4 h. ago King Charles suffers major blow ahead of historic Donald Trump state visit

A new survey has recorded the lowest level of support for the monarchy in 40 years, with calls for complete abolishing of the Firm starting to rise

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11 h. ago When is Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK? Details and controversy

An online petition calling for Starmer to ‘immediately cancel the offer of a second state visit for Donald Trump’ has gained more than 170,000 signatures

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22 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein tribute 'seen on bench at Donald Trump's golf course' ahead of UK state visit

Ahead of Donald Trump's UK state visit a video has emerged online claiming to show a tribute to Jeffrey Epstein on a bench supposedly at Trump's golf course in Aberdeen

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38 h. ago SNP accused of 'rank hypocrisy' as John Swinney visits US for whisky talks ahead of Donald Trump state visit

Scottish Labour MP Graeme Downie said the SNP ‘can't criticise the US to please your base then expect them to take you seriously on behalf of Scottish business’.

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45 h. ago Prime Minister urged to cancel Donald Trump’s visit to the UK

The FBU said Buckinghamshire fire and rescue service has emailed staff offering overtime for the visit

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45 h. ago Call for Sir Keir Starmer to cancel Donald Trump's state visit to the UK

The firefighter's union is calling on the Prime Minister to cancel Donald Trump's state visit

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52 h. ago Drones to police Donald Trump’s visit to UK when King welcomes US president

‘Eyes in sky’ will be key part of huge security operation as hobbyist drones banned

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52 h. ago Firefighters sound alarm over Donald Trump state visit after strain on crews

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) sounded the alarm over the strain on resources from Donald Trump's state visit - and urged Keir Starmer to cancel the US President's lavish trip

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52 h. ago How Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK will be policed from the skies

The King is to host Donald Trump and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle from September 17 to 19.

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59 h. ago New series of BBC One’s Question Time to feature Trump special

As Donald Trump returns to the UK for a state visit, a special edition of Question Time will ask what his presidency means for Britain.

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65 h. ago John McEnroe defied wife's orders on Donald Trump at the US Open

Tennis icon John McEnroe previously admitted to not taking his wife's advice during Donald Trump's visit to the US Open in 2015

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2 d. ago Donald Trump met with loud boos after causing delay at US Open

President Donald Trump made his first visit to the US Open in a decade on Sunday.

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3 d. ago One by one, leaders learn that grovelling to Trump leads to disaster. When will it dawn on Starmer? | Simon Tisdall

As the US president’s state visit looms, he’s leaving a trail of broken promises across the globe. Britain can’t afford to look like a lackey stateSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreSucking up to Donald Trump never works for long. Narendra Modi is the latest world leader to learn this lesson the hard way. Wooing his “true friend” in the White House, India’s authoritarian prime minister thought he’d conquered Trump’s inconstant heart. The two men hit peak pals in 2019, holding hands at a “Howdy Modi” rally in Texas. But it’s all gone pear-shaped thanks to Trump’s tariffs and dalliance with Pakistan. Like a jilted lover on the rebound, Modi shamelessly threw himself at Vladimir Putin in China last week. Don and Narendra! It’s over! Although, to be honest, it always felt a little shallow.Other suitors for Trump’s slippery hand have suffered similar heartbr...

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage meets with Donald Trump during Washington visit

The Clacton MP was earlier dubbed a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor and Trump sycophant’ by a Democratic representative.

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7 d. ago Polish president’s meeting with Trump prompts fresh tensions with Tusk

Nationalist Karol Nawrocki’s visit to White House exposes divisions with Poland’s government and foreign policyPoland’s conservative nationalist president is due to meet Donald Trump at the White House in a visit that has prompted fresh tensions with the nation’s pro-European government led by Donald Tusk.Backed by the populist rightwing opposition Law and Justice party, which ruled Poland between 2015 and 2023, Karol Nawrocki unexpectedly won Poland’s presidential election after running a campaign under a Trumpesque slogan of “Poland first, Poles first”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police Scotland paid out £500,000 in compensation to officers who missed time off due to Trump visit

Top officer says US president’s trip formed part of a ‘very busy summer’ for Scottish police

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2 w. ago Police Scotland overtime compensation bill for Donald Trump's visit revealed

‘Buy back’ compensation payments for police officers working across Donald Trump’s Scotland visit have been revealed.

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3 w. ago Sadiq Khan continues his feud with Donald Trump by claiming US President could be 'radicalising dangerous people'

During his visit to Scotland last month, Donald Trump branded the London mayor a 'nasty person' who has 'done a terrible job' in his latest blast at the Labour politician.

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3 w. ago MSP demands Donald Trump pay up to cover costs of policing for Scottish visit

EXCLUSIVE: The ex-Nat MSP said there is "no justifiable reason for the public to subsidise the commercial activity of the President".

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4 w. ago Donald Trump health fears as White House breaks silence on doctor visit

The White House has given an update on Donald Trump's health after the President was diagnosed with a chronic vein condition in July - but said "no changes" have been made to his lifestyle

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