65 m. ago JD Vance faces icy reception at the Vatican after Pope Francis blasted Trump administration's treatment of migrants

JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, identifies with a small intellectual movement, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings, that is often called 'postliberal.'

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80 m. ago US chocolate prices surge amid soaring cocoa costs and tariffs

Price of cocoa – chocolate’s key ingredient – has climbed over past year and tariffs on imports will keep prices highFor many Americans celebrating Easter, the holiday is incomplete without chocolate: chocolate bunnies and eggs, bars tucked into Easter baskets, candy hidden in plastic eggs for Easter egg hunts.But the rocketing cocoa costs will mean higher prices for chocolate candy this year, and Donald Trump’s tariffs on all imports will likely keep prices high for the foreseeable future. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago ‘Hitler’s hatred of the scientist had intensified. There was a price on his head’: the tragic story of Robert Einstein, Albert’s cousin

After the famous physicist fled Germany in 1933, his cousin Robert moved his family to Italy, where they thought they had found safety. Then, the day before liberation, Nazis smashed down their front door Early on the morning of 3 August 1944, a unit of heavily armed German soldiers arrived at the Villa Il Focardo outside Florence.They didn’t knock. They didn’t ring the bell. They simply smashed through the front door, marched in and started shouting for the villa’s owner, Robert Einstein, cousin of the world-famous scientist Albert Einstein. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago BBC snooker star admits Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan decision may 'suit' Crucible

Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan both left the UK for Hong Kong at the end of 2024 after being granted residency, and this pundit believes the move could benefit them at the Crucible

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80 m. ago How Trump tariff chaos will set iPhone costs soaring as expert weighs in on painful hike

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump's tariffs will impose increased costs on Chinese produced goods – but with most iPhones being constructed in China, experts warn UK customers could bear some extra costs

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1 hour ago Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake

Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular aftershocks and lack of resources, humanitarian services say

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2 h. ago Alex Salmond ally Chris McEleny suspended from Alba party over 'gross misconduct' claim

Chris McEleny was dismissed as Alba general secretary over the allegations earlier this year.

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2 h. ago Colin Farrell looks downcast as he grabs coffee in LA after revealing the heartbreaking reason why he's putting his disabled son, 21, into care

The actor, 48, who is currently filming Series 2 of his Apple TV+ show Sugar, was spotted picking up three coffees from a local cafe in his neighbourhood.

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2 h. ago Ukraine war live: Trump denies being ‘played’ by Putin as Russia launches overnight attack

Ukraine says five regions damaged overnight after wave of drone and missile attacks by RussiaAnalysis: Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon peace talksDonald Trump has said the US will “take a pass” on a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine if “parties make it difficult”. The US president made the comments to reporters during the swearing-in ceremony for Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.Trump added that he believed there was a “good chance” of “solving the problem”. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, had earlier said the US will abandon its efforts “within days” to broker a peace agreement unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago I'm autosexual and I'm more attracted to my own reflection than other people

Chris, who is a yoga instructor from California in the US, knew from a young age that he wasn't like the other kids in his classes.

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3 h. ago Trump rebrands Covid health website to promote ‘lab leak’ theory

The new site features a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab” and “leak” under a White House heading

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3 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother viewers left ‘disgusted’ at ‘attention

Pair were issued a warning by Big Brother after their actions

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3 h. ago BBC snooker pundit's view clear on Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan's decision to quit UK

With top talent like Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan taking up residence outside the UK, this snooker pundit has chimed in on whether moving will affect their Crucible prospects

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3 h. ago Wrestling icons back from dead including British Bulldog like you've never seen him before

EXCLUSIVE: Artificial intelligence has brought many WWE, ECW and WCW wrestling legends back to life, including the British Bulldog, Umaga, Chris Candido and Chyna

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4 h. ago Inside Conor Benn's camp: What made him 'cry like a baby' and why he's 'misunderstood' but 'doesn't give a s***' laid bare in candid interview before Chris Eubank Jr battle

CHARLOTTE DALY IN CAMP EXCLUSIVE: I flew out to Palma to visit Conor Benn in training camp ahead of the biggest fight of his life - a collision with Chris Eubank Jr.

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4 h. ago Supreme Court BLOCKS migrant deportations as Trump pushes presidential powers to the brink

The court directed the Trump administration not to remove the Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center 'until further order of this court.'

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4 h. ago Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman

Nayib Bukele has shown how brutal control can be sustained not just through force, but by raising the cost of speaking outThe Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) maximum security prison in El Salvador is the crown jewel of President Nayib Bukele’s efforts to quash not only criminal gangs, but also criticism and political opposition to his government. The “mega-prison” is also one of the more visible destinations in the emerging map of American deportations – a sprawling archipelago that includes conservative US districts, the Guantánamo military base and Central American waypoints connected by a tangle of military and charter flights.That the two states have connected their penal architecture is no coincidence. Donald Trump’s aggressive policies towards foreigners build on Bukele’s infamous iron fist crackdown against criminal gangs: it’s a political toolkit that leverages anti-establishment anger to justify an authoritarian slide. In deploying strongman tactics to address social c...

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4 h. ago ‘It will be beautiful to see our kids grow up with this’: how communities around the world are planting trees

City residents are working out how to fill their streets with trees as evidence grows of their benefits“I wanted to do something that would benefit as many people from the community as possible,” says Chloe Straw, pointing at a small but promising sapling visible through the window of her local cafe.In 2023, Chloe began chatting to her neighbours in Haringey, north London, about trees. “I thought it’d be really nice to raise some money for trees on the main road. Everyone uses West Green Road, regardless of whether you have a lot of money or not, regardless of your background.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr's secret life as gang enforcer involved fights in car parks

The British boxing star is currently preparing for the biggest dust-up of his to date - but his career was on the verge of playing out totally differently

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5 h. ago US supreme court orders temporary halt to deportations of Venezuelan men

The order is the latest example of how the courts are challenging the Trump administration’s overhaul of the immigration systemThe US supreme court has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt the deportation of Venezuelan men in immigration custody, after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices.“The government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this court,” the justices said early on Saturday. Continue reading...

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