22 m. ago Supermarket giant says it will pay customers to report shoplifters

The business revealed that they take an estimated £20 million annual hit from the cost of shoplifting

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23 m. ago Why you should never drive in flip flops or sliders as you could hit you with 5,000 fine

As the UK heatwave continues, many Brits have been whipping out their summer clothes and sandals to beat the heat - but maybe you shouldn't drive like you're at the beach

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23 m. ago JD Vance's NIGHTMARE round at Donald Trump's golf course: US Vice President mocked after committing ultimate sin during UK holiday

The Ohio native took four efforts to putt the ball in the cup. Typically golfers aim to achieve a two-putt, with three efforts seen as a very bad result - making Vance's four a miserable performance.

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27 m. ago Preparations under way for Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss war in Ukraine – Europe live

US and Russian presidents to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, starting at 11am local time, in what US hopes will be pivotal moment in efforts to end warIn the last few minutes, US president Donald Trump appeared to recognise the importance of the occasion ahead, posting on his Truth Social account:HIGH STAKES!!! Continue reading...

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29 m. ago Trump and Putin set for Alaska showdown as sidelined Zelensky waits to discover Ukraine's fate: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest updates as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet one another in an historic summit in Alaska to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.

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35 m. ago Russian foreign minister wears USSR jumper as he arrives at Trump

Donald Trump has said that there is a 25 per cent chance the summit might fail

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39 m. ago Kneecap bring Welsh cafe owner on stage at Green Man as they attack BBC

It was Kneecap's first time performing at a festival in Wales and they referred to the crowd as their "Celtic brothers"

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43 m. ago 'Boom' heard over large part of UK as locals say 'it's shaking our houses'

A Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 was reported making its way across southern England, just as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska for crunch peace talks

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45 m. ago DC police will share information on anyone officers encounter with ICE agents

AG Pam Bondi moves to scrap restrictions on collaboration between local law enforcement and federal immigration agents as part of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown

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50 m. ago Channel 5's Dan Walker announces return date for second series of Yorkshire show

Dan Walker and Helen Skelton's Channel 5 show, Yorkshire Great and Small, was a huge hit with viewers when it first aired last year.

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58 m. ago Scots dad murdered in 'despicable' attack was planning to propose to girlfriend

Sean McKay had a one-year-old son with his girlfriend Chloe McCormick.

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81 m. ago Anchorage, Alaska city guide: What to do and where to stay in the capital of America’s last frontier

Alaska’s largest city is a place to climb mountains and meet local wildlife, says Alan Dymock, with post-adventure refreshments available in 12 different breweries

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82 m. ago Tractor tax more likely to hit working farmers than wealthy landowners, think tank tells Reeves

Labour chancellor warned over her planned inheritance tax raid on farms

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82 m. ago Universal deny that head Lucian Grainge was personally involved in Kendrick Lamar attack on Drake

UMG have called for Drake’s motion to include Grainge’s communications on the matter to be denied, calling it ‘so strained’ as to ‘defy credulity’Universal Music Group has denied new allegations made by Drake’s lawyers that its British chair and chief executive Lucian Grainge had a “role in and knowledge of the scheme to defame and harass” the Canadian rapper by peer Kendrick Lamar, and that as such the label should “collect, review and produce” communications by Grainge.Drake is suing UMG – his label Republic’s parent company – over its release of Lamar’s 2024 diss track Not Like Us, which contains the line: “Say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles.” The artwork for the global hit single features an image of Drake’s home dotted with icons used to identify the homes of registered sex offenders. Continue reading...

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87 m. ago Sergei Lavrov trolls the West by wearing Soviet CCCP top to showdown between Trump and Putin in Alaska 

The shirt has been seen as an inflammatory and offensive gesture towards Ukraine because CCCP is a Russian abbreviation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

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87 m. ago Protesters gather in Washington DC as federal law enforcement officers stop drivers – US politics live

At least one person reportedly arrested as protesters heckle law enforcement and warn drivers to avoid area as Trump makes false claims about crime levelsPam Bondi, the attorney general, said she has sent “sanctuary city” letters to the mayors of 32 cities and a handful of county executives, warning that she intends to prosecute political leaders who are not in her view sufficiently supportive of immigration enforcement.“You better be abiding by our federal policies and with our federal law enforcement, because if you’re not, we’re going to come after you,” she said, speaking to a Fox News reporter. “Our leaders have to support our law enforcement.” Continue reading...

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91 m. ago UK ready to put ‘boots on ground’ in Ukraine if ceasefire reached, says minister

John Healey says UK is committed to helping secure peace ahead of Trump-Putin meeting in Anchorage

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98 m. ago Pandora prepares to raise prices further as it faces hit from US tariffs

The Danish company said it was considering hiking its prices further to help mitigate the impact of increased costs.

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1 hour ago Explosion at Russian weapons plant kills five ahead of Trump

Five people have died after an explosion at an ammunitions factory in Russia - this is a breaking story and is being constantly updated. Please return to this page for the latest updates.

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1 hour ago Marjorie Taylor Greene says Zelensky ‘doesn’t want peace’ ahead of Trump

The MAGA firebrand launched her fiery attack on X just hours before the crucial peace talks in Alaska

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