30 m. ago Trump says US will not make Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’ and Kyiv can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live

Trump also announced Zelenskyy would visit the White House on Friday to sign the mineral deal The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

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33 m. ago BREAKING: Mikel Arteta sticks with controversial Arsenal plan as Nottingham Forest call made

Mikel Arteta takes his Arsenal side to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night as he looks to get his side's season back on track following Saturday's defeat to West Ham

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35 m. ago US lawmakers warn on China’s planned London embassy ahead of Starmer

Letting Beijing build largest embassy in Europe seen as inappropriate reward given its human rights record

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36 m. ago Fish left gasping in the shallows as park lake almost completely drained

People saw fish and ducks struggling after a valve failure left the Aberdare Park emptied unintentionally to 'very low levels'

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43 m. ago Britain needs 'hard military edge' to prepare for war after 'going in wrong direction'

British defence has to move fast and prepare for war as the UK's enemies 'have the edge' on us because we do not know what they are planning - the question is what to spend the money on

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46 m. ago Elon Musk admits his DOGE team 'accidentally cancelled' plan to prevent deadly disease

Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been causing chaos in the US by cancelling Treasury payments to contractors without any warnings

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49 m. ago Kilmarnock vs Rangers LIVE score and goal updates from the Scottish Premiership clash at Rugby Park

The Light Blues head down the M77 for what is Barry Ferguson's first game - but an old pal is out to spoil his debut

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49 m. ago How SNP is overruling local decisions to force windfarm developments on rural communities

It would save taxpayers’ money and hard-pressed planning officers’ time, if every renewable energy project just went straight to SNP minsters for a rubber stamp

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61 m. ago KENNEDY: Elon Musk's baby mama tried to slut shame me over this nude pic. Well, my tightly corseted cutie

Earlier this month, right-wing nutter Ashley St Clair, 26, claimed that she had birthed the self-appointed planet re-populator's latest offspring. The pair allegedly started seeing each other in May 2023.

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66 m. ago Teachers at a Stockport high school plan six days of strike action over 'violence and abuse from pupils'

The first day of strike action is planned this Thursday

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82 m. ago Vital last movements of teens accused of murdering pensioner in vile park attack

Bhim Kohli, 80, died after being assaulted in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, near Leicester, on September 1 last year as two young people face trial for murder and manslaughter

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84 m. ago Budapest Pride should be held in closed venue for ‘child protection’, says government official

Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff says event this year should be taken off streetsHungary’s Budapest Pride should be held in a “closed venue” this year rather than on a city centre avenue as in previous years, the prime minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff has said, citing child protection.The plan, announced on Wednesday, appeared to be part of Orbán’s restrictions on the activities of the LGBTQ+ community as the nationalist leader prepares for elections in 2026 in which his right-wing Fidesz party faces an unprecedented challenge from a new opponent. Continue reading...

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84 m. ago Budapest Pride should be held in closed venue for ‘child protection’, says Orbán official

Prime minister’s chief of staff says event this year should be taken off streetsHungary’s Budapest Pride should be held in a “closed venue” this year rather than on a city centre avenue as in previous years, the prime minister, Viktor Orbán’s, chief of staff has said, citing child protection.The plan, announced on Wednesday, appeared to be part of Orbán’s restrictions on the activities of the LGBTQ+ community as the nationalist leader prepares for elections in 2026 in which his rightwing Fidesz party faces an unprecedented challenge from a new opponent. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Elon Musk called Trump a ‘f***ing moron’ when the pair met at the White House during his first term: report

Trump has tasked Musk with finding ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ within federal government and agencies despite not being an official member of the administration

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88 m. ago Omer Riza admits Cardiff City 'headache' ahead of Aston Villa as injuries and fixtures pile up

The manager spoke ahead of the trip to Villa Park this Friday night

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93 m. ago Officials to explore housing Ukrainian refugees in Roman Abramovich properties

The Government was being pressed again on ending the stalemate over cash from the sale of Chelsea FC.

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95 m. ago Chilling 999 call of art dealer's son after he brutally stabbed his maid

Audio of Maximillian Bourne’s call to emergency services released after he is detained indefinitely for the attack on his housekeeper

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95 m. ago Trump says Zelenskyy will sign minerals deal on Friday with US getting ‘our money back’ – Ukraine war live

Trump made the comment during a cabinet meeting at the White House on WednesdayThe Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

Economics

1 hour ago Washington Post staffers outraged at Jeff Bezos’ stunning plan for opinion pages that prompted top editor to quit

“I have a feeling this isn’t gonna bring back the 250K subs,” one Post reporter wrote in the paper’s Slack channel on Wednesday.

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1 hour ago BP's radical shift from green energy to fossil fuels has stunned the market... but what does it mean for YOU? Read our ultimate guide on whether you should invest in the oil giant

The boss of BP insists investors will 'love' his radical plans to revive the struggling oil giant - but the jury remains very firmly out.

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