64 m. ago Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US | Paul Taylor

Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countriesEU leaders would do well to meditate on the seminal lesson that the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, delivered at this year’s World Economic Forum.In an incisive analysis of the new age of predatory great powers, where might is increasingly asserted as right, Carney not only accurately defined the coarsening of international relations as “a rupture, not a transition”. He also outlined how liberal democratic “middle powers” such as Canada – but also European countries – must build coalitions to counter coercion and defend as much as possible of the principles of territorial integrity, the rule of law, free trade, climate action and human rights. He spelled out a hedging strategy that Canada is already pursuing, diversifying its trade and supply chains and even opening its market to Chinese electric vehicles to counter Donald Trump’s tarif...

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65 m. ago BBC adds 'eerie' true crime series with never before seen clips

The brand new two part documentary will feature never been seen before recordings of a double murderer

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2 h. ago 8 beloved UK high street brands popular in 2016 but have since disappeared

From Thomas Cook to Debenhams, these household name stores dominated UK high streets in the past but have now disappeared for good

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4 h. ago Geri Halliwell cooks up fresh row with neighbours over 'illegal' brick

The former Spice Girl and ex-Red Bull Formula One team principal have already found themselves at loggerheads with residents over a pergola and gazebo built without planning permission.

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4 h. ago New Zealand storms: people missing after landslide hits campsite as minister compares east coast to ‘war zone’

Record-breaking rains spark landslide at Mount Maunganui campsite, with helicopter teams retrieving families from rooftops and local states of emergency declaredEmergency services in New Zealand are searching for several people, including a child, believed missing after a landslide hit a campsite during storms that have caused widespread damage across the North Island.Emergency minister Mark Mitchell told RNZ that parts of the east coast looked like “a war zone”, with helicopters deployed to rescue families sheltering on rooftops from flooding, and local states of emergency declared in five regions across Northland and the East Cape due to days of record-breaking torrential rain. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago DAN HODGES: Starmer stood up to Toxic Trump. Kemi and Farage would be wise to do the same

Stop all the clocks. Cut off the telephone. Keir Starmer has finally discovered a backbone and stood up to Donald Trump.

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5 h. ago Real reason Nicola Peltz's 'whole view of other people is so warped'

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham shared an explosive statement on his Instagram story where he accused his parents - Sir David and Lady Victoria - of prioritising "Brand Beckham" over family

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6 h. ago 100 MPs back Waspi letter urging Government to ‘reach the right decision’

Angela Madden, chair of Waspi, said it is ‘high time that ministers stopped stalling and started compensating Waspi women’.

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6 h. ago John Swinney calls for intervention to increase number of affordable homes

The First Minister says another 36,000 such homes will cost up to £4.9 billion.

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6 h. ago Obesity, rotting teeth and poor mental health British children are among ‘most unhealthy’ in EU

BRITISH kids are some of the least healthy in Europe, warn MPs who branded it a “source of shame”. A report by the Commons Health Committee said that compared to the continent UK tots have high and rising levels of obesity, rotting teeth, poor mental health and asthma. It added that vaccine uptake is too...

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6 h. ago Thug revved chainsaw at dog walker before ‘chopping’ him with tool after row while cutting down trees

A CHAINSAW wielding thug who attacked a dog walker has been jailed. Lewis Whitsey, 34, assaulted Paul Mills while cutting down trees near his home in Gospel Lane, Solihull, on May 28 last year. The terrifying encounter unfolded after he inserted himself into a row between Mr Mills and a fellow dog walker. Mr Mills was...

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7 h. ago 'Kowtow Keir' Starmer to visit Beijing for trade talks with President Xi Jinping

The Prime Minister is expected to make his first visit to China next week with a host of British business chief executives in tow.

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7 h. ago I’ve found the best supermarket butters to slather on your toast, from Tesco, Asda and more

As the cost of butter rises, it's worth knowing which brands are worth their salt

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8 h. ago Moisés Caicedo saves face for wasteful Chelsea against battling Pafos

The brief ripple of applause at full time said it all. This was a deeply unconvincing display from ­Chelsea, who took 78 agonising minutes to find a way past the might of the champions of Cyprus, and it was not a surprise that Stamford Bridge greeted victory with such a muted response.The mood was one of relief. There was plenty of angst on a night when the home fans continued their protests against Chelsea’s ­owners. The football was too slow, too ­predictable, and it hardly seemed to register that Moisés Caicedo shattering Pafos FC’s defiance ensured that Liam ­Rosenior’s side will have a chance to secure direct qualification into the ­Champions League last 16 when they visit Napoli in their final game next week. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Rachel is branded 'the best Traitor to ever exist' as she and Stephen perfectly set Matthew up for banishment in dramatic episode

Rachel was branded 'the best Traitor to ever exist' as she and Stephen perfectly set Matthew up for banishment in Tuesday's dramatic episode.

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9 h. ago Tories lost Jenrick because of ‘personal ambition’, Badenoch tells party

Ex-shadow justice minister Robert Jenrick defected to Reform UK on Thursday, describing Britain as ‘broken’.

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10 h. ago UK tourists warned as Storm Ingrid triggers RED ‘extreme’ alerts in Spain

The storm has been branded a 'very significant' event

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10 h. ago British Army sets up 'drone degree' to train up civilian students as unmanned craft specialists amid Putin's war in Ukraine

Supported by a £240,000 investment from the Ministry of Defence, the undergraduate course will train 15 civilian students and up to five soldiers a year in the design, build and testing of drones

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11 h. ago The Guardian view on Keir Starmer and Donald Trump: quiet diplomacy has reached its limit | Editorial

The prime minister has a duty to be candid with the British public about the scale of the global realignment caused by a volatile US presidentOne foreign policy achievement that Donald Trump prefers not to boast about is his role in helping Mark Carney win last year’s Canadian general election. The incumbent Liberal party faced crushing defeat before Mr Trump threatened to annex Canada. Mr Carney’s candidacy was buoyed up by a patriotic rally against US bullying.Perhaps because his country has also been coveted by Mr Trump, Mr Carney has given one of the most clear-sighted responses of any democratic leader to the US president’s designs on Greenland. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, the Canadian prime minister set out the challenge for countries whose security and prosperity have depended on a global system underwritten by the US.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to b...

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11 h. ago UK would be ‘crazy’ not to consider new EU customs union, says minister

Lib Dem MP claims business secretary Peter Kyle is contradicting himself in comments made earlier this week

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