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February 27, 2025
Two-child benefit cap could be relaxed
Parents of under-fives could be exempted from the government's two-child benefit limit under a range of options UK ministers are considering as they try to bring down child poverty numbers without removing the rule altogether.
3 mins
Starmer to press Trump on security guarantees in critical Ukraine talks
PM warns 'backstop' is vital to halt Putin ahead of White House meeting

4 mins
Proposal to ease appeal barriers for potentially unsafe convictions
More potential wrongful convictions could be sent back to the court of appeal under proposals to change the way the miscarriages of justice watchdog decides cases.

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Archives reveal London's East End offered haven for escaped slaves
Untold stories of Black Londoners who escaped slavery in the capital and banded together in the East End have been uncovered by researchers, who see parallels with America's Underground Railroad.

2 mins
Oscar goody bags revealed: $1m of wildfire relief, dogwear and spliffs
Nominees for acting and directing awards at the Oscars traditionally receive a goody bag with gifts such as holidays, rare wines and costly cosmetic treatments.
1 min
Lineker among media figures urging BBC to reinstate Gaza documentary
Gary Lineker, Ruth Negga, Juliet Stevenson and Miriam Margolyes are among 500 film, TV and other media professionals calling on the BBC to reinstate its documentary on children and young people living in Gaza, describing it as an \"essential piece of journalism\".

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Supporters criticise Trump for sharing AI video of Gaza redeveloped as beach resort
Donald Trump is facing a backlash on his Truth Social platform after sharing an AI-created video of him sipping cocktails with a topless Ben- jamin Netanyahu in Gaza, in a future imagining of the Palestinian territory devastated by Israel's war.

2 mins
Mull of Wings times: McCartney co-writes post-Beatles account
An account of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career at the helm of Wings is to be published later this year.

1 min
Government to look at barring firms linked to Grenfell fire from contracts
Seven organisations involved in the Grenfell Tower disaster face possible debarment from public contracts as the government accepted all recommendations of the public inquiry into the devastating fire and set out plans for \"tough action\" on the construction industry.
2 mins
Issues PM hopes to raise in Washington
Keir Starmer is in Washington for a visit that will be brief but watched intensely in the UK and many other European capitals - particularly Kyiv. What will the prime minister hope to get from his talks with Donald Trump today? And how can he get the US president to listen? These will be the main issues.

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Calm exchanges at PMQs as all sides decide not to face the Ukrainian elephant in the house
Does the prime minister agree with me,\" asked Labour's Alex McIntyre, \"that we are delivering opportunity for the next generation?\"
2 mins
Foreign policy Concerns in cabinet at cut to overseas aid
Cabinet ministers including Ed Mili- band have raised concerns over Keir Starmer's decision to slash overseas aid to pay for increased defence spending, as dozens of Labour Mps from all sections of the party expressed alarm at the plan.
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Trump to meet Zelenskyy to sign 'very big agreement'
Donald Trump said yesterday that Volodymyr Zelenskyy would visit the White House tomorrow to sign a rare earth minerals deal, but the US would not provide significant security guarantees to Ukraine as part of the agreement.

3 mins
Tariff threat EU formed to 'screw the US' and faces 25% levies
Donald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was \"formed to screw the United States\".
1 min
£140m black hole puts jobs at risk, warns Edinburgh University boss
Edinburgh University is facing a £140m black hole that demands radical action including job cuts, according to its vice-chancellor, as it becomes the latest higher education institution to reveal its financial turmoil.

2 mins
Funny bones of top comics disinterred to great effect
“You tell 'em a joke they've heard before, and: silence.” So says Eric Morecambe in The Last Laugh, musing on audience resistance to secondhand comedy.

1 min
Dalton speaks out over 'sad' $1bn buyout of Bond series by Amazon
The actor Timothy Dalton yesterday weighed in on the takeover of the James Bond franchise by Amazon.

1 min
Henry Kelly, Irish journalist and gameshow host, dies aged 78
Henry Kelly, the Irish journalist and presenter best known for hosting UK TV shows such as Going for Gold and Game for a Laugh, has died aged 78.
2 mins
Shein tells MPs it found cases of child labour in supply chain
Shein found two cases of child labour at its suppliers last year after audits of its mostly China-based third-party manufacturers, the company has told British MPs.
1 min
Daring denim Bumster jeans dive to new lows at Diesel
Diesel is famous for denim, but not the run of the mill jeansand-a-jumper kind.
1 min
Mother ready to end hunger strike if she sees progress on son's release in Egypt
A mother declared at risk of sudden death due to her 150-day hunger strike to free her son jailed in Egypt has been persuaded to end her fast if UK ministers show progress in efforts to have him released.

2 mins
No 10 multiculturalism project in talks with ex-aide to Johnson
Downing Street has been holding discussions with Munira Mirza, a longstanding and often controversial aide to Boris Johnson who has repeatedly criticised ideas about structural and institutional racism, it is understood.
1 min
Mone PPE evidence to be heard in private, judge rules
Detailed evidence about lucrative pandemic contracts awarded to a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone will be heard in private, the chair of the Covid inquiry has ruled.

2 mins
BP boss abandons green ambitions as firm puts $10bn boost into oil and gas
BP has abandoned its green ambitions in favour of ramping up fossil fuel production as its boss claimed that optimism over the pace of the green transition had been \"misplaced\".
1 min
Burning up Will reset be enough to please its investors?
What is BP's new strategy?

3 mins
Pink Floyd's Pompeii concert film of 1972 to return to cinemas
One of the most distinctive concert films in rock history, Pink Floyd at Pompeii, is to be rereleased in cinemas - including in Imax format - and have its first soundtrack release.

2 mins
Climate protester, 65, says judge 'bullied' jury to find her guilty
A retired GP has been found guilty of obstructing the railway during a climate protest after jurors told the judge they were struggling to come to a verdict \"as a matter of conscience\".

1 min
Former GB swimmer who raped girls jailed for 21 years
A former Olympic swimmer and trainee police officer was jailed for 21 years yesterday after being found guilty of raping two teenage girls and a string of other sexual offences against them.

2 mins
Lords chief whip spoke at what appears to be cash-for-access event
The Lords chief whip, Roy Kennedy, took part in one of the events at the centre of an apparent cash-for-access venture revealed by the Guardian.

3 mins
Only 5% of medical students are working class, analysis finds
The proportion of medical school entrants from working class backgrounds has doubled over the past decade but is still only 5%.
2 mins
Actor known for her role in Buffy series dies aged 39
The actor Michelle Trachtenberg, known for roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, has died at the age of 39.

1 min
Outpouring of grief in Israel at funeral of mother and children killed in Gaza
Thousands of Israelis lined the route of a funeral procession yesterday for two small children and their mother who were held hostage and died in captivity in Gaza.

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Death in Jenin Family mourn loss as IDF brings Gaza tactics to West Bank
Waleed Lahlouh was 73, with a shock of white hair that marked his age, when Israeli soldiers shot him dead on a sunny February morning outside his home in Jenin refugee camp. He was killed, relatives said, trying to collect winter clothes for his family.

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Trump says US to sell $5m 'gold card' citizenship
Wealthy people willing to pay $5m (£4m) could be able to apply for a visa to live in the US under what is being billed as the \"Trump gold card\".
1 min
Musk's drive for cuts hit by errors and confusion
When Elon Musk's department of government efficiency (Doge) posted a \"wall of receipts\" boasting of major savings, it was billed as a radical shake-up of federal government.
1 min
New search under way for Malaysia flight 370, 11 years after it vanished
A new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been launched more than a decade after the plane went missing in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries.

2 mins
Colombia at risk of returning to violent past, says ex-president
Colombia risks sliding back into its violent past as armed groups exploit the stumbling peace strategy of the president, Gustavo Petro, according to the architect of the country's 2016 peace deal.

2 mins
Discovery of Danish woodhenge shows ancient connection to UK
An \"extraordinary\" timber circle believed to be thousands of years old and connected to England's Stonehenge has been discovered in Denmark.

1 min
Couple made to sit next to corpse during long flight criticise airline
An Australian couple have criticised Qatar Airways after a blanket-draped corpse was seated next to them during a long-haul flight.

1 min
Ministers need to commit to third runway - Heathrow boss
The boss of Heathrow has said there is room for both of London's biggest airports to expand significantly if the government can guarantee steps to a third runway, with ministers expected to approve Gatwick's second runway this week.
2 mins
Aston Martin delays electric car plans again and cuts jobs in quest for profit
The British sportscar maker Aston Martin has further delayed its first battery electric vehicle and announced plans to cut 170 jobs -5% of its global workforce - in the latest step in its quest for profits.

1 min
Khan reveals ambitious plan to add £100bn to London's economy
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has announced an ambitious plan to add more than £100bn to London's economy within a decade.
1 min
Even after ditching climate goals, BP is still miles away from resetting its share price
BP's new strategy is \"exciting\", said chief executive Murray Auchincloss at one point during yesterday's long City presentation. Did the stock market agree? Hardly.

2 mins
Ceasefire 'could give 5% boost to Ukraine economy next year'
The war-torn Ukrainian economy could expand by 5% next year if a ceasefire is agreed, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Devel- opment (EBRD) has predicted - but prospects for reconstruction depend on a lasting peace.
2 mins
Sweden's 'homegrown' battery plant uses Chinese materials
A Swedish company that boasts of running Europe's first homegrown battery \"gigafactory\" has admitted importing vital components.
1 min
We've not done enough to stop sewage spills, says water firm boss on £1.4m
England's most polluting water provider \"isn't good enough\" at trying to stop sewage flows, its boss told MPs yesterday.

2 mins
FitzGerald, 'the Greta Thunberg of sport', gets big GB chance
Four years ago, Keely Hodgkinson went from unknown teenager to overnight sensation by claiming glory at the European Indoor Championships.

1 min
Zadran hits the zenith to leave sorry England down and out
After their opening defeat by Australia, England convinced themselves they were unlucky; that Lahore's lurching conditions were to blame and the signs were still good.

3 mins
Hamilton brings his star power to Ferrari on red-letter day for famous names
The air of determination around Lewis Hamilton is certainly familiar but there is now also a sense of expectation, an aura radiating through the murky gloom of an empty enormo-drome in the desert.

3 mins
Hearn warns 'all bets are off' after Eubank Jr eggs Benn on
The boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has warned that the sport \"changed tonight\" after the incident in which Chris Eubank Jr slapped Conor Benn with an egg as their personal enmity boiled over in a press conference in the leadup to their highly anticipated middleweight fight in April.

1 min
Park pounces as Lionesses avenge World Cup pain
England's gutsy, industrious and confident performance against Spain perhaps mattered more than the result, but boy did they need a big win too.

3 mins
Haaland returns and strikes to guide City back into the top four
For 45 minutes, it was tempting to wonder where this version of Manchester City had been hiding? They were energetic and incisive, threatening to tear Tottenham apart. Erling Haaland was back in the line-up after a knee injury and his 20th goal of the Premier League season - and 28th overall - was scant reward for their control.

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O'Brien earns point for Moyes' improving Everton
Everton's relegation worries became a small step more distant after they came from behind to claim a third draw in four games courtesy of Jake O'Brien's second-half goal, his first for the club.

2 mins
No Slot, no sweat: Liverpool stretch lead to 13 with stroll past Newcastle
Liverpool are disappearing over the horizon, leaving so-called title rivals to fight it out for second place. Arne Slot's relentless team stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 13 points with 10 games remaining with an assured defeat of Newcastle. Arsenal have no chance of bridging the gap. Liverpool appear to be improving.

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