9 h. ago JEREMY HUNT: Liz Truss called me into a boudoir she'd created in No 10 and told me she had to quit. I urged her to go quickly

A message from an unrecognised number jumped out at me from my phone: ' Liz Truss here. Please can you give me a call.' Was the Prime Minister really trying to contact me? Surely not.

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19 h. ago Strictly's Ellie Simmonds told 'all I could see was your disability' in heartbreaking call

In a new ITV documentary, Ellie Simmonds: Should I Have Children?, the former Paralympian swimming champion has a tear-jerking phone call with her birth mum

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43 h. ago Ryan Reynolds urged to make transfer phone call and snap up England star for Wrexham

Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham have been told they should make a move for a soon-to-be free agent from the Premier League as they prepare for life in the Championship

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43 h. ago Trump 'told Zelensky that Ukraine and Russia will need to reach a peace deal themselves' after his bombshell phone call with Putin in clearest sign yet he is ready to walk away from ceasefire talks

US president Donald Trump has reportedly told Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders they would have to find a solution to the invasion of Ukraine themselves. 

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61 h. ago Jay Slater's tragic final moments and phone call during fatal walk as cause of death confirmed in inquest

Jay Slater vanished after partying with his friends in Tenerife. Weeks later, he was found dead with several questions left unanswered. Now, an inquest has revealed what happened to the teen

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65 h. ago Bruno Fernandes reveals phone call that left him in tears before Man United’s Europa League final

Bruno Fernandes has admitted that a phone call from a former Sporting CP figure left him in tears ahead of Manchester United's Europa League final against Tottenham

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67 h. ago European unity against Putin in peril if Trump moves to ease sanctions

EU’s hopes of US increasing pressure on Kremlin have been dashed, and Hungary could yet make situation worseEuropean leaders – who have promised to impose “massive” new sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine – face the prospect of having to introduce their planned expansion of economic restrictions on the Russian war economy without the United States.European hopes that Donald Trump might increase the pressure on the Kremlin were dashed after the US president’s two-hour inconclusive phone call with Putin on Monday. Trump did not follow through on previous threats to introduce “large-scale” sanctions on Russia if there was no ceasefire, but instead extolled the prospect of restarting trade with Moscow. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Bruno Fernandes left in tears by phone call in honest admission before Europa League final

Bruno Fernandes' blood still runs green and white, as he opened up on a heartfelt conversation with Sporting CP ahead of Manchester United's Europa League final with Tottenham Hotspur

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68 h. ago Monsters star Cooper Koch shares details of Erik Menendez phone call after promising resentencing

Koch, who starred as Erik in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,’ has been a fierce advocate of the brothers

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2 d. ago Russia’s new sanctions explained: Ukraine’s allies target Moscow as peace talks stall

Kyiv’s European allies have slapped new sanctions on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a breakthrough on ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine

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2 d. ago Jay Slater's friends 'can't be found and aren't answering phone calls', inquest into death of British teen is told

The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died in June last year in Tenerife from traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height, according to a post-mortem.

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2 d. ago Jay Slater inquest is told friends of British teen who died in Tenerife are 'not answering phone calls' as coroner reveals 'drugs involved'

The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died in June last year in Tenerife from traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height, according to a post-mortem.

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3 d. ago Bad boy British football star is DEPORTED after two Aussie women complained and immigration minister made a dramatic intervention

A British footballer is set to be deported from Australia after one of his accusers posted a dramatic video of her triumphant phone call with Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Pope opens Vatican door to peace talks, says Meloni

Zelenskyy says Putin ‘trying to buy time’ after phone call with Trump; EU lays on further sanctions and more coming up. What we know on day 1,183Pope Leo confirmed to Giorgia Meloni his willingness to host in the Vatican the next round of negotiations to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Italian prime minister said on Tuesday. “Finding in the Holy Father confirmation of the readiness to host the next talks between the parties in the Vatican, the prime minister expressed deep gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for his unceasing commitment to peace,” said a statement from Meloni. Leo, elected two weeks ago, said on 14 May that the Vatican could act as a mediator in global conflicts, without specifically mentioning Russia’s war against Ukraine.Separately the Italian prime minister said she had talks with other European leaders and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over next steps. “It was agreed to maintain close coordination between the partners with a view to a ne...

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3 d. ago Vatican peace talks and a threatened ‘red line’ – what comes after the Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky accuses the Kremlin of trying to ‘buy time’ as Vladimir Putin agrees to work towards a memorandum with Kyiv, but no 30-day ceasefire

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3 d. ago Trump administration to allow work to continue on $5bn New York wind farm

Governor lobbied Trump in a series of phone calls, and will now allow new gas pipeline capacity to move forwardUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has lifted a stop work order on a $5bn wind farm off the coast of New York after negotiations with the state to resume the major clean energy project, but cancelled plans for a gas pipeline could also be revived.The month-long stop work order on the Empire Wind project came amid Donald Trump’s targeting of the wind industry in the first 100 days of his second term as the US president pushes a pro-fossil fuels agenda. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago With little progress after phone calls and talks, Ukraine's allies hit Russia with new sanctions

Kyiv’s European allies have slapped new sanctions on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a breakthrough on ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine

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3 d. ago BBC Breakfast host forced to ask 'you still there?' as guest blunder cuts off interview

BBC Breakfast hosts Jon Kay and Sarah Campbell were seen speaking to runner William Goodge on the show on Tuesday, but he was interrupted by a phone call

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3 d. ago Donald Trump branded 'desperate' after making surprising statement about Russia

Donald Trump has been branded 'desperate' for a Nobel Peace Prize after issuing a surprising statement on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, following a phone call with Vladimir Putin

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy says Russia ‘trying to buy time to continue war’ – Ukraine war live

Ukrainian president posts on social media after Putin refuses to agree to a ceasefire in phone call with TrumpTrump and Putin hold phone call but Kremlin refuses ceasefireHere’s more of what Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram today.“It is obvious that Russia is trying to buy time to continue the war and occupation,” he said.We have no doubt that the war must end at the negotiating table. There must be clear and realistic proposals on the table. Ukraine is ready for any effective negotiation formats. And if Russia continues to put forward unrealistic conditions and undermine possible results, there must be tough consequences. Continue reading...

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