54 h. ago A market ablaze, a Philippine earthquake and a dairy show: photos of the day – Wednesday

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9 d. ago Typhoon Ragasa, a giant sinkhole and an Armani exhibition: photos of the day – Wednesday

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1 week ago Cheltenham Festival chiefs slash price of a pint of Guinness and bring back Ladies Day

Changes are being made to the Cheltenham Festival and they include a reduction in crowd numbers and drink prices, while the Wednesday will once be Ladies Day for the first time since 2019

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2 w. ago Trump v the Truth review – no other broadcaster would attempt TV so daring (and mind

Channel 4’s use of facts to correct almost everything the US President has said since taking office in January is a monumental flex. Sadly three hours of him speaking is deadeningly boringIf nothing else, you have to applaud their commitment to the bit. Broadly speaking, the British media responded to Donald Trump’s state visit with a series of cautious little inserts nestled within scheduled news programming. Then along came Channel 4, which decided to go big, junking off a full night’s schedule to deliver an unbroken almost three-hour, fact-based, point-by-point repudiation of almost every single thing that Trump has said since he retook office in January. This sprawling extravaganza, entitled Trump v the Truth, formed the backbone of what effectively became Channel 4’s Trump Day on Wednesday. Preceding it was episode two of The Donald Trump Show, a weird hour that overlaid an arch Come Dine With Me narration over old Trump clips. And throughout the day, continuity announcers were...

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2 w. ago Arctic training, cooling cattle and Trump visits Windsor: photos of the day – Wednesday

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2 w. ago King and PM prepare for Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit

The US president is set to arrive in the UK on Tuesday evening, ahead of a full day of pomp and pageantry at Windsor on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Tube drivers are striking 'because they can't afford a house in London' on £72k salaries, union boss says

As it entered its fourth chaotic day on Wednesday, Eddie Dempsey, the general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union gave a surprising reason for the strikes.

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3 w. ago Harry arrives ahead of expected reunion with King after 19 months apart

The duke arrived at Clarence House on Wednesday afternoon to meet Charles on the penultimate day of his trip to the UK.

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3 w. ago Thomas Skinner tries to gloss over THAT Strictly meltdown as he shares cheesy photo from the stylist's chair while enjoying show makeover after issuing apology over his behaviour

The former Apperntice star, 34, issued an apology on social media on Wednesday, a day he grabbed a journalist's phone at the event, before storming out.

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3 w. ago France protests, Nepal riots and a rock cellist: pictures of the day – Wednesday

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone alert in Poland before Belarus border closure

Warplanes scrambled after warning from Ukraine; Poland to seal border over Russian and Belarus’s ‘very aggressive’ Zapad war games. What we know on day 1,295Warplanes were scrambled early on Wednesday after Ukraine’s air force warned that Russian drones had entered Nato-member Poland’s airspace. “Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,” Poland’s operational command said. The Ukrainian air force said drones were heading west and threatening the city of Zamosc in Poland. Ukrainian media reported that one was heading towards the western Polish city of Rzeszow, and said airports were being temporarily closed.Poland will close its border with Belarus on Thursday as a result of the “very aggressive” Zapad military exercises taking place in Belarus involving Russia, Donald Tusk has announced. The Polish prime minister said it was also a response to a growin...

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3 w. ago France braces for ‘block everything’ protests after PM Bayrou resigns

Blockades, disruption and strikes planned for Wednesday with about 80,000 police and gendarmes to be deployedThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, has resigned after losing a confidence vote as authorities prepare for a day of disruption and protests ranging from road and school blockades to transport strikes.About 80,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed across France on Wednesday to monitor a day of anti-government demonstrations organised under the slogan “block everything”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Morning Live hosts Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones seen enjoying a cosy lunch after dating rumours

BBC presenters Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones were spotted together on Wednesday after they were pictured at a spa day

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4 w. ago Ryan Thomas' actress daughter Scarlett, 16, does her makeup on the train as she travels to the studio after skipping her GCSE exams

Scarlett Thomas gave a glimpse into her makeup routine on Instagram as she got ready for 'a day in the studio' on Wednesday.

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last month A parade in Beijing and the pope on a motorbike: photos of the day – Wednesday

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