69 m. ago Flattery gets Starmer somewhere as The Donald stays awake to toot tariff deal | John Crace

Sycophancy stops Trump from dozing off as PM and co hail victory – or at least getting what they could getThree days ago, Donald Trump promised an announcement that would be very possibly the greatest announcement in the whole history of announcements. Come Thursday morning, he said the US and the UK had reached a full and comprehensive trade deal.I guess a lot depends on what you mean by the words “greatest announcement” and “full and comprehensive”. As details of the deal began to emerge, it rather looked as if the UK had managed to negotiate a worse deal with the US than we had even two months ago. One that was hardly transformative. Just reversing some of the damage that had been done to the UK by the US starting a global trade war. Tariffs as a protection racket. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump hails Brexit for allowing Britain to do US trade deal separately from the EU after Obama put UK 'at the back of the queue'

Trump addressed reporters in the Oval Office today after an agreement that saves some UK firms from his punitive protectionist tariffs that are damaging world trade.

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5 h. ago Expert's urgent warning over sweetener in thousands of food linked to BRAIN DAMAGE

Sugar - sweet, satisfying, and everywhere. From fresh fruit and honey to processed table sugar and drinks, it sneaks into nearly everything we eat.

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32 h. ago Young mum jailed after stabbing boyfriend through the heart in Falkirk home

The 24-year-old was convicted of culpable homicide for the death of her 21-year-old boyfriend in 2022.

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34 h. ago Is a Boris Johnson comeback the only way for Tories to survive Reform?

The former Prime Minister and Mayor of London is the only leader under which the Tories poll higher than Nigel Farage’s party, new survey finds

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49 h. ago Is Boris Johnson comeback the only way for Tories to survive Reform?

The former Prime Minister and Mayor of London is the only leader under which the Tories poll higher than Nigel Farage’s party, new survey finds

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55 h. ago Keir Starmer announces trade deal with major country after Boris Johnson's failure

New trade deal will slash Indian tariffs on key products such as whisky, gin, and cosmetics, the government said after it struck a major agreement with Narendra Modi's government

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57 h. ago Driver who left mum critically injured after running her over while messaging about his pasta bake dinner on WhatsApp jailed for two years

Driver Thomas Worthington, 40, from Worcester left a mother with horrific injuries after mowing her down while messaging about his dinner on WhatsApp.

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61 h. ago Untameable darts crowds tell us about the future of sport – and maybe society too | Jonathan Liew

Booing and flashpoints are commonplace in a sport further along on a journey that others are taking to varying degreesLet me tell you the moment I realised Boris Johnson was fucked. It was late 2021 and there had been some talk about parties in Downing Street during Covid, but in these febrile siloed times, when the entirety of human existence has blurred into a single personalised scrolling feed, who even knows what constitutes “the news” any more? Who knows what fragments of reality ever emerge from Westminster’s furiously spinning vortex of unintelligible jargon: prorogue, backstop, Aukus, Slapps? What is a Morgan McSweeney and what time does it start?But then came the magical night, a few days before Christmas, when the darts crowd turned. As Florian Hempel swept to a routine first-round win against Martin Schindler (bit of an upset, to be honest, but you never write off Flo at the Palace), Alexandra Palace rocked to strains of “Boris is a cunt”. Fans held up signs reading “Work...

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3 d. ago Winter fuel changes 'sensible' but damaged UK Government reputation, IFS director says

The policy has been blamed for the local election results

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3 d. ago Pub is forced to pay family £75,000 after wrongly accusing them of 'dine and dash' over £150 restaurant bill

Peter and Ann McGirr were maligned by bosses at the Horse and Jocket in Tideswell who condemned them for their 'shocking behaviour' in a public Facebook post.

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5 d. ago 'I’m suing you all for emotional damage' Beyond Paradise fans react as series ends

SPOILER ALERT: Another fan admitted 'I’m not ashamed to admit that my eyes are leaking'

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6 d. ago Girl left brain damaged after doctors dismiss seizures as anxiety

Rubie Boyton has a rare heart rhythm disorder - which her mum Kim Tucker says should have been diagnosed earlier.

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6 d. ago Mum jailed over death of son after car crashed into van and cattle transporter

Zac Roe passed away at the scene after his mum had picked him up from school.

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6 d. ago Holidaymakers' vehicles damaged and others missing as unauthorised car parks pop up

North Somerset Council has been cracking down on the parking issues around the Bristol Airport that have been causing issues for the community and holiday makers

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8 d. ago Holidaymakers' cars damaged and had 'unexplained mileage' at unauthorised airport car park

The local council's crackdown has led to several unauthorised car parks being closed

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8 d. ago World's biggest hedge fund boss warns it's 'too late' to fix Trump's tariff damage

A hedge fund manager, who previously joined a chorus of analysts correctly warning about the 2008 great recession, is speaking out again.

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8 d. ago Rogue woodpecker terrorizes village and smashes dozens of car mirrors and windows

The bird's reign of terror has prompted residents to adopt creative countermeasures

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9 d. ago Rothko painting worth more than £42m damaged by child visiting gallery

The abstract artwork will undergo restoration works to repair the scratches

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9 d. ago Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley review – a delightfully grounded romance

This irresistible love story braids the personal and the political – from Brexit to who gets to use the spare room as an officeThere are not many romantic novels that include Brexit, Boris Johnson’s ICU stay and the “Edstone”. Then again, not many political novels begin with a classic meet-cute. Jessica Stanley’s UK debut, Consider Yourself Kissed, is – to misquote Dorothy L Sayers – either a political story with romantic interludes, or a romance novel with political interludes. It is also the kind of book that, for a certain kind of reader, will immediately become a treasure.That meet-cute, then: Coralie, a young Australian copywriter, and Adam, a single dad, swap homes for a single night. Adam looks like a shorter, younger Colin Firth; Coralie waits in vain for him to tell her that she looks “like Lizzy Bennet, a known fact at school”. Coralie considers Adam’s neat bookcase of political biographies, including – to her joy – those of Australian politicians. Adam cons...

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