62 m. ago Charity launches 'Heart//Work' campaign to share untold stories of adults living with 'Half a Heart'

Innovative Graphic Medicine project turns real experiences into illustrated stories, amplifying the voices of adults with single ventricle heart conditions (‘half a heart’), including 22-year-old Hannah Bradley, from Glasgow.

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1 hour ago Putin to rival Eurovision with Russia's own song contest after Ukraine war ban

Russia was banned from entering the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 after its invasion of Ukraine, but it seems Vladimir Putin doesn't want the country to miss out on the fun

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4 h. ago VE Day: Starmer warns of Second World War parallels with 'hatred, tyranny and evil' of Putin's Ukraine war

The Prime Minister highlighted that war is raging again in Europe 80 years on since the Nazis were defeated

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8 h. ago AP PHOTOS: How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump's trade war

An escalating trade war with the U.S. is now crippling an entire industry that hand-harvests geoducks, leaving Washington state divers without work, Seattle exporters without business and Chinese aficionados with fewer of these prized clams.

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9 h. ago How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump's trade war

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China is crippling an entire industry that hand-harvests geoducks

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9 h. ago How Putin uses the USSR's victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine

Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a defining moment of history

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9 h. ago The witnesses: second world war survivors from across Europe share their stories

On the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe, survivors, including veterans from both sides, remember what happenedEighty years ago today, on 8 May 1945, the second world war in Europe came to an end with the unconditional surrender of Germany’s armed forces. The number of people who remember the war – and how it finished – decreases every year, even as European security feels ever more precarious.Here, seven people, aged between 85 and 100, from Estonia, Poland, Britain, Germany and Romania, talk to the Guardian about their memories.Dorothea is a passionate supporter of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans and recently launched its Our Heroes Fund, to raise money for future trips for veterans to the continent and across the UK. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Coronation Street cast 'are at war with bosses as they're accused of favouritism towards glamorous stars Samia Longchambon and Sair Khan'

The ITV soap has been hit by a string of budget cuts in recent months, with many big names opting to leave the show in a mass exodus.

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13 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Repair Shop: VE Day Special on BBC1: For sheer emotional impact, VE Day special was Repair Shop's best yet

As eloquent as any oratory was the stunned silence on The Repair Shop : VE Day Special, as a man named Eddy was presented with a display case for his father's World War II medals.

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14 h. ago Corrie war erupts on the cobbles with 'stars livid at bosses' over money issue

The Coronation Street cobbles are known for their on screen drama, but now the fueds have spilled over to behind the scenes as fan favourites squabble over brand deals

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15 h. ago 'Nuclear war' warning issued as India says it 'will respond' if Pakistan attacks back

Nuclear war with India could break out 'at any time', Pakistan's defence minister has said, as fears of a tit-for-tat bloodshed continue to grow. 

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16 h. ago Vance says Russia asking ‘too much’ in ceasefire talks with Ukraine

Trump says ‘it’s possible that’s right’ about the vice-president’s remarks amid frustrations with RussiaJD Vance has said that Russia is asking for “too much” in its negotiations with Ukraine in the latest sign of growing frustration from Washington with ceasefire talks to end the war between the two countries.Speaking at a security conference of senior military and diplomatic leaders in Washington, the US vice-president said that the White House is focused on getting the two sides to hold direct talks and is ready to walk away if certain benchmarks are not reached. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Stacey Solomon 'thanks fans for their feedback' following reality show backlash

Stacey Solomon has taken to her Instagram stories to share an emotional message with her fans following the end of the first series of her BBC reality show with Joe Swash

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18 h. ago Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ after India claims to target ‘terror camps’ with airstrikes

Missile strikes and subsequent exchange of fire along border leave at least 36 people dead on both sides

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20 h. ago The Netherlands wants to force a review of EU ties with Israel as concerns grow over Gaza

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp is insisting on a review of the European Union's ties with Israel over its war in Gaza

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20 h. ago ‘I hope we survive this hell tonight’: People in Kashmiri border villages fear more strikes

Residents on both sides had been preparing for violence for days. It came in the middle of the night, with the whistle of missiles overheadFull report: Pakistan decries ‘act of war’Live coverage: deadly Indian missile attackFor days, residents living on both sides of the volatile border between India and Pakistan, dividing the disputed region of Kashmir, had been bracing themselves for war.After India accused Pakistan of involvement in a terrorist attack which killed 26 people, and vowed to retaliate with military might, locals knew a confrontation between the two countries could take place at any moment. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago JD Vance says Russia is 'asking for too much' to end its war with Ukraine days after US warned it will no longer mediate in Moscow

US vice president JD Vance has accused Russia of 'asking for too much' to end its invasion of Ukraine, just days after the US said it would no longer mediate peace talks. 

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22 h. ago Backlash after minister says UK could sell weapons to India as war with Pakistan looms

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the UK should not be ‘squeamish’ about exporting its defence sector

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22 h. ago How VE Day and Putin’s war are forcing Ukrainians to relive their painful past

As Russia marks 80 years since the second world war with wild celebrations, in Ukraine the tone is very differentMariia Sinhayevska was 11 when the Germans occupied her village, near Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She can still remember some German words from the year she spent in school under occupation. The soldiers were friendly, she said, though not if you were suspected of being a Communist or a Jew.“There was a place about three kilometres away where people used to say the ground was breathing; it was where the Germans put the bodies of all the people they had shot,” she said. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago David and Victoria Beckham get huge boost as they settle neighbour war amid family feud

David Beckham and wife Victoria's world has been rocked by their ongoing family drama, yet they have been given a huge boost as they win a war with their neighbours

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