9 h. ago Middle powers assemble? Trump disorder prompts talk of new liberal alliances

As Mark Carney, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen decide ‘to live in truth’, what will it take for Starmer to call out Trump?Davos live – latest updatesDonald Trump has told the Davos economic forum “without us, most countries would not even work”, but for the first time in decades, many western leaders have come to the opposite conclusion: they will function better without the US.Individually and collectively, they have decided “to live in truth” – the phrase used by the Czech dissident Vaclav Havel and referenced by the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, in his widely praised speech at Davos on Tuesday. They will no longer pretend the US is a reliable ally, or even that the old western alliance exists. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago DWP boss says pause on action plan related to WASPI women investigation was needed

The DWP is currently reviewing its decision not to award State Pension age compensation to 1950s-born women.

Economics

15 h. ago New update on calls for £20,000 Personal Allowance tax threshold

More than 66,400 people have signed an online petition calling for the UK Government to unfreeze the income tax threshold.

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45 h. ago Government update on calls for major driving rule change for 'box junctions'

Box junctions are road markings of crisscross yellow lines that help keep intersections clear

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46 h. ago New way for older people to claim backdated State Pension payments

The DWP has issued more than £900 million in arrears payments for historical State Pension errors.

Economics

65 h. ago New update on calls for ‘apology and compensation’ for women affected by State Pension age changes

The DWP is currently reviewing its decision on State Pension age compensation with an outcome expected next month.

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3 d. ago Trump’s tariff shock suggests EU’s strategy of flattery and appeasement has failed

Next few weeks will show if Trump has finally pushed too far with Greenland levies, as calls grow for bloc to take tougher actionEurope live – latest updatesAs the sun set over the port of Limassol in Cyprus, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, last Thursday used a tried and tested formula to describe the United States – calling it one of “our allies, our partners”. Only 24 hours earlier, Denmark, an EU and Nato member state, had warned that Donald Trump was intent on “conquering” Greenland, but the reflex at the top of the EU executive to describe the US as a friend runs deep.Trump’s weekend announcement that eight countries that have supported Greenland would face tariffs unless there was a deal to sell the territory to the US was another hammer to the transatlantic alliance, mocking the notion that the US is Europe’s ally. The eight countries include six EU member states, as well as Norway and the UK, the latter unprotected by the much vaunted “special rela...

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4 d. ago Australia news live: woman dead in powerful storm as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Woman killed by tree branch as NSW SES records more than 800 calls for help. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales State Emergency Services have received over 1400 calls for help and 20 requests for flood rescues after Sydney has been lashed with torrential rain.SES Assistant Commissioner Sonya Alston, speaking to ABC News, says the main areas affected by flash flooding and storm-related incidents are Illawarra, Sydney and the Hunter area.We did have an evacuation at Narrabeen overnight due to the rapid rising waters there and the localised heavy rainfall, so that continues around that. Those particular areas with the weather also moving up north, we’ll see around the north eastern New South Wales experiencing some of that heavy winds, heavy rain and large wind gusts.We’re hoping to see a little bit of relief for the Illawarra area today. But still in that Sydney northern area. So again urging everyone to keep safe, keep inside...

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5 d. ago New update on calls for £25,140 personal tax allowance for pensioners

More than 51,400 people have signed an online petition proposing the introduction of a new tax code for people over State Pension age.

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6 d. ago Trump threatens to invoke rare 1807 law in Minnesota as Stephen Miller calls protestors ‘insurrectionists’: Live updates

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greeted supporters outside Capitol Hill after having lunch with Trump

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6 d. ago Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie ‘has been through hell’, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leader met nurse Sandie Peggie in Edinburgh on Thursday – and afterwards called on the UK Government to issue updated gender guidance.

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7 d. ago Traitors LIVE updates: fans fear for furious Harriet after 'dangerous' rant

The Traitors is finally back after last week's explosive round of episodes, with the BBC show picking up after Matthew's bombshell proposition at the end of Friday's challenge

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9 d. ago ICE shooting updates: Leavitt doubles down on calling Renee Good a ‘lunatic’ as Noem vows to send hundreds more agents to Minnesota

‘Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff,’ Trump told reporters

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9 d. ago Young people support WASPI women’s call for State Pension age compensation next month

More than half of 18 to 34-year-olds believe the UK Government should hold a debate over a redress scheme

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1 week ago New calls for ‘apology and compensation’ for all Women affected by State Pension age changes

The DWP is currently reviewing its decision on State Pension age compensation with an outcome expected next month.

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1 week ago Berlin mayor faces calls to resign after playing tennis during city blackout

Kai Wegner acknowledged he had not been entirely forthcoming to public about his actions when outage beganEurope live – latest updatesBerlin’s mayor, Kai Wegner, is facing calls to resign after it emerged he opted to play tennis hours after a crippling blackout triggered by an arson attack hit a large swathe of the city, and then misled the public about it.Districts in the south-west of the German capital were gradually returning to normal after the longest power cut since the second world war as Wegner acknowledged he had not been entirely forthcoming about his actions when the outage began. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Live updates as busy road closed and air ambulance called to incident

An air ambulance was called to the scene

Society

2 w. ago My New Year’s resolution for 2026: I’m saying no to friend catch

Adulthood has turned get-togethers into a roll-call of life updates rather than a space for valuable conversation. As we reckon with self-improvement this January, Ellie Muir is saying no to friend 'catch-ups' in 2026 and yes to meaningful experiences

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2 w. ago Traitors star Leanne Quigley issues call to people in Manchester following fiancé’s cancer update

Leanne Quigley is supporting Cancer Research UK following her fiancé's breast cancer diagnosis in 2024

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2 w. ago 5 Emmerdale spoilers as a villager questioned for Ray's murder, Bear Wolf update and Joe's mystery call

In the Corriedale aftermath, the ITV soap is still recovering from the drama

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