71 m. ago Trump live: Supreme Court pauses order for administration to pay $2bn foreign aid

The intervention by the nation’s highest court comes hours before the midnight deadline for the administration to pay up

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1 hour ago US 'backstop' needed to stop Putin reinvading Ukraine after the war, Starmer to tell Trump as PM arrives in Washington

The Prime Minister has arrived in Washington for talks with the US President with the future of Ukraine on a knife edge

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2 h. ago Sickening 'Trump Gaza' video shows what Keir Starmer's up against as he prepares to meet US President

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer are about as different as it is possible to be but the importance of the Prime Minister’s mission to keep the US allied to Europe’s democracies cannot be underestimated

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2 h. ago Trump might not know it, but he’s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU | Martin Kettle

Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blockedIt would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every Donald Trump cloud. Those clouds are too many, too dark and too dangerous. All the same, viewed from a domestic political perspective, there is a clear emerging British upside to Trump’s efforts at crashing the post-cold war order. It might even get a boost from Thursday’s Washington visit by Keir Starmer.In July 2024, when Starmer became prime minister, Labour was rigidly on the defensive about Europe. Brexit was seen as an electorally unstable issue for a party whose priority was to reconnect with leave voters. Everything about Europe was thus sidelined during the election. Only vague generalities were permitted. The only foreign leaders pictured in the party manifesto were Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canada’s Justin Trudeau.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 h. ago SNP told to order major review of staffing and funding for Scottish schools after 768% rise in ASN pupils

Ministers accused of failing to plan properly for impact of inclusion drive

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2 h. ago The Bee Network ‘ghost buses’ leaving passengers waiting at stops for services that never arrive

The failure of live time 'countdowns' for some services was described as one of the network's 'biggest challenges' - but newly introduced GPS tech on customer apps is set to make bus tracking more accurate

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4 h. ago District nurses to take first strike action in Scotland for decades

EXCLUSIVE: Shona Middleton and Cathy Fugaccia will take industrial action next month after fighting for backdated pay from NHS Tayside for seven years.

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4 h. ago Sheku Bayoh's sister slams Scottish Government for 'broken promises' and demands cops charged over death

Kadi Johnson spoke out after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced that the inquiry into Sheku’s death in custody will not examine why officers were not prosecuted.

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5 h. ago Don't let Big Tech replace us all with AI robots: JLS star turned TikTok and Instagram sensation ASTON MERRYGOLD

As I write this, I'm looking at the signed CDs, plaques and platinum discs that decorate the walls of my office - a glittering record of my years as a pop star with the boy band JLS and then as a solo artist.

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5 h. ago Big Tech MUST pay to use artists' work for AI, MPs tell ministers

The Government's proposal to give AI developers an exception to copyright law was dealt a blow yesterday after the Commons culture and tech select committees criticised the plan.

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5 h. ago Trump live updates: Supreme Court pauses order for administration to unfreeze foreign aid payments

The intervention by the nation’s highest court comes hours before the midnight deadline for the administration to pay up

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6 h. ago New NHS boss insists she is NOT 'a mouthpiece' for Wes Streeting or the Department of Health

Dr Penny Dash (pictured) told MPs on the Commons Health and Social Care Committee she is 'ambitious' and a 'strong person'.

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6 h. ago Firm linked to 'Baroness Bra' Michelle Mone to have evidence heard at Covid

PPE Medpro was awarded government contracts worth more than £200million to supply personal protective equipment after Michelle Mone recommended it to ministers.

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6 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s troops regain village near Pokrovsk where ISW says Russians falter

Moscow claims recapture of some Russian territory held by Ukrainian troops in Kursk; ‘security guarantees’ hole in US-Ukraine mineral deal. What we know on day 1,100Ukrainian troops on Wednesday announced a successful counterattack to retake the settlement of Kotlyne near the key city of Pokrovsk, which many Russian forces have died trying to take over the past year. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said: “The year-long Russian effort to seize Pokrovsk has so far failed, and Russian forces appear to have abandoned the effort to take the city directly, preferring instead to conduct a wide envelopment. The Kremlin may have abandoned even that effort for now, however, in the fact of increasing Ukrainian resistance in the area and extremely high Russian losses.”The Russian defence ministry said its forces had recaptured the settlements of Pogrebki and Orlovka, north of the town of Sudzha, in Kursk oblast where Ukraine has held territory inside Russia since August 2024. The minis...

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7 h. ago Labour MP urges ministers crack down on 'ghost' car number plates which 'help criminals cheat justice'

Growing numbers of rogue drivers are routinely evading justice by using 'ghost' plates that police cameras cannot read, ministers were told last night.

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8 h. ago New BRIT Award performers join Jade Thirlwall and Sabrina Carpenter on star

The BRIT Awards this week will again be fronted by comedian Jack Whitehall at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London and several artists, including Sabrina Carpenter, will perform at the event

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8 h. ago Trade minister hails department’s ‘crucial’ role for Scottish exporters

Douglas Alexander said the UK Government is working hard to help exporters.

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10 h. ago Starmer to warn Trump that peace in Ukraine needs US military cover

UK prime minister heads for Washington as president reiterates need for Europe to provide the security for Kyiv

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10 h. ago Liverpool WILL be champions as unsung heroes make Arsenal pay

LIVERPOOL 2-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED: Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 13 points thanks to victory at Anfield and Arsenal's failure at Nottingham Forest - we might as well crown them now!

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11 h. ago The prime minister must stick to his principles when dealing with Donald Trump

Editorial: Keir Starmer can tell the president he was right about Europe paying more for its own defence, but he should not trade away his principles

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