2 h. ago English football legend is kidnapped and held for ransom at knifepoint in fake job interview with sham ‘sheikh’

A PREMIER League legend has admitted he is lucky to be alive after being kidnapped and held at knifepoint during a terrifying ordeal in Saudi Arabia. Everton icon Adrian Heath, 65, had travelled to the Middle East to interview for what he believed was a lucrative managerial role. Speaking to The Athletic, he detailed how...

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2 h. ago Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds

Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politicsWind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a “major tipping point” for clean energy.Turbines spinning in the wind and photovoltaic panels lit up by the sun generated 30% of the EU’s electricity in 2025, according to an annual review. Power plants burning coal, oil and gas generated 29%. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago King Charles leaves London without seeing Harry after prince's court appearance

The King left the capital without having seen his son, who had earlier spent approximately two hours giving evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London

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3 h. ago Dangerous driver admits fatally injuring 'beautiful' mum in horror smash

Claire Laybourne tragically died of her injuries due to the horrific crash just weeks before Christmas last year.

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3 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: The nasal knight kept saying he wouldn't yield. All right, all right, we got it... he had a new word!

Sir Keir Starmer wanted to sound resolute. Man of iron, that sort of thing. 'I know,' said some bright spark in No 10. 'Why don't we use the verb "yield"?' Everyone agreed that this was a capital idea.

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3 h. ago Abandon your foolish Greenland fantasies, Mr President, and remember Ukraine

Editorial: If the president has truly finished indulging his thoughts of invading the Danish territory, perhaps he can now concentrate on ending the real and terrible conflict he has promised to settle for so long

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3 h. ago Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant

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3 h. ago Netanyahu, Putin and the Pope: Who has been invited to Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’?

Russian president Vladimir Putin and the Pope considering invitations to join

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3 h. ago American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s inauguration, experts say

Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?Three hundred and sixty-five days after Donald Trump swore his oath of office and completed an extraordinary return to power, many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it.In the first year of Trump’s second term, the democratically elected US president has moved with startling speed to consolidate authority: dismantling federal agencies, purging the civil service, firing independent watchdogs, sidelining Congress, challenging judicial rulings, deploying federal force in blue cities, stifling dissent, persecuting political enemies, targeting immigrants, scapegoating marginalized groups, ordering the capture of a foreign leader, leveraging the presidency for profit, trampling academic freedom and escalating attacks on the news media. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump scraps tariff threat and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland – live

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato chief Mark Rutte, drops tariffs on European allies and adds deal will involve ‘Golden Dome’ and ‘mineral rights’Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territoryHouse Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison.They’re not above the law. We’ve issued subpoenas in good faith.For five months we’ve worked with them. And time’s up. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Elite Courtesans of London: A History of Elite Influence and Social Power

Elite Courtesans of London: A History of Elite Influence and Social Power  ocnjdaily.com

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4 h. ago Thames Water apologises after burst water main cuts supplies to thousands of London homes

The ‘massive’ incident has hit large swathes of the capital including Soho, Mayfair and Notting Hill

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4 h. ago Mum who kept woman as slave for 25 years has 3 words for victim outside court

Amanda Wixon, who now faces a lengthy prison sentence, kept a woman with learning difficulties captive for 25 years, regularly beating her in horrifying conditions

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5 h. ago Trump scraps tariffs on Europe and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland after speaking with Nato chief – live

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte and says planned tariffs will not go into effect as a resultHouse Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison.They’re not above the law. We’ve issued subpoenas in good faith.For five months we’ve worked with them. And time’s up. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Supreme Court expresses scepticism over Trump’s bid to sack Lisa Cook

Outcome of case will have sweeping implications for US central bank independence

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5 h. ago British Army sets up 'drone degree' to train up civilian students as unmanned craft specialists amid Putin's war in Ukraine

Supported by a £240,000 investment from the Ministry of Defence, the undergraduate course will train 15 civilian students and up to five soldiers a year in the design, build and testing of drones

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6 h. ago Met Office issues amber weather warning for rain amid risk of floods, power cuts and people being cut off

The amber warning comes into force at midnight and ends at 6pm

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6 h. ago Lisa Cook vows to maintain Fed’s ‘political independence’ after supreme court appears skeptical of Trump’s push to fire her– live

Several justices question Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor including Kavanaugh, who says firing Cook could ‘shatter’ Fed’s independenceUS supreme court appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to oust Lisa Cook from Fed boardHouse Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison.They’re not above the law. We’ve issued subpoenas in good faith.For five months we’ve worked with them. And time’s up. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago US supreme court appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to oust Lisa Cook from Fed board

Conservative and liberal judges questioned administration over president’s authority to fire without due processUS politics – live updatesUS supreme court justices appeared skeptical of Donald Trump’s case for firing a Federal Reserve governor on Wednesday, in a key test of the president’s power – and his administration’s battle to exert greater control over the US central bank.Five months after Trump tried to fire Lisa Cook over apparent discrepancies on mortgage applications his officials claim are evidence of fraud, both conservative and liberal justices grilled the administration over whether the US president has the power to fire a Fed governor with seemingly no process. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump steps up Greenland annexation demand and attacks European leaders at Davos

US president tells business and political leaders in Davos his country needs ownership to defend ‘unsecured island’Donald Trump has stepped up his demand to annex Greenland but said the US would not use force to seize it during a rambling, invective-laden speech at Davos where he once again lashed out at Europe’s political leaders.The address to thousands of business and political leaders at the World Economic Form in the Swiss ski resort indicated that while the US president was renouncing the use of military force – for now at least – to wrest control of Greenland, he still intended to wield America’s economic and diplomatic power to bend European allies to his will. Continue reading...

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