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The seals of the appliance are a breeding ground for mould but these two-second tasks will stop it growing

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40 m. ago China vows to retaliate after Trump’s fresh threats of 10% extra tariff over fentanyl

China says behaviour from Washington is purely 'shifting blame and shirking responsibility’ after Trump’s latest remarks

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55 m. ago Two QPR players arrested on suspicion of voyeurism after nightclub incident

Police arrived at Queens Park Rangers’ training ground on Thursday

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86 m. ago Trump live updates: Judge blocks mass firing of federal workers in blow to Musk and DOGE

California justice rules Office of Personnel Management ‘does not have any authority whatsoever’ to remove probationary staff from any agency other than its own

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94 m. ago Police arrest two academy players on suspicion of voyeurism in dramatic training ground swoop at top EFL club

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Cops arrived at the Championship club 's HQ on Thursday to arrest the players, who are understood to be part of the club's academy.

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1 hour ago Global stocks slide as tariff threats add to big tech jitters

Equities fall after Trump’s latest trade threats and a Wall Street sell-off led by Nvidia

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2 h. ago The Independent’s White House correspondent tells what it’s like to tangle with Trump in Oval Office lion’s den

Andrew Feinberg goes at it over tariffs and Canada as Trump meets with Keir Starmer

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2 h. ago Frantic push for a US trade deal to spare UK tariffs after Starmer's White House love

Donald Trump revealed that he hopes a 'very good' Transatlantic agreement might be sealed 'quickly' as the leaders struck up an unlikely 'bromance' last night.

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2 h. ago Global stocks slide as fears grow over tariffs and US economy

Equities fall after Trump’s latest trade threats and weakness in tech stocks

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2 h. ago Troubling Gene Hackman mysteries baffling cops as star's search warrant revealed

Cops "observed a pair of feet and legs on the ground near the kitchen area".

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3 h. ago Mirroring the far right on immigration backfired for Germany’s political centre | Johannes Hillje

Even the Greens hardened their rhetoric and lost votes as a result. The message is clear: the new government must offer hope, not hatredGermany’s next government will be a coalition of the political centre led by the conservative Friedrich Merz. That may sound like stability. Traditionally, a government made up of the two big centrist parties, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU), has been called the grand coalition. But it is no longer grand and offers only an illusion of stability.The SPD achieved its worst result in a national election since the second world war, with 16.4% of the vote. The CDU scored its second-worst result, with 28.5%. If you include the Greens and the Liberals, the parties that occupy the political ground from centre-left to centre-right won just over 60% of the votes cast.Johannes Hillje is a Berlin-based political consultant and a fellow at Das Progressive Zentrum, an independent thinktank Continue reading...

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3 h. ago AD FEATURE: Proposed onshore wind farm could create £165 million boost to the local economy

Blair Hill Wind Farm would be located north of Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway

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3 h. ago Donald Trump says 'real' UK trade deal could mean no tariffs as King Charles invites US President for ‘historic’ second state visit

Sir Keir Starmer and Trump held crunch White House talks on Ukraine and trade

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4 h. ago The tiny Italian restaurant on the outskirts of Stockport named one of the best in the UK

'I don’t think you can really find any other pasta like ours in Manchester, to be honest'

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5 h. ago Doug Ford wins Ontario election on back of tariff rallying cry

Progressive Conservative premier of Canada’s most populous province retains office and vows to work with all sides of politics in ‘fighting back against Donald Trump’Doug Ford, the incumbent premier of Canada’s Ontario province, has declared victory in an election returning his Progressive Conservative party to office for a rarely won third term.The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) projected a sweeping victory for the Progressive Conservatives, with 43% of the vote. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Stock market today: Asian shares skid, hit by AI doubts and Trump tariff hikes

Shares have retreated in Asia, with benchmarks in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea falling more than 2% after Wall Street indexes fell sharply on doubts over the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology

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7 h. ago Stocks lose more ground as jitters grow over tariffs and economy

Lukewarm response to Nvidia’s earnings left market vulnerable to drop in consumer and business sentiment

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7 h. ago Trump administration briefing: hundreds fired from US climate agency as Americans feel economy getting worse

Democrats warn that cutting jobs at Noaa ‘will cost American lives’ – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glanceThe Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency housed within the Department of Commerce, the Guardian learned on Thursday.“This will cost American lives,” said Democratic congresswoman and ranking member of the House science, space and technology committee, Zoe Lofgren, in a written statement. Her comments were issued alongside congressman Gabe Amo’s, the ranking member of the subcommittee on environment, after news of the firings broke. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Starmer lays the ground for warmer relations between Trump and Zelensky ahead of Friday summit

The British prime minister has been more barn owl than barn stormer in the White House – but it worked, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

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9 h. ago Footballers arrested on suspicion of voyeurism with police at QPR training ground

Two Queens Park Rangers players have been arrested on suspicion of voyeurism after police swooped on the club's training ground on Thursday to make the arrests

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