1 hour ago Huge Donald Trump security blunder as secret service plans leaked to member of public

Security details for Donald Trump were leaked to an unsuspecting member of the public in a major blunder - however officials have denied that it could have endangered the president's life

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4 h. ago Downton Abbey's former star admits being 'choked up' watching final trailer

After the final film was released in UK cinemas, a Downton Abbey star spoke about the special memories of working on the show and said she "can't wait to watch" the movie.

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5 h. ago Missing Scots busker search hits five weeks as detectives visit over 100 homes

A specialist team of officers have been carrying out extensive enquiries in the areas he is known to visit, including Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Events

6 h. ago Tyler Robinson 'spoke about Charlie Kirk with family' at dinner before shooting

Tyler Robinson mentioned that Kirk was coming to Utah Valley University during a family dinner prior to the shooting, saying that 'Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate,' officials said

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7 h. ago Trump's ring of steel: Specialist police carry out searches in Windsor ahead of US President's UK state visit, as huge security operation begins amid fears of mass protests

Huge protests, organised by the Stop Trump Coalition, are set to be held in both Windsor and London against the two-day trip, with security heightened during the US president's stay.

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8 h. ago Special school teacher who pupils tell to f*** off launched horrific attack on child

CCTV footage shows the experienced teacher 'repeatedly hitting' the pupil against a wall after 'pushing him into a chair'

Society

9 h. ago So many lanternflies are spreading across the East Coast they are being picked up by radar

Bug species from South East Asia considered highly invasive and a danger to crops

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10 h. ago Suspect Tyler Robinson spoke of Charlie Kirk visit at family dinner after becoming 'political'

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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10 h. ago Much of US shark meat comes from endangered species, study finds

Research shows majority of shark meat mislabeled or so vaguely labeled buyers do not know what they are eatingA recent study has revealed that the majority of shark meat available to American shoppers is mislabeled, with much of it coming from endangered species.The research, conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, tested products from supermarkets, fish markets and online retailers. Astonishingly, 93% of the samples were either falsely labeled or so vaguely described that buyers had no way of knowing the species they were eating. Only one item carried an accurate, species-specific label. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Specialist police search Windsor ahead of Trump’s state visit

The US president will stay the night at the royal residence on Wednesday.

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10 h. ago Daughter who 'tried to storm Canary Wharf migrant hotel with a meat cleaver after she found asylum seeker in her blind mother's flat' pleads guilty to affray

Channay Augustus, 22, was part of a group of around 20 people who are said to have tried to barge into the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, east London, on the evening of August 13.

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11 h. ago Piper Sandler's Sportschallenge surpasses £1 million fundraising goal in night to remember

Sportschallenge, the North-east’s premier sports-themed corporate fundraising dinner, has broken the £1 million barrier raised for charity over its eleven events.

Economics

11 h. ago New specialist clinic aims to give better access to advanced genetic testing

It comes as scores of people in the region face travel to Great Britain in hopes of finding a diagnosis.

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12 h. ago Why vegan burgers are losing the US culture war over meat: ‘Not our moment’

Once seen as a climate fix, vegan burgers now languish at 1% of the US market amid rising meat culturePlant-based burgers were supposed to help wean Americans off their environmentally ruinous appetite for meat. But sales have plummeted amid a surging pro-meat trend embraced by the Trump administration, raising a key question – will vegetarianism ever take hold in the US?This year has been a punishing one for the plant-based meat sector, led by companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, with sales of refrigerated products slumping 17%. This follows a difficult 2024, during which sales fell 7%, furthering a multi-year spiral – last year Americans purchased 75m fewer units of plant-based meat than they did in 2022. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Israel’s attack on Qatar proves Trump’s pledges of protection are worthless | Mohamad Bazzi

Deadly airstrike was Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest move to obstruct peace negotiations, threatening Qatar’s role as intermediaryWhen Donald Trump visited Qatar in May, he promised to defend the tiny, wealthy emirate and its rulers. “We are going to protect this country,” Trump declared on his state visit, where he was treated like royalty and honored in gilded palaces. “It’s a very special place, with a special royal family They are great people and they are going to be protected by the United States.”Over two decades, Qatar spent billions of dollars to upgrade the largest US military base in the Middle East and spent many more billions to buy US warplanes and other weapons. In May, as the president prepared to visit, the Qatari government donated a luxury Boeing jet, a “palace in the sky” valued at $400m, which is now being refitted so Trump can use it as Air Force One.Mohamad Bazzi is director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, and a journalism professor, at New...

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12 h. ago Vegan burgers are losing the US culture war over meat: ‘It’s not our moment’

Once seen as a climate fix, vegan burgers now languish at 1% of the US market amid rising meat culturePlant-based burgers were supposed to help wean Americans off their environmentally ruinous appetite for meat. But sales have plummeted amid a surging pro-meat trend embraced by the Trump administration, raising a key question – will vegetarianism ever take hold in the US?This year has been a punishing one for the plant-based meat sector, led by companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, with sales of refrigerated products slumping 17%. This follows a difficult 2024, during which sales fell 7%, furthering a multi-year spiral – last year Americans purchased 75m fewer units of plant-based meat than they did in 2022. Continue reading...

Events

12 h. ago David and Victoria Beckham invited me to dinner – she's not what you'd expect

Wayne Rooney has given a rare insight into the true nature of former England team-mate David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, who often hosted social events for players

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12 h. ago Stockport Pyramid to open its doors on Christmas Day with full festive feast

'This is our first Christmas and we wanted to offer something special'

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13 h. ago Revealed: The very popular (and surprising) holiday destinations where tourists are most at risk of food poisoning

It should have been a perfect evening; watching the Spanish sun slowly easing into the deep blue sea while eating dinner with a loved one.

Society

13 h. ago Schoolgirl has a VERY cheeky response after meeting the Princess of Wales

Kate, 43, (pictured) visited Marina Mill, in Cuxton, Kent, a British family business that specialises in hand-designing and screen-printing furnishing fabrics.

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