49 minutes ago Keir Starmer played the China card in Rio – and sent a message to a hawkish Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall

The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper handBoth were lawyers before they became politicians, but that’s where the similarities between Keir Starmer and Richard Nixon end. The former US president resigned in disgrace at the height of the Watergate corruption scandal exactly 50 years ago. Britain’s prime minister may have been unwise to accept free tickets from Arsenal FC – but he’s not in Nixon’s league.Except, perhaps, was there just a touch of Tricky Dicky about Starmer’s meeting with China’s president, Xi Jinping, at last week’s G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro? Watergate aside, Nixon is famous for his groundbreaking 1972 visit to Beijing, which opened the way to normalised r...

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49 minutes ago We shall satirise him on the beaches Churchill through the eyes of cartoonists – in pictures

In one wartime image, Winston Churchill is portrayed as a dragonslayer; in another, a gun-toting gangster. Later, he appears old and dejected, overdue for retirement. The cartoons, on show in a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum London, show a multitude of Churchills, reflecting how he was seen in different countries and at different times, from 1909 onwards. “There was never a consensus view of him,” says curator Kate Clements. “Some of the depictions were heavily critical and even grotesque”, while others “depict his determined nature and portray him as a British figurehead”. Clements hopes the exhibition will “add another layer to our visitors’ understanding of this complex individual” and show “how satirical cartoons played a part in shaping perceptions of Churchill during hi...

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61 minutes ago Wetherspoon fans shocked as 2005 menu resurfaces revealing drastically different prices

A 2005 menu from Wetherspoons has resurfaced - and it has prompted fans to call on the UK chain to bring back some old gems.

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61 minutes ago Elizabeth Line workers to strike on New Year’s Eve in pay and conditions dispute

Workers on London’s Elizabeth Line are to strike in a dispute over pay.

Economics

62 minutes ago Experts issue urgent Antarctica warning as 'nowhere on Earth is in greater danger'

It's a dire situation to be in, claims scientists who say the Earth faces losing a continent if we don't act immediately, as Antarctica loses millions of tonnes of ice each year

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67 minutes ago Man charged with attempted murder after bus attack leaves victim fighting for life in Brixton

Detectives do not believe any weapons were used in the incident but police enquiries are ongoing

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96 minutes ago Storm Bert flooding alert chaos as 80 warnings issued for snow and rain battering UK

The Environment Agency has revealed multiple parts of the country could be at risk of flooding. The agency shared an updated list of the alerts - sparking concerns across the UK

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99 minutes ago 22 Kids star Noel Radford slams posh holiday restaurant with hilarious comparison to pub chain back home

Noel Radford, the father of the UK's biggest family, has slammed a posh Dubai restaurant as the 'worst ever' and said it was no match for his favourite Toby Carvery in the UK

Society

1 hour ago 'Labour becoming the cruel party' over tax changes, warns farmer baroness

Baroness Mallalieu, who joined farmers as they marched on Westminster on Tuesday, claimed the new Government was losing the trust of countryside communities

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1 hour ago Donald Trump ally warns Keir Starmer the US will ‘crush’ the UK economy if it helps arrest Benjamin Netanyahu

Senator Lindsey Graham hit out at US allies warning they should not comply with the warrant for the Israeli leader issued by the ICC

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