24 m. ago Protests in Hungary over government’s plan for constitutional amendment – Europe live

Rights campaigners say amendment, which will ban LGBTQ+ gatherings, is ‘significant escalation’ in efforts to chip away at human rightsThe Russian defence ministry also responded to the criticism for its attack on Sumy, claiming it had targeted a meeting of Ukrainian commanding officers, Russian news agencies reported on Monday.We are now hearing from the Kremlin, with Russia insisting that it “strikes only military or military-related targets,” despite the widespread condemnation for the attack on civilians in Sumy (9:18). Continue reading...

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26 m. ago Trump tariffs live: President suggests he can predict the future while markets react to tech duty pause

President says he will detail new tariffs on semiconductor chips soon, as his commerce secretary warns that exemptions for electronic goods will likely be short-lived

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27 m. ago Trump claims he wants to boost American manufacturing. But the industry is already in chaos over his tariffs

Trump trade policies created an ‘unwillingness to work with American companies,’ U.S. coffee grower says

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27 m. ago Karenna Groff, former NCAA woman of year, is killed with her family in upstate New York plane crash

The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down shortly after noon on Saturday in a muddy field in Copake, New York, near the Massachusetts line, killing everyone on board, NTSB officials said

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28 m. ago What to know about fluoride, the substance at the heart of SNL’s ‘unfunny’ skit

Fluoride has hit the headlines again after a “mean” SNL skit

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28 m. ago Katy Perry will write a song about her experience after returning from space

The 40-year-old sung Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World as she entered space.

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29 m. ago Social media users SLAM Katy Perry and Blue Origin crew and dub launch a 'joyride for the super

Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez have completed the world's first all-female mission to space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket - but the mission has been slammed on social media.

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31 m. ago More than 70 arrested during Athens riots after Molotov cocktails thrown at police

Several cars and motorcycles were set on fire outside a police station as tempers flared in Exarchia

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33 m. ago I’m a comedian – this is why Saturday Night Live’s jokes about Aimee Lou Wood’s teeth didn’t work | Athena Kugblenu

There’s funny, there’s mean, and there’s mean and funny. But unfunny and mean will always die a deathIn these partisan times, when all is binary and everyone must pick a side, I have chosen mine. Aimee Lou Wood, she of The White Lotus and thus now instantly recognisable worldwide, is absolutely right to call out Saturday Night Live, the legendary US entertainment and satire show, for making jokes about her teeth. The special relationship is under enough strain without having to lean into old stereotypes about British gnashers. I am still reeling from the Big Book of British Smiles gag in The Simpsons and I continue to floss every day because of it.The SNL joke, if you are yet to see it, is part of a wider sketch making fun of the Trump administration. (Because if one thing has been proven to quell the march of the right, it’s parody.) A White Lotus character is mashed up with someone adjacent to Robert F Kennedy, he mentions fluoride, and a Wood-esque character says “What’s that?”At...

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34 m. ago What is foot and mouth disease? The outbreak that has closed borders in Europe

Foot and mouth disease – usually referred to by its acronym FMD – is the most feared livestock disease in the world

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35 m. ago Lorraine Kelly horrified by Morocco street dog killings ahead of 2030 World Cup

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly said football should be a beautiful game, but instead innocent animals are dying in the streets, and she called for the end of the brutal clean-up

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35 m. ago 'I live on a cruise ship – I get free food but there's one weird rule I have to follow'

Christine Kesteloo has been able to visit a whopping 106 countries and see some of the most amazing parts of the world thanks to the unusual place where she lives

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36 m. ago Katy Perry reveals why she sang certain song in space after successful Blue Origin mission

The pop singer said she feels "super connected to love" after returning to Earth

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39 m. ago Cody Balmer was arrested for allegedly setting fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s residence. What we know

Suspect in the arson attack had prior simple assault charges and shared disgruntled posts about the United States

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40 m. ago Chef's secret to perfect roasties is 'love child of French fries and mashed potatoes'

A chef has shared his recipe for the "perfect" roast potatoes, which he says are the "love child of a French fry and a mashed potato" and are "impossibly crunchy" on the outside

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59 m. ago Major European location set to become the world's largest 'wooden city'

A major new architecture project is set to create the 'world's largest wooden city'. It has been designed as a five-minute city.

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60 m. ago Jesse Lingard accused of hiding 'dark secret' as grandad faces child sex offences

Kenneth Lingard, the grandfather of ex-Manchester United star Jesse, is on trial for a string of child sex offences relating to one woman who claims she was repeatedly abused for more than 10 years

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64 m. ago Recycling plant worker crushed to death after colleague makes terrible mistake

Mechanic Soner Altun, 26, from Turkey, died after he was crushed to death in a horror work place accident at a recycling plant last week. Tributes have since poured in for the engineer

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69 m. ago Three Manchester spots nominated in awards lauded as 'Oscars' of hospitality world

The Cateys have been dubbed the 'Oscars' of the hospitality world and celebrate the best hotels and restaurants

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72 m. ago Super Gonorrhoea breakthrough as new antibiotic works against mutant STI on the rise in Britain

Scientists discover first new antibiotic for gonorrhoea since the 1990s following warnings 'the world is facing an antibiotic apocalypse' if new drugs not found

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