50 m. ago Solution to get food and aid to Gaza is ‘steps away’, US state department says – live

Gaza is on the brink of catastrophe after two months of a total blockade by Israel, aid workers say, with many families down to one meal a dayThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

Society

61 m. ago BBC The Repair Shop veteran breaks down in tears during VE special over late wife

The Repair Shop viewers were left heartbroken as 101-year-old Royal Navy veteran John Holloway broke down in tears over a clock he'd salvaged from a plane he serviced during WWII.

Politics

63 m. ago Forgive and forget? Both sides must be accountable after a family fallout

Prince Harry and King Charles will need to put past grievances to one side if they are to move on from their estrangementFor most families, fallouts and squabbles are a regular occurrence. But what happens when those rifts deepen to an estrangement, such as appears to have beset the royal family and the Beckhams, and how can relationships be rebuilt?According to the following psychologists and psychotherapists, family reconciliation requires both sides taking accountability for their behaviour and not letting past grievances and trauma block efforts to meaningfully re-engage with estranged relatives. Continue reading...

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69 m. ago I dream big – David Beckham and Gary Neville head consortium buying Salford

The ownership group also includes US-based businessman Declan Kelly and Lord Mervyn Davies.

Politics

89 m. ago Ruben Amorim target told target 'could be like Eric Cantona' and 'change' Man Utd

Chris Waddle urges United to sign Cunha, because he can go on to become an icon in the mould of French maverick Eric Cantona

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1 hour ago Romeo Beckham's girlfriend Kim Turnbull jets off to Ibiza amid rumours of a feud with Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz

Romeo Beckham's girlfriend, 22, posted a photo of the Balearic Islands from a plane window to her Instagram on Thursday, captioning it: 'Back on the island for something exciting.'

Politics

1 hour ago ‘We can’t let it go down the drain like Detroit’: Jon Voight is Trump’s Hollywood ally looking to save US production

Voight insists plan including movie tariffs got better reaction from industry than headlines would suggest

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2 h. ago Ben Jennings on Israel’s plans for a new offensive in Gaza – cartoon

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2 h. ago Britain hasn’t agreed a trade deal with the US – it’s ended a hostage negotiation | Gaby Hinsliff

There will be relief for carmakers but not much else to celebrate: Trump’s whims still hang over the UK – and the world – economyHang out the bunting and let the church bells ring. A VE Day trade deal with Donald Trump is done, and in the car plants of the West Midlands as much as in the backrooms of No 10, there will be understandable relief that, for now at least, America’s phoney war on them is over.It’s true that the easing of arbitrary tariffs on cars, steel and aluminium that didn’t even exist until eight weeks ago falls far short of being an actual trade deal, not least because the president could rip it up again tomorrow if he felt like it. But the terms agreed between London and Washington could save thousands of jobs, which isn’t to be sniffed at, even if they’re jobs that need never have been at risk in the first place had Trump not suddenly chosen to threaten them. More surprisingly, Rachel Reeves seems to have managed to hang on to her digital services tax on (mostly US...

Economics

2 h. ago Bulgarian spy helped Wirecard’s Marsalek plan Kabul airlift for CIA, court told

Claim dismissed by prosecution lawyers at Old Bailey sentencing hearing

Events

2 h. ago Keir Starmer warned disability benefit cuts 'impossible to support' by over 40 Labour MPs

In a letter the group of 42 MPs said the planned cuts to disability benefits represent the 'biggest attack on the welfare state since George Osborne ushered in the years of austerity'

Events

2 h. ago Pope Leo XIV: What the new pope’s name choice says about his future plans

Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops

Politics

3 h. ago Overhaul of the troubled US air traffic control system will revolutionize the industry, Trump says

Amid safety concerns from a spate of plane crashes and near misses, President Donald Trump says a planned massive overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system will revolutionize the air industry

Politics

3 h. ago The Swansea fishing boat skipper 'at the heart' of £100m cocaine smuggling operation

A judge described it as a 'carefully planned and sophisticated attempt' to smuggle an 'extraordinary' amount of cocaine into the UK.

Economics

3 h. ago Luke Humphries 'wasn't worried' Luke Littler would snub England's World Cup of Darts dream team

Luke Littler will star alongside Luke Humphries at the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt next month, when Humphries will be aiming to defend the crown he won with Michael Smith last year

Politics

3 h. ago Viktor Gyokeres to Manchester United transfer takes fresh twist as summer plan emerges

The latest Man United transfer news and rumours amid speculation around Sporting CP star Viktor Gyokeres.

Sport

3 h. ago Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu was worried injury would wreck his Lions dream

Melbourne-born Tuipulotu was selected despite being sidelined since suffering a pectoral injury in January.

Events

3 h. ago Canada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness

Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, suggesting instead a troubling combination of “misdiagnosis and misinformation”.The research comes as the Maritime province prepares its own assessment of more than 220 suspected cases in the hope of giving families some answers to a medical mystery that has gripped the region for years. Continue reading...

Science

3 h. ago ‘Thoroughly evil’ man jailed for murdering partner on the night she planned to leave him

‘The term evil is thoroughly deserved in your case,’ a judge told the 33-year-old

Events

3 h. ago Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into New York attorney general

Exclusive: Prosecutors impanel federal grand jury in Virginia to hear evidence after Trump official’s referral against Letitia JamesUS politics live – latest updatesFederal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, after the Trump administration alleged last month in a referral that she may have falsified paperwork for properties she owns in Virginia and New York, according to people familiar with the matter.The investigation marks a swift and notable escalation against James, a major political enemy of Donald Trump, who was ordered to pay more than $450m in penalties as a result of a lawsuit brought by James’s office that accused him of inflating his net worth to secure financial benefits. Continue reading...

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