36 h. ago Ukraine’s Zelenskyy confirms major prisoner swap with Russia – Europe live

The first stage of a major prison swap between Ukraine and Russia has taken place in Turkey, with 390 people released todayFor more coverage of Trump’s tariffs threats – which also include a warning that Apple must pay a 25% tariff unless it manufactures its iPhones in the US – follow our business live blog here:US president Donald Trump has just called the EU “very difficult to deal with,” lamenting the bloc’s “powerful Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against American Companies, and more” (original capitalisation!).“Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Italy and Denmark lead group of countries pushing back on European rights convention – Europe live

The group say a conversation was needed on how rights were being applied when it comes to migrationOne big story that we will follow today is the expected verdict in the Kim Kardashian robbery trial in Paris.Kardashian was in Paris – a city she said she had “always loved” – for fashion week in October 2016 and was staying in a luxury hotel when the robbers attacked after she returned from dinner. Ten people – nine men and a woman aged between 35 and 78 – are on trial in connection with France’s biggest personal robbery in 20 years. Eight of the accused deny any involvement. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago 9 EU countries want a new interpretation of European rights to ease deportations

Leaders of 9 European Union countries say they want a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to better tackle irregular migration to the continent and effectively increase deportations

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3 d. ago London Broncos partner with Australian firm as part of new five

London Broncos partner with Australian firm as part of new five-year plan  BBC

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4 d. ago ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker prize

Translator Deepa Bhasthi’s pick of 12 of Mushtaq’s ‘life-affirming’ tales about women’s lives in southern India becomes the first short story collection to win the £50,000 awardHeart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has won this year’s International Booker prize for translated fiction, becoming the first short story collection to take the award. The stories were originally written in Kannada, the official language of the state of Karnataka in southern India.Described by the author and chair of judges Max Porter as “something genuinely new for English readers: a radical translation” of “beautiful, busy, life-affirming stories”, Heart Lamp’s 12 tales chronicle the lives of women in patriarchal communities in southern India. They were selected as well as translated by Bhasthi, the first Indian translator to win the award. She chose them from around 50 stories in six collections written by Mushtaq over a 30-year-period. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Film festival to premiere clergy sex abuse documentary partly based on Guardian reporting

God As My Witness details priest’s relationship with teen who later killed himself and other abuse allegationsA new documentary examining the Catholic clergy molestation scandal in New Orleans – based in part on journalism by the Guardian and its local reporting partner WWL Louisiana – is making its world premiere at London’s Raindance film festival in June.God As My Witness is also nominated for best feature-length documentary at the major film festival’s 33rd edition, according to the movie’s director, Lindsay Quinn Pitre. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump’s man in London backs Aukus partnership with UK and Australia

The new US ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens used his first public speech to praise the trilateral security alliance.

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5 d. ago London leaver: Our Hastings restaurant dream would have been impossible at London prices

Kim Duke swapped south-east London for a new partner, home and career on the south coast

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8 d. ago Frank Skinner walks down the aisle to tune of Manchester legends after partner rejected his proposals four times

Frank and his partner Cath Mason tied the knot in London earlier this week

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9 d. ago Houston Grand Opera Announces New Partnership with London Symphony Orchestra to Release New Recordings

Houston Grand Opera Announces New Partnership with London Symphony Orchestra to Release New Recordings  OperaWire

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1 week ago A fluff ball with a monster face: what explains the luxury appeal of Labubu dolls? | Van Badham

Despite their cute fluffy ears and sharp-toothed grin, these dolls are part of a conspicuously grown-up consumer conversationLabubu dolls first hit the market in 2019, but in 2025 they’re sustaining a viral moment. We should ask ourselves why.News.com.au reports that recent “drops” of the toy in Australia have seen queues form for blocks around its distributor, Pop Mart, with 3am-risers racing to meet the arrival of restocked merchandise. A Pop Mart spokesperson insists such a mania in pursuit of the highly-collectible plushies and miniatures has gripped Australia “like never before”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK convenes European partners in London to continue collective action against "once

UK convenes European partners in London to continue collective action against "once-in-a-generation" security threat  GOV.UK

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1 week ago Sidley unveils triple partner raid on Weil in London private funds push

Sidley unveils triple partner raid on Weil in London private funds push  The Global Legal Post

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1 week ago Sidley confirms triple partner raid on Weil in London private funds push

Sidley confirms triple partner raid on Weil in London private funds push  The Global Legal Post

Economics

1 week ago Plans to tighten rules on ‘when and how’ human rights migration cases made

Legislation will be brought forward to clarify the use of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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2 w. ago Paul Weiss Continues London Expansion With A&O Shearman Partner

Paul Weiss Continues London Expansion With A&O Shearman Partner  Law.com

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer can’t build a stronger European partnership by stealth. He has to declare it aloud | Rafael Behr

Britain has ‘reset’ relations with the EU, but with Farage ascendant again, our politics must be cured of the Brexit virusNot much about Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union is settled, but Keir Starmer can justifiably claim it has been “reset”. That word was artfully chosen before last year’s election to dress low aspiration as high diplomacy. There are 10 days of negotiation before the summit in London, where a new UK-EU partnership is due to be unveiled. It will be more outline than substance. But there is progress in the very fact that Britain’s ruling party sees Brussels as a partner, not a parasite.Old-guard Eurosceptics will, of course, denounce any deal as a betrayal of Brexit. If there are plans for a time-limited, youth exchange visa, it will be decried as a return to free movement by the back door. If there is agreement to align regulations so that goods can more efficiently cross borders and the European court of justice is involved in adjudicating ...

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2 w. ago A&O Shearman Suffers Partner Another Departure as Paul Weiss Continues London Expansion

A&O Shearman Suffers Partner Another Departure as Paul Weiss Continues London Expansion  Law.com

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2 w. ago Aire Ancient Baths London enters partnerships with Great Scotland Yard Hotel and Jo Malone

Aire Ancient Baths London enters partnerships with Great Scotland Yard Hotel and Jo Malone  spabusiness.com

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2 w. ago Fox Chase Boy: standup comedy confronts trauma in a Catholic community

There is surprising nostalgia and humour in Gerad Argeros’s story of healing after child abuse by a Catholic priest. He was an altar boy at St Cecilia Catholic church in north-east Philadelphia when, at age 11, he became one of the victims of paedophile James Brzyski. Decades later, the actor and father developed the one-man stage show Fox Chase Boy. Performing it to his close-knit parish he speaks directly about a crime cloaked in silence, and brings welcome insight into their collective trauma Continue reading...

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