48 m. ago Trump says Zelenskyy will sign minerals deal on Friday with US getting ‘our money back’ – Ukraine war live

Trump made the comment during a cabinet meeting at the White House on WednesdayThe Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

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58 m. ago Tesco makes huge change to popular Clubcard feature as shoppers rage

Tesco will be removing a popular feature of its Clubcard scheme in just a few weeks time, leaving shoppers furious at the sudden and unexpected change

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70 m. ago Does Ukraine REALLY have trillions in minerals? Country 'isn't known to hold ANY reserves of main rare earths', according to US Geological Survey

The Ukrainian Geological Survey last year claimed that the war-torn country had reserves of rare minerals - but US scientists made no mention of sought-after earths in their own survey.

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78 m. ago 10 best cordless drills for tackling your DIY tasks in 2025 and beyond

Whether you’re after entry-level or heavy-duty tools, these are up to the task

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85 m. ago PS Plus Essential March 2025 games – Dragon Age The Veilguard arrives in shock drop

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has arrived in a PS Plus Essential bombshell, giving subscribers access to the massive AAA game at no additional cost.

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90 m. ago GTA 6 fans think they may know the possible trailer 2 release date based on Take

The new theory suggests that a second GTA 6 trailer could drop at the end of March.

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1 hour ago Asteroid 2024 YR4 'no longer a threat' to Earth, Nasa scientists say

Discovered by Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey, the Big Ben-sized asteroid 2024 YR4 is now seen as a negligible threat, with recent data significantly reducing its impact probability to just 0.004%

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1 hour ago The ultimate signs of wealth: do you most covet a kitchen island – or early retirement?

Forget a Porsche and a Rolex. A new survey has thrown up some interesting signifiers of what it means to be wealthy todayName: Wealth signifiers.Age: We know from cave paintings and burial sites that Homo sapiens started to live a more settled life about 35,000 years ago – not just hunting and gathering, but trading, too. The ones who had the most tools, weapons, food and baskets were seen as the wealthy ones. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Romanian presidential hopeful Călin Georgescu faces criminal investigation

Pro-Russia populist, who won first round of election that was later annulled, suspected of communicating false informationRomanian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Moscow-friendly populist who surged from almost nowhere to win the first round of the country’s cancelled presidential election last year.The announcement of the investigation covering a number of separate accusations took place after Georgescu, 62, was stopped by police in Bucharest traffic on Wednesday as he was about to submit his candidacy for a rerun of the election, which is scheduled for May. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Britain's disappearing armed forces: How UK's military has shrunk by nearly 200,000 since the height of the Cold War

The RAF now has one of the smallest combat fleets in history, while the British Army looks set to drop below 70,000 for the first time since the Napoleonic era.

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2 h. ago A whale caught in fishing nets has been freed off Poland's Baltic coast

Teams of sea rescuers and wildlife experts have successfully freed a whale that got caught in fishing nets near a popular Baltic Sea resort in Poland

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2 h. ago Scotland's safest areas with lowest crime levels named by Scottish Government

On Wednesday, the Scottish Government revealed the areas in Scotland that have the lowest crime rates.

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2 h. ago Lakeland's popular heated airer reduced by £50 and it could slash household bills

Give your washing a boost with Lakeland's much-loved Dry:Soon heated airer – and now's the time to shop as it's currently reduced by as much as £50

Society

2 h. ago Western Europeans say immigration is high and poorly managed, survey finds

Significant proportion in seven nations surveyed for YouGov poll believe immigration has had negative effectMost western Europeans think immigration over the past decade has been high or too high and their governments have handled it badly, with more believing immigration has been negative for their country than not, a survey has shown.Days after the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) doubled its score in a German election dominated by the question, the YouGov poll found majorities in all seven countries surveyed felt immigration had been high. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'Highly contagious virus outbreak' alert for 57 countries after surge in cases

A level one 'Travel Health Notice" has been issued by a US public health body

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3 h. ago Full list of 59 petrol and diesel cars to face £2,745 car tax hike in April 2025

Cars from 24 brands, including popular manufacturers such as Ford, BMW and Mercedes, are set to face a massive increase

Economics

3 h. ago Christian Horner slams British F1 fans for Max Verstappen boos as FIA theory denied

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen and his boss Christian Horner were both subjected to booing by some fans at the O2 Arena at the Formula 1 season launch event

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3 h. ago Netflix fans ask same question as popular thriller's final season release date confirmed

Fans "can't wait" for the release

Economics

3 h. ago Voices: Making the world’s most defenceless people pay for UK defence is reprehensible

When countries are reneging on their promises where Britain stands on international development is a critical test of the prime minister’s leadership, writes Christian Aid boss Patrick Watt

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4 h. ago Zak Brown says booing of Christian Horner and Max Verstappen ‘part of sport’

Both Red Bull team principal Horner and his driver, Verstappen, were subjected to jeers at the O2 Arena during Formula One’s season launch.

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