30 m. ago Zelenskyy joins EU leaders’ meeting over €800bn defence plan after Macron’s stark Russia warning – Europe live

Leaders gather to discuss €800bn plan to boost military capacity and help Ukraine as French president says Europe has to be ready to defend itself without US helpSee all our Ukraine war coverageFrance is offering intelligence to Ukraine, French defence minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday, with Paris stepping in to help and fill the void left after the US suspended its intelligence sharing with Kyiv.Speaking to France Inter radio, he also said that president Macron asked him to accelerate the French aid packages “to compensate” for the suspended US aid.In a famously cautious political culture, Mr Merz’s bid to bypass legal restrictions on government debt represents a seismic shift. It would permit a step-change in defence spending for years to come, putting Germany in a leadership position as Europe seeks strategic autonomy from the United States.Mr Merz, a former investment banker, has been a deficit hawk and economic liberal throughout his career. It is an irony of fate tha...

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52 m. ago Jamie Carragher says Liverpool committed 'one of the biggest robberies you'll ever see' at PSG

Liverpool were dominated by PSG in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash, but somehow left the Parc des Princes with a win thanks to Harvey Elliott's late strike

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2 h. ago How to watch AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham: TV channel and live stream for Europa League today

Spurs under pressure with little else left to play for this season

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6 h. ago Man accused of stealing $25,000 worth of Lego from northern California stores

Michael Ivory Fletcher alleged to have entered at least seven stores, loaded cart with Lego items and left quicklyA man in California has been charged with nabbing about $25,000 of Lego in two state counties, according to officials.Michael Ivory Fletcher, 32, is accused of stealing the Lego products from Target stores in Walnut Creek and San Ramon between 15 August 2024 and 15 February 2025, according to the Contra Costa district attorney’s office. He faces multiple charges of commercial burglary and grand theft. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Why Jermaine Jenas' wife REALLY left him: Friends reveal 'last straw' in rocky marriage to KATIE HIND

Any of Ellie Penfold's 14,000 followers could be forgiven for wondering where her husband has been for the past seven months. On Tuesday she went public about the split.

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8 h. ago The young female prison guard 'mafia': How 'Queen' guard's cell block affair with a burglar was exposed during probe into ANOTHER crooked female officer at same jail

Katie Evans (left), 26, embarked on an illicit romance with inmate Daniel Brownley while working at HMP Doncaster, even calling herself his 'queen'.

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9 h. ago Love It or List It viewers left baffled by couple's decision to leave renovated three

On tonight's episode of the Channel 4 show, hosts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer headed back to Shropshire to catch up with Jamie Lea and Curtis, who started their journey on the show in 2019.

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10 h. ago Fans react as Coronation Street's David Platt fights for life after dramatic car crash

Fans of the ITV soap were left divided by the dramatic scenes as David Platt was hit by a speeding car, with some even threatening to switch off their TVs for good

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10 h. ago Pentagon official condemned over tweet about Jewish victim lynched by Georgia mob

Kingsley Wilson disputed innocence of Leo Frank, widely agreed to have been wrongly convicted of girl’s 1913 murderThe Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has condemned a past social media post by Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson that disputed the innocence of Leo Frank, a Jewish businessman whom most historians agree was wrongfully convicted of killing a 13-year-old factory worker and lynched in 1915 during a wave of antisemitism in the US.“Leo Frank raped & murdered a 13-year-old girl. He also tried to frame a Black man for his crime,” Wilson wrote on X in response to an August 2024 tweet by the ADL marking the 109th anniversary of Frank’s lynching. “The ADL turned off the comments because they want to gaslight you.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus

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11 h. ago Liverpool SAVED by red card reprieve as pundits Rio Ferdinand and Ally McCoist left stunned in PSG clash

Ibrahima Konate looked dead certain to get his marching orders in the first half

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11 h. ago Disneyland outrage after couple left child unattended in stroller while they waited for ride

‘They got the [dad] off of the ride and he left,’ witness told viewers on TikTok

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12 h. ago 'I forgive elderly driver who mowed me down and put me on life support'

Ellie Steel met up with widower Thomas Frazer to forgive him, after the 72-year-old crashed into her while she was walking home from college and left her in an induced coma

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12 h. ago Ruth Ellis' children now as A Cruel Love drama on Welsh criminal airs on ITV

Ruth Ellis was the last woman in Britain to be hanged, and when she was executed in 1955 she left behind two children who were both tormented by being associated with their mother

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13 h. ago Surprise Wales player emerges as strong Lions tour candidate with two trials left

Wales prop could be a dark horse to tour with the Lions this summer

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13 h. ago Why Chido Obi was left out of Manchester United's Europa League squad

Chido Obi has played in Man United's recent first team games but was not added to their Europa League squad.

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14 h. ago Syria vows to destroy chemical weapons stockpile left by Assad regime

Foreign minister says country needs international help to dismantle programme and ensure Syria becomes ‘aligned with international norms’Syria’s foreign minister has vowed to swiftly rid the country of the chemical weapons remaining after the downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, and he appealed to the international community for help.Asaad Hassan al-Shibani spoke during closed-door meetings at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, where he became the first Syrian foreign minister to address the disarmament agency. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Danny Jones' wife left a 'broken woman' after huge life change he branded a 'nightmare'

The wife of McFly star Danny Jones, Georgia, faced a difficult time during his stint on I'm A Celeb as she faced a major life milestone without the support of her husband

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14 h. ago Apprentice's Karren Brady forced to intervene in extraordinary move as contestants bottle task

Baroness Karren Brady is one of Lord Sugar's trusted advisors and she is left gobsmacked by some of the hopefuls during a task on this week's episode of BBC's The Apprentice

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15 h. ago ‘I hope Trump deports you’ note left for server at Mexican restaurant

Since the ordeal, more than $14,000 has been raised for the Cazuelas Mexican Cantina server, while the woman who left the message has allegedly lost her job

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