46 h. ago Trump illegally sent National Guard to Los Angeles, federal judge rules

Trump’s plan for ‘creating a national police force’ violates 140-year-old law blocking military from domestic law enforcement

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6 d. ago UK, France and Germany to revive sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme

The three European powers plan to impose sweeping sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation after efforts to restart diplomatic talks stalled.

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7 d. ago Landlord tax raid: What Rachel Reeves' National Insurance plan could mean for buy

We explain what taxes landlords currently pay, and what they could face under the new proposals.

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1 week ago Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

As White House moves to militarize more cities, Hakeem Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ livesDonald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders, a leading Democrat said on Sunday, as the White House advanced plans to militarize more US cities.Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and a New York Democratic congressman, accused the US president of “playing games with the lives of Americans” with his unprecedented domestic deployment of the military, which has escalated to include the arming of troops currently patrolling Washington, DC – after sending troops into Los Angeles in June. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Top officials of Amazon nations meet in Colombia to push joint rainforest protection plan

Leaders from South America's Amazon nations have gathered in Colombia to agree on a joint plan to protect the rainforest

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1 week ago England ready to confront USA and Ilona Maher’s stardust in World Cup opener

Red Roses have lost only once to Friday’s opponents but refuse to get caught up in the hype of a home tournamentThe talking will stop and the sport get under way on Friday night when the Red Roses raise the curtain on the most anticipated women’s rugby tournament of all time. The USA are first in line at the 2025 Rugby World Cup to try to upset the world No 1 team, but if recent history is anything to go by it will be England striding to a dominant win.The two sides have played 21 times and the US have won one – the 1991 World Cup final. In 2025, the USA have played six games and won one, 31-24 against Fiji. England have played seven matches in this calendar year and have won all of them, extending their unbeaten run to 27 matches. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago National Guard descends on Washington DC as Trump mulls plan for 'reaction force' to invade U.S. cities at any time

Troops with the National Guard arrived into the capital late on Tuesday night in a bid by the White House to curb violent crime.

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3 w. ago Speed of improvement in cancer survival rates ‘slowing’, say experts

The Government launched a call for evidence to help shape a national cancer plan earlier this year.

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last month Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet

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