3 d. ago Trump says Iran has told him ‘killing has stopped’ as he pulls back from strike threats

US president says he has been assured by Tehran ‘there’s no plan for executions’ of protesters Iran protests – live updatesIran crisis explained: what we know so farAnalysis: why western diplomats are wary of predicting regime’s end daysDonald Trump has at least temporarily pulled back from threats to strike Iran, saying he has been assured the killing of protesters has been halted and no executions are being planned.Speaking to reporters in the White House on Wednesday night, the US president said: “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping – it’s stopped – it’s stopping. And there’s no plan for executions, or an execution, or execution – so I’ve been told that on good authority.” He offered no details and said the US had yet to verify the claims. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Queen's Brian May says 'life won't be the same again' in heartbreaking death statement

Queen guitarist, Brian May, has been flooded with support after announcing the death of his close friend and colleague, who sadly died on Monday

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5 d. ago Trump trolls Europe with image of him  gazing out at Greenland through White House windows

The official White House page took to Instagramon Monday night to upload an edited image of what was originally the US President looking out at the construction site of his future ballroom.

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6 d. ago Call the Midwife pays tribute to dead colleague Nico Clarkson

The hit BBC period drama shared an emotional tribute to a beloved friend and colleague on Sunday

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9 d. ago BBC Death in Paradise 'devastated' as they announce death of 'friend and colleague'

BBC Commissioning Editor, Danielle Scott-Haughton, has died aged 37, with Death in Paradise sharing an emotional tribute

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2 w. ago The alternative 2025 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos

The best and worst of 2025 – featuring devotion in DC, late-night tweeting and the fly that sank a birdieThe White House, issuing a communique to reporters covering April’s global market meltdown over tariffs as US losses hit $6.6tn (£4.9tn) in two days. “The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago My big night out: I went to a White Stripes gig with a colleague – and she became my best friend

On that brilliant night at Ally Pally 21 years ago, Laura and I decided to go to Detroit on holiday. Since then there have been countless adventures: road trips, dive bars, rock camps Kicking-out time, January 2004, and Laura and I are sitting on the kerb waiting for a bus outside Alexandra Palace in north London. Not that we’re in a hurry to be anywhere else. We’re having the best time on our kerb, cheeks flushed from hard liquor and the exhilaration of the White Stripes show we’ve just seen. We’re busy communing with a fellow nocturnal creature, a woodlouse. It is one of those rare moments in my 20s when just about everything feels right.Laura and I had quietly become office allies over a few years, a bond initially forming around our mutual shy diligence in the face of not fully fitting in. We would conspiratorially skip downstairs to the canteen together most lunchtimes and temper any work worries by chatting shit, laughing hysterically and plotting small acts of rebellion. (Lik...

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