51 m. ago Economic uncertainty blamed for ‘lacklustre’ retail performance last month

Analysts described the retail environment as ‘challenging’ amid inflation and increased employment costs.

Economics

67 m. ago Katie Price branded Peter Andre's wife Emily 'a disgusting person' in now

Katie Price and Peter Andre are currently embroiled in a very public war of words - and it's not the first time the former couple have clashed with each other

Economics

2 h. ago Arne Slot insists Florian Wirtz must reach Salah’s level to meet Liverpool expectations

German has to stay fit like Salah, says SlotGiovanni Leoni moves summer spend past £300mArne Slot has said Florian Wirtz must reach the standards set by Mohamed Salah to realise Liverpool’s ­expectations of their new record signing.Wirtz will make his Premier League debut when the champions open the season at home to Bournemouth on Friday. Slot said the Germany international’s “adjustment went better than expected, and we already expected a lot”, but admitted a more accurate gauge would take time. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Paramedics rush to help passed out man who then threatened them with knife

Jordan Wright, 28, was found unconscious on a street in Wales and was treated by a paramedic and an assistant who arrived on scene - but suddenly woke and ripped off his oxygen mask

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2 h. ago BBC Strictly Come dancing star George Clarke's famous dad exposed

Strictly Come Dancing star George Clarke has been confimred among the line-up for the 2025 series of the BBC hit dance show

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3 h. ago California governor calls for a special election to introduce new US House maps – live

Gavin Newsom announces plans to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in response to a redistricting plan by TexasMelania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump says Putin 'not going to mess around with me' on eve of Ukraine summit

The leaders are scheduled to begin discussions at 11.30am local time in Anchorage (8:30pm BST)

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3 h. ago Kitchen product which 'rivals professional TV chefs' is on offer

The Ninja Professional Stackable Chopper is capable of chopping and mincing up food in an instant, massively reducing the amount of time it takes to prep vegetables

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3 h. ago King Charles to make 'important' speech to entire nation at this exact time tomorrow

King Charles will address the nation from 7.30am tomorrow morning to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, in a special message to the nation, Realms and Commonwealth

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3 h. ago Daniel Ricciardo speaks his mind about Max Verstappen in rare interview after F1 axe

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were Red Bull team-mates for a time, and also worked together in the latter stages of the Aussie's F1 career when he drove for sister squad Racing Bulls

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4 h. ago Emmerdale stars break silence on Charity baby twist as flashback exposes secret romp

Emmerdale's Ross Barton has been desperate to find out if "menace" Charity Dingle is carrying his baby after their drunken night together, and now their stars have had their say

Politics

4 h. ago Donald Trump insists Putin 'is not going to mess around with me' as he prepares for Alaska meeting... while Russia readys its new cruise missile nuke for tests

The eyes of the world will be on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, where the two men are due meet at 8.30pm UK time on Friday.

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4 h. ago Trump repeats false claims about DC crime and praises order allowing city police to work closer with Ice agents – live updates

Trump says, without evidence, that law enforcement officials who have created ‘fake’ crime statistics, are ‘under investigation’Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks

British heavyweights collide in hotly-anticipated clash this weekend

Sport

4 h. ago Emmerdale's Charity in baby DNA scandal as Ross Barton twist changes everything

Emmerdale's latest episode saw Charity Dingle's betrayal exposed moments after announcing she was pregnant as surrogate for Sarah Sugden and Jacob Gallagher on the ITV soap

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4 h. ago Love Is Blind UK fans just discovering how much time contestants spend in the pods

Love Is Blind UK bosses have answered some frequently asked questions

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4 h. ago Countries urged to ‘hold the line’ in Geneva plastics treaty negotiations

Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measuresTalks between nations to hammer out a plastics treaty to end plastic pollution continued behind closed doors in Geneva on Thursday, the final day of negotiations, as civil society groups urged countries to “hold the line” to secure a strong agreement.With time running out to seal a deal between 184 countries, environmental groups expressed concern that frontline communities, Indigenous people and others suffering the worst impacts of the world’s growing plastic crisis were being “sold out” in an effort to secure a treaty, without meaningful or legally binding measures that would address the scale of the problem, “at any cost”. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Fee agreed for Jacob Ramsey between Aston Villa and Newcastle

24-year-old winger could be a Magpies player by the time they visit Villa Park for both team’s season opener

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5 h. ago Amazon shoppers praise 'absolutely beautiful' Yara perfume now under £20

"I got strawberry cream and vanilla from the first whiff. Lasts a good amount of time on the skin but lasts even longer on clothes. It's a soft, feminine, light, sweet, creamy, girly scent"

Economics

5 h. ago Trump rails about ‘rampant’ crime and social security fraud without evidence – live updates

Trump also claims his domestic policy bill, which he signed into law last month, enshrines ‘no tax’ on social security for America’s seniorsMelania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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