75 m. ago More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship

Parliamentary petition launched due to billionaire’s link to Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to conquer CanadaMore than 150,000 people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship because of the tech billionaire’s alliance with Donald Trump, who has spent his second US presidency repeatedly threatening to conquer its independent neighbor to the north and turn it into its 51st state.British Columbia author Qualia Reed launched the petition in Canada’s House of Commons, where it was sponsored by New Democrat parliamentary member and avowed Musk critic Charlie Angus, as the Canadian Press first reported over the weekend. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago 7 flood warnings and 30 alerts in Wales after more than 12 hours of heavy rain

The seven areas of Wales where people are being warned as heavy rain brings flooding fears and causes travel disruption after a Met Office amber warning

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2 h. ago 'People are suffering, things have got to change': The growing crisis gripping 12,000 homes in Greater Manchester

Social housing is under major pressure in Stockport and some think a controversial arms length arrangement is part of the problem. Joseph Timan and Declan Carey report on a growing crisis.

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3 h. ago A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims

Science

3 h. ago Jury selection to begin in murder trial of suspect in suburban Chicago July 4 parade

The man accused of opening fire on a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and killing seven people is about to stand trial nearly three years after the attack

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3 h. ago LGBTQ+ groups sue President Trump over executive orders dismantling DEI initiatives

The lawsuit against the President was filed by several LGBTQ+ groups, including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the GLBT Historical Society, and allege that the orders violate the rights of transgender and non-binary people

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3 h. ago Scots jail chiefs 'turn a blind eye to drugs', new report claims

One remand prisoner told researchers: "There's a tacit approval of drug taking and drug dealing in SPS jails."

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3 h. ago Grangemouth support shows the difference a Labour Government can make

Writing in his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the Grangemouth deal is just the start of the changes for working people that Labour will bring in.

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3 h. ago Scots smuggler 'boasts of cushy prison life on TikTok using smuggled mobile'

Lee Robb was caged after using goose hunting as a cover for trafficking heroin.

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3 h. ago Prisons should be places of rehabilitation, not rife with drug

"It is entirely unacceptable that any drug-taking may have happened in the full knowledge of prison bosses but ignored for an easy life."

Events

4 h. ago Why the man who drew the Gruffalo says the spectre of AI is even scarier

Leading cultural figures are among more than 3,500 people who have signed a letter warning about the dire threat to the UK creative industries posed by AI .

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4 h. ago You can't deport us to Belgium because their prisons aren't comfy enough, moan Albanian people smugglers trying to stay in the UK

Sabah Zeka, a 41-year-old Albanian who was granted UK citizenship after claiming asylum, is facing a 12-year prison sentence in Belgium after being convicted for his role in a people-smuggling ring.

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6 h. ago Trump directs ICE to track down 'hundreds of thousands' of migrant children who came to US without their parents

It comes amid heightened pressures to reach President Trump's lofty deportation targets as part of his election commitment to solve America's immigration crisis.

Politics

7 h. ago ‘Tsunami of closures’ looms for pharmacies as Reeves’s Budget measures bite

One pharmacist told The Independent he was ‘on borrowed time’ after going to his bank twice for extra money to stay afloat

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8 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Baldwins: What hideous people! Now I really have no sympathy for has

RATING: ONE STAR Childcare manuals don't often spell out the surest ways to ensure small children grow up neurotic. But now we've got Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria to show us how.

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8 h. ago Billionaires' wealth 'soars by over £230billion in first month of 2025 alone'

Campaigners said billionaires' wealth soared in first month of the year by a staggering £237billion - more than the combined wealth of world's poorest 2.8billion people

Economics

8 h. ago Charity launches guide for parents of LGBT children to help tackle homophobia

Research by Just Like Us, the LGBT+ young people’s charity says 78% of primary school children have reported hearing derogatory comments.

Society

8 h. ago Twiggy says she was ‘shocked’ after mistaking damehood letter for tax notice

A new film about the 1960s model’s life will be released next month.

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8 h. ago Actress Lucy Boynton says society has become ‘desensitised’ to domestic violence

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story will air on ITV1 at 9pm on March 5.

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8 h. ago Ageism a ‘barrier’ for older people seeking mental health support – report

Older people face ageism and stigma when it comes to their mental health, experts said.

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