20 m. ago Washington DC police chief Pamela Smith to step down, mayor announces – US politics live

Move follows deployment of national guard in cityIn a statement, Pamela Smith said she was “deeply humbled, grateful and deeply appreciative” of her time in her role, which she described as the “greatest honor” of her career. She gave thanks to the mayor for appointing her in 2023 and supporting her throughout her tenure, which she acknowledged had been both “challenging and rewarding”.Smith adds that “tremendous progress” has been made but the city is not at “zero percent crime”.I am confident that the department is in a strong position and that the great work will continue, moving in a positive trajectory to combat crime and enhance public safety. Washington, DC is an extraordinary place to live, visit, and work, and I remain inspired by the resilience and spirit of this community.I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to serve in this capacity as Chief of Police. It has been an honor to lead the men and women of the Metropolitan Police Department, and I will always carry wi...

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48 m. ago Officials issue urgent warning after NEW mpox strain detected in England

The unnamed patient has recently returned to the UK after travelling to Asia. Seeking medical advice, the case was flagged with the UK Health Security Agency.

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48 m. ago Retail investors help drive gold and US stocks to bubble territory, BIS warns

‘Explosive’ price gains show similarities with previous asset price bubbles, report says

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80 m. ago The Black Map: New app lets you rate and review Guinness from pubs across the UK

Could this mean never having a bad pint again?

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81 m. ago The 19 signs that say you're insecure: Psychotherapist reveals the tell

Marygrace Anderson, a psychotherapist and founder of MG Hypnosis based in south west London, reveals how you could be letting slip your secret insecurities.

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93 m. ago The Royals' controversial property agreements — from Princess Alexandra's £2,200

As an inquiry is launched into Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s living arrangements, the rest of the Royal Family is under scrutiny. Here’s how they pay for their homes

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95 m. ago Pinocchio at Shakespeare's Globe: 'Chaos addict puppet will delight children'

Pinocchio is a whirlwind of chaos in this entertaining new musical which refuses to preach

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99 m. ago Zelenskyy heads to London for talks with European allies on peace plan, security

Zelenskyy heads to London for talks with European allies on peace plan, security  The Tribune-Democrat

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99 m. ago Amazon shoppers rave over £133 Tefal air fryer that 'makes quick kids' teas easy'

'My partner has a Ninja air fryer and she prefers mine,' said one reviewer

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1 hour ago Royal Family LIVE: Prince Harry wins bombshell victory in bitter security battle

Prince Harry's security arrangements when he visits the UK are reportedly being reviewed following a long-running legal battle after it was decided he should receive a different level of taxpayer protection when in Britain

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2 h. ago Maori rights under threat in New Zealand, warns UN committee

Report also raises alarm over budget cuts to Maori services and moves to minimise role of Treaty of Waitangi in education and governance

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2 h. ago 'Exile Prince Harry's security win means nothing as King Charles does not trust him'

Could Harry's security review signal a return to royal life for the Duke - and what about the Prince William factor? We take a closer look at what the latest move could mean for his future

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2 h. ago Art reviews: The Thread that Pulls | Nature turns | Barbara Rae DBE: Prints

There’s an unusual twist in the new exhibition from Visual Arts Scotland, writes Duncan Macmillan

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2 h. ago Zelenskyy heads to London for talks with European allies on peace plan and security

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with French, German, and British leaders in London

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2 h. ago Silenced by China, Hong Kong struggles to voice its grief over the Tai Po fire disaster | Antony Dapiran

The pain is visceral, but civil society, media and the creative community have been sent into retreat since the 2019 pro-democracy protestsAntony Dapiran is the author of two books on Hong Kong politics and protestWhite flowers at makeshift shrines and messages of support posted in a public square. A rainbow of folded paper cranes. Boxes of donated goods for the those in need. Hongkongers’ responses to the Tai Po fire disaster – in which at least 159 people have died and 31 are still unaccounted for – have, on the surface, resembled similar community expressions of solidarity last seen during the 2019 protests. But beneath the surface, Hong Kong civil society is struggling to respond to this latest collective trauma in a city that has deeply changed in the past five years.The cauterisation of Hong Kong’s civil society that has occurred under Beijing’s national security crackdown has meant that the types of grassroots activism that would traditionally have occurred in response to suc...

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3 h. ago London Hosts Zelenskyy and European Leaders for Talks on Ukraine’s Security Guarantees

London Hosts Zelenskyy and European Leaders for Talks on Ukraine’s Security Guarantees  UNITED24 Media

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3 h. ago Moscow praises Trump's new 'national security strategy' which warns mass migration will leave Europe 'unrecognisable within 20 years' and does not cast Russia as a threat

The Kremlin publicly embraced the sweeping 33-page report, which outlines the US president's vision for the world and sets out dramatic changes to American priorities.

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3 h. ago UK will stay ahead of Putin to ‘secure the underwater battle space’, Royal Navy chief says

It comes days after the foreign secretary warned that Putin represents ‘an active threat to Britain’s citizens, our security and our prosperity’

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3 h. ago The Effingers by Gabriele Tergit review – a vivid portrait of Berlin before the Nazis

Written in 1951 and now translated into English for the first time, this family saga by the acclaimed German author recaptures a golden age for Jewish lifeIn 1948, the German Jewish author Gabriele Tergit travelled to Berlin. There, in ruins, was the city in which she was born and grew up, reported on, then chronicled in fiction. Tergit had been one of the shining lights of interwar Berlin’s flourishing journalistic scene; she had also married into one of the city’s most prominent Jewish families. In 1931 her debut novel announced her as a literary phenomenon.Then the Nazis came to power. Tergit was on an enemies list. She fled, first to Czechoslovakia, then to Palestine, and finally to London, where she lived from 1938 until her death in 1982. Never again did she call Berlin home. When she visited after the war, she found no real place in the conservative postwar German literary world – and no real audience for The Effingers, her newly completed magnum opus. A versio...

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3 h. ago The Tale of Silyan review – farmer adopts stork in delightfully cockle

This story set in North Macedonia stars non-professional actors and follows ageing farmers trying to survive in a cockle-warming family filmLike director Tamara Kotevska’s previous feature Honeyland (which she co-directed with Ljubomir Stefanov), this sly, delightful film is neither a pure documentary nor a work of fiction. Instead, working with non-professional actors and a story clearly premeditated enough to earn a credit for its authors (Kotevska and Suz Curtis), this blends folk tale, improvisation and mud-caked vérité to tell the story of a contemporary farming family, the Conevs, in economically depressed North Macedonia.Sixtysomething paterfamilias Nikola and his wife, Jana, have been growing watermelons, tomatoes and tobacco on the family land for years. However, the wholesale prices have recently dropped through the soil, prompting a mini riot by irate agricultural workers who take out their frustrations by destroying their own crops. Nikola and Jana’s daughter Ana decides...

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