40 m. ago Manchester killer died from head injury in prison, tests show as murder probe continues

A 44-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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49 m. ago Germany will not invite Russia and Belarus to second world war commemoration

Moscow and Minsk ambassadors excluded over concerns they could ‘exploit’ event for anti-Ukraine propagandaThe ambassadors of Russia and Belarus will not be invited to the German parliament’s commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the second world war’s end over concerns they could “exploit” the event for anti-Ukraine propaganda.The ceremony in the Bundestag lower house on 8 May marking the allies’ defeat of Nazi Germany will include several representatives of the diplomatic corps in Berlin but bar the envoys from Moscow and Minsk based on “the government’s assessment on the invitation of representatives”, a parliament spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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60 m. ago Warning issued to Brit tourists as Storm Hans lashes Europe with Italy hit by flash floods and avalanche fears after 7ft snow dump in France

It comes after Italy was hit by flash floods and a 7ft snow dump in France sparked avalanche fears.

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64 m. ago Golf handicap 'cheats' targeted by The R&A, with WHS 'here to stay'

Educational campaign launched in Great Britain and Ireland as clubs are urged to call out offenders

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75 m. ago 'Death camp' fears in notorious El Salvador prison as horror Google Maps image goes viral

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: With lawyers unable to reach a US citizen they say is wrongly incarcerated inside El Salvador's CECOT prison, a grim picture showing a red stain has sparked panic

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97 m. ago ‘Every day she begs for help’: Father fighting for daughter detained in hospital for years to be freed

Exclusive: Government will miss target to get people with learning disabilities out of hospital by more than 8 years

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1 hour ago King Charles and Queen Camilla greeted by boos and chants from anti

King Charles and Queen Camilla have been greeted by boos and chants from anti-monarch protesters at a Royal Maundy Service in Durham.

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1 hour ago Prison bosses under pressure over fate of Britain's only transgender jail wing after Supreme Court ruling

EXCLUSIVE: Women's rights campaigners are calling for E Wing at Downview women's jail in Sutton, Surrey, to be closed down.

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2 h. ago DOGE puts entire AmeriCorps leadership on leave as future of disaster volunteer group in jeopardy

The community service program that sends young adults to work on projects across the U.S. is the latest target of the Trump administration 's campaign to slash government spending

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2 h. ago Emmanuel Macron meets Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff for talks on Ukraine – Europe live

French president welcomes US representatives as meeting to discuss Ukraine gets under way at Élysée palace in ParisFrench president Emmanuel Macron has just formally welcomed Rubio and Witkoff, accompanied by France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot.Their meeting is about to get under way, and the French presidency said that Macron spoke with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy just before meeting the US delegation. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Russian prisons filled with paedophiles and rapists as Putin frees most of the murderers

Vladimir Putin's panic-induced decision to send all of his worst criminals onto the front line against Ukraine has left his prisons filled with some of humanity's grimmest people

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2 h. ago Frail Pope Francis takes back seat as Catholic Church marks Holy Week

The Pope's recovery is progressing, with reports indicating a decreased reliance on supplemental oxygen

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2 h. ago 'World's most beautiful small town' in France looks like it's from a fairytale

The small hilltop village of Gordes in France has been named the world's most beautiful small town - and it's not hard to see why with its fairytale-like scenes

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3 h. ago "How is this possible?": Andy Burnham speaks out after Manchester Arena terrorist's 'vicious' prison attack

Survivors say the incident was a 'catastrophic failure'

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3 h. ago Arsenal's David Raya targets Champions League history after Real Madrid win: 'We can dream'

Raya says Gunners want to ‘create our own history’ after ‘statement’ win in the Bernabeu

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3 h. ago Killer died from head injury in prison, tests show as murder probe continues

John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for murder, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday.

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3 h. ago France’s Sakina Karchaoui: ‘If everyone brings their own little madness, it will make us win’

PSG player on her reinvention in midfield, Euro 2025 confidence and how she embraces her role-model statusSakina Karchaoui is one of the most popular players in the France team. Perhaps the most popular. But when she joins us at 9am at Clairefontaine, the national centre of French football, Les Bleues’ No 7 appears quite shy. Wearing a blue tracksuit emblazoned with the French rooster, she smiles for the first time when Kenza Dali teases her: “Interview for the Guardian in English please, Saki!”Spring has finally sprung in the French capital and for the native of Salon-de-Provence, in southern France, the prospect of training in the sunshine is another reason to smile. “We are almost ready for the Euros,” Karchaoui says as she looks at the training ground below. “We work a lot tactically with the coach, we work technically, physically, all aspects of football. I think we can win many things together; we’ve got so much talent. And if everyone brings their own little madness, their ow...

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3 h. ago Conor McGregor's bid to become Ireland's president is boosted by Tucker Carlson as the men discuss country's immigration problems at the MMA fighter's packed pub, surrounded by supporters

The 36-year-old has received endorsements from Andrew Tate and Trump ally Elon Musk, and his anti-immigration stance has seen him welcomed with open arms by the MAGA movement.

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3 h. ago Haitians call for reparations from France on 200th anniversary of independence ‘ransom’

France should return harsh damages imposed on Caribbean country in 1825 after Haitian Revolution, say campaignersFrance has a moral duty to reimburse Haiti billions of dollars worth of “ransom” payments that could help the struggling Caribbean country out of its current crisis, say campaigners.The renewed call for reparations comes on the bicentenary of an agreement to pay 150m francs to France in 1825 to compensate slave-owning colonists after the Haitian Revolution. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Plush Edinburgh home firebombed as pal of gangster Mark Richardson targeted in fresh attack

The family home of David McMillan, an associate of gangster Mark Richardson, has been firebombed while children lay sleeping inside.

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