2 h. ago Trade deal was needed urgently to save 150,000 livelihoods, says senior minister

Darren Jones was resolute about the need for the deal, as he faced suggestions the UK still remains in a worse situation than before tariffs began.

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4 h. ago ‘Trade deal needed urgently to save 150,000 livelihoods’ senior minister says

Darren Jones was resolute about the need for the deal, as he faced suggestions the UK still remained in a worse situation than before tariffs began.

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15 h. ago Pub forced to close as 'ceiling collapsed' in devastating fire

Punters say as the place burned down the ceiling fell through

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21 h. ago Lions squad 2025: electric Pollock forces way in but no space for Owen Farrell

Andy Farrell installs Itoje as captain for Australia tourLeinster provide record 12 players in 38-strong squadHenry Pollock has been included in the British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer, capping a remarkable rise for the Northampton back-rower, but there is no place for Owen Farrell or another former England captain, Jamie George.Pollock, 20, is the standout name in Andy Farrell’s 38-man squad that, as revealed by the Guardian, is captained by Maro Itoje. When his name was read out by the Lions chair, Ieuan Evans, at a live event at the O2 in front of about 2,000 spectators, Pollock received by far the largest cheer. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Restaurant hailed one of the best in Wales forced to close after council say they will have to move on

Paternoster Farm's founders said: 'This isn't just business—it's our life, our home, our kids’ childhood. It's hard to understand why there’s no room for that in the council's plans.'

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65 h. ago 'Smash burger' van forced to shut down after council tells owner it's too close to primary school

Co-owners Sam Carroll and Aaron Millar lost their bid for planning permission to house Smokies, their smash burger takeaway trailer, on the car park of Dunkirk Hall pub in Leyland, Lancashire.

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66 h. ago Sperm Racing spokesman Dick Gay reveals wild reason for the sport's conception

Last month saw the world's first sperm race take place, with 4,000 live audience members and many more watching virtually while placing bets, and now the origins of the event has been exposed

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2 d. ago More mergers between universities could be on the cards, sector chief says

Nearly half of higher education institutions have been forced to close courses to reduce costs, a Universities UK survey suggests.

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4 d. ago Couple forced to close £85 per night holiday home due to ‘barmy’ council decision

Couple had spent £16,000 on converting a carpenter’s shed in their back garden into a luxury garden lodge

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6 d. ago Revealed: The VERY ordinary suburban home of the woman who invented Ozempic... and while she'll never move house

Lotte Bjerre Knudsen lives comfortably in this pleasant, but not showy, £900,000 apartment in central Copenhagen with her husband, Peter Mads Olsen.

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6 d. ago Markets rally after better than expected data shows US added 177,000 jobs in April – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US employment figures for April came in higher than expected with 177,000 jobs, boosting European markets as they hope for a thaw in US-China relationsEurozone unemployment was steady 6.2% in March – unchanged relative to a revised February reading.The youth unemployment rate was 14.2%, down from 14.3% in the previous month. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 80s pop icon looks unrecognisable as he's pictured at Wembley stadium

The musician was a key organiser of the original two-venue benefit, held in July 1985, which intended to raise relief funds for the Ethiopian famine that claimed approximately 300,000 to 1.2 million lives.

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7 d. ago King Charles forced to close beloved Sandringham Estate after 'emergency'

The Royal Family's beloved Sandringham Estate in Norfolk - where they spend Christmas each year - has been forced to shut its doors to visitors after an unexpected 'emergency'' issue

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8 d. ago Major UK brewery shuts for good after 40 years – and two things are to blame

Exmoor Ales, which has been based in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, since 1979, has been forced to close its doors and relocate production to a site in Surrey due to Covid fallolut and tax hikes

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1 week ago Brits brave the Benidorm blackout: Tourists celebrate as lights come back on after huge Spanish power outage left strip looking like a 'ghost town'

The popular holiday destination famous for its heaving night life was forced to close all of its shops and most of its bars as all businesses and residents were left without power.

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1 week ago London Marathon 2025 LIVE: 56,000 runners take on gruelling 26.2

London Marathon 2025 LIVE: 56,000 runners take on gruelling 26.2-mile race in sizzling sunshine, get all...  Daily Mail

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1 week ago London Marathon 2025 LIVE: Start time, celebrity runners, route, results, latest weather updates and how to watch

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage of the 2025 London Marathon as 50,000 people take part in a race across the capital to raise money for their respective charities.

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1 week ago From Trump to Prince William: who attended Pope Francis's funeral? – video

World leaders arrived at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City to pay their final respects to Pope Francis before his funeral. Among the dignitaries were the US president, Donald Trump, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who White House officials said had had a 'very productive discussion' ahead of the servicePope Francis buried after funeral attended by world leaders, royals and 400,000 mourners – live Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pope Francis funeral live: 400,000 bid farewell to pontiff after ‘potentially historic’ Trump

The late pontiff’s coffin has been transported from St Peter’s Square to the Basilica of St Mary Major, where it has been laid to rest

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1 week ago World leaders and royals join 400,000 for Pope Francis’s funeral – live

Italy’s interior minister says 400,000 mourners in St Peter’s Square and surrounding area for funeral of Pope FrancisAt least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs”, would attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Javier Milei, the president of Pope Francis’s native Argentina. Francis had a delicate relationship with politics in his home country, but Milei hailed his “goodness and wisdom”.We will be present at the pope’s funeral, as is only right. Continue reading...

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