9 h. ago Westminster fire LIVE: 70 firefighters face Rochester Row flat blaze in London

As many as 70 firefighters have rushed to the scene of a blaze in Westminster

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9 h. ago Westminster fire: 70 firefighters face Rochester Row flat blaze in London

As many as 70 firefighters were called to the scene of a blaze in Westminster on Friday evening - the London Fire Brigade said the fire broke out on the sixth floor of a block of flats on Rochester Row

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11 h. ago LIVE updates as huge plumes of smoke seen near Trafford Centre

Police and firefighters are at the scene

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11 h. ago Barry Island Pleasure Park incident live updates as air ambulance lands at scene

South Wales Police have urged people to avoid the area

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12 h. ago Hamburg stabbing UPDATES: 12 slashed in Germany knife rampage as woman arrested

12 people have reportedly been injured, some seriously, during the knife attack at Hamburg Central Station on Friday evening, with one woman arrested by federal police

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13 h. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Elias Rodriguez charged with first

Victims named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram while suspect identified as Elias Rodriguez

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13 h. ago F1 Monaco GP LIVE: Qualifying start time, schedule and updates

Follow live F1 updates from Monaco as the drivers build towards a key qualifying session on Saturday

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14 h. ago Judge blocks Trump administration’s ban on Harvard accepting international students

Ivy league had filed suit saying the ban was unconstitutional retaliation for defying White House’s demandsUS politics live – latest updatesUS university scholars and international students: are you considering working or studying elsewhere?A US federal judge on Friday blocked the government from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students just hours after the elite college sued the Trump administration over its abrupt ban the day before on enrolling foreign students.US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued the temporary restraining order late on Friday morning, freezing the policy that had been abruptly imposed on the university, based in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple and Samsung phones not made in US

Announcement wipes about $70bn off Apple shares amid pressure on company to build smartphones in USBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on iPhones if they are not made in the United States, as he stepped up the pressure on Apple to build its signature product in the country.The president wiped approximately $70bn (£52bn) off the company’s shares with a post on the Truth Social platform that said iPhones sold inside the US must be made within the country’s borders. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Shooting of Israeli embassy staffers underscores US ‘era of violent populism’

This is the latest act of violence in a string of incidents that have affected Jewish, Arab and Muslim communitiesUS politics live – latest updatesThe killing of two staff of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC comes as the war in Gaza has splintered the American body politic alongside the ongoing rise in political violence.A shooter, identified as Elias Rodriguez, shot the two people, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday after they left an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee. Rodriguez reportedly chanted “free, free Palestine” while being detained by security. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer

Israeli leader’s antisemitism claim labelled defamatory as he is warned against pursuing a war without endMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu was accused of slander and pursuing a war without end after he claimed the leaders of France, Canada and the UK were stoking antisemitism and siding with Hamas by demanding he end the two-month blockade of food and aid into Gaza.In what has become an extraordinary standoff with some of Israel’s closest allies, Netanyahu appeared to deliberately raise the stakes on Thursday night by accusing his western critics of abandoning Israel in a war for its very existence. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago F1 Monaco GP LIVE: Practice start time, schedule and latest updates

Follow live F1 updates from Monaco as the drivers build towards a key qualifying session on Saturday

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16 h. ago Trump says he is hitting EU with 50% tariff as trade talks are ‘going nowhere’

President says EU imports to US will be subject to levy from 1 June as markets slump in reaction to ‘major escalation’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said he will impose a 50% tariff on all EU imports to the US from 1 June after saying trade talks between the two trading blocs were “going nowhere”.In a surprise announcement, the US president posted on his Truth Social platform that his long-running battle to secure concessions from the EU had run aground. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago F1 Monaco GP LIVE: Practice results, schedule and latest updates

Follow live F1 updates from Monaco as the drivers build towards a key qualifying session on Saturday

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17 h. ago F1 Monaco GP LIVE: Practice results, stream and latest updates

Follow live F1 updates from Monaco as the drivers build towards a key qualifying session on Saturday

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18 h. ago Trump threatens tariffs on beloved iPhones as he chews out Apple's Tim Cook: Live updates

Donald Trump is tearing into Apple and threatening a new 25 percent tariff on iPhones if the company does not manufacture the product in the U.S.

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18 h. ago Live travel updates as 30 minute delays reported on M4 as big holiday getaway begins

Four major events are also taking place in south Wales over the next few days which will bring thousands to the area

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18 h. ago Live travel updates as delays reported on M4 as big holiday getaway begins

Four major events are also taking place in south Wales over the next few days which will bring thousands to the area

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20 h. ago F1 Monaco GP LIVE: Practice start time, schedule and updates

Follow live F1 updates from Monaco as the drivers build towards a key qualifying session on Saturday

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20 h. ago Good Morning Britain halts live broadcast for major breaking news update

Good Morning Britain halted Friday's show for breaking news regarding household energy bills, as viewers voiced their frustration online

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