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Vladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon on 11 April through Easter Sunday.

Beyond her laughable attempt to overcome years of her own history with Jeffrey Epstein – thoroughly documented both privately and in the media – by simply ordering discussion of it to stop, Mrs. Trump has called for a hearing not for the perpetrators, nor for Epstein’s co-conspirators, but a hearing in which the survivors testify.

The project was part of a package of tech investment promising the UK could become an AI superpower.

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Three Russian submarines conducted a “covert” operation over cables and pipelines in waters north of the UK, Defence Secretary John Healey said.

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Firefighters are continuing to tackle a moorland fire after a separate blaze that burned for two days was extinguished.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it will deliver a “regret-inducing response” if Israeli strikes on Lebanon don’t stop immediately, state media reports

The Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point of the US-Israel war with Iran after Tehran effectively choked off one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, carrying about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas.

Air strikes hit the Tyre and Nabatieh areas hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced.

New research into how much carbon is absorbed by the Isle of Man’s marine habitats has been published.

And even if Iran does fully open Hormuz – without conditioning passage on tolls or other payments – its ability to control the key geopolitical chokepoint is more clear now than ever.

In a statement after Trump’s ceasefire message, Iranian foreign minister Seyed Aragchi said that Iran would halt its “defensive operations” and allow safe passage through the Hormuz “via coordination with Iran’s armed forces”. He added that the US had accepted the “general framework” of the Iranian 10-point plan.

Last month, Trump said Orbán had his “complete and total support” in a video message to the Hungarian Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest.

Last month, Trump said Orbán had his “complete and total support” in a video message to the Hungarian Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest.

Farmland birds that “define Britain’s countryside” are on the brink of being lost forever, a wildlife charity has warned.

A family of beavers have successfully been released into the Bedfordshire countryside for the first time in 400 years.

The US Supreme Court has paved the way for Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction to be thrown out, sending the case back to a lower court where it is likely to be dismissed.

Ecologists are asking islanders to help track small mammals through a new citizen science project called Garden Paws.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has convened an emergency meeting of the National Defence Council after explosives were found near a pipeline that transports Russian gas to Hungary.

A famous mine-clearing rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has been commemorated with the world’s first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat.

A Lincolnshire nature reserve will celebrate 50 years of protecting rare coastal birds through a series of events this month.

Photographers have captured a rare sighting of the UK’s largest bird of prey in a moment they say they will “never forget”.

Under the law, travel approvals must generally be granted and it remains unclear how the rule would be enforced if breached.

US President Donald Trump is seeking $152m (£115m) to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as part of his proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year.

A replica of the Orca, the iconic shark-hunting boat from Jaws, is opening in north Wales, with the boatmaker saying tourists could travel from as far afield as America and Japan.

A herd of bison is having a “great impact” on woodlands just a few years after being introduced in a UK-first to help manage habitat for wildlife, conservationists say.

Six weapons experts have contested the US claim that video evidence suggests an Iranian missile could have hit the hall.

It appears to be the first ship owned by a major European firm to go through the strait since the conflict began.

Wildlife explorer Steve Backshall has described watching two of the UK’s last surviving orcas off Cornwall as one of his “greatest British wildlife moments”.

The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment.

Ordinary Iranians from various parts of Iran describe expanding strikes, economic pain and fear of repression.

Spanish cyclist Jaume Guardeno is in intensive care after suffering serious injuries in a collision with a vehicle.

Lawmakers in the Brazilian Congress on Tuesday viewed the law change as a reflection on the importance people place on their pets.

Work to improve drainage on a motorway has been paused and will take several more months to finish, after dormice were found on site.

Six teenage girls have been arrested after two separate incidents of anti-social behaviour “fuelled by online trends” in south-west London, the Met Police said.

“Dancing” gnats, a close encounter with a spider and a surgical examination of a dead whale are among the winners of the Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year Awards 2025.

Efforts to remove invasive stoats from Orkney have given a boost to the islands’ native voles and birds of prey, according to a new report.

Part of a wide-ranging tree planting scheme on the Isle of Man has been completed ahead of schedule, with the team behind it hoping to plant 333,000 more across the island.

Verified pictures show a US command and control aircraft has been destroyed at an air base in Saudi Arabia.

It follows a decision by the Spanish government to deny the US use of the two jointly run military bases in Andalusia.