52 m. ago Dozens of homeless people living in national forest evicted by US Forest Service

Service closing area in Oregon for wildfire prevention plan months after Trump order to increase timber productionDozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years were being evicted on Thursday by the US Forest Service, as it closed the area for a wildfire prevention project that will involve removing smaller trees, clearing debris and setting controlled burns over thousands of acres.The project has been on the books for years, and the decision to remove the encampment in the Deschutes national forest comes two months after the Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal agencies to increase timber production and forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk. It wasn’t immediately clear if the evictions were a result of that order, but homeless advocates seized on the timing on Thursday, as US Forest Service officers blocked the access road. Continue reading...

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71 m. ago Judd Trump leads Mark Williams with O’Sullivan held in World Snooker semis

Trump gains 5-3 advantage after error-strewn sessionSeven-time champion and Zhao Xintong level at 4-4Judd Trump punished a series of costly errors from Mark Williams to build a 5-3 lead while Ronnie O’Sullivan and Zhao Xintong are level at 4-4, as the World Snooker Championship semi-finals got under way at the Crucible.After an intriguing afternoon session between the seven-time champion and the young Chinese pretender, things started slowly in the evening. A tense opening to the match was filled with mistakes and a missed routine black by Williams in the eighth frame enabled Trump to establish a healthy overnight advantage. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Apple says Trump’s tariffs will boost costs by $900mn in June quarter

Chief executive Tim Cook says it is ‘very difficult’ to make predictions for latter half of 2025

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2 h. ago Man Utd and Ruben Amorim pass toughest test to keep Champions League dream alive

ATHLETIC BILBAO 0-3 MANCHESTER UNITED: Ruben Amorim's side have one foot in the Europa League final after a flurry of first half goals and an intervention from VAR

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2 h. ago GM warns that Trump’s tariffs will cost the car manufacturer an extra $5 billion in 2025

The U.S. car manufacturing giant has cut profit forecasts for 2025 by 20 percent

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2 h. ago Who is Emma Chamberlain? The influencer hosting the Met Gala 2025 red carpet

The 23-year-old YouTuber will host the Met Gala red carpet alongside Teyana Taylor, Ego Nwodim, and La La Anthony

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2 h. ago England 2025 local election results in full: Live updates of Runcorn and Helsby by

Both the Tories and Labour are braced for a battering, with Reform expected to gain hundreds of councillors across the country.

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2 h. ago Tottenham firmly in driving seat despite Bodø/Glimt’s unwelcome late reply

With eight minutes to play, Tottenham’s fans must have thought they were almost home and hosed. It had been hard to hear yourself think as the emotions of a frustrating campaign poured out with each goal that went in, with Brennan Johnson’s opener after just 38 seconds setting the tone.But this being Spurs, things are never quite that simple. Cruising at 3-0 after further goals from James Maddison and Dominic Solanke seemed to have given them a comfortable advantage, a late strike from Bodø/Glimt’s stand-in captain, Ulrik Saltnes, that deflected off the unfortunate Micky van de Ven changed the complexion of the tie in an instant. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Apple quarterly earnings beat Wall Street expectations amid Trump trade policy chaos

Trump said consumer electronics will be exempted from his soaring tariffs on China, though it is unclear for how longApple’s second-quarter financials came in slightly higher than Wall Street’s expectations on Thursday.The tech giant reported revenue of $95.4bn, up more than 4% over last year, and earnings-per-share of $1.65 per share, up more than 7%. Analysts had predicted revenue of $94.5bn and earnings of $1.62. The company, worth $3.2tn, has beaten Wall Street’s expectations for the previous four quarters. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Polls close for local and mayoral elections in England and byelection result due

First mayoral race results expected around 2am with important Runcorn and Helsby byelection result about an hour laterPolls have closed across England for local and mayoral elections, as well as a key parliamentary byelection, with the first results due to be announced within hours.It is the first full-scale electoral test for Keir Starmer since the general election, and could have notable repercussions for Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch, as well as to a lesser extent for the Liberal Democrats and Greens. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Chelsea on track for final as Jackson double leads domination of Djurgården

The partying in the stands was at odds with everything taking place on the artificial pitch. There was no irony about the celebrations from the noisy Djurgården fans when their team finally found the back of the net. The roar was deafening and the emotion was genuine. The only problem, though, was that Chelsea were already four goals to the good by the time Isak Alemayehu Mulugeta got the underdogs on the scoresheet in Stockholm.It was not a great look for a competition that Uefa invented for the benefit of Europe’s smaller clubs. Chelsea against the 11th best team in Sweden for a place in the final of the Conference League? A show of the Premier League’s financial power was inevitable. Enzo Fernández, signed for £106.7m, decorated the contest with early assists for Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke. Nicolas Jackson came off the bench and scored twice. Cole Palmer’s failure to end his goal drought was a sideshow. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Tories brace for hundreds of losses as local election voting closes

Millions cast their votes on Thursday in the first major electoral test for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Keir Starmer since the PM won power last year

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2 h. ago Local elections 2025 results map shows all council seats won across England

The local elections 2025 results mapped for council elections across the country

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3 h. ago Amazon warns on trade war hit as profit outlook misses forecasts

Ecommerce giant says ‘tariff and trade policies’ pose a risk to its earnings

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3 h. ago Athletic v Man United LIVE: Bruno Fernandes inspires dramatic Europa League semi

Manchester United face their toughest test yet in the Europa League as they meet an Athletic side in the semi-finals who are determined to reach the final at their home stadium

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3 h. ago Wissa clinches win for Brentford to dent Nottingham Forest’s European hopes

This week Nottingham Forest readied themselves for the Champions League, Evangelos Marinakis relinquishing his controlling interest in the club to comply with Uefa’s ownership rules. Marinakis’s other club, Greek champions Olympiakos, have already qualified for the grandest stage in the club game but Forest’s bid to return to European competition will probably go to the wire. Will Forest, who remain sixth, look back on defeat at home to Brentford as a costly misstep when their season ends here against Chelsea, one of those teams vying for a top-five berth?Forest, who face Crystal Palace, Leicester and West Ham before that potential final-day showdown, never really got going on a disappointing evening. Goals from Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa, a January target for Forest, condemned the hosts to successive league home defeats for the first time since the end of last season. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side have now lost four of their past five matches in all competitions, including Sunday’s ...

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3 h. ago Chilly test of nerve as St Andrews students take their traditional May Day dip

It may not seem like the most productive way to study. But hundreds of students braved the freezing morning waters of the North Sea in a bid to boost their exam marks.

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3 h. ago Athletic v Man United LIVE: Bruno Fernandes scores after red card drama in raucous Europa League semi

Manchester United face their toughest test yet in the Europa League as they meet an Athletic side in the semi-finals who are determined to reach the final at their home stadium

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3 h. ago The Welsh steak restaurant that made it on the best in the world list

BLOK restaurant in Lanelay Hall in Talbot Green was ranked in the 55th position in the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants of 2025

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4 h. ago Tunes on the Bay 2025: The banned items you are not allowed to bring into the Swansea beach festival

While there will be plenty of stuff and activities available at the Swansea site, festival-goers should bear in mind there are things that you will not be able to take with you

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