50 m. ago Trump live: Musk threatens more federal workers with termination over email after Macron visits White House

Musk claimed that mass emails last week were mostly a ruse to see if government employees at DOGE-targeted agencies ‘had a pulse’

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57 m. ago Ukraine war truce could be weeks away, Macron hints as he reveals talks with Starmer about sending troops

US President says ‘Europe is going to make sure nothing happens’ following talks with Emmanuel Macron

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63 m. ago Britain’s insistence on total Ukrainian victory was misguided – it’s time for a realistic compromise | Robert Skidelsky

By refusing to back negotiations for the past three years, the UK has become irrelevant to the search for peace – we must change courseOn the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, British policy towards the war is in a mess. The continuing official British position, echoed by all the main media, has been “no peace without a Ukraine victory” – meaning, centrally, the expulsion of Russia from all territories seized since 2014. President Trump’s active search for a compromise peace tears up this script.When a long, consistently pursued policy ends in a shambles, it is time to reflect on what was right and what was wrong about it, and what might still be done to reinsert Britain into a process to which it has become largely irrelevant.Robert Skidelsky is a crossbench peer in the House of Lords and author of Keynes: the Return of the Master and co-author of How Much Is Enough? Continue reading...

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80 m. ago ‘Uncertainty is rising’: Financial analysts warn that market shows worrisome signs with Trump in office

Share values and cryptocurrency prices have been buoyant since Trump’s election, but some on Wall Street believe the party could be over soon

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89 m. ago One in three contracts canceled by DOGE won’t save Trump’s government any money

DOGE’s ‘slash and burn’ approach is being slammed as ‘pointless’

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1 hour ago London Fashion Week: Tactile sessions aid visually impaired fans

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2 h. ago Trump is pushing to make USPS private – here’s why it could harm his base

‘It would be catastrophic,’ one economist said

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2 h. ago Dartmoor wild boar sightings prompt suspicions of guerrilla rewilding

Dog walker’s close encounter prompts debate over whether the animals, once native to UK, should remainSightings of wild boar on Dartmoor have raised suspicions a guerrilla rewilder has been releasing them – and prompted a debate over whether they should be allowed to remain.Videos of a group of boar on the moors in Devon were posted online earlier this month, and a dog walker has recently complained of a close encounter with one of them, which frightened his pet. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago From living roofs to smashed peas on toast: What does it take to become a B Corp hotel?

Seven hotels in the UK earned themselves B Corp status between 2021 and 2024. Emma Henderson investigates what this actually means for an intrinsically energy intensive industry – and whether the status makes for a better overnight stay

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2 h. ago Ukraine’s rare earth minerals: Where are they and why does Trump want them as agreement looms?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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2 h. ago Trump live updates: Musk again threatens federal workers with termination over email after Macron visits White House

Musk claimed that mass emails last week were mostly a ruse to see if government employees at DOGE-targeted agencies ‘had a pulse’

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2 h. ago Palestinians struggle to restart their lives in the ruins of Gaza

Palestinians who returned to their homes in northern Gaza after the ceasefire began on Jan. 19 are still struggling to find shelter, food, water and other necessities

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2 h. ago What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions

Do more U.S. airports need control towers

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2 h. ago Travelling with children: the blood, sweat and tears – and the determination to keep going | Lucille Wong

If you feel there are not enough challenges in your life as a parent, may I suggest taking your kids on a flightSharing the Load is a column about parenting children of all agesWe landed in Melbourne after our red-eye flight from Bali. Our then two-year-old was raging with fever (he was not ill when we boarded) and had screamed for five out of the six hours.Dazed and confused, we joined the long line for international passport holders instead of the much shorter family line for Australians. We wasted 40 minutes. That was when our then four-year-old decided to vomit. We cleaned that up (FYI, immigration has spew bags), got past the custom dogs, hauled our stuff on to the insanely packed bus that would take us to the equally packed cheap car park, found our car and drove home, before collapsing into a heap. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save any money

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3 h. ago D1 Capital’s bet on European turnarounds aids its own recovery

Daniel Sundheim’s hedge fund was under water but made a windfall from Siemens Energy and Rolls-Royce trades

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3 h. ago Trump's 'unfireable' aide earns new nickname after awkward Melania encounter and decoy flight meltdown

Donald Trump's aides are known for their dedication to the boss - but one White House worker was so devoted that she started being compared to Glenn Close 's iconic Fatal Attraction character.

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3 h. ago Macron the ‘Trump whisperer’ works his magic but US and Europe remain an ocean apart

Mixing flattery and firmness, the French president sought to heal the transatlantic schism over Ukraine, giving Keir Starmer a tough act to followIt was a delicate balancing act for the man once considered Europe’s “Trump whisperer”.Emmanuel Macron, the French president, was seated in the Oval Office gently trying to factcheck Donald Trump in real time as the US president pushed a narrative that Ukraine had taken advantage of US support during its defense against Russia’s full-scale invasion. Now, said Trump, it is time to get paid back. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago GOP congressman claims ‘God has a plan’ for fired federal workers at yet another hostile town hall

Missouri representative Mark Alford was the latest Republican to provoke shouts and heckles while attempting to defend Donald Trump and Elon Musk

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4 h. ago Trump administration briefing: chaos caused by Musk’s Doge; fears over far

From the latest in Musk’s fight to fire federal workers to concern over appointment of Dan Bongino – key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceConfusion continued on Monday over the demands made by Elon Musk of federal workers. Just hours after the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) had directed agencies that responses to its email were optional, Musk again threatened federal workers. He wrote on X, the platform he owns: “Subject to the discretion of the president, they will be given another chance. Failure to respond a second time will result in termination.” President Donald Trump backed Musk earlier Monday, two days after OPM initially sent an email asking federal workers to list five things they accomplished last week. Several government agencies, including the FBI and state department, have told their employees not to respond.Here are the biggest stories in US politics on Monday, 24 February. Continue reading...

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