25 m. ago China taunts Trump: Factories flood TikTok with videos urging consumers to buy direct to avoid tariffs while Beijing kneecaps US industry with suspension of rare earth exports

Chinese TikTok creators have claimed that popular fashion labels such as Lululemon and Louis Vuitton are producing their garments in China for a fraction of their retail price.

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29 m. ago Coronation Street fans 'work out' Carl Webster's next move and says there will be 'huge backlash'

Viewers of the ITV soap saw Carl appear in Weatherfield for the first time, having only ever been mentoned by name

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35 m. ago Nvidia says it will build up to $500bn of US AI infrastructure as chip tariff looms

Plan comes after Donald Trump reiterated import threats and chipmaker’s CEO dined at US president’s resortThe chip designer Nvidia has said it will build up to $500bn (£378bn) worth of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US over the next four years, in a sign of manufacturers investing in operations on American soil amid Donald Trump’s tariffs.The announcement comes after Trump reiterated threats on Sunday to impose imminent tariffs on the semiconductors that Nvidia makes mostly in Taiwan, and after the chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, dined at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort earlier this month. Continue reading...

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41 m. ago Concacaf president joins chorus opposing 2030 World Cup expansion to 64 teams

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin was another to criticise the idea of further expansion

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51 m. ago Katherine Ryan 'apologises' over Sunday Brunch blunder after Ofcom ruling

Katherine Ryan's appearance on Sunday Brunch has been investigated by Ofcom after the comedian made multiple references to her partnership with food box brand Gousto

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52 m. ago Home Alone 2 director says he fears he will be deported if he cuts Trump cameo

Chris Columbus calls cameo ‘an albatross’ but worries he’d ‘have to go back to Italy or something’Film-maker Chris Columbus says he has come to regard Donald Trump’s cameo in his movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as “an albatross” that he wishes to remove.But, Columbus added, he fears the president’s administration would deport him if he followed through with nixing the scene from more than 30 years ago. Continue reading...

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55 m. ago Dragons' Den star embroiled in bitter trademark row over 'piddle patch' dog toilet

The 'Piddle Patch' was a hit when Rebecca Sloan, 39, appeared on Dragons' Den back in 2022 - but she is now locked in a legal battle with a rival dog toilet maker

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57 m. ago JD Vance in new clash with Zelensky as Russia raises objections to Ukraine peace deal

The US vice-president dismissed as ‘absurd’ the suggestion from Ukraine’s president that he had somehow sought to ‘justify’ Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

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59 m. ago JD Vance drops Ohio State's national championship trophy and threatens to set Secret Service on Michigan fan

Vice President JD Vance endured an embarrassing moment on Monday as he dropped Ohio State's national championship trophy to the ground while the team was being honored.

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67 m. ago Judd Trump in surprise admission about ideal World Snooker Championship final opponent

The Ace in the Pack is determined to win a second world title - and hopes to have the chance to defeat one of the greats

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83 m. ago Ukraine pounds Kursk with drones as Trump again blames Zelensky for Putin's invasion

Russia’s defence ministry claimed to have shot down over 100 drones above its Kursk region

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96 m. ago China retaliates with travel restrictions on US officials after Tibet visa curbs

Beijing lashes out at Washington’s ‘arbitrary visa restrictions on Chinese officials’

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97 m. ago Aimee Lou Wood supported by 00s impersonator over 'cheap' SNL sketch

Comedian Ronni Ancona has expressed her support for the Sex Education star after SNL mocked her physical appearance.

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97 m. ago Trump lashes out at Zelenskyy as Witkoff signals Putin’s wider security demands – Europe live

US president questions Ukraine counterpart’s competency as his envoy outlines ‘detail attached’ to any peace dealDavid Shimer, the former director for eastern Europe and Ukraine on Joe Biden’s national security council, writes for the Guardian today, asking “two key questions for Ukraine’s European allies” as he worries about the US military aid ceasing soon.The war between Russia and Ukraine is approaching a historic turning point: unless the Trump administration adjusts course, US military aid for Ukraine is about to cease.Since taking office, Trump has not approved a single military aid package for Ukraine. Even if Trump were to reverse course and utilize this remaining drawdown authority, the amount available is insufficient to sustain US support for Ukraine over time. To do that, Congress would need to approve additional Ukraine funding, which will not happen while the Republican party controls both chambers and the White House. As a result, the era of US military aid to Ukrain...

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1 hour ago The incredible Celtic transfer tale of Jorge one AND two as mega Cadete favour had Barcelona seeing double

They appeared the perfect double act but one was more a duffer than deadly

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1 hour ago Aimee Lou Wood sobs in the street after 'mean' SNL skit and Walton Goggins 'feud'

Sobbing Aimee Lou Wood has been seen for the first time since SNL issued her an apology after an offenseive sketch which mocked her appearance and her unique teeth

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1 hour ago Brit left paralysed in Benidorm hit with £60k hospital bill after having glass of wine at dinner

Pub landlord Robert Atkinson, 67, was on holiday in Benidorm with his wife Carol when he woke up one morning unable to move from the waist down - and was then rushed into emergency surgery

Economics

1 hour ago Trump tariffs live updates: Vance says good chance of UK trade deal and praises ‘cultural affinity’ with Britain

The UK has welcomed J.D. Vance’s statements, saying Britain was in a “good position” to negotiate

Economics

1 hour ago How Harvard became the first university to push back against Trump’s campus crackdown

Harvard has become the first of six Ivy League schools to formally oppose the Trump administration’s demands. Josh Marcus reports

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1 hour ago Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian hit with tragic family death during cancer battle

Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian, who appeared in the Channel 4 soap between 2001 and 2007, has opened up about the grief she's dealing with following the death of her mum

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