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Many of Thursday's front pages lead with Rishi Sunak's pledge to fix the NHS.The Daily Express, the Daily Mail, the Daily Star, The Times, the Financial Times and The Independent all carry the PM's plan to restore Britain and its health sector.The i adds that the NHS has been forced to send patients to hotels to ease bed blocking.

Ukraine rejects a truce until Russia withdraws from occupied territory after the Russian president calls for a 36-hour ceasefire.Ukraine has dismissed an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin for a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas, saying there would be no truce until Russia withdraws its forces from occupied land.

Ukraine has rejected an announcement by Vladimir Putin of a 36-hour ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas, saying there will be no truce until Russia removes its invading forces from occupied land.The Kremlin said Putin had ordered his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, to introduce a temporary ceasefire along the entire line of contact in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas from midday on Friday to midnight on Saturday.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin's declaration of a unilateral 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas, expressing skepticism about the Kremlin's true intentions in calling for a temporary truce.I found it interesting.He was ready to bomb hospitals and nurseries and churches on the 25th and New Year's, President Joe Biden told reporters Thursday at the White House.

A n otherwise healthy 26-year-old is urging young people to take up the flu vaccine after he was hospitalised for a week over the festive period - amid a surge in cases across the capital.Olly Browning, from Oval in south London, who has no underlying health conditions, was left in intensive care needing oxygen after he contracted influenza and it led to pneumonia.

A man arrested outside Buckingham Palace on suspicion of possessing a knife and ammunition had asked to speak to a soldier before warning police to handle his rucksack carefully.The suspect was arrested at around 7.15pm on Tuesday when he allegedly began throwing shotgun cartridges over the palace gates.

A man asked to speak to a soldier outside Buckingham Palace before launching shotgun cartridges into the grounds, police have said.The suspect approached the gates of the royal residence shortly after 7pm on Tuesday evening, amid a heavy police presence in the lead-up to the King's coronation.Metropolitan Police deputy assistant commissioner Ade Adelekan said he spoke to a police officer on guard and asked to speak to a soldier.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the circumstances that led to two men falling from an apartment balcony after Toronto police officers broke through the door to their unit Friday.In a news release Saturday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said officers with Toronto police's gun and gang task force, along with its emergency task force (ETF), arrived to a residential building in Liberty Village to execute a warrant at a unit on the seventh floor around 9:15 p.m. "Shortly after the ETF breached the unit door, two men went over the balcony," the SIU said.

Like basketball scouts discovering a nimble, super-tall teenager, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope reported recently that they had identified a small, captivating group of baby galaxies near the dawn of time.These galaxies, the scientists say, could well grow into one of the biggest conglomerations of mass in the universe, a vast cluster of thousands of galaxies and trillions of stars.

Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Ludwig van Beethoven lived a life of pain.His suffering was so great that in 1802 while only in his early 30's the classical composer and pianist penned a letter to his brothers describing how his maladies had soured his demeanor and isolated him from society.

Paul O'Grady is set to host a one off Easter Sunday radio show on Boom Radio, following his departure from Radio 2. The comedian and presenter left his Radio 2 Sunday afternoon slot in August last year after almost 14 years, following a schedule shake-up which saw him regularly swapping with comic Rob Beckett.

Guns N' Roses ' "November Rain" is the first full-on rock music video to hit 2 billion views on YouTube.The milestone comes a little more than 13 years since the 1991 clip was uploaded to the streaming platform on Christmas Day of 2009.The epic ballad boasts an equally grand music video starring singer Axl Rose and his then-girlfriend, supermodel Stephanie Seymour.

The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world.A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, and showcasing over 9,000 different kinds of plants from around the world.One of the most beautiful spots is the Japanese-design inspired " Moon Viewing Garden," (pictured above) located in the Mild-Temperate Climate section in the Northwest portion of the gardens.

The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world.A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, and showcasing over 9,000 different kinds of plants from around the world.One of the most beautiful spots is the Japanese-design inspired " Moon Viewing Garden," (pictured above) located in the Mild-Temperate Climate section in the Northwest portion of the gardens.

Reese Witherspoon is a successful actor, businesswoman and proud mother of three children.The "Your Place or Mine" star shares her kids with her ex-partners Jim Toth and Ryan Phillippe.The actor is known to fawn over her sons and daughter on her social media accounts and for sharing sweet moments of them together.

Apple has won its first short animation Oscar for the sentimental The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.The intimate and beautifully hand-drawn animation is a reflection on life, and it couldn't be a better fit for Apple.The tech giant's mantra is 'simplicity, creativity, and humanity' and illustrator Charlie Mackesy's meditation on the meaning of it all via the meandering musings of the titular characters is a charmingly harmonious fit for Apple's first animated short Oscar.

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.What is worth standing outside in the cold on Christmas Day?That question came up while I was having brunch with my family at Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery in Manhattan and noticed a line forming outside the window of the restaurant.

Jeremy Clarkson has written an apology to Duke and Duchess of Sussex after penning a newspaper column in which he hoped that she would one day be forced to parade naked through the streets.The former Top Gear presenter said he felt sick upon realising he had completely messed up, following widespread condemnation from public figures, including Harry and Meghan.

NPR's Tim Mak is in Ukraine as people there celebrate their first Christmas since the invasion.ANDREW LIMBONG, HOST: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his forces a cease fire order in Ukraine in observance of the Orthodox Christmas holiday, which is celebrated today.NPR's Tim Mak is in Dnipro, Ukraine, as residents look for solace beyond the promised pause in the war.

A coroner has described shooting victim Elle Edwards as a beautiful young woman who had a bright future ahead as she opened an inquest into her death.The 26-year-old beautician was shot at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, shortly before midnight on December 24.Opening the inquest at the Gerard Majella Courthouse in Liverpool on Thursday, coroner Anita Bhardwaj said: This is such a tragic death of a beautiful young woman who clearly had a bright future ahead of her and so much to offer both in her career as well as personally.

JWST captures incredible image of WR124 going supernova (Image: skyatnightmagazine.com)JWST has captured some of the best images of the cosmos ever seen- but first we need to understand just how amazing it is, which arises the question of: What is JWST?The James Webb space telescope was launched on Christmas day 2021, set to go "back to the edge of time itself" 1.5 million km away at the lagrarian point L2- a place inside Earth's orbit which allows for objects such as space telescopes to remain in a stable orbit, without any added energy, around Earth's orbit.

First of all, the travelling Raptors fans flooding Little Caesars Arena were loud and made their presence known once again.At one point a Detroit "defence" chant was simply drowned out by "Let's Go Raptors" during the fourth.Pascal Siakam had a shoutout afterwards.This was the Raptors first noon game (Eastern time) since Christmas Day 2019.

As a member of Chicago's Evans Mob gang faction, Pierre Robinson was devoted to an "almost inconceivable" cycle of gun violence, where murder begets murder, and shootings are followed by social media taunts, vows of revenge and more shooting, a federal judge said Monday
"It is a tragedy that there are folks in our communities who grow up thinking this is normal life, who accept this kind of life and buy into it," U.S. District Judge John Tharp said.

The NBA game has been evolving for the past decade into one that requires nearly everyone on the court to be able to extend their game outside the arc.This season, Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics sit second in the entire association in 3-point field goals per game, only behind the defending champion, Golden State Warriors.

Should the Green Bay Packers bring back former offensive coordinator and recently-fired head coach of the Denver Broncos in Nathaniel Hackett.Here are the pros and cons of a reunion.Last offseason, the Green Bay Packers experienced turnover not just on the roaster, but also on Matt LaFleur's coaching staff.

Things are going really, really badly for the Lakers.Anthony Davis is hurt, Russell Westbrook is still bad, many of the team's role players are underperforming, and LeBron James is...deleting tweets?Rewind to last spring when LeBron James was tweeting along with the rest of us about the playoffs.And like the rest of Lakers fans, he missed being part of that level of competition and vying for the top title in the league.

SAN FRANCISCO An incidental collision this weekend resulted in an injury to Stephen Curry that could hurt the Warriors' ability to keep pace in the crowded Western Conference.Curry, who turns 35 next month, is out indefinitely after he injured his left knee by bumping into Mavericks guard McKinley Wright IV in the second half of the Warriors' win over Dallas on Saturday night.

The rain has mostly cleared in San Francisco though there is still a chance of thunderstorm cells and light showers passing through and there are some road closures around the Bay due to flooding.These include a section of southbound Junipero Serra Boulevard between Serramonte Boulevard and Hickey Boulevard in South San Francisco; Highway 37 near the interchange with Highway 101 in Novato; and Highway 13 in Oakland, which had multiple trees down on it last night.

Scientists have been given an unprecedented glimpse into the birth of stars and the early stages of the universe, after a new image was released by the James Webb space telescope.The image shows a young cluster of stars, known as NGC 346, which is more than 200,000 light years from Earth.Scientists have taken a particular interest in the cluster, which is in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), because it resembles the conditions of the early universe when star formation was at its peak.

Via Rail's president and CEO has released a statement apologizing for cancellations, delays and stranded trains around Christmas in southern Ontario and Quebec, saying the service didn't meet its own standards or rider expectations.Train service was severely disrupted in the Windsor, Ont., to Quebec City corridor from Dec. 23 to 26, and outright cancelled on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Police responded to an apparent murder-suicide in Lowell on Christmas Day.Lowell Police responded to a Beacon Street home on Sunday at about 1:38 p.m., according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan's office.When they arrived, officers found 60-year-old Jose Santiago and his wife, 55-year-old Rosa Santiago dead from apparent gunshot wounds.

The Los Angeles Clippers had a roller coaster 2022, with Kawhi Leonard sitting most of it out with injury before returning recently, the team overcoming a series of setbacks to reach the play-in tournament before losing to the New Orleans Pelicans and some big moves made both in and out.After a mixed start to this season, they currently sit as the sixth seed with a 21-18 record, four games back from the conference-leading Denver Nuggets.

Since mid-December, Boston Celtics fans have been on a little bit of a rollercoaster ride.First, the team dropped five out of six games, then they won four straight, now they've lost their last two games heading into Thursday's matchup with Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, who have won seven straight.