A big partnership between Joe Root and Harry Brook helped England into a rare position of strength against Australia on the first day of the fifth Test – only for bad light and rain to cut short their good work. Root had 72, Brook 78, and Australia were starting to look short of ideas, having opted not to pick a frontline spinner at Sydney for the first time since 1887-88. One swipe flew over the wicketkeeper’s head for a single, while a loopy pull somehow dropped between three converging fielders at deep square leg. But Brook was not to be deterred: when Cameron Green, whose eight overs leaked 57, dropped short again, Brook swivel-pulled him for an imperious six over long leg. Crawley made just 16 before playing round a full-length ball from Michael Neser, his lbw confirmed by DRS, which had the ball hitting leg bail.

New York City ushered in the New Year with a new mayor, as Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office at midnight on January 1st. Video: Reuters

Love Island's Will Young and Jessie Wynter are engaged! One photo features a close-up of Jessie's huge sparkler, and another is an adorable selfie of the newly engaged pair. Love Island's Will Young and Jessie Wynter are engaged! Jessie detailed: ''We're obviously not engaged but we want to get married in Australia, it's happening in Tasmania with my close family. Will said: 'We're having an intimate wedding in Tasmania and then we're having an influencer party.

Photograh: PA WireIreland will have “treacherous conditions” over the next two days due to lingering frost and ice and temperatures as low as -6 degrees, Met Éireann has said. This could result in local accumulations of snow, Met Éireann said, as well as “the odd rumble of thunder”. Monday will be another very cold and treacherous start with frost, ice and fog or freezing fog patches slow to clear. For most areas, it will be a dry and sunny day, with wintry showers mainly confined to north and northwest fringes by late morning. Showers will spread across the country early on Monday night, with temperatures being as low as -3 degrees.

For many years before I left Ireland in 2016, the problem of homelessness in Dublin had been an absolute disgrace. Back in the day when I was young – in the 1970s and ′80s – there was basically no homelessness in Dublin. Those were the days of the “bad old Catholic Ireland”, which, despite my pretty good memory, I cannot for the life of me recall. St Paul writes that faith works through charity. In recent times there has seemingly been a small but significant turn (back) to the Christian faith, particularly Catholicism, elsewhere.

Anthony Joshua has arrived at a mosque for the funeral of his two close friends who were killed in the horror car crash in Nigeria. Ghami and Ayodele were killed in the collision but Joshua and two other passengers miraculously escaped with their lives. Earlier this week Daily Mail Sport exclusively revealed how he had cheated death following a last-minute decision before the Lexus SUV he travelled in set off for its tragic journey. The Daily Mail later revealed his injuries were feared to be worse than thought - meaning his £100m Tyson Fury mega-fight would now hang in the balance. It followed local police telling the Daily Mail on Monday Joshua had sustained only 'minor' injuries and was 'stable'.

The Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Centre in New York, where Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro was brought hours after the US military seized him and his wife. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the US will use an oil quarantine to get what it wants from Venezuela’s new leaders following the capture of Maduro. Rubio told CBS News that Venezuela must sever ties to Iran and Hezbollah, stop drug trafficking and ensure that Venezuela’s oil industry doesn’t benefit adversaries of the US. Donald Trump shared a photo of captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. - Reuters[ Protesters ‘horrified’ by US actions to overthrow Venezuelan president Nicolás MaduroOpens in new window ]

Amber weather warnings have been issued as Britons are warned that wintry conditions are anticipated to worsen across the UK. It begins at 6pm on Sunday and expires at 10am on Monday, and forecasts 'heavy snow' and travel disruption. A yellow warning for snow and ice covers much of Scotland north of Glasgow, and expires at midnight on Monday. A Met Office spokesperson said: 'Heavy snow showers will become more frequent and may merge to give longer spells of snow at times. 'Our advice is to plan ahead and consider if your journey is really necessary during the weather warnings.

Michael Schumacher's daughter Gina-Maria shared a poignant tribute to her Formula One legend father on his 57th birthday, just over 12 years on from the horrific skiing accident that saw him withdraw from public life. Posing with her father, brother, and mother Corinna in the sweet snap, Gina-Maria chose to caption the photo: 'The best forever. Gina-Maria also shared the post to her Instagram Story, accompanying it with another single red heart emoji. Nightclub bouncer Yilmaz Tozturkan, and his IT expert son Daniel Lins, denied blackmail and insisted they were offering the Schumacher family a 'business deal'. 'But there are fairly strict rules, and we don't talk about those rules,' he added.

Brighton have no intention of selling Manchester United target Carlos Baleba in this windowMeanwhile, Brighton defender Eiran Cashin is wanted by Blackburn Rovers. City defender Nathan Ake is continuing to assess options after rejecting a move to West Ham. Liverpool in talks for centre back - but rule out Brugge starLiverpool are not pursuing a move for Club Brugge centre back Joel Ordonez. He was part of the Austria team which reached the U17 World Cup final in November and is viewed as one for the future. Liverpool are closing a deal for Austria U17 international centre-back Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna.

Floral wreaths were brought to the chapel in Crans-Montana in memory of those killed in the fire. Teenagers ​as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died ‍in the bar fire on New Year’s Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police ‍said on Sunday. The youngest person identified so far is a 14-year-old Swiss teenager, while two 15-year-old Swiss teenagers were also among the dead. Also identified among the ⁠dead were two Swiss men aged 20 and 31, and a French national aged 39. Photograph: Getty ImagesLate on Saturday police said two Swiss women aged 24 and 22 along with two Swiss men aged 21 and 18 had been identified.

Heimir Hallgrimsson could still look into the past while plotting for future gloryThe long countdown to the biggest games of an Irish generation is a form of agony for those hanging on the outcome but at least it’s better to the more familiar feeling of looking ahead to the next campaign from this remove.

An engineer who fell to his death from a flat window in a 'tragic accident' has saved three people's lives through organ donation. Jeremy O'Regan, 21, fell from a block of flats and was taken to hospital with catastrophic injuries on November 8. His dad, Lee O'Regan, said the decision to donate his organs reflected the kind of person his son was. A letter later sent to the family by the organ donation team confirmed three people's lives had been saved as a result of the decision. Since his death, Jeremy's family have launched a fundraiser in his memory.

Luke Littler overcame the Ally Pally wasp to thrash Gian van Veen and cement his position as one of the greats of the sport after winning back-to-back PDC World Championship titles. Gian van Veen during the PDC World Darts Championship final. Luke Littler in action against Gian van Veen at the Alexandra Palace. Van Veen was beaten up by an unforgiving Littler and he left a blood mark on the board after cutting his hand. Luke Littler celebrates beating Gian van Veen.

‌Amass, 18, joined United from Watford in 2023 and made his debut under Amorim in March. I just spoke about how the luck of playing for Manchester United. Sometimes you play for Manchester United and you go see different realities and you understand that football can be so different and that you are really lucky to be in Manchester United." "He has done really, really well. Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.