3 hours ago Model who threw milkshake at Nigel Farage uses day in court to promote her adult website

Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, threw a banana milkshake over the Reform UK leader outside a pub in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, during his election campaign on June 4 - and could now face jail

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6 hours ago The Guardian view on North Korea’s competing calendars: arranging the days of our lives | Editorial

Pyongyang may be moving away from its Juche dating system, but others cling to their own kinds of time despite the Gregorian supremacyIn one regard – and one regard only – North Korea appears to have moved somewhat closer to global norms. Several state media outlets have abruptly abandoned their use of the Juche, or “self-reliance”, calendar, giving only Gregorian dates. Days before, they had also placed North Korea in the year 113, since the Juche system begins with the birth of the country’s first leader Kim Il-sung in 1912 – though it was not adopted until 1997 (or the year 86).The onward march of the Gregorian calendar, first across western Europe and then the globe, appears relentless. Yet a handful of countries hold out. Iran and Afghanistan use the solar and lunar Islamic Hi...

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12 hours ago South Korea warns it could arm Ukraine amid fears of Putin Kim Jong Un weapon swap

South Korea claimed North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces to Russia this month

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14 hours ago South Korea warns it can send arms to Ukraine after reports of North's troops in Russia

South Korea warns it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia

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14 hours ago Pub sparks outrage after rolling out new dress code banning popular shoes and jewellery

The Wobbly Goblin in Stockton-on-Tees has introduced a strict new dress code banning items including designer clothing and jewellery which has caused a backlash from punters

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15 hours ago Is this Britain's strictest pub? Watering hole bans Louboutins and Ugg boots

Patrons at a Teesside pub have been hit with a controversial new dress code which will see a number of 'designer' fashion items banned from the premises.

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19 hours ago South Korea calls for immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops in Russia

South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to demand the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia

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