2 h. ago MI6 or 007? Britain's new spy chief proves she knows her bugs as she wears 'Miss Moneypenny's brooch' for maiden speech

Blaise Metreweli, 48, the Secret Intelligence Service's first-ever female chief, sent tongues wagging this week after delivering a rare televised address adorned with a jewel-encrusted brooch.

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3 h. ago Taylor Swift proves she's the most generous person in showbusiness: Star donates millions to charity, visits children's hospitals and even gave to UK food banks

Perhaps the most memorable scene from Taylor Swift's new Disney+ documentary is when she gives out the tour bonuses to her team of dedicated dancers.

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4 h. ago Allied defence ministers to meet after US offers Kyiv security guarantees

A meeting in Berlin on Monday night saw European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer set out conditions for any peace deal with Russia.

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5 h. ago Bondi beach shooting live: Victoria announces $2m package to protect Jewish community and combat radicalisation; new record for blood donation

Authorities say 25 still in hospital from terror attack including children. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDreyfus says Australians rising to support community in wake of terror attacksThe former attorney general and special envoy for international human rights, Mark Dreyfus, just been on Radio National. He said this type of hatred will not divide Australia.People are going to unite to reject this hatred. It’s much worse than anyone’s worst nightmares.It’s the event that we in the Jewish community feared, the murder of 15 of our community members celebrating Hanukah ... Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Children’s mentor guilty of sexually abusing five girls at London school

Police called Udaw a ‘predatory offender’

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6 h. ago Bondi beach shooting live: Australians set new record for blood donation; 25 still in hospital from terror attack including children

Dozens of mourners gather at Bondi Pavilion on Tuesday morning to pay respects. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDreyfus says Australians rising to support community in wake of terror attacksThe former attorney general and special envoy for international human rights, Mark Dreyfus, just been on Radio National. He said this type of hatred will not divide Australia.People are going to unite to reject this hatred. It’s much worse than anyone’s worst nightmares.It’s the event that we in the Jewish community feared, the murder of 15 of our community members celebrating Hanukah ... Continue reading...

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6 h. ago UK spy chief says Putin is dragging out peace talks and wants to subjugate Ukraine

UK spy chief says Putin is dragging out peace talks and wants to subjugate Ukraine  PBS

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6 h. ago The Rolling Stones 'cancel' UK and European tour as Keith Richards 'couldn't commit'

The Rolling Stones were expected to tour a new album in 2026, but the gigs seem to be on hold after Keith Richards allegedly couldn't commit to being on the road

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6 h. ago Trump declares fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in escalation of Venezuela drug war

The drug is a commonly-used painkiller with numerous legitimate medical uses

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6 h. ago Speed camera error sees thousands of drivers fined incorrectly since 2021

Thousands of speeding fines could be cancelled after a “technical issue” saw some speed cameras triggered incorrectly.National Highways has apologised for the error which, it said, meant a “very small number” of drivers had been fined incorrectly since 2021.It is understood a software update created a problem with variable speed cameras on some A roads and motorways that led to drivers being incorrectly detected as speeding after the speed limit had increased.National Highways chief executive Nick Harris said: “Safety is our number one priority and we have developed a fix for this technical anomaly to maintain the highest levels of safety on these roads and make sure no one is wrongly prosecuted.”The agency said it had identified around 2,650 incorrect camera activations since 2021, less than two per day.Not all of those will have resulted in fines as camera activations are not always enforced, and the total amounts to less than 0.1% of the 6 million activations in the same period.T...

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6 h. ago Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in Ukraine as part of US peace plan

Proposal is part of new package of security guarantees, backed by the White House, that could mark breakthrough in reaching agreementEurope is ready to lead a “multinational force” in Ukraine as part of a US proposal for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, European leaders have said.In a statement, the leaders of the UK, France, Germany and eight other European countries said that troops from a “coalition of the willing” with US support could “assist in the regeneration of Ukraine’s forces, in securing Ukraine’s skies, and in supporting safer seas, including through operating inside Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Congressional panel accuses DC police chief of pressuring commanders to manipulate crime data

A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates

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7 h. ago UK's 'sons and daughters' need to be ready for war with Russia, warns top general

The head of Britain's armed forces Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton warned 'more families will know what sacrifice for our nation means' as he spoke of the rising threat from Vladimir Putin

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7 h. ago Defence chief sets out ‘sacrifices’ required as UK faces more dangerous world

Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said ‘more people’ needed to be ready to fight to protect the UK.

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7 h. ago Two children are dead and at least four injured after 'gas explosion' at apartment building in France

The two children, aged three and five, reportedly died of cardiac arrest during the blast on Monday which has also left others trapped beneath the rubble.

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8 h. ago BBC bosses 'want to move Strictly up north': Plans to film crisis

Sources say that Kate Phillips, the BBC's Chief Content Officer, is mulling over the idea of transplanting their top show. I'm told: 'She is thinking about it seriously'.

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer and European leaders set out six major Ukraine peace deal commitments

It came as PM Keir Starmer Starmer travelled to Berlin on Monday evening for talks with Ukraine's war-time leader Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies over a peace deal

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8 h. ago Rolling Stones AXE plan for UK & Europe tour next year because star ‘couldn’t commit’ to gruelling leg

THE Rolling Stones have called off plans for a UK and European tour next summer. It would have been their first string of live dates since their huge Hackney Diamonds tour in the US in 2024 - which sold almost one million tickets. It’s understood the band - who’ve sold over 250 million records worldwide...

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8 h. ago European leaders propose ‘multinational force’ and hail ‘significant progress’ on Ukraine talks – Europe live

Statement suggests force to ‘provide robust support’ and enforce a potential peace deal in UkraineSeparately, the commission’s deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill has just confirmed that commission president Ursula von der Leyen will attend the Berlin talks this evening.Not a surprise at all, but good to have it formally confirmed. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Closing arguments underway in trial over Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs' drug overdose death

Closing arguments began Monday in a civil trial over whether the Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the fatal drug overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs

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