36 m. ago Plastic nanoparticles found inside edible vegetables for first time

Nanoplastics penetrate natural barriers in radish roots and accumulate in both fleshy part and leaves

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40 m. ago Raging Trump 'declared Netanyahu "is f***ing me" after Israel carried out Qatar attack' and 'is very frustrated by his handling of Gaza'

Senior US officials overheard Trump's words: 'He's f-ing me,' during a meeting about Israeli strikes on Qatar.

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63 m. ago Oldbury rape: Police doing ‘everything possible’ to bring attackers to justice

The victim, reported to be a British-born Sikh aged in her 20s, told West Midlands Police officers a racist remark was made to her during the attack.

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65 m. ago Met Office map shows when huge band of rain will hit Greater Manchester as 21 hour weather warning issued

The warning kicks in at 9am on Saturday

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66 m. ago First person removed to France under ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal, says UK

Agreement reached with France allows for removal of asylum seekers who arrive on small boatsUK politics live – latest updatesThe first Channel migrant has been deported to France under the controversial one in, one out deal, the Home Office has confirmed.It follows three days of cancellations of tickets of asylum seekers due to fly and a high court challenge that halted the imminent removal of a 25-year-old Eritrean man to France on Tuesday evening. He was granted more time to gather evidence relating to his claim that he is a victim of trafficking. Continue reading...

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66 m. ago First migrant return to France ‘shows we will seek to remove you’, says Mahmood

The Home Office said further flights are scheduled to take place this week and next week.

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99 m. ago Three police officers shot dead and two fighting for life after ‘ambush’ in rural Pennsylvania

The incident in York County is was one of the deadliest days for Pennsylvania police in years

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1 hour ago Trump and Starmer hold talks at Chequers as UK businesses hope for tariff concessions – UK politics live

US president is holding talks with Starmer before attending a business event and then appearing at a joint news conference with PMPresident Trump is now leaving Windsor Castle. He will be flying to Chequers by helicopter.Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, has thanked King Charles for what he said at the state banquet last night strongly supporting the Ukrainian cause.I extend my deepest thanks to His Majesty King Charles III @RoyalFamily for his steadfast support. Ukraine greatly values the United Kingdom’s unwavering and principled stance.When tyranny threatens Europe once again, we must all hold firm, and Britain continues to lead in defending freedom on many fronts. Together, we have achieved a lot, and with the support of freedom-loving nations—the UK, our European partners, and the US—we continue to defend values and protect lives. We are united in our efforts to make diplomacy work and secure lasting peace for the European continent.Our countries have the closest de...

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1 hour ago Earth Angel review – Alan Ayckbourn’s 91st play is a plea for decency

Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough In our polarised times, this is a generous look at a friendship between an enigmatic young man and a grieving widowerAdrian Prosper is a no-nonsense kind of guy. A retired police officer, he has dealt with enough lowlifes to see the worst in everyone. Played with frightening humourlessness by Stuart Fox, he is all suspicion and mistrust. When his newly bereaved brother-in-law, Gerald (Russell Richardson), is befriended by Daniel (Iskandar Eaton), an enigmatic young man, he thinks only the worst of the relationship.And he is not alone. In Alan Ayckbourn’s 91st play, he is joined in speculative plotting by Maxine (Liza Goddard), his misanthropic wife, as well as Gerald’s neighbours, the well-meaning Norah (Elizabeth Boag) and the online conspiracist Hugo (Hayden Wood). They are stoked by fear, small-mindedness and tribalism. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Michael Gove's savage Donald Trump comment leaves GMB presenter is stitches

Michael Gove joined Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley on Thursday's Good Morning Britain to share his thoughts on Donald Trump's state visit, and he didn't hold back...

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1 hour ago Former special constable who encouraged strangers to turn up at front door and sexually assault his girlfriend in bizarre stalking campaign jailed for seven years

James Dunne, 36, encouraged strangers to turn up at their front door and sexually assault her or demand sex. He also persuaded them to leave used condoms in envelopes at their home.

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1 hour ago First person removed to France under ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal, says UK government

Agreement reached with France allows for removal of asylum seekers who arrive on small boatsThe UK has returned the first asylum seeker to France under a “one in, one out” agreement to remove people who arrive on small boats, the Home Office has confirmed.Keir Starmer and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, agreed the pilot scheme, under which Britain will deport to France undocumented people who arrived in small boats in return for accepting an equal number of legitimate asylum seekers with British family connections. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Enhanced Games targets British stars after signing US sprinter Fred Kerley

Controversial start-up reaches out to British athletesOlympic swimmer Ben Proud became first Briton to joinBritish athletes across multiple sports are being targeted by the Enhanced Games after US sprint star Fred Kerley became the biggest name yet to sign up for the controversial event.Kerley, the world 100m champion in 2022, said he was joining the Enhanced Games, which allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in official events, to become the fastest man ever. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the ‘new chill girl’ | Naomi Beinart

Even in comparatively liberal spaces, such as my high school, girls who wince at locker room talk risk exclusionSince Donald Trump returned to office, I have noticed a phenomenon at my high school that I call the “new chill girl”. A group of kids is talking casually about something. Seemingly out of the blue, one of the boys makes an off-handed joke. Maybe it’s racist or sexist or homophobic, but whatever the poison, they inject it and the group dynamic shifts ever so slightly. As a general rule, the boys continue as usual while the girls – who tend to be more politically progressive – face a choice: they can speak up, which usually results in them getting the reputation as annoying and unable to take a joke, or they can let it pass and be regarded as a chill girl who isn’t angry or woke. Since November 2024, the latter reaction has become far more common.This kind of fearful silence is becoming more common outside of high schools, too. In December of 2024, Disney removed a transgen...

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1 hour ago Marcus Rashford Man Utd recall before Newcastle clash speaks volumes about Barcelona decision

Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford will hope to leave his mark against Newcastle United in the Champions League on Thursday, this time wearing the colours of Barcelona

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1 hour ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as Keir Starmer gets upstaged by Jimmy Kimmel

Today will involve less of a spectacular display than Windsor Castle, but there's every chance this afternoon's press conference could produce some fireworks

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2 h. ago 'Tragic' shooting at London park leaves man dead in major 999 incident

Emergency services descended on the area including police, ambulance crews and the air ambulance

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2 h. ago Cowardly Manchester Arena bomb plotter refuses to leave his cell to appear in court over 'attack on prison guards with boiling oil and makeshift blades'

Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi, pictured, allegedly refused to leave his cell to attend court this morning. He is charged with attepting to kill and injure prison officers.

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2 h. ago Met Office issues weather warning for heavy rain this weekend across UK

A yellow weather warning has been issued for several parts of the UK and Northern Ireland

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2 h. ago Exact areas in Scotland that will see weekend washout and 100mm downpours in new yellow warning

The warning comes with a small risk of 'danger to life', according to the Met Office.

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