64 m. ago Australian minister says ‘strength not measured by how many people you can blow up’ as row with Netanyahu escalates

Australian home affairs minister’s criticism comes after Israeli prime minister calls Anthony Albanese a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’Netanyahu lashes out at AlbaneseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s government has rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s incendiary criticism and accused some Israeli politicians of “bigoted” views about Palestinians as the extraordinary political fight between the two nations turns uglier.The home affairs minister, Tony Burke – whose refusal of a travel visa for the far-right Knesset member Simcha Rothman stoked criticism from Jerusalem – backed in his decision and criticised the Israeli prime minister over the war in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israel’s military and bombing campaign. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Tommy: The Good, The Bad, The Fury... and asks why we need five hours of this spectacularly dense reality star

This 10-part documentary follows Tommy around his soulless Cheshire mansion, goes motoring with him in his flash cars, and hangs around at the gym while he trains for his next fight.

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3 h. ago Cold blooded killer who ripped diamond ring off dying victim executed in record breaking year

Kayle Bates, 67, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison for the 1982 killing of Janet White, who was abducted at her place of work

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3 h. ago Shower screens will be shining when using one natural item that cleaners love

One cleaning specialist has shared a natural alternative to white vinegar for fighting limescale and it's particularly effective on shower screens and glass shower screens

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3 h. ago Sanction Putin if he won't see Zelensky, says Sir Keir Starmer after Washington DC visit

Sir Keir Starmer yesterday led calls to force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table after Europe's unprecedented White House diplomacy put the ball back in the Russian dictator's court.

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4 h. ago Shower gel advert banned for depicting black skin as 'problematic' and white skin as 'superior' by advertising watchdog

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the ad after investigating complaints that it perpetuated a 'negative and offensive racial stereotype'.

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4 h. ago White House just watered down the only concession it can claim Trump won from Putin — Ukraine security

The U.S. won’t send troops, and Russia won’t accept forces from NATO states in Ukraine, writes John Bowden. So what kind of security guarantee is it really?

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4 h. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia wants criminal case thrown out over Trump administration’s ‘vindictive’ prosecution

Lawyers for wrongfully deported Salvadoran man say federal prosecutors are retaliating against him for ‘having the audacity to fight back’

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4 h. ago Recap: Putin suggests hosting Zelensky peace meeting in Moscow during Trump phone call but offer is swiftly rejected

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet, Donald Trump has said after a White House summit with European leaders aimed at bringing an end to the Ukraine war.

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4 h. ago Poor white pupils' low test scores exposed amid fears they've been 'written off' in 'national disgrace'

A study from the Institute for Government (IfG) suggests ethnicity may be a factor in how badly poverty impacts on educational attainment.

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4 h. ago Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ education outcomes, review says

The Education Secretary said it was a “national disgrace” that so many white working-class children are being “written off”

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4 h. ago Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ education outcomes – report

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was a ‘disgrace’ that so many white, working-class children are being written off at school.

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4 h. ago Sanex shower gel ad banned for stereotype that black skin is ‘problematic’ – ASA

The watchdog said the ad was likely to reinforce the offensive racial stereotype that black skin was problematic and that white skin was superior.

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5 h. ago Trump White House seeks ‘Swiftie’ justice by suing reseller for grabbing over 2,000 Taylor Swift tickets

The Federal Trade Commission claims that KIG bought over 379,000 tickets – worth around $57 million – in just over one year, and resold them at a ‘significant markup’ for $64 million

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6 h. ago Trump's new White House portrait slammed as many point out disturbing detail

A new portrait of Donald Trump was unveiled by a senior official, but critics were quick to point out a number of obvious issues with the painting

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6 h. ago Trump shows off merch teasing third term as Zelensky visits seeking end to Ukraine war: ‘Exit through the gift shop’

The president was reaching for a ‘4 More Years’ hat to show the Ukrainian president

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8 h. ago What could US and Europe security guarantees look like for Ukraine?

Sir Keir Starmer has led a follow-up meeting to the White House gathering with 30 international leaders to discuss the next steps for ensuring Ukraine’s security

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9 h. ago Ben White could finally make England return after Arsenal star's long absence

Ben White has not played for England since March 2022, but the Arsenal defender could finally make his return to the fold when Thomas Tuchel names his squad for next month's double header against Andorra and Serbia

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10 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump and Zelenskyy: Ukraine deserves better than 'better than we feared' | Editorial

In Washington, European leaders helped steer the US president away from his embrace of Vladimir Putin’s talking points. But for how long?The verdict on Donald Trump’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders on Monday depends entirely upon the metric used. The great fear was that this might prove a disaster along the lines of the US president’s dressing down of the Ukrainian leader in February – a scenario so plausible that Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and other key European leaders dropped everything to dash to the White House themselves in support.Following his red carpet welcome for Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Mr Trump reportedly backed the idea that Ukraine should hand over the Donbas to achieve a peace deal. Even if one were naive enough to think that the Kremlin would see that as an end to conflict, rather than a staging post for a later offensive, it would not be a “land swap” but a land grab that Ukraine – for go...

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10 h. ago Uncle Sam taking a stake in Intel is sane in an absurd world

For a president who likes to make deals, investing in the chip company makes sense

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