47 m. ago NATO chief Mark Rutte squirms under criticism after calling Donald Trump 'Daddy'

Mark Rutte, who has been Secretary General of NATO since October 2024, referred to Donald Trump as "Daddy" when he praised the US President's approach to the Iran-Israel ceasefire

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5 h. ago US government role to be excluded in review into Harry Dunn’s death

Commons review into handling of motorcyclist’s death will not scrutinise actions of US authoritiesA parliamentary review into how the UK’s Foreign Office handled the death of the teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn will not include scrutiny of the role or actions of the US government, it is understood. The 19-year-old’s family met senior officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Wednesday where they were told the probe will be led by former chief inspector of prisons, Anne Owers. The review is expected to examine the support the FCDO offered the Dunn family after Harry was killed by a former US state department employee in a road crash in 2019 in Northamptonshire, the PA news agency reported. The American driver, Anne Sacoolas, had diplomatic immunity asserted on her behalf after the incident outside RAF Croughton before a senior Foreign Office official said they should “feel able” to put her on the next flight home. PA understands the review, which is sche...

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6 h. ago Florida beauty queen hit by draconian punishment after saying trans women should be banned from pageants

Kayleigh Bush, winner of Miss North Florida 2025, was crowned in August of last year before she claims her title was taken away from her in November by organizers, who have denied doing so.

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8 h. ago Pam Bondi denies knowing Ice agents wore masks during raids despite video evidence

At hearing, US attorney general claims she’s unaware of reports that officials have hid their faces during roundupsThe attorney general, Pam Bondi, professed ignorance of reports of immigration officials hiding their faces with masks during roundups of undocumented people, despite widespread video evidence and reports that they are instilling pervasive fear and panic.Challenged at a Wednesday Capitol Hill subcommittee hearing by Gary Peters, a Democratic senator for Michigan, Bondi, who as the country’s top law officer has a prominent role in the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policy, implied she was unaware of plain-clothed agents concealing their faces while carrying out arrests but suggested it was for self-protection. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago ITV Emmerdale star lands new role in Casualty just months after soap exit

Emmerdale fans will be in for a treat this weekend as a former star of the ITV soap has landed a role in Casualty, not long after she left the village

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9 h. ago Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell to join BBC soap months after being axed from ITV show

A star of Emmerdale has switched from ITV to BBC in her latest move with the 21-year-old actress set to take on a role in another long-running soap

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9 h. ago EastEnders Queen Vic takeover 'begins' as Elaine's police visit leaves her role at risk

It was a dramatic night in EastEnders tonight as Elaine Peacock's fatal error lead to police visiting the Queen Vic - as rumours spread new owners will be taking over

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10 h. ago France’s Grace Geyoro: ‘We must look England straight in the eyes’

In the first of our exclusive Euro 2025 interviews, the midfielder talks about France’s belief and being a role modelGrace Geyoro has suddenly become one of the most experienced players in France’s squad for the Euros. Last month the head coach, Laurent Bonadei, made the controversial decision to drop the captain Wendie Renard, the vice-captain Eugénie Le Sommer, who also happens to be the most capped female player in France of all time, as well as Kenza Dali. Geyoro was left standing and the Paris St-Germain midfielder is going into her sixth major tournament with the national team and has a clear objective: “To win.”As we sit down for an exclusive interview in Nancy as the Euro preparations get underway she says she is optimistic about France’s chances in Switzerland. “We have a great team, we have young players, we have more experienced players,” says the 27-year-old, who has 98 caps and 19 goals for her country. “We score goals, we win important matches. We have players who have...

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10 h. ago Scientists criticise cut in UK funding for global vaccination group

Five-year £1.25bn pledge to Gavi is 40% cut in real terms, which experts say will cost lives in developing countriesThe UK has cut its funding to a leading global vaccination group by a quarter, a move that experts say will directly lead to the avoidable deaths of many thousands of children in developing countries.The Foreign Office billed the £1.25bn commitment over five years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) as a major boost to the group’s work as well as to the UK’s status as a developer of vaccines. A series of aid agencies praised the decision. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Sadler’s Wells opens new powerhouse dance theatre with immersive rave

Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s ‘Our Mighty Groove’ brings the party to new £1.1bn East Bank development, writes Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Society

10 h. ago Stormzy awarded honorary Cambridge degree for championing Black students in education

Big For Your Boots hitmaker Stormzy’s journey from aspiring student to award-winning artist has come full circle with his latest honour from Cambridge

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10 h. ago Trump hails ‘big win’ as Nato states agree to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP

US president appears relaxed and reaffirms commitment to military alliance – though Spain criticisedA relaxed Donald Trump said Nato’s decision to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP was a “big win” for western civilisation in a digressive press conference at a summit in The Hague where he reaffirmed the US’s commitment to the military alliance.There was every sign that the careful setup of the summit – in which most allies in Europe and Canada committed billions more on defence – had worked to keep Trump bound in to the alliance, with the US president praising Mark Rutte, its secretary general, and a night where he “slept beautiful” in the Dutch king’s palace. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Menopausal police officer who asked to work from home because of way she smelt sued force for discrimination

Sarah Dye had requested to work remotely because of menopause-related 'body odour' and brain fog which made it difficult to work in the office in her role at Norfolk Constabulary.

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11 h. ago Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos mocked over 'cringe' wedding invitation that 'looks like it was made by a 10

A copy of a wedding invitation sent out by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez for their Venice wedding,obtained by ABC News, has been criticised by some on X.

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11 h. ago 'They may as well say she's too autistic' says mum of girl banned from school prom

Rebecca says her daughter has meltdowns because of her autism, but is being punished for bad behaviour

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12 h. ago From Hinge to City Hall? Meet Zohran Mamdani’s artist wife Rama Duwaji

Mamdani and his wife were married earlier this year

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13 h. ago ‘Nothing less than a punishment’: Serbian artists criticise theatre role for ex

Dragoslav Bokan to head national theatre’s board of directors as authorities crack down on culture sectorArtists in Serbia have criticised the appointment of a nationalist ex-paramilitary chief as the head of the national theatre board, as authorities crack down on the culture sector days before an expected new wave of anti-government protests.Dragoslav Bokan, who was announced as president of the national theatre’s board of directors last Thursday, was one of the founding commanders of the White Eagles, one of the most feared militia units during the Yugoslavian wars of the 1990s. Continue reading...

Culture

13 h. ago Stormzy receives an honorary doctorate in law from Cambridge University

The London based grime artist, real name Michael Omari Owuo Junior, was awarded a doctorate in law during a special congregation at Senate House.

Society

15 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'rumble' Lisa Swain 'sister' casting as star quits rival soap 

Vicky Myers first joined the ITV soap back in 2021 in the role of Lisa

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16 h. ago Kevin Spacey thanks Italian director for giving him a role ‘when few people had the guts’ during sexual assault accusations

‘American Beauty’ star has been honoured at a string of film industry events as he attempts to make a career comeback

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