72 m. ago Trump says ‘no room left’ for Canada and Mexico to avoid tariffs as he praises major US investment by semiconductor company – live

Tariffs for Mexico and Canada to take effect at midnight ET; TSMC, the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer, will invest $165bn in the USDonald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

Politics

76 m. ago Without US help, Zelenskyy has few options except to repair his relationship with the White House

Ukraine’s president has few options after last week’s astonishing Oval Office row with U.S. President Donald Trump, who berated the wartime leader

Society

77 m. ago Plant diverse tree species to spread risk in climate crisis, study says

Uncertainty over climate and economy means ‘investment portfolio’ approach needed, researchers sayAn “investment portfolio approach” needs to be applied to large-scale tree planting across the world to reduce the risks of the wrong species being planted in the wrong place, economists have said.Countries have made ambitious pledges to plant billions of trees to remove greenhouse gases and tackle global heating. The UK has committed to plant 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of trees each year by 2025 and maintain the rate until 2050, the European Commission has pledged to plant 3bn trees across member states by 2030, and the US under the previous administration committed to planting 1bn trees by the same date. Continue reading...

Events

78 m. ago From Parasite to Anora: how Cannes became an Oscars power player

The increasingly international Academy has warmed to more and more Cannes film festival premieres, leaving all eyes on this year’s editionIt might have been a bad night for streamers, blockbusters and horror movies, but last night’s Oscars was another excellent year for the Cannes film festival.The major winner, Anora, which picked up five awards including best picture, best director and best actress, was a Palme d’Or winner at last May’s edition and became only the fourth recipient to go on to a best picture Oscar. Continue reading...

Sport

92 m. ago Arsenal XI vs PSV: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Champions League

The Gunners are boosted by the return of a key player for their Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash

Sport

1 hour ago Hulu apologizes to outraged 2025 Oscars viewers for ‘disastrous’ streaming mishap

Streamer promised it would ‘make a full replay of the event available as soon as possible’

Events

1 hour ago The part of Greater Manchester where 97% of kids got their first choice secondary school

Year 6 pupils have been finding out what school they'll be attending from September

Politics

2 h. ago Best gifts for mum 2025: Thoughtful and personalised present ideas she will love (nearly) as much as you

Discover the top mum-friendly gifts of 2025 that will delight her beyond measure, from personalised treasures to luxurious indulgences.

Politics

2 h. ago Trump expected to announce $100bn Taiwanese chipmaker investment – live

TSMC, the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer, produces chips for Apple, Intel and NvidiaDonald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Casey Anthony joins TikTok to announce new career as ‘legal advocate’

Florida mother acquitted of killing her only child says she’ll ‘advocate for my daughter’ and promotes SubstackCasey Anthony, the Florida mother controversially acquitted of killing her only child in one of the state’s most notorious murder cases more than a decade ago, has launched a new career as a legal advocate.Anthony, who failed to report the disappearance of her two-year-old daughter Caylee for months in 2008, appeared on TikTok over the weekend advertising her new role, in which she said she would be “a proponent for the LGBTQ community [and] women’s rights”. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Brueghel painting stolen from Poland in 1974 found in local Dutch museum

Art detective and magazine help crack case of Flemish masterpiece thought to have been stolen by Polish agentsA “spectacular” stolen Flemish masterpiece has been rediscovered hanging on the walls of a provincial Dutch museum thanks to the efforts of an art detective and an antiques magazine.The 17cm-wide painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger of a farmer’s wife with hot coals in one hand and a bucket of water in the other is thought to have been stolen from a Polish museum by secret service agents in 1974. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Are Married at First Sight Australia 2025 couple Lauren and Eliot still together now?

SPOILERS: Married At First Sight Australia returns to E4 for a new series tonight where UK viewers get to watch what the brides and grooms Down Under have been up to as they tie the knot

Politics

2 h. ago And the loser is politics: why was this year’s Oscars so reluctant?

Taking place in the middle of a chaotic time for the US and the world at large, this year’s ceremony was light on statements and devoid of the Trump word entirelyTwenty-two years ago, the last time Adrien Brody won the Academy award for best actor, film-maker Michael Moore accepted his own Oscar for Bowling for Columbine, a documentary about America’s obsession with guns, by offering a preview of sorts of his next feature, Fahrenheit 9/11. He decried then president George W Bush as “fictitious” (alluding to his fishy, supreme court-assisted election win a year and a half earlier) and excoriated the Bush administration for sending the United States to war with Iraq – just three days earlier, in fact – for “fictitious reasons”. It was received with a mixture of applause and boos, probably the most memorable moment of the night, give or take Brody planting a kiss on Halle Berry.Two years later, when Fahrenheit 9/11 might have been similarly honored (and almost certainly would have been...

Politics

2 h. ago Will John Cena appear on WWE Raw tonight? UK start time, live stream and confirmed match card

John Cena shocked the WWE Universe by attacking Cody Rhodes

Politics

2 h. ago Oscars 2025: Ben Stiller distracted by Knicks victory despite presenting awards

‘Zoolander’ star is known for being a die-hard New York Knicks fan

Events

2 h. ago Millwall decry ‘character assassination’ of Roberts after challenge on Mateta

Goalkeeper sent off for head-high tackle on forwardFA may seek to have three-match ban extendedMillwall have condemned the “character assassination” of Liam Roberts, as they await a possible extended ban for the goalkeeper’s challenge on Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta.The Championship club have pushed back against what they call “disgraceful suggestions” made against their keeper, following the high challenge that left Mateta with a head injury and led to Roberts being sent off five minutes into their FA Cup fifth-round tie on Saturday lunchtime. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Tinseltown's tradwife makeover: What the return of TRUE Oscars glamour reveals about Hollywood in the age of Trump, writes fashion insider JANE TIPPETT

After almost two decades of red-carpet dressing that has at times seemed as much about pushing boundaries, aesthetic or otherwise, as it does about looking good, something has shifted.

Politics

2 h. ago Pope Francis suffers two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’

Pope has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than two weeks with pneumoniaPope Francis, who has been in hospital with pneumonia for more than two weeks, suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday, the Vatican said.The pontiff, 88, had returned to a stable condition during the weekend after a breathing crisis that caused him to vomit on Friday. The Vatican said the episodes on Monday were caused by “significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and a consequent bronchospasm”. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Israel prepares Gaza ‘hell plan’ to pile pressure on Hamas – reports

Israel may cut off electricity to try to secure more hostage releases, as both sides prepare for war to restartThe Israeli government is reportedly planning to ratchet up its blockade on Gaza as part of what it has called a “hell plan” to pressure Hamas into further hostage releases without a troop withdrawal from the Palestinian territory.With the six-week-old ceasefire in limbo, and no sign of movement towards a second phase that was due to start last weekend, both sides were taking contingency steps to return to a war footing. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Married at First Sight Australia 2025: Are Lauren and Eliot still together?

SPOILERS: Married At First Sight Australia returns to E4 for a new series tonight where UK viewers get to watch what the brides and grooms Down Under have been up to as they tie the knot

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