19 h. ago White House insists Trump’s recent physical shows ‘perfectly normal’ health

US president, who is 79, had October exam amid concerns over his cognitive abilities and mental fitnessUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House on Monday released details of Donald Trump’s recent “comprehensive executive physical” after the president admitted Sunday night he had “no idea” what part of his body had been the subject of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.Trump, the oldest-ever US president, underwent the procedure during a surprise “semiannual physical” on 10 October and faced questions about it from reporters on Air Force One as he traveled back to Washington DC after a Thanksgiving break in Florida. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Trump says he’ll release MRI results but has ‘no idea’ which body part was scanned

US president, who is 79, spoke about scan amid concerns over his cognitive abilities and mental fitnessUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said he will release the results of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan conducted during his surprise “semiannual physical” in October – but was unable to tell reporters what part of his body was under investigation.The oldest-ever US president faced questions over the procedure on Air Force One as he traveled back to Washington DC on Sunday night after a Thanksgiving break in Florida. It is the latest episode of recurring concern about the cognitive abilities and mental fitness of the 79-year-old, who insisted he had “aced” earlier tests relating to his brain functioning. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Cologne college horror 'attack' as 20 injured and multiple people rushed to hospital

Emergency services have rushed to the Humboldtstraße vocational college in Cologne, Germany, with around 20 people left injured after an attack using pepper spray

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27 h. ago Columbus fire sees 2 adults and 3 kids rushed to hospital in 'critical condition'

The Columbus Division of Fire race to the scene of a major house fire on the 500 block of South Harris Avenue as five people have been rushed to hospital, including three children

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27 h. ago The question isn’t whether the AI bubble will burst – but what the fallout will be

Will the bubble ravage the economy when it bursts? What will it leave of value once it pops?The California Gold Rush left an outsized imprint on America. Some 300,000 people flocked there from 1848 to 1955, from as far away as the Ottoman Empire. Prospectors massacred Indigenous people to take the gold from their lands in the Sierra Nevada mountains. And they boosted the economies of nearby states and faraway countries from whence they bought their supplies.Gold provided the motivation for California – a former Mexican territory then controlled by the US military – to become a state with laws of its own. And yet, few “49ers” as prospectors were known, struck it rich. It was the merchants selling prospectors food and shovels who made the money. One, a Bavarian immigrant named Levi Strauss who sold denim overalls to the gold bugs passing through San Francisco, may be the most remembered figure of his day. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow evacuated after blaze erupts: Everything you need to know

The breakfast show was taken off air and television bulletins were suspended as staff were forced to leave the building on Pacific Quay this morning.

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30 h. ago BBC headquarters evacuated after fire breaks out and shows forced off air

The fire happendc happened in a room on the fifth floor of the Pacific Quay building with all staff ordered to leave the building as shows were hauled off air

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31 h. ago BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow evacuated after fire breaks out

BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast was taken off air and staff were forced to leave the building.

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33 h. ago A Traitors cloak, Britpop Trumps and a very arty swearbox: it’s the Culture Christmas gift guide!

Put some artful oomph into your festive season with our bumper guide, featuring everything from a satanic South Park shirt to Marina Abramović’s penis salt and pepper potsIs there an overly sweary person in your life? Do you have a friend who’s utterly bereft without The Traitors? Would anyone you know like to shake up their cocktail-making? And do you ever wish your neighbours’ doormat was, well, a bit more kinky?Well, look no further! Our bumper Christmas gift guide has arty present suggestions galore for all these people – and many more. Dig in before the jingle bells rush! Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Trump confirms he recently spoke with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Trump remained tight-lipped on details of call with Venezuelan president as tensions rise between countriesDonald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, but he did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed.“I don’t want to comment on it. The answer is yes,” the US president said when asked if he had spoken with Maduro. He was speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Olivia Attwood emotionally admits she feels 'defeated' after being struck down with strep throat and flu

Olivia Attwood has opened up about her recent health scare after she was forced to pull out of Loose Women moments before going on air.

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3 d. ago What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams

A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentalityEarlier this year, the Trump administration reversed the convention that nobody would be snatched by immigration and customs enforcement, or ICE, by a school, church or hospital. Since then, teachers have reported classrooms a third empty, as parents are too scared to send their kids in – volunteers walk them there and back.In the Rogers Park area of Chicago, a group of citizens are organising to resist such immigration raids. Sometimes, it’s simple non-violent tactics, such as slowing officers down by walking in front of them. Last month, 50 people rushed to a church, where the congregation was trapped, having got word that there were ICE agents waiting outside. Maybe their most evocative tactic is whistles – coded blasts for when a convoy is suspected to be ICE agents, a different code when it’s confirmed. They have numerous accounts of undocumented migrants warned ...

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5 d. ago I'm A Celeb's Ant forced to interrupt Dec to announce major return live on air

I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have made an exciting announcement

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5 d. ago Protest group Palestine Action goes to court to challenge its ban by the UK government

Lawyers for a pro-Palestinian protest group banned by the British government are challenging its classification as a terrorist organization

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6 d. ago Five people rushed to hospital after plane forced to make an emergency landing because of foul odor

Four flight attendants and one passenger were taken to hospital as a precaution, American Airlines said

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7 d. ago This Morning forced to apologise as Jamie Lee Curtis swears live on air

This Morning descended into chaos on Tuesday's show as Jamie Lee Curtis swore live on air

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7 d. ago Prince William to visit Wales and undergo beach walk at Colwyn Bay

Prince William spent several years serving as a search an rescue helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Valley in Anglesey, off the north-west coast of Wales

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7 d. ago Lara Trump stuns Bill Maher by denying president called reporter ‘piggy’ on Air Force One: ‘I saw it on tape’

During a November 14 press gaggle, the president told Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey, ‘quiet, piggy,’ after she asked about the Epstein files

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7 d. ago Lara Trump denies Trump called reporter ‘piggy’ during infamous Air Force One gaggle

During a November 14 press gaggle, the president told Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey, ‘quiet, piggy,’ after she asked about the Epstein files

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8 d. ago Boy, 15, dies after horrific practical joke 'exploded his intestines'

WARNING: Distressing content Muhammed Kendirci, 15, was allegedly overpowered by co-workers who tied him up, forcibly removed his pants and inserted an air compressor tube into his rectum

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