96 m. ago Who was Charlie Kirk? MAGA star shot dead in Utah had bizarre link to Scotland

Charlie Kirk, a prominent figure in the MAGA movement, paid tribute to Scottish independence in his activism.

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12 h. ago Boris Johnson leads Britain's tributes to MAGA star Charlie Kirk after 31

Boris Johnson and several other British politicians have paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was shot dead at Utah Valley University.

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13 h. ago Trump leads tributes to ‘great’ Charlie Kirk after MAGA ally shot dead at campus event in Utah

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot while at a campus event in Utah

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13 h. ago Donald Trump and House Republicans lead prayers for Charlie Kirk's family after conservative star is fatally shot

The political world was left stunned Wednesday when influential conservative Charlie Kirk was murdered onstage at an event at Utah Valley University.

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13 h. ago Who was Charlie Kirk? Young MAGA star behind Turning Point USA shot dead at 31

Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and head of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organization, was shot at an event held by the group at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, according to police

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18 h. ago Leaked files cast doubt on source of £2.6m in Tory donations

Official log refers to Wafic Saïd, a Canadian billionaire whose British wife has given millions to party, as ‘donor’The Conservative party is facing questions over a possible breach of electoral law involving one of its largest benefactors, after leaked files cast doubt on official declarations of donations worth £2.6m.More than 40 donations to the Tories over 23 years have been registered in the name of Rosemary Saïd, a British woman. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Charlie Sheen's biggest documentary bombshells – from plane prank to skipping rehab

Hollywood star Charlie Sheen is laying his addiction struggles bare in a new documentary and memoir about his life - but the Netflix show has been hit by poor reviews

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24 h. ago Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis’s role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM

Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency recordsThe publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh questions over his independence after a cache of leaked files revealed he gave extensive support to Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser when Johnson was prime minister.The files shed light on how the media executive, who at the time was vice-chair of the Associated Press news agency, worked behind the scenes with Johnson as his premiership was engulfed by a series of scandals. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Netflix reveals new Charlie Brooker thriller featuring Game of Thrones stars

Netflix has confirmed a new project by Black Mirror creator, Charlie Brooker, and it will star a number of well-known actors

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26 h. ago Britain's asylum capital warns it faces a migrant 'disaster': Glasgow's SNP leader fears city will be unable to cope with surge of homeless refugees amid Labour's hotel crackdown

The leader of Glasgow council has warned of 'disastrous' consequences if thousands of refugees head to Scotland when Labour kicks them out of migrant hotels in England.

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30 h. ago Area of England well protected for nature is in decline, data shows

Wildlife coalition says figure stands at 2.83% of country, less than in 2024 and tiny fraction of the 2030 target of 30%The area of England protected effectively for nature is continuing to decline, according to data from the country’s largest coalition of wildlife organisations, as experts say the government is allowing habitats to deteriorate.The government is under a legal obligation to protect 30% of land and sea in the UK for nature by 2030, a pledge made in 2020 by the then prime minister, Boris Johnson. At the moment, however, 2.83% of England is well protected for nature, 2.4% of Wales, 4% of Northern Ireland and 12.6% of Scotland. This gives an average of 6% of the UK as a whole, which is well below the target. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Revealed: Boris Johnson approached Elon Musk on behalf of London Evening Standard owner Lebedev

Revealed: Boris Johnson approached Elon Musk on behalf of London Evening Standard owner Lebedev  The Guardian

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44 h. ago Badenoch defends Johnson over claims he profited from contacts made in office

The Guardian newspaper reported that the former prime minister has profited from the influence and contacts gained while in office.

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47 h. ago Boris Johnson's data leaked sparking 'shocking allegations' with 'questions to answer'

The former PM was accused of hosting a Tory peer who financed a lavish refurbishment of his Downing Street flat, a day after the second lockdown came into force

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62 h. ago Reform accused of having 'no plan' after saying it'd scrap high

Reform UK was last night accused of having 'no plan' for Britain after its deputy leader Richard Tice said it would scrap new high-speed rail schemes if elected

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64 h. ago Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals

Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interestsA trove of leaked data from Boris Johnson’s private office reveals how the former prime minister has been profiting from contacts and influence he gained in office in a possible breach of ethics and lobbying rules.The Boris Files contain emails, letters, invoices, speeches and business contracts. They shine a spotlight on the inner workings of a publicly subsidised company Johnson established after leaving Downing Street in September 2022.Johnson lobbied a senior Saudi official he had met while in office, asking him to share a pitch with the petrostate’s autocratic crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, for a firm he co-chairs.The ex-PM received more than £200,000 from a hedge fund after meeting Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro – contrary to statements he was not paid.While in office, Johnson appears to have held a secret meeting with Peter Thiel, the billionaire who founded t...

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2 d. ago Former EastEnders star Charlie Brooks shares 'special moments' on family holiday with ex

The soap star headed off to Ibiza with her former partner and their daugther

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3 d. ago Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen lead stars' pleas to Lords on assisted dying ahead of decisive 'end of life' vote

Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen are urging peers to 'show the world Britain can lead with empathy and courage' on assisted dying.

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4 d. ago Slow Horses author compares ‘bogeyman’ character Peter Judd to Boris Johnson

Writer attended Balliol College, Oxford at the same time as the former Tory leader

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4 d. ago Boris Johnson would never be welcome in party, Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf says

Zia Yusuf branded the former Conservative leader ‘one of the worst prime ministers in British history’.

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