78 m. ago Rubio declares South African ambassador to US persona non grata over speech criticizing Trump, Musk and Vance

Declaration comes after Trump administration cut off aid to South Africa

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89 m. ago As many as 30,000 jobs at risk of being cut under Labour's plans to overhaul the NHS, eclipsing 10,000 to be axed with NHS England

The figure is far higher than the 10,000 roles set to be axed by abolishing NHS England.

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99 m. ago 'GateGate' campaigners take next steps in bid to restore access to 'cut

The installation of gates has blocked access to a popular mountain in Cwmparc in the Rhondda, infuriating some locals

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2 h. ago BBC The One Show viewers rush to support Riverdance performer after on

The One Show viewers have sent their support to a Riverdance performer after she fell over during a live performance on Friday night.

Culture

3 h. ago Beloved DC cherry tree ‘Stumpy’ was chopped down thanks to climate change. But the ‘folk hero’ lives on

The online famous tree was removed due to continual flooding and failing seawalls

Society

4 h. ago Morrisons cuts ties with monkey slaves 'repeatedly choked' in coconut milk production

Morrisons has become the latest major retailer to cut off from suppliers who are allegedly linked to monkey 'slave' labour, after an intensive PETA investigation

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5 h. ago Debenhams' 'very waterproof' £28 coat is so 'value for money', shoppers would pay more

"Good value for money. Very waterproof in heavy rain, light to wear and looks good. Sizing spot on too"

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5 h. ago Tesla vehicles across Berlin go up in flames in unmistakable message to Elon Musk

The string of arson attacks are the latest in a series of anti-Elon Musk protests, with some Germans furious at the Tesla owner's support for the far-right AfD party, and Nazi-style salute

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5 h. ago Woman who started fire at block of flats was ‘failed by the state’ after years of abuse

"You were not provided any support, you were placed in an area away from your family and you were advised not to have therapy for the difficulties from the abuse"

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5 h. ago Cheltenham festival: Inothewayurthinkin denies Galopin Des Champs in Gold Cup – as it happened

Galopin Des Champs denied hat-trick as big race continues Festival’s pattern of feature races favourites slipping up1.20 Triumph Hurdle oddsOdds via OddscheckerEast India Dock 6/4Lulamba 5/2Hello Neighbour 5/1Lady Vega Allen 16/1Blue Lemons 16/1Mondo Man 22/1Gibbs Island 25/1Sainte Lucie 50/1Larzac 50/1Willy De Houelle 50/1Bar 66/1 – 17 RunnersEast India Dock has taken 39% of all bets placed through our platform this morning with his odds cut from 2/1 to 6/4.Nicky Henderson’s Lulamba has gone the other way, from 2/1 to 5/2.Seven of the past 10 winners of this race have been French-bred horses. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Eamonn Holmes worries fans with emotional health update as he says ‘pray for me’

TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has spoken about his health struggles in recent years and has now shared an update with his followers, asking them for their support and prayers

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6 h. ago Galopin Des Champs’ shot at history slips away with agonising Gold Cup defeat

Inothewayurthinkin was sharper up the final straight and forced the two-time champion into second place

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6 h. ago Pregnant girl, 16, butchered by 'womb raider' who 'sliced her open to steal unborn baby'

WARNING DISTURBING: Emilly Azevedo Sena, 16, who was nine months pregnant, was found buried in a back garden with her belly cut open and her baby removed - a 25-year-old woman is accused of the murder

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7 h. ago Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news | Jonathan Freedland

Addicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds support and justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the worldNot content with shattering the post-1945 international order, which delivered prosperity and power to his country for eight long decades, Donald Trump is seemingly set on destroying the US economy. And he’s doing it because he, and the American right, have lost their ability to grasp reality.Start with the economic vandalism, unfolding in real time and mesmerising to watch. For weeks, you could see the US stock market falling and falling until on Thursday the S&P index passed an unwanted milestone: it stood more than 10% down from the peak it had reached less than a month earlier, a fall that meets the Wall Street definition of a “correction”. In other words, even if the market eventually rallies, this is no blip. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Cheltenham festival: Inothewayurthinkin denies Galopin Des Champs in Gold Cup – live

Galopin Des Champs denied hat-trick in big raceDay four tips | Email John with your thoughtsh1.20 Triumph Hurdle oddsOdds via OddscheckerEast India Dock 6/4Lulamba 5/2Hello Neighbour 5/1Lady Vega Allen 16/1Blue Lemons 16/1Mondo Man 22/1Gibbs Island 25/1Sainte Lucie 50/1Larzac 50/1Willy De Houelle 50/1Bar 66/1 – 17 RunnersEast India Dock has taken 39% of all bets placed through our platform this morning with his odds cut from 2/1 to 6/4.Nicky Henderson’s Lulamba has gone the other way, from 2/1 to 5/2.Seven of the past 10 winners of this race have been French-bred horses. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago UK Government says it cannot support Palestinian state recognition Bill

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Northover had tabled draft legislation in the House of Lords.

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7 h. ago Best football boots for wide feet in 2025 from Adidas, Nike and more

A good-fitting shoe is the first step to the Golden Boot

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7 h. ago Bride’s sister ‘aggressively’ asks to wear white engagement dress to the wedding

‘I swear people forget how to dress themselves for a wedding,’ one Reddit reader writes

Events

7 h. ago 'Effortlessly comfortable' Skechers with 'no rubbing' on sale for 20% less at M&S

The high street retailer is offering 20% off certain styles of Skechers on their website

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8 h. ago ‘Germany is back’: Merz secures Greens support for defence spend boost

Chancellor-in-waiting put forward proposal to relax debt brake and backing of Greens is tantamount to getting deal throughGermany’s conservative chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has said he has secured the support of the Green party for his radical plan to increase spending on defence and infrastructure after marathon talks that went through the night, paving the way for its approval in parliament.“Germany is back,” Merz said in Berlin on Friday. “Germany is making its large contribution to the defence of freedom and peace in Europe.” Continue reading...

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