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Democrats hit back, saying former president ‘should be ashamed of himself’ after divisive comments Good morning, US politics blog readers. Campaigning for the November election is in full swing, and true to form, Donald Trump is saying things that people find outrageous and offensive. The latest: his comments on Monday that Jews who voted for Democrats “hate” their religion and Israel. America’s relationship with Israel is a major political issue, with Congress deadlocked over approving aid to the country as well as Ukraine and Taiwan despite months of negotiations, and Joe Biden showing signs of exasperation with Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of its invasion of Gaza. Democrats pilloried Trump for his comments, with a party spokesman saying the former president “should be ashamed of himself”.Perhaps. But Democrats are also grappling with the uncomfortable reality that Biden is stubbornly unpopular, and that Trump has a track record of saying offensive things and yet maintaining Republicans’ loyalty. But Biden’s not Hillary Clinton, it’s not 2016 any more, and we’ll see if this comment lands among voters any differently. Trump is also dealing with his own problems, namely the bond he is so far unable to secure to cover New York’s $454m civil fraud judgment against him.The supreme court will issue opinions at 10am ET. We don’t know what they’ll decide, but one case pending will determine whether South Carolina’s congressional map was an illegal racial gerrymander.Biden heads to Nevada and Arizona, two swing states that will be important to his re-election prospects. In the latter, he’ll launch Latinos con Biden-Harris to attract voters from the demographic that’s well represented in both states.Republicans have an idea for breaking the logjam on Ukraine aid: make it a loan. We’ll see if any Democrats think that’s a good idea. Continue reading...
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My year of wellness is not going well – from accidental laxatives to heatstroke in a sauna | Arwa Mahdawi
The attempt to boost my immune system hasn’t had the desired effects. I have been half-naked in public, and misunderstood Taylor Swift’s advice with catastrophic results. But one change has worked ...‘Nobody tells you this!” For the first year of my now almost-three-year-old’s life, that was my catchphrase. I would say it nonstop. Nobody tells you that you will hallucinate from sleep deprivation in the first few months after having a baby. Nobody tells you how much time you will spend thinking about a baby’s bowel movements. Nobody tells you just how explosive those bowel movements can be.Eventually, after much complaining, I came to the sheepish realisation that people do tell you this stuff. They tell you all the time. I just hadn’t been listening. Let’s be honest: when you’re not actively trying to procreate there is nothing more boring than hearing about the digestive issues or nocturnal routines of other people’s children.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
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‘Red alert’: last year was hottest on record by clear margin, says UN report
Records being broken for greenhouse gas pollution, surface temperatures and ocean heat The world has never been closer to breaching the 1.5C (2.7F) global heating limit, even if only temporarily, the United Nations’ weather agency has warned.The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Tuesday that 2023 was the hottest year on record by a clear margin. In a report on the climate, it found that records were “once again broken, and in some cases smashed” for key indicators such as greenhouse gas pollution, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. Continue reading...
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46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future – and now is our last chance to prepare | Bill McGuire
Neither the Tories nor Labour seem bothered by the climate mayhem that awaits us, but to save lives they must actIt’s the August bank holiday in 2050 and the UK is sweltering under the worst heatwave on record. Temperatures across much of England have topped 40C for eight days running: they peaked at 46C, and remain above 30C in cities and large towns at night. The country’s poorly insulated homes feel like furnaces, and thousands of people have resorted to camping out at night in the streets and local parks in a desperate attempt to find sleep. Hospital A&Es are overwhelmed and wards are flooded with patients, mostly old and vulnerable people who have succumbed to dehydration and heatstroke. Already, the death toll is estimated at more than 80,000.No, this isn’t the beginning of a dystopian drama, but a snapshot of a mid-century heatwave unless we prepare for the increasingly extreme weather that will be driven by climate breakdown. To say that the government has no credible plan for this, as the UK Climate Change Committee did last week, is – if anything – an understatement. Britain is woefully underprepared for extreme weather, and in a number of key areas we are going backwards. About one in 15 of England’s most important flood defences were in a poor or very poor condition in 2022, up from roughly one in 25 just four years previously. The government’s Great British insulation scheme is operating at such a slow pace that it would take nearly 200 years to upgrade the country’s housing stock, while Labour has rowed back on its ambitious plans to insulate 19m homes within a decade.Bill McGuire is professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards at UCL, and the author of Hothouse Earth: an Inhabitant’s Guide Continue reading...
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Our Son review – Billy Porter and Luke Evans are gay dads in poignant custody battle
This impeccably performed, engaging take on Kramer vs Kramer delivers a subtly shaded portrait of current gay lifestylesThis poignant drama is practically a remake of Kramer vs Kramer from 1979 – though this time with two divorcing New York-based dads fighting for custody of their kid instead of K2’s traditional pairing of a husband and wife. And like the older Dustin Hoffman-Meryl Streep vehicle, Our Son is a bit soapy and middlebrow, but impeccably performed all-round, led by a trio of terrific turns from Luke Evans and Billy Porter as the two fathers, with winning, winsome support from Christopher Woodley as Owen, their eight-year-old son.The script, co-written by Peter Nickowitz and director Bill Oliver, delivers an acute, subtly shaded group portrait of current gay lifestyles, from married-with-children types like Nicky (Evans) and Gabriel (Porter), who are monogamous until Gabriel strays without pre-agreement into another’s man’s arms, to older men who never wanted that kind of domesticity, to young ones still having one-night hook-ups out on the scene. And that’s just the guys – there are also some lesbian characters represented, not least Pam (Robin Weigert), Nicky’s family law attorney who is full of good advice. Continue reading...
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Court jails first person convicted of cyberflashing in England
Nicholas Hawkes, 39, from Essex, convicted under new Online Safety Act after sending images of genitalsThe first person in England to be convicted of a cyberflashing offence has been jailed for 66 weeks.Nicholas Hawkes was convicted under the Online Safety Act after cyberflashing became an offence in England and Wales on 31 January. Continue reading...
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Tesco to change Clubcard Prices branding after losing case to Lidl
Appeal court upholds finding that UK’s biggest supermarket infringed trademark with yellow circle logoTesco is to drop the blue and yellow logo used to promote its Clubcard loyalty scheme – a rebrand that could cost millions of pounds – after losing an appeal against a ruling that it had copied a design by Lidl.Legal experts said Lidl would have the right to seek compensation for infringement of its trademark, which could mean a further multimillion-pound bill for the UK’s biggest supermarket. Continue reading...
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Ewan McGregor says he and his wife needed an intimacy coordinator on set of new TV series - and they're not the first Hollywood couple to find filming racy moments 'uncomfortable'
As Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead opened up about using an intimacy coordinator for A Gentleman in Moscow - here's what other Hollywood couples have said about love scenes.
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From noise-cancelling headphones and extra bags to acres of legroom and real china plates... as premium economy airline seats soar in popularity, which make flying a pleasure and which are a rip-off?
Premium economy cabins with BA, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates and others promise smaller cabins, bigger seats, better food, extra legroom and other perks. Here we check out some of the main players.
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XL Bully is killed by armed police after 'dangerously out-of-control' dog went on a rampage and injured four people in Battersea
An XL Bully has been killed by armed police after going on a rampage and injuring four people in Battersea.
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Furious landlord fed up with his neighbourhood being used as a rat run claims he'll house asylum seekers to get back at his local council
John Walsh is considering drastic action after becoming increasingly furious over Medway Council's alleged refusal to deal with several problems with the roads in his neighbourhood in Kent.
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Liam Neeson steps out for a walk in NYC a day before the anniversary of late wife Natasha Richardson's death as their son pays a heartfelt tribute
Liam Neeson was pictured taking a stroll in New York on Monday, a day before the 15th anniversary of his late wife Natasha Richardson's death.
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Tragedy as Eton College student dies after collapsing on playing fields - as £50,000-a-year school pays tribute to 'outstanding' Year 13 pupil
An Eton College schoolboy has died after he collapsed on the playing fields this weekend.
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Man, 39, becomes first person in England to be jailed for cyberflashing after sending unsolicited explicit photos to a 15-year-old girl
Nicholas Hawkes, the first person in England and Wales to be convicted of a cyber-flashing offence, has been jailed for 66 weeks for sending unsolicited explicit photos to a 15-year-old girl and a woman.
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Dad-of-one from Ascot facing jail term in a Thai prison after cops raided his Phuket hotel room to discover 'bags of cocaine and methamphetamines' in latest drug-bust of British holidaymakers
Stephen Mullady, 45, from Ascot, Berkshire, was drinking with friends when cops raided his hotel room on the upmarket island of Phuket last night, March 18.
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Christina Applegate admits using ‘sick sense of humour’ to deal with multiple sclerosis
Christina Applegate how her “sick sense of humour” has kept her going after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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Putin to travel to China for talks with Xi in 'first overseas trip' of presidential term - after Beijing said that the two countries will be 'strategic cooperative partners in the new era'
The Chinese President congratulated his counterpart on his re-election, saying it 'fully reflects the support of the Russian people', despite it coming amid a brutal suppression of dissent.
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Kim Kardashian criticised for Instagram caption referencing Kate Middleton speculation
Kim Kardashian has been criticised for joking about the whereabouts of Kate Middleton, who has been away from the public eye after undergoing abdominal surgery in January.
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Ukrainian mother threatens to teach her trilingual son at home after he was placed in 'the worst school in England' despite passing the 11-plus exam with flying colours
Daniel Psenicnyj, from Kemsley in Sittingbourne, was allocated a place at Oasis Academy on the Isle of Sheppey by Kent County Council, although it was not one of his four preferred schools.
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Man becomes first person in England jailed for cyber-flashing
Hawkes will be in prison for 66 weeks after sending unsolicited explicit photos to a 15-year-old girl and a woman.
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Natasha Richardson's son Daniel Neeson posts a heartfelt tribute to mark 15 years since her death in a tragic skiing accident: 'You're beside me every step of the way'
Daniel - the son of Natasha and actor Liam Neeson - was just 12 when his mother died after a skiing accident in Quebec, Canada that resulted in an epidural hematoma in March 2009.
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Fury as disabled wheelchair-users are forced to risk their lives by riding in the road because their pavements are so shoddy - as London council is blasted for the walkway's shocking state
Locals have claimed that streets surrounding Windsor Road in Ealing have uneven pavements and poorly planted trees forcing mobility scooter users to risk their lives in the road.
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New York City mayor Eric Adams faces sexual assault lawsuit
Woman alleges Adams, then a police officer, demanded sexual favor in 1993 but mayor says incident ‘absolutely did not happen’Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993 and demanding a sexual favor in exchange for his help advancing her career in the police department.The lawsuit, filed on Monday in Manhattan, offered the first public details of a sexual assault claim brought against the mayor in November. Continue reading...
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My boyfriend is in a wheelchair and people mistake me for his carer - they speak directly to me instead of him and it's so insulting
Helen Hickling and her partner, Dave Eastham, both 29, from Manchester, met on Tinder in April 2018. Helen is constantly mistaken for his carer by airport staff and in restaurants.
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Pc Sharon Beshenivsky murder accused ‘did not know guns were used in robbery’
Piran Ditta Khan said it was ‘the worst news’ when he found out Pc Sharon Beshenivsky had been killed as she interrupted the robbery.
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Hong Kong lawmakers rush through 'draconian' bill that imposes life sentences for 'traitors' and 'public enemies' after top mainland China officials pressured the city-state to fast-track the changes to protect 'core national interests'
Lawmakers in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong today passed the domestic national security bill at a special meeting held today, just 11 days after it was published by the government
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Woman loves train station so much she legally names herself after it
Rehana Marylebone Khawaja liked it so much she would even have made it her first name, if her children hadn't objected.
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Ned Blackhawk’s 'The Rediscovery of America' is among books honored by the Lukas prize project
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Pervert becomes first man in England to be jailed for cyber-flashing
39-year-old Nicholas Hawkes sent the underage girl a string of pictures on February 9.
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Emma Raducanu suffers another injury blow as Miami Open withdrawal scuppers comeback
British tennis star Emma Raducanu had been due to face Wang Xiyu of China in first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday, but the 21-year-old has been forced to pull out due to injury
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OPINION - London cyclists, stop snitching on car drivers and sort your own behaviour out first
I am an anti-cyclist cyclist. There, I’ve said it. The idea of jumping on a bike and burning through 80km of Surrey roads fills me with horror. Squeezing my lumpy love handles into figure-hugging Lycra… no one wants to see that. Droning on about tyre road resistance? Jog on, mate. What I dislike most is the cyclists who feel they own the road and pro-actively irritate drivers.
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Shocking footage shows Russian terror tactics used in Putin's election victory as man is dragged from polling booth by armed police for 'voting the wrong way'
Prominent Communist MP Maria Prusakova, 40, also defied her party which has recognised Putin's landslide by saying it was based on 'imaginary support', in other words cheating.
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'My daughter, 8, owns a £346k house - people are livid but they are just jealous'
A dedicated youngster has managed to get herself on the property ladder, as a landlord, but not everybody celebrates how much the eight-year-old has achieved - and her dad insists they're jealous
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'Best' way to whiten grey clothes is by using supermarket item - and it's not bleach
It's normal for your white clothes to start to go dull and grey after a while, but luckily there's something you can do to make them look good as new - and you don't have to fork out a fortune
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First person convicted of cyber-flashing in England and Wales jailed
Nicholas Hawkes was convicted under the Online Safety Act after cyber-flashing became an offence in January this year.
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Anthony Joshua's 'new flame' British hairdresser Kika Osunde has been accused of leaking nude photos of Nigerian fashion designer and slammed for charging fans £225-a-ticket for her career Q&A
Earlier this month, the British boxer, 34, sent tongues wagging when he put on an affectionate display with influencer and businesswoman Kika Osunde in Saudi Arabia.
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Martin Lewis reveals how people can make up to £1,000 a year just by changing their bank account - but you need to make sure you jump through 'all the hoops'
Martin Lewis has appeared on This Morning today to explain how you can make money - simply by changing your bank account.
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Sharon Osbourne says doctors 'can't figure out' why she can't gain weight after coming off Ozempic
Sharon Osbourne, 71, has been open about using Ozempic to lose weight. The star is no longer using the medication but struggles to gain any weight
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