68 m. ago Canada election 2025 live: first results come in as Trump told to ‘stay out of our election’

Canadians go to the polls after US president’s tariffs and talk of country becoming 51st US state upended electionCanada election 2025: latest results as Mark Carney seeks to stay on as PMA record number of people – 7.3 million – have already voted during an early voting period that was held last weekend. That topped the 5.8 million Canadians who voted early at the last federal election in 2021.All ballots in a Canadian federal election are counted by hand in front of witnesses, and the final results are validated over a period of time then made available online. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump signs orders stepping up immigration crackdown and ‘unleashing America’s law enforcement’ – US politics live

Executive orders target sanctuary cities, give legal help for police accused of misconduct and require truck drivers to speak EnglishHere is an extract from The Atlantic’s piece on Trump’s first 100 days – in an interview secured after initially being canceled by the president over previous reporting from the journalists, who then reached the president on his cellphone – detailing some of the key development’s of his second term so far.The president seemed exhilarated by everything he had managed to do in the first two months of his second term: He had begun a purge of diversity efforts from the federal government; granted clemency to nearly 1,600 supporters who had participated in the invasion of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, including those caught beating police officers on camera; and signed 98 executive orders and counting (26 of them on his first day in office). He had fired independent regulators; gutted entire agencies; laid off great swaths of the federal workforce; and...

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3 h. ago Canada election 2025 live: Most polls close after Trump’s tariffs dominate campaign

The Liberal Party – led by current prime minister Mark Carney – are seeking to extend their decade in power and beat Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party

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4 h. ago Canada election 2025 live: first polls have closed as Trump told to ‘stay out of our election’

Canadians go to the polls after US president’s tariffs and talk of country becoming 51st US state upended electionA record number of people – 7.3 million – have already voted during an early voting period that was held last weekend. That topped the 5.8 million Canadians who voted early at the last federal election in 2021.All ballots in a Canadian federal election are counted by hand in front of witnesses, and the final results are validated over a period of time then made available online. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Power outage latest: Blackouts across Spain, Portugal and France as train stations are evacuated and events CANCELLED

MAILONLINE BLOG: Spain, Portugal and France have been hit by a massive power outage, affecting transport, telephone lines and traffic lights in major cities.

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5 h. ago 'I watched my son die after doctors said his cancer was toothache

Lianne Roban, 34, from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, said she had no choice but to leave 13-year-old Kian's (pictured) corpse in his bedroom, covered by a sheet to keep flies away.

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6 h. ago Power outage latest: Blackouts across Spain, Portugal and France as train stations are evacuated and flights cancelled

MAILONLINE BLOG: Spain, Portugal and France have been hit by a massive power outage, affecting transport, telephone lines and traffic lights in major cities.

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6 h. ago Live M6 traffic updates as motorway closes due to 'serious collision'

The motorway is expected to be shut for 'several hours'

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6 h. ago Details of the next Fortnite live event including date and theme

The new Fortnite adventure will plunge gamers further into the Star Wars world than the game ever has before.

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8 h. ago Andreeva and Gauff advance before Spain power outage halts play

Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff to face-off in quarter-finalGrigor Dimitrov and Jacob Fearnley paused at 6-4, 5-4Mirra Andreeva has spent the past two years of her life outperforming most teenagers that have ever picked up a tennis racket in the 21st century, yet on a chaotic, surreal Monday inside Caja Mágica, she briefly returned to her roots. During the final change of ends of her fourth-round match against the Ukrainian qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva, as she served for a comfortable victory, she learned of the power outage that had ravaged Spain, Portugal and many nearby countries, ultimately forcing play to be postponed in Madrid.As matches across the tournament grounds had already come to a halt, the two players were told that they could play out the subsequent game, but there was a catch: the live electronic line‑calling system was no longer functioning and there were no line umpires to call upon. They would have to play as if they were back on the junior circuit, calling their ...

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8 h. ago Spain power outage LIVE: State of emergency declared amid major power outage across Iberian peninsula

Outage hits cities across Spain and Portugal, including capitals Madrid and Lisbon, knocking out metro networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines

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8 h. ago LBC caller asks Kemi Badenoch brutal question on live radio as she says 'I'm sorry'

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch was confronted on live radio by a former Tory voter and LBC caller who hit out at the Conservatives' '14 years of betrayal'

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8 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan v Pang Junxu LIVE: Snooker legend cruises into World Championship quarter

Ronnie O’Sullivan continues his quest for a history-making eighth world title this evening after Judd Trump held off the spirited challenge of Shaun Murphy to reach the quarter-finals

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10 h. ago ‘People were stunned’: Spaniards caught unawares by power outage

With mobile networks down and much of Spain’s transport system paralysed, people were left to navigate the chaos as best they couldSpain and Portugal power outage: live updatesIt was the moment the lights went out. In a post-match interview, after her straight sets win to reach the last eight of the Madrid Open, American tennis star Coco Gauff was joking about her avocado toast breakfast and bad night’s sleep, when suddenly the microphone cut. She looked surprised, while behind her the LED ad boards turned black.It was just after midday and all across the Iberian peninsula the power was failing, plunging Spain and Portugal into chaos. Buses and trains stopped; cash machines went dark; people were left trapped in unlit metro carriages and lifts, with no certainty about when they would get out. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago ‘People were stunned’: how massive blackout unfolded across Spain and Portugal

With mobile networks down and much of Spain’s transport system paralysed, people were left to navigate the chaos as best they couldSpain and Portugal power outage: live updatesIt was the moment the lights went out. In a post-match interview, after her straight sets win to reach the last eight of the Madrid Open, American tennis star Coco Gauff was joking about her avocado toast breakfast and bad night’s sleep, when suddenly the microphone cut. She looked surprised, while behind her the LED ad boards turned black.It was just after midday and all across the Iberian peninsula the power was failing, plunging Spain and Portugal into chaos. Buses and trains stopped; cash machines went dark; people were left trapped in unlit metro carriages and lifts, with no certainty about when they would get out. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Spain and Portugal power cut live: Spanish PM hopes power will return soon and tells public to minimise travel and not speculate

Electricity consumption in Spain gradually going back up as grid operator restores energy in more parts of the countryExplainer: what happened and what caused it?Have you been affected by the power outages?We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Spain and Portugal power outage live: Spanish electricity supply slowly returning as officials rule out cyber

Electricity consumption in Spain gradually going back up as grid operator restores energy in more parts of the countryHave you been affected by the power outages?We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Canada election 2025 live: voting under way as Trump told to ‘stay out of our election’

Canadians go to the polls after US president’s tariffs and talk of country becoming 51st US state upended electionA record number of people – 7.3 million – have already voted during an early voting period that was held last weekend. That topped the 5.8 million Canadians who voted early at the last federal election in 2021.All ballots in a Canadian federal election are counted by hand in front of witnesses, and the final results are validated over a period of time then made available online. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan v Pang Junxu LIVE: Snooker legend on verge of World Championship quarter

Ronnie O’Sullivan continues his quest for a history-making eighth world title this evening after Judd Trump held off the spirited challenge of Shaun Murphy to reach the quarter-finals

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12 h. ago ‘I wish I’d never written that damn movie’: Rust director Joel Souza on finishing his film after the fatal on

He was hit by the same bullet that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The film-maker talks about his hopes for his western, his complicated feelings towards star Alec Baldwin – and why the industry hasn’t learnedJoel Souza never liked guns. “I didn’t grow up around them and I don’t like the culture,” says the grey-haired 51-year-old film-maker sitting at a desk at his home in Pleasanton, California. “Guns make me recoil. The idea of touching one, picking one up, I find very off-putting.”In October 2021 he was in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the set of his sixth feature, the western Rust, when a gun being held by the film’s star, Alec Baldwin, was discharged accidentally during rehearsals. The weapon should have been loaded with blanks but a live round had found its way into the chamber. The movie’s Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally wounded. Souza was hit in the shoulder by the same bullet that killed her. Continue reading...

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