40 m. ago Second lady Usha Vance announces she’s pregnant with her and JD’s fourth child

The Vances are having a baby boy

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49 m. ago 'Dive bar' to open in Scots city despite fears punters could be 'flung through window'

Plans for a makeover at the restaurant have been approved by the council.

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74 m. ago Harry Styles fans ‘screaming’ and ‘crying’ after major new music announcement

Harry Styles has sent fans into a frenzy after announcing that a new song will be released in a matter of days

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2 h. ago China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump's shifting trade policy could disrupt deal

The Trump administration says China has fulfilled its initial commitment to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans, but it’s not clear if the trade agreement announced in October can withstand President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting trade policy as American farmers are still dealing with high production costs

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2 h. ago The transatlantic order is crumbling. Greenland is a moment of great rupture | Christopher S Chivvis

Trump’s demand for Greenland is a throwback to the 1884 Berlin conference: a transaction of land and people driven by a might makes right worldviewThe announcement on 17 January that Washington will impose punitive tariffs of 10% to 25% on eight European allies – unless they facilitate the “complete and total purchase” of Greenland – is likely to be the death knell of the post-1945 transatlantic order. By linking the territorial sovereignty of a Nato ally to trade access, the US has transitioned from Europe’s security guarantor to a 19th-century imperial rent-seeker.This is a moment of profound rupture. For decades, the western world believed that raw imperialism had been relegated to the past among advanced industrial powers. Even China, for all its assertiveness, largely couches its ambitions in the language of revanchism – the “reclaiming” of lost territory. Washington’s current demand for Greenland, by contrast, is a throwback to the age of the 1884 Berlin conference: a transact...

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2 h. ago Wales coach Steve Tandy left trapped in middle of toxic Ospreys and Cardiff saga

Doubt over regions is fast escalating into a civil warSix Nations squad announcement overshadowedThe prevailing mood in Welsh rugby has frequently been dark but rarely this bible black. Once upon a time a Six Nations squad announcement would have topped the agenda across the country; on Tuesday it felt like a semicolon in a much bigger narrative. Even Wales have never selected seven players whose club is in imminent danger of being axed by their own union.The bare facts of the situation are increasingly stark for all involved. The existing owners of Ospreys, Wales’s most successful region of the past two decades, have just been controversially nominated as the preferred bidders for Cardiff, potentially clearing the way to reduce the number of Welsh professional sides from four to three. The internecine politics have become so increasingly toxic that Steve Tandy, the national head coach, had to plead for rugby-related questions at his lunchtime squad announcement. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Ex on the Beach's Jess Impiazzi pregnant after intense IVF treatment

Actress Jess Impiazzi, who is also known for her stint on the MTV reality show Ex on the Beach in 2015, has announced that she is pregnant after a host of IVF struggles

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4 h. ago Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to hold first major show in the north of England

Manchester arts organisation Factory International has revealed the upcoming season at Aviva Studios.

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4 h. ago AMANDA PLATELL: I fear for Jesy Nelson's future. This is my message to her ex Zion Foster... I pray he's man enough for what's to come

When singer Jesy Nelson and her much younger on-off rapper boyfriend Zion Foster announced in January last year that they were expecting identical twins, the news was met with joy.

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4 h. ago A$AP Rocky announces Don’t Be Dumb World Tour 2026 with three UK dates including Manchester Co

ASAP Rocky is embarking on a huge 42-date tour later this year

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4 h. ago Harry Styles sends fans into meltdown as he announces new single Aperture dropping on FRIDAY amid his return to music

The singer, 31, announced his long-awaited return to music last week with his first new album in four years.

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5 h. ago Rihanna channels Coronation Street soap legend as partner A$AP Rocky announces tour

The animal print fur coat delivered Bet Lynch vibes from Rihanna who stepped out with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. The rapper has announced a huge world tour and revealed how it was love at first sight when he saw RiRi, although he was being barred from a nightclub at the time.

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5 h. ago UK visa changes to help attract talented foreign workers announced by Chancellor

Rachel Reeves vowed to refund visa fees for some global businesses and speed up the time it takes for a company to qualify as a sponsor of migrant staff

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5 h. ago London gallery closes exhibition early after repeated attacks

London gallery closes exhibition early after repeated attacks  ArtReview

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5 h. ago Lucy Letby charges: Everything you need to know following major CPS announcement

Lucy Letby, 36, was being investigated by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over evidence of 'deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies' at hospitals where she worked

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5 h. ago Four people arrested for using ‘variety of weapons’ to beat a man to death on the patio of a pizza restaurant 20 years ago

Chula Vista police made a plea for the public’s assistance last year to help solve the cold-case killing

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5 h. ago West Lothian facing 'years of funding cuts' as leader vows to be 'honest'

In a sit-down with the Local Democracy Reporting Service after last week’s announcement by the Scottish Government, Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick, the council leader, said the council: “still faces real terms funding cuts in coming years.”

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5 h. ago Welsh sporting icon laid to rest as hundreds turn out to honour him

Former Glamorgan and England cricketer Hugh Morris died last month following a battle with cancer. His funeral service was held at Llandaff Cathedral on Tuesday

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5 h. ago South African authorities revise death toll in school bus crash to 12 as driver is arrested

South African authorities have revised the death toll in a school bus crash to 12 children and announced the driver has been arrested and will face criminal charges

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6 h. ago In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe | Stella Creasy

Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilitiesStella Creasy is chair of the Labour Movement for EuropeIf the threats of Donald Trump prove anything, it is that the mantra of “shared values” with his administration is as much use as a chocolate teapot. Countries across the world are scrambling to adjust. Canada has announced a trade realignment towards China – and talk grows of counter-sanctions in Europe. If the UK wants to avoid being caught in the crossfire, there really is only one alternative: to finally take the brakes off rebuilding our common future in Europe.In the past few weeks, Nato has suffered life-changing injuries. This should not be surprising, given the repeated signals from Washington, from the anti-European screed in Trump’s National Security Strategy to the harassment of President Zelenskyy at the White House. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time and act accordingly.Stella Cre...

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