Keir Starmer has finally spoken to Donald Trump after the US President's explosive attacks caused a diplomatic crisis. A Downing Street spokeswoman said: "The Prime Minister spoke with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, this afternoon. "The Prime Minister also shared his heartfelt condolences with President Trump and the American people following the deaths of six US soldiers. "That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer - But we will remember. "But that is a legitimate thing for the UK Prime Minister to do."

Rules for building one-off rural homes will be relaxed by summer, says Housing Minister James BrowneNew guidelines will be ‘mandatory’ for all local authorities in bid to preserve country communitiesHousing Minister James Browne prepares to go to Cannes for institutional investment roadshowCónal Thomas Today at 06:30A major policy shake-up to allow more people to build homes on their own land will be brought forward by the summer in a bid to boost the number of homes in rural areas, the Housing Minister has confirmed.

Drivers are also reminded they can use any remaining paid parking time at other locations, such as moving from the city centre to the waterfront. Plymouth city centre offers me nothing in comparison.”Hoewalker suggests: “Avoid the car parks and use the bus service instead. Bus operators continue to hike prices, eventually making the cost of travelling into town prohibitive for many people who don't possess a free bus pass.”JanePowell thinks: “The Council should be reducing parking charges. Whacking up parking charges, which is just going to put people off visiting. That means fewer shoppers downtown and, sadly, more businesses shutting their doors.”Mutleymike believes: “Parking charges are killing Plymouth.

Revenue spent nearly €2.7m last year storing and destroying nitrous oxide as well as smuggled cigarettes and booze. The cost of storage of seized nitrous oxide was €427,000 while a further €2.05m was spent on destruction of the gas. Revenue also spent €113,000 to get rid of smuggled alcohol, according to figures released under FOI laws. There were 19 separate seizures of nitrous oxide, nearly 35,000kg with a value of €1.28m. A further 23 tonnes of loose tobacco was seized along with nearly 600,000 litres of smuggled alcohol products.

The Israeli ​military did not immediately respond ​to a request for comment about Sunday’s strike. Photograph: EPAThe Israeli military has issued an evacuation warning for residents south of the Litani river in southern Lebanon. The ‌Israeli military warned ‌it would continue pursuing every ​successor of Iran’s next supreme ​leader. The Israeli military said it would “not allow Iranian terrorist elements to establish themselves in Lebanese territory”. The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes “across Iran” on Sunday, targeting military sites.

Over 1,000 women on waiting lists for endometriosis care across five hospitalsMichael BoltonFigures from the HSE show there are 1,045 women on waiting lists for endometriosis across five hospitals in the country at the end of 2025. The hospital with the highest number of women on waiting lists for endometriosis care is the Rotunda Hospital, with 352 women on waiting lists. At Tallaght University Hospital, 342 women are on waiting lists, with 63 women waiting over a year. Cork University Hospital has 213 women on waiting lists for endometriosis, with 122 of these women waiting up to three months. At the Coombe Hospital, 102 women are on waiting lists, with 55 women waiting up to six months, and eight people on waiting lists between six and nine months.

Gladiators spiralled into into chaos on Saturday evening as paramedics rushed in to treat Bionic as he lay in agony on the studio floor. Visibly in pain, Bionic remained on his back after dropping to the crashmat, prompting immediate treatment from on-set paramedics. Gladiators spiral into chaos as paramedics rushed in to treat Bionic, 30, during Saturday night's episodeBut after watching Bionic injure himself, viewers were left concerned and flocked to X, with one writing: 'I hope Bionic's OK'; 'As always, a great if substantially delayed episode of #Gladiators but shame to see Bionic injured. Hope next season they pad the roster a bit'; 'Oh no, Bionic has been injured.' Professionals, Bionic, Legend, Diamond, and Athena all suffered injuries during the competition, which is set to be aired in January 2026.

A Labour adviser suspected of spying for Beijing held a meeting with the Government's China minister in the Foreign Office shortly before his arrest, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. On Saturday night, a Foreign Office source confirmed that Ms Malhotra had met Mr Taylor in her office with other Asia House representatives. But it was stressed that Ms Malhotra had requested that her office be swept for bugs before and after the 'recent events' relating to Mr Taylor. The source added that at no point had Ms Malhotra – minister for the Indo-Pacific and minister for equalities – been alone with the Labour adviser. A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesman added: 'It would not be appropriate to comment on a live police investigation.'

Kerry Katona has revealed she may be fast-tracking her plans to move abroad next year with boyfriend Paolo Margaglione and her children, after receiving a 'sign to start fresh'. magazine, Kerry said that she was 'gutted' by the news, but was thinking it might be a 'sign' for them to leave the UK. He added: 'It’s something I wanted to do and something Kerry’s wanted, too', as Kerry echoed: 'We do have a plan'. The former Atomic Kitten star found love with Paolo after meeting on Celebs Go Dating, which began filming in April. While assuring her followers 'everything is fine' in Dubai, The Apprentice star Luisa Zissman revealed her plans to return to the UK.

Suffolk's lollipop men and women are being forced to wear bodycams as a 'last resort' after being abused and spat at by motorists and cyclists. The county council said the kit would be rolled out to 55 school crossing patrols after a spate of abuse across the country. Named 'Lollipops aren't just for children', the campaign will remind drivers of their legal obligation to comply with the stop signs. Keith Welham, a member of Suffolk County Council, said: 'It's terrible that it has come to this. Bodycams were given to Rochdale's school crossing patrols in 2024 after a lollipop lady was punched while trying to stop traffic.

Irish women would have to continue to work for an extra 10 years while contributing to a pension in order to match men’s retirement savings, according to research by Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland, which identified a 31% national gender pension gap. In addition, 65% of working women over 50 have never calculated how many paydays they have left until retirement, compared to 53% of men. Aviva said this is a “simple” but “effective indicator of how much time they have remaining” to prepare for retirement. Aviva said women are also more likely to face barriers to starting or continuing pension saving, including working part time, 23% compared to 7% of men; and providing for unpaid care, 36% compared to 26% of men. The firm added that its modelling shows that women typically earn less over their working lives, start pensions later, and take more career breaks.

Arsenal fans told to 'book tickets for the final' after huge Champions League boostArsenal are favourites to win the Champions League and, after the draw was made, Joe Cole is convinced they will at least making the final in Budapest later this yearView 2 Images Arsenal have been perfect in Europe this season (Image: Piero Cruciatti/Anadolu via Getty Images)Joe Cole has told Arsenal fans to "book your tickets for Budapest" with the pundit adamant they are going to the Champions League final. ‌Mikel Arteta's side are already down as the tournament favourites and has dodged the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern until the final. Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook page‌"I think, personally, it’s going to be an Arsenal versus Manchester City final. I’m not sure on the other side, with Manchester City you still don’t know because there’s too many good teams. "In summery, the Champions League draw, they’ve opened it up, someone has rolled it across the goal for Arsenal.

Lando Norris fears a ‘big accident’ under the new regulations introduced for yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix – while Max Verstappen hinted that he might walk away from the sport over what he called ‘chaos’. After the season-opening race won by George Russell for a dominant Mercedes team, the reigning and former world champions decried the rules. I think F1 and the FIA are willing to listen, and I hope there is some action. We want it to be Formula One, proper Formula One on steroids, but today that wasn’t the case. ‘The truth is last year we had the same engine as them and McLaren did a better job than us and beat us.

“Look, it is massive for us,” Kelleher said following last Friday night’s 27-17 win over Wales. “We've put ourselves in a good position to win that Triple Crown. “I suppose we were obviously very happy to get the win. “Every game is so tough so we were obviously happy getting the bonus point. Overall we were very happy to get the win and the bonus points considering how difficult the Test match was.”

But audiences grew and grew over six series until the BBC joined forces with Netflix, and Peaky Blinders became a worldwide hit. Now Tommy is back for a final time in a big-budget movie called Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. But as for the Peaky Blinders movie, will anyone who has not followed all six seasons have a clue what’s going on? 'Then when people started dressing like Peaky Blinders and getting their hair cut and having themed weddings and all of that stuff. And he would not be using the opening scenes and closing credits of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man to honour his mother’s lost friends.