5 h. ago Irish deputy premier to attend EU ministers summit in wake of US attack on Iran

Simon Harris said the EU ‘has a role to play in charting a way forward’.

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5 h. ago Retaliation, regime change, sleeper cells and impeachment: The looming questions in the wake of Trump’s attack on Iran

President celebrated the attack, but many fear an escalation

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26 h. ago U.S. military braces for Iran counterstrikes on 'bases and facilities' after Trump destroys critical nuclear sites

In the wake on America's attack on Iranian nuclear sites Saturday, US military leaders are telling their troops to prepare for potential retaliatory attacks.

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60 h. ago Deputy FM accuses Leo Varadkar of reinventing himself after Irish unity comments

Emma Little-Pengelly took a swipe after he said that Irish unity would become ‘centre stage’ if Nigel Farage became UK prime minister.

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4 d. ago ‘Kick in the teeth’: Manchester United fans criticise new ticket prices

United announce members’ prices of up to £97 for a seatEverton to take United’s Nick Cox as technical directorThe Manchester United Supporters Trust (Must) has described the club raising ticket prices to “eye-watering” levels as a “kick in the teeth” after it was announced it will cost up to £97 to attend Premier League matches at Old Trafford.United have a new four-category system, increasing the cost of tickets for the most in-demand matches. Fixtures against Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham will be placed in category A, where prices range from £59 to £97. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer's embarrassing gaffe at G7 summit: Prime Minister shakes hand of interpreter... rather than South Korea's president

After the mix-up, Sir Keir said Britain had a 'good strong relationship' with South Korea and 'want to strengthen it even further' in areas including 'the enhancement of our free trade agreement'.

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5 d. ago Trump warns Iran 'I'm not in the mood to negotiate' as US Air Force planes land in Europe and Israel strikes nuclear facility

The US president abruptly left Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and allies at a major global summit amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer shares real reason he picked Donald Trump's papers up off the ground

After Donald Trump dropped the UK/US trade deal on the flooor at the G7 summit, the Prime Minister suggested that if anyone else had tried to pick them up it would not have ended well.

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6 d. ago Live: Trump and world leaders attend G7 summit against backdrop of trade war tension and Middle East conflict

Watch live as Donald Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as he attends the G7 summit in Alberta on Monday (16 June).

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1 week ago Nato secretary general says Europe needs to ‘ramp up defence spending’ as foreign ministers meet in Rome – Europe live

Mark Rutte says ‘we have to spend more’ as ministers discuss Weimar+ model ahead of Nato summit later this monthEuropean foreign ministers are now arriving in Rome for their Weimar+ meeting on security and Ukraine.Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said his country needs “at least 10 years” to raise defence spending and comply with new targets to be agreed by Nato, adding that a deal on them could soon be reached, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Putin mocking Trump with attacks on Ukraine, Poland says, as European foreign ministers meet for defence talks – Europe live

Ministers to discuss Weimar+ model joined by Nato secretary general and EU foreign policy chief ahead of Nato summit later this monthEuropean foreign ministers are now arriving in Rome for their Weimar+ meeting on security and Ukraine.Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said his country needs “at least 10 years” to raise defence spending and comply with new targets to be agreed by Nato, adding that a deal on them could soon be reached, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scotland must be ‘relentless’ in efforts to tackle youth violence, Swinney says

First Minister chairs special summit to clamp down on knife crime and violence among young people

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1 week ago Marks & Spencer is back online – these are my favourite fashion picks for summer

Browse the retailer’s latest fashion drop, in the wake of the cyber attack

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1 week ago M&S is back online – these are my favourite fashion picks for summer

Daisy Lester takes a look at the retailer’s latest fashion drop, in the wake of the retailer’s cyber attack

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2 w. ago Calls for one MILLION more blood donors as stocks drop dangerously low after reserves struggled to recover in wake of NHS cyber attack: How you can help

The NHS needs one million regular blood donors to maintain its blood supply, officials have said.

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2 w. ago Carney invites Modi to G7 summit despite strained ties between Canada and India

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta later this month

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2 w. ago Eurozone interest rate cut expected; Tesla’s UK sales fall by a third – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsStock exchange dealt another blow as £12bn fintech ditches main London listingUK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has also called for reforms of the WTO, including changes to the much criticised dispute resolutions system which can also take years to settle disputes between trading nations.Reynolds told the European Policy Centre security conference in Brussels:“We do recognise that reforming and repositioning the WTO so that it can respond more effectively to the challenges of today is the only way to safeguard long term stability and growth tomorrow.“Our eyes are fixed on greater flexibility in decision making, greater openness in the east of plurilaterals and building a fully functioning dispute settlement system,”“the trees that survive the storms aren’t the tallest. They’re the ones whose roots are intertwined with their lives.“Just in the past two days, during the OECD trade ministerial [summit] the message was clear a...

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2 w. ago Love Island star Kyle Ashman breaks his silence after being axed from the line

It comes amid reports that Kyle, 23, from Stafford was involved in a machete attack in February when masked thugs stormed a wake and hacked at a dad with a blade.

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2 w. ago Russia launches overnight attack on Ukraine in wake of massive drone strike which crippled Putin's forces

Officials in Sumy also said two people were killed and around 20 were injured in an attack

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2 w. ago Putin threat of biological attack on UK streets: Novichok poisonings in Salisbury were 'wake

The Novichok poisoning in Salisbury were a “wake-up call” to the threat from Vladimir Putin’s Russia of a chemical or biological attack on Britain’s streets, says Defence Secretary John Healey.

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