5 h. ago Russia orders two people connected to British embassy to leave country

Kremlin accuses individuals of ‘intelligence and subversive activities’ in what appears to be latest in tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsionsTwo people connected to the British embassy in Moscow have been ordered to leave the country by the Russian authorities, which claimed they had been performing intelligence work.Citing Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian state news agency (TASS) identified the two individuals who had been expelled as a second secretary of the British embassy and the spouse of another British diplomat. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wretch 32: ‘It’s a difficult ride for Black people in this country’

The north-east London rapper’s new album mines his family’s past and society’s present to explore what it means to call a place homeOver the past two decades, Wretch 32, real name Jermaine Scott, has established himself as a pioneering figure in British rap. From his rise in the underbellies of an early-millennium rap and grime scene, to his mainstream success and songs with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Emeli Sandé, Stormzy and Giggs, he is among the handful of UK rappers who have scaled the heights of the British music scene while maintaining a deep connection to their communities.At 39, Scott is ready to release his seventh album, Home?, a soul-searching record that reflects on his relationship with that word. “I feel like it always moves. I feel like it always changes,” he says of his relationship to “home”. “I’m still trying to put an exact location on it but as it stands it’s more who I’m with. I feel like I could make a home in any house.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Romania detains six suspects for 'plotting Russian coup' with support from Putin

Romania has detained six people suspected of plotting a government coup with support from Russia and Vladimir Putin - We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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4 d. ago Keith Richards gets some satisfaction from new award honoring Connecticut residents

Legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has another honor to add to his massive collection

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5 d. ago British Airways celebrates 65 years of connecting Toronto and London with $65 flash discount

British Airways celebrates 65 years of connecting Toronto and London with $65 flash discount  Yahoo Finance

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8 d. ago Nickel Boys’ Brandon Wilson: ‘There’s no logic to racial structures’

The rising star of the Oscar-nominated drama speaks to Lydia Spencer-Elliott about the ghosts of America’s past, his exciting future and an unlikely British sitcom connection

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2 w. ago 'I visited war torn city on Ukraine's frontline – Donald Trump cannot ignore this nation's courage'

The Mirror has heard story after story of tragedy this week on a visit to Zaporizhzhia, a war-torn region partly occupied by Russia – but people here are standing strong.

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2 w. ago Ukrainian refugee’s artwork aims to ensure world ‘never forgets what Russia did’

Anastasiia Nekypila, an artist from Ukraine, hopes her paintings about Russia’s invasion will ensure people do not forget about the war.

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3 w. ago Rare George Washington letter from key point in revolutionary war goes on sale

First US president drew hope from citizens’ response to devastating British attack in handwritten letterA letter written by George Washington, providing rare understanding of his confidence in regular Americans to fight and win the revolutionary war, has been put up for sale on Presidents Day.The first US president penned the document as leader of the Continental Army in 1777, shortly after British forces ransacked a vital military supply depot in Danbury, Connecticut – a devastating action that fellow general Samuel Parsons wrote him was “an event very alarming to the country”. Continue reading...

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