Newly elected head receives decree of autocephaly in elaborate ceremony in IstanbulThe biggest rift in Christianity in centuries is expected to open up after a new Orthodox church in Ukraine gained formal independence from Moscow in a move set to heighten geopolitical tensions in the region.The newly elected head of Read more
Britain’s No 1 woman may have a better chance of reaching the second week at Melbourne than Andy MurrayIt seems perverse yet unavoidably sensible to suggest that, of the six British players entered in the 2019 Australian Open, Andy Murray is by no means the most likely to reach the Read more
Four injured as witnesses describe ‘huge fight’Resident: ‘As we were running, we heard 15 shots’A fight at a bowling alley in California turned deadly on Friday night, police said. Three men were killed and four injured.Shortly before midnight, police in Torrance, a coastal city about 20 miles from Los Angeles, Read more
Married father-of-one described as ‘honest bright person’ who ‘would always help somebody in trouble’ Via: Train stabbing: Family pay tribute to Lee Pomeroy who was stabbed to death in a 'pointless attack' in Surrey
Chilliest night of the year so far in Braemar, Aberdeenshire where temperatures dropped to -10.5C Via: UK Weather: temperatures set to drop below freezing as cold snap arrives in Britain
Environment secretary claims fresh public vote would be ‘huge blow to our democracy’ Via: Brexit: Leave would win another referendum by bigger margin than in 2016, Michael Gove says
Michael Rolle, 34, charged with murdering ‘beautiful’ mother in early hours of New Year’s Day Via: Camberwell stabbing: Man charged with killing woman in London's first murder of 2019
Motorway temporarily closed in both directions as emergency services respond Via: M5 closed: All traffic stopped by police after pedestrian killed in serious collision
Sam Palmer was introduced to Petra Ecclestone by Jay Rutland. The two men are thought to have got to know one another socially in Essex and have become very close. Via: Ex-banker married to one of Bernie's girls has hitched his used car salesman pal to the other
SUE REID: On a chilly winter’s night, a frantic 999 call for help from a rubber dinghy in the English Channel was received at Dungeness Lifeboat Station in Kent. Via: Migrant traffickers are exploiting the courage and goodwill of RNLI crews