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British troops were in Afghanistan from start to finish – despite what Trump says

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Over 1,000 non-US NATO troops died in Afghanistan and at least double that number were seriously wounded in supporting US policy there. It is for this reason that many in the UK have condemned Donald Trump, who claimed during the war in Afghanistan that NATO troops stayed “a little off the frontlines”. Beyond the outrage […]

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Trading platform IG Group backs Reeves on cash ISA curbs

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The London-listed trading and investing platform IG Group has broken ranks with industry rivals by backing Rachel Reeves’s plans to overhaul Britain’s most popular savings product. Sky News has seen a letter from Michael Healy, the UK managing director of IG Group, in which he argues that cash ISAs “have become too popular relative to

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‘Life-threatening’ winter storm to hit US with snow, ice and ‘dangerously’ cold temperatures

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A major winter storm is set to sweep the United States this weekend, bringing with it snow, sleet, ice and sub-zero temperatures from the Arizona-New Mexico border to upstate New York. What is it? A winter storm is defined as a combination of heavy snow, blowing snow and/or dangerous wind chills, according to the NOAA’s

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Police begin murder investigation after death of three-month-old baby boy from head injury

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Cambridgeshire Police have begun a murder investigation after the death of a baby boy with a head injury. Atijus Elertaite, who was three months old, was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition on January 3. Officers were called to a property in St John’s Chase in the town of March just after 11am. Atijus

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How close is a peace deal in Ukraine – and have we been here before?

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Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators are taking part in the first trilateral talks since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The three-way security discussions in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, are part of efforts to reach a deal to end the war. The Kremlin confirmed the talks would take place but warned

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Surprise bounceback in December sales as people bought silver and gold at record prices

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Retail sales in the UK bounced back in December with a better-than-expected performance over the Christmas season, according to new figures. The total volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, increased by 0.4% last month, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS). While the rise is small, it’s well above the 0.1% drop

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I was in Helmand with UK troops. Draft ‘dodger’ Trump’s words are a gut punch to families of those killed

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After the damage done by the American president in Davos – and make no mistake, it was significant, with alliances further ruptured – he has now managed to amplify it with comments that are as disrespectful as they are false. To suggest that coalition forces fighting with the Americans in Afghanistan “stayed a little back;

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US and China finalise deal to sell TikTok’s American business

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The US and China have signed off on a deal for TikTok’s Chinese owner to hand over the company’s American division to investors backed by Donald Trump. It means the US version of TikTok will become majority-owned by a group of investors that includes American tech giant Oracle, California-based private equity fund Silver Lake, and

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