1 hour ago 'Shadow of war' is looming: UK's stark warning as conflict with Russia 'at Europe's door'

‘The shadow of war is knocking on Europe's door once more. That's the reality. We've got to be prepared to deter it’ - armed forces minister Al Carns

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2 h. ago Government says 'shadow of war is knocking' in threat from Russia

The armed forces minister says the UK has to 'increase our lethality'

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2 h. ago The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot

Plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapseI know what “civilisational erasure” looks like: I’ve seen the graph. The European Commission published it in March. It’s a chart of total fertility rate: the average number of children born per woman. After a minor bump over the past 20 years, the EU rate appears to be declining once more, and now stands at 1.38. The UK’s is 1.44. A population’s replacement rate is 2.1. You may or may not see this as a disaster, but the maths doesn’t care what you think. We are gliding, as if by gravitational force, towards the ground.Civilisational erasure is the term the Trump administration used in its new national security strategy, published last week. It claimed that immigration, among other factors, will result in the destruction of European civilisation. In reality, without immigration there will be no Europe, no civilisation and no one left to argue about it.George Monbiot is a Guard...

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3 h. ago Myanmar military accused of possible war crime after 34 killed in hospital strike

Hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel force ‘completely destroyed’

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3 h. ago Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained

An immigration crackdown in Louisiana has forced some teenagers to grow up fast after their parents were arrested by federal agents

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3 h. ago If the US forces me to choose between my two nationalities, I choose France – and Europe | Alexander Hurst

Proposals to change US citizenship rules leaves dual citizens like me caught in the crossfire. If push comes to shove, I know where my loyalty lies Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Heartless thief steals from Christmas display set up in memory of boy, 5

Over the last five years, Tristan Cork said the festive display in in Hethersett, Norfolk has "snowballed" in popularity and around £30,000 has been donated to his charity Finnbar's Force

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5 h. ago Noem confronted by deported veteran after insisting no former military were forced out of country

Kristi Noem was confronted by a deported veteran after she insisted that no former US military personnel had been removed from the country under the Trump administration.

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7 h. ago Putin phones Venezuelan president to offer Russia's support after Trump seizes oil tanker off coast

Putin called Maduro a day after United States forces seized control of an oil tanker in Venezuela as part of an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and Maduro's government.

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7 h. ago 'Europe must prepare': Minister warns Britain is on a war footing as Nato chief says conflict with Russia 'at our door'

Armed Forces minister Al Carns said the country was on a 'war footing' and warned that the 'shadow of war was at Europe's door'.

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8 h. ago Trump signs executive order blocking states from regulating AI

Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI lawsDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that seeks to halt any laws limiting artificial intelligence and block states from regulating the rapidly emerging technology. The order also creates a federal taskforce that will have the “sole responsibility” of challenging states’ AI laws.At a signing ceremony, the president touted AI companies’ enthusiasm for wanting to “invest” in the United States and said that “if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago New military intelligence service launched as threats to UK surge

The new Military Intelligence Services will speed up how information is shared across the forces, and comes amid escalating threats to the UK from cyber-attacks

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11 h. ago Luke Littler fights off infamous Ally Pally wasp after World Championship win

Luke Littler started his World Championship defence with victory in the first round against the experienced Darius Labanauskas, but 'The Nuke' was forced all the way

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11 h. ago Trump administration creates new militarized zone in California along southern US border

Trump hands 760 acres of California public land to the navy for a new defense zone, deepening border militarizationThe US’s southern border is poised to become more militarized following an announcement by Trump administration officials that armed forces would now oversee 760 acres of public land for a three-year period.The US Department of Interior said in a statement that jurisdiction over this acreage – located in California’s San Diego and Imperial counties – would be transferred to the US navy “to establish a National Defense Area to support ongoing border security operations”. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Rangers injury crisis deepens as key star forced off during Europa League clash against Ferencvaros

THE QUEUE for the treatment table at Rangers is only growing, as another key star was added to the injury list during tonight's game against Ferencvaros. Gers were in Europa League action over in Hungary and took a lead in the first half through Bojan Miovski. The North Macedonian striker made it three goals in...

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13 h. ago Emmerdale tease return for John Sugden and Kev Townsend in surprise twist as Robron in trouble

Things are not looking good for fan favourites Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle as Emmerdale seemingly tease a shock double return for John Sugden and Kev Townsend

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14 h. ago Sherrone Moore's firing leaves Michigan and its troubled football program scrambling to find a coach

Sherrone Moore spent the night in jail awaiting arraignment while college football’s winningest school suddenly started searching for a new coach to lead the Wolverines

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14 h. ago Skydiver cuts himself free after parachute became caught on plane’s tail mid

A skydiver was forced to cut himself free after he became tangled on the plane’s tail after his reserve parachute deployed early.

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14 h. ago Trump pushes for ‘free economic zone’ in Donbas, says Zelenskyy

US proposes ‘compromise’ option of demilitarised buffer that excludes both Ukrainian and Russian forces, says Kyiv

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15 h. ago Seven things you need to know about plans to halve rough sleeping

The Government has unveiled a major new homeless strategy, backed by £3.5billion in funding to tackle the number of people forced to live rough on the streets or in temporary accommodation

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