9 h. ago Trump set for first meeting with Mamdani as backlash over attack on ‘seditious’ Democrats grows: Live updates

Trump anticipated a ‘civil’ meeting with Mamdani, despite insulting each other during New York City’s mayoral race

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62 h. ago Gunmen attack church in Nigeria sparking fresh Christian persecution fears days after 25 girls were kidnapped

The attack came hours after rapper Nicki Minaj publicly backed President Trump’s ‘persecution’ claims

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65 h. ago Why Are Londoners Falling For A Fake Christmas Market Outside Buckingham Palace?

Why Are Londoners Falling For A Fake Christmas Market Outside Buckingham Palace?  Time Out

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3 d. ago How US evangelicals are using Trump’s aid cuts to attack human rights in Africa

As Donald Trump's aid cuts leave African health programmes scrambling, The Independent pieces together events at a number of conferences where American religious organisations are looking to move in to shape the future. Rachel Schraer reports

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4 d. ago House Republicans slam Dems for twisting Epstein probe to attack Trump as vote on releasing files could happen tomorrow: Live updates

Rep. Thomas Massie called Donald Trump's efforts to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's connections to Democrats a 'smokescreen' to prevent the release of the files.

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6 d. ago Wayne Rooney says Donald Trump told him he was ‘f***ed’ if nuclear missiles hit as Man Utd icon reveals golf encounter

WAYNE ROONEY says he was warned that he would be "f***ed" if there was a nuclear attack - while he was playing golf with Donald Trump. The Manchester United and England legend was still on the books of MLS side DC United when he went head-to-head with the United States President. Rooney made a trip...

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6 d. ago 'Disturbing' crime thriller based on Stephen King trilogy streaming on Netflix

Some fans have claimed it is a "very disturbing" hidden gem of an adaptation

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6 d. ago ‘Your mayor is a disaster’: Donald Trump renews attack on Sadiq Khan; questions London’s law and order

‘Your mayor is a disaster’: Donald Trump renews attack on Sadiq Khan; questions London’s law and order  Times of India

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7 d. ago ‘They all think Keir is done’: how push to protect Starmer’s job backfired spectacularly

Botched briefing operation was proof to many that PM is leading an ineffectual No 10. How did it go so wrong?If there’s one thing the Labour party can agree on this week, it is that efforts by Keir Starmer’s allies to shore up his position backfired spectacularly.By briefing journalists that he would face down any challenge and accusing Wes Streeting of leading an advanced plot to overthrow him, figures around the prime minister managed only to expose the weakness of his position. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago 'Wildly entertaining' action classic on Film 4 tonight before reboot released

Don't miss cult action film based on a Stephen King novel of the same name starring one of the genres legends

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9 d. ago Police search for woman who tried to be Donald Trump’s press secretary after 'racist attack'

Melissa Rein Lively, 40, previously wanted to be the White House press secretary for Donald Trump and was seen in London with her partner Philip Ostermann following an alleged assault

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9 d. ago Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean

Washington’s former ambassador in Caracas says a US attack once seen as unlikely now looks imminentWhen Donald Trump started sending warships, marines and reaper drones to the Caribbean in August to torment Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, the US’s former ambassador in Caracas, James Story, suspected the deployment was largely for show: a spectacular flexing of military muscle supposed to force the authoritarian leader from power.But in recent days, as the world’s largest aircraft carrier and its strike group powered towards the region and the US president continued to order deadly airstrikes on alleged narco-boats, the diplomat’s thinking has shifted. Continue reading...

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1 week ago MPs warned against 'sustained attack' on BBC after Donald Trump legal threat

US President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1billion if it fails to retract 'false' and 'defamatory' statements after his speech was edited in a Panorama documentary

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1 week ago The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future

Full-tilt chase sequences, a punk aesthetic and a sugar-rush soundtrack, means there is plenty of enjoyment to be had as Edgar Wright goes back to King’s original 1982 novelEdgar Wright, that unstoppable force for good in cinema, has revived the sci-fi thriller satire last seen in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger; it now stars Glen Powell and is adapted directly from the original 1982 novel written by Stephen King under his “Richard Bachman” pen-name, a futurist nightmare set in that impossibly distant year of 2025. The resulting film is never anything but likable and fun – though never actually disturbing in the way that it’s surely supposed to be and the ending is fudged and anticlimactic.Yet there’s plenty of enjoyment to be had. Wright accelerates to a sprint for some full-tilt chase sequences; there’s a nice punk aesthetic with protest ’zines being produced by underground rebels; and Wright always delivers those sugar-rush pop slams on the soundtrack, including, of course, the S...

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1 week ago Trump backer and financier partner wanted after ‘racist attack’ in London

Trump backer and financier partner wanted after ‘racist attack’ in London  The Times

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1 week ago BREAKING: Donald Trump moves huge aircraft carrier closer to Venezuela amid attack rumours

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has moved into the Caribbean, amid Donald Trump's war on drug cartels and US warships have gathered off the coast of Venezuela

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1 week ago Donald Trump moves huge aircraft carrier closer to Venezuela amid attack rumours

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has moved into the Caribbean, amid Donald Trump's war on drug cartels and US warships have gathered off the coast of Venezuela

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1 week ago 'Amazing' new horror film that made fans 'scared of water' is now on Netflix

The 2024 film has been praised by legendary horror writer Stephen King and features a BAFTA winner.

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1 week ago Pet shop tycoon's huge fireworks display at £4m mansion causes chaos and results in horse being put down... days after his store warned customers about bonfire night

Pets corner tycoon Dean Richmond was forced to issue a grovelling apology after the celebrations spectacularly backfired and led to an angry confrontation with villagers.

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1 week ago The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria that has sparked fury from Trump

As part of a social media rampage involving more than 30 Truth Social posts in less than three hours, President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to launch an attack on Nigeria .

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