1 hour ago UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports

Defence secretary says lessons from Ukraine highlight need for homegrown supply chainBritain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France.This comes as British and European defence companies move away from buying US-made weaponry and equipment due to concerns over president Donald Trump making the country an unreliable military partner. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘Athletic’ woman dies after lower back pain was misdiagnosed as sciatica

Kate Drummond’s sister is sharing her story for the first time to urge others to “listen to your body”

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2 h. ago Jo Whiley says her sister is ‘best she’s ever been’ after moving into care home

Whiley spoke about moving her sister into a care home run by the learning disabilities charity Mencap.

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3 h. ago Ukrainians gather together to mark Easter as Zelensky accuses Russia of breaking Putin’s ‘truce’

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire

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4 h. ago Victoria Beckham and her lookalike sister send fans wild with birthday selfie

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham celebrated her latest birthday earlier this month - and fans have been sent wild by seeing the star with her sister in a photo

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6 h. ago Ruben Amorim has just made Manchester United's summer transfer priority clear

Manchester United fell to yet another defeat on Sunday this time at home to lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers who are now level on points with Ruben Amorim's men

Sport

6 h. ago Aimee Lou Wood fans stunned to learn of her famous sister who looks just like her

Fans of The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood are only just realising that she has a younger sister who is famous online - and has a very similar appearance to the TV star

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7 h. ago The Guardian view on a new deal for travel in Europe: bring back student exchanges | Editorial

The EU is expected to push for special youth visas at next month’s summit. Sir Keir Starmer should say yesStrong hints that a rebranded “youth opportunity scheme” will top the EU’s wishlist at next month’s EU-UK summit are good news for anyone who regrets the diminished travel opportunities that were one result of Brexit. Rising expectations of new European train routes – possibly including direct trains from London to Italy – can only add to the appeal of a potential rule change.There were more consequential impacts of Brexit than restrictions on travel. The disruption of trade, which is predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility to cause a 4% reduction in long-run productivity, is far more significant economically. Drug shortages continue to create risks to people’s health, and cause problems for doctors and pharmacists. Cancer research and trials have also been badly affected, according to a new report, because of the increased difficulty of attracting scientists and fundi...

Economics

8 h. ago Safest part of the world to live in if WW3 broke out uncovered by nuclear war expert

A nuclear war expert has explained where the safest place to live would be if World War III was to break out, and it's not in Europe or America as you might expect

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8 h. ago We lack a lot of things – Ruben Amorim frustrated after Man Utd defeat to Wolves

It was United’s 15th Premier League loss of the season.

Politics

9 h. ago The Illegals by Shaun Walker review – Russian spies hiding in plain sight

The strange stories of the agents who lived apparently normal lives in the west as part of Soviet espionage programmes make compelling readingOne muggy afternoon in June 2010, Don Heathfield and his wife, Ann, were relaxing over a bottle of champagne with their two sons, Tim and Alex, when they heard a loud knocking at the door. The family was celebrating Tim’s 20th birthday at their comfortable home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after lunch in a restaurant. Tim’s mother went to answer the door, calling out as she did so that some of his friends must have arrived to wish him a happy birthday. Instead she found a group of men dressed in black waiting on the doorstep. Bellowing “FBI”, they barged their way into the house and handcuffed Ann and her husband, before marching them outside and driving them away.Alex assumed that there had been a terrible mistake; his parents were much too boring to warrant such a dramatic arrest. But there was no mistake. His parents were not Don Heathfield...

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9 h. ago Why Manchester United fans held up banners to the director's box against Wolves

Manchester United supporters are staging another protest against Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos at the Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers

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9 h. ago Man Utd's resurrection lasts 72 hours as more unwanted history made in Wolves defeat

Manchester United's midweek heroics against Lyon in the Europa League have been largely forgotten less than 72 hours later as Ruben Amorim's side returned to old form in Wolves defeat

Politics

9 h. ago 'A family reunion': WU LYF are back and it's like the last 12 years never happened

REVIEW: WU LYF, The King's Arms, Salford, April 19

Politics

10 h. ago Will Smith fans make baffling observation about latest album

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Men in Black star has enjoyed a successful music career, but his latest album has been dubbed 'a flop' despite the star planning to tour the UK and Europe with the new release

Politics

10 h. ago Sister of British man feared ‘murdered’ in Spanish holiday hotspot wants answers

Brett Dryden’s family has been campaigning for answers over the tragic death of ‘the life and soul of our family’

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10 h. ago Pope Francis has ‘brief’ meeting with JD Vance on Easter morning

The pontiff has previously clashed with the U.S. Vice President over the Trump administration's immigration policies

Politics

12 h. ago Delusions of Paradise by Maiwand Banayee review – a compelling rejection of fundamentalism

An Afghan exile’s account of life in war-torn Kabul and a Taliban-dominated refugee camp is an unflinching study of how radicalisation takes root, and his own renunciation of itBorn in Kabul, Maiwand Banayee aspired to become a Talib when he was 16. In 1994, living in a Pakistan refugee camp, there was little to do except sleep, eat, pray and dream of the afterlife: “Islam dominated every aspect of life in Shamshatoo. Even during the volleyball and cricket games the spectators were prevented from clapping because it was seen as un-Islamic.” Banayee joined the camp’s madrasa when he was 14 in an attempt “to fit in”. The only educational opportunity open to Afghans at that time, the religious school offered structure and purpose, although “instead of teaching us to live, they were teaching us to die”.In this illuminating book, Banayee, now resident in England, describes the circumstances that led to his indoctrination, and what eventually saved him. Brutalised by conflict, his Pashtun...

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12 h. ago Alan Shearer brings Ruben Amorim back down to earth with brutal Man Utd assessment

Alan Shearer is not convinced Manchester United can improve their Premier League form even with the momentum they might have from their Europa League progression

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13 h. ago Why Luke Shaw is not in the Manchester United squad vs Wolves

Luke Shaw has not started for Man United in 14 months and is not in the squad against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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