63 m. ago Heathrow fire caused by ‘catastrophic failure’ at substation

Finding from official review raises questions for National Grid

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66 m. ago London travel news live: Multiple National Rail services facing disruption at rush hour

Southeastern, Avanti West Coast and Gatwick Express services are experiencing disruption

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70 m. ago Heathrow fire caused by 'catastrophic' substation failure, report reveals

The fire that caused the chaotic shutdown of Heathrow airport in March was likely caused by the “catastrophic” failure of a component at an electricity substation, Britain's National Energy System Operator said in a report on the incident on Wednesday.

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76 m. ago Russia ramps up offensives on two fronts in Ukraine as both sides seek an advantage before fall

An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine

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88 m. ago Iran hackers 'to release Donald Trump aides emails' as WW3 warning issued

Donald Trump's top aides have allegedly been hacked by an Iranian cyber group - as an expert warns 'a cyber war' may be brewing, with the emails set to be released to the public

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89 m. ago Industrial revelation: a walk through England’s Great Northern Coalfield

History comes to life on a hike through the woods and wagonways of County Durham, which takes in mining, trains, an award-winning museum – and corned beef and potato pieThe Great Northern Coalfield once provided the raw fuel that powered Britain through the Industrial Revolution. For over two centuries, coal from the mines of Durham and Northumberland was trundled down a maze of wagonways and rail lines to the coast to then be shipped to London.The mines are long gone, but eight miles north of Durham city, relics of the north-east’s industrial heritage can be found hidden amid ancient woodland and a steep-sided gorge. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers

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2 h. ago Keir’s first year: Starmer under pressure after a rocky start for Labour

Sir Keir has acknowledged the ‘challenge’ of ‘getting our story across’.

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2 h. ago The G7 has once again put multinationals’ profits over the interests of people

Acceding to US demands to exempt its companies from an agreed global tax deal is morally and financially indefensibleThe US Treasury just made a deal with the other G7 countries that global minimum taxes that were already agreed upon will not apply to American companies. The G7 governments caved under intense pressure from President Donald Trump and lobbying from multinationals in Washington, London, Brussels, and beyond – just as India, and now, sadly, Canada have caved on digital taxation.Years ago, the international community recognised that too many global companies were not paying their fair share of taxes, and some weren’t paying taxes to the country where the economic activity actually occurs. The complex agreement that emerged in 2021 at the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting comprised two pillars; only Pillar Two, a global minimum corporate tax, has been adopted. (The other pillar allocated taxation rights among countries and spurred opposition...

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2 h. ago Live 8 – 20 years on: how the Pink Floyd reunion topped a miraculous line

Macca played with Bono and George Michael, Elton John with Pete Doherty, but getting Roger Waters and David Gilmour together for the final time really took some doing. Mark Beaumont remembers a history-making day, with the help of Razorlight and UB40

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2 h. ago Roman's 'pretty' 20% off sale dress is 'lined but lightweight' for summer

"True to size, very stylish summer dress. Lined but lightweight, ideal holiday wear"

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2 h. ago Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 million to settle ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit CBS News called ‘meritless’

Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, has agreed to pay Donald Trump $16 million to settle the president’s lawsuit over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris that the network's lawyers had deemed “meritless” in recent court filings.

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2 h. ago Asian shares are mixed, tracking Wall Street split as momentum slows and Tesla drops

Asian shares are trading mixed after Wall Street’s momentum slowed from its record highs, as Tesla and other technology shares declined

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3 h. ago A day outside an LA detention center shows profound impact of ICE raids on families

For immigrants who are detained in the Los Angeles region, their first stop is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in the basement of the federal building downtown

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3 h. ago Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending temporary legal status for many Haitians

A federal judge in New York has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal status for more than 500,000 Haitians who are already in the United States

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3 h. ago He was the EU’s great Brexit survivor. Can Maroš Šefčovič now pull off a trade deal with Trump?

EU’s longest-serving commissioner faces arguably his sternest test with the clock ticking before 9 July deadlineIn May 2019 Maroš Šefčovič was travelling with Donald Trump and his entourage to a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. The then European Commission vice-president in charge of energy had flown with Trump onboard Air Force One, calling his wife as the privilege of a first-time flyer on the presidential plane. Once at the facility, Trump gave a typically rambling speech, in which he name-checked Šefčovič from the stage, pointing into the crowd like a gameshow host: “Maroš, thank you very much. Thank you.”“Of course,” recalled someone familiar with the day, “when Trump pronounced his name it was a bit of a disaster”. But for a top-ranking official of a multilateral organisation, this warm welcome was probably as good as it gets when it comes to the US president. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump claims Israel ready for Gaza peace deal in bid to boost Hamas ceasefire talks

US president says Qatar and Egypt will deliver ‘final proposal’ to Hamas, whom he urged to accept deal ‘because it will not get better’Israel-Gaza war: latest updatesDonald Trump has claimed that Israel is ready to agree to a peace deal with Hamas as he seeks to broker a ceasefire to the war in Gaza that has claimed almost 60,000 lives.In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote: “Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize the 60 Day CEASEFIRE, during which time we will work with all parties to end the War.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump announces Gaza ceasefire with Israeli agreement but has a warning for Hamas

The US President has said that Israel has agreed to the required terms of an internationally negotiated 60-day ceasefire in Gaza

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6 h. ago US halts weapons shipments to Ukraine over fears stockpiles are too low

Some shipments have been stopped ‘to put America’s interests first’, White House saysSee all our Ukraine war coverageThe US is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, officials said Tuesday, a setback for the country as it tries to fend off escalating attacks from Russia.Certain munitions were previously promised to Ukraine under the Biden administration to aid its defences during the more than three-year-old war. The pause reflects a new set of priorities under President Donald Trump and came after defence department officials scrutinised US stockpiles and raised concerns. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago UPenn bans transgender athletes from female sports and revokes some of Lia Thomas’ records in Trump admin deal

The Department of Education claimed trans women’s sporting victories had been illegally ‘misappropriated’ from their cisgender competitors

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