2 hours ago Don Hutchinson runs out of adjectives to describe 'horrible' Europa League red card

Pundit Don Hutchinson slammed a ‘horrible’ tackle in Athletic Bilbao’s 3-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League which incredibly wasn't initially adjudged to be a red card

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13 hours ago Coronation Street's DC Kit Green secretive past 'exposed' thanks to new family in Weatherfield

Fans haven't been trusting of the cop, played by Jacob Roberts, ever since he arrived on the cobbles last year

Society

3 hours ago ROSIE DUFFIELD: Sir Keir Starmer MUST keep his vow to me to tell us the truth about whether our 'green' power plant has been lying about burning millions of trees from virgin woodland

For those not familiar with the name, Drax, near Selby in North Yorkshire, is fuelled by so-called 'biomass' - which is to say, wood pellets made from crushed trees.

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4 hours ago Man United transfer could finally get green light as agreement 'blocked'

Manchester United transfer news as Tyrell Malacia's short-term future could be resolved in the final days of the January transfer window

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2 hours ago Washington plane crash: Air traffic control tower 'understaffed' during deadly collision, FAA report finds

Shock report revealed after Donald Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame for tragedy which left 67 dead

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8 hours ago The truth about FAKE Bridget Jones scene revealed as well as all the secrets you didn't know about the iconic movie franchise

Fans don't have long to wait until Britain's favourite heroine Bridget Jones is back on the big screen. 

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3 hours ago Biggest US trading allies brace for a ‘game of chicken’ with Trump’s tariffs

Canada and Mexico draw plans to mitigate effect of duties Trump has threatened, possibly sparking a trade warTrump’s tariffs explainedAmerica’s biggest trading partners are bracing for Donald Trump to impose sweeping tariffs on their exports after the US president repeated his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with new duties.Officials in Ottawa and Mexico City have drawn up plans to retaliate against Washington with tariffs of their own, raising the prospect of a damaging trade war. Businesses inside the US and across the world have warned of widespread disruption if the Trump administration pushes ahead. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Rachel Reeves' Heathrow plans hit severe turbulence! Labour split erupts as London Mayor and top party donor vow to oppose third runway

The Chancellor publicly backed controversial plans for a third runway at Britain's biggest airport as she vowed to 'fight' the 'blockers' holding back the economy.

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7 hours ago Boden shoppers love £98 trousers reduced to £29 so much they 'end up with all colours'

"Fits true to size. I was very happy with the weight and quality of these trousers. I ordered a second pair in the green colour"

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8 hours ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as multiple player contracts 'done' and midfielder makes loan admission

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

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3 hours ago As a human rights lawyer, I fight against discrimination in all its forms. Witnessing the recent anti

In the face of those who refuse to see our humanity, I choose to imagine that we are humane enough to believe in theirsMy grandmother, Holocaust survivor Olga Horak OAM, passed away in August 2024 just days after her 98th birthday. Just one week before, she attended her great-granddaughter’s Jewish day school to share her remarkable story of survival with the Year 6 students. Her parting message was simple: “Never forget. Don’t hate”. Although she could no longer stand up straight, in her decades-long commitment to Holocaust education as a volunteer at the Sydney Jewish Museum, she was indefatigable until the end.When she died, we lost an empire of knowledge. Just as we do whenever we lose a survivor. Her strength of character, her disarming candour, her twinkly eyes, her testimony and her light have secreted themselves in the hearts of the thousands of people she touched, like little mirrors reflecting flashes of her life. A giant photo mosaic. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Silence from Heathrow expansion critic Ed Miliband as Rachel Reeves claims third runway CAN be built 'in a decade' despite mounting Labour fury

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appealed for her MPs to recognise the 'opportunities' of the long-mooted project, claiming it can be done without harming the environment.

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4 hours ago Nigel Farage so desperate to copy Donald Trump that is favourite song is now YMCA

YMCA continues to became increasingly more popular as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hails the track as his favourite, but it could also be due to one of his stateside pals being a fan too

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25 hours ago Many parents don’t think children need to know how to use a book by age 4, study reveals

Teachers report children starting primary school with delays in basic motor skills

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8 hours ago RFK Jr sought ‘Make America Healthy Again’ trademark for vaccine marketing

Trump’s health secretary pick transferred ownership of Maha slogan application to anti-vaccine ally Del BigtreeRobert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist nominated for US health secretary by Donald Trump, recently applied to trademark his own “Make America Healthy Again” slogan for use in marketing potential products including food supplements, vitamins, essential oils – and vaccines.Documentation filed with the Office of Government Ethics lists $100,000 earned from a “licensing agreement to use Maha brand marks”. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Barcelona players hit out at plans for Women’s Supercopa in Saudi Arabia

‘To a country that doesn’t respect women? I don’t see it’RFEF in dicussions with Saudi Arabia over competitionFemale players in Spain have hit out at plans to take the women’s Supercopa to Saudi Arabia. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been in negotiations with the Saudis to extend their agreement to play the men’s Supercopa semi-finals and final away from Spain until at least 2034 and include the women’s competition too.However, Barcelona players have now criticised the plans. “Taking the Supercopa outside of Spain and to a country that doesn’t respect women? I don’t see it,” the midfielder Patri Guijarro said after their semi-final win over Atlético Madrid in this year’s edition. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Keir Starmer warned he must 'get serious' about growth and sign off two North Sea oil projects controversially blocked by courts

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to overrule Ed Miliband and give the green light to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil projects, which could generate billions for the economy.

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16 hours ago Where's Ed? Heathrow expansion critic Miliband 'goes into hiding' as Rachel Reeves claims third runway CAN be built 'in a decade' despite mounting Labour fury

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appealed for her MPs to recognise the 'opportunities' of the long-mooted project, claiming it can be done without harming the environment.

Culture

4 hours ago Donald Trump Jr.'s new girlfriend Bettina Anderson defends First Lady Melania after Vogue's vile attack

Bettina Anderson was quick to slam Vogue on Instagram on Wednesday after the fashion publication wrote a scathing piece about the first lady's official White House portrait.

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12 hours ago European Central Bank cuts interest rates to support growth as eurozone economy stagnates

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as ECB cuts main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points in effort to support growthIt was a flash reading on the Eurozone economy, so we don’t have the details on what the drivers were. But it’s clear that it was a weak end to 2024.But the European Central Bank might be able to spur a bit of economic growth in the eurozone with looser monetary policy.This marks a weak end to last year, following positive growth in the first three quarters of 2024. As a result, first estimates suggest that the currency bloc as a whole grew by 0.7% in 2024. Declining activity in Germany – the Eurozone’s largest economy – has weighed on the bloc’s growth, with German GDP contracting by 0.2% on the quarter. This suggests Germany has now seen annual declines in activity for two consecutive years.In 2025, further loosening of monetary conditions is expected to provide a modest uptick in activity for both Germany and the Eurozone, with growth expecte...

Economics

13 hours ago Surreal, dreamlike, confusing: a night watching 18 Champions League ties

Trying to keep across 29 hours’ worth of football was not just akin to major substance abuse but a cause of fear and panicRaspberry Beret by Prince, Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees, American Pie by Don McLean, All I Want is You by U2, the theme tune to Sesame Street: these are all in their different ways excellent pieces of music. But as part of playlists broadcast without end and at high volume, all have been used by the US army in psychological warfare – demonstrating that too much of a good thing is not just possible but, at extreme levels, absolutely excruciating. Watching the manic conclusion to the Champions League group stage on Wednesday brought those playlists to mind, as I debated whether I was being entertained or encouraged to run screaming from my house.The trend in sport for many years has been to make competitions bigger, longer, more drawn out, and at first the new 36-team Champions League format felt like another step on this tiresome journey. But the widely acknowled...

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3 hours ago Washington plane crash: questions arise over understaffing at control tower

One controller reportedly handled arrivals and departures, and also helicopter traffic – a job usually done by two peopleWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesFirst confirmed victims include figure-skating championsA collision on Wednesday between an American Airlines jet and a US military helicopter near Washington DC killed all 67 people onboard both aircraft and sparked questions over whether understaffing in an air traffic control tower played a role in the United States’ worst aviation disaster in years.As it approached Reagan National airport around 9pm, American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a US army Black Hawk helicopter, plunging wreckage of the two aircraft into the icy Potomac River and killing all 64 passengers and crew on the plane, along with three soldiers on the helicopter. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump opponents; at least five senior agency leaders reportedly demoted or moved – live

Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to RussiaRFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second day of hearingsGabbard grilled on Snowden, Hezbollah and Putin in tense Senate hearingHere’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the military to prepare to house 30,000 immigrants at the US naval base in Cuba.“Guantánamo is a stain on our nation’s honor,” Jerry Nadler, a Democratic congressman from New York, said.For years, I have advocated for its closure, condemning the abuses and glaring lack of accountability that persist there. This massive expansion into a mass detention camp is morally indefensible & raises significant civil liberties concerns.We cannot allow this level of dehumanization to become normalized. We need to shut down Guantánamo once and for all. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Exactly how much water bills are rising in Wales as massive hike confirmed

The increase has been described as "significant" and "higher than expected" by one financial expert

Economics

21 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners urged to sign Liverpool star as Mathys Tel chase takes twist

Arsenal could do with adding a striker to their squad over the final few days of the January transfer window but the Gunners are running out of time to get deals done amid links with Mathys Tel and Darwin Nunez

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4 hours ago How warnings about Black Hawk helicopter's safety systems date back decades and have been linked to dozens of deaths

While Republicans pointed to DEI and Democrats blamed President Donald Trump , reports show that warnings about the helicopter's 'systemic failures' have been ignored for years.

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5 hours ago Donald Trump talks so much that the White House needs to hire more people to write it all down

Trump nearly spoke for eight hours during his first week back in the White House

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14 hours ago Nuclear fusion startup Helion to build ‘world’s first’ power plant after raising $425 million

Helion Energy says it will ‘keep pushing to do what no one has done before’

Economics

4 hours ago Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs

Civil rights activists have gathered outside Target's Minneapolis headquarters to call for a boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

Events

5 hours ago Why Amad and Alejandro Garnacho don't start for Manchester United vs FCSB

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim has had to rotate his team for Thursday night's Europa League clash with FCSB in Romania.

Politics

14 hours ago Mortgage approvals to home buyers edged up in December, Bank of England figures show

Some 66,526 deals got the green light in December, up from 66,061 in November, the Bank said

Economics

4 hours ago Donald Trump’s military deportation flight ‘cost more than first class ticket’

Trump launched the deportation flights last week as part of his national emergency declaration on immigration

Events

5 hours ago Tulsi Gabbard grilled on Snowden, Assad and Putin in tense Senate hearing

Skeptical senators ruthlessly questioned Trump’s national intelligence director nominee ahead of confirmation voteUS politics live – latest updatesTulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, refused to call the whistleblower Edward Snowden a “traitor” but sought to rein in her unorthodox views on foreign dictators and opposition to electronic surveillance during a tense confirmation hearing that could sink her nomination to oversee the country’s sprawling intelligence community.In a three-hour hearing before the Senate intelligence committee, Gabbard, a former congresswoman and member of the Hawaii army national guard, partially recanted her views that Russia was provoked into invading Ukraine, said she had “no love” for the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and denied meeting with Hezbollah representatives during a trip to Lebanon in 2017. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Best wine deals for February 2025: Save on Whispering Angel, Campo Viejo, Bottega Vinai and more

From rioja to rosé, these offers are absolutely ‘di-vine’

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5 hours ago FBI pick Kash Patel refuses to answer if he would target Trump opponents at hearing

Key Trump ally strives to extricate himself from statements he had made earlier, claiming ‘mischaracterization’Kash Patel sought to allay concerns about his fitness to serve as the FBI director at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, but declined to engage with questioning that explicitly asked whether he would use his position to investigate some of Donald Trump’s top political opponents.The hearing revolved around Patel’s provocative public remarks attacking the FBI and his ability to resist political pressure from the White House, a topic that has come to the fore with the justice department rocked by the ouster of prosecutors who worked on cases against Trump. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago DL Hughley tells Snoop Dogg to look at 'the man in the mirror' after Trump inauguration backlash

The actor and comedian criticized the rapper for his response to the backlash

Politics

14 hours ago Wetherspoon hikes prices in ALL pubs from today with cost of popular drinks and meal deals

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has raised the cost of alcohol drinks including Guinness, Sharp's Doom Bar, Bulmers cider, Gordon's gin, Smirnoff vodka, Teresa Rizzi Prosecco.

Economics

6 hours ago Plane crash: Trump branded 'deranged, malignant narcissist' after FAA 'diversity' speculation

After Donald Trump appeared to blame the tragic crash in Washington on Democrats and diversity initiatives, the US president faced harsh criticism on social media

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5 hours ago California congresswoman and her fellow liberals users blame Trump for deadly mid

A Democratic California congresswoman and other liberals have claimed that president Donald Trump is to blame for the deadly mid-air collision in Washington DC.

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16 hours ago Car tax prices set to double for motorists with these vehicles this April

Millions of motorists will face a major hike in their bills following changes to the vehicle tax system.

Economics

6 hours ago Donald Trump slammed after suggesting diversity hires to blame for Washington plane crash

Aviation expert warns Trump presented theories about midair crash between a passenger plane and an army helicopter ‘based on no evidence at all’

Events

6 hours ago Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump’s opponents; Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr face questions from senators – live

Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to RussiaRFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second day of hearingsHere’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the military to prepare to house 30,000 immigrants at the US naval base in Cuba.“Guantánamo is a stain on our nation’s honor,” Jerry Nadler, a Democratic congressman from New York, said.For years, I have advocated for its closure, condemning the abuses and glaring lack of accountability that persist there. This massive expansion into a mass detention camp is morally indefensible & raises significant civil liberties concerns.We cannot allow this level of dehumanization to become normalized. We need to shut down Guantánamo once and for all. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Royal Mail to cut deliveries under regulator proposals; Shell hikes investor payouts – business live

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as UK postal service set to deliver on alternate weekdays and drop SaturdaysGermany’s Dax stock market index is also in on the party with a new record high, while Spain’s Ibex benchmark is at its highest since 2008, before the Eurozone crisis crunched its economy for a decade.Spain’s stock market has risen strongly in the last couple of years, as the country has become the surprise leader of the European economy – with a growth rate far outstripping the EU’s largest economy, Germany.Posts record funds under management of £190.21bn at 2024-end, above analysts’ views of £187.4bn, according to company-compiled consensus. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Trump's wild plane crash update: From a call for unity to suggesting dwarves shouldn't be air traffic controllers

Donald Trump offered condolences before plunging into politics as he delivered air crash update in the White House briefing room on Thursday morning.

Events

19 hours ago Average £123 bill increase for everyone from April while some pay more

The average hike from April 1 will be 26% while some will have to find money for a 47% increase

Economics

6 hours ago 7 unhinged bombshell moments from Donald Trump's Potomac River air crash press conference

After briefly offering his sympathies to the families of those killed in the crash, and confirming there were no survivors, he pivoted to assigning blame for the tragedy - taking aim at his political opponents and diversity programmes

Events

6 hours ago What is spasmodic dysphonia? The condition that makes RFK Jr sound 'strangled’

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services previously said that he ‘can’t stand’ his voice

Politics

23 hours ago Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m for suspending accounts over Capitol riots

Settlement originates from lawsuit by president against the platform, one of several filed after 6 January violenceMeta has agreed to pay $25m to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump. The suit originated in 2021 when Trump sued the social media company for suspending his accounts after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The settlement was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and has been confirmed by a Meta spokesperson.The majority of the settlement, $22m, will go toward a fund to pay for Trump’s presidential library, according to the Wall Street Journal. The remainder will pay for legal fees and go to other plaintiffs listed in the case. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Aviation expert responds to Trump’s claim DEI hiring to blame for Washington DC crash

An aviation expert told The Independent there is “no evidence” to support President Donald Trump’s claim that diversity, equity, and inclusion policies contributed to the American Airlines plane crash in Washington, DC.

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6 hours ago How Donald Trump's personal crypto coin made him one of the world's richest people while raising fears of 'dangerous' corruption at the heart of the White House: TOM LEONARD

As they nibbled miniature lobster rolls and sipped mezcal cocktails, the well-heeled guests toasted the coming reign of Donald Trump.

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24 hours ago Fury as water bills to rise by £123 on average as regulator confirms price hikes

The hike, confirmed by industry body Water UK, will take the average water and wastewater bill from £480 to £603 for the next year alone.

Economics

7 hours ago CNN commentator apologises for 'f***ed up' tweet blaming Donald Trump for plane crash

A CNN commentator has deleted a social media post seemingly blaming the President of the United States after the horrific air crash that involved an American Airlines jet colliding with an Army helicopter

Events

7 hours ago French rugby needs some Dupont magic to blow away clouds of scandal | Andy Bull

Return of inspirational captain will make a difference on the pitch, but taint of player misconduct is hard to eraseAntoine Dupont doesn’t do many interviews. “I don’t necessarily like to talk about myself,” he has said, “to do yet another interview where I talk about what I’ve done, how I’ve played, and how my game has evolved; honestly, it tires me more than anything else these days.” But after France’s last grand slam, he did sit down to record a podcast with the entrepreneur Alexandre Mars, which ended with a game of word association. “Rugby?” Mars says. “Ball,” Dupont replies. “Toulouse?” “Rugby”; “Galthié?” “Glasses”; “Travel?” “Family”; “Idol?” “Michalak”; “France 2023?” “Victory”; “Paris 2024?” “Victory.”Three years later, Dupont has notched up one of those last two achievements. Last summer he led the French sevens team to victory in the Paris Olympics in – shut your eyes and picture it – one of the great seven-minute stretches of sport, with two tries and an assist as they...

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25 hours ago Fury as water bills to rise by £123 on average as regulator allows firms to hike prices

The hike, confirmed by industry body Water UK, will take the average water and wastewater bill from £480 to £603 for the next year alone.

Economics

8 hours ago Plane crash: What caused the American Airlines disaster? Donald Trump gives his theory

US president Donald Trump outlined his theory on the Washington air crash in a bizarre press conference - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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7 hours ago How Donald Trump's personal crypto coin made him one of the richest people in the world

As they nibbled miniature lobster rolls and sipped mezcal cocktails, the well-heeled guests toasted the coming reign of Donald Trump.

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8 hours ago Watch: Donald Trump blames diversity and inclusion for Washington DC crash that claimed 67 lives

President Donald Trump claimed the DEI “could have been to blame” for the collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC.

Events

8 hours ago Queen Maxima of the Netherlands steps out in an all pink ensemble as she attends financial health strategy meeting

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands looked stylish in pink as she attended a financial strategy meeting at the National Coalition of Financial Health in Wekerom today.

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8 hours ago Trump says he has a 'pretty good idea' of cause of DC plane crash and tears into DEI hiring in first press briefing

President Donald Trump briefed reporters Thursday hours a passenger plane collided with a military Blackhawk just off DC's Ronald Reagan airport, after raising questions about how it happened.

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8 hours ago American Airlines crash: Trump says 'I put safety first' as he blames Biden over regulations

US President Donald Trump has confirmed to the media that there are 'no survivors' after a catastrophic air disaster involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter

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8 hours ago Donald Trump speaks of US ‘hour of anguish’ after no survivors in Washington DC plane crash – latest

President blames ‘confluence of bad decisions’ for crash that is believed to have killed everyone onboard; officials say 28 bodies recovered so farWashington plane crash: officials say no survivors expectedFirst confirmed victims of plane crash include figure-skating championsHow did Washington DC plane crash unfold? A visual guideMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago ‘Everyone has an impact’: how to start reducing your environmental footprint

As fires tear through California and Trump sets back efforts to curb the rise of global temperatures, what can individuals do to make a difference?2024 was the hottest year on record. Average global temperatures rose to 1.6C above preindustrial levels, according to data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) – a rise that led to extreme weather events and “misery to millions of people”, as one of the group’s experts told the Guardian.Less than a month into the new year, fires have torn through huge swathes of Los Angeles, upending the lives of thousands. Donald Trump, a climate denier, is pulling the country out of international climate agreements and setting back efforts to curb the rise of average global temperatures. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Plane crash: Donald Trump launches bizarre tirade as he labels head of air traffic control 'a disaster'

US president Donald Trump appeared to blame air traffic controllers for the devastating mid-air collision and launched a rant against the FAA's 'diversity push'

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8 hours ago Queen Letizia of Spain wraps up warm in an elegant coat and a bright green blazer as she visits a cancer association in Madrid

The fashion-forward royal, 52, wore a thick black coat to stave off the winter chill as she arrived to the Spanish Association Against Cancer headquarters in Madrid.

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9 hours ago ‘America’s gulag’: Trump’s Guantánamo ploy tars migrants as terrorists

The president wants to detain thousands of people at a site that is notorious for its secrecy and history of abuseIt has been denounced as “America’s gulag”: a secretive, abuse-ridden Caribbean prison camp for terror suspects that Donald Rumsfeld once said contained “the worst of the worst”.“All of us have scars in our souls, deformities, from living at Guantánamo,” a former Yemeni inmate recalled of his time at the notorious military detention facility in south-east Cuba. Continue reading...

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