77 m. ago CIA lays off some recently hired officers as Trump shakes up intelligence community

The Central Intelligence Agency is laying off some recently hired officers as President Donald Trump's efforts to downsize and reshape the federal government reverberate through the intelligence community

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2 h. ago Emmerdale's Roxy Shahidi dropped huge spoiler before Leyla's return from the dead

The actress teased fans as she shared that she'd be returning to the Dales for one night only

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2 h. ago Trump pauses tariffs on both Mexico and Canada; White House limits Musk’s power: Live updates

President clarifies responsibility for mass firings and cost-cutting lies with department leadership with DOGE in advisory role

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2 h. ago Twiggy says seeing documentary about her life for first time ‘very emotional’

The film features contributions from former Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney, US actor Dustin Hoffman and actress Dame Joanna Lumley.

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2 h. ago Trump delays tariffs on many products from Mexico and Canada

US president paused tariffs on Mexican products covered by USMCA and later stayed tariffs on many Canadian importsDonald Trump pulled back from his trade war with Canada and Mexico on Thursday, temporarily delaying tariffs on many goods from the two countries once again.Two days after imposing sweeping tariffs on all imports from his country’s closest trading partners, the US president announced that duties on a wide range of products would be shelved until April. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago First private US robotic lunar rover lands successfully on the moon

Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform by Lunar Outpost landed near the moon’s south pole after eight daysA small but rugged robotic moon rover developed by a Colorado company became the first commercial exploration vehicle to touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday.Mission managers were unable to immediately confirm that the landing of the spacecraft it was traveling in had been fully successful. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago More than 40,000 days in hospital beds lost to this superbug as NHS struggles

Flu, RSV and staff absences are all up on last year, leaving the NHS in crisis

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2 h. ago The abandoned baby boy who touched a community and his mother's terrible 25 year secret

Chief Reporter Neal Keeling reports on the solving of a tragic cold case which shocked and haunted a community

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2 h. ago David Hasselhoff's rocky romances from messy Pamela divorce to age

David Hasselhoff's ex-wife Pamela Bach was found dead at her Los Angeles home after family "hadn't heard from her in days", with the former actress sharing two daughters with Hasselhoff

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2 h. ago DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has promised to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes amid chronic power outages

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2 h. ago Moment arsonist sets himself on fire while torching car in gated California community

This is the dramatic moment an alleged arsonist set himself ablaze while torching a car in a gated California community.

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3 h. ago American severance may be averted, but Europe’s leaders must fear the worst

Head-spinning speed of events leaves EU adapting at pace while trying to infer Trump’s possible geo-strategic aimsEurope live – latest updatesWith a mixture of regret, laced with incredulity, European leaders gathered in Brussels to marshal their forces for a power struggle not with Russia, but with the US.Even now, of course at the 11th hour, most of Europe hopes this coming battle of wills can be averted and the Trump administration can still be persuaded that forcing Ukraine to the negotiating table, disarmed and blinded, will not be in the long term strategic interest of America. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Germany’s access all areas pass allows unlimited train travel and public transport – for just £1.60 a day

Hamburg to Munich and Cologne to Berlin: £48 buys a month of travel in central Europe’s largest nation

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3 h. ago Alleged gunman said he was 'celebrating' on day of shooting but 'got the wrong day'

A gunman alleged to have carried out a horrific shooting in Moscow over 30 years ago said he was celebrating Easter at the time, but prosecutors say this is not possible

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3 h. ago BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine dresses up as The Gruffalo for World Book Day

The 59-year old presenter took part in the fancy dress day to celebrate his favourite children’s book character.

Culture

3 h. ago Dolly Parton shares heartfelt tribute to husband Carl Dean days after his death

Parton announced Dean’s death at 82 on Monday

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on why Canada matters: a nation in the global frontline | Editorial

Donald Trump has deliberately picked a fight with its northern neighbour. This malign strategy must be stoppedIt is two months since Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as Liberal party leader and Canada’s prime minister. After a decade in power, Mr Trudeau had become increasingly unpopular. Two out of three Canadians thought he was doing a bad job. The opposition Conservatives led in almost every poll. With the Liberals staring a 2025 general election defeat in the face, Mr Trudeau’s ministers forced him out. His successor will be chosen this Sunday.But then came Donald Trump. Mr Trump wants to strengthen the US at the expense of its neighbours. His hostility to Canada is thus visceral and deep. Without any justification, he promised illegal 25% tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican imports. As a fig leaf for his intentions, he falsely claimed that Canada’s 5,000-mile border with the US was an open door for migrants and drugs. He talked, repeatedly and deliberately, of anne...

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3 h. ago Lady Gaga: Mayhem review – a fabulous return to her freaky first principles

(Interscope)After some noteworthy musical and cinematic misfires, Gaga gets back to her core themes of sex, sleaze and celebrity on an album that sounds not retro, but relevantLady Gaga’s single Abracadabra is enjoying its fifth consecutive week in the UK Top 10. You can imagine a collective sigh of relief chez Gaga: she has been experiencing what you might call a case of career sea sickness, in which unadulterated commercial triumphs have been followed by very public flops. In the credit column, there’s Die With a Smile, a power-ballad duet with Bruno Mars that went to No 1 in 28 countries and spent 10 weeks as the world’s biggest-selling single. (Released last August, it also appears on Mayhem.) In the debit, there was her starring role in the disastrous Joker: Folie à Deux, a film that was estimated to have lost Warner Brothers something in the region of $150m (£116m), and which seemed to take both the Gaga-heavy soundtrack and her own, jazz-based “companion album” Harlequin down...

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4 h. ago Three skiers believed dead after being trapped by avalanche in Alaska are identified

The slide happened late on Tuesday afternoon near the skiing community of Girdwood, located about 40 miles south of Anchorage

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4 h. ago Edinburgh locals make steadfast bid to save abandoned mansion from 'looters'

Council officials in the Capital are set to hand over an abandoned mansion, with a charity eager to carry out repairs as they bring the community hub back to life.

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