65 minutes ago How Scotland and Trident would benefit the most from 2.5% defence spending rise

Labour has committed to increasing defence spend, but Sir Keir Starmer has not said when the target of 2.5 per cent of GDP will be achieved

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66 minutes ago I detest Mrs Brown’s Boys – but forced myself to sit through every minute of it

Is the BBC’s critically loathed sitcom really the worst show on TV? Louis Chilton spends a week with Brendan O’Carroll’s ‘Mammy’ and her unbearable boys to find out for himself

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90 minutes ago China says US is 'playing with fire' after latest military aid for Taiwan

The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.”

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1 hour ago Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Decades after a former Chicago mayor pledged to extend transit to the city’s far South Side, the federal government is committing to the massive project just before President Joe Biden leaves office

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2 hours ago Wall Street Journal flames Trump and Musk over ‘budget fiasco’ and what it threatens for future

The editorial board said ‘there are bad omens here for 2025’ and questioned the ‘ability of Republicans to govern’

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2 hours ago Only one in three Scots schools running programme to tackle gender based violence

Labour made the call as it has been revealed only a third of schools have signed up for a programme aimed at stopping gender based violence.

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4 hours ago Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home

Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes country’s main island as RAAF flights carrying 144 passengers land in Brisbane and SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVanuatu has been hit by another earthquake after hundreds of Australians landed on home soil from the islands and the federal government announced a new round of financial assistance.The latest magnitude 6.1 quake shook buildings on the country’s main island at 2.30am on Sunday after it struck 30km west of the capital, Port Vila. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago 'I blame one person for Liverpool disaster – I much preferred playing for Tottenham'

Robbie Keane's six-month stint at Liverpool wasn't as successful as many hoped it would be – and he even admitted he preferred playing for Tottenham Hotspur out of all the clubs he represented

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5 hours ago MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: By accident or not, the Chancellor has become a modern

A 21st century Scrooge would probably hire spin doctors to publicise his giving. The Government has blundered into what looks like an unintentional imitation of the notorious old skinflint.

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5 hours ago Why ministers are resisting calls to block Elon Musk from donating to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party

Pressure is building for the government to introduce measures limiting the amount a foreign national can donate to UK political parties through UK companies

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