29 m. ago Johnson to quell internal House Republican revolt over Senate changes to Trump’s tax bill – live updates

House vote expected to be tight after so-called ‘big beautiful bill’ cleared the Senate by the narrowest of margins with JD Vance breaking a tieWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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35 m. ago BREAKING Trump claims he's made US 'hottest nation in the world' as he's 'right about everything'

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44 m. ago EastEnders star Harriet Thorpe shuts down 'offensive' This Morning question about being a grandmother

The Elaine Peacock actress appeared on the show to discuss her character's turbulent period

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49 m. ago Battle of the London bookshop as Westminster council seizes tomes in street raid

‘This was a deeply distressing incident,’ says the bookstore’s manager Glenn Smart

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50 m. ago With his immigration bill, Canada’s prime minister is bowing to Trump | Tayo Bero

Mark Carney’s Strong Borders Act would mean a crackdown on refugees as Canada seeks to bolster its relationship with the USThere are many stereotypes about Canada – that we are a nation of extremely polite people, a welcoming melting pot, and that we’re the US’s laid-back cousin who lives next door.But right now, Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, is bucking all of that lore after pressure from the US in the form of Donald Trump’s “concerns” about undocumented migrants and fentanyl moving across the US-Canada border. In response, the recently elected Liberal PM put forward a 127-page bill that includes, among other worrying provisions, sweeping changes to immigration policy that would make the process much more precarious for refugees and could pave the way for mass deportations. Continue reading...

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50 m. ago Gaza ceasefire: Hamas responds as Donald Trump says Israel has agreed to 60

Israel has agreed to the "necessary conditions" for a 60-day ceasefire, Donald Trump has claimed.

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60 m. ago Trump’s Gaza ceasefire boasts will mean nothing unless he can get a grip on Israel

If Trump wants to earn the Nobel Peace Prize which he thinks he already richly deserves, he needs to end the subsidies that allow Israel to make war, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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84 m. ago Lauren Hemp's journey from garden 'Olympics' to Euro winner and Lionesses stardom

Lauren Hemp's rise through football has been as fast as her characteristic blistering pace on the wing and she will hope to use that to defend England's Euros crown this summer

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89 m. ago MTG calls pressure to meet Trump’s July 4 megabill deadline ‘a s***show’

Georgia populist tells Steve Bannon rush to vote through tax and spending legislation after multiple changes made in Senate ‘not realistic’ and ‘a dire situation’

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93 m. ago Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill heads to House – US politics live

Vote expected to be tight after so-called ‘big beautiful bill’ cleared the Senate by the narrowest of margins with JD Vance breaking a tieSenate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping policy billWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Legally mandated US national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their back yards from a warming world.Scientists said the peer-reviewed authoritative reports save money and lives. Websites for the national assessments and the US Global Change Research Program were down Monday and Tuesday with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere. The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within Nasa to comply with the law, but gave no further details. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Politician quits Conservatives saying party has lost its 'moral authority'

Todd Fergsuon quit the party after saying he came from a 'proud Conservative family'.

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1 hour ago John Cena 'weaves around' Ben Shephard's Donald Trump question in awkward This Morning moment

The wrestler was promoting his latest summer blockbuster on the talk show

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1 hour ago Krypto the Superdog: Here's everything we know about Superman's four

He’s one of the most talked about characters in one of the year’s most talked about films.

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2 h. ago Trump suggests teaching migrants how to run away from alligators

Donald Trump has suggested teaching migrants how to run away from alligators as he toured a new migrant detention center in Florida known as “Alligator Alcaratz”.

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2 h. ago Ukraine looks to jointly produce weapons with allies, while US halts some shipments

Ukraine is moving forward with plans for joint weapons production with allies while the U.S. halts some arms shipments

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2 h. ago The supreme court is cracking down on judges – and letting Trump run wild | Steven Greenhouse

The justices’ decision limiting judicial injunctions gives a red light to the most effective check on the president’s power grabEver since Donald Trump returned to power, he has carried out an unprecedented assault against the country’s rule of law. But we can be thankful that one group of people – federal district court judges – have bravely stood up to him and his many illegal actions.His excesses include gutting federal agencies, deporting immigrants without due process, seeking to cut thousands of federal jobs despite their legal protections, and ordering an end to birthright citizenship. Intent on upholding the constitution and rule of law, district court judges have issued more than 190 orders blocking or temporarily pausing Trump actions they considered illegal. Their decisions have slowed the US president’s wrecking ball as it demolishes federal agencies, devastates foreign aid, decimates scientific research and demoralizes government employees.Steven Greenhouse is a journal...

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3 h. ago New name for DP World Tour event at Donald Trump's course in Aberdeen

Scottish Championship will now be called Nexo Championship as part of new DP World Tour deal

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3 h. ago ITV Coronation Street star teases 'danger for Todd' as Theo's next move 'exposed'

Coronation Street star James Cartwright opened up about his character's dark storyline on Wednesday's Lorraine

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3 h. ago EPA forced to auction off 20,000 lab rats, mice, and rabbits as Trump shuts down research projects

Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 scientist positions — will be cut under the Trump administration

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3 h. ago Trump bill latest: House Republicans threaten to tank ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ after marathon vote passes welfare cuts

President’s megabill could face further opposition in House after narrowly passing Senate on Tuesday thanks to JD Vance’s tiebreaking vote

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