15 h. ago Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel

Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in TurkeyBerkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter GamesThe Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a fire at a shut-down ski resort in Turkey.Berkin, 24, and his father, Yahya, 57, were killed after a blaze broke out on Thursday at the Kervansaray hotel in the country’s north-west. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Trump news today: Stefanik appears on Fox News hours after President withdraws her UN ambassador nomination

President and Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledge maintaining slim Republican majority in House of Representatives is crucial to passing Trump agenda

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21 h. ago Of Thorn & Briar by Paul Lamb: Meet Instagram's hunky hedgelayer heartthrob

Constance Craig Smith discovers what life is like as a hedgelayer in the West Country in Paul Lamb's new book.

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21 h. ago Trump news today: Stefanik to appear on Fox News hours after President withdraws her UN ambassador nomination

President and Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledge maintaining slim Republican majority in House of Representatives is crucial to passing Trump agenda

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24 h. ago Trump withdraws Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination as Republicans fret over House majority: Live

President and Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledge maintaining slim Republican majority in House of Representatives is crucial to passing Trump agenda

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26 h. ago Putin warns world to take Trump’s Greenland annexation threat seriously: ‘Not eccentric talk’

Vladimir Putin has warned that Donald Trump's threat to control Greenland is not "eccentric talk" from the US president's administration.

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27 h. ago Watch live: Mark Carney responds to Donald Trump’s latest Canada tariffs threat

Watch live as Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney is expected to speak to reporters on Thursday, 27 March, after a cabinet meeting to discuss Canada's response to Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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46 h. ago Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to 'impugn the integrity' of US judicial system

A federal judge accused the Justice Department of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration’s criticism of the courts for blocking parts of the president’s agenda

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51 h. ago Donald Trump makes chilling 'convince them' threat on Greenland over US invasion fears

US President Donald Trump was speaking on The Vince Show when he repeated the controversial claim that he wants to US to 'control' Greenland, angering its residents

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68 h. ago Pranksters drive motorists mad after swapping road signs in villages more than 70 MILES apart

A serial 'sign-swapper' has caused chaos on West Country roads after several 'welcome' signs were replaced with ones belonging to other towns and villages.

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3 d. ago We should not underestimate the historic threat Donald Trump represents – to his country, to the West and to a free press

Editorial: The US president is behaving more and more as though he is not only above the law – but is the law

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3 d. ago US academic groups sue White House over planned deportations of pro

Trump administration is accused of inciting ‘climate of repression’ and stifling free speech on campuses, including Columbia UniversityUS academic groups have sued the Trump administration in an effort to block the deportation of foreign students and scholars who have been targeted for voicing pro-Palestinian views and criticism of Israel.The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Middle East Studies Association (Mesa) filed a lawsuit at a US federal court in Boston on Tuesday accusing the administration of fomenting “a climate of repression” on campuses and stifling constitutionally guaranteed free speech rights. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of father’s physical abuse in testimony

Athlete recounts evidence of ‘violence’ for four hoursIngebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter tooFew sports stories have been more beguiling or eccentric than that of the Ingebrigtsens, the Norwegian running family who from earliest childhood were trained as professional athletes by their father, Gjert. When his sons, Jakob, Filip and Henrik, stormed to Olympic, world and European titles, the reality television cameras were there to capture many of the steps, squabbles and medals along the way. Little wonder that Team Ingebrigtsen became the most popular TV show in Norwegian history.But on Tuesday a courtroom in Sandnes, in the south-west of the country, heard that the reality inside the family home was far bleaker, with harrowing stories of violence, threats and manipulative behaviour from Gjert towards Jakob, the double Olympic champion, and his younger sister, Ingrid. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion

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4 d. ago Putin blitzes Ukrainian civilians with missiles as his envoys discuss 'peace' with Trump's representatives in Saudi Arabia

It was Russia 's turn to meet with U.S. representatives in Saudi Arabia today as missiles continued to pound northeastern Ukraine, injuring children

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4 d. ago Spring statement: What to expect – Politics Weekly Westminster

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey walk us through what we can expect to hear when Rachel Reeves makes her spring statement on Wednesday. With the government facing downgraded growth forecasts, rising borrowing costs and the threat of Donald Trump’s tariffs, how can it boost the economy and save public services? And how will major spending cuts go down with the party and the public? Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Canada's Prime Minister calls snap election as he blames Trump for 'crisis of our lifetimes'

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election for April 28 - saying he needed a strong mandate to deal with the threat that Donald Trump 's tariffs pose to the economy.

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8 d. ago UK politics live: Labour rejects claims it’s returning to austerity ‘ahead of Reeves’ Spring Statement cuts’

It comes amid an ongoing battle with inflation and uncertainty partly caused by the threat of tariffs by Donald Trump

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8 d. ago UK politics live: House of Lords disrupted by protesters chanting ‘Lords out, people in’

It comes amid an ongoing battle with inflation and uncertainty partly caused by the threat of tariffs by Donald Trump

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8 d. ago UK politics live: Bank of England holds interest rates after Trump tariffs spark global uncertainty

It comes amid an ongoing battle with inflation and uncertainty partly caused by the threat of tariffs by Donald Trump

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