91 minutes ago CBS agrees to hand over '60 Minutes' Harris interview transcripts to FCC

CBS says it will turn over unedited transcripts of its October interview with Kamala Harris to the Federal Communications Commission

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4 hours ago Federal employees ordered to remove pronouns from their email signature and urged to find ‘higher productivity jobs’

Critics have warned government can’t offer or fund Trump’s promised buyouts of federal workers

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7 hours ago Prince Andrew faces £1million bill for urgent works to crumbling mansion

The Duke of York has been told his 30-room Royal Lodge home is in "desperate" need of repair and is in grave danger of "irrevocable decay" if he does not carry out maintenance work

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5 hours ago Scream brings iconic character back from the dead for new movie amid planned fan boycott

Scream, which was first released in 1996, is returning next year with an iconic character who died in the first movie after some major changes to the production of the seventh instalment

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77 minutes ago Luxury jewellery store owner denies accusing watch salesman of being in on £1.4million robbery before he killed himself, court hears

Conor Thornton, co-owner of 247 Kettles on Kew Road, Richmond, was in New York when 70 'high-value' watches were stolen from the store on May 25 last year.

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5 hours ago New York doctor is indicted in Louisiana for providing abortion pill online to a minor in deep

Louisiana has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country

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1 hour ago Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government

Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D

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6 hours ago ‘Perfect rat storm’: urban rodent numbers soar as the climate heats, study finds

Sharp rise in population in 11 of 16 cities expected to continue as rising temperatures make it easier for the animals to breed, say researchersRat numbers are soaring in cities as global temperatures warm, research shows.Washington DC, San Francisco, Toronto, New York City and Amsterdam had the greatest increase in these rodents, according to the study, which looked at data from 16 cities globally. Eleven of the cities showed “significant increasing trends in rat numbers”, said the paper published in the journal Science Advances, and these trends were likely to continue. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago AstraZeneca cancels £450m Liverpool investment, blaming UK government funding cuts – business live

Pharmaceutical company says that it will not go ahead with investment at Speke, near LiverpoolDonald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports:Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the legal basis for the tariffs, declaring a national emergency over fentanyl overdoses that killed nearly 75,000 Americans in 2023 and illegal immigration.The statute enacted in 1977 and modified after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 gives the president broad powers to impose economic sanctions in a crisis. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago February 2025's biggest new game releases coming to PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC this month

From high-budget sequels to some childhood nostalgia, February is packed with great games to play. Here are our picks across all the major consoles, as well as PC

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2 hours ago ‘Black box’ from helicopter involved in Washington plane crash recovered

Flight data and cockpit voice recorder ‘in good condition’ despite collision with American Airlines jet, official saysWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesThe National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the flight “black box” from the US military Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s deadly crash with a commercial airliner, and it appears to be undamaged, NTSB member Todd Inman said Friday.The black box – containing a flight data and cockpit voice recorder – was “in good condition” despite its accident with an American Airlines jet in Washington DC, Inman said. But, he said, the NTSB would not be releasing information from the device immediately as investigations into the crash that killed more 67 people aboard both aircraft continued. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago US accuses former Federal Reserve official of passing secrets on to China

Justice department alleges John Harold Rogers accessed sensitive information including briefings and policy deliberations

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8 hours ago Blake Lively objects to being deposed by Justin Baldoni's attorney Bryan Freedman in his $400M defamation suit

Blake Lively's defiant demand is revealed in a new letter from Justin Baldoni's team to the New York judge overseeing the It Ends with Us co-stars' $400million defamation suit.

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12 hours ago Inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price pressures

An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated, even as inflation is cooling in fits and starts

Economics

13 hours ago 'Disturbing' horror film with 'masterclass acting' fans of 28 Days Later will love now streaming

The French horror seems to have gone under the radar since it was released

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3 hours ago Health data and webpages disappear as Trump administration targets 'gender ideology'

A government memo aimed at implementing President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people has rippled through the federal government as agencies scrambled to make changes to strip “gender ideology” from websites, contracts and emails

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2 hours ago Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman to end after its second series

It comes amid sexual assault allegations about author Gaiman.

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13 hours ago FTSE 100 on course for biggest monthly gain in two years – business live

Live rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Smiths Group leads index after promising break-up of FTSE 100 engineering companyDonald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports:Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the legal basis for the tariffs, declaring a national emergency over fentanyl overdoses that killed nearly 75,000 Americans in 2023 and illegal immigration.The statute enacted in 1977 and modified after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 gives the president broad powers to impose economic sanctions in a crisis. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role

President Donald Trump's remarks this week blaming diversity recruitment at the FAA as a potential reason for the plane crash that killed 67 people has drawn attention to the agency’s attempts to address its most pressing and long-standing staffing problem

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3 hours ago Foreign secretary David Lammy makes impassioned plea for release of Aung San Suu Kyi

Exclusive: Cabinet minister demands she be freed after Independent TV documentary examines her rise and fall – and the plight of the people of Myanmar

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20 hours ago What to know about the NTSB and the investigation into the DC plane cash

A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters

Economics

3 hours ago Prince Andrew wrote email to Jeffrey Epstein telling him to 'keep in close touch' AFTER date he claimed he'd cut him off

The Duke of York pledged to 'keep in close touch' with Jeffrey Epstein despite claiming he had cut all contact with the paedophile weeks earlier in his infamous Newsnight interview.

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5 hours ago All we know about about adult star who died after balcony fall as police release update

The boyfriend of Anna Beatriz Pereira Alves, known by her stage name Anna Polly, has said 'if anyone is to blame, they will pay' after she was found dead after 'a threesome'

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4 hours ago Trump orders all federal employees to remove pronouns from their emails

President Donald Trump ordered federal employees to remove their pronounces from the email signatures as he continues his widespread purge of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

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6 hours ago Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

A new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington

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5 hours ago Prince Andrew aide told alleged Chinese spy that Newsnight interview was ‘ill advised’

Duke of York’s aide thanked Yang Tengbo - who was later banned from the UK - for standing by Andrew following the ‘unsuccessful’ interview

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6 hours ago London businessman's migrant smuggling gang who treated people as 'cargo' jailed

The gang crammed two Albanian nationals into the boot of a car and attempted to traffic them into Britain

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6 hours ago The Weeknd releases new album and announces North America stadium tour

Fresh off the release of a new album called “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” The Weeknd has announced a massive North American stadium tour

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6 hours ago Terry Rozier declines to address investigation, says he won't have issue focusing on basketball

Terry Rozier declined to answer questions Friday about the investigations by federal prosecutors into unusual betting patterns surrounding his play in a game when he was with the Charlotte Hornets in 2023

Events

7 hours ago Trump’s demands to drop DEI leads to deletion of unrelated federal pages

IRS handbook containing mentions of taxpayers’ ‘inequity’ and ‘inclusion’ have been wiped, WSJ reportsAs the Trump administration continues to get rid of diversity programs throughout the government, it is deleting any mention of the words “diversity,” “equity” and “inclusion”.That meant that in the Internal Revenue Service’s procedural handbook for employees, the terms were wiped out when referring to finances and tax procedures rather than actual DEI programs, the Wall Street Journal reported. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago AP photos capture a day of wrenching emotion as Israel and Hamas release hostages and prisoners

It was a day of wrenching emotions: Relief, joy, anger and trauma all spilled out as Hamas released a new round of hostages and Israel freed more Palestinians from its prisons.

Events

8 hours ago Andrew aide told alleged Chinese spy that Newsnight interview was ‘ill advised’

An aide to the Duke of York described the interview as ‘unsuccessful’ in a letter to Yang Tengbo, documents show.

Politics

7 hours ago Sweden releases 5 arrested following the killing of an Iraqi who carried out Quran burnings

Swedish prosecutors say they have ordered the release of five men who were arrested after the fatal shooting of an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings

Events

8 hours ago Prince Andrew adviser’s letter to alleged China spy reveals closeness of ties

Two-page document praises loyalty of Yang Tengbo and says he is ‘at very top of tree’ within Duke of York’s networkThe full text of a gushing letter written by Prince Andrew’s adviser to alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo reveals how intimate the relationship between the two had become in the aftermath of the prince’s disastrous 2019 interview with the BBC.Extracts from the correspondence were quoted in a judgment upholding a decision to exclude Yang from the UK last month, but the two-page letter written by Dominic Hampshire at the end of March 2020 is eye-catching for its tone. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Pete Hegseth says Trump is 'exactly right' to blame DEI for DC plane crash and details the key to the probe

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended Donald Trump's criticism of DEI hiring practices in government and revealed new details about the plane crash investigation.

Events

8 hours ago Trudeau: Canada will bring ‘forceful but reasonable’ retaliation to Trump tariffs

Officials in Ottawa and Mexico city draw up plans to retaliate with tariffs of their own after Trump’s demandsJustin Trudeau says Canada will bring a “forceful but reasonable” retaliation to any tariffs imposed by the US as his country braces for the economic fallout of a trade war.“I won’t sugarcoat it – our nation could be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks,” Trudeau said Friday while speaking to an advisory council on Canada-US relations. “I know Canadians might be anxious and worried, but I want them to know the federal government – and indeed, all orders of government – have their backs.” Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Police release bombshell new details about adult star who plunged to her death

Mystery surrounds the death of OnlyFans model Anna Beatriz Pereira Alves, who plunged to her death, but shocking new revelations have now emerged

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8 hours ago 'I hope everyone knows now that he is a paedophile and he is a disgusting man'

"If you are ever released, you will be a very old man," Carl Jones was told

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8 hours ago Bear weighing over 500lbs found hiding under home evacuated in California's Eaton fire

The bear was safely removed and released in the Angeles National Forest

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9 hours ago Netflix shares first look at Knives Out 3 as Benoit Blanc to face 'most dangerous case yet'

Netflix has offered fans a first glimpse of the third Knives Out film, which will see Daniel Craig reprise his role as detective Benoit Blanc

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8 hours ago Alona Hotel at Strathclyde Park hosting St Valentine's murder mystery evening

The Dunskey Caper will take part on Saturday, February 15, when guests will join in with performers as the scene is set in New York in 1929 where tensions are running high and gun battles rage in the streets.

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9 hours ago The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow review – a record that will floor you and drive you up the wall

(XO Music/Republic)On a somewhat exhausting sixth album, Abel Tesfaye uses Brazilian funk, punishing house and lush 70s soul to press great songs into the service of rotten lyricsIt takes precisely 20 seconds for the Weeknd’s sixth album to imply that it might also be his last. “All I have is my legacy I’m all alone when it fades to black,” Abel Tesfaye sings over a lush bed of synthesisers that quickly takes on the influence of 80s boogie. It’s a line that feels very on brand. Hurry Up Tomorrow’s release has been promoted with billboards declaring “THE END IS NEAR”, social media posts in which Tesfaye has inferred the album is the final “beautiful chapter” in his story and interviews during which he’s suggested that a 2022 incident in which he lost his voice on stage was some kind of cosmic message: “You can end it now when is the right time to leave if not at your peak?”It is perhaps worth noting that the same was true of his last album more-or-less: 2022’s Dawn FM was rich with e...

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9 hours ago Met Police vows robust action as Tommy Robinson march and counter protest take place in central London

Elon Musk among those wanting Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, released from solitary confinement

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10 hours ago Donald Trump branded 'racist and insane' in Democrats fiery Washington plane crash response

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a press conference just one day after President Trump seemed to blame diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs for the air crash that claimed the lives of 67 people

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10 hours ago Netflix fans 'hooked' by new true crime drama about scammer who faked cancer cure

New true crime drama Apple Cider Vinegar is set to be released next week as fans say they are already 'hooked' on the series following a woman who made a shocking cancer claim

Events

10 hours ago Federal agencies told to implement transgender bathroom ban as Trump's DEI attacks continue

This week, Trump signed three executive orders damaging transgender rights, such as one intended to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors

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10 hours ago Noughties Indie favourites The Kooks announce huge new album 19 years after debut

Beloved Noughties band The Kooks spoke to The Mirror after wowing fans at an exclusive London club night ahead of their release of their new album

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11 hours ago Oh, I’m sorry, tech bros – did DeepSeek copy your work? I can hardly imagine your distress | Marina Hyde

If China has done to Sam Altman what his OpenAI has been accused of doing to creatives, it would take a heart of stone not to laughI once saw an episode of America’s Dumbest Criminals where a man called the cops to report his car stolen, only for it to turn out he’d stolen it from someone else in the first place. I couldn’t help thinking of him this week while watching OpenAI’s Sam Altman wet his pants about the fact that a Chinese hedge fund might have made unauthorised use of his own chatbot models, including ChatGPT, to train their new little side project. This is the cheaper, more open, extremely share-price-slashing DeepSeek.As news of DeepSeek played havoc with the tech stock market, OpenAI pressed its hanky to its nose and released a statement: “We are aware of and reviewing indications that DeepSeek may have inappropriately distilled our models, and will share information as we know more,” this ran. “We take aggressive, proactive countermeasures to protect our technology.” O...

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10 hours ago Release of activist jailed in Egypt will take time, Starmer tells mother

Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 124 days in protest at her son Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s imprisonment.

Events

11 hours ago US president Donald Trump appears to blame DEI for Washington DC plane crash

This is the third time diversity quota has been blamed this year after a US disaster

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12 hours ago How much more people in part of Wales could have to pay for their policing next year

South Wales Police's budget proposals have been release which would involve a £26 or 7.37% increase in the precept

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