86 m. ago Trump demands bigger tax cuts in budget bill as Musk dodges question about reported drug use – US politics live

Trump and Musk speak to reporters as Musk caps his turbulent tenure as the head of DogeMusk allegedly took large amounts of drugs while advising Trump – reportThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump says Musk ‘worked tirelessly’ in press conference to mark his exit from Doge – live

Musk caps his turbulent tenure as the head of Doge in a news conference with Trump in the Oval OfficeThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Willie Collum responds to Rangers 'ghost goal' as ref chief emphatic on VAR but makes key admission over incident

Rangers were apoplectic over the incident but Collum has offered a rebuttal from the governing body

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3 h. ago Mapped: Where hosepipe bans could come into effect after major drought warning

Officials say Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, and Cumbria and Lancashire are in drought status

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3 h. ago Trump's education secretary says NY discriminating against school with Native American chief mascot

President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot

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4 h. ago I was 15 when my 'father' called me into the living room and brutally told me I'd been adopted. Now, after 50 years, I've finally tracked down my real dad

Sharon Graham in full flight is something to behold. Fist aloft... blazing rhetoric... cries of solidarity. Spellbound comrades cheer her every exhortation.

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4 h. ago Parents debate how much screen time kids should have and 'ban' one thing

A parent has sparked a lively debate online after revealing they won't be allowing their two-month-old baby to watch television for the first two years of their life

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5 h. ago Lighting up on a French beach will cost more than £100 under national smoking ban

But the ban does not cover e-cigarettes, and smoking on cafe terraces will still be permitted

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5 h. ago France to ban smoking in public places including at beaches and parks

The ban follows similar measures across an increasingly smoking-averse Europe

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5 h. ago Are you happy disposable vapes are being banned? Take our poll and have your say

The disposable vape ban is set to come into force this weekend, with many vapers having to choose between buying a reusable device or stopping completely

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5 h. ago 'Pretty angry' Henry Pollock breaks silence on Cardiff incident that led to ban

The England international was at the centre of a clash at the end of the Champions Cup final

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer faces calls to SACK top legal adviser Lord Hermer after peer apologises for 'clumsy' speech comparing calls for UK to quit ECHR to early Nazi ideology

In an astonishing speech last night Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, hit out at right wing MPs and the media for being behind a 'siren song' pushing for Britain to drop international law.

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6 h. ago London vape shop to host disposable vape farewell party as ban comes into place

Say goodbye to your Raspberry Blue Razz in style

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6 h. ago Man City chief sends message to fans waiting for verdict on 130 charges hearing

Manchester City and the Premier League are still waiting for the independent commission's verdict on the 130 charges the club face over the alleged breaking of financial fair play rules

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6 h. ago When does the disposable vape ban start? Exact date it becomes illegal to buy or sell disposable vapes in UK

The ban will make it illegal to buy or sell disposable vapes 🚭

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7 h. ago Ukraine says it's ready to resume talks with Russia but needs clarity on Kremlin's terms

A Ukraine presidential adviser says Ukraine is ready to resume direct peace talks with Russia in Istanbul on Monday but insists that the Kremlin provide a promised memorandum setting out its position on ending the war

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7 h. ago Single use vape ban in Scotland to take effect from Sunday amid 'litter emergency'

The Record led the campaign for a crackdown on disposable vapes which littered our streets and got youngsters hooked.

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7 h. ago FBI investigating efforts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles

Wiles’ contacts on her personal cellphone were purportedly hacked and AI used to communicate with lawmakersUS politics live – latest updatesThe FBI is investigating an apparent impersonator who pretended to be the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, in texts and calls to her contacts, including prominent Republicans.Wiles has privately informed colleagues that the contacts in her personal cellphone were hacked, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, and has been asking people to disregard messages and calls that aren’t coming from her phone number. Wiles also has a government phone that wasn’t affected by the hack. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago UK tourists issued warning over common item they must not pack in suitcases

Holidaymakers are being informed of a strict travel ban on a certain item

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7 h. ago Every type of disposable vape that will be banned in Scotland from this Sunday

Vapers will be saying goodbye to all their favourite disposable vapes, from Crystal Bars to Lost Marys.

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