1 hour ago Snap up an Apple Macbook Air for just £94 in brilliant deal that's perfect for students

If you're a student looking for a new laptop before term starts, this deal could be perfect as you can currently snap up a MacBook Air with Intel Core i5 for just £94

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3 h. ago Remove 'hazardous' algae from your driveway in minutes with simple 35p item

As the weather turns cooler and wetter, you might see some unwanted green growth on your driveway - but it's important to deal with it quickly to avoid long-term damage

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5 h. ago Alexander Isak escapes to Stockholm at 1am on Sweden duty as Newcastle release 'salty' 37

Isak, 25, wrapped up the transfer saga of the summer on Monday as he signed for Liverpool for £125million on a long-term deal. On the same night, Newcastle fans welcomed new striker Yoane Wissa.

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9 h. ago Trump rages as Putin and Indian prime minister Modi cozy up hand

Many saw Modi's embrace of Putin as a response to Trump's heavy tariffs on India for buying Russia's oil and Trump let the Indian leader have it on Truth Social.

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24 h. ago Iran accuses Europe of stepping aside and letting Trump dictate nuclear deal terms

Foreign ministry says US will be dictating what happens once UN-wide sanctions are reimposedEurope is on the verge of abandoning its role of a mediator between the US and Iran and instead handing the Iran nuclear file over to Donald Trump’s veto, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said in an interview with the Guardian in Tehran.Esmail Baghaei said that as soon as UN-wide sanctions are reimposed at Europe’s demand in less than 30 days, the US will regain its security council veto over what happens next, including the continuance of the sanctions. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Clarks' back to school shoes reduced to less than £10 thanks to brilliant little known deal

Clarks range of back to school shoes are perfect for starting a new term, and we found a clever deal hack that lets you get a pair for less than £10

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48 h. ago Boyhood Chelsea fan Alejandro Garnacho reveals club legend which inspired him to join

The Argentine has signed a long-term deal with the club he supported as a child

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5 d. ago Bernie Sanders condemns ousting of CDC chief Susan Monarez as ‘outrageous’ – US politics live

Vermont senator weighs in after Monarez issues statement refusing to step down, plunging public health agency into chaosA notable feature of Cook’s lawsuit against the president, her lawyers have listed Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and the rest of the board as defendants.They underscore that while the president has the right to remove a governor of the board “for cause”, Donald Trump only cited a referral letter from Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which alleges that Cook made false statements on a mortgage agreement.The claims made in Director Pulte’s referral letter are unsubstantiated allegations that about conduct that predates her [Cook’s] Senate confirmation, and Governor Cook has never been given an opportunity to address them. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago White House threatens sex education funds unless states nix references to transgender people in curriculums

The Trump administration sent a letter demanding states, territories and DC ‘remove all references to gender ideology’The Trump administration has told US states and territories they will lose federal funding for their sex education programs if they do not remove references to transgender people.In letters sent to 46 states, territories and Washington DC on Tuesday, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) demanded they “remove all references to gender ideology” within 60 days or risk losing funding from the Personal Responsibility Education Program, or Prep. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago America survived a coup attempt. Can it endure dictatorial creep? | Lawrence Douglas

Trump’s threat to deploy troops to Chicago is the latest example of a slow manipulation of the line between legal and illegalJanuary 6 demonstrated that longstanding democracies can readily resist a disorganized effort at a coup. They are less equipped to withstand the normalization of exceptional measures: the use of federal agents to quell domestic protest, the staging of police raids on the homes of leaders’ political opponents, the pretextual invocations of emergency powers. Each of these steps may seem temporary and targeted; they may even enjoy a thin patina of legality. But over time, a democratic order turns into what Ernst Fraenkel, a German-Jewish lawyer whose book The Dual State stands as one of the first and most perceptive examinations of Hitler’s regime, called a “prerogative state” – a government in which the executive “is released from all legal restraints and depends solely on the discretion of the persons wielding political power”.So let us be clear: Trump’s comman...

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6 d. ago Australia has ‘high level of confidence’ Iran behind antisemitic attacks as ambassador spotted leaving embassy

There is no accusation Ahmad Sadeghi, the embassy or Iranian diplomats in Australia were involved in any attacksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has rubbished denials from Iran over accusations its military wing had directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, with the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, claiming evidence of direct links from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the arson attacks.It comes as Iran’s ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, was spotted leaving the Canberra embassy on Wednesday after becoming the first ambassador to be booted by the federal government since the second world war. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago FEMA employees forced on leave after issuing open letter critical of Trump administration

Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening

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6 d. ago Trump officials puts Fema staffers on leave for signing open letter criticizing administration – as it happened

This live coverage has ended. You can find all of the latest US politics stories hereLev Menand, a law professor at Columbia law school, said Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve chief Lisa Cook is a “procedurally invalid removal under the statute”.Menand, who authored a book about the Fed’s actions during the coronavirus pandemic, also said for-cause firings are typically related to misconduct while in office, rather than based on private misconduct from before an official’s appointment. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Australia expels Iranian ambassador, accusing Tehran of antisemitic attacks

Australia’s PM has accused Iran of being behind at least two arsons in Jewish communities

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7 d. ago Iran directed antisemitic attacks in Australia, PM Albanese says

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country is expelling the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday

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7 d. ago Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook after alleging mortgage fraud

‘There is sufficient reason to believe you may have made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements,’ Trump wrote in a letter to Cook

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7 d. ago Why another 2 MILLION Russians will have to die for Putin to save face in Ukraine: The horrifying numbers of a never

The claim comes as US President Donald Trump pushes Ukraine to accept a peace deal on Moscow's terms, warning that otherwise Kyiv risks losing the war.

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7 d. ago Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency

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8 d. ago Melania Trump’s very presidential signature on letter to Putin sparks conspiracy theories

First Lady Melania Trump’s signature on the letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin is at the center of wild social media speculation

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8 d. ago France summons US ambassador Charles Kushner over antisemitism allegations

Kushner says in letter to Macron he’s concerned over ‘rise of antisemitism’ and ‘lack of sufficient action’ to confront itFrance summoned the American ambassador Charles Kushner after he wrote a letter to President Emmanuel Macron alleging France had failed to do enough to stem antisemitic violence, a French foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.Kushner, who is Jewish and whose son is married to U.S President Donald Trump’s daughter, published the open letter in the Wall Street Journal amid deep divides between France and the US and Israel. Continue reading...

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