86 m. ago Mapped: What areas of the UK will hit 20C on hottest day of the year so far

Met Office says temperatures expected to rise for spring equinox on Thursday

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1 hour ago Original body model of ET expected to fetch up to $1m at Sotheby’s

Daughter of Oscar-winning special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi hopes item will ‘continue to inspire’It was last seen standing at the entrance to a spaceship with a potted plant of chrysanthemums, its chest glowing bright red as it stared down at the tearful young boy on the ground below.Now, the original body model of ET, the Extra-Terrestial, is expected to fetch up to $1m (£700,000) when it is sold at Sotheby’s auction house at in April. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Now Zelensky has his opportunity to beckon Trump back into Ukraine’s corner

Putin’s rejection of ceasefire terms means Zelensky has been handed a chance to bring the US president on side - and he is beginning to understand his new American audience, writes Sam Kiley in Odesa

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2 h. ago Sia files for divorce from husband Daniel Bernard nearly 2 years after marriage

Sia has filed for divorce from second husband Daniel Bernard after two years of marriage

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2 h. ago Emmerdale fans spot 'Dr Death' happened 'to be there' after Chas Dingle collapses

John Sugden found Chas on the floor of the Woolpack after her health took a turn for the worst

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2 h. ago Golden era of French coaching is over, so who will replace Deschamps?

Forget the days of Wenger and Houllier – there is a worrying lack of French coaches in Europe’s elite leagues these daysWhere have all the coaches gone? French sports media address the theme on a regular basis and with good reason: the country’s football managers are no longer wanted abroad. The days when Arsène Wenger and Gérard Houllier opened the door for Jean Tigana, Rémi Garde, Claude Puel and others to coach in England are long gone. In the 2000s and 2010s, French managers could also find work in La Liga and Serie A, as Philippe Montanier did at Real Sociedad and Rudi Garcia at Roma and Napoli – leaving aside Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps, who could not be really considered expatriates at Real Madrid and Juventus.This is no longer the case and takes particular significance now that Deschamps, whose France side face Croatia in a Nations League quarter-final on Thursday and Sunday, has entered the final straight of his 14-year association with Les Bleus and confirmed he w...

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2 h. ago Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio gets 2.5 years in prison for $6.5 million fraud

A New York art adviser who once counted actor Leonardo DiCaprio among her wealthy patrons has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after admitting to cheating clients out of $6.5 million in connection with the sale of 55 works of art

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3 h. ago California's wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they help

Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California’s already struggling iconic wine industry

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3 h. ago Putin’s drone attacks make mockery of Trump peace deal for Ukraine

In ‘fantastic’ phone call with Zelensky, Trump confirms a partial ceasefire on energy is part of plan to bring ‘real end to the war’ – despite Putin breaking agreement to stop targeting energy grid in mass drone strike just hours after promising not to

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3 h. ago European Space Agency releases new data that could help us understand the nature of the universe

Euclid space telescope is trying to understand dark energy and dark matter, which remain largely mysterious

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4 h. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to implement limited energy and infrastructure ceasefire after ‘positive’ and ‘frank’ Trump call – live

Zelenskyy said he accepted US proposal of unconditional ceasefire on frontline in ‘substantive’ conversation with TrumpOpening the press conference, Finland’s Stubb says Europe faces “one of those moments of choices between two different worlds: Yalta or Helsinki; in other words, spheres of influence or equal rights and duties for all states.”He stresses that Ukraine has “an undeniable right to defend itself on its own and supported by its partner,” a right that “cannot be restricted in any way,” dismissing Russian demands to halt help for Kyiv.The principles of international law and the European security order have not changed, and there is no need to start changing them.Independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. These are the principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki charter. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Rangers fans get direct flight to Bilbao as Spanish airline puts on special connection for Europa League showdown

The two sides face off for a place in the semi finals of the Europa League next month

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4 h. ago British teenager who killed family and planned school massacre gets minimum 49 years in prison

A 19-year-old British man who shot and killed his mother and two younger siblings and who wanted to carry out a high-profile school shooting has been told he will not be eligible for parole for at least 49 years

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4 h. ago Miami Beach withdraws call to end lease of theater that screened Israeli

The mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, is backing off a proposal to terminate an independent theater's lease and financial support after it screened an Oscar-winning documentary about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis

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4 h. ago Florida mayor drops threat to evict cinema over No Other Land screening

The Oscar-winning film, about a Palestinian community resisting displacement and violence from Israeli forces, has become the latest focus of a culture war in the stateAfter a week of controversy, the mayor of Miami Beach decided to withdraw his initial proposal to cancel the lease and block a small cinema’s funding due to its screening of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.Residents packed city hall to make public comments, and regardless of their backgrounds and opinions, the majority, including city commissioners, agreed that censorship, eviction and defunding of O Cinema were not the answer or the path forward. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The Latest: DOGE official to take USAID leadership role despite department helping to dismantle it

According to an email obtained by The Associated Press, a senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving DOGE direct authority over an agency it has worked to dismantle

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5 h. ago Major airline is offering bargain £15 flights to one of Europe's best stag do destinations

Ryanair has announced its plan to launch a new seasonal route to one of the most popular short-stay destinations in Europe - and tickets start from as low as £15. 

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5 h. ago Storm Martinho: Warnings for rain, wind and travel chaos in Spain after deadly Storm Laurence floods

The Canary Islands government has warned against unnecessary travel ahead of Storm Martinho’s arrival on Thursday

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5 h. ago Royal Family member dies aged 46 leaving husband and five children in mourning

The family of Archduchess Estelle of Austria released a statement to say the European aristocrat had passed away earlier this month and they were 'deeply saddened' by her death

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5 h. ago Ayrshire wrestler targets place in history books as he bids for European title

Fulton King will taking on the reigning European champion B. T. Gunn and veteran Frank of The Cross in a three-way fight at VALOR Wrestling's Sicker Than Yo Average 4 event on April 5.

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