60 h. ago Travellers build illegal site of 13 static homes next to Britain's biggest nuclear weapons factory as fearful residents call on council to step in

'Anxious' locals have been left 'fearing for their safety' and are calling for the council to step in to stop construction on land opposite the site in Berkshire.

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68 h. ago Melania Trump tells soldiers AI 'machines' will replace them in 'dystopian' speech

The USA's First Lady gave a speech evoking the robot uprising of the Terminator films when she spoke to marines, saying AI will transform war more than any technology since nuclear weapons

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3 d. ago Scotland goes World Cup WILD: Fans declare 'American bars won't know what's hit them' as pubs erupt, brilliant commentary goes viral... and Ally McCoist loses his voice!

BBC Sport co-commentators Steven Thompson and James McFadden - men who both knew pain playing for the Tartan Army - went viral for their gleeful reactions.

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3 d. ago Iranian nuclear experts held second covert meeting with Russian weapons institute

US claims meeting is part of an effort by Tehran to acquire sensitive military technologies from Moscow

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4 d. ago Judge rejects ‘racially gerrymandered’ maps in Texas that gave Republicans extra districts

Federal judge instructed state to use older maps, with Republicans likely to appeal decisionUS politics live – latest updatesNew maps that added five Republican districts in Texas hit a legal roadblock on Tuesday, with a federal judge saying the state cannot use the 2025 maps because they are probably “racially gerrymandered”.The decision is likely to be appealed, given the push for more Republican-friendly congressional maps nationwide and Donald Trump’s full-court press on his party to make them. Some states have followed suit, and some Democratic states have retaliated, pushing to add more blue seats to counteract Republicans. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago I went to staggeringly extravagant Christmas attraction — the price is eye

In ten years of parenting, this is the most epic, and extravagant, Christmas attraction I've ever been to, writes Dianne Bourne

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4 d. ago Inside the US evangelical push into Africa in vacuum left by Trump’s aid cuts – as activists fear for human rights

As Donald Trump's aid cuts leave African health programmes scrambling, The Independent pieces together events at a number of conferences where American religious organisations are looking to move in to shape the future. Rachel Schraer reports

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5 d. ago Trump's 'Department of Deportation' pursuit leaves child predators free to roam as agents are pulled from pedophile hunts

Amid the Trump administration's renewed push to prioritize ICE-led deportations, other missions are being sidelined.

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6 d. ago The Guardian view on a new nuclear age: great powers should not restock a house of dynamite | Editorial

Donald Trump’s remarks on resuming nuclear testing have highlighted the risks. Proliferation must not be considered inevitableWhen Eisaku Satō, a former prime minister of Japan, received the Nobel peace prize in 1974 after committing his country to not making nuclear bombs, owning them or allowing them on its territory, he assured the audience: “I have no doubt that this policy will be pursued by all future governments.”Yet last week, Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, declined to say whether the country that understands the cost of nuclear war better than any other would stand by its commitment – reflecting the bleak broader outlook. Eighty years after the US dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima, incinerating tens of thousands of people, and almost 40 after Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan seriously discussed nuclear abolition in Reykjavik, the spectre looms once more. Last month, Donald Trump ordered the US military to match other countries’ nuclear weapons testing. Continu...

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7 d. ago ‘You can’t walk out with that and lose’ – Chris Eubank Jr’s flamboyant outfit divides fans in ring walk with 50 Cent

CHRIS EUBANK JR left fans divided with his ring walk before facing Conor Benn. The boxing star waltzed out at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the company of his legendary dad Eubank Sr. The pair were also accompanied by American rapper 50 Cent, who performed his hit song 'Many Men'. But it was Eubank Jr's...

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7 d. ago China's 'secret' military base hidden in plain sight... where Beijing is developing the most advanced space, nuclear and military tech in the world

Lop Nur, has evolved into the centre of a vast programme that spans experimental aircraft, space weapons, and the most rapid nuclear expansion on the planet.

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8 d. ago From conscience to platforming Trump: inside the slow death of ‘woke’ ESPN

The broadcaster was once attacked by critics for being too progressive. But that stance appears to have changed for good in Trump’s second term“What happened to the Redskins, by the way?” Donald Trump asked in an interview on the Pat McAfee Show that notably did not stick to sports. His call-in appearance on Tuesday’s program to mark Veterans Day was meant to be a major coup for ESPN, the first time Trump had been interviewed on the network as a sitting president. But viewers could have just as easily been mistaken into believing they were watching Fox News.Trump took his usual shots at Joe Biden, claimed credit for the Department for Veteran Affairs’ high approval ratings and declared victory over the Democrats in a government shut down that dragged on for a depressing 43 days. Rather than push back against the political self-promotion, McAfee cheered Trump on before opening the floor to his lackeys to ask him which NFL coach would make a great president. It was all delivered live ...

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1 week ago China hungry for 'slice of nuclear weapons cake' as Xi Jinping appears on 'warpath'

Satellite images of top-secret Chinese Lop Nur military base appear to have highlighted efforts of expansion, with one defence expert claiming this is proof of Xi Jinping wanting a 'slice of the nuclear weapons cake'

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1 week ago China 'wants slice of nuclear weapons cake' amid warning Xi Jinping on 'warpath'

Striking new satellite images of a top-secret military base in China are proof that Xi Jinping wants a 'slice of the nuclear weapons cake', according to one defence expert

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1 week ago Green leader Zack Polanski ridiculed for saying UK should give up nuclear weapons and 'ask Vladimir Putin to do the same'

The self-described 'eco-populist' made the comments as he set out his wish for the whole world to 'denuclearise'.

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2 w. ago Mirror campaign win as Nuke test heroes are finally honoured

Veterans ordered to spy on French and Chinese nuclear weapons will finally get a medal - but questions remain over whether they were used in human experiments

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2 w. ago UFOs orbiting Earth before our first satellite found in photos from the 1950s

Unexplained flashes were mjch more likely to show up the day after nuclear weapons tests

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2 w. ago Putin says Russia may start nuclear weapons tests in response to Trump

Russian president asks officials to draft proposals amid fears of a new atomic arms race

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2 w. ago Putin signals Russia may start nuclear weapons tests in response to Trump

Russian president asks officials to draft proposals amid fears of a new atomic arms race

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2 w. ago Putin orders plans to restart nuclear tests after Trump announced new weapon trials in US

The decisions sparked fears of a new nuclear weapons race

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