47 h. ago Concerns raised by King Charles 'prompted Donald Trump to backtrack on his jibe about British troops in Afghanistan'

Donald Trump backtracked on his claim that British troops had dodged the front line in Afghanistan after King Charles intervened with his 'concerns', it has been reported.

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53 h. ago Donald Trump backtracks on claim British soldiers dodged Afghanistan frontline as he pays tribute to 'the great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom'

Donald Trump has paid tribute to the 'great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom'.

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60 h. ago Gulf War hero lambasts 'pub bore' Donald Trump's 'ludicrous' claim that British troops dodged the frontline in Afghanistan

Former RAF navigator John Nichol, who was held as a prisoner of war during the First Gulf War after his Tornado jet was shot down, branded the US President a 'braggart' and a 'pub bore'.

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3 d. ago Starmer rebukes Trump over ‘frankly appalling’ remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan

PM joins veterans in condemning claim that troops avoided frontlines and suggests US president should apologiseKeir Starmer has issued an unprecedented rebuke to Donald Trump for his “insulting and frankly appalling” remarks about British and other Nato troops in Afghanistan, and suggested he should apologise.After a day of mounting outrage around the world over the US president’s claim that British and Nato troops who fought in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines, Starmer paid tribute to the 457 members of the armed services who lost their lives during the conflict. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Starmer condemns Trump’s ‘appalling’ claim that Nato troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan

UK prime minister says US president should apologise for comments in latest sign of strain between allies

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3 d. ago 'Insulting and frankly appalling': Keir Starmer demands apology from Donald Trump in major transatlantic row over jibe at Britain's Afghan war dead

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox News on Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Debunked: Trump’s Afghanistan claim dishonours war dead — here’s the truth

Donald Trump has angered veterans and families of those who died in Afghanistan after claiming that allies stayed away from the front line in the conflict.

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3 d. ago Trump was ‘wrong’ to claim Nato troops avoided front line in Afghanistan, says Downing Street

US president’s comments condemned by prime minister’s spokesperson in latest sign of strain between allies

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump for 'diminishing' Britain's war dead as transatlantic rift deepens after Kemi Badenoch joins veteran fury at Afghanistan comments

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Woman sees 'dead fish' in popular park but is left mortified after realising truth

Ellie Cosgrove was out walking in Cawthorne Park, in Barnsley, in December when she spotted what she thought were dead fish lining the edge of a pond

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3 d. ago Trump’s Afghanistan claim ‘utterly ridiculous’ says minister and veteran Carns

Former Royal Marines officer Al Carns said the UK and US had ‘bonds forged in fire’ in Afghanistan.

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3 d. ago Fury over Trump's slur against British troops: Kemi Badenoch leads attack on president for 'flat

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Trump’s false claim about UK soldiers in Afghanistan ‘deeply disappointing’, says UK minister

Around 1,186 non-American Nato troops died in the conflict that began in 2001, according to Help for Heroes

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3 d. ago Fury over Trump NATO slur: Ministers and veterans attack president for 'disgraceful' claim that UK troops 'stayed off the front line' in Afghanistan

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Fury over Trump NATO slur: President's claim UK and allied troops 'stayed off the front line' in Afghanistan 'is an absolute insult' and 'disgraceful'

The US President told Fox News on Thursday that he was 'not sure' the NATO military alliance would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Trump prompts outrage with claim Nato troops avoided frontline in Afghanistan

UK MPs and veterans condemn US president’s comments and highlight his avoidance of military service in VietnamDonald Trump has provoked outrage among British MPs and veterans after claiming Nato troops stayed away from the frontline in Afghanistan.The US president made his comments in an interview with Fox News in which he reiterated his suggestion that Nato would not support the US if asked. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Davey attacks Trump over claim Nato stayed ‘off the front lines’ in Afghanistan

The UK suffered the second highest number of military deaths in the Afghanistan conflict, behind the US.

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9 d. ago Trump’s claim paracetamol causes autism debunked by major review

Donald Trump’s bizarre claim that paracetamol taken by pregnant women causes autism has been completely debunked in a scientific review of around a million kids

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9 d. ago ‘Trump made my daughter blame ME for her autism because I took paracetamol when pregnant’

As science debunks Donald Trump’s bizarre claim autism is caused by pregnant women taking paracetamol - one mum says ‘we must remove this guilt from a generation of mums’

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