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Backlash after broadcaster announces the program, which was due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’ CBS News is facing a backlash from one of its own correspondents, and others, after it cancelled an upcoming 60 Minutes investigation into El Salvador’s brutal Cecot megaprison to which the Trump administration deported hundreds of migrants. The … Read more
In what prosecutors say was an inside job, copper pots, porcelain and Baccarat Champagne glasses were stolen from the inventory of the Élysée Palace.
Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budget Heather Stewart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026 Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ties to grow economy UK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands firms pile of paperwork Business leaders have warned that Britain is … Read more
TV host who came under pressure from Trump government will say: ‘From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year’ The US comedian whose late-night show was briefly cancelled after pressure from Donald Trump’s government is to urge UK audiences to stand up for free speech. In a defiant alternative Christmas message on … Read more
Photos suggest former Duke of York served as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s pass to British high society The former Prince Andrew at Sandringham lying across the laps of five elegantly dressed women as Ghislaine Maxwell looks on; Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein on a shoot near Balmoral; the three of them peering down from the … Read more
No people were injured in the accident, despite a partial derailment. As elephant habitat shrinks, such deadly encounters are on the rise.
Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt Senior officials who oversaw a flawed benefits system that plunged hundreds of thousands of carers into debt are under mounting pressure over their “misleading” response to the scandal. Prof Liz Sayce, the chair of a scathing review … Read more
Michaela Benthaus from Germany soared 65 miles above the Earth’s surface in 10-minute Blue Origin flight A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers on Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high. Severely injured in a mountain bike accident … Read more
Prince William and his son prepare a Christmas lunch during visit to the Passage Charity in London Prince George joined his father, the Prince of Wales, on a visit to a homelessness project to help with Christmas lunch preparations in London. Prince William took his son to the Passage Charity in central London, more than … Read more
Angel Ureña said ex-president, pictured in some photos released by justice department, cut ties with Epstein in 2005 A spokesperson for Bill Clinton accused the White House late on Friday of using him as a scapegoat after pictures of the former president with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as with a … Read more