57 m. ago Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment

Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investorsNigel Farage has been criticised over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea that people should buy physical gold and put it into their pension pots.Farage is paid more than four times his MPs’ salary for the four-hour-a-month job at Direct Bullion, where he has featured in Facebook and YouTube videos. Continue reading...

Economics

1 hour ago Trump bans two British social media campaigners from US as censorship row escalates

UK, France and Germany condemn US visa ban on social media campaigners

Politics

3 h. ago Good Morning Britain star bids emotional farewell after 26 years on air

Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls paid tribute to their ‘exceptional’ co-star

Politics

4 h. ago DOJ scrambles to find VOLUNTEERS to help redact new Epstein files after sleuths used simple method to crack censored documents

The Justice Department is seeking volunteers to help redact more Jeffrey Epstein files over the 'next several days,' according to an internal memo reviewed by CNN.

Politics

4 h. ago Footballer, 19, fights back tears as he pays tribute to girlfriend, 21, killed in hit and run

The young midfielder paid tribute to his late girlfriend ahead of Jong Ajax's match against RKC Waalwijck, which the Dutch club did not want to see go ahead following the tragedy

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5 h. ago US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain

Ukraine accepts principle of demilitarised zone in east, while insisting Russia make similar concessions in pulling back forcesWashington and Kyiv have edged closer to a jointly agreed formula to end the war in Ukraine amid continuing uncertainty over Moscow’s response and a number of unresolved issues.Revealing the latest status of the peace talks, brokered by Washington, Ukraine’s president, Volodmyr Zelenskyy, appeared to have secured several important concessions from earlier versions of the now slimmed-down plan after intense talks with the US negotiating team. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago ‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions

Members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’Doing good gets you killed in Sudan. It was why Amira did not tell her mother when she joined a volunteer group that felt like the only thing stopping her country sliding deeper into dystopia.Each morningshe secretly crossed the shifting frontline of Sudan’s North Kordofan state. Amira was entering territory held by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), paramilitaries who have committed countless war crimes, including genocide, during the country’s cataclysmic war. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Macron and EU condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates

Washington accused of ‘coercion and intimidation’ after five Europeans behind campaign to regulate US tech giants targetedUK politics live – latest updatesThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the European Union have accused Washington of “coercion and intimidation”, after the US imposed a visa ban on five prominent European figures who have been at heart of the campaign to introduce laws regulating American tech giants.The visa bans were imposed on Tuesday on Thierry Breton, a former EU commissioner and one of the architects of the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), and four anti-disinformation campaigners, including two in Germany and two in the UK. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates

Washington accused of ‘coercion and intimidation’ after five leading figures behind digital safety law campaign targetedEuropean leaders including Emmanuel Macron have accused Washington of “coercion and intimidation”, after the US imposed a visa ban on five prominent European figures who have been at heart of the campaign to introduce laws regulating American tech companies.The visa bans were imposed on Tuesday on Thierry Breton, the former EU commissioner and one of the architects of the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), and four anti-disinformation campaigners, including two in Germany and two in the UK. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Are you worried about the rise of Reform and Nigel Farage? Take our poll and have your say

Unions have warned their policies would create job losses, and Nigel Farage has failed to explain which public services his savage near £300 billion of cuts would focus on

Politics

7 h. ago Sara Sharif's vile stepmum's jail Christmas 'moaning over job' with Lucy Letby

Sara Sharif's stepmum, Beinash Batool, is serving 33 years in prison for the murder of the 10 year-old girl and is locked up in the same jail as notorious killer Lucy Letby

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8 h. ago Marcus Rashford shares update amid Spanish media verdict on brutal Barcelona decision

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was named on the bench for Barcelona's 2-0 win at Villarreal on Sunday - but it was a decision from Hansi Flick that was proved right as it paid off

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8 h. ago Man stabbed Brit boy to death before blowing himself up in horror 'murder

British teenager Alfie Hallett was allegedly stabbed to death by his mother's ex-partner in Portugal before the attacker took his own life - tributes have now been paid to the youngster

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8 h. ago It's a real shoedunnit! Beachcombers hope to solve mystery as hundreds of pairs of Victorian footwear wash up on shore

The historical haul was discovered by volunteers cleaning up rock pools on Ogmore-By-Sea beach in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales.

Society

9 h. ago This Morning star announces they're 'leaving dream job' after 16 years on ITV show

The stylist was flooded with messages of support after announcing they were leaving the programme

Culture

9 h. ago Golf legend Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki dies aged 78 as touching tributes paid

Japanese golfer Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki, who spent 200 weeks in the top 10 of the world rankings and had several top 10 finishes in majors, has died at the age of 78

Events

9 h. ago Good Morning Britain star says emotional goodbye as he leaves ITV show after 26 years

Good Morning Britain presenters Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls paid tribute to a fellow co-star, who has quit the ITV show

Culture

9 h. ago Britain's 'oldest Christmas tree' on display for 115th year in a row

The ancient festive shrub was bought in 1910

Politics

9 h. ago Victoria Beckham's real feelings about Cruz's older girlfriend exposed amid Brooklyn and Nicola row

Victoria Beckham is currently embroiled in a family row with Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz, but how does she feel about her youngest son's partner?

Politics

10 h. ago Households warned forgetting 1 kitchen job could lead to 'tears' this Christmas

It's nearly Christmas and with many households preparing to cook up a huge festive feast, one expert is urging households to complete one kitchen task ahead of the big day

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