42 minutes ago ‘He’s a control freak’: 12 bandmates who hate each other, from Pink Floyd to Oasis

Sometimes a petty disagreement can become a lifelong grudge. Louis Chilton picks 11 of the most notorious feuds between musical collaborators

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47 minutes ago 'My fiancé proposed to me with £1 Poundland engagement ring – I thought he was joking'

One man has showed that you don't have to break the bank when you're getting betrothed to your other half – as he only spent £1 on the engagement ring he proposed with

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21 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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61 minutes ago Dancing on Ice's Torvill and Dean pay emotional tribute to victims of Washington DC plane crash

Figure skaters were among 67 people who died in the crash

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11 hours ago Kelsey Parker addresses 'feud' with The Wanted's Max George amid 'no show' claims

Kelsey Parker, the widow of The Wanted star Tom Parker, has spoken out on rumours that she has 'fallen out' with her late husband's bandmate Max George

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4 hours ago Terminally ill teen left in hospital corridor for 14 hours wakes from coma

The 18-year-old, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy and Scoliosis, was told there were no beds available and placed in the hallway as he writhed around in pain.

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47 minutes ago 'Marcus Rashford is doing the worst thing I did at Man United – he should be banished'

Manchester United icon Paul Scholes has compared Marcus Rashford's falling out with Ruben Amorim to his own bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson, which he described as the 'worst thing' he did

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58 minutes ago 'I hurt people with a metal bar and then charge them £90 for the pleasure'

Rick Howarth, 40, says clients fly from as far away as the UAE for his hour-long sessions

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21 hours ago Why Celtic fans face Champions League ban ahead of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich tie

Celtic were hit with a suspended one-match ban on issueing away tickets earlier this season

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2 hours ago Zadie Smith on her groundbreaking debut, White Teeth, 25 years on: ‘I never think about my novels a year after I’ve written them’

The Cambridge student was only 24 when she released her ostentatious debut. Critics and fellow writers fell over themselves with enthusiasm, hailing Smith the voice of fiction’s future. Now, 25 years later, the author speaks to Nick Duerden about the book that changed her life

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13 hours ago US Authors Guild to certify books from ‘human intellect’ rather than AI

The Human Authored online portal allows members to register their book and use a specially designed logo on covers and promotional materialsThe US body representing writers, the Authors Guild, has launched an online portal for members to confirm that their work “emanated from the human intellect” and not from artificial intelligence.The initiative, called Human Authored, will allow authors to log on to the portal and register their book. They will then be able to use a specially designed logo on book covers and promotional materials to show that their work has been created without AI. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago The three ‘essential’ kettlebell exercises for health and longevity, according to an expert strength coach

Here’s how to start getting in ‘the best shape of your life’ with just one kettlebell

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77 minutes ago Wales bid to end 482 day wait for win in Six Nations as 'write us off' statement made

Wales are approaching 500 days without a win as they prepare to kick-off the Six Nations against France in Paris with Warren Gatland desperate to snap a record losing run

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76 minutes ago Don't miss these amazing Amazon doorbell deals on our favourite home security brand

Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield picks out the best deals in a huge sale on Eufy video doorbells and cameras

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26 hours ago World media reacts to Celtic 'redemption' at Aston Villa as Champions League spectacle forces grovelling Rodgers apology

It was a classic Euro night at Villa Park as the Hoops returned north of the border with plenty of credit in the bank

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4 hours ago Rape survivor banned from attacker's parole hearing after he objects to her presence

Ellie Wilson described the Parole Board's refusal a 'scandal' and is calling on the Government to bring in better transparency for victims.

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21 hours ago Olivia Attwood reveals the thing that made her break down in tears while filming 'most shocking series' of her ITV show Getting Filthy Rich and shares what she really thinks of sex workers

The TV personality, 33, revealed series three is the 'most shocking yet' and forced her to step outside her comfort zone.

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22 hours ago Health nominee RFK Jr to face further grilling at Senate confirmation hearing

Trump’s pick endured tough questions from Bernie Sanders on Wednesday and was accused of ‘peddling half-truths’After Robert F Kennedy’s bruising performance in a heated three-and-a-half-hour Senate confirmation hearing to become America’s top health official on Wednesday, he’s off to the health committee on Thursday morning for round two.The 71-year-old faces another grueling day of questioning from a more health-minded crowd, with Republican chair Bill Cassidy – a physician who caught Kennedy confusing basic facts about Medicare and Medicaid in Wednesday’s session – likely to press further on his grasp of America’s healthcare system. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Big knickers, bad decisions and old bats: Renée Zellweger on the return of Bridget Jones

Nearly 25 years after the first film, the actor, her co-stars and the writer Helen Fielding discuss the ultimate singleton, love and loss – and why Bridget Jones is the female James BondMark Darcy is dead. Bridget Jones fans have been grieving since 2013, when Helen Fielding’s third novel, Mad About the Boy, was published sans Bridget’s hot human-rights lawyer husband. The outcry made front page news (as did the copies that were accidentally printed with 40 pages from David Jason’s memoir). People could not believe that romcom’s favourite reindeer-jumper-wearing dish, who proved that – ding dong! – nice men do kiss like that, was no more.“Someone ran out of the pub shouting: ‘You’ve murdered Colin Firth!’” Fielding says over a video call, tulips arranged on a huge wooden table in the background, as well they should in a boho-posh Primrose Hill kitchen. “I just want to point out that he is fictional. Colin Firth is not dead.” Continue reading...

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7 hours ago New Orleans archbishop fires food bank leaders for refusing to fund abuse settlement

Bankrupt Roman Catholic archdiocese replaced members at church-affiliated non-profit over $16m disputeThe archbishop of New Orleans’ bankrupt Roman Catholic archdiocese on Thursday abruptly fired and replaced top leaders at a church-affiliated food bank, with those dismissed saying it was because the non-profit refused to contribute to paying survivors of child sexual abuse by clergymen.The ousted members of Second Harvest’s board of directors say the changes “follow months of increasingly aggressive pressure placed on Second Harvest to contribute as much as $16m toward helping to resolve victims’ claims related to the church’s sexual abuse-related bankruptcy”, which has been pending since May 2020. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Blind man forced onto road with dog due to parked car has terrifying 'near miss'

Carlos Rodriguez shared his experience after Glasgow City Council brought a new pavement parking ban.

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7 hours ago TOM UTLEY: Memo to the Utley boys: I regret to inform you the local branch of the Bank of Mum and Dad has closed down

Few parents reading this will be surprised to learn that the Bank of Mum and Dad is fast running short of funds, with gifts of cash to help the young get on the housing ladder taking a tumble.

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7 hours ago Nationwide customers could soon see £900 bonus drop in their bank accounts

Strict savers could soon reap the benefit of their 1 Year Fixed Rate ISA maturing if they opened the account with the max £20,000 allowance.

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8 hours ago Now it's Spandau ballads! Old Romantic Gary Kemp springs surprises with a stirring set of heartfelt new songs, writes ADRIAN THRILLS

Tackling themes such as parenthood, the anxieties of middle age, and nostalgia for his North London adolescence, Gary Kemp is in candid singer-songwriter mode for his third solo album.

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10 hours ago JONATHAN BROCKLEBANK: I spent many happy hours in the pub...Gen Z will miss the joy of propping up a bar (if not the hangovers)

As a teenager I often accompanied my father to a soulless space in St Andrews where men would gather on a Saturday after watching their rugby team play.

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7 hours ago American Airlines plane crashed in DC just 24 hours after eerily similar near

Republic Airways Flight 4514 had to back out touching down and make a second approach after a helicopter appeared near its flight path.

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9 hours ago Rocky theme Eye of the Tiger has been named the nation’s top commute tune

Eighties hit Eye of the Tiger has been named as the top tune to get people in the mood for work after the movie banger was used as theme to help e for Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa

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10 hours ago European Central Bank cuts rates for the fifth time as Germany and France teeter on the brink of recession

ECB chief Christine Lagarde (pictured) said the single currency bloc was 'set to remain weak in the near term' as the rate was cut from 3% to 2.75%.

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7 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: elderly couples among nine killed in Russian drone attack

Thirteen people wounded, including eight-year-old girl, in Sumy apartment block attack. Sweden pledges $1.2bn in Ukraine military aid, its biggest pledge yet. What we know on day 1,073See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday. Images distributed by the emergency services showed a gaping hole in the facade of the long block of flats and rescue workers digging through debris for survivors. “This is a terrible tragedy, a terrible Russian crime. It is very important that the world does not pause in putting pressure on Russia for this terror,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. National Police later said the search operation had been completed after 19 hours, with rescuers finding nine bodies in the ruins, while 13 people were wounded. Among the dead were three couples – men and women between the ages of 61 and 74 – Ukr...

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10 hours ago Watch as Richard Madeley confronts Rachel Reeves over her 'exaggerated' CV in GMB clash

The host, 68, brutally tore into the Chancellor, 45, as he quizzed her about why she had lied about the length of time she had worked at the Bank of England.

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15 hours ago Best concealers tried and tested: Deal with dark circles and blemishes

Fake eight hours, conceal blemishes, brighten and sculpt with these winning formulations

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8 hours ago ‘A wonderful friend’: Tributes paid to Marianne Faithfull after death aged 78

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger was joined by bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood who also shared their thoughts.

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12 hours ago Josh Rock reveals epic text from his wife two days after wedding as darts wins in style at World Masters

The win came just 48 hours he tied the knot

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15 hours ago Liam Payne's posthumous appearance in Netflix talent show unconfirmed despite reports

Late One Direction singer was involved in forthcoming talent competition ‘Building The Band’ before his death

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9 hours ago Trump leaves reporter speechless with joke about jet crash as he signs executive order to purge DEI from FAA after 67 were killed

Hours after he repeatedly blamed DEI hiring for the air crash in Washington, DC, President Trump said he had no plans to visit the crash site. 'What's the site - water?' he told reporters.

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12 hours ago Josh Rock reveals epic text from his wife two days after wedding as darts star wins in style at World Masters

The win came just 48 hours he tied the knot

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17 hours ago UK community worker flying home from US ‘questioned for over an hour’ after eVisa refusal

Marzena Zukowska’s ordeal at Chicago O’Hare airport is the latest in a series of issues facing foreign nationals using their eVisas while travelling back to the UK

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10 hours ago Sir Mick Jagger pays tribute to ‘beautiful singer’ Marianne Faithfull after her death

He was joined by bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood who also paid tribute

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12 hours ago Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón faces backlash over offensive tweets

The Oscar-nominated star of Netflix’s musical made racist and Islamophobic remarks in several tweets from 2020Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón is under fire after old tweets uncovered a range of troubling opinions on subjects including Islam and George Floyd.The Spanish actor, who recently became the first ever openly transgender person to receive an acting nomination at the Oscars, has since deleted a number of tweets after users, including writer Sarah Hagi, uncovered them. Variety and the Hollywood Reporter have since reported the news and translated older posts. Continue reading...

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19 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...

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12 hours ago Victim's fury as she is banned from rapist's parole hearing because it 'wouldn't be in the interests of justice'

A rape survivor has been barred from attending her attacker's parole hearing on the grounds that it would not be in the 'interests of justice'.

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12 hours ago Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón faces backlash over offensive tweets

The Oscar-nominated star of Netflix’s musical made racist and Islamophobic remarks in several tweets from 2020Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is under fire after old tweets uncovered a range of troubling opinions on subjects including Islam and George Floyd.The Spanish actor, who recently became the first ever openly transgender person to receive an acting nomination at the Oscars, has since deleted a number of tweets after users, including writer Sarah Hagi, uncovered them. Variety and the Hollywood Reporter have since reported the news and translated older posts. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago How unsightly acne could be banished with drug store treatment that costs less than £20

Dominika Zrastakova, 23, from Bath, Somerset, started developing mild acne on her face aged 16, but she assumed it would 'go away eventually'. But it left her in agony and unable to sleep.

Economics

13 hours ago Ravens kicker Justin Tucker denies claims of sexual misconduct towards massage therapists

NFL star accused of ‘really degrading’ behaviorLawyers for Tucker say claims are ‘utterly baseless’Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has denied allegations accusing him of sexually inappropriate behavior towards massage therapists.The Baltimore Banner spoke to six massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers around the Baltimore area. The accusations include claims that Tucker exposed his genitals, brushed some of the therapists with his penis and left ejaculate on treatment tables. Two spas allegedly banned Tucker from returning. One therapist who spoke to the Banner described Tucker’s alleged behaviour as “really degrading”. Another said that “I can’t watch sports anymore. I see his face everywhere.” Continue reading...

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12 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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20 hours ago 'These £14 wireless earphones from Amazon sound so much better than my Beats headphones'

If you're in the market for a new pair of wireless earphones or are looking for a cheaper alternative that matches (if not beats) the quality of expensive, high-end options, Shopping Writer Meghan may have just the ticket.

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13 hours ago Crowds greet militant leader Zakaria Zubeidi among prisoners released in Ramallah

Israel freed 110 Palestinians in exchange for three Israelis and five Thai nationals held in GazaAs the line of white buses drew closer to the West Bank city of Ramallah at dusk, their most notorious passenger stood at the window of one of the buses and waved. Skinny in his grey Israeli prison tracksuit, his head shaved, Zakaria Zubeidi lifted two fingers to make a peace sign and gestured at jubilant crowds.The 49-year-old, a former leader of a Palestinian militant group jailed for attacks that killed several Israelis, was among 110 Palestinian prisoners freed in exchange for three Israelis and five Thai nationals held by Palestinian militants in Gaza. The prisoners’ release was delayed by Israeli officials, who expressed dismay at the chaotic scenes in Gaza that accompanied the Israelis’ transfer to the custody of the Red Cross. Continue reading...

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13 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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20 hours ago ‘I ditched my Beats headphones for £14 wireless earbuds from Amazon and the sound was better'

Shopping Writer Meghan says she swapped from her £70 Beats Flex headphones for these £14 wireless earbuds from Amazon and 'couldn't believe how much better the sound was'

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14 hours ago The Guardian view on the Washington DC plane crash: Trump’s warped priorities | Editorial

The president is more concerned with attacking the federal government than with putting safety firstFew stretches of airspace on the planet are as busy or as carefully monitored as the skies above Washington DC. Commercial and military aircraft are on the move there at all times. The greatest concentration is around Reagan National airport, the city’s principal domestic hub, which sits on the west bank of the Potomac River within sight of the Capitol dome.No one yet knows how a Black Hawk military helicopter collided with an American Eagle flight from Wichita above the Potomac on Wednesday evening. But the destruction was total. No survivors have been found from among the 64 people on board the flight from Kansas or among the three-strong crew of the helicopter. By early Thursday, the rescue effort was already a recovery operation. Bodies were being lifted from the river’s icy waters through the day.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like ...

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13 hours ago Dad, 78, told A&E wait would be 10 HOURS, with ‘nowhere to sit and people sleeping on beds in corridors’

The hospital responded to the claims warning that ‘A&E services are extremely busy, which is impacting waiting times’

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21 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

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14 hours ago Dancing On Ice's Torvill and Dean 'deeply saddened' as they pay tearful tribute to victims killed in Washington DC plane crash including figure skater

Skating stars, known as Torvill and Dean, expressed their sadness in an emotional post on X to pay their respects.

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13 hours ago 9 best men's watches for style and substance, according to a fashion writer

From the Cartier tank to a retro Casio, here’s our top pick of the best watches to buy right now

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22 hours ago Mortgage approvals to home buyers edged up in December – Bank of England figures

One property expert described the start of 2025 as ‘upbeat’.

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14 hours ago Professor fuels conspiracy theories after blaming Trump for future plane crashes just HOURS before DC tragedy

Dr. Thomas F. Schaller, a political science professor, posted to X slamming Trump for his handling of airline safety the morning of the devastating crash.

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14 hours ago MPs call for banking hubs to sell stamps to counter Post Office closures

Hubs set up to compensate for the loss of high street banks should also offer postal services to help stem the tide of Post Office closures, MPs said.

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22 hours ago German and French economies shrink ahead of European Central Bank interest rate decision – business live

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as ECB expected to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points in effort to support growthThe decision to greenlight a giant new oilfield off Shetland has been ruled unlawful by the courts in a major win for environmental campaigners.The proposed Rosebank development – the UK’s biggest untapped oilfield, due to be developed by Norwegian oil company Equinor – had been given the go-ahead in 2023 under the previous government. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago MPs sound alarm over 'very serious risk' of new pandemic from animal fur trade

Exclusive: Labour stalls on election promise of ban after Tories dropped similar plan

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15 hours ago Rangers 1 USG 0 LIVE as Raskin scores and the Belgians are bang up against it

It's another massive European night under the lights at Ibrox Stadium with opposition from Philippe Clement's homeland

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24 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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15 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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15 hours ago Is your spouse using any of these VERY common apps? Then it's time to worry about cheating, writes LIBBY GALVIN

You may think your spouse would never cheat on you. But with one in five Britons admitting to having had an affair, the odds are higher than you might like.

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31 hours ago London gold market queues up to borrow central bank gold after big shipments to US, sources say

London gold market queues up to borrow central bank gold after big shipments to US, sources say  Reuters UK

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15 hours ago Hearts fan banned over racist incident as cops vow to 'eradicate' football violence

“We should all be able to go to a football match and enjoy the game without fear of violence or disorder."

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15 hours ago Brendan Rodgers was accused of trading Celtic immortality for mediocrity

Tynecastle banner comes to mind as Kyogo heads for France

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15 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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