38 h. ago Trump calls for disgraced election official linked to his ‘Big Lie’ to be freed – as Colorado officials dig their heels in

President says Tina Peters, 70, is ‘dying & old’ – but he currently lacks the authority to free her from prison

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1 week ago Jess Glynne is 'set to make a surprise I'm A Celebrity cameo' to support Lioness girlfriend Alex Scott

The British singer, 36, has been dating the former Lioness, 41, since 2023 and the pair shared an emotional goodbye as Alex jetted off to Australia on Monday.

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1 week ago Sara Cox sent love and support by BBC The One Show stars after 'super tough day'

The One Show presenter Scott Mills sent a message of support to his Radio 2 co-star Sara Cox after a 'super tough' day of her BBC Children in Need challenge

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2 w. ago BBC chief Tim Davie RESIGNS after broadcaster accused of ‘outright lies’ amid Donald Trump speech scandal

SCANDAL-hit BBC Director Tim Davie has resigned from his position after the broadcaster was accused of “deceptive editing” of a Donald Trump speech. The CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness has also resigned after the broadcaster was criticised for misleading viewers by how it spliced together footage of the US president. The embattled chiefs came under...

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2 w. ago Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – as it happened

This blog is now closedThe 35-year-old French man suspected of ramming his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Île d’Oléron earlier this week have been charged with attempted murder, French media reported.The local prosecutor’s office has also asked for him to be detained ahead of the trial. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – Europe live

Boris Pistorius warns that Russia continues to seek to ‘sow doubt, divide us and influence elections’ in EuropeBack to Belgium, news agency Belga is reporting that ministers have provisionally reached an agreement on the proposed €50m package of measures to strengthen the country’s anti-drone systems.The proposal still requires some finetuning before it can be formally adopted by the government, the agency added. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EU tightens rules on visas for Russians amid ongoing Ukraine aggression – Europe live

Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas, and have to apply individually every time they plan to travel to the EUThe European Commission has adopted stricter rules for issuing visas to Russian nationals to enter the European Union in response to what it said were “increased security risks stemming from Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.”Under the new rules, “Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas,” and have to apply individually every time they plan to travel to the EU, the commission said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Airports in Belgium disrupted again by suspected drone sightings – Europe live

Drone sightings reported near Brussels and Liège airports just hours after national security council meeting on the emerging threatsBrussels and Liège airports in Belgium faced disruptions overnight once again over suspected drone sightings, just hours after the Belgian government’s national security council discussed its response to the emerging threats.Both airports reported limited effect on their operations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’

Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuelsHarrison Ford has said that Donald Trump’s assault upon measures to address the climate crisis “scares the shit out of me” and makes the US president among the worst criminals in history.In a blistering attack upon the president, Ford told the Guardian that Trump “doesn’t have any policies, he has whims. It scares the shit out of me. The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. [Trump] knows better, but he’s an instrument of the status quo and he’s making money, hand over fist, while the world goes to hell in a handbasket.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell rages at ‘deranged’ CNN for employing ‘rabid, lying Trump supporter’ Scott Jennings

Lawrence O’Donnell said that Scott Jennings wasn’t always like this, claiming he was once ‘capable’ of criticizing Trump before he ‘figured out where the money is’ and became the ‘JD Vance of CNN.’

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