86 m. ago Donald Trump praises Syrian leader as ‘attractive guy, tough guy’ as trip continues in Qatar – US politics live

US president met Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia before heading to Doha amid growing controversy over Qatar luxury plane gift The meeting between Donald Trump and Syria’s president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia was the culmination of months of diplomacy by the Syrians, as well as their Turkish and Saudi allies, who believed face time with Trump would help end Syria’s international isolation, writes William Christou.Damascus had prepared a pitch to Trump that included access to Syrian oil, reassurances of Israel’s security and a proposal to build a Trump tower in Damascus. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Best travel gear deals – suitcases, pillows, wallets and more from £5

Planning a holiday or work trip? These smart, affordable travel buys are discounted and ready for take-off.

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2 h. ago Trump touches down in Qatar amid controversy over luxury jet gift and hopes for Gaza ceasefire

President Donald Trump arrived in Qatar Wednesday amid a controversy about its gift of a new Air Force One and amid hopes he can broker an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

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4 h. ago Woman jailed after buying holidays and luxury gifts on company credit card

Police said she was not “stealing to survive”, but used the money to fund regular spending on Apple and Zara as well as luxury gifts from Harrods and holidays

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11 h. ago Donald Trump complains Air Force One 'much smaller and less impressive' than Middle East planes

President Donald Trump on Tuesday again defended his decision to accept the gift of a luxury jet from Qatar to serve as Air Force One during his remaining years as president.

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11 h. ago Converting Trump's Qatari jet gift into Air Force One could cost $1billion and take years, experts say

Donald Trump has sparked outrage by accepting a luxury gift from the Qatari royal family in the form of a 747 jumbo jet, with experts warning the conversion process could take years

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22 h. ago Trump 2.0 takes quid pro quo fears to new heights with $400m flying grift

Accepting a ‘gift’ of a luxury jet from Qatar is just the most eye-catching of the president’s ethically questionable actsUS politics live – latest updatesFox & Friends, the show beamed into millions of rightwing Americans’ homes every morning, is not generally considered to be the place where Donald Trump faces the tough questions. The “& Friends” in the show’s title gives that away.But on Monday morning, the show’s co-host Brian Kilmeade put the billion-dollar question to the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt. News had just broken that Trump had decided to accept a gift of a $400m luxury jumbo jet from the government of Qatar, a petro-state which the president once denounced as a “funder of terrorism”. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago British woman, 19, faces life imprisonment after she is accused of smuggling 30lb of cannabis into ex

The woman - identified as B.K. - could face 20 years jail or even life imprisonment, said the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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32 h. ago Martin Lewis reveals top items cheaper to buy abroad this summer

Martin Lewis has shared tips on which items you should buy overseas for a cheaper price as the summer holidays approach.

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43 h. ago Martin Lewis reveals top items cheaper to buy abroad as summer holidays approach

Martin Lewis has shared tips on which items you should buy overseas for a cheaper price as the summer holidays approach.

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46 h. ago Trump rips into 'fake' ABC for questioning Qatar's $400M private plane gift and reveals whether he'll accept it

President Donald Trump continued to defend accepting a gift of a luxury 747-8 airplane from Qatar on Monday, tearing into an ABC News reporter for questioning his decision.

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46 h. ago Trump tears into 'fake news' ABC for question Qatar's $400 million 'flying palace' gift and gives update on whether he'll accept it

President Donald Trump continued to defend accepting a gift of a luxury 747-8 airplane from Qatar on Monday, tearing into an ABC News reporter for questioning his decision.

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5 d. ago Fears Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner could flee to country without extradition treaty if he walks free from prison

Christian Brueckner is currently in German jail for raping a woman in 2005 in the part of Portugal's Algarve region where three-year-old Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007.

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7 d. ago Woman faces jail after admitting she lied to police that she had been sexually assaulted

Elizabeth Bates admitted perverting the course of justice on August 26, 2022 with the particulars of the offence disclosing she did so by 'making false statements to police alleging sexual assault'.

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7 d. ago Ofgem makes Good Energy pay out £150,000 to customers for billing failures

The energy company failed to give final bills and refund credit to more than 2,000 prepayment meter customers over nine years, regulators said.

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8 d. ago Australian man faces hard time in a Bali jail after allegedly slapping a woman at a ritzy resort when an argument erupted over a waterslide

An Australian father has been hauled before the courts after an alleged fight beside a ritzy resort pool in Bali.

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9 d. ago Corrupt police officer and a taxi driver who raped a woman among the vile criminals jailed this month

These are some of the criminals who ended up behind bars in April

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1 week ago Argos shoppers rush to buy BBQ that can feed a family for £10 in Bank Holiday weekend deal

Compared to other barbecues on the market, this one is the cheapest we can find

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1 week ago UN judge is jailed for six years after being convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken 'advantage of her status' over a Ugandan woman in the 'most egregious way', while she studied for a PhD in law at Oxford university .

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1 week ago UN judge jailed for more than six years for forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken ‘advantage of her status’ over the Ugandan woman in the ‘most egregious way’.

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