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Cold weather 'brought misery to two males last night', says Cheshire police Via: 'Thieves' arrested after leaving trail of footprints in snow

Adults caught carrying acid twice or using it to threaten someone will be jailed for a minimum of six months Via: Acid to be defined as 'highly dangerous weapon' for first time to impose tougher prison sentences

• Froome returned adverse analytical finding last September in Spain• Froome and Team Sky say legal dose can lead to adverse resultsOne of Chris Froome’s most likely defences against a possible anti-doping charge does not appear to be supported by UK Anti-Doping data released via a freedom of information request.The Read more

'Ask yourself, "Is my journey worth risking lives for?"; says Traffic Scotland Via: UK weather latest: More snow and gales forecast as 'significantly disruptive' Storm Emma follows Beast from the East

‘I was just happy to be in the team and to stick it on the podium’Netherlands pip GB to gold at track world championshipsJason Kenny, Jack Carlin and Ryan Owens have won silver for Great Britain in the men’s team sprint at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn. Read more

Stance puts president at odds with NRA and Republican lawmakersTrump urges lawmakers to be ‘strong’ on background checksDonald Trump has repeatedly endorsed a series of gun control proposals that put the Republican president at odds with the National Rifle Association and stunned lawmakers within his own party. The president made Read more

Newly discovered marks push back evidence for tattooing in Africa by a millenniumA wild bull, a Barbary sheep and S-shaped motifs discovered on two mummies in the British Museum have been revealed as the world’s earliest known figural tattoos.Researchers say the discoveries on two naturally mummified bodies that date from Read more

'We have months, perhaps weeks, to think, plan and act,' former Labour prime minister will tell Brussels audience Via: Tony Blair to urge EU to 'share the responsibility' for stopping Brexit with new immigration controls

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union is demanding that Russia, Iran and Turkey take responsibility for ensuring that the fighting stops in Syria and that a… Via: EU demands that Russia, Iran, Turkey halt Syria fighting

The Labour deputy leader Tom Watson received £40,000 from Mr Mosley (pictured, today) in August 2015, £200,000 in June 2016 and £300,000 donation in February 2017. Via: Labour's Tom Watson under pressure over Mosley donations