4 h. ago Spain to declare disaster zones after area twice the size of London is burnt

Spain to declare disaster zones after area twice the size of London is burnt  Financial Times

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8 h. ago Trump blames Ukraine for ‘taking on nation 10 times your size’ despite Russia being the one that invaded

Russia invaded its sovereign, democratic neighbor in March 2022, sparking the drawn-out war that Trump is now trying to end

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60 h. ago The ugly truth: have Trump’s tariffs finally put an end to Crocs’ 19

The Guardian’s Crocs correspondent traces the highs and lows of the rubbery perforated clogs that divide opinionI’ve been the Guardian’s Crocs correspondent for 19 years now, and get wheeled out for highs and lows. This is a definite low for the rubbery perforated clogs: the share price is down nearly 30% – its lowest level for three years – and revenues are expected to drop by between 9% and 11% in the current quarter.To blame? Donald Trump mostly, and his tariffs. It’s not the first time Crocs have suffered at the hands – or feet – of a Republican US president, as it happens. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Putin jabs Joe Biden by saying he would have never invaded Ukraine if Trump were in charge

Vladimir Putin said that former President Joe Biden is to blame for allowing the war with Ukraine to materialize.

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6 d. ago Russia's 'Doomsday Radio' emits signals last heard days before Putin invaded Ukraine

The UVB-76 radio station, Russia's infamous ‘Doomsday Radio’, has emitted codes not heard since shortly before Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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6 d. ago American visits Poundland for first time and is floored by 'unexpected' discovery

YouTuber The Magic Geekdom visited a Poundland store for the first time and she was blown away by the size of one department as she exclaimed she was "not expecting" it

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7 d. ago Hurry, hurry, hurry! It’s Trump’s great Ukraine giveaway. Bargains galore, if your name is Vladimir Putin | Marina Hyde

The Art of the Deal, the Art of War: I doubt the US president has read or understood either. If Zelenskyy is a worried man, who can blame him?Good to have it confirmed that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will be talking about Ukraine behind its back on Friday in Alaska, as the US president rambled through a press conference on Monday in which he explained that Putin “wasn’t going to mess with me” and that Ukraine was going to have to accept new borders. And listen – you’ll agree that territorial pronouncements mean so much more coming from a guy whose staff once shamelessly redrew a hurricane impact map to stop him looking stoopid. It’s a true honour for the Ukrainians to see their country effectively carved up by someone who would prefer to post-rationalise any old crap with a Sharpie than admit he doesn’t have the first clue about it and cares even less.Leave it to the tasteful visionary behind the Gaza Riviera to categorise what he’s doing as trying to get back some of Ukraine’s...

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8 d. ago Wind generator Ørsted’s shares sink as it makes $9bn cash call

Danish company blames Donald Trump for derailing its business model after market value drops by a thirdEurope’s largest wind power company has blamed Donald Trump for derailing its business model, after it unveiled a $9bn (£6.7bn) fundraising and its market value plunged by almost a third.The share price for Denmark’s Ørsted tumbled to an all-time low after it told investors on Monday that the “extraordinary situation” facing the industry meant it would need to tap shareholders to cover the costs of its plans. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Russell T Davies blames Reform and Trump for decline in UK gay rights

Screenwriter known for reviving Doctor Who and writing Queer As Folk says LGBT community needs to fight backRussell T Davies has said gay rights are “rapidly and urgently getting worse” thanks to the rise of Reform UK and the influence of the Trump presidency on British politics.The award-winning screenwriter, who is best known for reviving Doctor Who and writing Queer As Folk, said the LGBT community should be “revolting in terror and anger and action” in response to growing support for Reform, which has pledged to “ban transgender ideology” in schools. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Does Ed Miliband's new £3,750 grant make it worth buying an electric car? How to get it and the EVs to buy

Car buyers are being offered a cash incentive to purchase a new electric vehicle (EV) for the first time in three years. But the size of the discounts and the rules have left drivers confused.

Economics

2 w. ago BP confirms biggest oil and gas field discovery in 25 years – three times the size of Paris

The British energy firm have scaled back on renewable plans recently to refocus on fossil fuels

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2 w. ago Moment Russia bombs key Ukrainian bridge in Kherson after mass drone strike hit tourist resort Sochi

The attacks are the latest trading of blows between Russia and Ukraine as each nation looks to focus on targeting the other's infrastructure.

Events

last month Democrats laugh off Trump attempts to blame them for Epstein fallout

Democrats ignore Trump’s attempts to pin his newest scandal on them

Politics

last month Trump live updates: President claims he’s hit ‘record’ MAGA poll numbers since ‘Epstein hoax’

President Donald Trump blamed the ‘Radical Left Democrats’ for the outrage over the Epstein files

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