3 d. ago I ❤ NY: Queens recognises Queens as Trump gives Mamdani warm reception

No fists, no fire – the president and the mayor-elect met in Washington, and things went bewilderingly, bizarrely wellThe armies of lefty America and of Maga were assembled ready to watch their champions do battle. After all, Donald Trump had called Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and “total nut job.” The incoming democratic socialist New York mayor in turn had called the Republican US president a “despot” and “fascist”.But anyone expecting to see fists fly and shirts torn in the Oval Office was in for a disappointment. Trump, 79, and 34-year-old Mamdani actually got on rather well. In fact beautifully, bewilderingly, bizarrely well. Instead of Batman v Superman, this was Toy Story besties Woody and Buzz Lightyear. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump predicts Mamdani will be ‘really great mayor’ for NYC as duo stumps the press in White House love

Self-avowed socialist who has called Trump a ‘despot’ and ‘fascist’ and president who has called Mamdani ‘communist’ were all smiles after meeting for the first time

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3 d. ago Trump warns Zelenskyy 'he'll have to like' peace deal or 'just keep fighting'

US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over his peace plan during his first meeting with New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.

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6 d. ago My ex shot me 10 times – and after the coma, I became an undercover cop

When Katrina Brownlee tried to leave her fiance, he aimed a gun at her pregnant stomach. The 22-year-old wasn’t expected to survive, let alone walk again. But she soon began her fight for other victims of crimeA month before she was shot, Katrina Brownlee had a premonition. It came to her in a dream: the 22-year-old saw her former fiance, a law enforcement officer who had been abusing her for years, try to kill her, but she survived. She had experienced premonitions from a young age – she later came to see them as guidance from God. On the way to the house she had shared with him, she could hear a voice in her head pleading with her: don’t go back there.It was a freezing January morning in 1993. Brownlee was five months pregnant and had taken a cab with her two-year-old daughter through the snow to the house she had shared with her ex in Long Island, New York state. Her elder daughter, then seven, was at a playdate. A few weeks earlier, Brownlee had left her fiance for good and she ...

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8 d. ago ‘I went to the exclusive Soho House in New York and this is what Manchester can expect’

Ahead of the opening of Soho House in Manchester, Liv Clarke visited DUMBO House in Brooklyn to get a feel for what we can expect, including a rooftop pool and city skyline views

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9 d. ago Questions arise over strikingly similar signatures by Trump on recent pardons

Seemingly identical signatures appeared on clemency orders, which White House blamed on technical errorThe Trump administration’s clemency drive is coming under scrutiny after the justice department this week replaced pardons posted online that bore strikingly similar copies of Trump’s signature with others that are distinctively variable.The corrections came after online commenters seized on the similarities in the president’s signature granting “full and unconditional” pardons to seven men, including to former New York Mets player Darryl Strawberry, former Tennessee House speaker Glen Casada and former New York police sergeant Michael McMahon, on 7 November. Continue reading...

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1 week ago From the Met to maximum security: Joyce DiDonato is on a mission to bring opera to the people

The celebrated American mezzo-soprano has graced the world’s top opera houses, but is equally passionate about performing to first-timers – and inmatesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAmerican mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato apologises for the bed hair as we chat via zoom from Tasmania, where she’s preparing a series of concerts to mark her first time performing in Australia. “I’m windswept”, she laughs as she pats down her signature spiky blond hair. “I’m having a week of vacation, which is rare for me.” Downtime for DiDonato is made rarer by a punishing touring schedule that sees her perform around the globe in recitals showcasing her extraordinary vocal technique, while juggling major roles in classical and contemporary opera. She’s a regular at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and has sung in the world’s top opera houses, including Milan’s La Scala and Covent Garden in London.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend,...

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1 week ago Horror Birmingham city stabbing as boy, 14 arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

A boy of 17 was stabbed in Birmingham city centre last night, with a boy, 14 arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and three 18 year-olds arrested on suspicion of wounding

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1 week ago Dorothy Waugh’s epic 1930s national park posters – in pictures

Between 1934 and 1936, artist Dorothy Waugh was commissioned to create 17 posters for the National Park Service, a groundbreaking opportunity for a female designer at the time. Her designs, which were both accessible and avant-garde, are being celebrated in an exhibition for the first time at New York’s Poster House. Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters is on display until 22 February 2026 Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dorothy Waugh’s epic 1930s US national park posters – in pictures

Between 1934 and 1936, artist Dorothy Waugh was commissioned to create 17 posters for the National Park Service, a groundbreaking opportunity for a female designer at the time. Her designs, which were both accessible and avant-garde, are being celebrated in an exhibition for the first time at New York’s Poster House. Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters is on display until 22 February 2026 Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wagner Group boss who staged Putin coup before brutal plane death is '100% still alive'

Yevgeny Prigozhin was head of a mercenary gang called the Wagner Group before his 'death' two years ago - but now there are claims he didn't die at all

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1 week ago Boy, 14, stabbed to death in street identified his attacker after knocking on door for help, murder trial told

Ibrahima Seck, 14, died after being stabbed to the heart in New Moston, a jury has heard

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1 week ago Alleged killer 'boasted' about murder in rap video moments after boy, 14, stabbed

Ibrahima Seck, 14, ran to a nearby house and begged for his life - but died from his stab injuries later in hospital, trial at Manchester Crown Court hears

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1 week ago 'Knife attacker' who allegedly stabbed boy, 14, to death on his way to play football later boasted 'We just done a murder' in a rap video, court hears

Ibrahima Seck was allegedly attacked after an 'altercation' near a pub in New Moston, Manchester, on June 8.

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1 week ago 'I partied for three days straight at DJ Spoony’s UNDRGRND Butlin’s weekend'

Garage, drum and bass and R&B legends take over Butlin’s Skegness as DJ Spoony’s UNDRGRND weekender delivers 72 hours of non-stop party mayhem

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1 week ago Reading College 'stabbing' update as two boys released by cops after horror attack

Armed police swarmed Reading College campus on November 6 after reports a person had been 'stabbed' following an altercation. A boy was left injured and two others were charged in connection

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1 week ago Police hunting attacker after boy, 15, seriously hurt in Cheetham Hill stabbing as large search area mapped

Section 60 stop and search powers have been put in place across north Manchester

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1 week ago BREAKING: Cheetham Hill LIVE: Teen boy 'stabbed in alleyway' as armed police rush to incident

Armed cops have descended on a street in north Manchester following reports of a stabbing - this is a breaking news story

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1 week ago Cheetham Hill LIVE: Teen boy 'stabbed in alleyway' as armed police rush to incident

Armed cops swarmed a street in north Manchester following reports that a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in an alleyway

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1 week ago Live: Armed police called and cordon in place after teenage boy stabbed in Cheetham Hill alleyway

The area has been taped off on Tuesday evening

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