4 h. ago Vinnie Jones' plans for a country shooting retreat scuppered by barn owl experts

The actor and former Premier League star hopes to transform farm buildings at his West Sussex estate into accommodation for shooting events, but wildlife officials say it could harm barn owls

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer rejects parts of Donald Trump's Ukraine plan ahead of crunch talks

Leaders held urgent crunch talks on Ukraine at the G20 summit in South Africa, where they rejected parts of US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the war-torn country

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26 h. ago Proposed peace plan for Ukraine leaves country in a delicate position between US and Russia

An American proposal to end the war in Ukraine puts the country in a delicate diplomatic position — caught between placating its most important ally, the United States, and not capitulating to Russia, its much larger neighbor that launched a full-scale invasion nearly four years ago

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31 h. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces losing dignity or partner in peace plan ahead of Vance talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has highlighted two risks involved in regards to Trump's peace plan between his country and Russia, as a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance will reportedly be held

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54 h. ago What a carved up Ukraine could look like if US and Russia peace deal is forced on Zelensky from surrendering Donbas to a drastically reduced military and Putin's language demands

A graphic shows how, if accepted, the 28-point plan would carve up the country's territory, surrendering the entirety of the mineral-rich eastern Donbas region to the Kremlin.

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58 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Zelensky accept Donald Trump's latest Russia peace deal?

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with Donald Trump's officials in Kyiv today amid a fresh American plan to end his country's war with Moscow.

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3 d. ago US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv

It is unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of militaryUS and Russian officials have quietly drafted a new plan to end the war in Ukraine that would require Kyiv to surrender territory and severely limit the size of its military, it was reported on Wednesday as Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least 25 people in the city of Ternopil.The draft plan, which was reportedly developed by Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the Kremlin adviser Kirill Dmitriev, would force draconian measures on Ukraine that would give Russia unprecedented control over the country’s military and political sovereignty. The plan is likely to be viewed as surrender in Kyiv. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Plans for battery storage plant on green belt next to country park approved after ‘knife edge’ vote

The electricty storage plant is likely to be in operation for up to 40 years

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4 d. ago Mossmorran chemical plant to close with hundreds of Scots jobs at risk

The Fife Ethelyne Plant near Cowdenbeath is set to become the country's next industrial casualty.

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5 d. ago South Africa foreign minister says charter flights part of a plan to clear Palestinians out of Gaza

South Africa’s foreign minister says that a plane that arrived in the country last week with more than 150 Palestinians on board was part of a “broader agenda” to clear out Gaza and the West Bank through a network of chartered flights

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6 d. ago Czech Republic plans $19 billion nuclear expansion to double output and end fossil fuel reliance

The Czech Republic plans to build two new reactors at its Dukovany plant to expand the country's nuclear energy capacity

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9 d. ago ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK

British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter showsBritish American Tobacco has been accused of “utter hypocrisy” for lobbying against tobacco control measures in Africa that are already in place in the UK.A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from the company’s subsidiary in Zambia to the country’s government ministers, asks for plans to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship to be abandoned or delayed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Novak Djokovic 'spends big money' to earn 'golden passport' in new country

Tennis icon Novak Djokovic is claimed to have gained a golden visa as part of his plans to reside in another European country

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1 week ago Tell us: are you a New Zealander planning to leave the country?

We want to hear from people in New Zealand who have or are thinking of leaving Over the past few years, tens of thousands of New Zealanders have left the country, surpassing the last spike in 2012 and raising fears of a “hollowing out” of mid-career workers.Provisional data showed nearly 74,000 New Zealand citizens departed in the year to August 2025, up from the previous record of 73,300. It followed record numbers leaving through 2023 and into 2024. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Marcus Smith explains plans to quit England and play for another country

England star Marcus Smith hasn't shied away from discussing his rugby future

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2 w. ago Out of Nick Clegg’s shadow: Miriam González seeks to shake up Spain

Wife of former UK deputy prime minister plans to launch political party in her home country

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2 w. ago Canada’s Liberal party says budget of ‘sacrifice’ needed to avoid recession

Country set to unveil PM Mark Carney’s spending plan as it battles trade war with US and protracted cost of living crisisCanada’s ruling Liberal party has said a budget of “sacrifice” is required to confront both a trade war with the US and a protracted cost of living crisis that threatens to push the country into a recession. But with opposition parties signalling they won’t support the fiscal plans of the prime minister, Mark Carney, a failed parliamentary vote on the budget could plunge the country into another federal election in the coming weeks.The country’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, will on Tuesday unveil a spending plan his government has signalled will include both steep deficits and spending cuts. Few details have leaked ahead of the announcement, which will mark the first substantive look at how Carney plans to avoid a recession while locked in a trade war with the US, Canada’s biggest economic partner. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lithuania draws up plans to shut Belarus border crossings indefinitely after balloon disruptions

Lithuania’s prime minister says her country has drawn up plans to shut its border crossings with Belarus indefinitely, with some exemptions

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3 w. ago Vital advice issued to anyone travelling to Thailand after Queen Mother dies

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit died last week at the age of 93, and her death could bring changes for anyone planning to travel to the country in the next few months

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4 w. ago RACHEL REEVES: 'British people were sold a levelling up lie'

'The public were promised a plan to invest in every corner of the country and to boost living standards for working people, but instead were palmed off with empty slogans and broken promises', the Chancellor writes

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