16 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing full lineup 2025: Meet the celebrity contestants announced so far

The new crop of stars, including a football legend and ‘ER’ actor, are being announced this week

Culture

27 h. ago Donald Trump ridiculed after embarrassing slip up during Putin meeting announcement

Donald Trump appeared to forget where he and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting for their face-to-face later this week, mistakenly declaring he was "going to Russia"

Politics

48 h. ago ‘I was too good’: Sharon Stone on stardom, family secrets, sexual abuse – and her comeback after a stroke

She became world famous with Basic Instinct and Casino. Then she had a near fatal brain bleed. The actor and artist discusses strength, survival, being upskirted on set, her violent run-ins with Harvey Weinstein and the performances she’s most proud ofA couple of days before our interview, in late July, Sharon Stone announced on Instagram that her mother had died. When we meet over video link, I express my sympathies. Stone is known for her straight talking, but now she outdoes herself. “Mom, Dot, actually died a few months ago, but I was only ready to tell the public about it now because I always get my mad feelings first when people die.” What kind of mad, I ask – grief, confusion, loss? She smiles. “A little bit of anger and a little bit of ‘I didn’t fucking need you anyway’, you know!”Now she’s laughing. “My mom wasn’t of a sunny disposition. She was hilarious, but she said terrible things to me. Dot swore like a Portuguese dock worker.” Which takes us to her mother’s final...

Society

3 d. ago Lammy and Vance host national security advisers ahead of Trump

The US president announced that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 to discuss the Ukraine war.

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3 d. ago Ukraine will not give land to ‘occupiers’, says Zelenskyy, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Trump says he will meet Putin in Alaska next Friday to discuss Ukraine war

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingDonald Trump has said he will meet with Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine next week and said an end to the three-and-a-half-year war would have to involve “some swapping of territories”.Trump said he planned to meet the Russian president next Friday in Alaska. He announced the location in a brief post on his Truth Social site. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump CONFIRMS Putin is flying to US soil for showdown meeting

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will meet with the Russian president on U.S. soil.

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4 d. ago Trump says ‘highly anticipated’ meeting with Putin to take place in Alaska

US president announces plan to meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next Friday

Politics

5 d. ago Where Trump and Putin could meet as presidents expected to reunite for Ukraine ceasefire summit

With the summit venue yet to be announced, all eyes are on where the two presidents could meet

Politics

3 w. ago Cancelling Colbert, bribery, an $8bn deal: what’s going on at Paramount?

The fallout from the Trump payoff comes as a merger threatens the company’s integrity and A-list talent, such as Stephen Colbert, have already been sacrificedFor a decade the comedian Stephen Colbert has mocked, ridiculed and eviscerated Donald Trump from every conceivable angle. On Thursday Colbert told his audience at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York that his popular late night TV show is being cancelled. “Yeah, I share your feelings,” he said in response to a chorus of boos.The CBS network insisted that it had made “a purely financial decision” to wind up The Late Show next year. But others are not so sure. Adam Schiff, a Democratic senator who was a guest on Thursday’s show, tweeted: “If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.” Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer says deal with Germany on tackling Channel boat gangs is 'clear sign we mean business' as he hosts Chancellor Merz (but crackdown was already announced last year)

Keir Starmer said the countries were sending a 'clear sign we mean business' as he and Friedrich Merz signed the first bilateral treaty since the Second World War.

Economics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer hails German deal to help smash Channel boat gangs as he meets Chancellor Merz in No10 (but crackdown was already announced last year)

Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz have signed the first bilateral treaty between the countries since the Second World War.

Economics

4 w. ago Love Island stars announce shock engagement one year on from meeting on ITV2 show

A former Love Island couple have announced their engagement after first meeting on the show, with their fans quick to congratulate them

Events

4 w. ago Ceasefire prospects, joint drone production and strengthening air defences on table in US talks, Ukraine says – Europe live

Ukraine president says he had ‘productive’ meeting with US envoy with Trump announcement on Russia due to come later todayUkrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said.The SBU intelligence agency said in a statement that the operation had sought the arrest of the agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), who it believes were behind the killing of Col Ivan Voronych – also a member of the SBU security service – in Kyiv on Thursday. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Strengthening air defences, sanctions against Russia and procurement of weapons all on table in US talks, Zelenskyy says – Europe live

Ukraine president says he had ‘productive’ meeting with US envoy with Trump announcement on Russia due to come later todayUkrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said.The SBU intelligence agency said in a statement that the operation had sought the arrest of the agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), who it believes were behind the killing of Col Ivan Voronych – also a member of the SBU security service – in Kyiv on Thursday. Continue reading...

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