60 m. ago Vladimir Putin was 'morally responsible' for death of Dawn Sturgess in Salisbury Novichok poisonings after authorising attack as a 'public demonstration of Russian power', inquiry finds

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, pictured here with daughter Yulia, was poisoned by Novichok at his home in Salisbury. A report today found Putin authorised the hit as a show of Russian strength.

Events

61 m. ago How an international assassination attempt brought horror to the streets of a sleepy English city

 Andy Gregory looks back on the shocking and tragic events that thrust the Wiltshire city into global headlines

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73 m. ago Prince Harry's cringeworthy Late Show appearance is an 'embarrassment' and another sign that the novelty of a British prince has 'worn off' in the US, PR expert claims

The Duke of Sussex's jokes on The Late Show about Donald Trump and being a royal failed to land and the novelty of a British prince has 'worn off' in America, Mark Borkowski said.

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74 m. ago New York Times sues Pentagon over new reporting restrictions – US politics live

NYT accuses Pentagon of infringing on the constitutional rights of its journalistsWith the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, already in the hot seat over the 2 September boat strike and the inspector-general report on his use of the Signal messaging app in March, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Hegseth had asked Admiral Alvin Holsey to step down after he had expressed concerns over the legality of the attacks in the Caribbean.Hegseth had announced in October that Holsey would be stepping down as head of the US military’s southern command less than a year after he took over the post. The posting, which oversees operations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, typically lasts three years. Continue reading...

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85 m. ago Risk of £2.5k fine alert issued to anyone putting up Christmas lights

Millions of UK homeowners are decorating their homes for Christmas this week

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86 m. ago ‘One bite and he was hooked’: from Kenya to Nepal, how parents are battling ultra

Five families around the world share their struggles to keep their children away from UPFsParents and young people: share your concerns about ultra-processed foods (UPFs)The scourge of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is global. While their consumption is particularly high in the west, forming more than half the average diet in the UK and the US, for example, UPFs are replacing fresh food in diets on every continent.This month, the world’s largest review on the health threats of UPFs was published in the Lancet. It warned that such foods are exposing millions of people to long-term harm, and called for urgent action. Earlier this year Unicef revealed that more children around the world were obese than underweight for the first time, as junk food overwhelms diets, with the steepest rises in low- and middle-income countries. Continue reading...

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86 m. ago The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west

Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech data centers Driving down the interstate through the dry Nevada desert, there are few signs that a vast expanse of new construction is hiding behind the sagebrush-covered hills. But, just beyond a massive power plant and transmission towers that march up into the dusty brown mountains, lies one of the world’s biggest buildouts of data centers – miles of new concrete buildings that house millions of computer servers.This business park, called the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, has a sprawling landmass greater than the city of Denver. It is home to the largest data center in the US, built by the company Switch, and tech giants like Google and Microsoft have also bought land here and are constructing enormous facilities. A separate Apple data center complex is just down the road. Tesla’s gigafactory, which builds electric vehicle batteries, is a resident too. Continue reading...

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87 m. ago Britain's porn crackdown proves pricey: Ofcom fines a company £1 MILLION for not having robust age checks in place

Britain's porn crackdown has proved pricey for one company, which has been fined £1 million for not having robust age checks in place.

Economics

93 m. ago Royal Mail Christmas post 'ban' risk for millions of UK households 'if not careful'

Some postal workers are left with permanent and disabling injuries when doing their job

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1 hour ago 200,000 children under the age of five to die this year because of foreign aid cuts

Report from Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century

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2 h. ago Hegseth under pressure as admiral blamed for ‘war crime’ boat strike to be grilled by Congress: Live

Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley is set to give a classified briefing to lawmakers over the lethal Venezuela ‘drug boat’ strikes

Events

2 h. ago Ministers order review of ADHD and autism diagnosis amid alarm that MILLIONS of people are on benefits with 'medicalised normal life stresses'

The Health Secretary said the issue needed to be looked at through a 'strictly clinical lens' as he and fellow ministers look to tackle Britain's ballooning welfare bill.

Politics

2 h. ago Millions of people to see elections delayed until at least 2028

The decision has sparked a furious backlash, with the Conservatives, Reform UK, the Liberal Democrats and local figures accusing Labour of 'cancelling democracy'

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2 h. ago Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations

Politics

2 h. ago What to know about the International Criminal Court as annual meeting lays out challenges

The mood is grim as hundreds of diplomats, lawyers and activists gather in The Hague for the annual meeting of the International Criminal Court

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2 h. ago India’s opposition lawmakers demand Delhi air crisis be declared ‘national emergency’

Millions of people in Delhi alone face severe respiratory risks as pollution levels skyrocket in October and November

Society

2 h. ago Prince Harry's savage 'king' joke about Donald Trump in surprise TV appearance

Prince Harry made an unexpected guest appearance on The Late Show in a Christmas sketch which poked fun at Trump

Politics

2 h. ago Aldi issues statement affecting millions of shoppers from today

You'll be running to Aldi after this news.

Economics

2 h. ago Cryptocurrency scammer and his wife 'encased in concrete' after sick torture

Cryptocurrency millionaire Roman Novak, 38, was found buried in concrete in the UAE desert along with 37-year-old wife Anna after being 'lured' by a fake investment opportunity

Politics

2 h. ago Everyone's complaining about Spotify Wrapped for this one 'brutal' reason

Spotify Wrapped 2025 is out and not everyone is happy. That's because one of the new features for this year provided a very brutal account to some of the millions of users. Let's take a look

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