5 h. ago ‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media

Today on World Press Freedom Day, there are warnings that US attempts to withdraw from promoting independent journalism will have far-reaching effectsAs Donald Trump’s executive order in March led to the shuttering of Voice of America (VOA) – the global broadcaster whose roots date back to the fight against Nazi propaganda – he quickly attracted support from figures not used to aligning themselves with any US administration.Trump had ordered the US Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that funds VOA and other groups promoting independent journalism overseas, to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”. The decision suddenly halted programming in 49 languages to more than 425 million people. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Brits who saved Netherlands from Nazis issue 'fragile peace' warning before big mission

Twenty veterans are heading overseas for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands ahead of VE Day and warn Brits to learn the lessons of war.

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25 h. ago Huge underwater volcano situated off US coast could erupt 'any day now', scientists warn

The Axial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and is reaching critical levels

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27 h. ago Mystery as Brit tourist vanishes in Spain after missing his plane home from Benidorm holiday

An appeal has been launched to find Tim Wager, 39, who arrived at Alicante-Elche Airport at around 9pm on Tuesday

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34 h. ago Brit tourists warned over £98.63 a day rule and documents demanded at airport

The rule applies to all visitors from outside the Schengen Area, which includes UK citizens following Brexit - with specific documents requested by border officials if they deem necessary

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42 h. ago Huge underwater volcano off major US coast is set up erupt 'any day' as top scientists issue chilling warning

The most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest could erupt 'any day now,' experts say. The last time it blew, it triggered 8,000 earthquakes, produced 400-foot-thick lava flows and sink the ocean floor.

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45 h. ago Horrifying symptoms of Brit tourists hit by outbreak at major attraction

Just weeks after the UKHSA put out a warning about the cryptosporidium parasite there's now been an outbreak in Wales, and people's trip to a petting farm could see them bed-ridden for weeks

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53 h. ago Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film

The celebrated presenter warns of ‘modern day colonialism at sea’ as he highlights the destruction caused by overfishing and bottom trawlingWhen David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II documentary aired eight years ago, its impact was so strong it was credited with bringing about a revolution in the way people use plastics. Now film-makers are hoping he can do the same for other destructive environmental practices that the world’s best-known living naturalist describes as “draining the life from our oceans”.The industrial fishing method of bottom trawling is the focus of a large part of Attenborough’s latest film, Ocean, which airs in cinemas from 8 May, the naturalist’s 99th birthday. In a remarkably no-holds-barred narrative, he says these vessels tear the seabed with such force “the trails of destruction can be seen from space”. He also condemns what he calls “modern day colonialism at sea”, where huge trawlers, operating off the coasts of countries reliant on fish for food and livel...

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54 h. ago Met Office gives heatwave verdict on earliest 30C day since 1860

Warnings have been issued as we head for the hottest day of the year

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55 h. ago Seventy Americans are being hospitalized per DAY due to Ozempic as doctors issue urgent warning

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are sending dozens of Americans to the hospital every day with potentially life-threatening side effects.

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68 h. ago The worst mistakes gardeners can make in heatwave as UK set to sizzle in 30C heat

With Thursday set to be the hottest day of the year so far, gardeners are being warned about certain habits that could destroy their plants and flowers before summer has even started

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69 h. ago Local elections live: ‘Labour are toast’ warns former Blair adviser ahead of polling day after net zero clash

Voters in 23 local authorities to head to polls on Thursday

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3 d. ago Faliraki nightclub attack leaves Brit tourist, 19, fighting for life in intensive care as fellow UK holidaymaker is arrested in notorious Greek party resort

The young man, covered in blood, managed to find a private health clinic on Monday afternoon but was unable to explain how he had been attacked.

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3 d. ago Worst times to travel this May Day bank holiday weekend as RAC warns of 'hectic' roads

Drivers are planning 17 million getaway trips which is a million more than last year

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3 d. ago RAC issues bank holiday traffic warning with one million more drivers to hit the roads

These are the times and locations where the traffic is expected to be at its worst

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3 d. ago Trump warns ‘nothing will stop me’ as he marks 100th day at Michigan rally: Live

President Trump stirs up further controversy by claiming he ‘could’ return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador in a heated ABC News interview

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3 d. ago UK bosses should give staff 'sun days' as Britain’s 30C record

After the Met Office predicted a record-breaking 30C day this week, experts have warned bosses that offices will be deserted so they should give their workers siestas

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4 d. ago Brit tourist gives birth to premature baby in Costa Del Sol hotel garden amid Spain power cuts

A British woman in her 20s went into labour in the early hours of this morning at the Puente Real Hotel in Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol after a huge power outage hit Spain and Portugal

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4 d. ago Brit tourists vow not to return to popular European resorts leaving them 'skint'

Holidaymakers say Turkey is leaving them 'skint' as price hikes push many to rethink future visits, with some advising others to 'give it a miss' entirely

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4 d. ago Shocking moment Brit tourists brawl with Thai locals in vicious road rage row as women desperately try to intervene

The two holiday-goers had reportedly been drinking beer in the depraved 'Sin City' Pattaya yesterday afternoon when they clipped a food delivery driver.

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