1 hour ago Bitcoin market rout worsens as investors ‘flood to the exits’

Experts said a perceived lack of action from US President Donald Trump on his pro-crypto promises has led to the slump in value.

Economics

2 h. ago Charity shop customer bought artwork for £2.40. The real price was a lot, lot more

She purchased the painting after taking a liking to its decorative frame

Economics

3 h. ago Charity shop customer stunned after learning true value of artwork bought for £2.40

She purchased the painting after taking a liking to its decorative frame

Economics

4 h. ago America must not surrender its Democratic values | Bernie Sanders

Together, we must fight for our long-held values and work with people around the world who share themFor 250 years, the United States has held itself up as a symbol of democracy – an example of freedom and self-governance to which the rest of the world could aspire. People have long looked to our declaration of independence and constitution as blueprints for how to guarantee those human rights and freedoms.Tragically, all of that is changing. As Donald Trump moves this country towards authoritarianism, he is aligning himself with dictators and despots who share his disdain for democracy and the rule of law.Bernie Sanders is a US senator and a ranking member of the health, education, labor and pensions committee. He represents the state of Vermont and is the longest-serving independent in the history of Congress Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump row sees Celtic star back his boss to the hilt as he vows to use controversial claim to fire up nation

The controversial USA president has caused a stir after claiming Canada could become America's 51st state

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5 h. ago Renfrewshire will see council tax rise by 9.5 per cent and major investment in schools and roads

The administration's spending plan was backed by two independents and a Liberal Democrat on Thursday.

Economics

6 h. ago I started the paperclip hustle with my sons to teach them the value of money and negotiation

The challenge originally saw one man trade his way from a paperclip to a house.

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6 h. ago James Cameron says ‘sickening’ Trump has convinced him to move to New Zealand

‘America doesn’t stand for anything if it doesn’t stand for what it has historically stood for,’ said Cameron

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7 h. ago Justin Timberlake ‘heartbroken’ flu forced him to cancel show after soundcheck

The singer, who is touring in the UK later this year, was due to perform in Ohio.

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8 h. ago Mirroring the far right on immigration backfired for Germany’s political centre | Johannes Hillje

Even the Greens hardened their rhetoric and lost votes as a result. The message is clear: the new government must offer hope, not hatredGermany’s next government will be a coalition of the political centre led by the conservative Friedrich Merz. That may sound like stability. Traditionally, a government made up of the two big centrist parties, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU), has been called the grand coalition. But it is no longer grand and offers only an illusion of stability.The SPD achieved its worst result in a national election since the second world war, with 16.4% of the vote. The CDU scored its second-worst result, with 28.5%. If you include the Greens and the Liberals, the parties that occupy the political ground from centre-left to centre-right won just over 60% of the votes cast.Johannes Hillje is a Berlin-based political consultant and a fellow at Das Progressive Zentrum, an independent thinktank Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Antiques Roadshow guest nearly ‘dumped’ £2 ‘rare’ charity shop find with top price tag

An Antiques Roadshow guest’s jaw dropped when she discovered the real value of a vase she wasn’t exactly keen on.

Economics

8 h. ago James Cameron says US under Trump is ‘horrifying’ as he becomes New Zealand citizen

Titanic and Avatar director says ‘America doesn’t stand for anything if it doesn’t stand for what it has historically stood for’ – and that he prefers New Zealand to CanadaJames Cameron has voiced his relief that he is becoming a New Zealand citizen in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, saying that America under Trump is “a turn away from everything decent”.Asked how worried he was about Trump’s second term, the 70-year-old film-maker told New Zealand outlet Stuff: “I think it’s horrific, I think it’s horrifying I see it as a turn away from everything decent. America doesn’t stand for anything if it doesn’t stand for what it has historically stood for. It becomes a hollow idea, and I think they’re hollowing it out as fast as they can for their own benefit.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Starmer sees value in Trump’s mineral deal with Ukraine after meeting with US president

British prime minister says agreement will form ‘at least one element’ of security guarantee for Kyiv

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9 h. ago The UK has a history of coddling authoritarian leaders – now it’s happening again | Andy Beckett

British politicians think they exercise a moderating force on strongmen. In practice, ‘diplomacy’ and ‘pragmatism’ only ease their pathWhy is Westminster, supposedly one of the world’s great centres of democratic moderation, so welcoming to far-right foreign governments? For more than a century, since the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini, authoritarians have often found allies, apologists or a deliberate absence of criticism in the Commons, despite our parliament’s self-image as a historic enemy of fascism.One reason for this forgiving attitude is that foreign policy is a pragmatic business, and Britain has increasingly become a country that can’t afford to make enemies. The Starmer government’s determination to see no evil in the Trump administration can be partly explained in those terms.Andy Beckett is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Culture

9 h. ago Attacks on Scotland's book festivals from both left and right recall 1930s book burnings

Book festivals provide a fine example of what democratic debate should be like

Events

10 h. ago Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ' black hole' for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn

Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts as they wrestle with the logistics of a suddenly reversed migration flow

Events

10 h. ago Law school project finds slavery citations still being used today

Students at Michigan State University's law school have found that slavery is still baked into American jurisprudence

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12 h. ago Trump administration briefing: hundreds fired from US climate agency as Americans feel economy getting worse

Democrats warn that cutting jobs at Noaa ‘will cost American lives’ – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glanceThe Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency housed within the Department of Commerce, the Guardian learned on Thursday.“This will cost American lives,” said Democratic congresswoman and ranking member of the House science, space and technology committee, Zoe Lofgren, in a written statement. Her comments were issued alongside congressman Gabe Amo’s, the ranking member of the subcommittee on environment, after news of the firings broke. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Why white South Africans are fleeing surging violence and 'racist' laws for new lives in America, reveals SUE REID

Erik Uys has family roots in South Africa going back years. Now he lives on a cattle ranch in the American state of Arkansas thousands of miles from his home country.

Events

15 h. ago HS2 is an example of ‘how not to run a project’ and may not even reach Birmingham, MPs find

Even if the slimmed down project is delivered it will ‘bring very poor value for money’, damning report finds

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