3 d. ago TALK OF THE TOWN: Ivanka Trump nips out to a wine bar... with 'snipers' and bodyguards in tow

After vice president JD Vance ruined the rural tranquility of the Cotswolds earlier this month, I can now report that the President's daughter has caused a similar stir in Notting Hill.

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3 d. ago TALK OF THE TOWN: Ivanka Trump nips out to a wine bar... with 'snipers' and bodyguards in town

After vice president JD Vance ruined the rural tranquility of the Cotswolds earlier this month, I can now report that the President's daughter has caused a similar stir in Notting Hill.

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4 d. ago JD Vance urges Brits to 'push back against the crazies' as US vice

Huge numbers of UK or English flags have been put up in cities, towns and villages across Britain in recent weeks.

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5 d. ago 'If there's a terrible tragedy': JD Vance says he's ready for presidency ... in 2025

Vice President JD Vance said he's ready to be president should the worst happen to President Donald Trump, but reassured the public that the president was in good health.

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7 d. ago Woman, 22, who agreed to smuggle 30kg of cannabis from Thailand in exchange for free holiday and cash sobs as she's spared a jail sentence

Kiala Wyles, 22, who agreed to smuggle 30kg of cannabis worth £79,000 into Britain in exchange for a free holiday in Thailand and £10,000 cash sobbed as she was spared jail.

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9 d. ago Russia has made ‘significant concessions’ to US President Donald Trump, says JD Vance

US Vice President JD Vance said he remains confident the US can broker an end to the war in Ukraine

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9 d. ago Britain to sizzle in final throes of summer as Bank Holiday Monday predicted to be hotter than Morocco with 29C high

In what could be the hottest August Bank Holiday in 60 years, drivers have been warned to expect traffic jams as sun-seekers travel to beaches and beauty spots.

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1 week ago Britain set for glorious Bank Holiday sunshine with temperatures of up to 30C

The country is braced for a weekend of sunshine and soaring temperatures, peaking at 30C on Monday, before the remnants of Hurricane Erin bring rain and unsettled weather next week.

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1 week ago What Chinese 'TikTokker' tourists REALLY think about holidaying in Britain... and why they hate our food

Move over Downton Abbey, Harry Potter and Paddington Bear - as Chinese inflencers were left shocked by all the things they never knew about Britain.

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1 week ago We shouldn’t focus on ‘how bad slavery was’ says Trump. What’s next? | Francine Prose

Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are meant to convince us that truth doesn’t matter and we should blindly accept his liesDonald Trump’s critique of the Smithsonian Institution for its focus on “how bad slavery was” might seem like a joke, except that, like so many of the ignorant, mean-spirited and flat-out racist opinions and directives issued by the White House over the last six months, it’s not even remotely funny.What makes it even more absurd and disturbing is that the president and his minions (JD Vance, the vice-president, sits on the Smithsonian’s board) are determined to micro-manage the exhibits and wall texts on view at the 21 museums that operate under the Smithsonian’s aegis and to replace the truth about history with “unifying and constructive descriptions”. Among the proscribed images are a picture of the former NIAID director Dr Anthony Fauci (one of the president’s perceived enemies) and a photo of immigrants watching fireworks through a gap in the border wall.Fra...

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1 week ago David Lammy given warning after fishing with JD Vance without licence

Foreign secretary referred himself to Environment Agency after hosting Vance at Chevening country retreatDavid Lammy has received a formal warning after reporting himself for fishing without a licence with the US vice-president, JD Vance.The foreign secretary took Vance angling at his official country retreat in Chevening, Kent, on 8 August as he hosted him at the start of a holiday in Britain. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK's top diplomat gets a warning for illegal fishing with US vice president

Britain's top diplomat has been given a formal warning for fishing without a license during a recent outing with U.S. Vice President JD Vance

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1 week ago JD Vance lauds Trump’s ‘genius’ as he tells Democrats to ‘stop sounding like crazy people’

Vice President JD Vance lauded Donald Trump’s “genius” as he advised Democrats to “stop sounding like crazy people."

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1 week ago Hurricane Erin could batter Britain: Remnants of 160mph storm may hit the UK over Bank Holiday after powering across the Atlantic

Meteorologists are looking at how Hurricane Erin could strengthen the jet stream and impact UK weather after the bank holiday weekend as it sweeps across the Atlantic.

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2 w. ago Zelensky's masterstroke to win over Trump and avoid another White House debacle as he offers $90 billion deal to US to help end Russia

Zelensky learned several lessons from his last visit to Washington, which led to a confrontation in front of the world with both Trump and Vice President JD Vance before he departed early.

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2 w. ago Jeremy Clarkson reveals his right hand man Kaleb Cooper told JD Vance's security to 'f*** off' after US vice president's Cotswolds convoy disrupted his farming duties

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper told JD Vance's security to 'f*** off', during the US Vice President's trip to the Cotswolds last week.

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2 w. ago US Vice President JD Vance leaves Scotland after private family holiday

Vance departed on Air Force Two just before 1pm on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Jeremy Clarkson shares Kaleb Cooper's furious response after police run

Jeremy Clarkson has shared how his Clarkson's Farm co-star Kaleb Cooper responded after he was stopped by police as the US Vice President JD Vance made his way around the local area

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2 w. ago Putin demands full control of Donetsk and Luhansk as condition for ending Ukraine war – live

Putin told Trump he would halt further advances and freeze Ukrainian frontline where Russian forces occupy significant areas, sources sayZelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after Putin summit briefingUkraine’s president has said he will fly to Washington on Monday to meet Donald Trump following the Alaska summit amid speculation that the US president will ask him to cede territory to end the war.Next week’s meeting will mark the first return to the White House for Volodymyr Zelenskyy since his infamous row with Trump and the vice-president, JD Vance, in the Oval Office in February. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago JD Vance's awkward moment after pub owned by Meghan Markle florist refuses to serve him

Workers at a pub in the Cotswolds threatened to walk out after they discovered that American Vice President JD Vance had hoped to dine there during his trip to the UK

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