1 hour ago Bill Maher calls Larry David’s satire of his Trump dinner ‘kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews’

‘Nobody has been harder about Donald Trump than me,’ Maher says after fellow comedian compared his meal with US president to meeting HitlerBill Maher has responded to Larry David’s satirical essay in the New York Times that compared Maher’s glowing account of having dinner with Donald Trump to dining with Adolf Hitler.Maher, a vocal critic of Trump in the past, had dinner with the US president and a group of his high-profile supporters, including their mutual friend Kid Rock, on 31 March. On an episode of his talkshow Real Time on 11 April, Maher described Trump as “gracious” and “much more self-aware than he lets on”, saying: “Everything I’ve ever not liked about him was – I swear to God – absent, at least on this night with this guy.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Local elections 2025: Guide to every council and mayoral contest

A total of 1,641 council seats are up for grabs across 23 local authorities.

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2 h. ago Opinion polls suggest unsettled public mood ahead of May 1 elections

An average of polls completed in the seven days to April 20 puts Reform on 25%, Labour on 23% and the Tories on 21%.

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2 h. ago Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights

US renews push to end Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia – key US politics stories from 24 AprilDuring his election campaign Donald Trump had promised to end the war in 24 hours. But almost 100 days into his second term the US president has appealed directly to Russian president Vladimir Putin, telling him on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!”Trump’s remarks referred to the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this year, which killed 12 people and injured at least 90 on Thursday. The attack comes as Trump has made a renewed push to end the Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democratic fundraising group ActBlue

Trump memorandum names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform that is used ‘to improperly influence American elections’

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3 h. ago Trump signs executive memorandum to investigate major Democratic fundraising group

Trump memorandum names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform that is used "to improperly influence American elections’

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4 h. ago Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner threatened to skip award show over Nikki Glaser joke

Timothée Chalamet and girlfriend Kylie Jenner apparently considered skipping Nikki Glaser's Golden Globes monologue in order to dodge her jokes.

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4 h. ago Trump was so upset by ‘small hands’ reference in 1984 GQ cover story he told staff to buy up all copies, writer says

The journalist wrote that Trump had ‘hands small and neatly groomed’ in his 1984 profile

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4 h. ago Nicola Coughlan, 38, looks smitten with boyfriend Jake Dunn, 25, as they make their red carpet debut at the Bafta TV Craft Award nominees party

The Bridgerton star, 38, and her Renegade Nell star partner, 25, could barely keep their eyes off each other as they arrived at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

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4 h. ago ‘Disrespectful’ booing of welcome to country at Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service condemned

Small group booed and yelled at Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown’s welcome and Victorian governor’s acknowledgement of countryElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian police have interviewed a man for offensive behaviour after attenders at Melbourne’s main Anzac Day dawn service booed and heckled during a welcome to country.A small group of people booed and yelled throughout the welcome delivered by Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown at the 5:30 am service at the city’s Shrine of Remembrance.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Biomass power generators could be ‘marking own homework on sustainability’

The Public Accounts Committee said certification schemes aiming to ensure biomass has been sustainably sourced may not be strong enough.

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5 h. ago Dad tormented by son's last words before his wife smothered all three of their children to death

Deirdre Morley was in a state of delusion and psychosis when she killed all three of her children in 2020.

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5 h. ago Billionaire Republican megadonor claims Trump is ‘eroding’ America’s brand with trade war

Ken Griffin donated more than $100m to the GOP during the 2024 election cycle

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5 h. ago Liverpool fans couldn't even hug to celebrate the Premier League title five years ago

DOMINIC KING: It's easy to forget how out of the ordinary the world was the last time Liverpool won the title, whenthe Coronavirus pandemic raged through the country in the spring of 2020.

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6 h. ago Trump targets Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue with memorandum

President directs attorney general to investigate supposed foreign contributions, an unsubstantiated rightwing claimThe Republican president is taking aim at a Democratic fundraising platform, issuing a presidential memorandum to crack down on supposed foreign contributions to elections, an unsubstantiated claim from the right..Donald Trump announced the memo on Thursday, directing the attorney general to investigate, and report to the president, “concerning allegations regarding the use of online fundraising platforms to make ‘straw’ or ‘dummy’ contributions and to make foreign contributions to US political candidates and committees, all of which break the law”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Ryan Giggs makes 'heartbreaking' admission about quitting as Wales manager

Ryan Giggs was manager of the Wales football team when they sealed qualification for Euro 2020 but was no longer in charge when the delayed competition got underway in 2021

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7 h. ago Ryan Giggs admits 'very difficult time' as he opens up on 'heartbreaking' Wales resignation

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has opened up on his resignation from Wales after he stepped aside following their qualification for Euro 2020

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7 h. ago Why World Snooker Championship referee is banned from officiating one player at the Crucible

Tatiana Woollaston made her Crucible debut in 2020 - and remains one of the top referees in snooker - but she's banned from officiating in her husband Ben's matches.

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9 h. ago Miriam Margolyes issues urgent statement after fans hit with deep fake scam

BAFTA winning actress Miriam Margolyes has released an urgent statement after friends made her aware of fake Facebook profiles using her likeness

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9 h. ago Federal judge blocks Trump effort that could disenfranchise millions of voters

President sought to unilaterally add proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration formA federal judge on Thursday blocked Donald Trump’s efforts to add a proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form, a change that voting rights advocates warned would have disenfranchised millions of voters.The president sought to unilaterally add the requirement in a 25 March executive orders. The Democratic party, as well as a slew of civil rights groups, challenged that order, arguing the president does not have the power to set the rules for federal elections. Continue reading...

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