2 h. ago Trump will officially skip the White House Correspondents' Dinner

President Donald Trump has officially said no to attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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3 h. ago Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands

Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ployThe US education department is freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to Harvard University, the agency said on Monday.The announcement comes after the Ivy League school has decided to fight the White House’s demands that it crack down on antisemitism and alleged civil rights violations, including shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout

Opponents of GOP budget plan hope reality of Medicaid cuts for rural and low-income Americans will drive Republican defections

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4 h. ago Trump officials stonewall Congress on queries on detained US citizens and green

Representatives concerned about American citizens being caught in immigration dragnet

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5 h. ago Beijing should be banished from vital British businesses as the UK must not let crucial industries 'fall into the arms of false friends', campaigners insist

The fiasco at British Steel prompted MPs, peers and experts to insist last night that it is time for ministers to get tough to stop another crisis.

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5 h. ago Outlander cast delight fans with unseen selfies ahead of season eight

Leading star Sam Heughan beamed alongside co-stars such as Sophie Skelton and James Bell for the snaps which was posted by the official Outlander Instagram page.

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9 h. ago Judge in Vermont considers whether he has jurisdiction of detained Tufts University student's case

A federal judge in Vermont who's considering whether he has jurisdiction over the case of a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration officials has raised the idea of having her brought back to his court for a hearing

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9 h. ago Manchester Arena families in ‘disbelief’ that ‘evil’ Hashem Abedi was able to attack prison officers

Inmates in high-security units banned from kitchens after prison officers attacked by Manchester Arena bomber with hot oil and blades

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9 h. ago Tommy Fury announces boxing return with official comeback date confirmed

Tommy Fury has been away from boxing for two years but the 25-year-old is closing in on a return to the ring and has now confirmed a date and location for his comeback

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9 h. ago Ceredigion missing teens police confirm new lead in hunt after 16

Isabelle and Daniel, both 16, have been missing from their Ceredigion home in Wales since Monday, April 7, when they left without their mobile phones amid concerns by their families

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9 h. ago EastEnders Sonia's dad Terry Cant actor's soap past and role on hit BBC series

EastEnders' Terry Cant, Sonia's dad played by actor Glen Davies, will be a familiar face to many tuning into the BBC soap with roles in Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and even past stints in Walford

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10 h. ago Families of Manchester bomb victims speak of 'absolute disbelief' after Hashem Abedi prison attack

The guards were attacked with hot oil and homemade weapons at HMP Frankland by Manchester bomb plotter Hashem Abedi

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10 h. ago Manchester Arena families express fury that bomb plotter had access to kitchen and hot oil used in assault on guards

The families of Manchester Arena bomb victims have told of their 'absolute disbelief' that an 'evil' terrorist killer was able to attack prison officers.

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10 h. ago ‘We always had great hopes for him’: Holywood celebrates Rory McIlroy’s grand slam

From biscuits to paintings, images of the champion golfer are everywhere in his County Down birthplaceThe torture was over, the sun shone and images of the familiar toothy grin were sprouting across Holywood, the birthplace of the embodiment of agony and ecstasy known as Rory McIlroy.It was Monday afternoon and the Northern Ireland town could finally flaunt images of its most famous son without risk of jinxing him, because he had won the Masters and history was in the bag. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Nine things every new parent should know, according to midwives

Midwives and the National Childbirth Trust have revealed how to ensure newborns get a healthy start to life

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10 h. ago The Guardian view on Friedrich Merz’s grand coalition: gambling on a new centre ground | Editorial

The deal signed last week between the centre-right CDU and centre-left SPD paves the way for vital investment in Europe’s biggest economySome years ago, hundreds of German finance ministry staff dressed in black and formed a giant zero to salute their boss, Wolfgang Schäuble, as he left office. It was a tribute to Mr Schäuble’s extreme fiscal conservatism, which had delivered Germany’s first balanced budget in the postwar period. Amid resurgent prosperity in the Angela Merkel years, the so-called black zero – symbolising a constitutional prohibition on public debt – had gradually acquired cult status.As a new administration prepares to take power in Berlin, it seems unlikely that human euro signs will welcome the latest politician to take on Mr Schäuble’s former role. But in dramatic fashion, the spending taps are set to be turned on. Via a swiftly staged March vote in the outgoing Bundestag, “debt brake” dogma was consigned to history by the chancellor‑elec...

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10 h. ago Stricken Sevilla turn once again to Caparrós as owners keep up circus act | Sid Lowe

Fourth spell begins for club’s eighth head coach in less than three seasons, in wake of fourth defeat in a rowJust before two o’clock on Palm Sunday, as Holy Week began and religious brotherhoods started their slow, swaying progress through the streets of Seville, first La Paz, then La Hiniesta, then the rest, a man entered the city at Santa Justa. Aged 69, diagnosed with leukaemia five years ago, wearing a grey cardigan, blue jacket and a slightly manic smile, he’s thinner than before but couldn’t be more familiar. Joaquín Caparrós has coached Sevilla more times than anyone, across three spells, the first a quarter of a century ago; now he was returning for a fourth. “My face is a reflection; it says it all,” he said, leaving the station and stopping on the corner, searching for the car coming for him.Caparrós arrived on a train, alone and as their saviour. As somebody’s saviour, anyway: someone to get behind, someone to hide behind too, for a little while. Two days earlier Sevilla...

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10 h. ago Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood

Pope Francis recognises the ‘heroic virtues’ of the creator of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica in first step of processHe’s long been nicknamed “God’s architect” by those who point to his piety and the religious imagery woven through his soaring spires, colourful ceramics and undulating lines.Now it seems the Vatican may be ready to make it official. It said on Monday that Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica, had been put on the path to sainthood. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks

A Hamas official says that the Palestinian militant group is sending a delegation to the Gulf Arab state of Qatar to continue the indirect ceasefire talks with Israel

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11 h. ago Top Fed official says US could require rate cuts if big tariffs return

Governor Christopher Waller warns that should Trump resume steep duties growth will ‘slow to a crawl’

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