44 h. ago Inflation hasn't peaked, warns retail chief, as shop price rises near two

Shop price inflationincreased to its highest level since early 2024 as the impact of higher business costs fed through to the economy.

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51 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv

Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-century Kyiv monastery. What we know on day 1,434Russian drones and missile strikes hit Kharkiv on Monday, knocking out power to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and the surrounding region and striking apartment buildings, a school and a kindergarten, local officials said. Two people were injured, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said in a video posted on Telegram. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said an “energy site” had been targeted in the city as night-time temperatures dipped to -14C. The capital, Kyiv, has been hit by three massive air attacks since the New Year, knocking out power and heating to hundreds of buildings. The war correspondent and executive director of war crimes unit the Reckoning Project, Janine di Giovanni, has suggested Russian president Vladimir Putin is intentionally “weaponising the savage eastern European winter”.In Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian president Volodym...

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60 h. ago Nato chief tells Europe to 'keep on dreaming' if it thinks it can defend itself without the US amid fears Trump could take America out of the alliance

NATO chief Mark Rutte today warned Europe that it cannot defend itself without the United States. 

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61 h. ago Nato chief Rutte: ‘Keep on dreaming’ if you think Europe could defend itself without US – Europe live

Mark Rutte said Europe would need to spend ‘billions and billions of euros’ on defenceThe European Commission got also asked about the regular US criticism that it is “targeting” US big tech companies and that, in doing so, it undermines free speech.Digital spokesperson Regnier replied:“Again, we don’t target any company based of its origin. Now on your censorship point: I think if anyone dares to compare freedom of expression with child sexual abuse material or freedom of expression with undressing women digitally without their consent, then they are not fully aligned with Europe or absolutely not aligned with Europe. We don’t even live on the same planet. “No comments to be made on this US internal matter. But, of course, we deplore any loss of innocent lives.”“I have said innocent lives, but it’s not for us to judge, innocent or not innocent. Any life lost, we deplore it, in general, and it is, of course, for the justice system in the US to establish the facts.” Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Prison officers as young as 17 are 'exploited' by lags, UK's top governor warns

Charlie Taylor, Chief Inspector of Prisons for the UK, has warned that guards are now too young and risk being 'exploited' and taken advantage of by criminals

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63 h. ago ‘Complex political matters’ with Russia and US ‘unresolved,’ Zelenskyy says, hinting at more talks on Ukraine war this week– Europe live

Ukrainian president’s remarks come as Russia praises trilateral talks but warns against expectations of ‘significant results’The European Commission got also asked about the regular US criticism that it is “targeting” US big tech companies and that, in doing so, it undermines free speech.Digital spokesperson Regnier replied:“Again, we don’t target any company based of its origin. Now on your censorship point: I think if anyone dares to compare freedom of expression with child sexual abuse material or freedom of expression with undressing women digitally without their consent, then they are not fully aligned with Europe or absolutely not aligned with Europe. We don’t even live on the same planet. “No comments to be made on this US internal matter. But, of course, we deplore any loss of innocent lives.”“I have said innocent lives, but it’s not for us to judge, innocent or not innocent. Any life lost, we deplore it, in general, and it is, of course, for the justice system in the US to ...

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4 d. ago Iran leader issues 'finger on the trigger' threat to Donald Trump armada

A military chief in the brutal Iranian regime has issued a chilling warning to Donald Trump's forces following the deadly crackdown which ended anti-government protests

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4 d. ago DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis warns AI investment looks ‘bubble

Google AI boss tells FT that despite unsustainable exuberance in the tech sector, ‘if the bubble bursts we will be fine’

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6 d. ago Netflix says Paramount bid ‘doesn’t pass sniff test’ as Warner battle intensifies

Co-chief Greg Peters says Netflix is winning Warner Bros shareholder support for a deal that would upend Hollywood

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6 d. ago Zelensky shakes Europe by the scruff and reminds world leaders just how little they have done

Ukraine’s president has shaken Europe, called it a “salad”, and demanded it live up to its global potential in an emotional speech ringing with home truths, World affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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6 d. ago Zelensky’s stinging rebuke over Europe’s failures in Ukraine left global leaders squirming

Ukraine’s president has shaken Europe, called it a ‘salad’, and demanded it live up to its global potential in an emotional speech ringing with home truths, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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7 d. ago EU chief warns Europe living in 'new world of raw power' as Trump heads to Davos for Greenland showdown: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President will speak at the event after doubling down on his threat to seize Greenland.

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9 d. ago 'Bazooka' threat from France against Trump in clash on Greenland as Starmer warns against trade war

But the Prime Minister was warned by an ex-Nato chief over seeking to ‘appease’ Trump

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9 d. ago 'Don't spark trade war,' Starmer urges Trump as France and Germany slam 'US blackmail' over Greenland

But the Prime Minister was warned by an ex-Nato chief over seeking to ‘appease’ Trump

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9 d. ago 'Don't spark trade war,' Starmer urges Trump amid fury over US president's tariff threat in rift on Greenland

But the Prime Minister was warned by an ex-Nato chief over seeking to ‘appease’ Trump

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1 week ago MoD staff pocket £57million in bonuses despite new defence chief's £28BILLION black hole warning

The revelation comes just weeks after Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, is said to have warned Sir Keir Starmerabout a £28billion military funding black hole.

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1 week ago How failure to support mental health of younger workers could harm the economy

Attempting to boost the economy without tackling chronic workplace stress is like "trying to accelerate with the handbrake on", a charity chief has warned

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1 week ago Ferrari warned by F1 chief executive over Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc situation

As both a former Ferrari team principal and the current chief executive of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali has a vested interest in the Scuderia finding some success

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2 w. ago £10 for graffiti & £7,000 for MURDER: Putin’s payments to Russian sabotage agents wreaking havoc in UK & Europe revealed

A TENNER for graffiti, £445 for reconnaissance and £7,000 for murder – these are the going rates for Europeans willing to betray their country for Vladimir Putin. A bombshell report released today reveals how devastating "hybrid warfare" operations attributed to Russian military intelligence have tripled across NATO allies since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Russia is...

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2 w. ago Police crime panel Chair warns chief constable's head could be 'on the chopping block' over a ban on Israeli football fans travelling to Birmingham

Suky Samra chaired the confirmation meeting at which the West Midlands Police and Crime Panel endorsed Craig Guildford as the West Midland force's new chief constable in 2022.

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