3 h. ago New Florida bill will bypass training requirements for people using guns to defend religious buildings

Licensed gun owners in the state with concealed carry permits can already take their weapons inside houses of worship

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4 h. ago US government shutdown: White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’, says Mike Johnson – live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownUS government shutdown day three: Republicans and Democrats make little progress on dealTrump administration freezes $2.1bn in funds for Chicago transit projectsAs the world waits for Hamas’s response to Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, the US president has issued a new deadline for the militant group of 6pm ET on Sunday.Trump, who on Monday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his ultimatum, said they were being given “one last chance”. He wrote on his Truth Social platform this morning:Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Michelle Mone told us ‘business isn’t easy’ during Covid. How are things now, your ladyship? | Marina Hyde

After a company she was linked to was ordered to repay £122m it made from pandemic deals, the baroness has embarked on a masterclass in victimhoodBy their own accounts, there have been two Westminster-adjacent victims of inflammatory language this week. One is the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, hurt to the point of requiring smelling salts by some politically commonplace words spoken by the prime minister. And the other is legally besieged bra baroness Michelle Mone, who has always been performatively sensitive, with chaos as her rising sign.Alas, far from their shared victimhood drawing our two snowflakes closer together, in Michelle, we may have finally found the Tory from whom Nigel would not accept a defection to Reform. Which really means something, considering Britain’s would-be next prime minister currently has precisely zero peers in the House of Lords. Like the PPE she provided during the pandemic, Michelle would be deemed incredibly expensive and absolutely unusable.Marin...

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8 h. ago Voices: ‘We have more in common than divides us:’ Independent readers back our call for unity in wake of Manchester attack

Our community says Britain must stand together by confronting antisemitism directly, strengthening protections for Jewish people, and tackling the online platforms and political divisions that fuel hatred

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9 h. ago 'Genius' Taylor Swift outsmarts Google with crafty song name in new album

Taylor Swift’s newest album, The Life of a Showgirl, is finally out, and one song in particular has become a trending topic across all social media platforms - and the reason is so smart.

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9 h. ago OnlyFans chief Keily Blair: ‘People can be quite uncomfortable talking about sex’

The boss of one of Britain’s biggest tech start-ups on the ethics of porn, the future of the content creator economy — and why the platform banned Bonnie Blue

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10 h. ago How I look like this at 62. I've lost 5 stone fast, 20 years off my biological age and wear size 8... without weight

Realising that the pounds had been piling on, ALISON CORK set herself a challenge. She reveals the 16 tweaks she made to get back in shape.

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11 h. ago Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson set to appeal triple murder conviction

New legal team says they intend to file appeal but need more time to prepare

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11 h. ago Cornwall tourist board goes into liquidation due to 'insurmountable financial problems'

Cornwall's tourism board has gone into voluntary liquidation due to 'insurmountable financial problems'. Pictured: File photo

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12 h. ago Cycling union president suggests cutting short top races to deter protesters

Adam Hansen, the president of riders’ union CPA, said that shortening races - despite the huge financial and logistical nightmare that poses - would deny protesters a platform

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14 h. ago Strictly Star Jowita Przystal wears M&S' viral cow print jacket that's finally back in stock

Strictly Come Dancing's Jowita Przystal wore the viral Marks and Spencer cow print faux fur jacket recently, and it's finally back in stock in almost every size and is already selling fast

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14 h. ago Interactive Investor EXTENDS £200 Sipp cashback deal: Is it worth taking?

With platforms competing for investors' money, deals like this can give your pot a boost.

Economics

15 h. ago Gem Stone King 9.75 Cttw London Blue Topaz White Moissanite and Diamond Ring For Women | 925 Silver and 10K Yellow Gold | 12MM Cushion and 5MM Trillion | Available In Size 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Gem Stone King 9.75 Cttw London Blue Topaz White Moissanite and Diamond Ring For Women | 925 Silver and 10K Yellow Gold | 12MM Cushion and 5MM Trillion | Available In Size 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  The San Joaquin Valley Sun

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20 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Putin warns of ‘new level of escalation’ if Tomahawk missiles supplied to Kyiv

Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells European leaders that Moscow’s war ‘was never just about Ukraine’. What we know on day 1,318See all our Ukraine war overageRussian president Vladimir Putin has warned that supplying US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would lead to a “whole new level of escalation”, including in relations between Moscow and Washington. Responding to questions at a forum in Sochi, Putin said it would not change the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances.The Trump administration’s desire to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine may not be viable because current inventories are committed to the US navy and other uses, Reuters reported a US official and three sources as saying. The US may look into allowing European allies to buy other long-range weapons and supply them to Ukraine but Tomahawks were unlikely, the official said, questioning the feasibility of providing the cruise missiles with a range of 2,500km (1,550 miles) and suggesti...

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22 h. ago Convicted moguls Sean Combs and Miles Guo ponder AI platform after jail

Chinese businessman tells judge ahead of rapper’s sentencing hearing they ‘sleep right across from each other’ in Brooklyn jail

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25 h. ago ‘Cancel Netflix’: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in canceled series

Resurfaced clip from Dead End: Paranormal Park led Musk to encourage his followers to cancel their subscriptionsElon Musk, the multibillionaire and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist”, has in recent days trained his attention on getting people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions in protest of what he claims is the company’s “woke bias” and inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters.Musk, the richest person in the world with a net worth of approximately $500bn, has repeatedly encouraged his 227 million followers on X, the platform he controls, to cancel their Netflix subscriptions. In the past three days alone, he has posted or reposted calls to cancel Netflix for its content at least 26 times. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago ‘Cancel Netflix’: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in kids’ show

Resurfaced clip from Dead End: Paranormal Park led Musk to encourage his followers to cancel their subscriptionsElon Musk, the multibillionaire and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist”, has in recent days trained his attention on getting people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions in protest of what he claims is the company’s “woke bias” and inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters.Musk, the richest person in the world with a net worth of approximately $500bn, has repeatedly encouraged his 227 million followers on X, the platform he controls, to cancel their Netflix subscriptions. In the past three days alone, he has posted or reposted calls to cancel Netflix for its content at least 26 times. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Taylor Swift fans in a frenzy as The Life of a Showgirl seemingly LEAKS hours before release

Swifties lit up social media overnight with posts claiming the tracks had surfaced on Discord and other platforms in low quality audio, but enough to get listeners buzzing.

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27 h. ago Location, Location, Location viewers left frustrated at couple for 'obsessing' over the size of their teenage son's bedroom

Ruth, a school administrator, and Craig, a carpenter, have rented the same three-bedroom house in Sale, Greater Manchester for the past 13 years before wanting Phil Spencer's help.

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28 h. ago Taylor Swift fans panic as The Life of a Showgirl seemingly LEAKS hours before release

Swifties lit up social media overnight with posts claiming the tracks had surfaced on Discord and other platforms in low quality audio, but enough to get listeners buzzing.

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