17 h. ago Egypt to adopt restrictions on children’s social media use to fight 'digital chaos'

Egypt is exploring ways to regulate children's use of social media

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39 h. ago Donald Trump 'backtracked on UK troops jibe after King Charles voiced concerns'

US President praises 'GREAT and very BRAVE' British soldiers following furious backlash over claims troops stayed away from front line

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51 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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56 h. ago Trump backtracks on his claims British troops dodged Afghanistan front line after sparking fury from veterans and Starmer: Calls soldiers 'second to none'

In a statement, the US President said: 'The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!'

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56 h. ago Trump praises UK troops after remarks about Nato soldiers in Afghanistan

After anger at claim alliance’s troops ‘stayed off frontlines’, US president says British forces are ‘great and very brave’Donald Trump has said UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan were “among the greatest of all warriors” after previously drawing criticism for his claims that Nato troops stayed away from the frontlines during the conflict.In a post on social media on Saturday, the US president said: “The great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Grovelling Trump pays tribute to UK's 'great and very brave soldiers' after backlash

US President Donald Trump said British soldiers will 'always be' with the US, days after sparking fury by claiming Nato allies stayed away from the front lines in Afghanistan

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57 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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64 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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65 h. ago The EU finally used an economic threat against Trump. But the markets forced his climbdown | Rosa Balfour

While the threat of retaliatory measures to stop the annexation of Greenland worked, it remains to be seen if Europe has the unity to follow throughThe past couple of weeks have seen the most spectacular crisis escalation in the transatlantic relationship, over the US threat to annex Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark. It risked becoming a major conflict among the members of Nato, the most powerful security alliance in world history – until now.On Wednesday, after a meeting with Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, the US president, Donald Trump, backtracked on his threats to slap tariffs on countries that got in the way of his annexation project. As European leaders huddled together over dinner for a post-crisis debrief in Brussels on 22 January, they congratulated themselves on their unity and appreciated the intervention of Rutte, or “Daddy diplomacy”. If these really were the conclusions of the latest debacle in transatlantic relations, they are missing important ...

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2 d. ago Combining exercise with volunteering works out for members of a UK alternative to gyms

A nonprofit organization in the United Kingdom has attracted thousands of members by encouraging residents to “get fit by doing good.”

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3 d. ago Ukraine/United Kingdom • London liaising with Kyiv on how to speed up defence exports

Ukraine/United Kingdom • London liaising with Kyiv on how to speed up defence exports  Intelligence Online

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4 d. ago France's Navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia

Officials say that France’s Navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet

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5 d. ago Sir Tom Hunter's blueprint to unlock £20bn for Scottish economy and halt 'punishing' tax strategy

Sir Tom Hunter is leading calls for Scotland’s tax system to fall in line with the rest of the United Kingdom.

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5 d. ago UK inflation inches up in December but a decline toward 2% is expected in 2026

Inflation in the United Kingdom rose in December for the first time in five months, pushing further above the Bank of England’s target

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6 d. ago Donald Trump says UK handing over Chagos Islands sovereignty is an ‘act of great stupidity’ – live

US president says UK’s plan to hand over the islands to Mauritius is among the ‘reasons why Greenland has to be acquiredDonald Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as EU trade war loomsThe US president, Donald Trump, has suggested Britain’s decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take over Greenland.In a Truth Social post, he said the UK’s plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is an “an act of GREAT STUPIDITY”. He said:Shockingly, our “brilliant” NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago In full: What Norway’s leader told Trump to warrant furious reaction over Nobel Peace Prize and Greenland

Norway shared its full exchange with Donald Trump after the US president refused to rule out invading Greenland and is now weighing tariffs on allies including the United Kingdom

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8 d. ago EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

European leaders say tariff threat ‘unacceptable’ as Trump escalates plan for the US to acquire Greenland Some more from the UK’s culture secretary Lisa Nandy on Greenland this morning.Speaking to Sky News, she said:As the prime minister has very clearly said we disagree with this decision.We’re going to go and have that conversation with our American counterparts, and while we’re having that conversation with them, we’re also going to be talking about the security of the United Kingdom and the United States and how our interests are better served by working together. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Tour de France is returning to the UK after 13 years: Will it be stopping near YOU?

The full routes were revealed for the men's and women's races through Scotland, England, and Wales on Thursday, with the races to run through 10 cities in the United Kingdom.

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1 week ago 'I quit the UK for Spanish region that's like a paradise in January'

Brit Mark Danby swapped his life in the United Kingdom for the Costa Del Sol a year ago after realising he was fed up with the British winters

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2 w. ago Trump's free speech tsar compares UK to Putin's Russia over threats to ban X 'to protect Brits from AI bikini pictures'

Sarah Rogers, President Donald Trump's free speech tsar, has compared the United Kingdom's threat to block X to Vladimir Putin's Russia.

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