43 m. ago A dad went viral after leaving his kids at a McDonalds for a ‘job interview.’ But police say his story didn’t add up

Police claim Chris Louis, 24, wasn’t at a job interview when a deputy found the children but had attended one earlier in the day

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64 m. ago ‘Jolly’ King plays carrot recorder at Windsor Castle music reception

The London Vegetable Orchestra is the UK’s only ensemble to use instruments made of hand-crafted local vegetables.

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74 m. ago Trump tariffs live: US markets see worst day in five years as president claims ‘stock is going to boom’

US president insists country is going to flourish as markets close sharply down; Republican ex-leader Mitch McConnell says tariffs are a ‘bad policy’US stock markets have worst day since Covid over Trump tariffsGlobal markets in turmoil amid Trump tariffsTrump’s chaos-inducing global tariffs, explained in chartsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu dodges war crimes arrest in Hungary visit

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban quits International Criminal Court, refusing to allow arrest of Israeli leader wanted on war crimes accusations because he says it is an unfair 'political' tribunal

Events

76 m. ago Steve Coogan greeted penguins every day of filming for The Penguin Lessons

The film follows the true story of an Englishman who rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach in a divided Argentina.

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82 m. ago Cops shoot 'XL Bully' type dog after it attacked man and woman

Local reports indicate that the large canine was an XL Bully type dog.

Events

2 h. ago I caught my boyfriend cheating on me on our Ring doorbell camera...he never saw what was coming next

Alexa, who appears on The Unbothered Podcast with Chloe Madison, shared the shocking story of finding out her longtime boyfriend had been cheating on her - through her Ring doorbell camera.

Events

2 h. ago Percy Pig US invasion could be thwarted by Donald Trump's tariff gamble

Marks & Spencer’s popular Percy Pig range has just been rolled out in Target shops across the US but its success is likely to take a battering following Donald Trump’s tariffs

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2 h. ago Heartbreaking interview with boy, 14, in foster care who just wants a family of his own

Enoch, 14, said he has always dreamed of someday having a family of his own, and shared how he found a passion for cooking because he 'grew up with not having that much food.'

Politics

2 h. ago Trump denies market turmoil is a problem, claiming ‘stock is going to boom’ – US politics live

US president insists country is going to flourish as former Republican leader Mitch McConnell says tariffs are a ‘bad policy’ US stock markets tumble as investors shaken by Trump tariffsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Amazing ending for confused dog filmed being dumped out of car by owner who said 'bye bye'

The poor pup that was dumped on the side of the road in Surprise, Arizona on March 8 got a happy ending to his horrible story this week.

Politics

2 h. ago UN and rights organizations in Sudan warn against rise of extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

The United Nations has condemned reports by local rights groups of extrajudicial killings taking place in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, which the Sudanese military recaptured last month

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3 h. ago Trump denies market turmoil is a problem, claiming ‘stock is going to boom’, as McConnell says tariffs ‘bad policy’

US president insists country is going to flourish as former Republican leader joins widespread criticism of Trump tariffsUS stock markets tumble as investors shaken by Trump tariffsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Badenoch accused of being ‘in the pay of climate deniers’ over net zero remarks

The Conservative Party leader said last month that achieving net zero by 2050 is “impossible”.

Politics

4 h. ago Trump ‘is not going to back off’ from tariff policies, US commerce secretary says – live

Howard Lutnick tells CNN that US president stands by decision to impose sweeping tariffs on nations around the worldUS stock markets tumble as investors shaken by Trump tariffsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Britain can retaliate or negotiate with Trump – but there is no way we can win at this game | Gaby Hinsliff

Starmer will try to calm the situation and focus on May’s local elections, but one thing is clear: our ties with Europe are more crucial than everNobody wins a trade war. You can lose it by greater or lesser degrees: you may be one of the luckier casualties. But that’s about as good as it gets. So, while there will have been initial relief in Downing Street on Wednesday night, a feeling even that Keir Starmer’s placating of Donald Trump looks vindicated, what followed was no victory lap.How could it be, after that grotesquely swaggering show trial the president staged in the White House garden, all the better to jazz up an economic assault on what were once his country’s allies? Come on down, Britain, escaping with just the minimum 10% tariff on its exports to the US and no drive-by insults! Better than Taiwan (32% plus a lecture about how the US used to build all the semiconductors once), Vietnam (“They like me, I like them” but still a brutal 46%), the EU (“very very tough traders...

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5 h. ago Eluned Morgan wants tourist tax money to be used to make beach toilets free

Wales' First Minister said ringfencing money from the tourism tax will help protect local services

Society

5 h. ago Eluned Morgan wants to make beach toilets free in tourist hotspots

Wales' First Minister said ringfencing money from the tourism tax will help protect local services

Society

5 h. ago British Catholic missionary, 83, and his assistant are 'brutally abducted' by 'unknown armed men' in Cameroon

British missionary Huub Welters and his assistant Henry Kang were captured on Tuesday in Bambui - a town located in Cameroons separatist conflict-hit anglophone northwest.

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5 h. ago Millions of women hang on to his every word.. so how did Jay Shetty go from troubled schoolboy to monk, to motivational speaker and friend to the stars?

Despite being one of the most recognisable faces in the world of self-help, Londoner Jay Shetty's story from troubled schoolboy to friend-to-the stars is not known by everyone.

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