75 m. ago London travel news LIVE: Signalling fault causing delays on Bakerloo, Lioness and Overground trains

Live updates on London’s latest travel news across Tube, rail and road services

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81 m. ago Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai trial delayed again as activist seeks treatment for heart palpitations

Lai’s lawyer told the court that the imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul had felt unsteadyClosing arguments in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai have been postponed so the media mogul and activist can receive medical treatment.Lai, 77, stands accused of foreign collusion under Hong Kong’s national security law. He has been detained since 2020, largely in solitary confinement, on convictions related to the 2019 pro-democracy protests, and on remand for the national security trial. Lai has pleaded not guilty, denying calling for sanctions against China and Hong Kong and saying he never advocated separatism. Continue reading...

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84 m. ago Remember when having women in power was supposed to change everything? | Gaby Hinsliff

The careers of Sturgeon, Merkel and Ardern show how foolish it is to idealise leaders just for being womenNicola Sturgeon was always afraid of failure. But it was a very particular kind of failure she feared; one that follows a very particular kind of success. Living up to the fact of being Scotland’s first female first minister became, she writes in her new memoir, “almost an obsession”, which is arguably unhealthy but not unreasonable. To be the first woman (or indeed the first minority) in any field is to be uncomfortably aware of being on probation: the test case that sceptics will use to decide whether women in general can really hack it, but also the yardstick by which other women will judge whether representation actually makes a difference.You daren’t betray anything that looks like a sign of weakness, yet at the same time you’re endlessly under pressure to spill your guts on all the intimate stuff – miscarriage and menopause in Sturgeon’s case, pregnancy in high office for ...

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84 m. ago Jim Goodwin addresses Dundee United's Euro exit and provides Zach Sapsford injury update

Praise for players amid disappointment of shoot-out defeat

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2 h. ago 'Leaving Trump alone with Putin is like sending a piñata to a baseball bat convention'

The world would do well to remember history - In Helsinki, 2018, Donald Trump emerged from his meeting with Putin looking like a man who’d just been hypnotised by a slippery snake oil salesman

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2 h. ago I can’t blame Rangers fans for panicking about Russell Martin but they must remember one thing – Barry Ferguson

The Ibrox boss has yet to notch up a Premiership in two attempts and the Govan natives are already getting restless

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2 h. ago Turin Shroud mystery 'solved' as man claims to know Jesus' blood type

The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus, with the blood on the cloth thought to be type AB, but one expert is sceptical of the claim

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3 h. ago Final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial in Hong Kong delayed over health concerns

The final arguments in prominent Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai’s national security trial have been postponed after his lawyer said he experienced heart palpitations and the judges wanted him to receive medical treatment first

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3 h. ago Sex for Sale: Secret deal that kept saunas open for business

A police crackdown on saunas in Edinburgh was foiled after a lawyer uncovered a 27 year old secret deal giving owners immunity from prosecution

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6 h. ago Eighty years after Victory in the Pacific Day, Ron – now 101 – remembers a slightly lonely celebration

Ron Gee Kee was a naval coder in Darwin when news came on 15 August 1945 that Japan had surrendered to the allies Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Chifley called it a “glorious moment”. On 15 August 1945 half a million people poured on to the streets of Sydney to celebrate the end of six years of war.News spread quickly after Emperor Hirohito announced that Japan had accepted the allies’ demand for unconditional surrender. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Migrant hotel resident accused of sexually assaulting three women in as many weeks

Qais Al-Aswad, 26, who resides at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel, Brighton Road, Horley, Surrey has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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7 h. ago Drivers urged to keep one essential item in their car at night or face £1,000 fine

A small, inexpensive material could significantly improve night-time driving visibility and help road users avoid receiving points on their licence and hefty fines

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8 h. ago ROBERT HARDMAN: On VJ Day how can we claim 'we will remember them' when the remains of UK war heroes are still in plastic boxes in Malaysia? 

Today's commemoration of Victory in Japan - VJ Day - at the National Memorial Arboretum, attended by the King and the Prime Minister, will be a poignant occasion, of course.

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8 h. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla to honour veterans on 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Royal British Legion will be guests of honour at a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum

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8 h. ago Concerns over plans for Inchinnan battery storage project as resident 'feels completely hopeless'

Lightsource bp is working on a proposal for a 400MW/2400MWh facility on land at Houston Road.

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8 h. ago Abortion drug could help reduce risk of breast cancer, group of medics says

Stigma around mifepristone is stopping studies, experts in reproductive health claim in Lancet opinion pieceA drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists.However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Hibs and Partizan Belgrade deliver an Edinburgh Festival thriller with extraordinary goal and plot twists

Hibs progress in Conference League on night of high drama at Easter Road

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10 h. ago Chelsea XI vs Crystal Palace: Confirmed team news, injury latest, and predicted lineup for Premier League game

World champions return to domestic action against familiar foes

Sport

11 h. ago VJ Day 80: Remembering the brothers who died as Prisoners of War

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, historian Geoff Pugh has tracked down the graves of every person called Pugh who died in WW2 and WW1 including two brothers who were Japanese Prisoner of War.

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12 h. ago Manchester United are set for major commercial boost after Sir Jim Ratcliffe claim

Man Utd have announced two commercial deals this week - and two more could soon follow.

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