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US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok

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US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok

The US Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok starting on Sunday, unless the app is sold by its China-based parent company. The court holds that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in America. A sale does not appear imminent and, although experts have said the app will not […]

today18/01/2025

Trump to take oath inside due to freezing temperatures

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Trump to take oath inside due to freezing temperatures

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of very cold weather. “The weather forecast for Washington DC, with the windchill factor, could take temperatures into severe record lows,” Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way.” The Rotunda is prepared […]

today17/01/2025

Polish PM says he wants ‘Breturn’ not Brexit as Starmer visits Warsaw

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Polish PM says he wants ‘Breturn’ not Brexit as Starmer visits Warsaw

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he wants a “Breturn” rather than Brexit after discussing co-operation between the UK and EU in talks with Sir Keir Starmer on his visit to Warsaw. Mr Tusk, who was president of the European Council when Britain voted to leave the trading bloc, said he would “harbour these dreams in my heart” as “sometimes they come true in politics”. The UK Prime Minister, who […]

today17/01/2025

Manchester United and Scotland great Denis Law dies aged 84

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Manchester United and Scotland great Denis Law dies aged 84

Former Manchester United, Manchester City and Scotland forward Denis Law has died aged 84, his family said in a statement. Law won two league titles with United and was a member of their European Cup-winning side under Sir Matt Busby in 1968 when they became the first English club to lift the trophy. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia in 2021. A short family statement read: “It […]

today17/01/2025

Starmer visits ‘harrowing’ Auschwitz and vows renewed fight against antisemitism

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Starmer visits ‘harrowing’ Auschwitz and vows renewed fight against antisemitism

Sir Keir Starmer has visited Auschwitz, a place he described as “utterly harrowing”, and said he was determined to fight the “poison of antisemitism”. The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet with the country’s political leaders. Speaking following his time at the camp, Sir Keir said: “Nothing could prepare me for the sheer horror of what I have seen in this […]

today17/01/2025

Man arrested after woman dies and two-year-old girl seriously injured

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Man arrested after woman dies and two-year-old girl seriously injured

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a woman in her 20s died and a two-year-old girl was seriously injured in Surrey. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the child has been taken to hospital where she remains, Surrey Police said. Officers attended a property in Woodthorpe Road in Ashford at 1.15pm on Thursday following a report of concern for safety. […]

today17/01/2025

Extradited US woman accused of gun murder bid plot refused bail by UK court

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Extradited US woman accused of gun murder bid plot refused bail by UK court

A US citizen has appeared in court charged with plotting to murder a Birmingham shop owner and firearms offences after being extradited to the UK from Armenia. Aimee Betro, originally from Wisconsin, is alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy which saw a man threatened with a firearm in the South Yardley area of Birmingham in September 2019. The 45-year-old, who was arrested last summer in Armenia, is further […]

today17/01/2025

Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95

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Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95

She was married to Lord Laurence Olivier between 1961 and his death in 2007 Oscar nominee Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95, her family has said. The British actress, who was married to Lord Laurence Olivier, was known for her Golden Globe award-winning performances in TV biopic Stalin and Enchanted April, for which she was also nominated for an Academy Award. Dame Joan also starred in […]

today17/01/2025

Erling Haaland signs contract extension at Manchester City to 2034

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Erling Haaland signs contract extension at Manchester City to 2034

Erling Haaland has signed a new nine-and-a-half-year contract at Manchester City, the club have announced. The striker’s existing contract was due to expire in June 2027 but he has now committed his future to the club until the 2033-34 season. A post on the club’s X account read: “Erling’s here to stay! We’re thrilled to announce Erling Haaland has extended his contract at City to 2034.” Haaland made an instant […]

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