4 h. ago Trump might not know it, but he’s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU | Martin Kettle

Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blockedIt would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every Donald Trump cloud. Those clouds are too many, too dark and too dangerous. All the same, viewed from a domestic political perspective, there is a clear emerging British upside to Trump’s efforts at crashing the post-cold war order. It might even get a boost from Thursday’s Washington visit by Keir Starmer.In July 2024, when Starmer became prime minister, Labour was rigidly on the defensive about Europe. Brexit was seen as an electorally unstable issue for a party whose priority was to reconnect with leave voters. Everything about Europe was thus sidelined during the election. Only vague generalities were permitted. The only foreign leaders pictured in the party manifesto were Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canada’s Justin Trudeau.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 h. ago A school helps migrants in Mauritania. Is it enough to keep them from leaving for Europe?

A school for migrant children in Mauritania is an example of what's to come after the European Union pledged more than $200 million last year to help persuade people there against coming to the continent

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10 h. ago NHL union, Boston College announce program to help players go back to school and finish their degree

NHL players who want to complete their college degrees will have a smoother pathway thanks to an agreement announced Wednesday between their union and Boston College

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22 h. ago A Bangladesh 'shrimp health' study, a Porsche deal for Albanian prisons and 'inclusion' in the DRC: How foreign aid is spent amid Labour row over using cash for defence instead

Sir Keir said defence spending would rise to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027 in the wake of the Trump administration's decision to leave Europe to fend for itself and move closer to Russia .

Economics

6 d. ago Visible pimple patches: a skincare trend for teenagers we needn’t be worried about | Sali Hughes on beauty

Don’t squeeze them! From neutral-toned beige to bright blue stars, these clever little patches are getting the thumbs up from teensThere’s a lot of concern around teenagers and skincare at the moment. Children who are barely out of Matey bubble bath are suddenly pleading for £80 moisturisers and anti-ageing serums that are wholly inappropriate for their bouncy, line-free skins – and some brands are marketing aggressively and irresponsibly in their direction. So it gladdened my cynical old heart when I saw one of my goddaughters recently and learned of the latest high-school craze: visible pimple patches.Hydrocolloid patches are a helpful skincare product for anyone of any age suffering from spots – but they’re especially good for teens who are, in my pretty considerable experience, more likely to pick and fiddle with their zits, worsening the redness and chances of scarring. Pimple patches prevent this habit from transferring bacteria from fingers to spots, and discourage touching a...

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6 d. ago Man Utd target Victor Osimhen urged to 'leave' club as striker suffers Europa League heartbreak

The Nigerian international has also been linked with a summer move to Arsenal and PSG

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6 d. ago Glencore, Rio Tinto Ponder Leaving London Stock Exchange As European Financial Hub Loses Luster

Glencore, Rio Tinto Ponder Leaving London Stock Exchange As European Financial Hub Loses Luster  Benzinga

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7 d. ago Hold your breath and look to Germany: its election could decide the fate of Europe – and the UK | Martin Kettle

If the country holds out against the Trump-assisted AfD, it shows rightwing populism can be resisted in Europe’s heartlandEven in less stressed times, Britain always pays too much attention to the US and too little to Germany. In today’s torrid circumstances, that imbalance is perhaps excusable. After all, Donald Trump, it now turns out, really means it. He is more interested in US plunder and profit from places like Gaza, Ukraine and Greenland than in upholding a just peace or good order.Even so, the inattention towards Germany needs to end. Britain’s politicians, like German politicians, are rewiring their worldviews amid a political gale. But Germany, though no longer a great power, is nevertheless a great nation. Indeed, it may be more than ever the essential European nation now, after the Trump administration’s very public trashing of the entire Atlantic alliance seemed to leave Europe to its own devices. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Now we'll all pay for Rachel Reeves' private school tax: Labour's VAT raid on private schools helps send inflation soaring to a ten

Experts, who warned there would be 'unforeseen consequences', say households will shoulder the burden of the higher borrowing costs.

Economics

8 d. ago Man Utd set for huge windfall as Mason Greenwood linked with stunning move to European giants

Mason Greenwood is reportedly set to make a stunning move to a European powerhouse with Manchester United to benefit if he leaves Marseille

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9 d. ago Trump 'could withdraw US troops from Baltics and leave Europe vulnerable to Russia, European officials fear'

European officials believe US president Donald Trump is likely to withdraw troops from the Baltics, as a report claims his peace plan would see Ukraine forced into paying extraordinary reparations. 

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