73 m. ago ‘Dummies for Putin’: Democrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meeting

Ukrainian leader abruptly left White House after being publicly berated by US president in Russia ceasefire talksUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic lawmakers rushed to defend Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader was publicly berated by Donald Trump in a disastrous Oval Office meeting.The US president accused Zelenskyy of “gambling with world war three” while his vice-president, JD Vance, called the Ukrainian leader “disrespectful”, before cutting short talks aimed at kicking off the process of ending Kyiv’s three-year war with Russia. Continue reading...

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77 m. ago BRIT Awards nominee Sam Fender makes historic record held by Harry Styles

Sam Fender has hit the number 1 spot following the release of latest album People Watching - putting him in a league with One Direction star Harry Styles thanks to the amount of sales

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87 m. ago RFL warns clubs that planned coup will financially cripple the sport

Professional clubs want to oust RFL chair Simon JohnsonGoverning body says any such move would breach rulesThe Rugby Football League has warned clubs that an attempt to sideline the sport’s ­governing body and replace its chair could have ­“catastrophic financial ­consequences” after taking legal advice to stave off a planned revolt.Rugby league’s professional clubs will assemble in March to ­consider a proposal put forward by the Super League club Leigh ­Leopards and Championship side Batley ­Bulldogs, which calls for the immediate removal of Simon Johnson, after a purported loss of confidence in the direction of the governing body. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Prison officer bragged about intimate act with lag and sent messages from 'your queen'

A judge told prison officer Katie Evans, 26, she will have to go to jail after she admitted 'intimate' relationship with an inmate at a prison and boasted about what she did to him

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92 m. ago Trump’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship suffers yet another setback

Second federal appeals court declines to lift order blocking executive order signed by president on 20 JanuaryDonald Trump’s effort to curtail automatic birthright citizenship nationwide as part of his hardline immigration crackdown suffered another legal setback on Friday when a second federal appeals court declined to lift one of the court orders blocking the Republican president’s executive order.The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th US circuit court of appeals on a 2-1 vote rejected the Trump administration’s request for an order putting on hold a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Maryland who concluded the order was unconstitutional. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Teofimo Lopez joins Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney on Times Square boxing card

The Ring magazine, recently bought by Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, will put on the card

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2 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office meltdown will fill Putin with glee

It is not hard to imagine that the US president and his deputy were spoiling for a fight with the Ukrainian leader

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3 h. ago Fresh investigation ordered into death of woman, 23, abused by partner

Demi Hannaway died following mental and physical abuse by her partner

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3 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy lock horns as president declares 'You are gambling with World War 3'

The carefully choreographed diplomatic meeting descended into chaos after Zelenskyy suggested Putin could not be trusted after Vance and Trump insisted Ukraine needed to compromise

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3 h. ago Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding intelligence assessments.The shift in policy could make the US vulnerable to hacking attacks by Russia, experts warned, and appeared to reflect the warming of relations between Donald Trump and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Museums defend BP sponsorship despite backlash against cuts to climate change funding

The British Museum’s relationship with BP was decried as ‘untenable’ and ‘indefensible’

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3 h. ago Freshfields hires two highly rated infrastructure partners from Paul Hastings in London

Freshfields hires two highly rated infrastructure partners from Paul Hastings in London  The Global Legal Post

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5 h. ago Kristin Davis candidly admits Alec Baldwin’s massive Hamptons home made her reconsider breakup

The two actors dated briefly in the early 2000s

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5 h. ago People putting bins out in March face £1,000 fine over little

Kingdom Local Authority Support, who assist councils across the country in tackling littering and fly tipping, are telling those getting rid of rubbish to check if the people coming to collect have a Waste Transfer Note

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5 h. ago Inside the troubled relationship of Gino D'Acampo and Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsey forced to deny claims he 'cut off' Gino D'Acampo amid misconduct allegations

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5 h. ago Gethin Jenkins says Warren Gatland's successor must be 'in the country putting hours in'

The new Wales coach needs to be more hands on than Warren Gatland was

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6 h. ago Probe into death of Scots mum abused by 'Jekyll and Hyde' partner to be reopened

Demi Hannaway died in May 2021 after being subjected to a torrent of mental and physical abuse.

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6 h. ago Historic Callander church put up for sale as council looks to off

Callander's iconic former St Kessog's Church building has been put up for sale by Stirling Council after it said it had explored all potential options for commercial and community use.

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6 h. ago Woman arrested for attempted murder after her boyfriend was locked inside a storage unit for four days

Robin Renae Deaton is accused of trapping her partner in North Carolina ‘hoarder’s paradise’ after an argument

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6 h. ago Penny Lancaster shares rare insight into 'difficult' start to romance with Rod Stewart

Loose Women star Penny Lancaster, who is married to singer Rod Stewart, has spoken out about the start of her relationship with the music legend

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