62 m. ago Mapped: The German election results after far right AfD sees surge in support in the East

The conservative alliance led by Feidrich Merz took the most seats in the German Bundestag, but Alice Weidel’s far-right AfD is close behind.

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73 m. ago Devastation as blaze rips through upstairs flat leaving one man dead

Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the blaze in Leigh in the early hours of Monday morning

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76 m. ago BGT fans' fury after Simon fails to acknowledge act who starred in show two years ago

Britain's Got Talent fans took aim at the ITV show after claiming Simon Cowell failed to acknowledge a performer, who appeared on the US version of the series two years ago

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81 m. ago 'I was left with a gaping hole in my face after my nose collapsed from cocaine'

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Kelly Kozyra, from Chicago, US, has shared the devastating impact her cocaine addiction had on her face. She has undergone 15 reconstructive surgeries

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82 m. ago 'We feel tired and hopeless': Ukrainian refugee reflects on three years of war

Hanna Zarytska said her friends and family in Ukraine “simply live each day without expectations”

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91 m. ago Merz strikes urgent tone in calling for more European independence from US

Stance of German alliance’s leader could herald closer ties with France but ‘debt brake’ poses obstacle to spendingGerman election live – latest updatesFriedrich Merz marked his conservative alliance’s victory in Germany’s election by urging Europe to make itself more independent from the US – a project that will be music to the ears of Emmanuel Macron but may turn on whether Merz can build a Bundestag majority to lift the so-called debt brake that slows increases in defence spending.One possibility for the CDU/CSU alliance leader, who is on course to become Germany’s next chancellor, is to claim that the country is in an emergency, to try to force the change through the Bundestag before its dissolution. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago UK tourists warned of strike action 'grounding' all flights at holiday hotspot

Air traffic controllers are staging a one-day walkout as part of nation-wide strike action

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97 m. ago A British politician is charged with taking bribes to boost Russia's agenda in Ukraine

A hard-right British politician has been charged with accepting bribes to make favorable statements about Russia in the European Parliament

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98 m. ago Three years of war in Ukraine: Ask our world affairs editor anything

The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains what the latest developments mean for Ukraine, Russia, and the wider global order – and to answer your questions on where the war goes next

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1 hour ago Watch live: David Lammy to announce new Russia sanctions on third anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Watch live as foreign secretary David Lammy is expected to announce new sanctions against Russia on the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday, 24 February.

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1 hour ago I hope the war will end this year, says Volodymyr Zelensky on third anniversary of Ukraine conflict

PM says UK will help Ukraine achieve ‘a just and lasting peace’

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1 hour ago Incendiary devices explode outside Russian consulate in Marseille

No injuries reported after incident on Monday, which marks third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThree improvised explosive devices have been thrown at the Russian consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille but no one was injured, according to a French police source.Only two of the devices detonated in the attack on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the source said. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Map shows the London areas with the highest death rates from alcohol amid surge in cases

Map shows the London areas with the highest death rates from alcohol amid surge in cases  Yahoo News UK

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2 h. ago Jersey Shore star announces pregnancy after suffering ‘devastating’ miscarriage

The reality star experienced a miscarriage in 2024 after undergoing rounds of IVF

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2 h. ago Owner of one of Britain's oldest pets reveals secrets to her animal's long life 

Roana lives in Northern Ireland with her owner Cerys Brown and, at 46 years old, is believed to be the oldest horse in the UK.

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2 h. ago Missing Aberdeen twins' cause of death revealed after sisters found in river

Hungarian sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti tragically disappeared in Aberdeen, Scotland, last month and their bodies were devastatingly found in a river weeks later

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2 h. ago Britain hits Putin's cronies and Kremlin 'shadow fleet' alongside allies in China and North Korea with sanctions blitz seeking Ukraine war 'concessions

On the third anniversary of the unprovoked Russian invasion, Sir Keir said the UK would go after Russia 's so-called 'shadow fleet' as well as companies providing Moscow with military components.

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2 h. ago Britain’s Got Talent judges ‘rift’ exposed after telling response to co

Body language expert Judi James deciphered the Britain's Got Talent judges' body language - and it appears there night be a rift in the BGT family

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2 h. ago Unique 13th century Scots castle closes to the public for repair work

Caerlaverock Castle is the only triangular castle in Britain but work needs to be carried out on the staircase and north west tower.

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2 h. ago ‘We’ve lost some parts of nature for ever’: Ukraine war’s impact on environment – photo essay

As well as intense human suffering, three years of war have had a catastrophic environmental effect, killing wildlife, felling trees and increasing emissionsSince 2022, the Guardian photographer Alessio Mamo has been tracking the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Kremlin’s full-scale invasion, which began three years ago on Monday, caused millions of Ukrainians to flee. Cities have been flattened, villages occupied and lives destroyed. At least 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and many more injured in Europe’s biggest conflict since the second world war.Aerial view of craters caused by rocket fire in a field in the liberated area between Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. Ammunition and missile residues in these craters may become a source of chemical pollution that could reach the groundwater Continue reading...

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