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Trump Rocks Fight Night

RAPPER Kid Rock has a word in Donald Trump's lear as the ex-US president takes his mind off a humiliating week to watch UFC 287.

We Are About To Lazily Slide Into Another Cold War

In the space of just one week, the influential American news and opinion outlet Foreign Policy published no less than three pieces demanding US and Western policymakers confront China more forcefully on human rights, shipping, finance, climate change, quantum computing, and microchips.

Britain Feels Like A Third Wheel Ahead Of President Biden's Visit To Ireland

The president of the United States is visiting the UK next week, but it will not be the state visit headlined in many British media reports at the start of the Easter holiday weekend. It is rather a single day's visit to Belfast to join events marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Israel Targets Syria With Jet Strikes After Rocket Attack

Israel’s military attacked targets in Syria after it launched six rockets in two batches towards Israel.

Chinese Military 'Simulates Attacks' Off Coast Of Taiwan

Military drills by China around Taiwan entered their second day yesterday in what the latter described as simulated joint precision strikes”.

Vape Squads To Crack Down On Illegal Sales To Under-18s

Ministers are expected to pledge a crackdown on the illegal sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s with an "illicit vapes enforcement squad".

Government 'Retreating' Over Post-Brexit Plans To Ditch EU Laws This Year

The government has begun to retreat from post-Brexit plans to ditch thousands of EU laws by the end of the year, a report claims.

How Johnson Almost Failed The Good Friday Agreement

His suggestion that the Irish border would not be a problem came close to causing irreparable damage, says Sean O'Grady

Starmer Faces Uprising Over Ad Campaign Against Sunak

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is facing a furious backlash from his own MPs about the “ugly and degrading” attack ads that claim Rishi Sunak does not think child sex abusers should go to prison.

Managers Behaving Badly: Don't Throw The Book At Them... It's Time To Hit Them With The Entire Bookcase!

DON'T just throw the book at managers who get sent to the stands for losing the plot on the touchline it's time to hit them with the whole bookshelf.

Millions Demand: Keep Our Banks Open

'Nothing beats being in the room when it comes to confusing financial matters'

MPs To Keep Eye On Mayor As He Gets More Power

GREATER Manchester's MPs will publicly scrutinise mayor Andy Burnham under new arrangements agreed as part of the latest handing over of powers.

Brexit Tale Warms The Cockles In Germany

Jens Meurer's quirky portrayal of a Norfolk seaside town is a surprise hit with viewers struggling to understand Britain's departure from the EU

World Is On Course For Weakest Growth Since 1990, Says IMF

3% Approximate level at which the IMF expects global growth to remain over the next five years

'Bring Russia Back To Reason': Macron Urges Xi To Mediate Over Invasion Of Ukraine

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has urged China's Xi Jinping to bring Russia "back to reason" over the war in Ukraine, as the two held the first of a series of high-level meetings in Beijing.

If Trump Is Found Guilty...Jail Him

Adult film star reveals she'd testify against ex-president

CBI Members Weigh Leaving Over Sexual Misconduct Claims

Several members of the Confederation of British Industry are weighing whether leave it after a Guardian investigation revealed multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by the business lobby group's staff.

China Urged To 'Bring Russia To Its Senses'

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Thursday to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who received an effusive welcome from Vladimir Putin in Moscow last month, to "bring Russia to its senses" and help make "lasting peace" in Ukraine.

Xi 'Willing To Call Zelensky'

Stuti Mishra, Alastair Jamieson

Tory Minister Accused Of Islamophobia Is To Face No Further Action, Says Sunak

Kate Devlin, Jon Stone

Queues Build In Dover As Easter Travel Chaos Begins

Passport checks, rail works and strikes set to cause delays

Harry And Meghan To Finally Tell The Palace If They Will Go To Coronation

Decision Time For The Sussexes

Secret Trains And No Internet: Defector Offers A Rare Insight Into Putin's Paranoia

A senior Russian security officer who defected last year has given a rare insight into the paranoid lifestyle of Vladimir Putin, confirming details of a secret train network, identical offices in different cities, a strict personal quarantine and escalating security protocols.

Secrecy How Royals Rely On The Establishment To Keep Public In Dark About Wealth

From judges to ministers, officials have helped the monarch and family avoid scrutiny through judgments, legislation and exemption from freedom of information rules

Patients At Risk During Docs Strike

NHS chiefs fear they can't get cover

Sturgeon Husband Held In SNP Finances Probe

Former First Minister's partner quizzed

Nicola Sturgeon's Husband Arrested In Finances Probe

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell, has been arrested in a police investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances with their home and party’s headquarters being searched.

Vape Users Are Urged To Stay Wary Of Fire Risk

Batteries can cause blaze if not binned properly

Zelensky's Sad Tribute To Fallen Troops

IN a rare moment of quiet reflection, Volodymyr Zelensky lays a wreath in Ukraine's blue and yellow at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw.

One In Five Are Happy With MPs - How Is It That High?

So, who thinks British politics is working well? A breathtakingly high 17 per cent of the population, apparently. According to a survey by the Policy Institute at King's College London, this level of customer satisfaction places the UK right on a par with Russia, where large numbers of voters are currently being forcibly sent to their deaths carrying sleeping mats they've had to buy themselves.