8 h. ago Revolution bars group faces administration putting 62 venues under threat

Revolution Bars Group, which runs Revolution, Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pubs venues across the UK, has announced that it is to appoint administrators, but is in talks over a possible sale

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58 h. ago They survived conquistadors and settlers. Now the Arhuaco are facing an even greater threat

Colombia’s Sierra Nevada has become a strategic prize for drug traffickers and paramilitaries, leaving its Indigenous people threatened with ‘physical and cultural extinction’Around a fire in a ceremonial hut in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the Arhuaco people make a pledge. Tying traditional cotton threads around their wrists, they promise to guard the land beneath them – and then they ask for protection.“Our culture has been preserved for thousands of years,” says Ati Quigua, an Indigenous leader. “We are a peaceful community, but now violence is coming to our land.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Hardened Starmer changes tack as gentle approach fails to sway Trump

Prime minister surprisingly forceful at PMQs over US president’s volte face on Chagos and refusal to drop tariffs threat on GreenlandUK politics live – latest updatesFor a man who chooses his words so carefully, there is no doubt that Keir Starmer’s shift in tone towards Donald Trump at prime minister’s questions was intentional.Since the turn of the year, as the US president has shown his imperialist ambition, the prime minister’s softly-softly approach to his unpredictable friend in the White House has come under increased strain. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Humiliated Pep Guardiola faces new Manchester City threat and must act before it's too late

Manchester City hit perhaps the lowest point of Pep Guardiola's trophy-laden tenure with their Champions League humiliation against Bodo/Glimt, a sensation Guardiola is not overly familiar with

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6 d. ago Brits face 'severe' punishment for refusing conscription as Russia fires WW3 threat

A leading author and historian has warned that Britons could face a severe punishment if they ignore conscription in the event of World War 3 and Russia has been issuing terrifying threats

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8 d. ago Starmer faces demands to cancel King's state visit to the US over Trump's 'gangster' threat to impose tariffs on the EU and Europe unless he gets Greenland

Donald Trump has shocked NATO allies by warning that opponents of an American takeover of the Danish territory will be hit with punitive tariffs from February 1.

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1 week ago Hamilton Accies face major administration threat again after 'lending default' at crisis

The club are on the brink of disaster just days after a takeover was completed in Lanarkshire

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1 week ago Global central banks offer ‘full solidarity’ to US Fed’s Powell amid Trump threats

Nine governors including Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey and ECB’s Christine Lagarde say independence is criticalBusiness live – latest updatesGlobal central banks have issued an extraordinary joint statement offering “full solidarity” to the US Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, in the face of the latest threat to his independence from Donald Trump’s White House.“The independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we serve. It is therefore critical to preserve that independence, with full respect for the rule of law and democratic accountability,” the statement said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US futures slip while Asian shares gain as Fed chair Powell faces Trump legal threat

US futures experienced a dip on Monday, contrasting with gains across Asian markets, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed the Department of Justice had served the central bank with subpoenas.

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2 w. ago Who is Iran’s supreme leader? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s rise to power explained amid protests

Iran’s supreme leader faces his biggest threat yet after more than three decades in power

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2 w. ago London hospitals face ‘triple threat’ during winter flu crisis as cases soar after festive parties

Data suggests virus outbreak in the capital is continuing to spread with 419 beds occupied

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3 w. ago Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini

The continent’s problems are not caused by immigration or cultural politics but by economic and technological declineDonald Trump’s new national security strategy offers a misguided assessment of Europe, long regarded as the US’s most reliable ally. Unrestrained immigration and other policies derided by administration officials as “woke”, it warns, could lead to “civilisational erasure” within a few decades.That argument rests on a fundamental misreading of Europe’s current predicament. While the EU does face an existential threat, it has little to do with immigration or cultural politics. In fact, the share of foreign-born residents in the US is slightly higher than in Europe. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What drove gen Z protests that brought down governments and called out corruption? Five activists explain

We spoke to protesters in Togo, Kenya, Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco about how their actions helped shape the world in 2025Mass protests in Nepal and Madagascar toppled both governments this year, even when the young people at the forefront of the demonstrations were faced with heavily armed police and the threat of arrest.Many called 2025 the year of the protest although the revolution in Bangladesh in 2024 that unseated the authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina is often credited with inspiring young people to take to the streets across parts of Asia and Africa. Although not all achieved the change they wanted, from Sri Lanka to Timor-Leste they shared a common factor: gen Z was the driving force. Continue reading...

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