68 m. ago Menendez brothers: LA district attorney asks court to rescind resentencing motion

Nathan Hochman says he would consider support only if pair ‘fully accept complete responsibility’ for 1989 killingsThe Los Angeles district attorney said he is opposed to the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have been in prison for decades for the 1989 killings of their parents, and said the brothers first needed to acknowledge and fully accept responsibility for the murders.Nathan Hochman said at a press conference on Monday that he will ask the court to withdraw the resentencing motion filed in the case by his predecessor George Gascón. The new DA, who took office in December, said last month that he did not believe the brothers should receive a new trial. Continue reading...

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74 m. ago Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation

Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decadesThe pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise, according to a new assessment.The analysis estimates that between 4% and 14% of the world’s staple crops of wheat, rice and maize is being lost due to the pervasive particles. It could get even worse, the scientists said, as more microplastics pour into the environment. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago King and Sir Chris Hoy kick off Glasgow Commonwealth Games countdown

Charles hands baton to six-time Olympic champion to begin relay with 500 days to go until Games

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95 m. ago Princess of Wales joins royal family members in celebrating Commonwealth Day

Kate missed the Westminster Abbey service last year.

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98 m. ago 'King Charles forgave me for beating him in horse race but Queen Camilla didn’t'

King Charles rode in six races as an amateur jockey in 1978 and 1979, with one of the two horses he managed to finish second on being Long Wharf at Plumpton in a 1980 charity flat race.

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1 hour ago How did deadly Syria clashes start and who is responsible for civilian killings?

More than 1,000 people are believed to have died so far in fighting between security services and Assad loyalistsClashes between Syrian security services and fighters loyal to the ousted Assad regime erupted on Wednesday, kicking off five days of still-ongoing fighting which has killed more than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, according to a war monitor.The clashes, some of the deadliest in the country since the beginning of its civil war in 2011, were the biggest challenge Syria’s new authorities faced since taking power in December. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump confirms detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil: ‘the first arrest of many to come’ – live

Trump says Ice took the Palestinian student protester into custody after his executive order‘Reeks of McCarthyism’: outrage after Ice detains Palestinian student activistSecretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that USAid will cancel the majority of its programs, while the rest will be folded into the state department.Writing on X, Rubio said:After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump calls arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil ‘first of many to come’

President says in post his administration ‘will not tolerate’ actions of protesters at Columbia and other US universitiesDonald Trump said on Monday that the arrest of a prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protests last year, is the “first arrest of many to come”.“We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it,” the US president wrote in a post on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Major train disruption until end of day after 'incident' closes all lines into Kings Cross

Rail commuters are facing disruption after an “incident” between King’s Cross and Stevenage caused delays and cancellation of services.

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2 h. ago Ontario sets 25% surcharge on US energy exports to counter Trump tariffs

Premier Doug Ford says province ‘won’t back down’ until US president retracts duties on CanadaThe Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota in protest against Donald Trump’s tariffs, Premier Doug Ford said on Monday.“President Trump’s tariffs are a disaster for the US economy. They’re making life more expensive for American families and businesses,” Ford said in a statement. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ontario sets 25% surcharge on energy exports to US to counter Trump tariffs

Premier Doug Ford says province ‘won’t back down’ until US president retracts duties on CanadaThe Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota in protest against Donald Trump’s tariffs, the premier, Doug Ford, said on Monday.“President Trump’s tariffs are a disaster for the US economy. They’re making life more expensive for American families and businesses,” Ford said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Major train disruption until end of day after 'incident' closes all lines into Kings Cross as Tower Bridge reopens

Rail commuters are facing disruption after an “incident” between King’s Cross and Stevenage caused delays and cancellation of services.

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3 h. ago Kate and William among royals at service as Commonwealth’s ‘powerful influence for good in world’ celebrated

The King attended the annual Commonwealth Day event at Westminster Abbey with the Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal

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3 h. ago Leader of student protests at Columbia facing deportation after arrest by immigration officials

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring’s protests at Columbia University is facing deportation following his arrest by federal immigration agents over the weekend

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3 h. ago How did Reform end up in such a mess? Is that a serious question?

Nigel Farage’s team is down to four MPs, with the suspended Rupert Lowe denouncing it as a “protest party led by the messiah”. Let’s not waste time wondering who’s wrong and who’s rightI have one primitive but foolproof tool of political analysis. Trying to balance competing claims in any matter of party discipline – unless it’s a party of which I am a member, in which case, of course, I have already picked a side – I think: “Does it sound as if anyone’s done the kind of vetting even I would know how to do?”Rupert Lowe has been suspended from Reform over claims of bullying and physical intimidation, which he says are without basis. He went on to say, on X, that he was “disappointed, but not surprised” by the allegations, which has a conspiratorial whiff. He has already said the allegations are false, so if he is not surprised to hear them made, it surely indicates that he thinks he is dealing with the kind of people who will expediently exploit any kind of nonsense. C...

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3 h. ago Fact check: Nigel Farage said he admired Vladimir Putin more than a decade ago

Claims were made about what Mr Farage had said about the Russian president.

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4 h. ago Commonwealth’s ‘powerful influence for good in the world’ celebrated at service

The King’s appearance at the service was his first in two years.

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4 h. ago King's cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten claims Meghan is 'completely incorrect' to use 'Sussex' as her last name

Lord Ivar Mountbatten, 61, who has starred in season three of Traitors in the US told Town & Country that her last name is actually Mountbatten-Windsor.

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4 h. ago Where is Tiger King's Joe Exotic now – cancer battle, prison and age gap romance

The Covid lockdown of 2020 seems like a lifetime ago, and many people spent their time binge-watching Netflix's hit show Tiger King, but where is Joe Exotic now?

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4 h. ago Kate Middleton stuns in red as she and William join King Charles and Queen Camilla at Commonwealth Day service

Senior royals including King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton attended the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey

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