1 hour ago Member of beloved grizzly bear family hit and killed in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park

A 5-year-old bear that was a member of a beloved grizzly family in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has died

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1 hour ago Truck crossed center line in crash with tour van that killed 7 near Yellowstone, police say

Idaho State Police say a pickup truck that collided with a tour van near Yellowstone National Park last week, killing seven people, crossed the center line and hit the van

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1 hour ago Trump administration abruptly removes the vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board

The White House says the vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board has been removed from his position, a rare move that comes as the agency investigates more than 1,000 cases

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2 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Hegseth’s sudden arms halt ‘cost US up to $2.2m’ – report

Missile attack against Kyiv after deadly strike on Sumy; Zelenskyy seeks ramp-up of drone interceptor development. What we know on day 1,169 The Pentagon under Pete Hegseth stopped arms shipments to Ukraine in February without being ordered to do so by Donald Trump, the newly inaugurated president, Reuters reports. The order – which the news agency said blindsided top US national security officials, and the Ukrainians – was reversed within a week, but it cost up to $US2.2m to cancel the 11 flights involved, according to records. Reuters said records showed Hegseth gave a verbal order for the stoppage after a 30 January Oval Office meeting where only the idea of stopping military assistance was discussed.Ukraine’s air defence units were trying repel a missile attack on Kyiv, the mayor said, after explosions shook the city just after 1am local time on Wednesday. A Russian ballistic missile attack killed three people including a child at Sumy in Ukraine and wounded 10 other people – mo...

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3 h. ago Pancakes taste better when swapping oil for one £1.99 kitchen ingredient

Craving some pancakes? Following these simple instructions, you're set to make the best fluffy, thick, savoury pancakes ever and it's all down to swapping oil for butter.

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3 h. ago Crackdown on visas will only have a small impact on new asylum claims, expert says

The Home Office is poised to unveil plans to scale back the amount of work and study permits handed to certain nationalities.

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3 h. ago UK Foreign Office updates travel advice for British citizens in India and Pakistan as nations exchange fire

The Foreign Office has issued updated travel advice for British citizens in both countries following an exchange of fire

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3 h. ago Landmarks across Britain lit in red, white and blue to commemorate VE Day anniversary

The nation has united to mark 80 years since Britain declared victory over Nazi Germany

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4 h. ago Police chiefs hit back at watchdog over call for action on social media posts

The National Police Chiefs’ Council said responsibility for the accuracy of posts lies with users, platforms and regulators.

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4 h. ago UK sent Israel thousands of military items despite export ban, study finds

Trade data analysis shows British firms have exported items including munitions since suspension of key licencesUK firms have exported thousands of military items including munitions to Israel despite the government suspending key arms export licences to the country in September, new analysis of trade data shows. The research also raises questions over whether the UK continued to sell F-35 parts directly to Israel in breach of an undertaking only to sell them to the US manufacturers Lockheed Martin as a way of ensuring the fighter jet’s global supply chain was not disrupted, something the government said was essential for national security and Nato. The findings have led the former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell to call for a full investigation, adding it was a resigning matter if the foreign secretary, David Lammy, was shown to have misled parliament in breach of the ministerial code when he told MPs in September that much of what the UK sends to Israel was “defensive in n...

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4 h. ago Buildings across Britain bask in red, white and blue light to commemorate VE Day anniversary

The nation has united to mark 80 years since Britain declared victory over Nazi Germany

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4 h. ago VE Day celebrations light up Britain: Icons across the country are coloured with the Union Jack for 80th anniversary

A total of 83 monuments, buildings and attractions in the four nations and the Channel Islands have been lit up.

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5 h. ago 'British workers come last': Fury as Indian workers are given a major tax break under Labour's free trade deal

As part of the UK-India trade deal, Indian nationals on temporary visas and their firms will not have to pay National Insurance contributions in both countries for the first three years.

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5 h. ago Weather Service staff urged not to visit sites alone after threats from militia group that believes radars are ‘weather weapons’

Doppler radars bounce radio waves off of precipitation to provide scientists with data used in forecasting and predicting storm movements

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6 h. ago Wildfires burn thousands of acres on tribal lands in North Dakota

Thousands of acres of tribal lands in North Dakota have burned in the last several days due to wildfires amid dry and breezy conditions

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6 h. ago Tributes pour in for former Fulham footballer after his sudden death aged just 37: Teammates say 'he was the best of us'

The former Fulham and AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper, who made 23 appearances for his National Team, died after being in coma for weeks.

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6 h. ago 'Never say never' on Canada becoming part of United States, Trump tells Carney in White House

The newly-elected Canadian prime minister told the US President his nation ‘not for sale’ during crunch talks

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7 h. ago Sudan to cut ties with United Arab Emirates over alleged RSF support

UAE insists it does not provide arms to paramilitary group as Sudanese ambassador recalledSudan’s security and defence council has declared that it will break diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates over its alleged backing of the paramilitary Sudanese Rapid Support Forces.During a televised speech on Tuesday, Sudan’s defence minister, Yassin Ibrahim, said Sudan was “severing diplomatic relations with the UAE” and recalling its ambassador, claiming the Gulf nation had breached Sudan’s sovereignty through its RSF “proxy”, which has been fighting the army in a bloody civil war since April 2023. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump’s latest tariffs will be devastating for the British film industry and beyond

Editorial: It will – if it can ever be made workable – do grievous damage to the economies of America’s allies and to the US entertainment sector. It will not ‘make Hollywood great again’ but lay waste to the thriving and symbiotic film sectors in other nations

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9 h. ago The Guardian view on Germany’s political uncertainty: Merz must recover from this rocky start | Editorial

The initial failure of coalition members to back the new chancellor in sufficient numbers was a bad beginning at a treacherous moment for the nationThe election of Friedrich Merz as chancellor by German legislators on Tuesday morning was meant to end months of political instability, since the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s government half a year ago – itself the result of bitter infighting at the top. Many fear that this could be the last chance to keep out the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). But the humiliating result of the first ballot – in which Mr Merz became the first chancellor designate to fail to secure the majority needed in the Bundestag since the second world war – was a bad beginning.It was supposed to be a straightforward confirmation; instead, he was hobbled by rebels from his own coalition. Only 310 of its 328 legislators backed him, short of the 316 required. He was approved by 325 in a hastily scheduled second&nb...

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