4 h. ago Keir Starmer's response to Donald Trump's vile 'piggy' insult to female reporter

Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to reporters on the plane as he left for London for the G20 summit in South Africa where he will meet with world leaders

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7 h. ago Ukraine ‘must determine its future’, says Starmer after call with Zelensky

Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky from South Africa, where he will use his attendance at the G20 summit to shore up support for Kyiv.

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8 h. ago Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge

PM says Burnham doing ‘really good job’ as Manchester mayor and urges colleagues not to brief against each otherKeir Starmer has attempted to dampen the latest round of speculation about his leadership, insisting that one of his potential rivals, Andy Burnham, is doing a “really good job as mayor of Manchester” and warning colleagues not to waste their time briefing against each other.The prime minister gave his backing to Burnham on Thursday night as he travelled to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, after the Manchester mayor repeatedly failed to rule out challenging Starmer for his party’s leadership during interviews on Thursday. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Starmer to use G20 summit to shore up support for Ukraine and make deals

The Prime Minister is set to speak to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the German and French leaders about the US-backed peace plan.

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13 h. ago 'Spineless' Nigel Farage savaged by Keir Starmer over racism

Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to reporters on the plane as he left for London for the G20 summit in South Africa where he will meet with world leaders

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23 h. ago Starmer to strike deals on trip to G20 summit shunned by Trump

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said discussions were taking place on a change of mind in the US.

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25 h. ago Cop30 climate summit in Brazil disrupted after fire breaks out in venue

Event thrown into confusion after conference centre evacuated but UN says no one hurtBrazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summitTalks at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation just as negotiators were hunkering down to try to land a deal to strengthen international efforts to address climate change.António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, had appealed earlier in the day for a deal from the summit, welcoming calls from some for clarity on the hotly disputed subject of weaning the world off fossil fuels. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago US in talks to attend G20 summit after initial boycott, South Africa says

Cyril Ramaphosa says US has had ‘change of mind’ but does not confirm Trump’s attendance in JohannesburgThe US has changed its mind about attending the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa’s president has said, without confirming whether Donald Trump, who had said the US would boycott the event, now wanted to come.Trump has claimed that South Africa racially discriminates against the minority white Afrikaner community, which led the country during the apartheid regime that ended in 1994. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago 'Never here Keir' makes his 42nd foreign trip in just 17 months as Starmer heads on 11,000

His 11,000-mile round trip to Johannesburg is the PM's third overseas visit this month alone, with critics continuing to brand him 'never here Keir'.

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32 h. ago South Africa says US boycott of G20 is ‘coercion by absentia’

US says Johannesburg meeting cannot issue final statement without its presence and that summit’s priorities ‘run counter to US policy views’South Africa has accused the US of attempting “coercion by absentia” after Donald Trump’s administration confirmed it would boycott the G20 meeting in Johannesburg and said no final statement by G20 leaders could be issued without its presence.The US sent a note last weekend confirming none of its officials would be attending the G20 leaders’ summit on 22 to 23 November, the first to be held in Africa, and that it would not accept any declaration issued at the end of it. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago South Africa deploys 3,500 extra police officers and braces for protests around the G20 summit

South African authorities say they are planning for multiple protests by local and international activists around this weekend's Group of 20 world leaders summit in Johannesburg

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52 h. ago I've visited Disney World 12 times but the Black Friday Deals are so good I'm booking my next trip

Disney fan Scott Da Silva-Wells shares how you can save big on your 2026 Walt Disney World holidays

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1 week ago Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers

Administration has long accused South Africa of allowing white Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted and attackedDonald Trump said Friday that no US government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.The US president had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe’s leading and emerging economies. JD Vance had been scheduled to attend in Trump’s place, but a person familiar with Vance’s plans who was granted anonymity to talk about his schedule said Vance would no longer travel there for the summit. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Matías Soulé and Lorenzo Pellegrini on target as Roma outclass Rangers

There was admirable efficiency and professionalism about the way Roma dealt with this trip to Glasgow. Minimum of fuss. The team from Italy’s capital did, nonetheless, meet favourable opposition when placing their Europa League bid back on track. There was a glaring gulf in quality between Roma and a Rangers side which will face more meaningful battles in the coming weeks.To their credit, Rangers at least huffed and puffed during the second half when capitulation felt the more likely option. However, the game was settled as a contest by then. Rangers remain rooted to the bottom of and pointless in the Europa League, which should constitute an embarrassment to a club of this supposed stature. Roma have eyes once more on making proper impact. Their only regret here was in not delivering a scoreline appropriately depicting men against boys. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal dealt double injury blow ahead of Champions League trip to Slavia Prague

Gunners striker was replaced at half-time in the win over Burnley

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3 w. ago Travel expert reveals why 'cheap' extreme day trip deals are often too good to be true

Holiday expert Rob, known on TikTok as @robonthebeach, shared his advice in a video, and wrote: 'Extreme day trips are dead.'

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