23 h. ago Von der Leyen calls for new EU taxes on big firms in €2tn budget proposal

Plan, which also includes levies on tobacco and electronic waste, ignites major political scrap to define bloc’s futureThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for new EU taxes on large companies, tobacco and electronic waste as part of a proposed €2tn (£1.7tn) budget.Announcing the planned EU budget for 2028 to 2034, she effectively fired the starting gun on a major and complex political fight to define the EU’s future. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Prince Harry's strict reason for not taking Meghan Markle on surprise Angola trip

As Prince Harry touched down in Africa to continue his charity work of clearing landmines in the war-torn country, a royal source has revealed why Meghan Markle stayed behind

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50 h. ago How the forgotten British pilots who became the first to fly across the Atlantic survived 1,900

Fuelled by the lure of a £10,000 prize put up by the Daily Mail - the equivalent of half a million pounds now - John Alcock and Arthur Brown became the first human to cross The Pond in a single flight.

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7 d. ago Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Roc Nation)Scathing disses, star guests, inspired Pharrell beats and great lines from chilling to laugh-out-loud: the duo’s first album since 2009 is so much more than the drama around itThe beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar may be over, but its aftershocks continue to reverberate. The most peculiar example might involve the reunion album by Virginia rap duo Clipse, AKA Pusha T and Malice. It was scheduled to be released by a subsidiary of Universal, home to both Lamar and Drake. But the label apparently demanded that the track Chains and Whips, featuring Lamar, be removed – despite the fact that, dazzling and pugilistic though his verse is (“I don’t,” he avers, “fuck with the kumbaya shit”), neither it nor the rest of the track seems to reference Drake. Years before the Drake/Lamar beef erupted, Pusha T released The Story of Adidon, a Drake diss track so brutal that one critic compared it to “bringing a gun to a knife fight”. Pusha T alleged that Universal’s “lyrics committee”...

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1 week ago I’m not a spy – Thiago Silva imparts Chelsea knowledge to Fluminense coaches

The veteran former Brazil defender left Stamford Bridge last summer.

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1 week ago 'Way World War Three will start' revealed by top NATO Chief after 'learn Russian' warning

A co-ordinated power grab by two major nations could be the likely start of WWIII, according to NATO's Mark Rutte, as Russia threatens him with life in a Siberian labour camp

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2 w. ago Ukrainian prisoner of war branded with words ‘Glory to Russia’ reveals horror ordeal

Ukrainian soldier Andriy Pereverzev said his Russian torturers used a technique they referred to as "Calling Putin" which involved them taking wires from Soviet-era phones and using them to electrocute their prisoners

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2 w. ago France shooting: Urgent manhunt for three gunmen after explosions and shots heard in Nimes 

The horror attack unfolded at around 7pm on Friday evening in Nimes, near Avignon.

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3 w. ago World's safest countries in 2025 revealed amid rising fears of World War Three

The relentless onslaught of global events from war in Europe to a wider conflict emerging in the Middle East can make it feel like few places on Earth are safe - but they are out there

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3 w. ago ‘Like a trap’: NHS surgeon describes death of nephew, 16, at Gaza food point

Mohammad went missing after becoming separated from his uncles. His family later found his body mutilated beyond recognitionMohammad’s family spent four days searching for him after he became separated from his uncles at a food distribution point in northern Gaza.They clung to the chance that he had been arrested by the Israel Defense Forces, as the boy was not among the corpses recovered after troops opened fire. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Horror of the Korean War revealed by 'forgotten' British veterans 75 years on: Bridges made from corpses, troops fighting without guns and Chinese soldiers blowing themselves up

Brian Parritt (pictured), 94, is one of three veterans who have shared their memories of fighting in the Korean War. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for his exploits.

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3 w. ago Expert reveals only two places that would be safe in a nuclear war

A nuclear war would be devastating and spread radiation to nearly every corner of the globe, but an expert has revealed the one place you may survive the apocalypse .

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3 w. ago Donald Trump set to flee to one of three secret sites in nuclear war with Iran, doomsday plans reveal

In the face of a catastrophic event, like a war with Iran, the US government has a playbook to keep itself running called the Continuity of Operations Plan.

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3 w. ago Aimee Lou Wood reveals she has been sent 'vile death threats' after sharing clip of Tony Benn's famous anti

Aimee Lou Wood has revealed that she has been sent 'vile death threats' after sharing a clip of Tony Benn's famous anti-war speech following US strikes on Iran.

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3 w. ago Ten ways to protect your money from disaster: As the threat of war looms and cyberattacks soar, experts reveal what you can do

In an increasingly fraught world, threats to the security of our finances are coming from all sides. Here,experts share their essential checklist for protecting your finances.

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3 w. ago Moment furious hotel worker fights back against crowd of anti

Thousands of people took to the streets across Spain to demonstrate against overtourism on Sunday.

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4 w. ago Putin wades in: Russia warns Trump against bombing Iran and says Israel is 'millimetres away' from sparking nuclear 'catastrophe' with its airstrikes as Trump considers US military attack

Fears that the United States could wade into yet another war in the Middle East grew yesterday when a security source revealed Trump was considering joining Israel in strikes on Iran

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