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President Joe Biden has told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders assembled for a four-country summit that they are navigating “a dark hour in our shared history” due to Russia’s war on Ukraine and urged the group to make a greater effort to stop Vladimir Putin’s aggression. “This is more than just a European issue. It’s a global issue,” Mr Biden said as the “Quad” summit with Japan, Australia and India got under […]

Justin Thomas believes his experience was a crucial factor after beating Will Zalatoris in a play-off to win his second US PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Chile’s Mito Pereira held a one-shot lead on the 72nd hole after seeing his birdie putt on the 17th stop agonisingly short of the hole, but pushed his drive into the creek and ran up a devastating double bogey. That left Thomas and Zalatoris […]

The long-awaited Sue Gray partygate report is finally set to be published this week, as the Prime Minister faces calls to explain the purpose of a “secret” meeting with the senior civil servant. Reports have suggested the document, expected to be published in the coming days, will feature photographs of illegal gatherings. It was also reported that top civil servant Simon Case will be particularly hard-hit by the contents, despite […]

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan is facing a possible jail sentence for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. The 48-year-old was expelled from the Conservative Party and later resigned from the Commons, triggering a by-election in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, after he was convicted last month following a trial at Southwark Crown Court. The jury heard how he forced the youngster to drink gin and tonic, pushed him on to a […]

Consumers have seen the price of hundreds of popular grocery items rise by more than 20% over the last two years alongside a drop in supermarket discounts and budget ranges, a study has found. Which? found that the price of 265 groceries soared by more than a fifth at the same time as the availability of supermarket discounts and budget ranges – upon which consumers are increasingly relying – fell. […]

Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton have walked the Cannes Film Festival red carpet as they attended the premiere of their new film Three Thousand Years of Longing. The Luther star, 49, adorned a midnight blue suit paired with a black bow tie while his co-star Swinton, 61, wore an elegant black gown with a blue embellished neckline. Elba was also joined by his wife Sabrina, 32, who looked chic in […]

Sale secured their place in the European Champions Cup for next season with a hard-fought 16-7 Gallagher Premiership comeback victory at the Coventry Building Society Stadium. The win also kept alive Sale’s slim hopes of a play-off spot but a number of other sides’ results have to go their way if they are to climb to the necessary fourth place. Wasps were deserved losers and are now in danger of […]

A British mountaineer who was once told he would never walk again unaided has been greeted by his family as he arrived back in the country following a record-breaking climb of Mount Everest. Kenton Cool, 48, from Gloucestershire, arrived at Heathrow Airport on Friday evening a few days after after having reached the peak for a 16th time – more than any other non-Sherpa. Mr Cool made the 8,849-metre summit […]

Tesla revealed a refreshed version of the Model X SUV last year, but buyers are facing massive delays as the American firm struggles to ramp up production. aking to Twitter, various users have complained that their delivery estimates have been pushed back, with the worst-affected looking at April 2023. For some, this would mean a wait of more than two years from the time they placed their order. Although deliveries […]