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PM says US tariffs are in no one’s interests – and Greenland row should be resolved through ‘calm discussion’ UK politics live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates Keir Starmer has played down the prospect of retaliatory tariffs on the US, after Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh levies against Nato allies if a deal over Greenland is not reached. The prime minister said US tariffs w…

Case confirmed in a person recently returned from Thailand. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning, Krishani Dhanji with you here for another very busy sitting day of parliament. It’s the second of two special sitting days, and it’s crunch time for the government make an agreement with the Coalition to pass its hate speech bill – something lo…

Officials say death toll likely to rise as rescuers continue to comb through wreckage in remote area of Andalucía Spain will begin three days of mourning on Tuesday as rescuers continue to comb through the wreckage of twisted train cars and scattered debris to locate victims after a train collision that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens. On Monday, more than 18 hours after a high-speed…

Bill will not return to Commons until agreement is reached over role of serving security services Labour will not bring the Hillsborough law back to the Commons for debate until it can reach agreement with the families, the Guardian understands. Keir Starmer was forced to delay the bill again on Monday after talks broke down last week with families from Hillsborough and the Manchester Arena attac…

Sarah Rogers says prosecuting people for ‘merely’ expressing support ‘does more harm than good’ Arresting supporters of Palestine Action is “censoring” their free speech and “does more harm than good”, a Trump administration official has said. Sarah Rogers, the US undersecretary for public diplomacy, was asked in an interview with the news platform Semafor whether the British government should al…

Poet’s sixth collection explores the destruction of the natural world, with a perspective shaped by her upbringing in rural Canada The Canadian poet Karen Solie has won the 2025 TS Eliot poetry prize for a collection of work, Wellwater, which explores the destruction of the natural world. Solie was announced as the winner at a ceremony held at the Wallace Collection on Monday evening, and will re…

Countries due to play on Valentine’s Day in Italy amid Trump threats to seize Danish territory of Greenland Their rendezvous may be on Valentine’s Day, but its nature looks likely to be anything but romantic: Denmark and the US, their relations frostier than they have been for decades, are due to face each other in ice hockey next month. A week into the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy , t…

Dmitry Peskov says Russia is seeking to ‘clarify all the nuances’ of Washington’s apparent offer before responding The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, set up last week with the intention that it would oversee a ceasefire in Gaza. The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists on Monday that Russia was seeking to “clari…

His eponymous label is renowned for its opulent, elegant take on women’s fashion and has a legion of famous fans Valentino Garavani, the designer central to pioneering Italian glamour with his eponymous fashion house, has died aged 93. “Valentino Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones,” his foundation said on Instagram on Monday. “Valentino Garavani was no…

Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday. Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s ea…

European carmakers among hardest hit with US president’s talk of Greenland-linked trade levies also pushing down the dollar Business live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates European stock markets fell on Monday and gold and silver prices hit record highs after Donald Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on eight European countries in an increasingly aggressive attempt to claim…

US justice department announced it is investigating protesters in Minnesota who disrupted church services Kristi Noem first denied that federal agents were using chemical agents against protesters, then after being shown video footage turned to blaming the protesters themselves, as tensions continued to run high amid the Trump administration ’s surge of federal officers into Minneapolis . The hea…

New Jersey musician said during concert in home state that US core values ‘have never been as endangered’ as now Bruce Springsteen used a Saturday concert to decry what he called the “Gestapo tactics” of the Trump administration ’s surge of immigration officers and said the country’s founding values “have never been as endangered as they are right now”. While performing in his home state of New J…

Oscar-nominated actor says his lawyer was trying to reimburse those who had donated money to a GoFundMe appeal set up allegedly to raise funds for the star The actor Mickey Rourke has again spoken out against the GoFundMe appeal set up in his name, purportedly to raise funds for the star, who is currently in financial hardship. Earlier this month, the actor – who made his name in 1980s action and…

Syrian Democratic Forces warns of serious security repercussions that could open door to ‘chaos and terrorism’ The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said it is fighting Syrian government forces near a prison holding Islamic State detainees on the outskirts of Raqqa, in what it described as an “extremely dangerous development”. The announcement came less than 24 hours after Syria’s pr…