94 m. ago Vinted users fury over new rule change that can now get you BANNED from the app

Vinted users are fuming after the popular resale app introduced a new rule that could see users banned for a once-common selling trick.

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1 hour ago Huge change to electric car charging in supermarket car parks

Some 5% of all public UK chargepoints of any speed are located at supermarkets

Politics

3 h. ago Jail for Bolsonaro by no means signals the end of his political movement

With widespread support at home and from Trump, his heir will take the fight to Lula in the 2026 presidential electionFour years have passed since Jair Bolsonaro laid out three possible denouements for his extraordinary political career, during which the oft-ridiculed fringe politician rose to become one of leading lights of the global populist right alongside Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump.“Going to jail, being killed or victory,” predicted Brazil’s then president as he grappled with a deluge of political crises in August 2021. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Peter Mandelson: ambassador whose panache made him a big hitter in DC

Sacked diplomat’s career was described as durable to an audience of foreign policy top brass just five days agoOn Saturday, as the late summer afternoon sun shone across the lawns of Ditchley Park, the cream of the British foreign policy establishment gathered in a giant marquee to hear the ambassador to Washington give the 61st annual Ditchley lecture on how Donald Trump’s re-election revealed something profound about an elite that had lost touch with modern fed-up electorates.After a glowing introduction from Jonathan Hill, Peter Mandelson picked up on the Conservative peer’s description of his career as durable, laughing and saying “that captured it to a T”. His career had indeed been durable, but five days later it turned out not to be indestructible. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Macron has defied the will of the people. He leaves the French public no choice but to Block Everything | Rokhaya Diallo

The president they call Jupiter has repeatedly shown utter disregard for the public voice at the ballot box. No wonder we are taking to the streetsThe protests that rocked France this week did not come out of the blue. For more than a year now, our country has been in a state of unprecedented political turmoil. You can date this crisis to June 2024, when Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly called a snap election that produced gridlock in the national assembly, rendering all subsequent governments unable to govern. This week’s events have added another historic chapter to the tumult.For the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic, a government collapsed after a vote of confidence initiated by a prime minister. François Bayrou, in office for just nine months, chose to place his ministerial fate in the hands of an openly hostile hung parliament. The outcome was a foregone conclusion: even the right, though partly represented within his government, broke ranks – a third of the conserva...

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7 h. ago New EVs 'could cost just £13k' if major rule is changed, claim car makers

Cheaper electrcic vehicles (EVs) on the road would not only make a difference to buyers' finances, they could also help to slow down the impending climate disaster

Economics

8 h. ago Son of billionaire Patriots owner Josh Kraft drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu

Son of billionaire Patriots owner Josh Kraft announced Thursday that he is dropping out Boston’s mayoral election, in which he was set to battle incumbent Michelle Wu in November

Economics

8 h. ago Nigel Farage health insurance plans rejected as Brits back NHS founding principles

Poll shows support for founding principles of the NHS remain rock solid despite Reform UK's Nigel Farage backing an insurance system where 'if you can afford it, you pay'

Politics

9 h. ago Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in jail for election coup plot

The former president sought to remain in power after losing 2022 election

Politics

10 h. ago How the House could force a vote on releasing all the Epstein files — even if no more Republicans sign on

A series of special elections might give the discharge petition enough votes in the House. The Senate is another question

Politics

10 h. ago UEFA confirm major Champions League rule change to squad registration

A new rule has come into effect days before the competition begins

Sport

11 h. ago Oxford University Union's president elect is accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination

George Abaraonye allegedly shared comments making light of Kirk's death shortly after he was struck in the neck by a single bullet at a university campus in Utah .

Politics

11 h. ago Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup plot

The former president is facing a potential decades-long prison sentence for attempting to unlawfully remain in power after his defeat in the 2022 election

Politics

12 h. ago UEFA announce major Champions League rule change less than a week before tournament starts

The Champions League will return next week, and organisers UEFA have made a late change to squad rules which could be music to the ears of some overlooked stars

Sport

12 h. ago Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro found guilty of 2022 election coup plot

The former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to remain in power after losing 2022 election

Politics

15 h. ago Readers Letters: Another day, another disaster for Labour as Mandelson sacked

UK needs another election to get us a new government, says reader

Events

15 h. ago Belarus frees 52 political prisoners, including foreigners, after visit by US delegation

Move seen as effort to win US favour and sanctions relief, as crackdown on dissent continuesBelarus has released 52 prisoners of various nationalities, after a visit by a US delegation to Minsk, in Alexander Lukashenko’s latest attempt to balance ties between Russia and the west.Thursday’s prisoner release was one of the biggest of Lukashenko’s authoritarian rule, and was part of his effort to mend relations with Washington and secure sanctions relief after years of isolation. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago 'I drove five electric cars until they died and was surprised by the results'

A group of motoring journalists have driven five electric cars which include a BMW iX, Polestar 3, Audi Q6 e-tron, Kia EV9, and a Genesis GV70 until they died to find out which one is the best.

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16 h. ago And if your head explodes: Pink Floyd’s 20 best songs – ranked!

Fifty years after the release of Wish You Were Here, we count down the best of the band’s Syd Barrett years, their difficult recovery and later reunionLow on memorable tunes, big on racked, strangulated lead vocals, possessed of a worldview that makes every other Pink Floyd album look like a gushing font of Pollyanna-ish optimism, The Final Cut is a slog. But The Gunner’s Dream cuts through the gloom, thanks to a heartbreaking, fragile melody. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Pupils moan that their school is 'like a prison' and compared it to Squid Game after new rule was brought in to make sure they get to next lesson on time

Pupils returned to Cowes Enterprise College last week to find toilets now locked during lesson time, flavoured drinks banned and a 'drill sergeant' forcing pupils to stand outside in the rain.

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