3 h. ago US set to be host to biggest sporting events with guests it doesn’t want | Emma John

Donald Trump is closing the borders even though the World Cup and 2028 Olympics will take place in his countryCall it big, beautiful timing. On Tuesday, Fifa announced it had taken an office in Trump Tower. On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced he would attend the Club World Cup final. And who could begrudge the US president a little sporting entertainment after the week he has had? Those Nobel peace prize applications don’t write themselves.Trump’s attendance at a tournament that we can be 95% sure he doesn’t understand is, doubtless, a huge coup and political victory for football. This is a sport that only a decade ago was openly considered un-American, scrawled into the rightwing commentator’s list of pet peeves between meteorologists and Judy Blume. Ann Coulter described soccer’s growing popularity as a “sign of the nation’s moral decay”. Glenn Beck likened it to Obamacare: “It doesn’t matter how you try to sell it to us, it doesn’t matter how many celebrities you get we want not...

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45 h. ago UK’s largest ever suicide prevention initiative coming to West Lothian

The Baton of Hope Tour, is coming to West Lothian on Friday, September 5, and has officially entered the 10-week countdown.

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2 d. ago New law could see Brits receive £29,000 when they reach retirement

The Pensions Schemes Bill, which entered its second reading this week, has reportedly received support from consumer groups and the pensions industry and is set to support 20 million people with savings in their pension

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3 d. ago Wimbledon to demand investment in District line as disruption enters second week

Thousands of tennis fans were left stranded as District line trains were unable to run between Parsons Green and Wimbledon on Monday

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3 d. ago Manchester Love Island star Yasmin Broom floors fans as she reveals X Factor past

Yasmin Broom, from Manchester, is one of the six new bombshells who entered the Love Island villa earlier this week in a bid to turn heads at Casa Amor

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4 d. ago Australia mushroom verdict: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australia mushroom trial: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsAustralia mushroom trial verdicts live: jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murders and attempted murderWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom lunch trial?Five key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago EU leaders race to secure a deal as deadline looms in Trump trade talks

There are just two days of talks left before the US president’s potentially swingeing tariffs are restoredThe EU is entering a crunch week with only two days of talks left to secure a trade deal with Washinton to avert Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariff on its imports into the US.According to the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, on Friday, the negotiations – which continued over the weekend – are focussed on 15 to 18 agreements with important partners, while Trump warned of import tax rates of up to 70% on others. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago EU leaders split over tactics as deadline looms for Trump trade talks

With two days of talks left, some want a quick UK-style deal to avert 50% tariffs while others want to play hardballThe EU is entering a crunch week with only two days of talks left to secure a trade deal with Washinton to avert Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariff on its imports into the US.According to the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, on Friday, the negotiations – which continued over the weekend – are focussed on 15 to 18 agreements with important partners, while Trump warned of import tax rates of up to 70% on others. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Wimbledon tickets are available now as competition enters second week

Wimbledon 2025 is in full swing and the tennis is well underway. Fans can still get their hands on Wimbledon tickets, with both official and resale websites offering tickets right now.

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1 week ago Erin Patterson jury begins deliberations as mushroom lunch trial enters 10th week

Jurors retire to consider verdicts in triple murder trial over beef wellington lunch that contained death cap mushroomsWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The jury has started deliberations in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.Justice Christopher Beale completed his charge or directions to the jury on Monday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK weather maps turn red as incoming heatwave to bring 38C highs

Britain will be hit with a number of heatwaves in the coming weeks, with temperatures rising to 38C in some areas of the country as we enter the first full week of July

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2 w. ago Hunker down in your bunker! Demand soars 1,000 per cent for nuclear hideaways as Brits fear onset of WW3

Demand for nuclear bunkers has soared by 1000 per cent in just a few days as the Israel-Iran conflict has Britons bracing for a looming World War Three.

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2 w. ago Trump issues bleak warning about Iran conflict and hints at need for 'Secretary of War': Live updates

President Donald Trump is using his NATO trip to double down on his 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear sites and has blasted the media for reporting on an intelligence assessment that cast doubt on the matter.

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2 w. ago Vance says difference between this Middle East attack and others is that previous presidents were ‘dumb’

Vice President assures Americans Iran conflict will not become ‘drawn-out’ commitment like War on Terror

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2 w. ago Stunning map shows the lengths pilots go through to avoid conflict zones

As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on and the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, the world has become more chaotic, and so has its airspace

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2 w. ago How the AP decided to refer to the conflict between Israel and Iran as a war

The Associated Press is calling the current conflict between Israel and Iran a war, given the scope, intensity and duration of military activities on both sides

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2 w. ago Israel warns of ‘prolonged campaign’ against Iran as Europeans push for truce

Foreign ministers hold Geneva talks in bid to end war and keep US out of conflict

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2 w. ago Israel warns of ‘prolonged war’ with Iran as conflict enters second week

Israeli military chief says ‘difficult days’ ahead as salvo of ballistic missiles trigger air raid sirens across countryIsrael-Iran conflict – live updatesIsrael’s military has warned of a “prolonged war” with Iran as the conflict entered its second week with no sign of stopping, as Israeli forces targeted Tehran and other areas while an Iranian missile attack wounded many people in the Mediterranean port city of Haifa.The Israeli military said its aircraft destroyed Iranian surface-to-air missiles in southern Iran, as well as killing a group of Iranian military commanders responsible for missile launches. According to the IDF, the strikes prevented the launch of missiles scheduled for later that evening. Continue reading...

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