33 h. ago Now Nicola Sturgeon takes aim at prison bosses over toxic gender reform chaos

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed her fury at prison chiefs for not telling her a trans rapist was being sent to a women's jail - and accused JK Rowling of threatening her safety.

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4 d. ago Jealous groom bans best man from wedding photos then attacks bride on honeymoon

Sonny Parker beat his new wife and threatened to throw her off a balcony after accusing his new bride of cheating, having refused to let her take any wedding photos with his best man

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4 d. ago Trump ally accused of threatening to detonate revenge porn after he was dumped by much

A Florida beauty pageant winner claims her relationship with Republican Cory Mills went awry and that he has since intimidated her and threatened to release her nude videos.

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5 d. ago Rep. Cory Mills accused of threatening to release intimate videos of ex partner

Mills said the allegations were being pushed by a former political opponent

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5 d. ago US Rep. Cory Mills accused of threatening to release intimate videos of ex partner

Mills said the allegations were being pushed by a former political opponent

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6 d. ago US Rep. Cory Mills accused of threatening to release intimate videos after breakup

U.S. Rep. Cory Mills of Florida has been accused of threatening to release private images and videos of intimate moments with a woman he was previously involved with

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8 d. ago Trump critic turned ally Nancy Mace announces run for South Carolina governor

The right-wing Republican touts Trump’s praise in her announcement ad and adopts the phase “South Carolina First”

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3 w. ago Labour accuses Reform of threatening almost one million jobs with net zero plans

Reform deputy leader Richard Tice wrote to energy companies urging them not to invest in the latest round of green energy contracts.

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3 w. ago ‘I am extremely sad’: celebrities react to the end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show

Ben Stiller, Rachel Zegler and Judd Apatow are among the names expressing disappointment at the decision to axe the long-running showThe end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show is a concerning nail in the coffin for comedyCelebrities have expressed disappointment and anger at the controversial decision to end the long-running Late Show, bringing an end to host Stephen Colbert’s award-winning tenure.The late-night comedy show has been on CBS for 33 years and the news arrived just days after Colbert called out the network’s parent company Paramount for settling a “frivolous” lawsuit with Donald Trump for $16m. Paramount is seeking approval for a $8.4bn merger with Skydance, a company ran by David Ellison, son of close Trump ally Larry Ellison. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump isn't a reliable ally – but Nato dollars can be more persuasive than Putin's propaganda | Rafael Behr

There is no guarantee the US president’s impatience with Russia will last, but the Kremlin may come to regret testing his patienceBefore Donald Trump was a politician he was a property tycoon. Naturally, he thought he could fix the Ukraine war with a real-estate deal. In exchange for a ceasefire, Vladimir Putin would get to keep territory he had already seized.But before Putin was a politician he was a KGB agent who mourned the collapse of the Soviet Union. His idea of a fair solution begins with Ukraine’s total submission to an imperial Russian motherland.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 w. ago US House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash

Trump has faced growing resentment over the decision of his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to withhold informationUS politics – live updatesAnalysis: How Epstein files uproar became a vehicle for QAnonMike Johnson, speaker of the House, called for the justice department to make public documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, breaking with Donald Trump over an issue that has roiled the president’s rightwing base.It was a rare moment of friction between Trump and the speaker, a top ally on Capitol Hill, and came as the president faces growing backlash from conservatives who had expected him to make public everything known about Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while in federal custody as he faced sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump's top ally turns on him again over 'broken promises' as MAGA civil war escalates over Ukraine

The latest chapter in the internal MAGA fight features Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green blasting the Trump administration's pivot to sending arms to Ukraine.

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4 w. ago Supreme court clears way for Trump to gut education department – live updates

Conservative justices lift federal judge’s order that had reinstated nearly 1,400 workers affected by mass layoffsWith Trump’s headache not showing any signs of going away, Politico learned that “an ally supportive of the Trump DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case, has pitched senior White House officials on the idea of Bondi and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche doing an all-questions-addressed news conference in an attempt to exhaust the press and put the story to bed.”Maga influencer and far-right activist Laura Loomer also told Politico on Sunday that “there should be a special counsel appointed to do an independent investigation of the handling of the Epstein files so that people can feel like this issue is being investigated, and perhaps take it out of [Pam Bondi’s] hands, because I don’t think that she has been transparent or done a good job handling this issue”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump continues attacks on Federal Reserve chair as he demands lower interest rates – live updates

Trump attacks Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, calling him a ‘stupid guy’ and a ‘knucklehead’ as he demands lower interest ratesWith Trump’s headache not showing any signs of going away, Politico learned that “an ally supportive of the Trump DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case, has pitched senior White House officials on the idea of Bondi and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche doing an all-questions-addressed news conference in an attempt to exhaust the press and put the story to bed.”Maga influencer and far-right activist Laura Loomer also told Politico on Sunday that “there should be a special counsel appointed to do an independent investigation of the handling of the Epstein files so that people can feel like this issue is being investigated, and perhaps take it out of [Pam Bondi’s] hands, because I don’t think that she has been transparent or done a good job handling this issue”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump defends attorney general as Maga base furious over justice department’s handling of Epstein files – live

Trump signals backing for Pam Bondi amid calls from Maga world for her dismissalWith Trump’s headache not showing any signs of going away, Politico learned that “an ally supportive of the Trump DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case, has pitched senior White House officials on the idea of Bondi and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche doing an all-questions-addressed news conference in an attempt to exhaust the press and put the story to bed.”Maga influencer and far-right activist Laura Loomer also told Politico on Sunday that “there should be a special counsel appointed to do an independent investigation of the handling of the Epstein files so that people can feel like this issue is being investigated, and perhaps take it out of [Pam Bondi’s] hands, because I don’t think that she has been transparent or done a good job handling this issue”. Continue reading...

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