39 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump sanctions threat on Russian oil buyers could hit China, India

Trump threatens Putin over ceasefire; Russia claims it has taken control of a Donetsk village. What we know on day 1,132China and India could be affected if Donald Trump introduces tariffs of 25-50% against countries buying Russian oil, analysts and officials have suggested. Dan Sabbagh reports that the US president told NBC he would impose such measures within a month “if a deal isn’t made, and if I think it was Russia’s fault”, as he vented frustration at Vladimir Putin’s delaying tactics and attempts to discredit Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president.Some countries, including China and India, are not participating in anti-war sanctions against Russian oil. Secondary sanctions or tariffs imposed directly on them by the US could further limit Putin’s access to oil revenue to fund the war. While not joining the international sanctions against Russia, China has been wary about breaching them in case it attracts secondary penalties. Some Chinese banks, for example, have curtail...

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9 d. ago Hatate vents frustration, loan star scores for country and Lennon sees red carpet rolled out – Celtic news bulletin

Hatate travelled 9,000 miles just to be an unused sub for his country

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1 week ago The Apprentice star slams BBC show for 'unethical' editing after receiving death threats

Jordan Dargan took to TikTok to vent his frustration at "unfair" presentation of his challenge, which he blames for backlash

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2 w. ago Maik Nawrocki sees Celtic derby display picked apart as ‘nervous’ showing flies in the face of Brendan Rodgers praise

The Hoops outcast was thrown in at the deep end alongside Cameron Carter-Vickers with both Auston Trusty and Liam Scales out

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2 w. ago Soap legend Stefan Dennis unleashes on Neighbours amid the show's cancellation: 'I'm not afraid to say anything anymore'

Neighbours legend Stefan Dennis has vented his frustration as the long running soap  faces the axe for a second time in less than two years, just as it hits its 40th anniversary on the air.

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2 w. ago Cameron Carter Vickers clamps one Celtic theory over Rangers horror show as defender vents 'frustrations'

The Hoops lost out in a five-goal thriller in their own backyard - but maintain a 13 point lead at the league summit

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2 w. ago Cameron Carter Vickers accused of 'ducking' Celtic header for Igamane winner as pundits left perplexed

The USA international misjudged a ball over the top that lead to Hamza Igamane's winning goal in the Old Firm thriller at Parkhead

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2 w. ago ‘Deeply uncomfortable’: UK Starlink users switch off over Musk’s political machinations

Numbers using satellite broadband system has been growing but users are having second thoughts due to Musk’s role in Donald Trump’s administrationTesla sales have tumbled, X has seen an exodus of users, and now it seems cracks are appearing among those who have turned to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system as a means of staying connected in remote areas.While the number of Starlink users has been growing, some subscribers have been venting their frustrations over Musk’s political machinations, saying they will no longer use the high speed satellite internet system. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago It is mission critical that Labour repairs the contract between citizen and state | Andrew Rawnsley

Proving that government can be a force for good is essential if Sir Keir Starmer is to see off the populist rightListening to Sir Keir Starmer’s recent lament that the “flabby” state is failing Britain was to experience deja vu all over again. More than a quarter of a century has passed since another Labour prime minister, one Tony Blair, vented his frustration with the public sector by complaining that trying to reform government had left him with “scars on my back”. In similar vein, David Cameron’s lot used to excuse their struggles to get stuff done by blaming resistance from the amorphous administrative “Blob”. Dominic Cummings told Boris Johnson that the solution was to pack Number 10 with “weirdos”, “misfits” and “wild cards” – a self-description if ever there was one – while purging the senior civil service. He was still working his way through his “shit list” of mandarins when he got the boot himself. You will not recall the Johnson administration as an able and stable outfi...

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3 w. ago Toto Wolff's honest chat with wife after Lewis Hamilton quit Mercedes

Not long after Lewis Hamilton announced his move to Ferrari from Mercedes at the start of the 2024 F1 campaign, Toto Wolff vented some of his frustrations to his wife

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3 w. ago ‘Reduced to nonsense’: JRR Tolkien’s irritation with typist revealed in archive

Exclusive: Important collection of author’s letters and manuscripts, being sold in April, reveals his loathing of sloppiness and love of languageJRR Tolkien was so irritated by a careless typist’s slapdash work on one of his manuscripts that he vented his frustration in a letter that has come to light.The Lord of the Rings author said in despair: “She reduced [my manuscript] to nonsense. I have some sympathy with the typist faced with such unfamiliar matter; though evidently she wasn’t paying much attention.” Continue reading...

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