27 h. ago UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record

Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recordedRecord heat and drought cost Britain’s arable farmers more than £800m in lost production in 2025 in one of the worst harvests recorded, analysis has estimated.Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops. Farmers are already facing heavy financial pressure as the costs of fertilisers and other inputs have risen faster than prices. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84

Prolific musician was known for work on songs like Green Onions and Otis Redding’s (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the BaySteve Cropper, the legendary guitarist whose work as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music, has died at the age of 84.Hs son Cameron confirmed his death to Variety. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs decries Netflix series by 50 Cent as ‘shameful hit piece’

Disgraced and incarcerated music mogul claims footage in docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning was stolenSean “Diddy” Combs has taken issue with a splashy new Netflix docuseries on his life and many legal troubles, that is executive produced by his longtime rival 50 Cent.The former Bad Boy Records executive and hip-hop star, currently serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related charges, blasted Sean Combs: The Reckoning as a “shameful hit piece”, and accused Netflix of incorporating stolen footage. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Report says world's biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level

A new report says that the world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as countries’ rising military spending

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6 d. ago UK to block imports of pork from Spain due to outbreak of swine fever

Pork products are to be held at border control posts after Spain recorded cases of ASF in the Catalunya

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9 d. ago Dismissal of Comey, James cases won't be the final word. Here's what the path ahead may look like

A federal judge’s dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney Letitia James, two political foes of President Donald Trump, won’t be the final word on the matter

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9 d. ago Trump hastily cancels announcement on Obamacare extension amid ‘significant’ Republican pushback: Live

Also on Monday, a federal judge threw out criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James

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1 week ago Turning Point USA plans to support JD Vance in 2028 presidential election, Erika Kirk says – live

Kirk told Megyn Kelly in interview that one of the last conversations she had with Charlie Kirk before his death was about ‘intentional’ support for vice-presidentTrump news at a glance: judge tosses criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia JamesThe president was online early today, and fired off a Truth Social post at 5:38am touting the economic impact that his sweeping tariffs will soon have on the country. He also noted that countries’ efforts to stockpile US goods ahead of the levies kicking in was “wearing thin”.“These payments will be RECORD SETTING, and put our Nation on a new and unprecedented course,” he wrote. “This Tariff POWER will bring America National Security and Wealth the likes of which has never been seen before.”Those opposing us are serving hostile foreign interests that are not aligned with the success, safety and prosperity of the USA. They couldn’t care less about us. I look so much forward to the United States Supreme Court’s decision on this urgent an...

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1 week ago Trump vows to fight back after judge threw out criminal cases he’d demanded against Comey and James: Live

The Defense Department is investigating Senator Mark Kelly after he and other Democratic lawmakers released a video urging the military to refuse illegal orders

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1 week ago Team Trump fumbles one legal battle after another — and then starts fresh one against space hero Mark Kelly

President Donald Trump’s enemies-list prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James were tossed by a federal judge on Monday, writes Eric Garcia. The same day, came word that the Pentagon is going after a NASA hero who dared challenge the commander-in-chief.

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1 week ago Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department

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1 week ago Judge throws out Comey and James cases as Trump's beauty queen prosecutor is humiliated

President Donald Trump's revenge plot against James Comey might be foiled. 

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1 week ago US judge dismisses charges against James Comey and Letitia James

Ruling found the appointment of Donald Trump ally Lindsey Halligan as prosecutor was unconstitutional

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1 week ago US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James

Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had ‘no lawful authority’ to indict former FBI director and New York attorney generalUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge threw out the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday, concluding that the prosecutor handling the case was unlawfully appointed.Lindsey Halligan, who Trump named the interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia in September, had “no lawful authority to present the indictment” against the former FBI director and New York attorney general, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, wrote in her opinion. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Judge tosses Trump team case against James Comey and says Lindsey Halligan’s appointment is ‘unlawful’

The judge also dismissed a case against New York Attorney General Letitia James

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1 week ago Luke Littler produces 'unreal' display and almost breaks Players Championship record

Luke Littler has moved into the third round of the Players Championship with an almost recording breaking performance against Ross Smith in Minehead

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2 w. ago Britain's wind power hits a record HIGH: Turbines produce 22,711 MW

On the evening of November 11, Britain's wind turbines set a new maximum wind record, reaching 22,711 megawatts (MW) for the first time.

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2 w. ago US judge finds evidence of ‘government misconduct’ in federal case against Comey

Federal judge ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to former FBI director James Comey’s defense teamA US judge on Monday found evidence of “government misconduct” in how a prosecutor aligned with Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI director James Comey and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey’s defense team.Last week, prosecutors were ordered to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, with the court saying it was concerned that the US justice department’s position on Comey had been to “indict first and investigate later”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge scolds Justice Department for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey case

A federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey

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3 w. ago Huge DJ forced to cancel show after he’s rushed to hospital for emergency surgery

A HUGE DJ has been forced to cancel his latest show after he was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. The Dutch record producer, 29, captured himself in his medical gown in a snap posted to Instagram - and admitted he was "heartbroken" at the turn of events. Scared To Be Lonely hitmaker Martin Garrix...

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