1 hour ago Budget compromise needed if PM ousted, says French finance minister

Éric Lombard says he hopes François Bayrou will survive vote and dismisses talk of looming debt crisisThe French finance minister, Éric Lombard, has said the government would have to compromise on plans to cut the budget deficit if the prime minister, François Bayrou, is toppled in a confidence vote next week.Lombard told the Financial Times that fresh negotiations would require the government to make concessions to the left to reduce the size of the fiscal package if the government falls. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago How to see Blood Moon lunar eclipse in the UK this week and exact time it will happen

It is going to be quite the spectacle

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3 h. ago ‘We just want to race’: Riders demand tighter security after protesters halt Vuelta

Bilbao stage disruption latest in series of incidentsCPA says ‘unacceptable’ to put race competitors at riskThe Professional Cyclists’ Association (CPA) has demanded better security at the Vuelta a España after protesters disrupted stages in recent days, with one rider crashing when demonstrators ran on to the road.The CPA expressed concern about rider safety after incidents on Tuesday’s stage 10 and Wednesday’s stage 11, as well as last week’s team time trial when protesters holding Palestinian flags stopped the Israel-Premier Tech team. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Liam Payne proudly smiles in unseen picture taken just weeks before tragic death

Nicole Scherzinger has revealed a previously unseen picture of herself and Liam Payne, alongside Kelly Rowland, believed to have been taken not long before his heartbreaking death

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26 h. ago Met Office maps show exact time huge band of rain set to batter UK this week

A yellow rain warning has been issued by the Met Office affecting parts of the UK on Wednesday

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31 h. ago Lionesses star Chloe Kelly reveals the surprisingly unromantic location of her first date with now

After the Lionesses Euros win, Chloe Kelly has delved into more personal matters, revealing the unconventional location of her first date with husband Scott Moore in an interview with The Sunday Times.

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3 d. ago Kinahan Cartel warned they have 'nowhere' left to hide, but as their empire crumbles... a new bloodthirsty family is emerging from the shadows to take over their turf

It comes as the Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal that gardaí and incoming Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly are set to roll out a new intelligence strategy to target the Kinahans.

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4 d. ago Amazon's Kids Kindle gets axed in price just in time for first week of term

Parents looking to encourage their kids to read with an age-appropriate e-reader won't want to snooze on this sale that has axed the price of Amazon's Kids Kindle just in time for school starting

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4 d. ago 'Dine and dash' couple accused of duping two restaurants in two days

The couple are said to have eaten out then fled without paying on Wednesday and Thursday.

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5 d. ago Trump ally probing rivals’ ‘mortgage fraud’ speaks directly with the president

EXCLUSIVE: Trump and ‘Special Attorney for Mortgage Fraud’ Ed Martin are speaking as often as four times per week as the GOP activist prepares to seek indictments against prominent Democrats

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5 d. ago Jay Kelly, Venice review – George Clooney is raw and revealing as an ageing movie star

A star-studded cast – including Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and Greta Gerwig – surround Clooney’s egotistical A-lister in Noah Baumbach’s new Netflix film

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6 d. ago George Clooney, 64, skips Venice festival press conference over 'health issue'

George Clooney was absent from a press conference for his new film, Jay Kelly, during the second day of Venice Film Festival on Thursday due to a 'serious' health issue.

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6 d. ago Best time for Scots to catch next week’s lunar eclipse and Blood Moon

Next week will see a total lunar eclipse visible from Scotland, where the moon will turn a deep red.

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6 d. ago DVLA warns drivers do this 'on time' or risk £1,000 fine in new update this week

Here's exactly how to avoid being caught out.

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7 d. ago Emmerdale slammed with Ofcom complaints for second time in a week after violent scenes

The ITV soap found itself swarmed with hundreds of Ofcom complaints after recent storylines aired

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7 d. ago What time is Dandadan season 2 out this week? Dan Da Dan episode 9 release time on Netflix and Crunchyroll

Dan Da Dan’s second season is set to continue on Thursday this week 👽👻

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8 d. ago Omar Berrada comments send Kobbie Mainoo Manchester United transfer hint

Kobbie Mainoo's Man United future is in doubt ahead of the summer transfer window slamming shut in less than a week's time.

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9 d. ago Linlithgow MSP's delight that peak rail fares are gone for good

From Monday, September 1, ScotRail customers will pay the same fare no matter what time or day of the week they travel.

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9 d. ago Lorraine Kelly enjoys lavish holiday with granddaughter as staggering earnings revealed

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has spent some quality time with her family as they headed to Spain for a summer getaway with granddaughter Billie amid shakeups at ITV

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9 d. ago The Democrats are in deep trouble in the US – and Labour is on the way to joining them | Nesrine Malik

When millions of once-loyal supporters become disillusioned with a party, there can only be one result: electoral disasterThe measure of a political party’s failure lies not in how many agnostics and opponents it fails to convert, but in how many loyalists it fails to preserve. The endorsement of new, unnatural voters – Latinos in the US for Donald Trump, or Tories voting for Labour for the first time – might deliver big electoral swings but is ultimately not sticky. And these votes are only meaningful if the bedrock is solid. That bedrock is the people who consistently show up, no matter what, from generation to generation, for a party. And the Democrats are losing them.In extensive research published last week tracking voter registration, the New York Times identified an alarming pattern. The Democratic party has been “haemorrhaging” voters since way before election day. In the states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost to Republicans in all of them in...

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