2 hours ago Robbie Williams set to earn 15th UK number one album with Better Man soundtrack

In the film the former Take That star is played by a CGI chimpanzee, a comment on how he feels like a ‘performing monkey’.

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3 hours ago John Swinney congratulates Donald Trump on inauguration and pledges Scottish

The First Minister said he "greatly appreciated the lasting social, cultural and economic ties Scotland has with the United States".

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3 hours ago Watch: Donald Trump takes oath of office as he is sworn in as 47th US president

Donald Trump has taken the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States.

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3 hours ago Trump inauguration live updates: Donald Trump takes oath of office, sworn in as 47th president

President-elect to be sworn-in at Capitol rotunda as freezing conditions blast Washington DC

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3 hours ago Trump will try to end birthright citizenship with sweeping day 1 executive order

Trump has long pledged to end birthright citizenship, which has been in place for over a century

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4 hours ago Military leaders should expect Trump crackdown – from disloyalty to diversity

Despite tensions brewing with China, US president-elect is expected to ‘clean house’ with those who stray from agendaDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesAs Donald Trump takes the oath of office once again on Monday to be commander in chief, some of the generals and admirals he will command may wonder if his first order to them will be “you’re fired.”Even as a potential war brewing with China over Taiwan and the South China Sea looms large in the plans of Congress and the general staff, Trump and his team have said that they intend for the most senior military leaders to be loyal to the president’s agenda – and to the president himself – in ways that close observers of military leadership and organization find troubling. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Donald Trump inauguration LIVE as US President sworn in and Joe Biden exits White House

Donald Trump will be the 45th and 47th President of the United States as he takes office for his second term

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7 hours ago Freezing rain dampens mood in Washington ahead of Trump’s inauguration – photo essay

Photographer Jordan Gale documents preparations for 60th presidential inauguration, showing a US poised and polarised between hope and fearWashington is a city on edge. Concrete barriers, unscalable steel fencing and security checkpoints dot the map. In a climate of simmering political violence, and after a divisive election campaign in which he survived two assassination attempts, Donald Trump is returning to an anxious capital where more than nine in 10 voters broke for his opponent, Kamala Harris. A city of tradition and ritual will seek to accommodate the most unconventional of presidents, bringing thousands of Trump’s supporters into direct contact with the residents who feel a sense of foreboding and dread.Trump will take the oath of office under the magnificent dome of the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather, upending months of meticulous planning for a massive outdoor event with crowds sprawling down the National Mall. The swearing-in was last ...

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8 hours ago Trump inauguration 2025 live: Donald Trump prepares to take oath of office before unleashing over 200 executive orders

President-elect cheered at Sunday victory rally as he delivered campaign-style speech flanked by his family, Elon Musk and JD Vance while Kid Rock and The Village People performed live

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10 hours ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London stocks rise as Donald Trump prepares to take office

FTSE 100 LIVE: London stocks rise as Donald Trump prepares to take office  Yahoo Finance UK

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11 hours ago Secret Service codenames of US Presidents revealed as Donald Trump takes office again

All US Presidents are given codenames by the Secret Service, many of which have interestingly reflected elements from their careers or identities. Donald Trump's is no different

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11 hours ago Donald Trump to take oath of office as US braces for vengeful second term

Incoming commander-in-chief had promised retaliation against his foes with majorities in both Congress chambersThe United States was bracing for a new era of disruption and division on Monday with Donald Trump scheduled to be sworn in as its 47th president, promising a blitz of executive orders and radical shake-up of the global order.Trump’s inauguration ceremony has been moved inside to the rotunda at the US Capitol building because of bitterly cold weather. The high sandstone hall at the Capitol’s centre is the same spot where some of his supporters rioted on 6 January 2021 in an attempt to overturn his election defeat. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Bitcoin soars past $109,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by Trump

The price of bitcoin has surged to over $109,000 just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by him soon after he takes office

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17 hours ago Trump prepares for biggest comeback in political history with 200 executive orders on Inauguration Day

The 78-year-old will take the Oath of Office in the heart of Washington D.C. with wife and First Lady Melania Trump by his side to officially become the nation's 47th commander-in-chief.

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26 hours ago TikTok says it is restoring service in US after Trump vowed to delay ban

President-elect says order to give company extra 90 days to find buyer and suggests that US take a 50% stakeTikTok said on Sunday that it was restoring services in the US after Donald Trump pledged earlier in the day to give the video app a reprieve on its US ban.Trump wrote on Truth Social that after taking office on Monday he would sign an executive order allowing the Chinese-owned video app additional time to find a buyer before facing a total shutdown, and proposing that the US or an American firm take a 50% ownership stake. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago Will Trump and Musk still be speaking in four years? Poll reveals America's verdict on the 'bromance'

As Donald Trump takes office, there's ongoing speculation about the durability of his unusually close friendship and 'bromance' with visionary billionaire Elon Musk .

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37 hours ago Donald Trump inauguration LIVE: Thousands march in Washington DC to rally against President

Donald Trump will succeed Joe Biden in the White House from January 20, when he takes the oath of office in Washington D.C

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