1 hour ago Irish Government hoping for negotiated settlement on US tariffs

Senior figures in Ireland’s Government have expressed hope for a negotiated settlement to mitigate the impact of US tariffs.

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1 hour ago Danish PM tells US ‘you cannot annex another country’ on visit to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, who met island’s new and outgoing PMs, says she wants to cooperate with Trump on Arctic securityThe Danish prime minister has put on a show of unity with Greenlandic leaders in her first visit to the Arctic island since Donald Trump’s renewed threats to acquire the territory, telling the US: “You cannot annex another country.”Speaking onboard an inspection ship in front of a military helicopter, alongside Greenland’s new prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Greenland’s outgoing prime minister, Múte B Egede, Mette Frederiksen switched from Danish to English to address the diplomatic standoff with the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Willie Mullins serves up ‘Fab Four’ on Grand National opening day as Constitution Hill falls once more

The all-conquering Irish handler saw star mare Lossiemouth capitalise on another fall from Constitution Hill

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4 h. ago Usher moved by iconic Dublin statue: ‘I had no idea black artists were celebrated like this'

The Confessions singer opens up to The Standard about his trip to the Emerald Isle, where a bronze statue of an Irish rock legend had a profound impact on him

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4 h. ago Director of English rugby college 'gobsmacked' at what's happening in Wales and says something must change

Alex Murphy is the director of rugby at Ellesmere College and says he was 'gobsmacked' at what he saw last week

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4 h. ago Elizabeth Hurley, 59, goes braless and flashes her knickers under a sheer pink dress as she drinks milk in quirky shoot

The English actress went braless beneath the risky silk number in a shoot posted to Instagram on Wednesday, adding a pair of platform shoes to the outfit.

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5 h. ago Beautiful English village where time stands still has starred in Hollywood films

Tucked away in a leafy valley in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe is frequently dubbed the "prettiest village in England" - and one look at it will tell you just why

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5 h. ago Gen Z aren't lazy, they're masters of 'justified effort management', says Oxford professor

Katrien Devolder, a professor of applied ethics, said that many older people are workaholics and Gen Z instead chooses to make 'strategic choices about their energy'.

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6 h. ago Stirrings of lust and a ginger bush: the Jilly Cooper sentence that sent me down a rabbit hole

I quoted a single smutty line by the queen of bonkbusters in the manuscript for my debut novel. I never expected the strange yet heartwarming journey that followedGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Wondering if she had a ginger bush, he felt the stirrings of lust.” It’s an electrifying sentence, penned by – who else? – the English novelist Dame Jilly Cooper in her 1985 novel Riders appearing during a charged encounter between a flame-haired socialite and bad-boy aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black.It’s a sentence I admire for many reasons. Starting in a ruminative, almost philosophical mood, it gains a thrilling momentum, before landing with erotic authority on that final, unholy syllable: lust. Impeccable stuff; classic Cooper. If you’ve watched Rivals, the recent TV adaptation of other Cooper books, you’ll be familiar with her world: puerile, horsey, abundantly filthy and terribly English.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the ...

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7 h. ago Famous Irish pub to open in Manchester with £2.50 pints of Murphy's

The Irish pub, famous for its London outpost, is opening its first Manchester venue for the first time on Friday - with a big offer on pints

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9 h. ago Scarlets bring in talented Welsh youngster from English side

The 19-year-old featured regularly in the recent U20s Six Nations

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9 h. ago Everything you need to know about the potential pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan wants to make Oxford Street ‘a world-class, accessible, clean avenue’

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10 h. ago Ireland faces Trump tariffs hammer blow as Conor McGregor leads calls for his country to LEAVE the EU

Simon Harris said it is the Irish Government's 'working assumption' that the White House will launch a further attack aimed specifically at the pharmaceuticals industry.

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11 h. ago Tariffs could bring ‘devastating impacts’ to Irish drinks sector, group warns

The Irish Whiskey Association said the EU and US spirits sector are ‘truly interconnected’.

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11 h. ago Search for missing MH370 flight suspended say Malaysian government

‘Right now, it's not the season’, said transport minister

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11 h. ago Trump tariff announcements ‘deeply regrettable’, NI Economy Minister says

Caoimhe Archibald said she had already engaged with representatives of the UK and Irish governments on the issue.

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12 h. ago The Busker Single Malt review: Irish whiskey worth drinking all year round

Tried and tested: the Busker Single Malt is an Irish whiskey that delivers depth, value and cocktail versatility.

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12 h. ago Passenger clubs together with three strangers on 'mission' to get cans of Guinness delivered to their moving train

Content creator Becky Thrower was travelling on a train home from London when she encountered a group of 'complete strangers' who were longing for the frothy Irish stout beer.

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14 h. ago Significant plan to make Welsh the principal language of every school in one county

The shake-up will see English medium streams phased out

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14 h. ago Why this simple photo of footy great Sonny Bill Williams and his family has kicked off a heated debate about religion

The former Bulldogs, Roosters and All Blacks star posted the shot of him with his wife and five children in order to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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