2 h. ago The Latest: Trump administration orders 2,000 National Guard troops to leave LA, some will remain

President Donald Trump’s administration says it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement activities

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2 h. ago 'Cosy' wine bar and restaurant in beautiful town named best in Scotland by national guide

A small restaurant and wine bar in one of Scotland’s most popular river-side towns is the best in the country, according to the Good Food Guide.

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4 h. ago Map that shows winners of £100m in unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes: There's ELEVEN £100,000 bounties up for grabs

For the first time on record, the total number of prizes yet to be claimed has tipped beyond £100 million, at National Savings and Investments.

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4 h. ago Scott Brown benefits from Celtic cooperation agreement U turn as Queen's Park link up ditched over 'issues'

Ayr United are in talks over an agreement with the Premiership champions with the first player to make the move already earmarked

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5 h. ago People in Florida neighborhood stop dinner, grab tools to rescue 4 people in plane crash

Residents in a Miami suburb used an ax, fire extinguisher and garden hose to rescue four people from a small plane that crashed into a tree

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5 h. ago Fire crews along Grand Canyon are trying to save cabins after loss of historic lodge

Crews fighting a wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge are now focusing on stopping the flames from consuming nearby cabins and mule stables

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6 h. ago Future British & Irish Lions tour of France on the agenda at Melbourne summit

French federation puts forward hosting 2027 warm-upMeeting before second Test over new Lions modelA British & Irish Lions tour of France could move a step closer next week when executives hold talks over “a new business model” in Melbourne before the second Test of the series against Australia.Abdel Benazzi, the vice-president of the French federation (FFR), held informal discussions with Lions executives in Dublin before the warm-up match against Argentina, and he will travel to Australia next week to further press his nation’s claims of facing the touring side again, having previously done so in 1989. France have emerged as leading contenders to face the Lions in a warm-up match before the tour of New Zealand in 2029 and, according to Benazzi, could also fulfil the same role before the inaugural women’s tour in 2027, also to New Zealand. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Americans in 11 states are told to avoid alcohol and caffeine

The National Weather Service warning came amid sweltering temperatures in some parts of the US

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7 h. ago System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week

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7 h. ago Mike Waltz grilled over Signal chat during confirmation hearing for UN role

Ex-national security adviser questioned about controversy during a Senate hearing to be US ambassador to UNJust over two months after being ousted as national security adviser, Mike Waltz faced lawmakers on Tuesday during a confirmation hearing to be US ambassador to the UN, telling them that he planned to make the world body “great again”.“We should have one place in the world where everyone can talk – where China, Russia, Europe and the developing world can come together and resolve conflicts,” Waltz told the Senate foreign relations committee about the UN. “But after 80 years, it’s drifted from its core mission of peacemaking.” Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Can Norway finally fulfil potential and end long wait for success at Euro 2025?

Twenty-five years since Olympic glory, the perennial underachievers try again with a last-eight clash with ItalyThe perennial underachievement of the Norway women’s national team is one of football’s great mysteries. How can a side packed with some of the world’s finest players continually make early exits at tournaments, fail to look cohesive and even endure a chastening 8-0 defeat against England at Euro 2022? How can great talents such as Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen, Chelsea’s Guro Reiten and the Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg not thrive together in their national-team kit?Stop there. Hold that thought. Something is stirring. Norway topped Group A at Euro 2025 with three wins from three and face Italy on Wednesday in the quarter-finals. Is this the summer when Norway will deliver on their potential, offered not just by Graham Hansen, Reiten and Hegerberg but Arsenal’s Frida Maanum and players from Manchester United, Atlético Madrid and Lyon? And with an English head coac...

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8 h. ago As Waltz faces UN post hearings, an update on the Signal situation that led to his initial ousting

Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday for his confirmation hearing

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8 h. ago French PM proposes scrapping national holidays and freezing spending to cut deficit

François Bayrou stakes his political survival on unpopular measures to repair degraded public finances

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8 h. ago Lanarkshire MSP welcomes Scottish Government’s decision to abolish peak

The move, which will take effect from September, is expected to bring significant benefits to commuters in Lanarkshire and across the country.

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9 h. ago Sly as a... National park rangers blame sneaky fox for theft of 32 pairs of shoes

Rather than heed the park rangers’ warning, visitors left their shoes out intentionally in hopes of seeing a fox

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9 h. ago Police work to recover fourth body after plane crash at Southend Airport

It is understood that the plane was bound for its base in the Netherlands when it crashed, killing four people who were all foreign nationals.

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10 h. ago UK should consider political donations cryptocurrency ban, says minister

Pat McFadden reacts over concerns foreign powers could use untraceable money to affect British democracyElection officials should consider banning political donations made in cryptocurrency, a minister has said, amid concerns that foreign powers are using untraceable money to influence British politics.Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister and close ally of the prime minister, Keir Starmer, told MPs on Monday he thought there was a case for preventing crypto donations given how hard it is to trace their source. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago UK should consider banning cryptocurrency political donations, minister says

Pat McFadden reacts over concerns foreign powers could use untraceable money to affect British democracyElection officials should consider banning political donations made in cryptocurrency, a minister has said, amid concerns that foreign powers are using untraceable money to influence British politics.Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister and close ally of the prime minister, Keir Starmer, told MPs on Monday he thought there was a case for preventing crypto donations given how hard it was to trace their source. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Starmer's Chagos 'surrender' deal helps Mauritius top destination list for global super

The tiny Indian Ocean nation is tied with Monaco at the head of Nomad Capitalist's  Freedom Index 2025 after announcing plans to abolish income tax for most workers.

Economics

10 h. ago Voices: Kemi Badenoch is ‘wrong and strong’ – particularly when it comes to the two

First it was maternity leave, then the gender pay gap – does the Leader of the Opposition actually care about women and families at all, asks Ava Vidal

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