42 h. ago London rejecting requests to stop activist group sailing under UK flag from reaching Israeli waters, official says

London rejecting requests to stop activist group sailing under UK flag from reaching Israeli waters, official says  The Times of Israel

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49 h. ago EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept reduced rights

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’Transgender people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said.Speaking at a debate about the repercussions of April’s ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, Akua Reindorf said trans people had been misled about their rights and there “has to be a period of correction”. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept perceived reduced rights

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’Transgender people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said.Speaking at a debate about the repercussions of April’s ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, Akua Reindorf said trans people had been misled about their rights and there “has to be a period of correction”. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Rubio imposes sanctions on four ICC judges for ‘targeting’ US and Israel

US secretary of state cites ‘illegitimate actions’ of court that issued arrest warrants against Israeli officialsThe United States is placing sanctions on four judges from the international criminal court (ICC) for what it has called its “illegitimate actions” targeting the United States and Israel.The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced the sanctions in a statement on Thursday. They target Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Benin and Beti Hohler of Slovenia. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Rubio sanctions international criminal court judges for ‘targeting’ US and Israel

US secretary of state cites ‘illegitimate actions’ of court that issued arrest warrants against Israeli officialsThe United States is sanctioning four judges from the international criminal court (ICC) for what it has called its “illegitimate actions” targeting the United States and Israel.The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced the sanctions in a statement on Thursday. They target Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin and Beti Hohler of Slovenia. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Actor who starred in The Crown is a 'stolen valour' conman who posed as Army officer with fake medals

James Edward Yeates, 42, claimed to be a reservist Captain in a crack unit within the British Army's intelligence corps, sharing pictures online in full uniform and sporting a chest full of medals.

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64 h. ago Six people arrested after police recover cocaine and £38,000 in cash

Officers acting under warrant searched a property on Primrose Crescent around 10pm on Wednesday, 4 June, 2025. A quantity of cocaine was found within, along with almost £38,000 in cash.

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66 h. ago 'Walter Mitty' actor who starred in The Crown is convicted conman who posed as Army officer with fake medals to get into military dinners

James Edward Yeates, 42, claimed to be a reservist Captain in a crack unit within the British Army's intelligence corps, sharing pictures online in full uniform and sporting a chest full of medals.

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3 d. ago Trump orders investigation into Biden presidency claiming aides hid his ‘serious cognitive decline’

The Trump administration’s investigation will examine former President Joe Biden’s executive actions during his “final years in office”

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4 d. ago World won’t forget Tiananmen Square, US and Taiwan say on 36th anniversary of massacre

Date of 4 June remains one of China’s strictest taboos, with government using increasingly sophisticated tools to censor its discussion The world will never forget the Tiananmen Square massacre, the US secretary of state and Taiwan president have said on the 36th anniversary of the crackdown, which China’s government still tries to erase from domestic memory.There is no official death toll but activists believe hundreds, possibly thousands, were killed by China’s People’s Liberation Army in the streets around Tiananmen Square, Beijing’s central plaza, on 4 June 1989. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sicily's Mount Etna erupts in a fiery show of smoke and ash miles high

Sicily’s Mount Etna has put on a fiery show, sending a cloud of smoke and ash miles into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population

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7 d. ago Viewers comment on Elon Musk's distracted appearance at White House after explosive report claimed he took ketamine, ecstasy and magic mushrooms on campaign trail

Elon Musk has been accused of acting 'weird' and 'strange' at his Oval Office farewell, which came hours after claims the billionaire used drugs while campaigning for President Donald Trump.

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8 d. ago Tim Dowling: I need to drop everything so I can get back to doing nothing – and quickly

My wife wants me to cut the grass right away. I hate having my working day interrupted, even when I’m not actually doing any workI am sitting in my office shed, marvelling that an email from a car hire company I last used six years ago feels entitled to employ the subject line DROP EVERYTHING.“It’s hard to imagine,” I say, “how a 20% reduction in rental rates for the month of June could be sufficient cause for anyone to suddenly abandon their present business, be it knee surgery, adoption proceedings or, in this specific case, Wordle.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Swinney says Presiding Officer ‘always acts impartially’ after Ross ejected

First Minister defends Alison Johnstone against accusations of bias following row in Holyrood chamber

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9 d. ago Fears huge volcano is set to ERUPT amid spike in earthquakes... leaving major US city on edge

Officials have detected a surge in earthquake activity at a massive US volcano, sparking fears of an imminent eruption.

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9 d. ago Trump officials to ask supreme court to halt bid by ‘activist judges’ to block tariffs

Administration intends to ask top court to immediately pause trade court’s ruling that tariffs regime was illegalQ&A: Why has a US court blocked Donald Trump’s tariffs – and can he get round it?US politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration intends to ask the US supreme court to immediately pause what it characterised as a bid by “activist judges” to block Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.A US trade court ruled the US president’s tariffs regime was illegal on Wednesdaya dramatic twist that could block Trump’s controversial global trade policy. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Northern Lights could dazzle UK skies TONIGHT as Met Office forecasts 'enhanced' activity

The Met Office says aurora sightings are 'possible' for parts of the UK on Thursday night

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1 week ago Trump officials’ move to deport Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional: judge

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration's efforts to deport Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, in part to protect U.S. foreign policy, is likely unconstitutional.

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1 week ago Why does Switzerland have more nuclear bunkers than any other country?

Switzerland is home to more than 370,000 nuclear bunkers – enough to shelter every member of the population. But if the worst should happen, would they actually work?At first, Zora Schelbert, the chief operating officer and tour guide at the Sonnenberg nuclear bunker in Lucerne, Switzerland, wasn’t sure whether the requests she was receiving were a joke. It was February 2022, and Russia had just dropped the first bombs over Kyiv. “People were asking me what kind of measures they should take, where they would have to go,” Schelbert said. She quickly realised they had confused the historical society she works for, Unterirdisch Überleben (Surviving Underground), for the local department of civil protection.To the alternating fascination, bewilderment and envy of its European neighbours, Switzerland, population nearly 9 million, has more bunkers per capita than anywhere else in the world – enough to guarantee shelter space to every single resident in the event of a crisis. (Sweden and F...

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1 week ago UK Foreign Office issues Turkey travel warning over ‘highly risky’ activity

Holidaymakers are urged to be careful when it comes to transport

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