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Wes Streeting refuses to say whether he trusts Donald Trump
Defence secretary Wes Streeting has declined to say whether he trusts US president Donald Trump, telling Sky News’ Sir Trevor Phillips that he is still forming his views less than a week into the role. Despite this, he argued that Trump’s pressure on Europe to take greater responsibility for its own defence would ultimately be…
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Born 70 Years Ago Today in Western Oklahoma, the Country Music Mastermind Behind 25 of Blake Shelton’s No. 1 Hits
Scott Hendricks, a veteran country music producer and A&R executive, was born 70 years ago today, on 26 July 1956, in Clinton, Oklahoma. He is best known for shaping the sound of modern country radio, having produced acts including Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill, Keith Urban and Blake Shelton, and for playing a…
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‘It’s no joke!’ Clacton voters can put reversing Brexit back on the table, says ex-MEP running against Farage
John Stevens, a former Conservative MEP standing for the Rejoin the EU Party in the Clacton by-election, has argued that the contest offers a genuine opportunity to push the case for rejoining the EU, rather than being merely a media sideshow pitting Nigel Farage against comedian candidate Count Binface. He told The Independent that local…
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‘Andy Burnham can grow a moustache!’: SNL UK’s Paddy Young on breakout stardom – and impersonating the new PM
Paddy Young, the comedian who co-anchors Saturday Night Live UK’s Weekend Update segment, has spoken about his sudden rise to fame despite a recent freak accident in which he badly sliced his hand on a samurai sword being used as a prop for his comedy night, Floggers. The injury required surgery after a tendon was…
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Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
Climate change is disrupting one of the fixtures of American childhood: the summer camp. Rising temperatures, wildfire smoke and flooding are forcing camps and families across the United States to cancel or drastically rework outdoor activities that have long been staples of the summer break, with organisers warning that what were once rare extreme-weather days…
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ADHD looks different in women and poses unique health risks
ADHD has long been treated as a condition that primarily affects boys, but researchers and clinicians say it looks markedly different in girls and women, leading to widespread underdiagnosis and, in many cases, serious harm. Rather than the overt hyperactivity typically associated with boys, girls with ADHD tend to appear distracted, disorganised or “in the…
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Meet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languages
A Sault Ste. Marie Tribe member, Danielle Boyer, has invented a customisable toy robot called the SkoBot, designed to help Native American children learn their Indigenous languages, and has founded a nonprofit that mentors hundreds of Native youth across the United States in building the devices themselves. Inspired partly by Tickle Me Elmo, the initiative…
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I’m a lawyer for Brits who lost £128,000 to Spanish villa conmen… if you want a dream life in the sun trust NOBODY and watch out for these warning signs
A solicitor who represents British victims of Spanish property fraud has spoken out after clients lost £128,000 to conmen posing as villa sellers, warning that anyone pursuing a dream home in the sun should trust no one involved in a deal until it is independently verified. The case highlights a wider pattern of scams targeting…
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Andy Burnham promises to ‘defend Britain’s national interest’ in BBC interview
New prime minister Andy Burnham used an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg to strike a defiant tone on foreign policy, saying he would stand up to US president Donald Trump if it served Britain’s national interest, while also pledging to plug a substantial shortfall in defence spending. The remarks come as Burnham faces his…