13 h. ago Sydney Sweeney says her silence over jeans advert backlash ‘widened the divide’

Actor speaks out over controversy around American Eagle advert in the summer that critics say flirted with eugenicsThe actor Sydney Sweeney has said she should have addressed the controversy surrounding her American Eagle jeans advert, which was accused by critics of flirting with eugenics, saying not doing so “widened the divide” between people.Sweeney, who made her name in HBO’s Euphoria and has since become a leading Hollywood star, told People magazine she regretted staying silent during the row, in which Donald Trump at one point intervened. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Macron risks row with Trump after saying US will ‘betray Ukraine’ in leaked call with EU leaders

The phone call leaked in the German media has revealed a rift between Europe and Washington

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3 d. ago Royal Family LIVE: Prince Harry reignites Donald Trump row in awkward clash with Firm

Prince Harry made a surprise appearance on late night American chat show The Late Show With Stephen Colbert where he poked fun at US president Donald Trump, just hours after a major royal event

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6 d. ago Gary Lineker says BBC has 'tied themselves up in knots' over impartiality rules amid Trump edit row

The former Match of the Day presenter, who left the BBC in May after 26 years, reflected on the corporation’s struggles in a new interview with the London Standard

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9 d. ago Lisa Nandy issues powerful pledge as UK submit bid to host 2035 Women's World Cup

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy writes for the Mirror on another bid for glory as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland hope to stage the 2035 Women's World Cup

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1 week ago Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump since Greenland row

US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrolThe Danish government has set up a “night watch” in the foreign ministry, not to keep out the wildlings and White Walkers like the Night’s Watch of Game of Thrones, but rather to monitor Donald Trump’s pronouncements and movements while Copenhagen sleeps.The night watch starts at 5pm each day and at 7am a report is produced and distributed around the Danish government and relevant departments about what was said and took place, the Politiken newspaper reported. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump

Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removedThe BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president.Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump

Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removedThe BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president.Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BBC launches hunt for new chief to replace Tim Davie who resigned after the 'misleading edit' which sparked a huge row with Donald Trump

'Confident' candidates are invited to nominate themselves for the 'significant opportunity' - getting their applications in by the end of this year.

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1 week ago BBC chairman Samir Shah concedes corporation is too slow to admit errors and says it should have addressed Donald Trump row earlier

In an appearance before the House of Commons' Culture, Media and Sport committee, Samir Shah was grilled about a damning leaked impartiality memo.

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2 w. ago BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns over 'governance issues' after Trump row

The BBC has been thrown into more chaos with another high profile resignation following the aftermath of Donald Trump editing row that saw departures of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness

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2 w. ago BBC hits back at Trump's pricey legal threat with 'determined' response

The row between US President Donald Trump and the BBC has continued, with BBC chairman Samir Shah reassuring Trump has 'no basis for a defamation case' over the editing of his speech for Panorama

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2 w. ago Trump turns on one of his most fervent supporters in row over Epstein files: Marjorie Taylor Greene says her life is in danger after president called her a 'ranting lunatic traitor'

Trump has publicly broken with Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene over her push to unseal documents that some believe could link him to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

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3 w. ago Daily Star's alternative list of BBC Director General candidates from disgraced royal to Prem legend

The under-fire BBC needs a new boss after getting embroiled in a row with US President Donald Trump over the way Panorama edited a video of one of his speeches. Your Daily Star offers some potential candidates

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3 w. ago Trump news at a glance: Marjorie Taylor Greene raises fears for her safety as row with Donald Trump escalates

President’s one-time ally says she has been contacted by private security firms after denunciation by president. Key US politics stories from Saturday 15 November at a glanceMarjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms “with warnings for my safety” after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative.In a post on X, Greene said that “a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world”, without referring to Trump by name, adding it was “the man I supported and helped get elected”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump v BBC row takes a turn for the worse with fresh fury from the White House

The White House has criticised the BBC for commissioning Dutch author Rutger Bregman, a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, to deliver its flagship annual Reith lectures

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3 w. ago BBC bias row: How the spat between the broadcaster and Trump unfolded

The saga has seen two senior executives resign and threats of a $5bn lawsuit

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3 w. ago Watch: BBC faces fresh allegations over Trump speech edit broadcast on Newsnight

The BBC has been plunged into a fresh row over the selective editing of Donald Trump’s Capitol speech, after allegations of a misleading Newsnight broadcast resurfaced.

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3 w. ago Reeves not ‘playing fast and loose with people’s money’ amid tax U

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy would not be drawn into speculation that Ms Reeves has abandoned plans for the manifesto-breaking tax hike.

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3 w. ago Trump could start 'invading' countries to take attention off Epstein row, says expert

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump is facing mounting calls to release the full Epstein files in the wake of the latest bombshell revelations, but one expert fears he might take much more drastic action

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