62 m. ago Donald Trump signs executive order to officially rename Department of Defence as the 'Department of War'

Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the federal government department

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63 m. ago 'Tribe' living in Scots woods served with official eviction notice

Representative from the Sheriff Office were filmed by the 'tribe' serving them with the paperwork.

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77 m. ago Mystery engulfs Barron Trump as he goes missing for NYU's first week back: Official gives cryptic explanation

Barron Trump (pictured at his father's inauguration in January) reportedly failed to show up for the first week of class at New York University.

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1 hour ago Office for National Statistics in crisis after another data error

July's figures were delayed for two weeks after an error in compiling them was identified, prompting revisions to mistakes in previous months' figures.

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2 h. ago Trump news live: President to announce Pentagon’s ‘Department of War’ rebranding to push ‘warrior ethos’

President Donald Trump is signing an executive order this afternoon officially changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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2 h. ago Sake and Samurai art as Japan Week officially launches in Manchester

Japan Week is underway in Manchester with a host of free activities - and it all launched with the ceremonial breaking of a sake barrel and samurai artist performances

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2 h. ago Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War

Directive will make Department of War secondary title and is way to get around need for congressional approvalDonald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947.The directive will make Department of War the secondary title, and is a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency, an administration official said. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago FCC taking steps that would allow US prisons to jam prisoners' cellphone signals

Federal officials are moving a step closer to allowing state and federal prisons to jam cellphone signals from devices smuggled to inmates

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2 h. ago Inside Trump's top secret special forces raid that turned into a deadly midnight shootout in North Korea

The audacious plot unfolded in early 2019 as Trump was locked in high-stakes nuclear talks with Kim to limit the hostile nation's nuclear program, and has remained classified ever since.

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2 h. ago States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates

The widening debate over vaccine mandates in the U.S. and recent moves to get rid of them for schoolchildren in Florida are pushing some states to take steps to protect vaccines for children and adults

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3 h. ago Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum

The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns — a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented

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3 h. ago Live National Lottery Euromillions results for Friday, September 5: Winning numbers from the draw

A whopping £56 million jackpot is up for grabs

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4 h. ago Two DC teens arrested in congressional intern's fatal shooting

Two teenagers have been arrested on murder charges in the killing of a congressional intern who was struck by stray bullets during a shooting in the nation’s capital

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4 h. ago Fat Bear Week is coming – and the competition will be chunky

The brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park can reach a hefty 1,200 pounds as they prepare to hibernate in November

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4 h. ago Georgia sends troops to DC in sign that Trump's policing push will continue

Georgia is becoming the eighth state to send National Guard troops to Washington, D

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4 h. ago Emergency Alert test on phones latest as we confirm full list of people who won't receive it

A national test of the Emergency Alert system will take place this Sunday, September 7, but a few devices may not receive the alert.

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4 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Two Brits among 16 killed in tram smash horror pictured

Two British nationals who were among the 16 killed in the Lisbon funicular crash - which left 22 others injured - have been named

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4 h. ago EU fines Google nearly €3bn for ‘abusing’ dominant position in ad tech

Regulators ordered the tech giant to end ‘self-preferencing practices’ in advertising services but declined to force saleEuropean Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a €2.95bn ($3.5bn) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company as well as a retreat from previous threats to break up the tech giant.The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, also ordered the US company to end its “self-preferencing practices” and take steps to stop “conflicts of interest” along the advertising technology supply chain. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Sabrina Carpenter secures biggest opening week of 2025 for an international artist with Man's Best Friend after she hit back at the 'older generation' for criticising her 'over

Man's Best Friend - which eclipses the year's previous best - even tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, the most popular record of the week on wax, shifting 85,500 units in its first seven days.

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5 h. ago Two people killed as small plane crashes near suburban Denver airport

Officials say two people died when a small plane crashed and caught on fire near an airport in suburban Denver on Friday

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