28 m. ago The anonymous 101 call that snared the Sycamore Gap fellers – and left their friendship in tatters

It was a friendship that blossomed over fixing an old Land Rover, but it led to the destruction of one of the country’s best-known trees

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47 m. ago Sycamore Gap tree choppers were 'best pals' before they turned on each other

Their three-year friendship unravelled after police found out what they had done

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74 m. ago The art of dealing with Donald Trump? Don’t fight him alone | Jonathan Freedland

This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agendaDonald Trump wanted Thursday, like every day, to be all about him. He thought the news cycle would be dominated by his sealing of the first US trade deal since he blew a hole in the world economy with the dynamite of tariffs. He gathered his vice-president and several cabinet members in the Oval Office to announce the new agreement – with the UK, as it happens – only for the gaze of the world to be diverted. All eyes were on Rome, where Trump was upstaged by one of the few global players who can outdo him when it comes to putting on a show.Don’t think Trump is not simultaneously wondering how he can use that whole white-smoke thing – perhaps to signal his winning of a constitutionally prohibited third term in 2028 – and worrying that Leo XIV is a serious rival for the commodity he craves more than any other: a...

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81 m. ago The Guardian view on the impact of Trump’s film tariffs: a disaster movie waiting to happen | Editorial

The US president’s proposed levies will badly hit the UK industry just as it is recovering from a series of blowsBarbieland, the Emerald City and a galaxy far, far away were all built – at least in part – at film studios just outside London. Now the UK film industry has come crashing down to earth with Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on all movies “produced in foreign lands”. “Hollywood is being destroyed,” Mr Trump announced, like an action hero on a mission. “Other nations have stolen our movie industry.” In the UK the news was met with warnings that the British film sector would be “wiped out” by such a “knock-out blow”. Brian Cox, the Succession star, called the proposed tariffs “an absolute disaster”. Roll the opening credits.Mr Trump has a point. New instalments of Marvel’s Avengers and Spider-Man are filming around London this summer. No wonder the president wants “MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” The UK’s generous tax incentives, skills base and state-of-the-art ...

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2 h. ago Modern slavery victims opt to stay with exploiters for fear of deportation, research finds

Exclusive: Act found to be failing as hostile immigration policies deter trafficking victims from seeking helpModern slavery victims are choosing to stay with their exploiters rather than access government support designed to protect them for fear of immigration enforcement, research has found.The independent anti-slavery commissioner, Eleanor Lyons, said the system was “deeply broken”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago An insider's guide to Bilbao: how to make the most of the city hosting the Europa League final

Later this month football fans will find this art-splash, food-obsessed city a wonderfully welcoming place to party (or commiserate). James March has your guide

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3 h. ago BBC Bargain Hunt star admits terror charges over art links to Hezbollah financier

Oghenochuko Ojiri admitted eight terrorism offences after selling artwork to a man suspected of being a financier for the Lebanese organisation

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3 h. ago Europa League final: Tottenham have no fear of Manchester United, says Micky van de Ven

Spurs have already beaten Manchester United three times this season

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4 h. ago Sycamore Gap: Who are the two ‘best mates’ whose friendship crumbled as they were convicted?

The two men, aged 32 and 39, were “best of pals” when they set about the tree

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6 h. ago BBC Bargain Hunt star admits terror charges over Hezbollah financier's art deals

Oghenochuko Ojiri admitted eight charges this morning.

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6 h. ago 'The most dangerous man is the man that has nothing to lose'

Squatter, Leo Deen, 61, called himself a 'Lord' and waged a hate campaign against his former lover from a caravan

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6 h. ago Revealed: London's most popular affordable borough for family homes

A third of people fear being priced out of their ideal family home location

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6 h. ago Steps fans have been singing iconic song lyric incorrectly for 28 years

Steps fans have been left 'mindblown' after learning the real lyrics to one of the pop group's biggest hits - as they've been singing it wrong for almost 30 year

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6 h. ago This is the drastic step I took to lose half my bodyweight at 50

It was the year after my mother died, aged just 65, that I decided to change my life and take control of my health. Mum was the first woman in our family to live past the age of 50.

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7 h. ago BBC Bargain Hunt star who 'sold artwork to suspected Hezbollah terrorist financier' while running his 'coolest place in London' antique shop admits terror offence

The 53-year-old art dealer, who has appeared on hit BBC shows for several years, attended Westminster Magistrates' Court in London this morning.

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8 h. ago Bargain Hunt star admits selling £138,000 of artwork to suspected terrorist financier for Hezbollah

The TV art dealer admits knowing he was selling art to a suspected Hezbollah financier

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8 h. ago That’s me in the spotlight: Michael Shannon on swapping Hollywood for an REM covers band

The two-time Oscar nominee has teamed with indie rocker Jason Narducy to reconstruct REM albums in full. But can Shannon compete with Michael Stipe, who he calls rock’s most ‘efficient and direct’ frontman?Michael Shannon was a teenager when he first heard REM. “I was out at my cousin’s trailer; he lived in the country. He put Document on his little cassette recorder, and I sat in his room with him and listened to it. Any art I find compelling is usually because it seems singular, like the people who are making it are the only people that could be making it.”Shannon is used to making singular art himself, as a distinctive presence in notable films for many years: Nocturnal Animals, Knives Out, The Bikeriders, The Shape of Water, Bullet Train and more. But he can also sing – in George and Tammy he played the country legend George Jones opposite Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette, doing all his own performances. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Stacey Solomon puffs on a cigarette by the side of the road as star looks emotional as she leaves local vet surgery

The TV presenter, 35, revealed last month that she could lose her beloved dog Teddy, a cocker spaniel, in the coming weeks.

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8 h. ago BBC Bargain Hunt star Ochuko Ojiri pleads guilty to eight offences relating to terrorist financing

The 53-year-old art dealer, who has appeared on hit BBC shows for several years, attended Westminster Magistrates' Court in London this morning.

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9 h. ago Frustrated King Charles makes feelings clear to Queen Camilla at VE Day service

King Charles seemed to lose his cool for a brief moment during yesterday's service to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, according to a professional lip reader

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