68 m. ago Europe after VE Day, Brexit, and one thing Churchill and Hitler agreed on

The Second World War left former colonial European powers decimated, setting the stage for two superpowers to emerge, writes Manchester University history lecturer Dr Louise Clare

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1 hour ago Netflix has done something truly different with The Four Seasons – this is why it works

Scroll through the streaming services and what do you see? Married at First Sight, Love is Blind, Perfect Match, The Ultimatum: Queer Love, First Dates: our appetite for matchmaking shows seems insatiable. After all, who doesn’t want to see love in the first bloom of spring, when it seems latent with all that unspoken promise, the thrill of adventure and the risk of disaster?

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3 h. ago Older people with any of these health conditions could be due up to £110 each week

Pensioners may be eligible for extra financial support to help them stay independent in their own home for longer.

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4 h. ago NYPD riot police arrest Palestine protesters occupying Columbia library as university negotiates with Trump administration over funding

Arrests come as university negotiates with Trump administration to restores $400m in threatened funding

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5 h. ago Woman 'decapitated in axe attack' at Warsaw University: Polish man, 22, arrested over killing on campus

Police said on Wednesday they had arrested a 22-year-old Polish man after he allegedly killed one person with an axe at Warsaw University.

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6 h. ago DVLA's blunt message to every UK driver over car tax payments

The DVLA has issued a stern reminder to UK drivers: pay your car tax on time or risk fines, clamping, or even having your vehicle seized from the roadside

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6 h. ago Protesters arrested as Columbia calls in New York police to clear Gaza solidarity sit

Columbia Spectator reports protesters who staged library ‘emergency rally’ blocked from leaving by campus security officers unless they show IDColumbia University calls in police to clear pro-Palestinian protestersBritain is in “active discussions” with US officials over the extraordinary 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the US proposed by Donald Trump, as it tries to protect one of its biggest creative industries.“We are already in active discussions with the top of the US administration on this subject. We are working hard to establish what might be proposed, if anything, and to make sure our world-beating creative industries are protected,” creative industries minister Chris Bryant told parliament. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Columbia University protests: Two police officers injured after 'outrageous' crowd surge

Columbia University, which is in New York City, has condemned the behaviour of students who stood on tables during a protest in the main reading room of a campus library

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7 h. ago Details of bombshell UK terror plot 'that posed immediate risk to life' revealed

Anti-terror police foiled the plot - which had targeted the Israeli embassy next to Kensington Palace in west London - and cops believe widespread loss of life was prevented

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7 h. ago People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Down syndrome is most common chromosome-related condition in the US

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7 h. ago Almost half of people ‘would struggle with bills if income suddenly lost’

Research by the Big Issue magazine found regional variations in the financial situation of people across the UK.

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7 h. ago Migrants expected to face tougher English standards and longer residency waits

An immigration White Paper due to be published next week is expected to set out the reforms, media reports have suggested.

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7 h. ago Report reveals new details into New York helicopter crash that killed six

A lack of video or data recording could make the investigation challenging

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9 h. ago 'Possible health risk' warning issued over supermarket beef lasagne that may contain crustaceans

The products can be bought in the likes of Morrisons and Tesco

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9 h. ago Judge says US must allow migrants a chance to challenge in court any deportations to Libya

A federal judge has found the Trump administration can’t deport migrants to Libya unless they have a meaningful chance to challenge their removal in court

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9 h. ago Judge says Bryan Kohberger's family can attend upcoming trial in University of Idaho killings

A judge says Bryan Kohberger’s immediate family members may attend his upcoming quadruple-murder trial in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, even if they might be called to testify

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9 h. ago Axe rampage at Warsaw University as woman killed and her body parts 'scattered' on campus

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after the horrific attack as local media reports a severed head has been recovered from the scene.

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9 h. ago Woman 'decapitated in axe attack' at Warsaw University: Polish man, 22, arrested over killing on campus

Police said on Wednesday they had arrested a 22-year-old Polish man after he allegedly killed one person with an axe at Warsaw University.

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10 h. ago BREAKING: Warsaw University axe rampage sees woman killed with body parts found 'scattered'

A 22-year-old man has been arrested by police after the horrific attack at Warsaw University as local media reports a severed head had been recovered from the scene

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10 h. ago Warsaw University axe rampage sees woman killed with body parts found 'scattered'

A 22-year-old man has been arrested by police after the horrific attack at Warsaw University as local media reports a severed head had been recovered from the scene

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