A giant sinkhole has swallowed three cars and forced the evacuation of homes on a quiet residential street. Emergency services descended on Broughton Road in South Shields at 5.30am after the tarmac collapsed.

During this year's series, which dramatically concluded last Friday, Charlotte Berman came under fire for 'pointlessly' adopting a Welsh accent - but she wasn't alone.

Chelsea winger Zain Silcott-Duberry is closing in on a move to Bournemouth, reports Standard Sport’s Simon Collings. The Cherries have agreed a deal with their Premier League rivals for the 19-year-old that contains no initial fee but includes performance-based add-ons and a sell-on clause.

Paul has spent nearly fifty years painting her family, her lovers, and herself in a single apartment. Each portrait reveals not just a person but the power of looking itself.

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Prince William's account of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis' answer to a common question went viral.

The January transfer window is open, and Paris Saint-Germain could still make a deal or two before the deadline. However, the club might also be focusing on their summer plans to strengthen the squad

Dybantsa — the BYU-bound phenom who could be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft — was at the San Antonio-Indiana games in Paris this week. His presence made sense for multiple reasons: he’s made no secret that he’d like to play for the Spurs one day, and his father, Ace Dybantsa, used to play professionally in Paris.

"Africa can expect substantial changes from the United States over the next four years," Rama Yade, director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, wrote in a pre-Inauguration analysis. While Donald Trump in his first term pursued an "America first" foreign policy,

There is rumoured to be confidence that Chelsea will sign Alejandro Garnacho this month, with discussions already held with Manchester United over a shock swap deal involving Christopher Nkunku. Chelsea could also pursue another new goalkeeper in Zion Suzuki, while Manchester United have made a fresh bid for Patrick Dorgu.

Chelsea continue to be linked with all manner of moves too. Manchester United ’s Alejandro Garnacho has been tipped as a Blues target and fresh reports claim the Blues have now made contact with the Premier League rivals, while United are said to be keen on Christopher Nkunku.

David Wright Faladé published an essay in the New Yorker about his complicated parentage called “The Truth About My Father.” He’d grown up in the U.S. thinking he was the son of Jack Wright, an African-American GI whom his French mother had met and married in Paris in the 1950s.