12 h. ago Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say

The Associated Press has documented 145 incidents in what Western officials say is a campaign of disruption across Europe masterminded by Russia since President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022

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30 h. ago Asylum seekers likely to cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds over their lifetimes, says official report

A official new report by the Migration Advisory Committee said people entering Britain through asylum and refugee routes make an 'unambiguously negative' contribution to public funds.

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30 h. ago House price growth slowed in October on Budget rumours, official figures confirm

House prices fell across large swathes of the country in October, according to official figures.

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8 d. ago Italy first country to win Unesco recognition for national cuisine

Italian cooking added to ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list after campaign by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right governmentUnesco has officially recognised Italian cooking as a cultural beacon, an endorsement hailed by the far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, whose government has put the country’s food at the heart of its nationalistic expression of identity.The announcement, made on Wednesday during the UN cultural body’s assembly in Delhi, means Italian cuisine – from pasta and mozzarella to wine and tiramisu – will be inscribed on the coveted list of “intangible cultural heritage”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Will King's official card grace YOUR mantelpiece? Charles and Camilla reveal festive photo message

The card features a photograph of the couple taken in the grounds of Villa Wolkonsky, the British Ambassador's residence in Rome, during their Majesties' State Visit to Italy in April 2025.

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1 week ago Katy Perry finally goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau as she shares snaps from Tokyo getaway

The former Canadian Prime Minister, 53, reposted a photo of him and the 41-year-old pop star posing with former Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko Kishida on Thursday.

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1 week ago You're playing Monopoly WRONG: Board game expert reveals the 5 made

While Monopoly has been around almost a century, it turns out you've probably been playing it wrong.

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1 week ago Sam Thompson reveals Zara McDermott stole one of his favourite possessions in rare comment about his ex

The former Made In Chelsea star's split from the Love Islander was confirmed on New Year's Eve 2024 and Zara has since moved on with One Direction's Louis Tomlinson.

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2 w. ago EU plan to seize £80billion of Russian assets for Ukraine could be enough to justify Putin going to war with Europe, Kremlin official warns

Dmitry Medvedev, one of the Kremlin's most hardline voices, said on Thursday that Moscow would view the proposal as equivalent to a direct provocation.

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2 w. ago Gavin Newsom launches portal for California residents to snitch on federal agents who ‘abuse their authority’

Golden State officials said the tool would help push back against a ‘campaign of terror’ by Trump administration

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2 w. ago St Lucia prime minister Philip Pierre keeps majority as ruling party wins

The Labour party holds at least 13 seats after a campaign centered on crime, the economy and passport salesSt Lucian prime minister Philip Pierre’s Labour party (SLP) has held its legislative majority, putting Pierre on course for reelection after a campaign centered on economic management, violent crime and passport sales.Official election results on Tuesday showed the social democratic SLP winning at least 13 seats in the small Caribbean island’s 17-seat House of Assembly, matching its current majority with two seats left to be called. The results showed Pierre with 57.1% of the popular vote against conservative opposition leader Allen Chastanet’s 37.3%. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukraine agrees to peace deal brokered by Trump, US official says

'The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal,' the U.S. official said. 'There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal.'

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3 w. ago Revealed: Covid inquiry evidence which criticised MI6 for denying Wuhan lab leak theory was censored by security officials

The inquiry stifled any discussion of the origins of Covid, with lawyers shutting down Michael Gove when he tried to tell them 'a significant body of judgment' believed the virus was man-made

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3 w. ago Trump cabinet shakeups forecast for new year as Kristi Noem’s personal relationship causes a stir at Homeland: report

White House officials are reportedly weary of Noem’s unpaid adviser, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski

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3 w. ago DANIEL HANNAN: To inquiry officials any notion that the lockdowns were worse than the disease is inconceivable

The official inquiry into Covid-19 had made up its mind before it began.

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4 w. ago A senior White House official has told me the REAL threat to Trump. Epstein is a humiliating distraction. But he's losing grip fast... this could be fatal: ANDREW NEIL

The manner in which Donald Trump was forced, in the end, to agree this week to the publication of the Epstein files should worry the President far more than anything that might be in them.

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last month Record level of net migration was HIGHER than previously thought at 944,000 but long

There was a higher record level of net migration in 2023. But vastly more Britons are emigrating leaving figures down over a longer period, the Office for National Statistics figures said.

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