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1. Winter storm brings travel chaos to Northeast as ground stop halts flights at major airports

   More than 1,000 flights delayed at JFK in New York City amid snow storm

2. Aston Villa edge five-goal thriller against West Ham to enhance title credentials

   West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa:Morgan Rogers struck twice as Aston Villa fought back to pile more misery on the hosts

3. Nick Woltemade own goal earns Sunderland hard-fought derby win over Newcastle

   Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle:The striker powered a header into his own net a minute into the second half.

4. ‘He spread happiness and light’: Tributes paid to London-born rabbi named as victim of Bondi beach terror attack

   Relatives said Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, had just welcomed his fifth child with his wife

5. ‘I returned from holiday, went into the garden, and burst into tears at what I saw’

   People living near to a huge warehouse development are taking the fight to those behind it

6. Bondi beach terror attack: One suspect among 12 dead after mass shooting in Sydney

   One suspected shooter has been killed and another is in critical condition

7. Khadija Shaw scores four as Manchester City take six-point advantage into WSL winter break

   Shaw brought up 100 goals in a Manchester City shirt as the league leaders took a six point advantage into the winter break

8. How Belarus is using cigarette-stuffed balloons to sow chaos in Lithuania as part of Putin’s ‘hybrid war’

   Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to stop the balloons from flying into Lithuania after pressure from the US. But experts tell Isabella Redmayne that they form a vital part of a wider campaign to destabilise the Baltic country

9. What is Nato and will Ukraine become a member?

   Military alliance was created in aftermath of WWII in hope of bringing stability in Europe and beyond

10. Nottingham Forest ease relegation pressure and inflict more pain on struggling Spurs

    Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham:Callum Hudson-Odoi’s double and Ibrahim Sangare’s wonder goal secured a win at the City Ground