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A divided US supreme court has allowed the White House to continue construction on a 400 million US dollars (£295 million) ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for American President Donald Trump. The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this month, shortly before a court-ordered halt would have gone into […]

Police made 169 arrests at the first day of Notting Hill Carnival but the mood has been “overwhelmingly positive and celebratory”, Scotland Yard have said. As of 7.45pm on Sunday, the arrests had been made for offences including possession of drugs, possession of weapons, assaults and sexual offences, the Metropolitan Police said. The annual west […]

The funeral of King Harald V will take place on Wednesday, September 9, Norway’s royal palace said on Sunday. Harald died on Friday and his son became the King Haakon VIII. Since Harald’s death, the royal family and the country has been in an official state of mourning. Tens of thousands of Norwegians have expressed […]

US popstar Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural all-women festival has raised nearly €17 million. The Driver’s License singer, 23, was behind the fundraising event Daisy Chain Fields festival – which featured a star-studded line-up including Chappell Roan, Doechii, Rachel Chinouriri and Stevie Nicks. The proceeds from the festival – which took place on Saturday in Irvine, California […]

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers will be excluded from the early release scheme after UK prime minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt. Burnham said “hundreds” of people will remain in prison as part of changes to the scheme designed to ease prison overcrowding. Prisoners convicted of historic child sex offences […]

Ireland has announced €500,000 in emergency assistance as the Nepal flooding death toll hit 626, with 2,500 people missing. The flash flooding on August 26th has caused widespread devastsation and displacement. On the Chinese side of the border, state media has reported seven people dead and 554 people missing. Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee […]

Tens of thousands of mourners have paid their respects to Norway’s King Harald V, placing flowers and condolence cards outside the royal palace in Oslo a day after his death aged 89. A sea of colourful flowers covered Slottsplassen, the square in front of the palace, on Saturday as a steady stream of Norwegians filed […]

At least 37 people have been killed in a Russian attack on the Bucha district, close to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, said at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack on Saturday, which also sparked a large-scale fire that spread to homes […]

At least 27 people have been killed following a Russian attack on the Bucha district, close to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, said at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack on Saturday, which also sparked a large-scale fire that spread to homes […]

Rupert Grint said it feels “so special” to reprise his role as Ron Weasley in a Broadway production of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. The 38-year-old rose to fame in 2001 after starring in Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone as the loyal and accident-prone red-headed wizard. He returned to the role for all […]