14 m. ago Trump announces he will host Kennedy Center Honors as he bashes other award shows for being ‘political’: Live updates

Troops spotted at Armory and Washington Monument as president’s crime crackdown got underway

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16 m. ago A $200 million endowment focused on Black Americans is taking shape

The Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment

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17 m. ago Daniel Dubois is serving suspension after brutal Oleksandr Usyk defeat

The former world champion suffered an agonising defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in front of over 90,000 fans last month and is believed to be serving a suspension

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22 m. ago Gen Z is obsessed with this location sharing app but it could be fueling their anxiety

Generation Z is obsessed with keeping track of their friends thanks to iPhone built-in location sharing app. Amber Raiken speaks to young people tracking the location of so many of their friends — and why it would be rude to remove them

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27 m. ago Los Angeles schools are prepping ‘safe zones’ to keep ICE agents away as students return to classroom

Los Angeles schools are taking a number of precautions to protect students and their families from ICE agents, as classes are set to start up again on Thursday.

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31 m. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers injured

Hashem Abedi, 28, was ordered to serve a record 55-year minimum term for helping his suicide bomber brother Salman murder 22 people, many of them children, at the Manchester Arena in 2017.

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36 m. ago Rachel Reeves is coming after your inheritance, this is what you should do NOW to protect yourself, writes SIMON LAMBERT

Inheritance tax pollutes people's views on the tax system's fairness but Rachel Reeves is rumoured to be mulling plans to useit to wind up taxpayers even more

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43 m. ago Gaza's sickening starvation death toll rises as Israel attacks intensify

Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza's northern communities as the death toll from shootings and missiles is added to by the deaths of more people through starvation, including children

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68 m. ago Memphis man who killed 3 in live streamed shooting rampage pleads guilty

A Tennessee man has avoided a trial and a possible death sentence by pleading guilty to fatally shooting three people and wounding three others in a daylong series of shootings live streamed on social media

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76 m. ago Tory police chief faces backlash over telling public to stop shoplifters

Thames Valley commissioner’s remarks called ‘irresponsible’ by MP after he branded people who do not do anything in face of thieves as ‘part of the problem’ amid record high levels of shoplifting

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81 m. ago Jet2 launch new route from UK airport to Greek island loved for its sandy beaches

The weekly service will start from May 26, 2026 and will run every Tuesday until October 20, 2026 giving travellers the opportunity to enjoy the sun-soaked hotspot

Society

82 m. ago Fears over plan for police station with no cells to lock up criminals

'It is understandable why so many people feel that justice has left town.'

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95 m. ago DWP to send huge payouts to thousands on Universal Credit as lawyers urge further action

The DWP failed to adequately protect the income of disabled people who were transferred from legacy benefits to Universal Credit, according to lawyers

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96 m. ago Insomnia breakthrough as experts discover key 'driver' of the sleep problem that ruins millions of lives

Scientists have pinpointed why millions of people struggle to get a good night's sleep-and it's not lumpy pillows or a racing mind, the problem lies in their GUT.

Science

1 hour ago Charity shop worker says there's one gift that always gets donated to them

A charity shop worker, who advices people on the do's and don'ts of donating their second hand items, insists that one popular gift is being donated too often - and she insists people stop buying it

Economics

1 hour ago Tricky new questions learner drivers will need to answer in theory test

The Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency has announced that driver theory test will include questions on CPR and defibrillators for the first time starting next year

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1 hour ago Man City get early Premier League fixture boost amid injury concerns

Manchester City are not in great shape heading into the start of their Premier League campaign but face two teams with issues of their own

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1 hour ago Love Is Blind UK fans spot ‘huge red flag’ as they beg star to stop ‘cringe’ behaviour

Netflix viewers have already started binge watching Love Is Blind UK season 2 and they’re already confused by one contestant’s behaviour.

Sport

1 hour ago The 7 common reasons why people lose their appetite later in life – and how to manage it

An expert reveals the reason why older people tend to lose their appetites, and what people can do when this does happen

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1 hour ago ‘I knew my job was to fulfil a man’s fantasy’: Elizabeth McGovern on Downton, early fame and co

As the Downton Abbey finale hits the big screen, the actor looks back on the pitfalls of scoring huge success so young – and the liberation she later found singing in a band and writing a play about Ava GardnerFor the maudlin among us, the final Downton Abbey film should perhaps come with a warning. Everything in it is tinged with wistfulness – a goodbye to cherished characters and a farewell to a stately home that was a sturdy presence in a transient world. When the ITV series started in 2010, wasn’t life better? Did Elizabeth McGovern feel this too, the sense of time passing? After all, her character, Cora, is now ageing out of custodianship of Downton along with her husband, Lord Grantham, in favour of a younger generation and a changing era as the 1930s dawn.“No!” says McGovern, snapping me out of my melancholy. “I feel very excited that I’m going into a gratifying new phase in my career.” As well as reviving Cora, there is the play she has written, Ava: The Secret Conversations...

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