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A Russia-Ukraine peace deal is “very close”, Donald Trump has claimed as he urged Kyiv to accept territorial concessions as part of an end to fighting. The US president said his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky’s insistence he would not recognise Russian ownership of Crimea was making it “difficult to settle” the war. Mr Trump’s latest intervention on his Truth Social social media platform came after the latest efforts in London […]

Arsenal prevented Liverpool from being crowned Premier League champions without kicking a ball despite conceding a late goal in a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Mikel Arteta’s players knew that a defeat at the Emirates would see Liverpool take the title, but the home side were ahead inside three minutes through Jakub Kiwior. Eberechie Eze’s superb volley from a corner hauled Palace level before Leandro Trossard scored his third goal […]

Playing music out loud on buses and trains should be made illegal, the Liberal Democrats have said, as they called for fines of up to £1,000 for culprits. Sir Ed Davey’s party is looking to amend the Bus Services Bill currently making its way through the House of Lords to outlaw playing music and videos out loud from a phone on public transport in England. They propose that the change […]

Around 20,000 people have paid tribute to Pope Francis in less than 12 hours since his body went on public view in St Peter’s Basilica. Mourners flocked to see the late pontiff after his body was moved on Wednesday morning from his residence at Casa Santa Marta. Huge crowds gathered throughout the day, standing in the hot Italian sun, as a lengthy queue snaked its way through St Peter’s Square […]

A 29-year-old man who researched child murders including the Southport killings has been jailed for 30 years for the attempted murder of a nine-year-old girl who he stabbed three times as she was playing outside his home. Jordan Wilkes was convicted by a jury at Bournemouth Crown Court of the attack which happened in the stairwell of the flats where he lived with his mother in Glider Close, Christchurch, Dorset, […]

Talks to resolve the long running Birmingham bin strike are to involve the conciliation service Acas for the first time, it has been announced. The development followed a 45-minute meeting on Wednesday between officials from Unite and Birmingham City Council, which ended without agreement. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said a deal “could be in touching distance” if the council stops “flip-flopping”. Hundreds of members of Unite have been on […]

A former police officer who ran a paddleboarding company has been jailed for 10 years and six months after four people drowned during an excursion on a river in south-west Wales. Nerys Bethan Lloyd organised a stand-up paddleboarding tour on the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021 despite “extremely hazardous conditions” and weather warnings in place. Lloyd failed to warn the group about a weir on the route […]