Sir David Attenborough ‘completely overwhelmed’ by birthday greetings
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Jack Thorne on Let The Right One In and why Adolescence 'isn't an instruction manual'
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America believes Donald Trump would win a fight with an 8-year-old boy - but just barely
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAmerica believes Donald Trump would win a fight with an 8-year-old boy - but just barelyHowever, another poll found that 66 percent of people felt the ‘average American’ could beat Trump in a dust-upIsabel Keane in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 16:44 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookma...
Pastor leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump’s giant gold statue at his own golf course
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPastor leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump’s giant gold statue at his own golf courseThe president himself called into the ceremony to thank the religious leader and guests in attendanceBrendan Rascius in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 16:33 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},...
Ania Magliano: On Saturday Night Live you’re contained. Stand-up is the real me
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Karoline Leavitt announces birth of her baby girl
Politics White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces birth of baby girl By Kathryn Watson Kathryn Watson Politics Reporter Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kathryn Watson May 7, 2026 / 11:22 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that she has given birth to a baby girl, whom she and her husband have named Viviana.Leavitt's daughter was...
‘Window of opportunity’ for Stormont reform before next election, Martin told
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Taoiseach pressed on Ireland’s interstate case against UK over NI legacy
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BBC’s Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci Are Taking Their ‘The Rest Is Politics: US’ Podcast on Seven-City Tour
Anthony Scaramucci, the extremely short-lived former White House director of communications during Trump’s first term, and Katty Kay, BBC U.S. special correspondent, are hitting the road for the first North American tour of their “The Rest Is Politics: US” podcast. “The Rest Is Politics: US” live tour will hit seven cities in the U.S. and […]
Pair guilty of ‘shadow police’ UK ops for China
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Chief constable says political ‘sniping’ over support for police must end
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Karoline Leavitt announces birth of baby GIRL with adorable photo as she reveals daughter's cute nickname
Karoline Leavitt announces birth of baby girl with adorable photo as she reveals cute nicknamePolitics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to American politics... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail + HERE By ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 15:24, 7 May 2026 | Updated: 15:30, 7 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Superdry co-founder jailed for eight years for rape
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Clarence Thomas is now second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history. But his conservative influence is bigger than ever
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsClarence Thomas is now second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history. But his conservative influence is bigger than everThomas' seniority means he can decide who writes an opinion if he's part of a majority that doesn't include Chief Justice John RobertsLindsay Whitehurst Thursday 07 May 2026 15:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy...
How Vivek Ramaswamy tamed 'anti-Indian' MAGA and Donald Trump
But Vivek’s rise, if things go according to plan he might become the third Indian-origin governor of an American state after Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley, is not just a litmus test of an Indian-American’s success story in US politics. It is a test of how far the MAGA tent will accommodate a brown non-Christian man and also how far an Indian-American can go in Trump’s America.
Marco Rubio meets with Pope Leo at the Vatican amid Trump’s massive feud with pontiff
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMarco Rubio meets with Pope Leo at the Vatican amid Trump’s massive feud with pontiffThe tensions between Trump and Pope Leo XIV began last month when the president lashed out on social media accusing the Pope of being soft on crime and terrorismNicole Winfield & Matthew LeeThursday 07 May 2026 15:11 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","b...
‘Good news’ on Britons in hospital after cruise ship hantavirus outbreak – WHO
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Susan Collins reveals medical condition but says her job as senator is unaffected
Republican senator for Maine, facing tough re-election battle, says she has had benign essential tremor for decadesUS politics live – latest updatesSusan Collins, the Republican Maine senator seen by Democrats as vulnerable in November’s midterm election, has revealed a decades-old medical condition she said affects her appearance, but not her ability to do her job.Collins, 73, told News Center Maine, an NBC affiliate, that she has a benign essential tremor she treats with medication, which some...
‘INCITING VIOLENCE!’: Trump demands that ‘lunatic’ Democratic leader be charged over correspondents’ dinner shooting
NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘INCITING VIOLENCE!’: Trump demands that ‘lunatic’ Democratic leader be charged over correspondents’ dinner shootingRep. Hakeem Jeffries call for ‘maximum warfare’ was related to Democrats’ effort to combat GOP gerrymanderingAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Thursday 07 May 2026 14:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Book...
Mother of Jake Hall’s child speaks of ‘devastating loss’ after he dies aged 35
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