10 h. ago A warning to Britain: Brought to its knees by a crackpot, Net Zero

'Be careful,' a young, clean-shaven officer warned when the Mail visited this week. 'It can be dangerous here - this is zombieland.'

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22 h. ago Spain's socialist authorities 'were experimenting with how far they could push reliance on renewable energy' before country suffered huge power blackout

As people wait for answers about what caused the dystopian power cut, several have questioned Spain's heavy reliance on renewable energy sources.

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24 h. ago Netanyahu lashes out at western allies over Gaza ceasefire calls

Israeli PM accuses British, French and Canadian leaders of siding with Hamas after they called for end to Gaza offensive

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27 h. ago Netanyahu accuses leaders of Britain, France and Canada of ‘emboldening Hamas’

The Israeli prime minister made the statement after the leaders called for a halt to the Gaza offensive and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aidBenjamin Netanyahu has accused Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of “emboldening Hamas”, after they called for a halt to Israel’s military offensive and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza.Earlier this week, the leaders of the UK, France and Canada condemned the Israeli government’s “egregious” actions in Gaza, warning that the UK and allies will take “concrete actions” unless Netanyahu changes course. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Andy Burnham gives verdict on Oldham council leader after 'secret letter' controversy

Oldham leader was accused of ‘undermining’ the will of the council

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46 h. ago New council leader aims to be a 'unifier' despite major divisions

Independent Councillor Brian Connolly has been elected as Leader of South Ayrshire Council, replacing Conservative Martin Dowey who is accused of making promises to help a businessman secure a major contract.

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48 h. ago Councillors accused of 'rearranging the chairs on the Titanic' during South Ayrshire leadership crisis

SNP, Labour and ex-Conservatives argued that the only way for SAC to restore its reputation in wake of leadership crisis was a changing of the guard.

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68 h. ago Humza Yousaf describes Gaza as 'hell on earth' and accuses Israeli Government of trying to 'starve the population'

The former SNP leader accused Israeli leaders of wanting to make Gaza "uninhabitable" by destroying all of its buildings and infastructure.

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6 d. ago Iran's Supreme leader calls Donald Trump a liar and says 'we do not fear any threat' despite US President's call for airstrikes if nuclear deal is not agreed

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Donald Trump on Saturday of lying when the US president said during his Gulf tour this week that he wanted peace in the region.

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8 d. ago Why have Israeli attacks on Syria surged since the fall of Assad? – video explainer

Just two days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria last December, Israel launched a sweeping offensive, seizing the Golan Heights and carrying out hundreds of airstrikes across the country. Israel has remained militarily involved in Syria, declaring regions near their shared border a demilitarised zone and carrying out frequent attacks, patrols and raids. These measures have frustrated the new leadership in Damascus, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, which has accused Israel of destabilising the country. Amaa al-Omar, a journalist who reports on Syria, explains what is driving the conflict and what impact it has had on Syria's interim leadersIsrael to occupy Syrian southern territory for ‘unlimited time’, says ministerSyria calls Israeli air strikes on Damascus a ‘dangerous escalation’Israel says airstrikes in Syria are ‘message’ to protect Druze minority Continue reading...

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1 week ago Attorney General ‘raised no issue’ with services ban with Israeli settlements

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman accused the Government of ‘kicking the can down the road’.

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2 w. ago Former US congressmen tells BBC libel trial Adams had reputation as ‘dependable’

Former Irish Republican leader Gerry Adams is suing the BBC over accusations contained in a broadcast of the Spotlight documentary series.

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2 w. ago SNP council leader accused of printing out dossier about ousted election candidate

EXCLUSIVE: Cecil Meiklejohn is subject of a complaint that she misused council property to print out material about Toni Giugliano.

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2 w. ago Scotland faces a simple choice in 2026: Swinney or me, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader accused the First Minister of wanting to ‘defraud’ the people of Scotland during a speech in Glasgow.

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2 w. ago Spain's government approves a bill that reduces the workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours

Workers in Spain may soon have 2.5 more hours of weekly rest

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2 w. ago Labour MP accuses Reform of sucking up to Putin in heated clash

A Labour MP accused Reform of sucking up to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a heated clash on live television.

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2 w. ago Trump accused of ‘mocking’ Catholics after posting image of himself as pope

US president displays ‘pathological megalomania’ as cardinals gather to elect new leader after death of Pope FrancisDonald Trump has been accused of mocking the election of a new leader of the Catholic church after posting an AI-generated picture of himself as the pope on social media.The image, shared on Friday night on Trump’s Truth Social site and the White House’s official X account, raised eyebrows at the Vatican, which is still in the period of nine days of official mourning after Pope Francis’s funeral on 26 April. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spain power outage 'blamed after British father drowns in front of family while on holiday'

Named only as Darren, the man, who is believed to be aged in his 50s, was holidaying in Torremolinos when the tragic incident unfolded in front of his son.

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3 w. ago Senate Democrats to mark Trump’s ‘100 days from hell’ with marathon speeches

Minority leader Chuck Schumer accuses president of ‘acting like a king, a despot, a wannabe dictator’Trump’s first 100 daysUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic senators will on Tuesday mark Donald Trump’s 100th day in office with marathon floor speeches intended to highlight his administration’s failures, seizing on his divisive tariff policy and attacks on the judiciary to argue he was not joking when he mulled governing as “a dictator”.Republicans, meanwhile, praised the president’s actions over the first 100 days, though the House speaker, Mike Johnson, acknowledged “some bumps along the road” he described as the necessary byproduct of the radical changes Trump campaigned on. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spain's electricity supplier warned green power could trigger system 'disconnections' TWO MONTHS before grid's 'total collapse'

REE's Operations Chief today admitted that it was possible that solar power could be to blame for Monday's outages, but added that it was too early to say for sure.

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