43 m. ago Heads out of phones, eye contact and handshakes: Edinburgh Rugby ethos impresses new boy

Centre signing from Exeter Chiefs admits URC will be step up

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75 m. ago Anger as Spanish Prime Minister says they 'cannot stop Israel alone' because they 'don't have nuclear bombs'

Spain's socialist Prime Minister has sparked outrage after reportedly expressing regret over the country not having nuclear weapons to 'stop Israel'. 

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1 hour ago Lord Mandelson gave advice to 'best pal' Jeffrey Epstein as he faced criminal charges

Fresh revelations pile pressure on Britain’s ambassador to the US as Sir Keir Starmer urged to sack him

Events

2 h. ago Trump to call Polish President over Russian drone incursion as pressure grows to hit Putin with 'harsh sanctions': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments after Poland shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during an attack in Ukraine.

Politics

3 h. ago Labour MPs turn on Starmer after PM backs Mandelson despite ‘best pal’ Epstein revelations

PM under pressure to sack Labour peer as it’s claimed he advised paedophile: 'Fight for early release. Your friends love you'

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3 h. ago Almost all German pilots admit to napping during flights in union survey

Pilots’ union says the issue has become a ‘worrying reality’ as a result of staff shortages and operation pressureA German pilots’ union has said that napping during flights has become a “worrying reality” for its members, as it sounded the alarm over “increasing fatigue” in the sector.The Vereinigung Cockpit union said it had carried out a survey of more than 900 pilots in recent weeks, which found that 93% of them admitted to napping during a flight in the past few months. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Mandelson told Epstein: ‘your friends love you’ after 2008 charges, emails show

UK’s ambassador to US urged financier to ‘fight for early release’ after charges of procuring child for prostitutionThe British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, told Jeffrey Epstein to “fight for early release” and wrote: “your friends stay with you and love you” when the disgraced financier was facing charges of procuring a child for prostitution, according to leaked emails.The emails, first published by the Sun after circulating in Washington DC, will put further pressure on Mandelson after he admitted on Tuesday that more “very embarrassing” details of his friendship with Epstein were likely to emerge but insisted he had never seen any “wrongdoing”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘Your friends love you,’ Mandelson told Epstein after 2008 charges, emails show

UK’s ambassador to US urged financier to ‘fight for early release’ after charges of procuring child for prostitutionThe British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, told Jeffrey Epstein to “fight for early release” and wrote: “Your friends stay with you and love you,” when the disgraced financier was facing charges of procuring a child for prostitution, according to leaked emails.The emails, first published by the Sun after circulating in Washington DC, will put further pressure on Lord Mandelson after he admitted on Tuesday that more “very embarrassing” details of his friendship with Epstein were likely to emerge but insisted he had never seen any “wrongdoing”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Major UK railway station evacuated as hundreds of passengers 'leave immediately'

A spokesperson for Network Rail hasnow told local press that a fire alarm was triggered in the area of the station containing the toilets and Sainsburys store

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4 h. ago NASA finds clearest sign of life on Mars: US space chief reveals discovery 30 years in the making

In a much anticipated press conference, NASA officials revealed stunning findings from the Perseverance rover on Mars.

Technology

4 h. ago 3 fired FBI officials sue Patel, saying he bowed to Trump administration's 'campaign of retribution'

Three fired FBI officials have sued to get their jobs back, calling their terminations part of a “campaign of retribution” carried out by a director who caved to political pressure from the Trump administration

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5 h. ago Our exclusive audio of the moment Thomas Skinner stormed out of the Strictly press launch: GRANT TUCKER had a ringside seat to the extraordinary confrontation and reveals what really happened

I had feared it would be a struggle to fill column inches from the five-minute 'interviews' I was allowed at the Strictly press launch. But about 15 minutes in, the event switched to controversy.

Events

5 h. ago Tory former home secretary Suella Braverman insists she ISN'T defecting to Reform UK despite appearing at event with Nigel Farage's deputy

Suella Braverman, the ex-home secretary, and Lord Frost, Britain's former chief Brexit negotiator, are set to join a press conference on Thursday with Richard Tice.

Society

5 h. ago Johnny Herbert goes rogue in pick for second Red Bull seat: ‘He’s very impressive’

Yuki Tsunoda is under pressure in the second Red Bull seat, with Isack Hadjar impressing at Racing Bulls

Politics

6 h. ago SHAHER SA'ED: 'World is standing by and watching genocide in Gaza

Shaher Sa’ed, General Secretary of Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, has called on the British public to pressure the Government to end the bloodshed in Gaza

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7 h. ago Israel is forcing us to leave Gaza City. We know they might never let us return

The Guardian’s reporter in Gaza describes the dilemma facing her family and others, many hungry, penniless and without transportThe ninth of September is my sister Enas’s birthday, so we were happy this morning, drinking coffee as a family and telling jokes, until we saw the leaflets dropping down telling us to evacuate. So now, instead of preparing biscuits and cakes to celebrate, we are packing for another displacement.The Israeli army’s plan to occupy Gaza City sent me back to memories of the early days of the war: the tension, the terror and the psychological pressure. I am afraid the cycle of displacement will repeat itself again. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Keir Starmer backs Lord Mandelson as British ambassador after Jeffrey Epstein revelations

At Prime Minister's Questions today, Kemi Badenoch pressed Sir Keir on whether Lord Mandelson was the right man to hold the senior diplomat job

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8 h. ago Labour MPs turn on Starmer after PM backs Mandelson amid growing calls for him to quit over Epstein links

Pressure on Sir Keir Starmer over the Mandelson-Epstein scandal as Labour MPs grow increasingly nervous over defences of the ambassador to the US

Politics

8 h. ago New TV deal announced as Welsh rugby matches to remain on free

BBC Wales lost the broadcast rights earlier this year, but S4C will continue to show the URC this season

Economics

8 h. ago Children’s literature professor fired by Texas university over ‘gender’ content

Texas A&M also removes two senior administrators from roles after student’s video sparked Republican pressureA children’s literature professor at Texas A&M was fired on Tuesday after a video showing a student objecting to course material about gender identity and sexuality went viral.Both the dean of the school’s college of arts and science and the head of department were also removed from their roles, the university president, Mark Welsh III, said in a statement. Continue reading...

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