Scott Peterson faces new life sentence in wife's 2002 death

Scott Peterson is set to be resentenced to life in prison in the 2002 slayings of his pregnant wife and unborn son

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  Scott Peterson jurors stand by guilty verdict: 'There's nobody else that did this'

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  Live updates: Judge resentences Scott Peterson to life in prison during hearing in California

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Sorkin about a revolution: Why no one writes geniuses quite like Aaron Sorkin

The creator of ‘The West Wing’ and writer-director of ‘Being the Ricardos’ is known for being schmaltzy and didactic, writes Louis Chilton. So why does everyone keep coming back for more? It’s because he’s doing something that no one else does...

National Trust to fell at least 30,000 trees hit by ash dieback

National Trust to fell at least 30,000 trees hit by ash dieback. Charity warns of ‘catastrophic’ increase in tree and plant disease because of climate breakdown

Emmerdale teases Meena's killer Christmas in 12 new spoiler pictures

Meena is trying to report Dawn to social services with false allegations about her supposedly neglecting Lucas. Manpreet appears to accept Meena's explanation, but once alone, she reassesses the situation once more. Manpreet later catches Meena trying to plant heroin on Dawn.

Wednesday briefing: PM’s Christmas party crisis intensifies

Wednesday briefing: PM’s Christmas party crisis intensifies. Johnson facing accusations of lying after leaked video … ‘stealth’ version of Omicron identified … and the Ashes series begins

Formerly vaccine-hesitant nurse urges unjabbed to come forward

Toyin Oladotun was giving out Covid-19 vaccinations for two months before getting her own inoculation.

Man kills wife, three kids and himself ‘in fear of punishment over fake Covid pass’

The father-of-three wrote that he was afraid his children would be taken from him and his wife

Greener, fairer, but no new debt: What to expect from Germany's incoming govt

Olaf Scholz is set to take the helm as Germany’s new chancellor on Wednesday, leading a centre-left-led coalition that aims to make Europe's biggest economy greener and fairer. After 16 years in power, Angela Merkel leaves office at 3pm local time on Wednesday, marking the end of an era for Germans. All eyes now are on the new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, a former German finance minister and vice-chancellor under Merkel, who leads a coalition of Social Democrats, the Greens and the liberal FDP. FRAN

How Nairobi’s ‘road for the rich’ resulted in thousands of homes reduced to rubble

How Nairobi’s ‘road for the rich’ resulted in thousands of homes reduced to rubble. 40,000 people in one of the largest slums in the Kenyan capital have had their homes demolished to make way for works for a Chinese-backed toll road, with some asking: ‘this is development for who?’

Mud, glorious mud: restored ditches bring birds flocking back to Norfolk wetlands

Mud, glorious mud: restored ditches bring birds flocking back to Norfolk wetlands. Jake Fiennes is putting wildlife back into the farmed landscape, showing how nature can be at the heart of post-Brexit reforms

New soccer league helps Gaza amputees cope with war trauma

The players race across the pitch on crutches, jostling for the soccer ball, passing it back and forth

‘She was very complicated. She was a conundrum’: who was the real Lucille Ball?

‘She was very complicated. She was a conundrum’: who was the real Lucille Ball?. Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-tipped drama shows behind the scenes of the much-loved sitcom I Love Lucy. Here those who knew her look back on her unusual career

Biden-Putin talks yield no breakthrough in Ukraine tensions

President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were still far apart after two hours of talks on the escalating crisis caused by Russia’s massing of tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine

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  Russia vows to continue consultations about Ukraine following Putin-Biden call

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  Biden says putting U.S. troops on ground in Ukraine is 'not on the table'

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TV tonight: sniffy Thatcher drags her feet on the Aids epidemic

TV tonight: sniffy Thatcher drags her feet on the Aids epidemic. Sky’s brilliant Positive documentary goes back to the 1980s. Plus: Dan Brown’s conspiracies look topical and DJ Target presents highlights from the Mobos. Here’s what to watch tonight

Journalists in China face ‘nightmare’ worthy of Mao era, press freedom group says

Journalists in China face ‘nightmare’ worthy of Mao era, press freedom group says. Reporters Without Borders calls increasing media oppression in China a ‘great leap backwards’ and says Hong Kong journalism is ‘in freefall’

Vietnam gives longest ever jail term for trading rhino horn: NGO

A rhino horn trader has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, the longest ever prison term a Vietnamese court has handed down for the crime, a local conservation group said Wednesday.

The 50 best albums of 2021, No 8: Olivia Rodrigo – Sour

The 18-year-old’s wildly successful debut may show its influences very plainly, but its anxious, barbed emotions announce a new and singular talent

Australia joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns

Diplomatic boycott will not affect athletes, says Australian Olympic Committee

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  PM: No UK ministers or officials to attend Winter Olympics in Beijing

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  Britain considers ministerial boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics - The Telegraph

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This 5-Minute Home Workout Will Help You Build Muscle Without Weights

Use furniture around your home to gain strength and tone, without any specialist equipment.

John Lewis’s beauty trend predictions: What we’ll be shopping in 2022, from blue eyeshadow to LED masks

Get ready to fall back in love with bestselling buys from Charlotte Tilbury, Foreo and more

'Pharma Bro' firm reaches $40M settlement in gouging case

A company once owned by “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli will pay up to $40 million to settle allegations that it jacked up the price of a life-saving medication by roughly 4 ,000% after obtaining exclusive rights to the drug

LGBTQ groups cheer Tokyo's same-sex partnership move as big step forward

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese LGBTQ rights activists on Wednesday hailed Tokyo's move to introduce a same-sex partnership system as a huge step in their fight for equality in the only G7 country that does not fully recognise same-sex marriage. Under plans announced by Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike on Tuesday, partnerships would be allowed early next year and made legal in the fiscal year beginning April 2022, vastly expanding the number of people in Japan who can benefit. The partnership system allows same-sex partners to register their relationship and gain some of the privileges enjoyed by married couples, such as being allowed to rent places to live together and gain hospital visitation rights.

The 50 best albums of 2021: 50-8

The 50 best albums of 2021: 50-8. Olivia Rodrigo unleashes a barbed and brilliantly crafted debut album about teenage heartbreak, as we count down one LP per day to the best album of the year

Coronation Street spoiler pictures show this year's Christmas stories

Coronation Street spoiler pictures tease Christmas storylines.