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Analysis: Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation
The ex-deputy PM did not name Keir Starmer in her attack on Labour's direction and policies - but she did not have to.
Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis
European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.
Rebecca Hall: ‘We lost counterculture somewhere along the way’
The painter, actress and director works from a very personal, and at the same time communal place, saying, ‘when you paint a face, that creates an exchange’
Dharshini David: Economy on shaky ground even before Iran war
The government's hopes that 2026 would be the year when growth picks up are at risk of being scuppered.
Churchill's granddaughter happy with his picture being replaced on £5 note
Emma Soames rejected Nigel Farage's statement that the currency change was "wokery".
Why Europe's leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran
European nations say they want to work better together but have differing priorities
Trump defends his exclusionary vision and attacks Democrats in the longest State of the Union address in history
The US president, beset by low approval ratings, is trying to regain control of the narrative at the Capitol nine months before the midterm elections
Who is Peter Mandelson?
A key Labour figure for decades, Lord Mandelson faces renewed scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Milei pushes through a labor reform that Argentina resisted under previous right‑wing governments
The ultra‑right government is preparing to celebrate the approval of a law that allows 12‑hour workdays, makes dismissals cheaper, and strips power from unions
Welcome to r/bald, providing an online safe space for receding hairlines for over 15 years
This Reddit community of more than a million and a half people vindicates hair loss as the last frontier of ‘cool’
From January euphoria to February despair: Why most of our New Year’s resolutions fail
Whether due to overly demanding planning, unrealistic expectations, or motivation that runs out in weeks, many goals fail to be maintained in the long term
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After U.S. Rescues Downed Airman
President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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A deception campaign and reaper drones: How US commandos rescued airman trapped in Iran in ‘daring’ operation
The US and Iran raced to recover the stranded airman first after air defences brought down an F-15E jet
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Hungary alleges plot to blow up gas pipeline ahead of election
The incident comes a week before the polls, and follow warnings of a potential operations staged to influence voters.
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Stephen Miller Is Still Pursuing His Immigration Agenda, but More Quietly
The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not…
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Middle East crisis live: Trump uses expletive-ridden social media post to threaten Iran’s infrastructure
US president tells Iran: ‘Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell’ Iranian media has claims that a US aircraft was destroyed while searching for the crew member of …
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The Guardian view on Britain’s religious right: using and abusing faith in the pursuit of power | Editorial
A professed desire to protect the country’s Christian identity is cover for a divisive politics which ignores the central message of the gospels In an interview conducted a few days after the begin…
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MTG leads outraged reaction to Trump’s foul-mouthed Easter threats to Iran: ‘He has gone insane’
The president’s profanity-filled message threatened to destroy the country’s infrastructure unless they open the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran-US war latest: Trump tells Tehran to ‘open the Strait or you’ll be living in hell’ in swear-laden rant
US president has threatened to hit Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday
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Cocaine and caffeine detected in shark in the Bahamas, study shows
A new study is revealing that sharks in The Bahamas have tested positive for cocaine, caffeine and other substances
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Storm Dave: thousands of homes in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland left without power
Road and rail travel also disrupted across the UK before weather warnings lifted on Sunday Storm Dave left thousands of homes across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland without power and disrupted…
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Gabrielle Union's father dies after yearslong struggle with dementia
Gabrielle Union's father has died at 81 after a battle with dementia, the actress shared in a tribute to Sylvester “Cully” Union Jr.
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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in first Easter Mass as pontiff as Christians celebrate worldwide
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue.
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Pepsi Drops Sponsorship of London Music Festival Headlined by Ye
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.
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Seven arrested over alleged support for Palestine Action at RAF Lakenheath protest
Protesters held on Sunday after joining a Lakenheath Alliance for Peace encampment outside airbase in Suffolk Seven people have been arrested under suspicion of supporting the banned group Palestin…
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At Least 15 Injured After Driver Plows Into a Louisiana Parade
Some of the pedestrians at the parade in New Iberia, La., were critically hurt, according to the authorities, who said the driver was intoxicated.
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Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth: Meet the Press Archive
JULY 21, 1963 — Lt. Col. John Glenn joined Meet the Press to discuss U.S. plans to land an astronaut on the moon and defended the need for Congress to fund NASA.
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The war in Iran is showing why the US needs diverse energy resources
In a world where energy is a weapon, energy security and affordability require diversity in energy sources.
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Trump roils NATO as pressure builds over Strait of Hormuz
The Trump administration’s mounting frustration with NATO allies over their refusal to join the Iran war has policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic bracing for change. President Trump would nee…
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House Republican: ‘Only purpose’ for US boots on the ground in Iran is ‘to get the enriched uranium’
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Sunday that “the only purpose that I could see” for U.S. troops on the ground in Iran “would be to get the enriched uranium.” “I think the question, moving forward, w…
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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance When Corentin Roudaut moved to Pari…
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More Than 70 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Libya
Survivors said at least 100 people were on a boat that had left Libya for Europe. Only 32 of those aboard are known to have survived.
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Top general ousted by Pete Hegseth says troops deserve ‘courageous leaders of character’
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George made the remark in a final email to officials after he was forced out
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Former Trump adviser on president’s latest Iran threat: ‘Not going to get a deal’
Brett McGurk, who served under President Trump during his first term, warned that the president’s latest threats against Iran will not bring Tehran to the table to negotiate opening the Strait of H…
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How downed F-15 US airman was rescued inside Iran
The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran.
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What to know about the rescue of a U.S. aviator shot down in Iran
President Donald Trump announced early Sunday that the U.S. had rescued an aviator nearly two days after he was shot down over Iran. Here's what we know about the rescue.
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Trump issues expletive-laden threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator's rescue emerge
President Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, following the rescue of a U.S. aviator who was shot…
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Wes Moore criticizes Trump for talking about Medicare cuts
"We don't want to be fighting foreign wars while you're taking away our health care," Maryland's governor said.
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War in the Middle East: Israeli strike on South Beirut kills at least 4 people
Olivia Bizot is live from Beirut.
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Trump threatens to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges in bizarre foul-mouthed Easter morning rant: ‘Praise be to Allah’
U.S. president turns to threats and bluster as efforts to open Strait of Hormuz continue to fail
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Two dead, dozens missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean
At least 70 people were missing after a migrant boat, which left the Libyan coaat, capsized in the Mediterranean, an Italian NGO said Sunday. Two people died and 32 were rescued from the vessels, s…
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War in the Middle East: the US rescues missing airman from Iran
Jim Townsend, Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense fir European and NATO Policy, is our guest.
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Despite propaganda coup of F-15 crew rescue, downing is reminder to US that Iran can fight back
Donald Trump will claim rescue as a triumph but 48-hour drama should be a caution against launching ground operation Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump will inevitably claim the rescue …
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Trump Seems Emboldened With New Threats in Truth Social Post Over Strait of Hormuz
In an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.
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Child immigrant suffered months of sexual abuse in federal custody, family says
‘She was so long in there,’ said her father, who is a legal permanent resident in the US. ‘I just think that if they would have moved faster, nothing like that would have happened’
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U.S. Rescues Missing Air Force Officer Whose Fighter Jet Was Downed by Iran
An Air Force officer of a F-15E Strike Eagle shot down on Friday by Iran spent a day in hostile territory with little more than a pistol for protection.
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New moon image shows basin not seen by human eye before
New moon image shows basin not seen by human eye before
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Explosives found near Serbian pipeline that carries Russian gas
The devices were reportedly located outside the town of Kanjiza, close to Serbia's border with Hungary
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Artemis II astronauts expected to reach far side of moon on Monday
Nasa team get deeper into space than any humans have ever ventured Astronauts on the historic Artemis II mission are expected to reach the far side of the moon on Monday, venturing deeper into spac…
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Kaine: Bondi firing ‘should be a lesson’ for next attorney general nominee
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday said that former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent firing “should be a lesson” for the next nominee to lead the Justice Department. “But here’s the lesson from Pa…
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Senate Democrat says Trump ‘needs a lot of prayer’
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said in an interview that aired on Easter Sunday that he prays for President Trump, adding that he “needs a lot of prayer.” The Georgia senator, a Baptist pastor, confi…
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Pepsi withdraws as UK festival sponsor after Kanye West backlash
Sir Keir Starmer says it is "deeply concerning" the rapper is set to headline a festival after recent antisemitic comments.
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Inside Ukraine’s conscription crisis as 2 million dodge the draft
While Ukraine holds out against Russia’s relentless assaults, it is also facing the scandal of millions avoiding military call-up and hundreds of thousands of soldiers absent without leave. World a…
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Storm Dave hits road and rail travel but conditions easing
Storm Dave will clear northeast on Easter Sunday, bringing "sunshine and showers" to much of the country.
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Three dead, including 10-month-old, after high winds topple tree during Easter egg hunt in Germany
Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the event
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House Democrat: Iran’s control of Strait of Hormuz ‘more strategically vital’ than nuclear weapon
Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss (Mass.) on Sunday railed against President Trump’s actions in Iran and argued that Tehran understands that its control over the Strait of Hormuz is “more strategica…
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US war on Iran: Trump pressures allies in war effort but offers 'no role in strategy'
Kethevane Gorjestani is pleased to welcome Ian Lesser, Author and Senior Director for Foreign and Security Policy at the German Marshall Fund (GMF). According to Mr. Lesser, the current crisis in t…
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Erling Haaland the hat-trick hero as Manchester City thrash Liverpool in FA Cup
Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 4-0 thrashing of Liverpool on Saturday afternoon, with Erling Haaland finding the net three times.
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Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos?
The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.
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Connection at a cost: The high-risk world of Iran’s underground VPN market after internet blackout
Users are risking it all to get online as operators gain the ability to monitor activity during the nationwide internet shutdown, writes Alireza Manafi
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Aboriginal child moved 1,700km from remote NT community should be returned, family court rules
Judge says boy should go back to his community to learn about stories and rituals ‘that can only be taught on country’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Aboriginal chi…
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