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The European ‌Union will provisionally apply a contentious free ‌trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur to ​ensure the bloc secures first-mover advantage, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on ​Friday. The European Commission concluded its largest -ever trade pact in terms of ‌tariff ‌reductions ​with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay after […]

A white British man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon after reports suggested a suspect entered a mosque armed with an axe during Ramadan prayers. Darren Connor, 55, is also accused of possession of class B drugs and has been remanded into custody following an incident at Manchester Central Mosque on Tuesday […]

A 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Winston Churchill in Westminster was defaced with graffiti branding the former British prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”. The Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage on Friday morning. Other phrases, including “Stop the Genocide” and “Free Palestine”, […]

Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has discontinued his High Court claim against the BBC and will not receive damages, the corporation has said. Wallace sued the BBC and BBC Studios Distribution Limited for up to £10,000 (€11,426) in damages over allegations they failed to disclose his personal data, which caused him “distress and harassment”. He […]

The statue of Winston Churchill in Westminster has been defaced with graffiti branding the former British prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”. Other phrases, including “Stop the Genocide” and “Free Palestine”, were sprayed in red paint on the bronze sculpture in Parliament Square, Westminster. Further graffiti read “Never again is Now” and “Globalise the Intifada”. […]

Paramount Skydance looks set to emerge as the winner of the intense bidding battle for Warner Bros Discovery after rival suitor Netflix said it would not raise its takeover offer. Streaming giant Netflix said in a statement overnight in the US that the price required to top Paramount’s $111 billion (€94 billion) sweetened bid for […]

Warner Bros Discovery has determined that Paramount’s latest takeover offer is superior to the streaming and studio agreement it struck with Netflix, marking a stark shift in momentum in the fight for the Hollywood giant. The owner of HBO Max, DC Studios and popular titles like Harry Potter had backed Netflix’s proposal for months, but […]

Benfica have categorically denied that Gianluca Prestianni admitted to his team-mates he racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. Portuguese media had reported the Argentinian winger, who denies the accusation, had confessed his guilt to the rest of the squad. However, his club insisted that was not the case. “Benfica categorically denies that player Prestianni communicated […]

A New Orleans judge has ordered Shia LaBeouf to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and set a 100,000-dollar (£74,000) bond after the film star was charged with two counts of battery over an alleged assault outside a bar during Mardi Gras. LaBeouf, who waited alone in the courtroom wearing a fleece jacket and jeans […]

A prisoner in his mid-40s has been identified as a suspect in the attack on Soham killer Ian Huntley at a maximum security jail, police have said. Durham Constabulary said a prisoner, understood to be Huntley, was assaulted in the workshop of HMP Frankland near Durham on Thursday morning before being taken to hospital. He […]