69 m. ago Love Island Yas' X Factor past with Four of Diamonds exposed and reason behind split

Love Island's Yasmin Broom has been branded a 'plant' by some fans after she failed to make a connection with any of the boys in the villa - but viewers have only just realised her real claim to fame

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77 m. ago Ed Sheeran shares honest reaction to ‘creepy’ waxwork of himself

Ed Sheeran has come face to face with a “creepy” waxwork replicer of himself.

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82 m. ago Governments like mine have a duty to stand up to Israel. Far too many have failed | Gustavo Petro

Without decisive action, we risk stripping the global legal order of its remaining protections for less-privileged nationsGustavo Petro is the president of ColombiaOver the past 600 days, the world has watched Benjamin Netanyahu lead a campaign of devastation in Gaza, the escalation of regional conflict, and a reckless abandonment of international law at large.Governments such as mine cannot afford to remain passive. In September 2024, when we voted for the United Nations general assembly resolution on Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, we assumed concrete obligations – investigations, prosecutions, sanctions, asset freezes, and cessation of imports and arms. That resolution set a deadline of 12 months for Israel to “bring to an end without delay its unlawful presence”. One hundred and twenty-four states voted in favour, including Colombia. The clock is now ticking.Gustavo Petro is the president of Colombia Continue reading...

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90 m. ago Pensioners can claim two benefits which boost annual income by over £10,000

Older people on a low income or living with a health condition could be due extra financial help on top of their State Pension.

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3 h. ago Nintendo Switch 2 rival worth £519 plummets by 42% in Amazon Prime Day sale

The portable PC gaming device is a strong contender for Nintendo's Switch 2 console

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3 h. ago Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu is nominating Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu took a victory lap on Monday to hail their recent joint strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities as an unmitigated success

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4 h. ago Germany is ‘importing’ antisemitism, our leaders claim. Irony is not their strong point | Mithu Sanyal

Blaming migrants for the rise in anti-Jewish crimes shows a breathtaking lack of self-awareness It could have been a Mitchell and Webb sketch – a man with a very German accent and a distinguished Nazi grandfather complaining: “These foreigners, coming over here, importing their antisemitism.” Only this was not a comedy. The man was Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and he was making his complaint last month in an interview with Fox news in the US, attributing rising antisemitism in Germany to “the big numbers of migrants we have within the last 10 years”. How did Merz manage to miss the joke – apart from by being German of course?The chancellor is not the only German politician to have made the dubious connection between foreigners and antisemitism. Hubert Aiwanger, the deputy premier of Bavaria, made headlines in 2023 when an antisemitic leaflet he was alleged to have written at school – better known as the Auschwitz pamphlet – came to light. Aiwanger denied writing the leaflet...

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5 h. ago Australian royal prank DJs claim their bosses MADE them phone the Princess of Wales's hospital and impersonate the late Queen before nurse's suicide

Michael Christian and 2Day FM radio co-host Mel Greig duped staff at King Edward VII's Hospital in London in Decemeber 2012 into disclosing some of the Princess of Wales' personal medical details.

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5 h. ago Pretty European city frozen in time where 'prices haven't changed in a decade'

Nestled almost two hours away from Munich and three hours from Frankfurt, Bamberg in Germany, is one of Europe's most picturesque, well-preserved, and affordable holiday hotspots.

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5 h. ago Nigel Farage is UK's 'most respectful' political leader, new poll shows

Pollsters took the mood of the nation a year after Labour took charge

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5 h. ago Barnard College settles suit brought by Jewish students, agreeing not to meet with anti

Barnard College has settled a lawsuit over alleged antisemitism on campus

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6 h. ago Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at White House meeting expected to focus on Gaza

The prime minister made the announcement at a dinner with the president, with the US expected to push Israel to agree a Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump that he would nominate him for the Nobel peace prize on Monday, as the two leaders met for the first time since the US launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear program as part of a short-lived war between Israel and Iran.Trump was expected to press Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in Israel’s 21-month-old war against Hamas in Gaza amid an outcry over the humanitarian cost of an offensive that has led to nearly 60,000 deaths, most of them Palestinian. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Red Sea cargo ships face new attacks as Houthis claim to have sunk vessel

Two crew members are missing after drone attack on Greek-operated Eternity C; Yemen’s Houthi rebels say MV Magic Seas sank after Sunday raidTwo crew members of a Greek-managed vessel have been wounded and two are missing after a drone attack off Yemen on Monday, hours after Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed an assault on another bulk carrier in the Red Sea, saying the ship had sunk.Monday’s attack 50 nautical miles southwest of the port of Hodeidah was the second assault by the Houthis against merchant vessels in the vital shipping corridor since November 2024, said an official at the European Union’s Operation Aspides, assigned to help protect Red Sea shipping. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at White House to meet Donald Trump amid indirect ceasefire talks – US politics live

Israeli leader met US secretary of state and Middle East envoy before arriving at White HouseThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she had a “good exchange” with Donald Trump on Sunday, a Commission spokesperson told reporters during a daily press briefing this morning.The spokesperson said:We want to reach a deal with the US (by 9 July). We want to avoid tariffs. We believe they cause pain. We want to achieve win-win outcomes, not lose-lose outcomes. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Ed Sheeran shares honest reaction to ‘creepy’ wax work of himself

Ed Sheeran has come face to face with a “creepy” waxwork replicer of himself.

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11 h. ago FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem denies ‘reign of terror’ claim from rival

Head of FIA bats away criticism from Tim Mayer‘Whatever I’ve been doing is good for the members’The FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, has denied accusations of a “reign of terror” and suggested the governing body’s member clubs are “smiling” about the prospect of him serving another four years.Ben Sulayem’s controversial first term as head of the FIA will come to an end in December. The 63-year-old has confirmed he will stand for a second term and is poised to face off against Tim Mayer after the American announced his candidacy in the buildup to Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago How much will your country 'pay'? As Trump sends out letters with 40% tariff increase

American President Donald Trump has launched a new wave of import tariffs on a host of Asian and African countries as he continues his policy of putting "America First"

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12 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing BAN star from competing to avoid 'upsetting Queen'

Strictly bosses don't want former Royal butler Paul Burrell on the show as they worry about upsetting the Palace, insiders on the show claim

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13 h. ago Trump plans to delay tariff start to August 1 as he announces 25% levy for Japan and South Korea

Bizarre letters cite ‘unsustainable’ trade deficits with two of America’s most important allies and trading partners

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14 h. ago The Guardian view on Macron’s state visit: a renewed entente cordiale is good for France, Britain and Europe | Editorial

After being sabotaged in the Brexit years, one of the UK’s most important bilateral relationships is back on a firm footingIn the years after the Brexit referendum, the deterioration of Anglo-French relations became one measure of the sorry disconnect between a radicalised, reckless Conservative party and any sane notion of the national interest. In 2021, a bellicose Boris Johnson sent Royal Navy frigates to patrol off the coast of Jersey in response to a dispute with Paris over fishing rights. The following year, notoriously, Liz Truss declined to say whether she considered the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to be a friend or foe to Britain. For five years, no Franco-British bilateral summits took place at all.That, thankfully, was then. France and Britain are close neighbours, nuclear powers and members of the United Nations security council. At a time of acute geopolitical instability, fuelled in part by the return of Donald Trump to the White House, it is overwhelm...

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