81 m. ago Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into 'great spaces' found a new advocate in Trump? | Brendan Simms

Carl Schmitt wanted empires that dominated the small countries in their orbits. But the US president’s chaotic actions are not that strategicIt is axiomatic to many of his critics that the US president, Donald Trump, is a fascist. Indeed, some have seen echoes of the work of the Nazis’ “crown jurist” and political theorist, Carl Schmitt, in the Trump administration’s domestic policies, particularly his doctrine of “the exception”, which can be used to suspend certain constitutional rights. After a tumultuous few weeks in geopolitics, his work is being discussed for its contemporary relevance again.In the wake of the release of the new US National Security Strategy in 2025, its raid on Venezuela, the president’s rhetoric on Greenland, Panama, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, and his apparent indulgence towards Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the question now being asked is whether Trump is also an advocate of aspects of Schmitt’s concept of “great space”.Brendan Simms is director of the Centre fo...

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81 m. ago Michael Carrick has a simple decision to make for Man United vs Man City

Michael Carrick has some tough decisions to make for Manchester United before the visit of Manchester City.

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4 h. ago European diplomats reveal the 'tough guy' US negotiator leading the charge on Greenland: 'He hates us'

A meeting between top Trump administration officials and representatives of Denmark and Greenland seems to have done little to ease rising tensions with European diplomats.

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5 h. ago Anthony Joshua trains again in 'mental strength therapy' just 19 DAYS after tragic car crash that killed two of his best friends

The funerals of Joshua's strength coach Sina Ghami and his personal trainer Latif 'Latz' Ayodele took place on January 4 at a London mosque after the pair were killed.

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5 h. ago Laughing gas balloons melted my brain cells, left me unable to talk and a hopeless addict. Then my ex said the four most devastating words imaginable. It saved my life

Sitting on the Tube after an exhausting Friday at work, I dreaded going into my empty flat. My boyfriend of nearly a decade had walked out a few days earlier and I'd been on autopilot ever since.

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5 h. ago Janice Dickinson reveals her horrific injuries following nasty fall on I'm A Celeb amid claims her face has been 'permanently altered' after filing £700,000 lawsuit

The US model, 70, was forced to quit the All Stars series of the show in 2023 after suffering head and facial injuries when she tripped in the dark at the jungle camp.

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6 h. ago Robbie Williams: Britpop review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Columbia)Framed as the music Williams wanted to make post-Take That, Britpop surpasses pastiche and swerves unpredictably. Homoerotic paean to Morrissey, anyone?The arrival of Robbie Williams’s 13th album has been a complicated business. It was announced in May 2025 and was supposed to come out in October, when its title would have chimed with the 90s nostalgia sparked by the Oasis reunion. Williams spent the summer engaging in promotion, unveiling fake Britpop-themed blue plaques around London and staging a press conference at the Groucho Club. There was a launch gig at storied Camden venue Dingwalls, at which he performed not just his new album in full, but his 1997 solo debut Life Thru a Lens.It was a bold choice, given that Life Thru a Lens initially threatened to derail his solo career: at the time, the now nakedly obvious supernova hits Angels and Let Me Entertain You were overlooked while people criticised Williams’s muddled attempts to fit in with, well, Britpop. On stage a...

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6 h. ago How failure to support mental health of younger workers could harm the economy

Attempting to boost the economy without tackling chronic workplace stress is like "trying to accelerate with the handbrake on", a charity chief has warned

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7 h. ago Three US citizens sue Trump with the ACLU over encounters with ICE agents – live

Lawsuit comes as state governor Tim Walz urges Trump to ‘turn the temperature down’ after president threatens to invoke Insurrection ActTrump threatens to use Insurrection Act in MinnesotaPeople affected by the US visa freeze: share your experienceDonald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Strictly's La Voix pokes fun at Claudia Winkleman exit in Traitors job tease

The drag queen previously asked Claudia on the BBC dancing competition where she could hand in her CV

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7 h. ago Americans’ take on Trump’s second term remains unchanged, poll reveals

Four in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump’s performance, a figure virtually unchanged since March 2025

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8 h. ago Nick Reiner had been in mental health conservatorship in 2020, years before he allegedly killed his parents: report

Nick Reiner, who is accused of murdering his parents Rob and Michele, was reportedly placed in the mental health conservatorship for a year

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8 h. ago Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants

Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

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8 h. ago Nick Reiner was in mental health conservatorship and went off rails in weeks before parents' murders after changing schizophrenia meds because of side effects, sources say

Disturbing new details about Nick Reiner's behavior in the months and years before his parents' murders have been revealed.

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9 h. ago Janice Dickinson 'claims she was on sleeping medication given to her by an ITV medic when she suffered horrific fall on I'm A Celeb as she pursues £700k lawsuit'

The US model, 70, was forced to quit the All Stars series of the show in 2023 after suffering head and facial injuries when she tripped in the dark at the jungle camp.

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9 h. ago The Traitors fans laud the show's 'most terrifying mission' ever as the players are left screaming in horror by 'absolutely mental' cabin with a VERY creepy twist

In a bid to add £6,000 to the prize fund, the remaining players travelled to a haunted cabin in the woods, where they were tasked with solving cryptic clues.

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9 h. ago Teen girl adds poison to parents' dinners after being banned from seeing boyfriend

A 17-year-old girl from Brazil confessed to putting a toxic substance, normally used for killing rodents, into the pre-prepared meals of her mum, dad and cousin

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9 h. ago ACLU sues Trump administration for ‘racial profiling campaign’ against Somali and Latino communities in Minnesota surge – live

Lawsuit comes as state governor Tim Walz urges Trump to ‘turn the temperature down’ after president threatens to invoke Insurrection ActTrump threatens to use Insurrection Act in MinnesotaPeople affected by the US visa freeze: share your experienceDonald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Two Traitors stars booted from castle after set destroyed with chainsaw

Two BBC contestants have been removed from The Traitors castle following an explosive roundtable and a horrifying incident with a chainsaw and a glass window

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10 h. ago Prince William tries his hand at tree pruning as he gets stuck into chores on family farm visit

The Prince of Wales paid a visit to a family farm where he tried his hand at tree pruning on Thursday (15 January).

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