69 m. ago Zelenskyy joins EU leaders’ meeting over €800bn defence plan after Macron’s stark Russia warning – Europe live

Leaders gather to discuss €800bn plan to boost military capacity and help Ukraine as French president says Europe has to be ready to defend itself without US helpSee all our Ukraine war coverageFrance is offering intelligence to Ukraine, French defence minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday, with Paris stepping in to help and fill the void left after the US suspended its intelligence sharing with Kyiv.Speaking to France Inter radio, he also said that president Macron asked him to accelerate the French aid packages “to compensate” for the suspended US aid.In a famously cautious political culture, Mr Merz’s bid to bypass legal restrictions on government debt represents a seismic shift. It would permit a step-change in defence spending for years to come, putting Germany in a leadership position as Europe seeks strategic autonomy from the United States.Mr Merz, a former investment banker, has been a deficit hawk and economic liberal throughout his career. It is an irony of fate tha...

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91 m. ago Jamie Carragher says Liverpool committed 'one of the biggest robberies you'll ever see' at PSG

Liverpool were dominated by PSG in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash, but somehow left the Parc des Princes with a win thanks to Harvey Elliott's late strike

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93 m. ago The Cheltenham trainer you MUST follow as son of flat racing king tools up with double figure priced dangerous weapons

Joseph O'Brien knows the family business and his small but select side could provide some tasty returns

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3 h. ago Discovery opens up ‘new class of potential natural antibiotics’

Researchers in Israel discovered a part of the body known to recycle proteins can also generate bacteria-killing chemicals.

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3 h. ago How to watch AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham: TV channel and live stream for Europa League today

Spurs under pressure with little else left to play for this season

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3 h. ago China vows it will ‘fight to the end’ with US in trade war – or any other war

Wolf warrior-style comments mark China’s strongest rhetoric on US president Donald Trump since he entered the White HouseChina’s ministry of foreign affairs has promised that China will “fight to the end” with the US in a “tariff war, trade war or any other war”, marking China’s strongest rhetoric on US president Donald Trump since he entered the White House.On Tuesday, in response to Trump imposing an extra 10% tariff on Chinese goods, taking the cumulative duty to 20%, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said: “Exerting extreme pressure on China is the wrong target and the wrong calculation If the US has other intentions and insists on a tariff war, trade war or any other war, China will fight to the end. We advise the US to put away its bullying face and return to the right track of dialogue and cooperation as soon as possible.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Elaine C Smith vows to be champion for citizens with Glasgow's freedom of the city

At a glittering ceremony on Friday, the veteran actress will become only the fifth woman in 850 years to be made a freeman of her home city.

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7 h. ago Man accused of stealing $25,000 worth of Lego from northern California stores

Michael Ivory Fletcher alleged to have entered at least seven stores, loaded cart with Lego items and left quicklyA man in California has been charged with nabbing about $25,000 of Lego in two state counties, according to officials.Michael Ivory Fletcher, 32, is accused of stealing the Lego products from Target stores in Walnut Creek and San Ramon between 15 August 2024 and 15 February 2025, according to the Contra Costa district attorney’s office. He faces multiple charges of commercial burglary and grand theft. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Why Jermaine Jenas' wife REALLY left him: Friends reveal 'last straw' in rocky marriage to KATIE HIND

Any of Ellie Penfold's 14,000 followers could be forgiven for wondering where her husband has been for the past seven months. On Tuesday she went public about the split.

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9 h. ago Lesotho ‘shocked and embarrassed’ by mockery in Trump’s Congress speech, says foreign minister

Lejone Mpotjoane says behaviour is unexpected from head of state, after Trump claimed ‘nobody has ever heard of’ the countryLesotho was taken aback by US President Donald Trump’s mockery of the southern African nation, its foreign minister has said, vowing that the country was “not taking this matter lightly”.Trump called Lesotho a country “nobody has ever heard of” as he defended his sweeping cuts in aid during an address to Congress on Tuesday. He singled out a past US aid project of “eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho”. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago The young female prison guard 'mafia': How 'Queen' guard's cell block affair with a burglar was exposed during probe into ANOTHER crooked female officer at same jail

Katie Evans (left), 26, embarked on an illicit romance with inmate Daniel Brownley while working at HMP Doncaster, even calling herself his 'queen'.

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10 h. ago Love It or List It viewers left baffled by couple's decision to leave renovated three

On tonight's episode of the Channel 4 show, hosts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer headed back to Shropshire to catch up with Jamie Lea and Curtis, who started their journey on the show in 2019.

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11 h. ago Fans react as Coronation Street's David Platt fights for life after dramatic car crash

Fans of the ITV soap were left divided by the dramatic scenes as David Platt was hit by a speeding car, with some even threatening to switch off their TVs for good

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12 h. ago California officials encouraging residents to eat invasive rodents

Wildlife experts claim nutria, which destroy habitats with voracious eating habits, taste like rabbit or dark turkey meatWildlife officials are encouraging California residents to add a rodent to their daily diet as part of efforts to control the invasive species’ population.The nutria, a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America, is threatening the state’s ecosystems by destroying habitats and outcompeting native wildlife. The nutria’s harmful impacts have prompted wildlife officials to promote hunting and consumption as possible solutions. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus

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12 h. ago Ukrainian mother who lost her only son fighting Russia accuses Donald Trump of 'blackmail' telling the US President: 'do not force us to kneel'

Yuliia Piskova, 48, said Washington is 'humiliating' her nation after it halted weapons supply, shut down intelligence sharing and demanded Volodymyr Zelensky beg for peace.

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12 h. ago Fear and worry over 'deeply sad' Oakwood closure as locals vow to fight on

Tuesday's announcement that Wales' biggest theme park is shutting down came as a huge shock, and while local businesses are confident Pembrokeshire has enough to draw people from far and wide, there are concerns about a wider impact

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12 h. ago Liverpool SAVED by red card reprieve as pundits Rio Ferdinand and Ally McCoist left stunned in PSG clash

Ibrahima Konate looked dead certain to get his marching orders in the first half

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12 h. ago Disneyland outrage after couple left child unattended in stroller while they waited for ride

‘They got the [dad] off of the ride and he left,’ witness told viewers on TikTok

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13 h. ago 'I forgive elderly driver who mowed me down and put me on life support'

Ellie Steel met up with widower Thomas Frazer to forgive him, after the 72-year-old crashed into her while she was walking home from college and left her in an induced coma

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