29 m. ago EU diplomats holding crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsSenior European diplomats were holding crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their opposition to his attempt to annex Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs would be a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

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34 m. ago Trump’s tariff shock suggests EU’s strategy of flattery and appeasement has failed

Next few weeks will show if Trump has finally pushed too far with Greenland levies, as calls grow for bloc to take tougher actionEurope live – latest updatesAs the sun set over the port of Limassol in Cyprus, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, last Thursday used a tried and tested formula to describe the United States – calling it one of “our allies, our partners”. Only 24 hours earlier, Denmark, an EU and Nato member state, had warned that Donald Trump was intent on “conquering” Greenland, but the reflex at the top of the EU executive to describe the US as a friend runs deep.Trump’s weekend announcement that eight countries that have supported Greenland would face tariffs unless there was a deal to sell the territory to the US was another hammer to the transatlantic alliance, mocking the notion that the US is Europe’s ally. The eight countries include six EU member states, as well as Norway and the UK, the latter unprotected by the much vaunted “special rela...

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44 m. ago Inside the controversy over Flock, the AI surveillance company whose data is being fed to ICE

Cities across the nation are cutting ties with the Atlanta-based police tech firm after revelations that Donald Trump’s deportation squads have repeatedly gained access to its data. Io Dodds reports

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45 m. ago The Guardian view on Trump and Greenland: get real! Bullying is not strength | Editorial

Tariff threats over the Arctic island expose the limits of coercive diplomacy. Europe’s united response and pushback shows fear is fadingFor all Donald Trump’s bluster about restoring American strength, his attempt to bully European allies over Greenland reveals a deeper weakness: coercive diplomacy only works if people are afraid to resist. Increasingly, they aren’t. And that is a good thing. Bullies often back down when confronted – their power relies on fear. Mr Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Europeans unless they acquiesce to his demand to “purchase” Greenland has stripped his trade policy bare. This is not about economic security, unfair trade or protecting American workers. It is about using tariffs as a weapon to force nations to submit.The response from Europe has been united and swift. That in itself should send a message. France’s Emmanuel Macron says plainly “no amount of intimidation” will alter Europe’s position. Denmark has anchored the issue firmly insid...

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52 m. ago UK to create new ‘school of government’ to train senior civil servants

Establishment will give training in AI and other skills, more than a decade after David Cameron axed previous schoolMinisters will bring in a new “school of government” for senior civil servants to train them in AI and other skills – more than a decade after David Cameron axed the previous college for Whitehall.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, will announce the new body in a speech on Tuesday setting out the government’s plans to “rewire” the civil service for modern times. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Ministers DROP amendment protecting security services from Hillsborough Law in the face of huge Labour revolt

Keir Starmer had been staring down the barrel of large numbers of MPs voting against the government in the Commons tomorrow evening.

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67 m. ago Police statement after BMW abandoned on tram tracks causes travel chaos

The vehicle had been abandoned on the Metrolink tram track sparking two hours of delays

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1 hour ago Guatemalan police free hostages in prison as attacks kill 3 officers

No injuries or fatalities were immediately reported following the police action

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1 hour ago Liverpool transfer news: RB Leipzig chief offers hope as pathway to £70million deal emerges

Liverpool could be buoyed by a recent transfer admission when it comes to one of Europe's hottest talents

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1 hour ago If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Britain needs an escape plan from the Trump world order | Gaby Hinsliff

The US president’s trade war for Greenland tells us that the time for fence-sitting or wishful thinking is overOne way or the other, President Trump said, he will have Greenland. Well, at least now we know it’s the other; not an invasion that would have sent young men home to their mothers across Europe in coffins, but instead another trade war, designed to kill off jobs and break Europe’s will. Just our hopes of an economic recovery, then, getting taken out and shot on a whim by our supposedly closest ally, months after Britain signed a trade deal supposed to protect us from such arbitrary punishment beatings. In a sane universe, that would not feel like a climbdown by the White House, yet by comparison with the rhetoric that had Denmark scrambling troops to Greenland last week it is.That said, don’t underestimate the gravity of the moment.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Man in his 60s arrested on suspicion of murder after woman in her 40s is found dead in the street

Police officers arrived at Catherine Gardens in Thorpe St Andrew just before 11.45pm on Saturday amid reports that a woman had been injured.

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2 h. ago Ministers pull Hillsborough Law spy amendment after backlash

Keir Starmer was facing a rebellion as the landmark bill - designed to prevent future state cover-ups and named after the 1989 tragedy - is debated in the Commons

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2 h. ago Does your 'difficult' friend have a personality disorder that affects millions? These are the telltale signs of being Emotionally Unstable, by DR MAX PEMBERTON

The patient sitting opposite me in my consulting room is describing a fraught pattern I've come to recognise only too well.

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2 h. ago Police probe more than 100 Britons amid fears they could be spying for Russia, Iran and China

Security services are currently handling around 160 investigations linked to state threats, with the vast majority focused on suspected proxies operating inside the UK.

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2 h. ago Moment exhausted cop tells crook 'bloody hell you can run' after dramatic police chase

Bodycam footage captures the moment an exhausted cop tells a crook 'bloody hell you can run' after chasing him on foot.

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2 h. ago Piers Morgan jokingly blames Trump for fall as he shares health update from hospital bed

Morgan, who previously deemed Trump a friend, has changed his tune in the last few years

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2 h. ago Major police incident after 'petrol bomb' thrown through window of family home

Police and fire crews have been dealing with a major incident after an alleged 'petrol bomb' attack has seen a family in Greater Manchester 'lose everything', according to local councillor

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3 h. ago Welsh football club suspend player after 'disgusting' actions and lifetime ban calls

Trearddur Bay have revealed there's a police investigation into the incident, which took place in a match against CPD Porthmadog.

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3 h. ago Football player suspended by club over 'disgusting' elbow as police launch investigation

Trearddur Bay have confirmed there is now a police investigation into the incident which took place against CPD Porthmadog

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3 h. ago Reform leader in Scotland says independence vote should be postponed for 10 years

Speaking to the BBC Scotland Sunday Show, Lord Offord said that Nigel Farage ‘would not be dictating the policies’.

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