25 m. ago 'Shellshocked' Welsh B&B owners win Four in a Bed after hosting first guests for the show

None of the guests initially knew they were the first ones to stay there - and were all in shock the next day

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29 m. ago ‘Dummies for Putin’: Democrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meeting

Ukrainian leader abruptly left White House after being publicly berated by US president in Russia ceasefire talksUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic lawmakers rushed to defend Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader was publicly berated by Donald Trump in a disastrous Oval Office meeting.The US president accused Zelenskyy of “gambling with world war three” while his vice-president, JD Vance, called the Ukrainian leader “disrespectful”, before cutting short talks aimed at kicking off the process of ending Kyiv’s three-year war with Russia. Continue reading...

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33 m. ago BRIT Awards nominee Sam Fender makes historic record held by Harry Styles

Sam Fender has hit the number 1 spot following the release of latest album People Watching - putting him in a league with One Direction star Harry Styles thanks to the amount of sales

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43 m. ago RFL warns clubs that planned coup will financially cripple the sport

Professional clubs want to oust RFL chair Simon JohnsonGoverning body says any such move would breach rulesThe Rugby Football League has warned clubs that an attempt to sideline the sport’s ­governing body and replace its chair could have ­“catastrophic financial ­consequences” after taking legal advice to stave off a planned revolt.Rugby league’s professional clubs will assemble in March to ­consider a proposal put forward by the Super League club Leigh ­Leopards and Championship side Batley ­Bulldogs, which calls for the immediate removal of Simon Johnson, after a purported loss of confidence in the direction of the governing body. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago Trump’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship suffers yet another setback

Second federal appeals court declines to lift order blocking executive order signed by president on 20 JanuaryDonald Trump’s effort to curtail automatic birthright citizenship nationwide as part of his hardline immigration crackdown suffered another legal setback on Friday when a second federal appeals court declined to lift one of the court orders blocking the Republican president’s executive order.The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th US circuit court of appeals on a 2-1 vote rejected the Trump administration’s request for an order putting on hold a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Maryland who concluded the order was unconstitutional. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago Bike thieves went to McDonald's after leaving young man's life 'utterly crushed'

'This was a shocking incident which has left a young man with life changing injuries'

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52 m. ago I survived the Delta flight that flipped. Hanging upside down as fuel rained down, here is what REALLY happened inside... and why, even as an ex

When the plane I took to a meeting in Toronto on February 17 - Delta Endeavor Flight 4819 from Minneapolis - hit the runway with a loud bang and jolted about, I wasn't particularly alarmed. Within seconds, however, that changed.

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58 m. ago Reproductive health in developing countries in ‘chaos’ after Trump aid freeze

Experts speaking at a screening of The Independent’s documentary on abortion rights warn of the damage done by the US halting international aid. Bel Trew reports

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82 m. ago Teofimo Lopez joins Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney on Times Square boxing card

The Ring magazine, recently bought by Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, will put on the card

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84 m. ago Trump says he dined with Jeff Bezos hours after dramatic change to Washington Post opinion section

Before apparently meeting Trump for dinner on Wednesday evening, Jeff Bezos sparked outrage among Washington Post journalists and readers when he announced that the paper’s opinion section will focus on “free markets” and “personal liberties” moving forward.

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89 m. ago Slash your energy bills with this 'quiet' dehumidifier that has 64% off and 'dries clothes by morning'

With the recent rise in energy costs, a dehumidifier can be an economically savvy product to purchase to stop mould and mildew as you dry your clothes - and this one has 64% off

Science

89 m. ago Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office meltdown will fill Putin with glee

It is not hard to imagine that the US president and his deputy were spoiling for a fight with the Ukrainian leader

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96 m. ago A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov

A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedomIt’s warming up in Kyiv. The temperature has risen from -5C to 4C. Sometimes, the sun peeps through breaks in the clouds, but Kyivites are not much cheered by the sunshine. They are not watching for signs of spring as they usually do at this time of year. The atmosphere in the city and in the country as a whole has been one of nervous expectation. This was not an expectation of an end to military action or the signing of a peace treaty with Russia – nothing so specific. Indeed, it was not at all clear what we were waiting for, but it was something connected with Donald Trump and the change in US policy towards Ukraine.Clarity emerged at today’s macabre theatre at the White House: handshakes, a thumbs up and some fist pumps from the US president, before Trump sat side by side with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a minerals-for-war-support deal and to humili...

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1 hour ago 'Quiet' dehumidifier that 'helps dry clothes by morning' now on sale with 64% off

If you're looking to reduce energy costs by drying your clothes on a heated airer, issues of mould and mildew may arise due to condensation - that's where a dehumidifier comes in

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1 hour ago BBC Morning Live expert issues Gmail users warning over worldwide AI scam

Expert Nick Stapleton said that the scam can be done over the phone to make it more believable

Events

1 hour ago Have you got a micropenis? Condition defined with exact length as doc offers one solution

EXCLUSIVE: A woman has claimed that she and her titchy fella have a top teir time between the sheets, but it raises the question of what actually counts as a micro member?

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1 hour ago I survived the Delta flight that flipped. Hanging upside down as fuel rained down, this is what REALLY happened inside... and why, even as an ex

When the plane I took to a meeting in Toronto on February 17 - Delta Endeavor Flight 4819 from Minneapolis - hit the runway with a loud bang and jolted about, I wasn't particularly alarmed. Within seconds, however, that changed.

Events

2 h. ago Andy Burnham's homeless scheme to expand as rough sleeping rises in Greater Manchester

The mayor's A Bed Every Night project will have space for more users

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2 h. ago Costco making big membership change this weekend as shoppers threaten to boycott store

The cost of Costco membership is going up from this weekend, for the first time in almost a decade, with the bulk buy store warning customers the price increase is necessary to 'keep pace with rising costs'.

Economics

2 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy lock horns as president declares 'You are gambling with World War 3'

The carefully choreographed diplomatic meeting descended into chaos after Zelenskyy suggested Putin could not be trusted after Vance and Trump insisted Ukraine needed to compromise

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