28 m. ago LA protests: Newsom condemns Trump’s use of troops as ‘madness’ while California prepares to challenge president in court – latest updates

California governor has accused Trump of provoking unrest in LA, and a judge will hear arguments Thursday as part of lawsuit against presidentA woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

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31 m. ago Man City taking £60m pay cut on Jack Grealish is down to 'lack of trust', says club icon

Jack Grealish is set to leave Manchester City this summer, with the Premier League giants ready to take a £60million hit on the England international who has interest from domestic rivals

Economics

40 m. ago Ed Sheeran's bitter family rift as star faces backlash for 'identifying culturally' as Irish

Ed Sheeran's confession that he identifies culturally as Irish caused backlash online, but his heritage comes after his grandparents' love story which was portrayed in his hit tune, Nancy Mulligan

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44 m. ago Bloody Scotland: Full line up of crime writing festival revealed, including author behind hit TV show

Bloody Scotland will take place in Stirling in September

Culture

70 m. ago Cruise passenger left 'fuming' after discovering why people were flirting with him

US-based TikTokker Ricky Bobby has revealed the shocking reason he received so much attention from strangers while they were on a cruise.

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96 m. ago US Open golf 2025: first round pits players against brutal Oakmont setup – live

Updates from the opening round at OakmontOfficial live leaderboard | Drop Scott an emailEarlier this week, the DP World Tour socials collared a few pros and asked them what an 18-handicapper would shoot at Oakmont this week. The most generous estimate was 120; Bryson DeChambeau guessed 100, but that’s just on the front nine. Several of them were certain they’d have to walk in, having lost all of their balls.As for the pros? Take the last couple of US Opens to be held here. Angel Cabrera won in 2007 with a final total of +5. In 2016, Shane Lowry held a four-stroke lead going into the final round only to shoot 76 and let Dustin Johnson in. This place – the jungle rough, the upturned-saucer greens, the excitable needle on the stimpmeter – makes mincemeat of the best of them. The lowest winning total at a US Open here is -5, and it took Ben Hogan to manage that, for goodness sake. (To be fair, Johnny Miller and Ernie Els won with -5 as well, Miller shooting the first-ever 63 in a major ...

Sport

99 m. ago Austrian school shooter planned attack in detail but his motive remains unclear, investigators say

Officials say the former student who killed nine students and a teacher at a school in Austria and then took his own life planned the attack in detail

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1 hour ago Largest ever plunge in UK exports to US as Trump tariffs hurt growth; dollar hits three

UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, biggest fall since October 2023, as trade with the US slumpedFull story: UK economy shrinks by 0.3% as as exports hit by Trump trade warNicholas Hyett, Investment Manager at Wealth Club, blames “a cocktail of headwinds to growth” for the 0.3% fall in UK GDP in April.Hyett says:In the very short term the change to Stamp Duty rules have put the legal and property services on ice - with legal activities down 10.2% month-on-month.New barriers to trade with the US and changes to employment costs, from a higher living wage and increased national insurance contributions, are a longer term challenge.“The 0.3% m/m fall in real GDP in April supports our view that the strength in Q1 was unsustainable. This won’t prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates next Thursday. But it is one more piece of news pointing to another cut in August.”We still expect the Bank Rate to be maintained at 4.25% in the June meeting, to allow still troubling earnings growth ...

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1 hour ago King Charles and Queen Camilla issue personal message after appallingly tragic shooting

The King and Queen have shared an emotional statement to the victims and families affected by the school shooting in Austria that has claimed the lives of 11 people

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1 hour ago ‘People see government as the enemy’: Bangladesh’s interim leader on the legacy of a toxic system

A year after a student-led revolt unseated Sheikh Hasina, Muhammad Yunus is fighting to convince both sides of politics to agree to reformA year on from the political uprising that swept the prime minister of Bangladesh into exile, people still see government as the enemy, according to the country’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus.Rooting out corruption at every level, from village to government, is the only way for people to believe in a “new Bangladesh”, he says. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Kate Beckinsale sues producers of Canary Black over ‘unsafe’ set that left her with ‘severe’ injuries

The actress says she endured gruelling 15-hour shoot days, inadequate medical support and last-minute stunt demands

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1 hour ago Netflix fans say 'superb' period drama is 'best thing they've seen' since Game of Thrones

Ripper Street first hit our screens in 2012 and starring the likes of Matthew Macfadyen and Jerome Flynn, the period drama has garnered a huge following over the years

Sport

1 hour ago ITV Love Island star shocks fans with 'disgusting' admission

Fans suggested that Alima Gagigo seemed to be "disgusted" after new bombshell Remell Mullins made a surprise admission during his first full day in the villa

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2 h. ago Lorraine Kelly hits back at filters as she embraces body in bikini snap 'I've got a belly'

Lorraine Kelly was joined by Emily Clarkson and Lucie Cave on her ITV show on Thursday, where she discussed filters on social media and the impact they can have

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2 h. ago Lorraine Kelly shares shock bikini picture to highlight dangers of AI beauty filters

Lorraine Kelly surprised viewers with an AI-altered picture of herself wearing a bikini to highlight the dangers of computer-generated beauty filters promoting unrealistic body images.

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2 h. ago The surprising continent where you're most likely to lose your luggage revealed

According to aviation technology company Sita, 33.4 million bags were mishandled in 2024 - but which continent has emerged as the leading culprit for lost or delayed luggage?

Politics

2 h. ago JoJo Siwa hits back after her idol Miley Cyrus caused outrage with post about her sexuality and controversial romance with Chris Hughes

Miley ignited outrage earlier this week after she joked about JoJo's sexuality amid the dancer's newfound relationship with Love Island star Chris.

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2 h. ago Met Office issue three day weather warning misery as thunderstorms and torrential rain hit Wales

20 counties across Wales are set to be affected by the storms

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2 h. ago BBC calls David Walliams ‘unacceptable’ for panel show Nazi salutes

The star’s gesture is believed to have shocked the other celebrity panellists and studio audience

Politics

2 h. ago Pete Wicks admits 'I'm very emotional' as encounter 'hits him like a ton of bricks'

Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks was so taken with Theo the Neapolitan Mastiff that he has offered to pay his medical bills himself, while filming for his new show

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