68 m. ago Trump’s state visit to be policed from the skies, the streets and the Thames

Thames Valley Police said they will be using drones, horses, dogs and marine units during US President Donald Trump’s state visit.

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69 m. ago King and PM prepare for Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit

The US president is set to arrive in the UK on Tuesday evening, ahead of a full day of pomp and pageantry at Windsor on Wednesday.

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1 hour ago Trump announces he will send national guard to Memphis, with Chicago ‘probably next’ – live

US president says deployment will be like the one in Washington DC and also adds St Louis to list of citiesTrump to send national guard to Memphis and Chicago ‘probably next’Secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Qatar on Tuesday, the Washington Post is reporting, after holding talks with Benjamin Netanyahu today in Israel.As my colleague Julian Borger writes: “Part of [Rubio’s] mission on this two-day visit is to convey Donald Trump’s irritation at the Israeli missile strike on Doha that was aimed at Hamas leadership but killed their aides and a Qatari security officer.Common sense dictates that drone technology should be harnessed to scan every elevated structure with a line of sight to a target.If drones can enable the early detection and prevention of assassination attempts, why not use them? Better to have vigilant eyes in the sky than to remain blind to would-be assassins. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Stop Trump Protest group issue warning ahead of president’s state visit

Zoe Gardner from the Stop Trump Coalition has issued a stark warning ahead of planned protests against Donald Trump's state visit, which they have organised "to give a voice" to the "huge amount of opposition" to his Windsor Castle stay.

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6 h. ago Chilling new footage shows Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson 'performing DRY RUN hours before murder

Video obtained by TMZ shows what appears to be Tyler Robinson walking towards Utah Valley University around 8am last Wednesday, about four hours before Charlie Kirk was shot.

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6 h. ago Donald Trump set for awkward UK visit as Channel 4 to air night of untruths

Channel 4 will air a night of programming titled Trump V The Truth, dedicated to exposing Donald Trump's untruths when the US president visits the UK later this week

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6 h. ago Trump should be reassuring the country at this time. Instead he is sowing fear

The president has shown no interest in uniting the US, nor in defending free speech – he is weaponising this time for his gainThe public response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in cold blood, has revealed how drastically our democracy – our belief in the importance of free speech and in the irreplaceable life of each and every individual – has deteriorated over the last half century.I was a senior in high school when John F Kennedy was assassinated, and a senior in college when Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King were killed. Plenty of conspiracy theories, some of which have never been put to rest, were floated and debated. But the difference between what happened then and what we are seeing now is that, in the aftermath of those violent deaths, there was a sense of shared grief, of national mourning. Those tragedies seemed to bring us, as a country, closer together in our shock and sorrow. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump police 'content' with UK state visit security plans despite Charlie Kirk death

Protests are planned to take place during Donald Trump's UK state visit.

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8 h. ago Charlie Kirk assassination will not change 'comprehensive' security plans for Trump visit, UK police say

Police reviewed security arrangements ahead of the state visit of Donald Trump, who arrives in Windsor on Wednesday, but said the killing of US activist Charlie Kirk has not changed their plans.

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8 h. ago Columnist Karen Attiah is FIRED by Washington Post over 'white men' post after Charlie Kirk murder

Prominent columnist and editor Karen Attiah has been fired from the Washington Post over a series of posts she wrote following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

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8 h. ago When Donald Trump is in the UK for state visit and the US President's schedule so far

It is an unprecedented second state trip for the 79-year-old

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9 h. ago Kash Patel brags about how quickly his FBI caught Charlie Kirk suspect who was turned in by family friend

Underfire FBI Director Kash Patel has bragged about how quickly his FBI caught the Charlie Kirk murder suspect who was turned in by a family friend.

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9 h. ago Donald Trump state visit policing plans 'haven't changed' following Charlie Kirk murder

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit Britain for a state visit and will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle. Police say they're “very content” everything is in place

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10 h. ago Trump says 'lots of people' under investigation over Charlie Kirk murder bomb plot

Two men have been arrested for allegedly placing bombs underneath a media vehicle near to the Utah Valley university where MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated

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11 h. ago Why the King and Starmer have no choice but to roll out the red carpet for Trump (again)

Honouring Donald Trump with a second state visit is a diplomatic strategic necessity for King and country, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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12 h. ago Channel 4 to air night of Donald Trump untruths ahead of state visit

The show about the US president will run for more than seven hours.

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13 h. ago Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’

Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements More than 100 of Donald Trump’s inaccurate statements are to be dissected by Channel 4 to coincide with his state visit, in what it described as “the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television”.The US president is expected to arrive in the UK on Tuesday night. He will enjoy a huge amount of special treatment as ministers attempt to preserve the special relationship, including a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle for Trump and his wife, Melania. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump 'guarded by 55 drones' in UK's biggest security operation after Charlie Kirk death

When Donald Trump lands in the UK tomorrow for the state visit, he will be guarded by an army of drones which will try and prevent a political assassination such as Charlie Kirk's

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14 h. ago Emmys stars' deafening silence over Charlie Kirk's murder... while showing support for Gaza with keffiyehs and 'Free Palestine' speeches and condemning Trump immigration crackdown

While celebrities voiced their support for Palestine and condemned Trump 's immigration crackdown, there was a deafening silence over the fatal shooting of the Turning Point USA founder.

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18 h. ago New video shows Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson ‘stalking Utah campus’ hours before shooting: Live

Utah Governor Spencer Cox says suspect radicalized online and ‘not cooperating’ as motive remains unclear

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