49 m. ago White House doubles down on Trump claim domestic violence should not be counted as a crime: ‘Made up’

‘Things that take place in the home, they call crime,’ Trump said Monday. ‘They’ll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say, ‘This was a crime scene.’’

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75 m. ago Great British Bake Off viewers call out 'complicated' Prue Leith challenge for 'messing with a classic'

The 11 remaining bakers had to try a new way of making hobnobs

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75 m. ago Stacey Solomon snaps at Joe Swash and calls out his 'out of order' behaviour on birthday

Stacey Solomon was left fuming with her husband Joe Swash on the latest episode of their BBC show Stacey and Joe as he made a jibe about her being an 'old lady'

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86 m. ago Sweet boy, 8, breaks silence after callous driver mowed him down: 'It hurts so much'

Liam Park, a sweet eight-year-old boy from Fort Worth, Texas, was left with severe injuries after a driver mowed him down and left the young boy lying in the road.

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1 hour ago Starmer calls for more pressure on Russia as Trump mulls tougher sanctions

The Prime Minister and Nato chief Mark Rutte said Moscow should be slapped with stronger sanctions.

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2 h. ago Lord Mandelson called Epstein 'best pal' as victims call for him to be sacked

Lord Mandelson is alleged to have branded Jeffrey Epstein his “best pal” and appeared in a bathrobe with him, according to explosive files released by the US House Oversight Committee.

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2 h. ago Strictly fans demand 'manchild' Thomas Skinner be dropped after walking out of interview

Fans of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing have called for controversial reality TV star Thomas Skinner have called for the former Apprentice star to be axed from the upcoming series

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2 h. ago Period brand issues advice after EastEnders Lexi storyline sparks conversation

13-year-old Lexi Pearce was recently caught off guard while out with Billy and Callum

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2 h. ago New London mayor calls for answers in police shooting of Doug Harless

New London mayor calls for answers in police shooting of Doug Harless  WKYT

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2 h. ago RFK Jr.'s latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism

The Trump administration is urging public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use, and the cause of autism

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2 h. ago Reeves warned decision by mining giant to close London HQ in favour of Canada is ‘a wake up call’

The combined group will be headquartered in Vancouver, in Canada, but will retain it primary listing in London.

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2 h. ago White House denies that Trump wrote Epstein letter and calls investigation a Democrat ‘hoax’ – live

White House press secretary denies that president wrote Epstein a card that included the outline of a woman’s body for the sex trafficker’s 50th birthdayPhoto of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a womanJeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book – in picturesMy colleague, Oliver Holmes, has been going through the Jeffrey Epstein 50th birthday album that House Democrats on the oversight committee released on Monday, after they subpoenaed Epstein’s estate.As Oliver notes, much of the book seems to be a collection of flattering and celebratory letters – often highly sexualised – from people who knew Epstein. They include photos of him embracing women in bikinis whose faces were redacted, and others showing scenes featuring wild animals having sex.Bill Clinton, who had left the US presidency a couple years before the publication of the book, is listed in the “friends” section.Peter Mandelson, the current UK ambassador to the United States, called Epstein his “best pal”. There are al...

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3 h. ago Calls for school summer holiday dates to change to May and October for children's wellbeing

The change would be better for children and their wellbeing, according to a travel expert

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3 h. ago Newly released pic suggests Jeffrey Epstein 'sold' Donald Trump a woman for £16.6k

The handwritten note read, 'Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women! Sells "fully depreciated" [redaction] to Donald Trump for $22,500' but the woman's lawyers called it a 'disturbing hoax'

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3 h. ago Grant Forrest on 'bonkers' Donald Trump call and Rory McIlroy practice round

Scot enjoys chance to ‘measure up’ against Masters champion in BMW PGA warm up at Wentworth

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3 h. ago London Underground workers speak from picket lines: “We don’t do this lightly, we need change”

London Underground workers speak from picket lines: “We don’t do this lightly, we need change”  World Socialist Web Site

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3 h. ago Thomas Tuchel makes huge decision ahead of England's 'toughest' World Cup qualifier

Thomas Tuchel has made a big call ahead of England's World Cup qualifier with Serbia on Tuesday evening as he named Elliot Anderson among the starting side

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3 h. ago Watch Scotland U21s vs Portugal as Scot Gemmill's side look to kick start Euro qualifying campaign

After defeat in the Czech Republic, the Tartan Teens look to pick up their first points against the Portuguese

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on political chaos in France: time for Emmanuel Macron to face reality and compromise with the left | Editorial

The French president has seen four prime ministers come and go in three years. The rancorous stasis of his second term is a gift to Marine Le PenIn the lead-up to the vote that ejected him from office this week after a mere nine months, the centre-right French prime minister, François Bayrou, appeared stoically reconciled to his fate. “There are worse disasters in life than the fall of a government,” Mr Bayrou observed on national radio, implicitly acknowledging his failure to win backing for a swingeing austerity strategy. On Monday, MPs duly used a debate called by the prime minister himself to oust him.And so another one bites the dust. The entrance to Matignon, France’s baroque prime ministerial residence, has become a revolving door during Emmanuel Macron’s benighted second term. Lacking a majority in a divided and deadlocked parliament, the president has gone through four premiers in a little over three years. Following the departure of the latest, he announced ...

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3 h. ago Ben & Jerry’s founders call for the brand to be ‘freed’ from its owners

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield say it is ‘not the Ben & Jerry’s’ they founded after being ‘silenced’ by Unilever over matters of social justiceThe co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s have called for the ice-cream brand to be made independent and excluded from current owner Unilever’s plans to list its ice-cream business on the stock market.Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield say The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC), a new division of Unilever that is set to be separately listed in November and includes the brand founded by the pair in 1978 alongside Magnum, Cornetto and Wall’s, “must free Ben & Jerry’s” in an open letter to prospective investors and the group’s board. Continue reading...

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