47 m. ago Sam Thompson and Zara's new beau Louis Tomlinson in awkward exchange at Soccer Aid

Sam Thompson was pictured training for this Sunday's Soccer Aid match with Louis Tomlinson - and both are playing on the England team for the charity game

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72 m. ago Trump’s pollution rollback rewards wealthy plant owners — at the expense of Americans’ health

Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while ‘the American people will breathe dirtier air’Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed on Wednesday that its plan to eviscerate power plant pollution standards will save the US about $1bn a year. In reality, though, this represents a starkly uneven trade-off, experts say.The savings for “Americans” will go entirely to power plant operators who won’t have to cut their pollution, while at the same time climate and health benefits for all Americans that are 20 times larger in dollar terms will be deleted. Continue reading...

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91 m. ago The Guardian view on Iran’s nuclear programme: Trump undid a crucial accord. A new deal is urgently needed | Editorial

Diplomacy can do more to slow Tehran’s alarming progress than threats from IsraelA year into his first term, Donald Trump pulled the US out of the hard-won international deal that had slowed Iran’s advance towards nuclear weapons, and imposed punishing sanctions. Europe tried to keep the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) on life support. But the strangling of Iran’s economy, and the US assassination of Qassem Suleimani, the powerful head of its Quds force, undermined the country’s moderates and the progress on non-proliferation.The fallout of Mr Trump’s Iran policy is still becoming evident. On Thursday, the UN nuclear watchdog found, for the first time in two decades, that Tehran was not in compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Iran vowed to “significantly” increase production of enriched uranium in retaliation, following a pattern of escalation in response to International Atomic Energy Agency criticism. US and European officials say th...

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3 h. ago Jay Slater bombshell as AirBnB host says he told teen plan was 'mad'

Private investigator Mark Williams-Thomas has uncovered why the tragic teen left the AirBnB apartment.

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3 h. ago King Charles assembles Hollywood and football royalty for star

The King welcomed the likes of former England football captain David Beckham and Oscar winners Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep to St James' Palace today

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3 h. ago UK’s FTSE 100 share index hits record closing high despite economy shrinking in April – business live

UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, biggest fall since October 2023, as trade with the US slumped.. but FTSE 100 ends at new record closeFull story: UK economy shrinks by 0.3% as as exports hit by Trump trade warNicholas Hyett, Investment Manager at Wealth Club, blames “a cocktail of headwinds to growth” for the 0.3% fall in UK GDP in April.Hyett says:In the very short term the change to Stamp Duty rules have put the legal and property services on ice - with legal activities down 10.2% month-on-month.New barriers to trade with the US and changes to employment costs, from a higher living wage and increased national insurance contributions, are a longer term challenge.“The 0.3% m/m fall in real GDP in April supports our view that the strength in Q1 was unsustainable. This won’t prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates next Thursday. But it is one more piece of news pointing to another cut in August.”We still expect the Bank Rate to be maintained at 4.25% in the June meeting, t...

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3 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The BBC wants to win over Reform voters... and I've got a sneak preview of the new schedule

BBC director-general Tim Davie and his senior managers, alive to constant and entirely accurate allegations of Left-wing bias, are drawing up plans to win over Reform UK voters.

Politics

3 h. ago Where Marcus Rashford and four more England stars in transfer limbo this summer may end up

Marcus Rashford looks set to leave Manchester United this summer, but the identity of his destination is unclear, with several teams eyeing a move for the England international

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3 h. ago 'Jude Bellingham deserves Thomas Tuchel slap in face – he's needed bringing down a peg'

Jude Bellingham was untouchable when Gareth Southgate was England manager but Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn't have stood for it and neither will Thomas Tuchel

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3 h. ago England stars show ominous signs that some already not buying into Thomas Tuchel era

After only four matches, there are already big hints that the reign of another imported England manager is not going to be any more successful than previous ones

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3 h. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment rules confirmed for couples including who gets what

Nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter after a government u-turn - here are the rules

Economics

4 h. ago Psychiatrists voice concern at royal college’s opposition to assisted dying Bill

Seven RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president, have written to MPs to voice their backing for the Bill.

Events

4 h. ago Weight loss jabs could be transformative, says outgoing NHS England official

An estimated 1.5 million people are taking weight loss jabs in the UK.

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4 h. ago Man City will hope for £25m boost as transfer audition begins for academy star

James McAtee will captain England Under-21s as they begin the defence of their European title on Thursday night and the Manchester City man can put himself in the shop window too.

Economics

4 h. ago Jonathan Reynolds mocks Nigel Farage’s coal mines plan as an ‘absolute parody’

Nigel Farage fails to understand ‘the pride in where we’re from and what we represent’, the business secretary said

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4 h. ago Air India crash: One British passenger survives as plane carrying 242 people crashes near India airport

Air India has confirmed that 53 British nationals were on board a plan that crashed in India soon after take-off, having been bound for London Gatwick airport.

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4 h. ago Huge row as Tories demand watchdog probes Reform over data grab

The Tories have called on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to look into a 'cyber-security disaster waiting to happen' affecting Reform-controlled councils

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4 h. ago Salford riot broke out after funeral for teen killed in crash as bricks hurled

A dispersal order was put in place after around 50 to 60 people gathered from around 1.30pm in Salford, as people were using cars and wheelie bins to block off a road

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4 h. ago Unsung chocolate box town is like if Disney did Ye Olde England and is just 1 hour from Wales

This ancient market town is like stepping into the pages of a story book and there's so much to see around it

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5 h. ago Former CIA director says Donald Trump’s plan for war in Ukraine is ‘naive and unsophisticated’

John Brennan says US president doesn’t have a strategy to secure peace in Ukraine

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