11 h. ago Reeves vows to clear way for BoE rate cuts with cost of living pledge

Chancellor seeks to bear down on inflation as Treasury braces for latest figures on Wednesday

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6 d. ago Sweden, Estonia, and Finland pledge to increase spending on weapons purchases from US – Europe live

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he expected further pledges, noting that $2bn already had been committed through the mechanismSergiy Petrovich Lysak has been appointed as the head of the Odesa city military administration, as confirmed by an order on the website for the president of Ukraine on Wednesday, after the dismissal of the city’s former mayor.Lysak was previously tasked with leading the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration.Odesa deserves greater protection and greater support.This can be done in the format of a military administration – too many security issues in Odesa have remained without an adequate response for far too long. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK politics live: Badenoch to launch Tory conference with migrant ‘removals force’ pledge inspired by Trump’s ICE

Conservative leader expected to announce series of hardline policies on first day of party conference

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves commits to VAT manifesto pledge ahead of keynote Labour conference speech: Live updates

The chancellor said ‘the manifesto stands’ when she asked to rule out a hike in VAT before her speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today

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3 w. ago Labour conference live: Reeves signals plan to go back on ‘no tax rises’ pledge

Rachel Reeves said pleas from the left and right to spend more money were “siren calls”, as she insisted voters could trust her with the nation’s finances

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3 w. ago Burnham claims ‘climate of fear’ in Labour and refuses to pledge loyalty to Starmer: Labour conference live

Keir Starmer dismisses Labour calls to oust him as ‘navel gazing' and says battle with Reform UK is ‘fight for the soul of our country'

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3 w. ago Burnham claims ‘climate of fear’ in Labour as he refuses to pledge loyalty to Starmer: Labour conference live

Keir Starmer dismisses Labour calls to oust him as ‘navel gazing' and says battle with Reform UK is ‘fight for the soul of our country'

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3 w. ago Rage, Maga and the Kardashians: the teen who filmed 3,000 hours of Kanye West’s life

At the age of 18, Nico Ballesteros was given permission to film the falling star for six years, now packaged into an unsettling new documentaryIf you were to go back and rewatch any of Kanye West’s controversial moments from the last seven years – I’m not sure why you would, as West’s devolution from hallowed icon to cultural pariah has been one of the sadder pop culture stories of the decade, but let’s say you did – you would spot, lingering in the background, a kid with a camera.He’s easy to miss – scrawny, often wearing Calabasas-sized sunglasses, usually holding an iPhone or iPad, he’s nearly indistinguishable from the many fans and associates that often trail West wherever he goes. But he’s always there. In the Oval Office meeting where West pledged his fealty to Donald Trump, at his infamous “white lives matter” Paris fashion show, at any of his messianic “Sunday Service” worship sessions – there he is, impassive, camera trained on the Chicago-born rapper now legally known as ...

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