36 m. ago The £6bn rail line argument that masks what you should be really angry about

Welsh politics is obsessed with a rail line in England that means both everything and nothing

Economics

39 m. ago Police foil terror plot on King's Guards: 'Lone wolf' stopped from carrying out attack on Britain's streets

The 20-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and arson in Slough last week at the Salt Hill Activity Centre, near Windsor Castle .

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58 m. ago Ukraine war briefing: We bomb their warplanes, they bomb our civilians, says foreign minister

Repeated shutdowns at Moscow airports due to drone threat; military airfields and fuel depots inside Russia hit. What we know on day 1,200Russia’s missile and drone barrage against Kyiv on Friday killed at least six people, Ukrainian officials said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said three emergency workers who went to a bomb site were “killed in a repeat Russian strike”. Two died in an attack on the northern city of Chernihiv and at least one more in the north-western city of Lutsk. Eighty people were injured in attacks across Ukraine.Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia had “‘responded’ to its destroyed aircraft by attacking civilians in Ukraine Multi-storey buildings hit. Energy infrastructure damaged.” Ukrainian spies last weekend destroyed Russian strategic bomber aircraft on the ground using quadcopter drones hidden on top of trucks in Operation Spiderweb.Russian aviation authorities restricted flights at Moscow regional airports on Friday nig...

Politics

1 hour ago Rory McIlroy misses cut at Canadian Open after dismal second round

Masters champion continues troubled build-up to US Open after dreadful eight-over-par 78 leads to early exit at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley

Politics

3 h. ago Scots warned of dire consequences of using modified Amazon Fire Sticks

Sophisticated scam operations selling the illegal devices were found operating on social media, with thousands of ads.

Events

3 h. ago Labour missing housebuilding target by 170,000 homes a year, report finds

A bleak report by the Home Builders Federation yesterday dealt a blow to the Government's vow to build 1.5million properties by 2029.

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4 h. ago US supreme court rules Doge can access social security data during legal challenge

Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health recordsThe US supreme court on Friday permitted the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), a key player in Donald Trump’s drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to the personal information of millions of Americans in Social Security Administration data systems while a legal challenge plays out.At the request of the justice department, the justices put on hold Maryland-based US district judge Ellen Hollander’s order that had largely blocked Doge’s access to “personally identifiable information” in data such as medical and financial records while litigation proceeds in a lower court. Hollander found that allowing Doge unfettered access likely would violate a federal privacy law. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago 7 Madeleine McCann theories of what happened to her – from drink drive crash to burglary

Madeleine McCann vanished in May 2007 while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal, with a recent renewed operation to find her unearthing no major discoveries

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6 h. ago Trump to build 'beautiful' and 'magnificent' ballroom as he revamps White House

President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed that he would proceed with building a ballroom on the White House grounds.

Politics

7 h. ago Tottenham fans reveal 'concern' after Ange Postecoglou sacking in transfer call

Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust insist next manager must be backed to build squad capable of competing on multiple fronts

Sport

8 h. ago Mum of two's 'TikTok addiction' led her on 'voyage of fraud and misadventure'

Katherine Greenall was jailed after stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds from her employer

Politics

8 h. ago Hidden 'fingerprints' found in the Bible after thousands of years rewrite the story of the Ark of the Covenant

Scientists have uncovered secrets in the Bible that rewrite the story of the Ark of the Covenant, Noah's Flood and when God created the universe, sparking a debate on the Holy Book's origins.

Politics

8 h. ago Scotland vs Iceland LIVE score team news and build up from the friendly clash at Hampden

Steve Clarke's men round off the campaign with two friendly clashes - and momentum could be key in reaching the World Cup

Politics

9 h. ago Bungling police spark military base alert as they wrongly issue warnings of 'Lee Rigby

Thousands of Army troops and their families were alerted to a 'Lee Rigby-style' threat at their base after an administrative error by police.

Events

9 h. ago Death, violence and endless delay: Inside Africa’s most troubled energy project

Africa’s largest natural gas project was expected to drive Mozambique’s economy to new heights. The reality has been far different, writes Nick Ferris

Events

9 h. ago A banana a day to keep the tariffs away? Howard Lutnick mocked during congressional hearing over plan to make more products in America

‘We cannot build bananas in America,’ commerce secretary reminded in surreal exchange at House hearing on Donald Trump’s tariff policy

Events

10 h. ago 'Bendiest' road in UK is so hard to drive motorists should avoid

The stretch has an apt nickname and is a real test for even the most experienced drivers

Events

10 h. ago Modified Amazon Fire Stick warning for millions of Brits as they could face jail

A Mirror investigation has found thousands of ads from criminals on Facebook Marketplace as industry vows crackdown on illegal streaming costing it billions.

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10 h. ago Fears Appleby Horse Fair could erupt into violence as traveller linked to Tyson Fury threatens to fight rivals as he arrives in town with thousands for annual gathering

Connor Hamer was issued a letter by Cumbria Police telling him not to attend as intelligence they had received suggesting he may be involved in 'issues of disorder.'

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10 h. ago Shocking new Madeleine McCann claim that 'drunk' German wife of British man ran the child over before couple dumped the body at sea emerges in Portuguese media report

German prosecutors refused to probe a couple suspected of running over Madeleine McCann in a drink-drive accident, it was sensationally claimed today.

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