Big Ben: New Year's Eve marks 100 years of live bongs on radio

The UK's most famous chimes were first broadcast live by the BBC on New Year's Eve 1923.

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Tom Wilkinson, Actor in ‘The Full Monty,’ Dies at 75

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Debbie Dingell: How to Stand Up to Trump

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Mutiny Erupts in a Michigan G.O.P. Overtaken by Chaos

By Nick Corasaniti from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/QdKpHYJ

The New York Times News Quiz, Dec. 29, 2023

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10 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy New Year

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What to Know About the Efforts to Remove Trump From the 2024 Ballot

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Banksy writes tribute to pioneering comedian Tony Allen

The secretive artist pens a rare statement about the late comedy pioneer and "born troublemaker".

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How Columbia’s President Has Avoided Fallout Over Israel-Gaza Protests

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They’re Paid Billions to Root Out Child Labor in the U.S. Why Do They Fail?

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Trump Is Not the Only Reason to Fix This Uniquely Dangerous Law

By Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/fAsZRcN

Huge Shakira statue unveiled in her hometown of Barranquilla

The statue measures 6.5m (21.3ft) and shows Shakira dancing in her characteristic hip-swivelling style.

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Rapper Canserbero's ex-manager confesses to killing him

The death in 2015 of the Venezuelan rapper had originally been ruled a suicide.

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Ukraine’s Stolen Children

By Carlotta Gall, Oleksandr Chubko, Cora Engelbrecht and Daniel Berehulak from NYT World https://ift.tt/2uPVOzv

Blizzard Conditions Disrupt Travel Across Northern and Central Plains

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U.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Groups in Iraq After Attack on Base Injures 3 Americans

By Helene Cooper from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/yPDCnph

Richard Franklin: Doctor Who and Emmerdale star dies on Christmas Day

The 87-year-old - who also stood for parliament - died in his sleep, it has been confirmed.

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Netanyahu Visits Gaza as Palestinians Mourn an Attack That Officials Say Killed Dozens

By Vivian Yee, Ameera Harouda, Nadav Gavrielov and Abu Bakr Bashir from NYT World https://ift.tt/rRDMYgh

What Does it Mean to ‘Dress Your Age’?

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Kiki or Bouba?

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EastEnders: The cheat's guide to the Christmas special

If you've not been keeping track of the soap throughout the year, here's what you need to know.

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Two Wars, 50 Elections: The Economy Faces Rising Geopolitical Risks

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How to Survive Long-Haul Flights

By Katie Robertson from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/OgSHlXV

Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’?

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A Creamy, Melty Potato Casserole That’s Outrageously Easy to Make

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Man arrested over removal of Banksy road sign

Man held on suspicion of theft and criminal damage of south London sign featuring work by the artist.

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This Gorilla’s Caregivers Face Familiar Questions About Aging

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10-Year-Old Arrested for Public Urination Was Treated Like an Adult Criminal, Lawyer Says

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France’s President Condemns ‘Manhunt’ Against Gérard Depardieu

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Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy Protection

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The Life Span of Loneliness

By Adam Westbrook and Emily Holzknecht from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/cGuFI4e

15 Dead in Czech Republic After Shooting at Prague University

By Andrew Higgins and Jenny Gross from NYT World https://ift.tt/y1pPjfM

Why I Can’t Stop Writing About Oct. 7

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Glastonbury Festival 2024: More toilets needed says council

The licensing authority for the event makes recommendations ahead of its return in June 2024.

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British Museum signs £50m funding deal with BP

The money will be used in a major renovation programme - but climate campaigners criticise the move.

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Make a New Year’s Resolution to Fight Trump

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Phil Spencer’s parents died 'in most tragic' accident - coroner

Richard and Anne Spencer’s car crashed into the Nailbourne River in Littlebourne, Kent, in August.

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Bill Kenwright: Stars gather for memorial service in Liverpool

Coleen Rooney, Tony Bellew and Kate McCann are among those at the service in Liverpool.

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Giuliani Was Ordered to Pay $148 Million. What Happens Now?

By Eileen Sullivan from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/oPj3Kge

Why Do We Build Houses in the Same Way That We Did 125 Years Ago?

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Ellie Middleton: 'Learning the way my brain works has changed everything for me'

Author Ellie Middleton on her late ADHD and autism diagnoses.

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Behold, MAGA Man

By David French from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/YvAQa2T

There’s No Christmas Lunch Like a Korean American Church Lunch

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The Debt Problem Is Enormous. Experts Say the System for Fixing It Is Broken

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Ukrainian Marines on ‘Suicide Mission’ in Crossing the Dnipro River

By Carlotta Gall, Oleksandr Chubko, Olha Konovalova and Mauricio Lima from NYT World https://ift.tt/3JWISuQ

Supreme Contempt for Women

By Maureen Dowd from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2gLmrUn

Question of Sport stops production, BBC confirms

There had been just two series with current host Paddy McGuiness and captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye.

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What’s Driving Former Progressives to the Right?

By Michelle Goldberg from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/8VOzApN

He Was Set to Play Santa. His Views on the Middle East Got in the Way.

By Andrew Keh from NYT New York https://ift.tt/waF7IjG

Liz Cheney Is Very Worried

By Carlos Lozada from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/Ul4IoBN

America’s Thirst for Authoritarianism

By Charles M. Blow from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/5yVPziG

Justices to Decide Scope of Obstruction Charge Central to Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

By Alan Feuer and Adam Liptak from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/vMjH70D

Tesla Recalls Autopilot Software in 2 Million Vehicles

By Jack Ewing, Cade Metz and Derrick Bryson Taylor from NYT Business https://ift.tt/o5Ssplf

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access

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What Can You Do With an Einstein?

By Siobhan Roberts from NYT Science https://ift.tt/wfzHDVI

What You Need to Know About Sleeping Pills

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My 70-Year-Old Mother Spends Too Much on Porn. What Should I Say?

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Zoe Ball 'speechless' after Hertfordshire gritter lorry reveal

Hertfordshire gritting team names one of its fleet "Snowy Ball" in honour of the Radio 2 presenter.

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Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Decide if Trump Is Immune From Prosecution

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Alicia Keys' surprise performance for London commuters

Watch the US artist sing and play on a public piano inside St Pancras International station.

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In Maine, a Mother’s Lonely Quest for Her Missing Son

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Google: Barbie and Shakira among most searched in 2023

Barbie and Oppenheimer were the most-searched for films in 2023, and took £30m in their opening weekend.

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David Byrne Isn’t Himself. Or Any Self, Really.

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Who’s a ‘Colonizer’? How an Old Word Became a New Weapon

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As Fury Erupts Over Campus Antisemitism, Conservatives Seize the Moment

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The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn.

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