2 h. ago Kate Middleton set for major role in Donald Trump's unique state visit to the UK

Donald Trump will be the first US president to be invited on a state visit to the UK, with the three-day trip set to be a major break from tradition and see a huge role for the Princess of Wales

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2 h. ago Donald Trump to visit UK under ring of steel after Charlie Kirk assassination

Thousands of British officers will be on duty along with US secret service agents amid security concerns in the wake of the the murder of Donald Trump's close ally on Wednesday night

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9 h. ago Princess of Wales will join US First Lady Melania Trump during Donald Trump's state visit to the UK

Kate, 43, will join Melania Trump , 55, at Frogmore Gardens in the Home Park at Windsor Castle to meet chief scout Dwayne Fields (pictured).

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13 h. ago Donald Trump to get special treatment on UK visit with stay in Windsor estate

Donald Trump will be treated to a flypast by the Red Arrows and UK and US F-35 military jets on the East Lawn at Windsor Castle and a special Beating Retreat military ceremony

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14 h. ago Don't embarrass the King by having Mandelson at Trump's State banquet, Starmer urged

Peter Mandelson will play a full role in Donald Trump's state visit next week, despite mounting questions about his past association with Jeffrey Epstein.

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21 h. ago King Charles suffers major blow ahead of historic Donald Trump state visit

A new survey has recorded the lowest level of support for the monarchy in 40 years, with calls for complete abolishing of the Firm starting to rise

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28 h. ago When is Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK? Details and controversy

An online petition calling for Starmer to ‘immediately cancel the offer of a second state visit for Donald Trump’ has gained more than 170,000 signatures

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39 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein tribute 'seen on bench at Donald Trump's golf course' ahead of UK state visit

Ahead of Donald Trump's UK state visit a video has emerged online claiming to show a tribute to Jeffrey Epstein on a bench supposedly at Trump's golf course in Aberdeen

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55 h. ago SNP accused of 'rank hypocrisy' as John Swinney visits US for whisky talks ahead of Donald Trump state visit

Scottish Labour MP Graeme Downie said the SNP ‘can't criticise the US to please your base then expect them to take you seriously on behalf of Scottish business’.

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62 h. ago Prime Minister urged to cancel Donald Trump’s visit to the UK

The FBU said Buckinghamshire fire and rescue service has emailed staff offering overtime for the visit

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62 h. ago Call for Sir Keir Starmer to cancel Donald Trump's state visit to the UK

The firefighter's union is calling on the Prime Minister to cancel Donald Trump's state visit

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69 h. ago Drones to police Donald Trump’s visit to UK when King welcomes US president

‘Eyes in sky’ will be key part of huge security operation as hobbyist drones banned

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69 h. ago Firefighters sound alarm over Donald Trump state visit after strain on crews

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) sounded the alarm over the strain on resources from Donald Trump's state visit - and urged Keir Starmer to cancel the US President's lavish trip

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69 h. ago How Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK will be policed from the skies

The King is to host Donald Trump and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle from September 17 to 19.

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3 d. ago New series of BBC One’s Question Time to feature Trump special

As Donald Trump returns to the UK for a state visit, a special edition of Question Time will ask what his presidency means for Britain.

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3 d. ago John McEnroe defied wife's orders on Donald Trump at the US Open

Tennis icon John McEnroe previously admitted to not taking his wife's advice during Donald Trump's visit to the US Open in 2015

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3 d. ago Donald Trump met with loud boos after causing delay at US Open

President Donald Trump made his first visit to the US Open in a decade on Sunday.

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4 d. ago One by one, leaders learn that grovelling to Trump leads to disaster. When will it dawn on Starmer? | Simon Tisdall

As the US president’s state visit looms, he’s leaving a trail of broken promises across the globe. Britain can’t afford to look like a lackey stateSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreSucking up to Donald Trump never works for long. Narendra Modi is the latest world leader to learn this lesson the hard way. Wooing his “true friend” in the White House, India’s authoritarian prime minister thought he’d conquered Trump’s inconstant heart. The two men hit peak pals in 2019, holding hands at a “Howdy Modi” rally in Texas. But it’s all gone pear-shaped thanks to Trump’s tariffs and dalliance with Pakistan. Like a jilted lover on the rebound, Modi shamelessly threw himself at Vladimir Putin in China last week. Don and Narendra! It’s over! Although, to be honest, it always felt a little shallow.Other suitors for Trump’s slippery hand have suffered similar heartbr...

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7 d. ago Nigel Farage meets with Donald Trump during Washington visit

The Clacton MP was earlier dubbed a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor and Trump sycophant’ by a Democratic representative.

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8 d. ago Polish president’s meeting with Trump prompts fresh tensions with Tusk

Nationalist Karol Nawrocki’s visit to White House exposes divisions with Poland’s government and foreign policyPoland’s conservative nationalist president is due to meet Donald Trump at the White House in a visit that has prompted fresh tensions with the nation’s pro-European government led by Donald Tusk.Backed by the populist rightwing opposition Law and Justice party, which ruled Poland between 2015 and 2023, Karol Nawrocki unexpectedly won Poland’s presidential election after running a campaign under a Trumpesque slogan of “Poland first, Poles first”. Continue reading...

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