1 hour ago Could NATO stand up to President Xi's 'Axis of Upheaval'? As China pushes for a new world order, how the alliance's military forces compare to combined might of Beijing, Russia and North Korea

After three and a half years of devastating conflict, Putin is showing no signs of relenting on his military ambitions, and there are growing fears that his target stretches beyond Ukraine.

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2 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: His jagged, gapped teeth had shades of Hannibal Lecter. Better watch out

The new supremo is Zack Polanski, 42, a smooth-talking vegan and ex-Lib Dem hypnotherapist who used to tell women they could think their way to a bigger bust.

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2 h. ago UK weather warning with floods and nearly one month's rainfall feared TODAY

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and estimates up to 60mm of rain is to fall across parts of the Southwest of England, where flooding is also likely

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2 h. ago Block on North Sea drilling 'risks blackouts', Kemi Badenoch says in wake of Labour's new ban

The Tory leader said Britain is 'dangerously exposed' to supply squeezes, and families risked paying the price unless Keir Starmer changed tack.

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3 h. ago US House committee releases batch of Epstein records as White House fights release of all files – live

Republican-led oversight committee releases over 33,000 pages of files related to investigation of late sex offenderDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Fears grow over ‘cashless society’ as less than half of people carry physical wallets, report reveals

Concerns have also been raised about technology failures that have left consumers exposed across payments, banking and broader services

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4 h. ago National League match abandoned after horror collision involving player on loan from Premier League club

A National League clash between Eastleigh and Scunthorpe was abandoned in stoppage time after a sickening clash of heads left two players needing urgent medical attention.

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4 h. ago Trump announces Space Command HQ will switch to Alabama from Colorado

President says national security operations in space will be based in state he won comfortably, reversing Biden decisionDonald Trump made his first public appearance in a week on Tuesday to announce that the US Space Command (Spacecom) headquarters, which is tasked with leading national security operations in space, would be in the Republican stronghold of Alabama.Flanked by Republican senators and members of Congress at a White House news conference, Trump said Huntsville, Alabama, would be the new location of the space command. The move reverses a Biden administration decision to put the facility at its current temporary headquarters in Democratic-leaning Colorado. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Lanarkshire locals urged to start their own business with help of Business Gateway

Business Gateway, Scotland’s national business support service, has launched Scottish Start-Up Month, a nationwide campaign to celebrate Scotland’s entrepreneurial spirit.

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7 h. ago Pressure is mounting on Green Party's new leader to sack his deputy for defending Hamas's attack on Israel

Zack Polanski won a landslide victory on a ticket of 'eco-populism' and a new focus on Left-wing issues such as supporting Palestine.

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7 h. ago Reform pledges to cut 'wasteful spending' in NHS and 'the nonsense' if it wins power in Wales

In an interview which was typically lacking in detail Richard Tice said 'back office' jobs needed to be cut in Wales to save money and his party would scrap Welsh Labour's 20mph policy

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7 h. ago Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama – live

The president declared Huntsville, Alabama, would ‘forever be known from this point forward as Rocket City’ in his first public appearance in several daysDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump's hands spark more health concerns during bombshell announcement

Donald Trump has prompted fresh health fears in his latest public appearance at the Oval Office - as he addressed the public in a major announcement regarding the Space Command HQ

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7 h. ago Olivia Attwood 'suffers break up pain as BFF cuts her out' amid fears for marriage

Love Island star Olivia Attwood is reportedly dealing with the breakdown of her relationship with her best mate amid fears for her marriage after cosy Pete Wicks snaps

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7 h. ago EastEnders fans fear soap legend killed in shooting cliffhanger as Kat and Zoe Slater 'too obvious'

A gun went off following a fight between Jack Branning and Ravi Gulati

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8 h. ago Local government reforms backed by MPs despite ‘power grab’ concerns

Transport, planning and housing will be devolved to new unitary local authorities, under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

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8 h. ago UK still ploughing millions into Putin's war chest through loophole, PM warned

Ministers have been urged by the Lib Dems to close loopholes which analysts say create hundreds of millions of pounds of tax revenue for the Kremlin

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8 h. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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8 h. ago Drone images expose disgusting scenes at travellers site as residents complain of 'dire situation'

Local residents have taken to social media to express their anger and call for urgent action

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8 h. ago Adam Wharton injury timeline revealed as Crystal Palace star turns down England call

The Eagles’ midfield metronome could miss the club’s first Conference League group stage outing

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