24 minutes ago Putin orders his gigantic Satan II nukes to be made ready for combat duty as soon as possible as Kremlin warns 'insane' idea of arming Ukraine with nukes would push world to 'brink of catastrophe'

Russia is continuing work to put its 'unstoppable' Satan II intercontinental ballistic missile on combat duty, as he plots revenge for Ukraine's use of long-range missiles from the US and UK

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28 minutes ago Assisted dying is a slippery slope turning NHS into the ‘national death service’, warns Tory grandee

Exclusive: Dr Liam Fox warned that the safeguards included in the bill are ‘completely false’ - his intervention followed opposition from Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Liz Truss and polling which revealed the public concern over whether the NHS is fit to deliver assisted dying

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30 minutes ago Eddie Hearn reveals huge Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 plan but issues warning

Taylor went 2-0 against Serrano with another narrow win this month, but both women are open to a trilogy

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34 minutes ago Hospital boss says sorry to families for pain ‘prolonged by decisions’ on Letby

Tony Chambers was chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital at the time the nurse murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven others.

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37 minutes ago Joe Marler decides to hang up his boots after Harlequins match on Friday

The 34-year-old prop retired from international rugby three and a half weeks ago.

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49 minutes ago Joe Marler announces retirement from rugby three weeks after ending England career

Marler earned 95 caps for England and won three Six Nations titles (2016, 2017 and 2020). He was also an integral member of the squad that finished World Cup runners up in Japan (2019) and third place in France (2023)

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50 minutes ago How Sony could reclaim handheld gaming from Nintendo and the smartphone

In this week’s newsletter: A new PlayStation portable device that will play the PS back catalogue is reportedly in the offing – it could be a gamechanger for the market• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereA report from Bloomberg this week suggests that Sony is working on a new portable PlayStation device. As someone who still has a PlayStation Vita languishing in my desk drawer because I can’t quite bear to put it in the attic, this is an exciting prospect. It has been almost 13 years since Sony released the Vita, its last portable console, and it’s such a wonder of a thing, with its big crisp screen and dinky little sticks. I wish more people had made games for it – paper-craft adventure Tearaway and topsy-turvy platform-puzzler Gravity Rush remain underrate...

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53 minutes ago Bruno Fernandes fires warning to Man Utd stars over Ruben Amorim's new demands

Manchester United are going through a period of upheaval following the arrival of new manager Ruben Amorim, who is determined to implement a fresh tactical approach

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59 minutes ago John Swinney warns of 'disruption' if opposition vote down Scottish Budget

The First Minister said public services would not be properly funded if the Scottish Budget is not voted through

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61 minutes ago EastEnders icon gives I'm A Celeb warning to campmates over GK Barry and Dean McCullough

Former EastEnders star Dean Gaffney, who appeared on I'm A Celebrity in 2006, has issued a warning to the current crop of campmates over Dean McCullough and GK Barry

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