3 d. ago Heidi Katona rejects claims she ‘revelled’ in mother Kerry’s money after parenting backlash

Kerry Katona's daughter Heidi said she was "so proud" of her mother as she defended her on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (3 December).

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1 week ago The unintended consequences of Trump’s ICE raids: Empty classrooms

Thousands of students missed school during Trump’s mass deportation push as teachers and families brace for arrests

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1 week ago ROLAND WHITE reviews Prisoner 951 on BBC1: Nazanin's Iran hell made me yearn for the days of gunboat diplomacy

The people at Panorama who doctored President Trump's speech have done more damage to the BBC than they can possibly imagine.

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2 w. ago Bolsonaro claims after arrest he tampered with ankle tag from ‘curiosity’

Ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody because of fears he was going to abscondBrazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he tried to damage his electronic ankle monitor “out of curiosity” after he was arrested at his villa owing to suspicions he was poised to abscond.In a video released by the supreme court, Bolsonaro – who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for masterminding a military coup – can be heard admitting to a security official that he had used a soldering iron to tamper with the black tag. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nine dead as Russia bombards Ukraine with more than 500 drones and missiles

The wave of attacks wounded dozens more and damaged energy and transport infrastructure, President Zelensky said

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2 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 13 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he braces for crucial Epstein files vote

Trump has spent the last few days barking insults at women, making weird noises and getting ready to host his favourite Middle Eastern dictator - but Epstein is still taking up everyone's attention

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2 w. ago Trump braces for more Epstein fallout with House set to vote to release the files TODAY... what happens next?: Live updates

Donald Trump encouraged Republicans to support the releasing the Epstein files while calling for an investigation into Democrats ' connections with the disgraced financier.

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2 w. ago BBC boss issues update after Donald Trump says he will still sue corporation

The US president is determined to pursue legal action against the public service broadcaster

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3 w. ago Trump confirms he WILL sue the BBC for ‘between 1 and 5 BILLION’ next week despite broadcaster finally apologising

DONALD Trump has confirmed he WILL sue the BBC after the broadcaster doctored a speech he delivered for an episode of Panorama The US President said he plans to sue the corporation for a sum between $1 billion and $5billion in damages. President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he will take legal action against the...

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3 w. ago Embattled BBC braces for Trump backlash after rejecting President's right to damages... as Corporation's boss declares: 'It's been a difficult week'

Mr Trump set a deadline of tonight for a full retraction, grovelling apology and offer of compensation - or he would sue for $1billion (£760million) over a misleading edit of his speech.

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3 w. ago Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate

Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summitFear of being bullied by Donald Trump may have prompted Bill Gates to row back on the climate crisis, Al Gore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire’s new position as “silly”, and the US president for his anti-climate stance.Trump, “the most corrupt president in American history”, was “badly damaging the US economy” by pulling away from renewable energy and promoting fossil fuels, the former US vice-president warned. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Businesses worldwide brace for extra Trump tariffs on steel imports

Commerce department expected to add about 700 more items with steel content to levy list at request of US firmsBusinesses around the world are steeling themselves for another round of Donald Trump’s tariffs, this time on goods ranging from bicycles to baking trays, as US industry embraces a call for more products to tax on import.Small, medium and large American companies have asked the US Department of Commerce to add about 700 more items to an August list of 407 products already facing extra tariffs because of their steel content, which hit items such as Ikea tables with metal nuts and bolts and German combine harvesters. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Democrats should celebrate this week’s victories, but beware: Trump is already plotting his revenge | Jonathan Freedland

The Maga machine is clicking into gear to ensure that defeat is all but impossible in next year’s midterm electionsAfter the joy, the trepidation. Or at least the preparation. Democrats, along with many others around the world, cheered this week’s wins in a clutch of off-year elections that saw Donald Trump’s Republicans defeated from sea to shining sea. But now they need to brace themselves for the reaction. Because Donald Trump does not like losing. And he will do everything he can to ensure it does not happen again – by means fair and, more often, foul. Indeed, that effort is already under way.For now, the Democrats are still clinking glasses, enjoying a success that tastes all the sweeter for coming exactly a year after they lost everything – the House, the Senate and the White House – to a returning and triumphant Trump. The most dramatic win was Zohran Mamdani’s history-making victory in America’s most populous city, New York, but there was success too at the other end of the ...

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