26 m. ago LIVE: Emergency services descend on Greater Manchester town centre street

Firefighters, police and paramedics are all in attendance

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100 m. ago LIVE: Long delays and cancellations after train fault near Manchester Piccadilly

Commuters have been hit with disruption

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1 hour ago Stunning TV sports presenter Diletta Leotta reveals shocking 'almost

Leotta alleged that she was forced to remove almost all her clothes before she was 'tickled' under the arms and feet - something she described as 'incredible torture'.

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17 h. ago M60 chaos LIVE as motorway hit by delays following police incident

Police, paramedics and Highways officers are in attendance

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17 h. ago M60 chaos as motorway hit by delays following police incident

Police, paramedics and Highways officers are in attendance

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18 h. ago LIVE: 'Avoid the area' warning after reports of stabbing at retail park

Police and paramedics are in attendance outside a Matalan store in Oldham this afternoon

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18 h. ago LIVE: People urged to 'avoid area' as cordon put in place outside Matalan

Police and paramedics are in attendance outside a Matalan store in Oldham this afternoon

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20 h. ago Thai police officer alleges Shane Warne death 'cover up' after marathon orgy in last hours

A police officer has claimed that he was forced to remove a bottle of Kamagra from the hotel room where where cricket legend Shane Warne sadly died back in 2022

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20 h. ago Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if tariffs make car prices go up

Trump says tariffs on foreign-made cars would would lead to increased sales of US-made carsDonald Trump said on Saturday he did not warn car industry executives against raising prices as tariffs on foreign-made autos come into force, telling NBC News he “couldn’t care less” if they do.The president’s comments came as the White House prepared to impose new tariffs on a range of consumer goods on 2 April, a move that has drawn criticism from international leaders and concerns about potential price increases for consumers.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

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21 h. ago ‘It reminds you of a fascist state’: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history

Normally staid historians sound alarm at authoritarian grasping for control of the premier US museum complexIn a brightly lit gallery, they see the 66m-year-old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. In a darkened room, they study the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the national anthem. In a vast aviation hanger, they behold a space shuttle. And in a discreet corner, they file solemnly past the casket of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman in the US south.Visitors have come in their millions to the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s biggest museum, education and research complex, in Washington for the past 178 years. On Thursday, Donald Trump arrived with his cultural wrecking ball. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago US House to vote on ‘reckless’ $1bn budget cut to Washington DC

Trump and congressional Republicans attempting to exert control over mostly Democratic capital cityWashington DC has found itself in the crosshairs of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans in recent weeks, with efforts by both to exert more control over the overwhelmingly Democratic capital city.The president on Thursday signed an executive order he said would make Washington DC “safe, beautiful, and prosperous” by stepping up crime fighting, arrests of undocumented immigrants and the processing of permits to carry concealed weapons. Trump separately directed JD Vance to “remove improper ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution, which has many museums in and around the city. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Trump signs order on Washington DC as Republicans exert control over city

President says order will make capital ‘safe, beautiful’ by stepping up arrests of undocumented peopleWashington DC has found itself in the crosshairs of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans in recent weeks, with efforts by both to exert more control over the overwhelmingly Democratic capital city.The president on Thursday signed an executive order he said would make Washington DC “safe, beautiful, and prosperous” by stepping up crime fighting, arrests of undocumented immigrants and the processing of permits to carry concealed weapons. Trump separately directed JD Vance to “remove improper ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution, which has many museums in and around the city. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Immigration officials look to collect social media handles from those seeking benefits. Is this new?

U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying to benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump

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42 h. ago Why President Donald Trump now has a problem with the Smithsonian

Trump believes institutions have fallen prey to ‘woke’ ideology

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46 h. ago ‘It’s a scary time’: artists react to White House’s recent targeting of Smithsonian Institution

Roberto Lugo and other artists of color are now feeling heat from Trump’s attack on diversity and efforts to rewrite truth of the US’s pastArtists, academics and politicians have shared their outrage in reaction to the Trump administration’s latest executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum network.Late on Thursday, Trump announced that his administration had ordered a large reshaping of the Smithsonian in an attempt to eliminate what he described as “improper, divisive or anti-American ideology”. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago What is the Smithsonian Institution and why is it important?

A Trump executive order aims to uproot ‘anti-American ideology’ from the US museum and research complexOn Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, a behemoth of a research and museum organization that operates more than 20 museum and research centers and is visited by millions of people each year, mainly in Washington DC and New York City. The museums include the National Museum of African Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which Trump name-checked in his executive order. Trump’s executive order instructs Vice-President JD Vance to “eliminate improper, divisive or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian’s museums.The Smithsonian has already come under scrutiny by Trump and his allies. Earlier this year, the institution was forced to close its diversity office and froze all federal hiring. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Judges block Trump executive orders targeting another two law firms

Lawyers are arguing that Trump’s vengeful orders amount to an assault on the foundations of the legal system and are an unconstitutional retaliation by the president.

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53 h. ago Juggling advocacy with schoolwork, 2 New Hampshire transgender girls fight to play team sports

Two transgender teenagers in New Hampshire are the first to challenge President Donald Trump's executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports.”

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54 h. ago Judges block Trump’s executive orders against two US law firms

Jenner & Block and WilmerHale granted temporary reprieves while president announces settlement with Skadden Arps

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62 h. ago Hollywood continues to gamble on eventually making a great live

Nintendo announced that the live-action adaptation of the popular game series will arrive two years from now

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