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HuffPost'Massive Reversal': Trump Ripped For Already Backpedaling On Key Campaign Promise
The president-elect and one of his advisers just shifted an important timetable.
- HuffPost
Melania Trump Reveals Where She Plans To Live During Her Husband's Presidency
The former first lady's living plans have been the subject of much speculation ahead of Donald Trump's second term.
- HuffPost UK
Minister Delivers Brutal Four-Word Answer To Tory MP's Question About Migrants
Angela Eagle gave Sarah Bool short shrift in the House of Commons.
- The Telegraph
How to profit from Rachel Reeves’s bond nightmare – and get a 7pc return
The soaring cost of British government debt is a disaster for Rachel Reeves. But savvy investors have already found out a way of taking advantage to bag a tidy profit.
- HuffPost
Kamala Harris’ Carter Funeral Photo Goes Viral Over 1 Key Omission
"The perfect crop doesn’t exi-," joked one commenter.
- The Telegraph
Starmer appoints former Treasury official as key aide in blow to Reeves’ authority
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed a former Treasury insider as a key aide amid doubts over Rachel Reeves’ economic credibility.
- Wales Online
Foreign Office warns Brits are targets for terrorists in this country
People travelling there are being told to 'stay aware of your surroundings at all times' and, also, to steer clear of demonstrations and keep your bags close to you
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Exposes The ‘Sordid’ Truth About Uncle's Leadership In Disasters
Donald Trump's niece also pinpointed "one of the most frustrating things" about his response to the California wildfires.
- The Daily Beast
Bannon Sets MAGA Expiration Date for ‘Evil’ Elon Musk
Steve Bannon, President-elect Donald Trump’s former advisor who helped steer conservative media into the arms of the xenophobic far-right, has vowed to get Trump’s new favorite confidant booted from the White House orbit before next week’s inauguration. “I will get Elon Musk kicked out by the time he’s inaugurated,” Bannon told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. "He won’t have a blue pass with full access to the White House. He’ll be like everyone else.” Bannon, a former investment banker an
- Yahoo TV UK
What happened to David Stirling? SAS Rogue Heroes series 2 explained
The BBC drama follows the exploits of the Special Air Service during World War Two, and the men of the unit who stood out including its founder David Stirling.
- People
Mike Pence Reveals What He Said to Donald Trump During Their First Conversation in 4 Years
The former vice president and the president-elect shook hands and briefly chatted at Jimmy Carter's state funeral on Jan. 9
- The Hill
Opinion - Trump’s impending downfall: The promises he will never be able to keep
Given Trump's narrow Congressional majorities and broad promises, he is likely to fail.
- The Telegraph
Savers pile into bonds as markets brace for more turmoil
Turmoil in the bond market has prompted a surge of interest from everyday savers seeking to take advantage of higher returns.
- The Daily Beast
Putin’s State TV Floats Splitting Greenland With Trump
Vladimir Putin is determined to further enlarge Russia, and he sees Donald Trump’s plan to buy Greenland or take it by other means as a way to whitewash Putin’s attempted conquest of Ukraine, as well as his potential future endeavors. Russian state TV’s talking heads, many of whom see Trump as a potential savior who is going to lift sanctions, are taking it a step further, and speculating that Trump might willingly split Greenland with Russia. “In recent days, events have been developing very ra
- The Telegraph
‘Plenty of farmers sold their land to HS2 and haven’t received a penny – we’re all just stuck’
Kathy O’Donoghue stands outside the Methodist chapel that is something of a focal point for the quiet Cheshire village of Lostock Green. With snow covering its roof and icicles dangling from its gables, it’s quite the picturesque, wintry scene. But it’s also at the literal centre of a furious HS2 debate that shows no signs of ending – despite Phase 2 of the route being scrapped 14 months ago.
- HuffPost
Justin Trudeau Reveals How He Got Trump To 'Immediately' Change The Subject On Canada
The outgoing Canadian prime minister says he made a joke offer that the U.S. president-elect didn't think was funny.
- Evening Standard
Dominic Cummings ‘advising Elon Musk’ amid attacks on Sir Keir Starmer
Cummings, a key figure behind the Vote Leave campaign and a former adviser to Boris Johnson during the Covid-19 pandemic, is said to have formed a new alliance with Musk
- The Guardian
Repatriation or a life among ‘enemies’: what fate awaits the North Koreans captured by Ukraine?
Neither Russia nor North Korea has claimed the soldiers as their own yet, while South Korea could accept them as defectors
- Associated Press
Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its supplies, a Ukrainian officer says
Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it, a Ukrainian official said Monday. Russian troops are going around the vital logistics hub of Pokrovsk, where a steadfast Ukrainian defense has kept them at bay, and are taking aim at a highway that leads from there to the central Ukraine city of Dnipro, Maj. Viktor Trehubov, a local Ukrainian army spokesperson, told The Associated Press. Cutting the highway traffic would also severely weaken Pokrovsk.
- The Telegraph
Spain plots 100pc property tax to block foreigners from buying homes
British buyers will be forced to pay 100pc tax on their holiday home in Spain under new measures to fix the country’s housing crisis.