80 m. ago JD Vance plays golf at Trump Turnberry on Scotland leg of UK holiday

US vice president plays round at Donald Trump’s South Ayrshire resort

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1 hour ago Strictly announces Thomas Skinner, Vicky Pattinson and Neighbours star Stefan Dennis for 2025 series

Announcement comes just days after Skinner was pictured with US vice president JD Vance

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1 hour ago Apprentice star Thomas Skinner hits back at liberal meltdown over his spot on Strictly as wokerati demand BBC axe him because he met JD Vance

Strictly fans have been bombarding the Beeb with complaints because they have chosen him as the tenth celebrity dancer after he met Donald Trump 's vice-president.

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2 h. ago JD Vance 'circus' moves to Ayrshire:  Luxury estate swarms with secret service agents as US Vice President kicks off Scottish leg of holiday with golf on Donald Trump's course

US Vice President JD Vance is believed to be staying on a luxury estate in Ayrshire, the area he says his ancestors left in the 17th century to help found the USA.

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing announces Apprentice’s Thomas Skinner and Geordie Shore’s Vicky Pattinson for 2025 series

Announcement comes just days after Skinner was pictured with US vice president JD Vance

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3 h. ago Hillbilly Elegy director Ron Howard says JD Vance has ‘surprised’ him

‘The strategy he’s chosen to follow are not what I would’ve expected,’ filmmaker who unleashed Trump’s vice president upon the world said

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3 h. ago Ex Apprentice star Thomas Skinner joins Strictly Come Dancing 2025 line

It comes after the 34-year-old met US Vice-President JD Vance for a barbecue and drinks

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing announces Apprentice star Thomas Skinner as 10th contestant for 2025 series

Announcement comes just days after Skinner was pictured with US vice president JD Vance

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4 h. ago Former Apprentice star Tom Skinner revealed as 10th Strictly contestant

It comes after he met US Vice-President JD Vance for a barbecue and drinks.

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5 h. ago Hillbilly Elegy director Ron Howard says he’s ‘surprised’ by JD Vance controversy

‘The strategy he’s chosen to follow are not what I would’ve expected,’ filmmaker who unleashed Trump’s vice president upon the world said

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5 h. ago JD Vance greeted by angry Palestine protesters as he arrives in Scotland for holiday

As US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Scotland for a family holiday to the UK, he was greeted at the resort by dozens of pro-Palestine protesters, who accused him of supporting a “genocide” by Israel in Gaza on Wednesday, 13 August.

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17 h. ago JD Vance greeted by Palestine protesters as he begins holiday in Scotland

The US Vice-President landed at Prestwick Airport before a large motorcade accompanied him to a luxury estate in East Ayrshire.

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19 h. ago Protesters greet JD Vance as he arrives in Scotland for family holiday

The vice-president has touched down in Scotland amid a row over the cost of his visit to taxpayers

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19 h. ago Vice President JD Vance lands in Scotland for family holiday

JD Vance has arrived in Scotland this evening after touching down at Prestwick Airport.

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20 h. ago JD Vance pays tribute to himself as bizarre jacket lining revealed on UK visit

JD Vance has been heckled by protesters during his UK visit, with the Vice President's jacket opening to reveal a bizarre tribute to himself on the interior lining

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20 h. ago Merz’s manoeuvres on world stage fail to quell doubts about his leadership

The German chancellor’s high-wire statesmanship on Ukraine has done little to alleviate his domestic woesEurope live – latest updatesFriedrich Merz hosted the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday as a weakened leader 100 days into his term, with his attempts to rally western support for Kyiv and wrangle Donald Trump failing to silence his domestic critics.The German chancellor took the initiative for Wednesday’s lightning round of telephone conferences bringing in EU leaders, Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance. Zelenskyy’s surprise arrival in Berlin to sit in on the calls underlined Merz’s starring role in the diplomatic efforts. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago JD Vance strikes up unlikely friendship with The Apprentice star during UK visit

The US vice-president, 41, is pals with the 34-year-old and even invited him to hang out.

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23 h. ago I went to UK's poshest farm shop 90 minutes from Wales — first thing I noticed wasn't the food

The farm shop a short drive from Wales has been in the news again this week because US vice president JD Vance arrived with a huge entourage of security and police

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23 h. ago JD Vance sparks outrage as security detail takes over disabled parking bays at farm shop in Cotswolds

The US Vice President’s huge entourage reportedly occupied all the bays reserved for people with mobility issues when he visited Daylesford Organic, near Chipping Norton

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23 h. ago Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing illegally with JD Vance

Foreign secretary reports ‘oversight’ to Environment Agency after failing to acquire necessary rod licence David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with JD Vance without the required licence during the US vice-president’s trip to the UK.The foreign secretary hosted Vance and his family at Chevening House in Kent last week, where the pair fished from the property’s private lake. Anglers aged 13 and over must hold a rod licence to fish for freshwater species such as carp in England and Wales. Lammy failed to land a catch, but “all of my kids did”, Vance said. Continue reading...

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