34 m. ago Trump administration fires 1,600 USAID workers, moves to wind up agency

Nearly all of the agency’s global staff have been placed on leave

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35 m. ago BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay abruptly declares 'I'm off' as he leaves Sally Nugent in hysterics

BBC Breakfast presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent were left in hysterics during Monday's edition of the show as the former made an 'abrupt' remark during a discussion about exercise.

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40 m. ago FTSE 100 Live 24 February: Just Eat backs £3.4bn takeover, B&M profit downgrade as boss quits

Just Eat Takeaway.com is set to be bought by a Dutch technology investor in a deal worth around £3.4 billion.

Economics

44 m. ago Just Eat to be bought out in huge deal to shake up food delivery sector

Amsterdam-based Just Eat has had a difficult few years following the pandemic when households were forced to eat at home

Society

91 m. ago Pope Francis is in 'critical condition' and suffering kidney failure, Vatican announces

Blood tests show the pontiff is suffering early kidney failure as Francis battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection, officials said last night.

Events

94 m. ago Germany: Merz calls for European ‘independence’ from US after Conservatives win election – Europe live

Donald Trump has made it clear he is ‘fairly indifferent to Europe’s fate’, says CDU leader who plans to form a coalition by EasterGerman election 2025: results in fullGuten Morgen aus Berlin,In November 2019, Freidrich Merz joined a conference of German students at Harvard.From our point of view it can get going very, very quickly. We should hold the first talks this week already, in the coming days.My impression is that there are many people in the SPD who also see that we can and should do something together, and then we will find compromises. Continue reading...

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94 m. ago Violent boyfriend beat up pregnant partner when her son put too much salt on potatoes

He whinged that nobody loves him and nobody cares about him yet attacked her relentlessly and mercilessly, leaving her little autistic boy in fear.

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97 m. ago Just Eat to be bought by investment group Prosus in £3.4bn deal

The planned all-cash offer comes after a difficult past few years for Amsterdam-based Just Eat.

Economics

1 hour ago SAG Awards 2025 winners Conclave share message for Pope Francis amid health battle

The cast of 'Conclave' have sent their well wishes to Pope Francis as he remains in a critical condition in hospital with double pneumonia and bronchitis

Events

1 hour ago ‘It’s important we saved our sport’: Ukraine’s footballers play on in conflict’s shadow

Three years after Russia’s invasion, UPL teams dream of a seat at Uefa’s top table to avoid an uncertain financial futureLast Friday, Kolos Kovalivka opened the second half of this Ukrainian Premier League season with a home match against a struggling Chornomorets Odesa. The match was kicked off by Dmytro Orel, a soldier who has fought for his country on the frontlines in the war-ravaged east. Orel took in the appreciation of a sparse crowd and saw Kolos score within two minutes. The cheers ended there: a fightback from the visitors brought a 2-1 win and dragged Kolos towards the relegation fight.The previous day, an infinitely worse piece of news had broken. It was reported that Mykyta Kalin, a former Kolos youth-team player, had been killed during a combat mission in the Kharkiv region. Three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, life must continue where possible and football is back on its feet. But its proximity to unimaginable violence, grief and destruction has ...

Sport

1 hour ago Pope Francis 'resting' in hospital as Vatican issues new statement on his health

The Pope was admitted to hospital ten days ago

Science

2 h. ago DWP warning as 10.3 million Universal Credit deductions deemed 'unlawful'

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been warned after a process it used to deduct people's Universal Credit was deemed 'unlawful' which could leave hundreds affected

Events

2 h. ago Donald Trump's government facing 'massive collapse' in just 30 days

Donald Trump has sparked controversy early into his second term after calling for the annexation of multiple countries and territories as well as his comments regarding Ukraine

Politics

2 h. ago ‘I’d never loved it so much’: Ukrainian woman who felt compelled to return home

On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Yuliya Danilina talks about her decision to return to Ukraine despite the risks – and the legacy of occupation she found‘I felt paralysed by fear’: Danilina’s escape from Ukraine (2022)Before Russia invaded in 2022, a red dog collar arrived in the post. I’d bought it for my rough collie, Pippa, but it was too large. So I drove to Bucha, a 20-minute drive from my village of Klavdievo-Tarasovo, to get it resized by a leatherworker there. He was very kind and said he could fix it and to come back later that week.The next day, the war started. I managed to escape the bombs and food shortages of the early weeks of the war, I left Ukraine and came to England to be with my then 27-year-old daughter, Sasha. Arriving in March 2022, it took me about a month to come to my senses – I didn’t realise how deeply in shock I was. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago I got lost in Morocco’s maze of medinas – and loved every minute

The medinas of Fez and Tétouan offer a welcome chance to ditch the GPS – and a return to random encountersSomewhere between the coppersmiths and the woodcarvers, I achieve my goal. Mustapha, my guide, has stepped aside to buy some sweet pastries from a stall. (“You’ve got to try the kaab el ghazal, the ‘gazelle’s horns’. They’re really special.”) But there are some Gnawa musicians, with long black tassels on their hats rotating in time to their drums, and then I cannot resist looking at large copper pots, and the handmade kettles that lead on to brass antiques. I turn. What’s up here? A doorway and the clacking of a hand loom. As-salamu alaykum! Maybe I should head back? A man with a laden donkey bellows, “Balak!” Gangway! I take another turn. Hang on, I don’t recognise any of this.At that moment, all the colours, tastes, sounds and sights are sprinkled with a magical leavening of adrenaline and the whole lot rises up like some delicious cake in the oven. I glance at the phone in my...

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3 h. ago 'The hidden condition which means eating steak leaves me bedbound for days'

Collette Beckett says she is grieving the life she once knew

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3 h. ago She quit her job and launched her own business, then a mystery pain changed her life forever

Collette Beckett says she is grieving the life she once knew

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3 h. ago Conclave cast sends well wishes to Pope Francis during their SAG Awards presentation

The cast of 'Conclave' shared a message for Pope Francis at the SAG Awards as the ailing pontiff remains in a critical condition and fights for his life in hospital

Events

4 h. ago Jury selection to begin in murder trial of suspect in suburban Chicago July 4 parade

The man accused of opening fire on a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and killing seven people is about to stand trial nearly three years after the attack

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4 h. ago UK weather: Snow maps show exactly where faces giant Arctic blizzards in just days

UK snow maps show a whiteout is set to hit the UK later this month, with flurries hammering several areas of the UK and freezing temperatures as winter refuses to leave

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