36 m. ago Who’s really to blame for Labour’s troubles – Rachel Reeves or the invisible PM? | Gaby Hinsliff

The Treasury focuses on numbers when what’s needed is vision. The party and the country are crying out for leadership, but it’s nowhere to be seenShe is not the first chancellor to cry in public, and may not be the last. But Rachel Reeves is the first whose tears have moved markets. No sooner had the realisation dawned that she was silently weeping – over a personal sorrow she won’t be pushed into revealing, she insisted later, not a political one – as she sat beside Keir Starmer at Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions, than the pound was dropping and the cost of borrowing rising. The bond traders who forced out Liz Truss’s hapless chancellor still clearly rate her judgment and want her to stay, even if (perhaps especially if) some Labour MPs don’t. Yet it is an extraordinary thing to live with the knowledge that a moment’s uncontrolled emotion can drive up the cost of a nation’s mortgages, just as a misjudged stroke of the budget pen can destroy lives.The most striking thing abou...

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36 m. ago Manchester United's mixed relationship with goalkeeper Andre Onana will continue

Andre Onana had a disappointing season, but he looks set be Man Utd's first choice goalkeeper in the 2025/2026 season.

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76 m. ago Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 14, triggers multiple fires, mayor says

Railway infrastructure was also damaged in the attack, the latest in a series of intensifying Russian assaults on the Ukrainian capitalAt least 14 people have been injured in an overnight drone attack on Kyiv that also damaged railway infrastructure, and set buildings and cars on fire throughout the city, the mayor has said, while separate explosions were reported in a city near Moscow.The attack was the latest in a series of Russian airstrikes on Kyiv that have intensified in recent weeks and included some of the deadliest assaults of the war on the city of three million people. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Man United can make move for £34m Bryan Mbeumo alternative with 37 goal involvements last season

United's move for Bryan Mbeumo is yet to reach a resolution

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5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump says he ‘didn’t make any progress’ with Putin after call

Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv hours after presidents’ phone call; US company Techmet to bid in first pilot project of US-Ukraine minerals fund. What we know on day 1,227Read all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Oasis' full plans for Cardiff just hours before doors open at Principality Stadium

Noel and Liam Gallagher are set to reunite with Oasis for the first time in over a decade in Cardiff and fans can expect a bumper two hour setlist to sing along to

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7 h. ago Putin takes credit for 'founding of United States' in bizarre rant to Trump

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had their sixth publicly acknowledged phone call since Trump's return to office, and Putin made some bold claims

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8 h. ago Newcastle close to signing Forest’s Anthony Elanga with improved £55m offer

An initial £45m bid was rejected by Forest last weekNewcastle look to bolster squad for Champions LeagueNewcastle United are optimistic of striking a deal to sign the Nottingham Forest forward Anthony Elanga after submitting an improved offer worth about £55m. Last week Newcastle had a £45m bid rejected but have returned with an increased offer.Newcastle and Eddie Howe are long-term admirers of Elanga, who featured for Forest in every Premier League match last season, scoring six goals and providing 11 assists as Nuno Espírito Santo’s side qualified for the Europa Conference League, returning to European competition for the first time since 1995-96. Newcastle qualified for the Champions League after finishing fifth. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Romeo Beckham shares VERY pointed statement about 'appreciating people that love you' amid family feud with Brooklyn as he insists 'life is too short'

Romeo Beckham has shared an impassioned message on social media amid his older brother Brooklyn's heartbreaking feud with his family.

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9 h. ago Diogo Jota's physio lifts lid on his final hours and the twist of fate which ended his life as he insists Liverpool star, 28, was NOT 'partying' before deadly Lamborghini 'fireball' crash

Miguel Goncalves was working with Jota after he suffered a little-known issue called a pneumothorax - or collapsed lung - through which the Portugal star had carried on playing.

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11 h. ago Arianna Caruso’s stunner earns Italy opening Euro 2025 win against Belgium

Italy kicked off their Euro 2025 challenge with a controlled victory in their Group B opener in Sion. Arianna Caruso’s spectacular first-half goal proved the difference in a close encounter against a well-organised Belgium.With the game evenly matched, it was one that required just a moment of quality. Caruso is Italy’s puppet-master, pulling the strings with ease from the heart of the midfield. Her goal was an example of what Italy can do when they are at their best. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago House votes on Trump’s sweeping tax bill after Democratic leader delivers record

House speaker Mike Johnson calls final vote after Hakeem Jeffries held floor for more than eight hours in an effort to stall Republicans from passing Trump’s tax billWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Jeffries breaks House floor speech recordJeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stopping: “We still got some ground to cover.”“We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Donald Trump sent chilling WW3 warning by Vladimir Putin as Russia's rhetoric ramps up

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump held a phone call on Thursday, with Putin issuing a chilling warning to Trump over the conflict in Ukraine

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11 h. ago Liverpool manager Arne Slot's touching tribute to Diogo Jota after striker dies in Spain car crash

'When the time is right, we will celebrate Diogo Jota, we will remember his goals and we will sing his song'

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11 h. ago Deputy commander of Russian navy killed in strike near Ukraine frontline

Maj Gen Mikhail Gudkov personally promoted by Putin and had previously led one of Russia’s most notorious brigadesEurope live – latest updatesA deputy commander of the Russian navy who had previously led one of the military’s most notorious brigades has been killed near the frontline with Ukraine, Moscow has confirmed.Maj Gen Mikhail Gudkov, who was responsible for Russia’s marine units, was killed on Wednesday in a Ukrainian missile attack on a field headquarters in the Kursk region, amid reports the position had been revealed by poor security. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Premier League star left 'speechless' after Diogo Jota attended his wedding five days ago

Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre, died in a car crash on Thursday and tributes have flooded in, including a particularly poignant one from Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa

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11 h. ago Donald Trump sent chilling warning by Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The world leaders spoke on the phone for the sixth time since Trump's return to presidency as the topics of Ukraine and Iran were high up on the agenda

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12 h. ago Putin insisted Russia ‘will not step back from goals’ in Ukraine in hour

Russian and US leaders spoke about need for ‘negotiated solution’ in Ukraine, Kremlin saysin ItalyDue to the climate emergency, Italian seas have reached temperatures above 20C even at depths of 40 metres, according to a report released on Wednesday by Greenpeace. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Democratic leader holds House floor for over eight hours to delay Republican

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteWhy is Jeffries speaking for hours on the House floor?What’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Jeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stopping: “We still got some ground to cover.”“We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy to discuss pause to US weapons deliveries in call

Ukrainian president also expected to raise subject of future arms sales during planned talks on Friday

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