brom

19

6

5

8

-6

23


14

Chelsea

19

5

5

9

-6

20


15

Norwich

19

5

5

9

-10

20


16

Bournemouth

19

5

5

9

-12

20


17

Swansea

19

4

7

8

-8

19


18

Newcastle

19

4

5

10

-15

17


19

Sunderland

18

3

3

12

-18

12


20

Aston Villa

19

1

5

13

-19

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Obituaries»

Ellsworth Kelly, artist





American abstract painter and sculptor acclaimed for his large canvases expressing the joy of colour

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Bonnie Lou, rockabilly singer





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Roy Evans, trade union leader





Steel union boss during tense times who backed Neil Kinnock in his fight with the militant Left

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Personal Finance »



Ten biggest changes to your personal finances in 2016


Whether its new rules on pensions, savings or energy efficiency we set out what lays in store for you this year

1 Comment

Mapped: holiday destinations that are 39pc cheaper

What will happen to pensions in 2016?

Technology»



Brazil removes ban on WhatsApp


Blockade shocked Facebook, which owns Whatsapp, leading to benefits for competitors like Telegram and Viber

California says Google's driverless cars require humans

Google's 11 top trending topics of 2015

Fashion and beauty»



The NYE outfits to buy now and arrive on time


Make it to the 31st in style with these showstopping buys

The most stylish brides of the year

How to declutter your wardrobe

How I learned to love my glasses


Luxury»



Jewellery to wear on New Year's Eve


From snowflakes to stars, we select the best fine jewellery to see you through the New Year in style

Where to buy in 2016

Classics Revisited: Hedone review


Men»



Was 2015 the year we eradicated gender?


In sex and gender circles, 2015 will do down as the year in which lines of seperation became hazy to the point of dissolution, writes Chris Moss

12 things I learned in 12 months

The 40 funniest tweets of 2015

Food and drink»



Fabulous recipes for a New Year's Eve party


From seared scallops to roast lamb, recipes for a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner

Meet Amelia Freer: celebrity nutritionist to the stars

Best offers on champagne for New Year's Eve

Property»



Britain for sale: £8 trillion, or nearest offer


What would Britain be worth if we put it on the market? Official estimate reveals how much each person would receive if we sold the entire country and everything in it

Homes fit for a festive feast

Award-winning Georgian homes


Gardening»



Eight things you didn't know about holly




Glorious berries in pictures

10 best Boxing Day walks

Unusual winter herbs to try over Christmas

Cars»



Top Gear 'Reasonably Priced Car' auctioned for charity


Vauxhall Astra that was raced against the clock by stars such as Hugh Jackman and Benedict Cumberbatch sells for more than double its market value

How to drive through floods

16 great cars worth waiting for in 2016

Education»



Class of 2015: where are they now?


We revisit the four graduates we introduced earlier this year as they began their post-university lives

Where are the most beautiful schools?

University applications: know what you're signing up for

Women»



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