45 m. ago Zelensky says no US security guarantees agreed in minerals deal as Starmer heads to Washington for Trump talks

PM travelling to Washington following his weekly Commons grilling after announcing dramatic increase in UK’s war chest

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53 m. ago Donald Trump mineral deal has one major flaw, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky reveals

This is a breaking news story. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed a framework for a major minerals deal with the US has been thrashed out by officials from both countries as Washington aims to secure peace with Russia

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62 m. ago Are you a Type A traveller? Why the quest for perfection could be ruining your holiday – and your relationships

Tomas Telegramma’s endless quest to optimise his holiday was doing the opposite. Here’s how he learned to put down the to-do list and love uncertaintyRome. Late summer. The crowds aren’t easing, nor is the sun, and it’s about to sear a hole in my relationship. Hot, hangry and hungover – a diabolical combination – we’re our own kind of ancient ruins, skulking aimlessly in what feels like a black hole: an area nowhere near any of the 50-odd places I’ve saved on Google Maps for our four-day stay.A bakery appears. Then a panini bar. Then a trattoria. Then another. We don’t stop. Instead I feverishly research them online for any signs of superiority. None were pre-approved on my months-long mission to compile the ultimate Rome hitlist, cross-referencing recommendations from friends with what I had found online. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Defence spending numbers defended by Starmer amid ‘silly games’ criticism

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch pressed the Prime Minister in the Commons over the spending increase and his plan for Ukraine.

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2 h. ago More than 1,000 British staff cut from key Ukraine troop training programme

Exclusive: As of January, there were just 369 UK staff working on the British-led programme that has trained over 51,000 Ukrainian soldiers to resist Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion

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2 h. ago DAN HODGES: As Keir Starmer prepares to enter the lion's den and meet an increasingly erratic King Donald, this is why his visit will tell us who the true patriots

The opposition MP is usually one of Starmer's most voluble critics. But after watching the PM's statement on Ukraine yesterday, even he was prepared to acknowledge he'd done a decent job.

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2 h. ago Swinney says SNP right to oppose Trident as he welcomes defence spending boost

But the Scottish First Minister said it is the ‘wrong choice’ to fund increased spending by slashing international aid.

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2 h. ago Starmer may need to play his Royal Trump card for difficult White House talks

Starmer will get a ‘respectful’ greeting but is going to face a difficult meeting with Trump as subjects like Ukraine, trade, free speech and Chagos dominate discussions, as David Maddox reports. Could the prospect of a royal visit help the prime minister’s cause?

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3 h. ago John Swinney: Nigel Farage is an 'accomplice' to Russia, as 'far right' summit announced for Scotland

It came as the First Minister announced a new summit to tackle the rise of the ‘far right’

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3 h. ago Billionaires in the making from Trump's mineral deal: Who will get what as Ukraine and the US agree to carve up rare Earth resources

US firms could potentially make billions off the back of Donald Trump's mineral agreement with Ukraine, which the US president claimed might be worth as much as a trillion dollars.

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3 h. ago I started taking Ozempic after I weighed in at 127kg. But my life my was ruined when a little

When her consultant offered 20st Sarah a brand new injection called Ozempic that promised to treat her diabetes and help her shed weight, she agreed instantly. But the reality was far darker.

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3 h. ago Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky: a timeline of tensions as Ukraine leader visits US

A minerals deal is on the cards as the US and Ukrainian leaders prepare to meet in Washington DC. However, their relationship has not always been smooth

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3 h. ago A Bangladesh 'shrimp health' study, a Porsche deal for Albanian prisons and 'inclusion' in the DRC: How foreign aid is spent amid Labour row over using cash for defence instead

Sir Keir said defence spending would rise to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027 in the wake of the Trump administration's decision to leave Europe to fend for itself and move closer to Russia .

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3 h. ago Cricket legend Colin Cowdrey's son sues neighbour for £350,000 saying she ruined sale of his £3.85m home by embarking on campaign of lies after row over his tennis court

Film producer Jeremy Cowdrey, 64, whose father captained England, first fell out with his neighbour Vanessa Gibson over claims his tennis court trespassed onto her land.

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3 h. ago Ukraine minerals deal agreed as Donald Trump drops key demand ahead of talks with Keir Starmer in Washington

The PM will travel to Washington following his weekly Commons grilling after announcing dramatic increase in UK’s war chest

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3 h. ago As Western brands eye a return to Russia, new challenges are emerging

The landscape has significantly altered since the brands left the country

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3 h. ago Starmer accused of fiddling the figures on defence spend increase

The defence secretary admitted Sir Keir’s figures were misleading as the Tories demand Labour to be ‘straight about the facts’

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4 h. ago What Macron and Trump really think of each other is revealed in new behind

The French leader said his talks with Trump on Monday, the third anniversary of Russia's invasion, had shown a path forward despite fears of a transatlantic rift.

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4 h. ago Evan Gershkovich memoir to be adapted for big screen by Conclave director

Edward Berger will direct story of Wall Street Journal reporter who was held in Russia on espionage charges for over a yearEdward Berger, whose topical papal thriller Conclave is nominated for 10 Oscars, is to direct a film version of the forthcoming memoir of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.Gershkovich was held in Russia for more than a year on false charges of espionage before being released as part of a prisoner swap last August. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Ukraine’s rare earth minerals deal: What are the details and why does Trump want them?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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