52 m. ago The Traitors 2026 live: Faraaz praised for rumbling Traitor Rachel as Stephen begins to question their pact

The remaining Faithfuls don’t have long left to catch Traitors Rachel and Stephen on BBC series

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6 h. ago US officials tried to lobby against Marine Le Pen election ban, French judge says

Magali Lafourcade says the two envoys were convinced the far-right leader’s corruption trial had been politicalEurope live – latest updatesA French magistrate has said two Trump administration emissaries approached her seeking to lobby against an election ban on the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.Magali Lafourcade, the secretary general of France’s human rights commission (CNCDH), an independent body that advises the government, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) she had reported the content of the meeting to the French foreign ministry immediately, fearing a potential “manipulation of the public debate in France”. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago WRU bosses questioned LIVE: MPs grill governing body on crisis

WRU chief executive Abi Tierney and chair Richard Collier-Keywood face questioning by the Welsh Affairs Committee as fans' representatives also give evidence

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15 h. ago WRU bosses forced to explain actions today as Tandy addresses strike action threat

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55 h. ago Starmer’s calm diplomacy makes mistake of assuming Trump is a sentient being | John Crace

PM’s effort to take heat out of Greenland situation is yet another humiliation in his relationship with The DonaldUK politics live – latest updatesToady, or not toady? That is the question. When even Piers Morgan has taken his head out of Donald Trump’s bum far enough to see a glimmer of daylight, then it’s fair to say the US president has probably overstepped the mark.Not content with threatening tariffs against the UK and seven EU countries for sending troops to Greenland – having previously demanded Nato allies get stuck in to protect the country from Russia and China – The Donald has now sent a letter to the Norwegian prime minister to complain about not winning the Nobel peace prize and to say he was so pissed off he was thinking of starting a war instead. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK to create new ‘school of government’ to train senior civil servants

Establishment will give training in AI and other skills, more than a decade after David Cameron axed previous schoolMinisters will bring in a new “school of government” for senior civil servants to train them in AI and other skills – more than a decade after David Cameron axed the previous college for Whitehall.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, will announce the new body in a speech on Tuesday setting out the government’s plans to “rewire” the civil service for modern times. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’

White House says seven-strong board, chaired by Trump, will steer Gaza through next phase of reconstructionDonald Trump has appointed the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and former British prime minister Tony Blair to a newly created Gaza “board of peace”, a body he claims will steer the next phase of reconstruction and governance in the war-ravaged territory.The White House said the seven-strong “founding executive board” will also include Trump’s special envoy, the property developer Steve Witkoff; the World Bank president, Ajay Banga; and the president’s son-in-law and long-time adviser Jared Kushner. Trump himself will serve as chair, with further appointments expected in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago BBC could soon make programmes for release first on YouTube under deal

Plan follows pressure on broadcaster to put more content on platform, but raises questions about licence feeUK politics live – latest updatesThe BBC could soon make programmes for YouTube, after being put under pressure to produce more content on the increasingly dominant digital platform.The corporation would begin making some content released first on the platform under proposals that could be announced as soon as next week as it seeks to reach younger viewers, who are the heaviest users of YouTube. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘We’re in danger of extinction’: can Bolivia’s ‘water people’ survive a rising tide of salt and migration?

The Uru Chipaya, one of South America’s most ancient civilisations, are battling drought, salinity and an exodus of their people as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on their landIn the small town of Chipaya, everything is dry. Only a few people walk along the sandy streets, and many houses look abandoned – some secured with a padlock. The wind is so strong that it forces you to close your eyes.Chipaya lies on Bolivia’s Altiplano, 35 miles from the Chilean border. The vast plateau, nearly 4,000 metres above sea level, feels almost empty of people and animals, its solitude framed by snow-capped volcanoes. It raises the question: can anybody possibly live here? Continue reading...

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6 d. ago URC twist as governing body 'ready to block' teams replacing Welsh side

The URC told the Welsh Rugby Union last week that they were fine with a Welsh side being culled

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6 d. ago Public body watchdog slams Scottish Government's 'lack of clarity' on leadership failure at quango

Scotland’s Auditor General Stephen Boyle gave evidence to Holyrood’s audit committee on his damning report into Historic Environment Scotland

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8 d. ago Watch live: Ministers questioned over Grok AI row as Keir Starmer vows to end abuse on X

Watch live as technology secretary Liz Kendall and culture secretary Lisa Nandy are questioned over AI and copyright on Tuesday (13 January).

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8 d. ago Scottish Budget LIVE as half of Scots question value of higher taxes imposed by SNP Government

Shona Robinson is set to announce the final Holyrood Budget before Scots go to the polls in May for an election that could redraw the political map.

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1 week ago Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

Hamas says it will dissolve its government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over as part of a U.S.-brokered peace plan

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1 week ago St Andrews rector ousted from university’s governing body for second time after row

Stella Martin is said to have disrupted a "key meeting" last year with her actions having a "dispiriting" effect on fellow court members.

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1 week ago St Andrews rector removed from university’s governing body for second time

The university’s senior governing body said Stella Maris’ actions have diverted attention away from addressing the university’s financial challenges.

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2 w. ago The Ashes LIVE: England star's century raises a huge question before it all falls apart in the space of just three balls

Australia go into day four at the SCG with the upper hand after centuries to Travis Head and Steve Smith - with more than a little help from some awful England fielding.

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2 w. ago The Ashes LIVE: England star's century raises a huge question as his family get emotional in the stands

Australia go into day four at the SCG with the upper hand after centuries to Travis Head and Steve Smith - with more than a little help from some awful England fielding.

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2 w. ago Luke Littler's real age was questioned on live radio as birth certificate leaked

Luke Littler has won his second PDC World Darts Championship at just 18, but his mature appearance and beard have sparked ongoing questions from fans about his real age

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3 w. ago Why is the Democratic party hiding its 2024 autopsy report? | Norman Soloman

If the DNC isn’t open and transparent about why they lost, then how can we be sure they will learn their lesson this time?The Democratic National Committee’s decision to block the release of its own autopsy report on the 2024 election is stunning but not surprising. Averse to unpleasant candor, the Democrats’ governing body functions more like a PR firm than a political organization devoted to grassroots capacities for winning elections. The party’s leaders pose as immune from critique, even if they have led the party to disaster.Unwilling to depart from the party establishment’s culture of conformity, the DNC has remained under the Biden-Harris shadow throughout 2025. Release of an official autopsy might have shown that party leaders actually want to encourage public discourse about the missteps that enabled Donald Trump to become president again. But the DNC is proceeding as if there’s nothing to be learned from the tragic debacle of 2024 that its leaders don’t already know – and ...

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