3 hours ago Pentagon strips travel reimbursement for troops seeking abortions, fertility treatment

A new memo says the Defense Department will no longer reimburse service members for travel out of state to get reproductive health care, including abortions and fertility treatments

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7 hours ago Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds seek to dismiss $400m lawsuit filed by Justin Baldoni

The couple write to judge asking to dismiss claims made by the It Ends with Us director as tensions escalate

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31 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Aston Villa's Watkins stance revealed, Arsenal's £60m striker deal, Tel fee agreed

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

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7 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal's Watkins update, Man Utd want Geovany Quenda, Tel fee agreed

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

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34 minutes ago North Carolina Supreme Court upholds law that allowed 2 more years for child sex abuse suits

North Carolina’s highest court has upheld a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages

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11 hours ago What is Rhinovirus and its symptoms as cases soar in children across the UK

Rhinovirus is generally thought of as the precursor to a common cold, but it can also develop into several things far worse than that if left without seeking medical help

Science

10 hours ago Oddbox supports farmers and champions 'wonky' produce to help tackle food and plastic waste

Oddbox is here to save the day when it comes to fruit and veg waste - especially produce that is misshapen or 'wonky'

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31 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Aston Villa's Watkins stance revealed, Arsenal's £60m agreement, Duran medical booked

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Economics

9 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal's Watkins bid, Man Utd want Geovany Quenda, Tel fee agreed

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

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78 minutes ago Tensions among senior Labour figures over how closely Britain should seek to align itself with the EU

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is said to be pushing to lift trade barriers with Brussels. But other ministers and officials fear this will lead to Labour haemorrhaging support to Reform UK.

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34 hours ago Bird flu ‘covid of poultry industry’ MPs hear, as farmers told to stay vigilant

Farming minister Daniel Zeichner told the Commons it was rare for the disease to infect humans.

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6 hours ago UK braces for heavy rain and windy weather with possible snow in northern England

Heavy rain and spells of strong winds are possible in the coming weeks, the Met Office says

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32 hours ago East Ayrshire Council to seek Storm Eowyn cash as cost of damaging storm adds up

East Ayrshire Council officers and councillors also hit out at 'unfair criticism' of Big Top which collapsed during storm.

Economics

15 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal's Watkins bid, Man Utd set Garnacho price amid Chelsea interest, Tel fee agreed

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

2 hours ago Chevron seeks to protect Venezuelan business scrutinised by White House

Chief warns country could be vulnerable to Chinese and Russian influence if it is forced to abandon operations there

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7 hours ago Pennsylvania governor's budget is expected to seek more for schools and transit, emphasize frugality

Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his third budget proposal to lawmakers next week, a plan that’s expected to seek substantially more aid for the poorest public schools, emphasize frugality and push for more aid to public transit and legalize marijuana

Politics

34 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal's Watkins bid faces £64m agreement as Liverpool star on the move

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Economics

34 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal prepare second Watkins bid, Tel latest, Liverpool midfielder on the move

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

8 hours ago 2025 Grammys will celebrate music but also raise money for LA fire relief

With nominations led by Beyoncé and Charli xcx, the event will serve a dual-purpose by acknowledging the devastating wildfires in CaliforniaGrammy awards 2025: list of nomineesA “very different” Grammy awards will take place in Los Angeles this weekend, impacted by the recent wildfires that have affected California.The annual celebration of music, taking place at the Crypto.com arena on Sunday, will still feature a range of big-name performers but there will be a noticeable shift in purpose. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Europe live: German parliament debates draft law aimed at controlling migration as Merz seeks to distance himself from AfD

Greens and SPD earlier refused to support the Influx Limitation Act amid fierce criticism from Merkel over Merz’s cooperation with far-right AfDin BerlinThe Bundestag debate has been delayed for half an hour on request of the CDU, thought to be to do with misgivings within the party over the debate, not least due to large numbers of protesters outside the CDU headquarters in Berlin. Continue reading...

Politics

35 hours ago First Nations to fight for billions in treaty payments in Canadian court

Group in northern Ontario argues crown failed to honour agreement and capped annual payments in 1874 at $4A group of First Nations in Canada is turning to the courts in the hope of securing billions of dollars in compensation, after accusing the government of failing to engage in “meaningful negotiations” for money owed under a 175-year-old treaty.“The governments’ refusal to come to grips with their treaty obligations has continued 175 years of broken promises, lies and neglect,” Wilfred King, chief of Gull Bay First Nation, said in a statement announcing plans to seek compensation that is “just, liberal, generous and honourable”. Continue reading...

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37 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal prepare second Watkins bid and rival Chelsea, Man Utd, Tottenham for Tel

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

9 hours ago Locals from UK town shocked as Hollywood legend pops into their chippy only weeks after losing his LA home

Workers at Steve's Fish Bar in the south Wales industrial town of Port Talbot saw a familiar face leaning over the counter at the chippy this week as they went about their shift.

Events

22 hours ago Government launches plans to find land for food, housing, nature and energy

Environment Secretary Steve Reed will set out proposals for the long-awaited land use framework on Friday.

Politics

39 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal prepare second Watkins bid and rival Chelsea for Tel, Man Utd medical booked

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

9 hours ago Inside the US desert city that defined Hollywood’s golden age – where big adventure meets foodie dream

Seeking decadent a holiday balanced by high-energy activities, Benjamin Parker flew to Arizona’s on-trend desert gem to see what’s going on years after the likes of Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe graced the city

Events

25 hours ago David Beckham is modelling in his pants again. Will he not think of his fellow middle

His bronzed torso is ridiculously ripped – and will, once again, cause a shift in the acceptable minimum standards for the male physiqueSo much for the dad bod. David Beckham, who turns 50 this year, has released pictures of himself modelling his new bodywear collection for Hugo Boss. Bodywear, if you’re unfamiliar with the term, appears to mean underwear. In the corresponding ad clip, Beckham returns home for the day in his vintage Aston Martin, Bond-style, but he can’t wait to rip off his sharp suit and slouch around in a leather armchair in nothing but his tighty-whities. He has set the bar very high for middle-aged dads who like to relax by sitting around drinking in their pants, Homer Simpson-style. If you feel at all self-conscious about your soft, squishy, beer-induced centre, Beckham’s new line of smalls will not help.In recent years, the dad bod seemed to be on the verge of widespread public acceptance, even cautious celebration, and a lot of us were congratulating ourselve...

Politics

42 hours ago Manchester United's next transfer window relies on priority shift they can make this week

Man Utd have edged their way to the brink of the last-16 in the Europa League and the competition should now be the priority for Ruben Amorim.

Sport

12 hours ago Washington DC plane crash latest: Air traffic controller 'left shift early' before American Airlines disaster

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on ‘black boxes’ found in the ruins of American Eagle flight 5342

Events

26 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...

Politics

13 hours ago Inside the US desert city that defined Hollywood’s Golden Age – where big adventure meets foodie dream

Seeking decadent a holiday balanced by high-energy activities, Benjamin Parker flew to Arizona’s on-trend desert gem to see what’s going on years after the likes of Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe graced the city

Events

26 hours ago Porn star Emily Willis, 25, left 'permanently disabled' following rehab stint for 'ketamine addiction'

One of the biggest names in adult entertainment had been left 'permanently disabled' after seeking treatment for a serious drug addiction at a Malibu rehab center, according to a recent lawsuit. 

Politics

28 hours ago Controversial Bibby Stockholm migrant barge is towed out of port two months after final asylum seekers left

Under the previous Tory government the barge had been used as a controversial method of dealing with the migrant crisis.

Events

27 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...

Politics

28 hours ago Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector review – we’re putting together a crew

Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC (version played); Jump Over The Age/Fellow TravellerGareth Damian Martin’s dice-driven role-playing game takes you on a space road trip with the flotsam and jetsam of humanityIt’s good to be back in this far-flung future world. Like the game that preceded it, Citizen Sleeper 2 is packed with evocative portrayals of everyday life in outer space, from farmers tending zero-G crops in an asteroid greenhouse to water miners rising up against the cartel that controls them, everyone eking out a meagre existence in crumbling space stations left to rot by a long-dead mega corporation.Once again you’re cast as a Sleeper, a robot with a digitised human mind shorn of the memories of the person it was copied from. In the first game you were on the run from the firm that made you, attempting to wean your robot off its reliance on a stabilising drug. In the sequel you play a different Sleeper who has successfully managed to ditch Stabilizer, but at the cost...

Events

29 hours ago Bailiffs to hunt council tax dodgers as another London borough seeks emergency bailout

Town halls in crisis: Lewisham appoints debt collectors as Enfield follows Haringey in pleading for Government help

Politics

31 hours ago Winter storm makes it way across the US with the South taking the brunt of rain, wind

The system brought heavy rain to wildfire-ravaged areas of Southern California after months without precipitation

Events

30 hours ago Medicinal cannabis sector could boost incomes of British farmers, Tory MP says

David Mundell said the sector could create tens of thousands of jobs in rural areas and ‘potentially bring more than £1 billion to the UK economy’.

Politics

31 hours ago Manage diabetes and lose weight with Dr Michael Mosley's diet that helped him shift 19lbs

A number of studies have also explored the range of benefits of following this diet

Events

30 hours ago UK weather: Snow blizzards to sweep parts of country as London faces cold snap

London will dodge the snow but could face a few frosty days

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31 hours ago Next major winter storm in the US set to blast 300 million with downpours, snow

The system brought heavy rain to wildfire-ravaged areas of Southern California after months without precipitation

Events

32 hours ago More than 2.4m Brits are getting sickness benefits with no need to seek work

An analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions showed a huge surge in the numbers claiming higher rates of Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit in recent years.

Politics

32 hours ago Prosecutors are seeking to detain the woman charged in a Vermont border patrol officer's death

Prosecutors are arguing why a Washington state woman should remain jailed in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent

Events

32 hours ago More snow on way for UK: Met Office maps show areas of the North and Scotland that are set for winter blizzards and heavy rain tonight

Snow and heavy rain will sweep across Britain tonight as temperatures fall to -4C and more than 100 areas remain on flood watch following three storms in a week.

Politics

32 hours ago ‘Rape is effectively decriminalised’: how did sexual assault become so easy to get away with?

Few alleged offenders are found guilty. Many victims are retraumatised. What is getting in the way of the Australian criminal courts providing justice to sexual assault survivors?Sexual assault survivors like me seek justice as a sign of strength. Few of us end up winningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSitting in her book-lined corner office at Victoria’s Law Reform Commission, Jennifer Coate is charting the “considerable progress” she says she’s witnessed over her decades-long career working in the criminal justice system.When she first started out as a lawyer, she says the notion of consent was “not discussed” and only victims of “stranger rapes” were taken seriously – but only if they hadn’t been out late or dressed provocatively. Continue reading...

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34 hours ago New fitness studio could be coming to Ayr, as personal trainer outlines expansion proposals

A planning application has been lodged, seeking permission for a change of use to a unit in Whitfield Drive.

Politics

33 hours ago Migrants who prevent rescues from Channel dinghies until they reach UK waters face five years in jail under Labour plans to tackle small boats crisis

Asylum seekers who try to stop French coastguards saving them or who rush onto overcrowded dinghies on beaches will be targeted under a new offence.

Events

36 hours ago Marcus Rashford's training ground reality at Man Utd after Ruben Amorim made 'crazy' remarks

Marcus Rashford continues to be in exile at Manchester United and Wayne Rooney believes that he needs to seek greener pastures following his manager's frank comments

Politics

33 hours ago Labour warned tough laws against people smugglers in new bill could penalise asylum seekers – UK politics live

Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposalsRichard Madeley goes next.Q: The Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says you are wrong, and the third runway won’t be built until you are 70. You are 45 now. Why is he wrong?We’re signing off decisions on wind farms, on solar farms, a commitment to a new stadium at Old Trafford. We are upgrading the Transpennine route to make journey times easier between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Those things are happening right now. Continue reading...

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38 hours ago Look at Labour’s acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? | George Monbiot

Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objectionsI can scarcely believe I’m writing this, but it’s hard to dodge the conclusion. After 14 years of environmental vandalism, it might have seemed impossible for Labour to offer anything but improvement. But on green issues, this government is worse than the Tories.The last prime minister to insist that growth should override every other consideration, and to fling insults at anyone who disagreed, was Liz Truss. She called those of us seeking to defend the living world an “anti-growth coalition”, “voices of decline” and “enemies of enterprise” who “don’t understand aspiration”. Continue reading...

Politics

33 hours ago New criminal offences to disrupt people smugglers set out in border Bill

The Government is expected to seek to bring the measures into force as soon as possible once the legislation is approved by MPs and Lords.

Events

41 hours ago ‘We are done with corruption’: how the students of Serbia rose up against the system

In a country grappling with weak rule of law, many seek freedom from a government long seen as authoritarianSitting on the balustrade of a viaduct in Belgrade, Uroš Pantović wasn’t in the mood to mince his words. The 22-year-old had joined tens of thousands of others protesters on Monday to block one of the Serbian capital’s main intersections, turning the junction into a sea of mostly good-humoured but nonetheless determined dissent.“We’re here to tell our government that it’s accountable to us,” said Pantović, a student at the law faculty of the University of Belgrade, who had come with three friends from his home town, Kosjerić. “I came here to help people because the government tries to screw us over in many ways.” Continue reading...

Politics

37 hours ago Slowdown in shift towards EVs contributed to drop in UK car production last year

'Amid significant geopolitical and trade tensions, UK manufacturers are set on turning billions of pounds of investment into production reality, transforming factories to make new electric vehicles for sale around the world'

Events

39 hours ago Chloe Kelly demands Man City exit due to 'negative behaviour towards her’

The Euros winner is seeking a move before this summer’s European Championship and took aim at City for dictating “who I can and can’t join”

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