21 h. ago Liberal staffers plant ‘stop the steal’ pins at Canadian conservative conference

Operatives placed buttons at CSFN trying to link Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre with Donald TrumpCampaigners with Canada’s Liberal party had some very American-esque politicking over the weekend, when Liberal operatives were found to have planted “stop the steal” buttons at a conservative conference to link the Conservative party to Donald Trump.Two Liberal party staffers infiltrated last week’s Canada Strong and Free Network Conference (CSFN) in Ottawa at which they strategically placed provocative buttons designed to create the false impression that Conservative supporters of party leader Pierre Poilievre were embracing Trump-style rhetoric, highlighting internal party divisions. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago The SNP Government has created a bureaucratic monster shielding Ministers from failure

In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar blasts the quango state created by the SNP Government.

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64 h. ago George Russell penalty, FIA figure who made it happen and key Mercedes figure missing

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will both serve a grid penalty at the Bahrain Grand Prix after their Mercedes team was found guilty of a rule break during qualifying

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3 d. ago ‘When I came out of prison, I couldn’t wait to create’: leading artists and inmates team up to break the prison cycle

Blak In-Justice, staged by the Torch and the Heide Museum of Modern Art, features works by Judy Watson, Vernon Ah Kee and Destiny DeaconGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMelissa Bell loves to paint images of water. In her work, blues and greens swim alongside one another in a colourful flow. “I grew up on the river in the backyard,” the artist says. “I was pretty lucky with that, living on country at Cummeragunja on Yorta Yorta, where I’m from. The water was always a part of me.”Bell always loved art – and studied it at RMIT – but then her life got “a bit chaotic”. “I ended up meeting a partner, [which led to] domestic violence, and I lost my way,” she says. Bell was incarcerated for the first time in 2015 when she was in her late 20s, and four more times over the next five years. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Menendez brothers wait on Judge’s ruling as they hope for release from prison

The district attorney's opposition poses a major hurdle for the brothers

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4 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council team leading the way in supporting care

By completing a special training programme, the CLD team is showing real leadership in creating welcoming and supportive learning environments.

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5 d. ago There are opportunities for Keir Starmer in Trump's trade chaos. Here's how he can seize them | Martin Kettle

From fiscal rules to universities, doors have opened that were shut three months ago. Our future depends on which he choosesIt was Bismarck who expressed the art of political leadership most poetically. “A statesman cannot create anything himself,” Germany’s 19th-century iron chancellor once said. “He must wait and listen until he hears the steps of God sounding through events; then leap up and grasp the hem of his garment.”In other words, when it comes, seize the day. Leadership as Bismarck perfected it combined opportunity, readiness and drive. If circumstances allowed – something Bismarck was brilliant at ensuring – an opening might present itself, through which he could propel the state in the direction he wanted. At such moments, the gales of history seem to intensify, making it possible to achieve things that would otherwise be impossible, or more hazardous, in normal times. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Who will record the next Bond theme? Adele 'joins' Raye and Sam Fender in battle for next 007 music

As Amazon's franchise reboot begins production, the race to create the next iconic Bond anthem heats up with British stars leading the charge

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1 week ago Macron suggests pause on US investment as EU leaders condemn Trump tariffs

Von der Leyen calls tariffs ‘a major blow to world economy’ while calling for last-ditch negotiationsEuropean leaders have condemned Donald Trump’s tariffs as “fundamentally wrong” and creating an “immense difficulty for Europe”, while appealing for last-ditch negotiations to avert an all-out trade war.The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said Trump’s decision to impose tariffs was “brutal and unfounded” and appeared to call for a suspension of French investment in the US until the tariffs were clarified. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'I struggled to find a team growing up – now I'm an Arsenal star and England record

This Arsenal winger is helping break down barriers after struggling to find a team in her childhood, as she continues to pave the way as a famed Lioness and WSL goal-poacher

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1 week ago Furious EU condemns Trump's 'major blow to the world economy', accuses US of creating 'chaos' and threatens counter

Responding to the sweeping tariffs, including 20 percent on EU exports to the US, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said there will 'will be dire for millions of people around the globe.'

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1 week ago Rising Celtic star reveals RANGERS transfer chance that was 'never going to happen' as he lives boyhood dream

The Hoops youngster is living the dream and he's now pushing to break into Brendan Rodgers' top team plans

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1 week ago US banks predict climate goals will fail – but air conditioning firms will thrive

Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41%The world is on track for disastrous global heating – but this will create profits for some air conditioning companies, according to forecasts by leading Wall Street financial institutions.Recent reports by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and the Institute of International Finance all make clear the finance sector considers the Paris climate agreement limiting global temperatures, signed a decade ago by nearly 200 nations, is effectively dead and investors should plan accordingly. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Dumfries and Galloway at 'extreme' risk of wildfires as dry spell continues

The sunshine and dry weather has created tinderbox conditions in the countryside, leading to an increased possibility of wildfires.

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2 w. ago Peter Crouch leads fleet of taxis to Chelsea helping fans to talk about mental health

Peter Crouch admits he was scared to talk to managers about mental health issues in case they thought he was weak, and he didn't dare open up to team-mates - but taxi drivers, of all people, can help fans break out of their shell

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2 w. ago Bid to tackle social isolation and loneliness in Ayrshire with new forum

A roundtable discussion with The Belonging Forum focussed on tackling social isolation and loneliness and could lead to the creation of an Ayrshire-wide forum.

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2 w. ago Ruben Amorim might not be able to ignore rising Manchester United academy star for much longer

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim has promoted a crop of youngsters to the first-team in recent weeks - and the next player to break through might not to be too far away.

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2 w. ago Premier League injury check after international break as Arsenal and Liverpool suffer setbacks

All 20 Premier League clubs are expected to be without at least one first-team player when they return to action following the international break with some worse off than others

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3 w. ago The lunchbreak buy: What to click 'add to cart' on today according to our fashion and beauty experts

Looking for a little retail therapy while on your lunch break? Our team of fashion and beauty experts are here to help you out with the one buy you should add to your basket today

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3 w. ago In defiance of Donald Trump, is a European ‘security council’ emerging? | Paul Taylor

With the US threatening unilateral withdrawal, even from the top Nato military post, five European nations must fill the vacuumIn the face of Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine and Donald Trump’s destabilisation of the Atlantic alliance, an embryonic European security council is taking shape on the hoof. Whether it will prove strong enough to protect Europe’s liberal democracies and deter Russia without US military support may be tested all too soon.Nato was created under US leadership to keep the Soviet Union at bay while suppressing centuries-old rivalries among European powers. The alliance stayed united through the cold war and attracted new central European members after communist rule collapsed. But the spectre of US disengagement now threatens to leave Europe without its nuclear-armed protector.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

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