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Trump announces indefinite extension of ceasefire as Iran stalls negotiations The announcement came as talks set to take place between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistani were postponed amid uncertainty about the broad strokes of a deal.

Breaking news: President Trump said that he would extend a ceasefire with Iran hours before it was due to expire, pledging to refrain from attacks until discussions with Tehran “are concluded, one way or the other.”

My 3 adult children are all facing years in pretty drab flats paying £1K a month to landlords who don't do anything to make their lives more liveable unless they are threatened.

I am doing what I can to get them into their own housing, but...

If flats are going to HMO not sale, what is the point?

Someone I know told me today that she was selling a property she currently rents out because "this new law has made it impossible to be a landlord".

I think this is probably good news.

Can you not resurrect AV Chat from there, maybe renaming it IV Chat?

I wonder if it's a coincidence that he needs to borrow money off strangers?

Careful, she could sue you for calling her "Right". She's not exactly privy councillor material at the moment - maybe when the Greens win power.

I think you're right. But I have always hoped you'd aim higher than that.

Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer.
I'd genuinely be better. #VoteBinface

Colleague just remarked that Starmer is trying to do a Geoffrey Boycott, straight bat, stay put, bore the opposition to death.

I agree, but, like Sir Geoffrey, the Prime Minister is more likely to be run out by his own side than dismissed by the opposition.

My goodness, the rest of the world will be looking at Britain today, then looking at the Gulf, then looking at Britain's diminishing role in the world and thinking: "Yup, figures."

"After a long, exhaustive and gruelling inquiry into exactly what happened, we have concluded that it was human error exacerbated by the use of AI," a government spokesman would like to have said.

Keir Starmer Sacks Foreign Office Permanent Secretary Over Mandelson Vetting Row The most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office is leaving his role over the Lord Mandelson vetting row.

Darren Jones has this morning said that Keir Starmer is "furious" not to have been told by officials about Peter Mandelson's security vetting failure

Jones said he had suspended the Foreign Office's ability to overrule vetting advice, and insisted that the PM had not knowingly misled Parliament

Wall Street banks start trading derivatives to bet on pain in private credit JPMorgan and Barclays are among those offering CDS on Apollo, Ares and Blackstone funds

www.ft.com/content/5407... “Dogs return to their own vomit” shock. This is how Global Financial Crisis began.

Mejillones a la Vinagreta Skip the cream and butter based sauces for mussels, this light refreshing pickle is the best way to enjoy fresh and tinned mussels alike.

If you've ever thought about going to the fabulously foodie province of Galicia (think El Camino/Santiago de Compostela), you will most definitely need a Grub Guide: juliusgrubguide.substack.com/p/mejillones...

PS I'm not connected to the Galician Tourist Board but I am the Father of the Scribe.

The answer is: considerably more than if one hit Mar a Lago.

'Bit of pain' worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC Scott Bessent said a

No-one:

Literally no-one:

Scott Bessent: "I wonder what the hit to global GDP would be if a nuclear weapon hit London."

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Love or hate The Daily Telegraph - in the distant past I loved working there - it can only be good for plurality of news that Lisa Nandy has not extended the wait for its takeover by Axel Springer.

In my view, Springer are too smart to ruin the old beast and will bring it back towards the centre.

"Here's another fine Messiah you've gotten me into."

If you are a believer in Trump the political genius, then both the attack on the Pope and the Messiah post could be seen as counterblasts to Vance's manoeuvring.

If you are a believer in Trump the spoiled brat, they are attacks on all the attention Vance is getting for his shit diplomacy.

Europe can use the defeat of Putinism, in the shape of Orbán, to rally support for a Trump-free continent.

Britain would be insane not to jump on that bandwagon as quickly and powerfully as possible.

If Hungary can free itself from the rule of a corrupt Russian agent, the USA can too.

Having read some of Peter Magyar's early promises to reverse years of Putin-pleasing, I hope he takes care to avoid high buildings with large windows in them.

Crispin Odey has dropped his £79mn libel claim against the Financial Times over its reporting of sexual misconduct allegations against him, acknowledging that the FT would win in its defence. 

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Why I will always love Canary Wharf The business district in London’s Docklands demonstrates what innovation and invention can achieve

This love letter to Canary Wharf by @stephenkb.bsky.social is only slightly marred by the line that states the tower is one year older than him. I sat in the Telegraph newsroom in South Quay watching from my window as it went up

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JD Vance accuses EU of ‘interference’ as he visits Hungary to help Orbán win election US vice-president rails against ‘bureaucrats in Brussels’ interfering in Sunday’s vote during Budapest visit

Stop interfering in other people’s elections, screams man interfering in other people’s election www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Donald Trump has just convinced another tranche of American nationalist voters that involvement in foreign affairs is damaging and humiliating.

And thereby hammered another nail in the coffin of America's self-esteem as well as its global status.

In this very detailed account of the discussions before Trump went to war, this juxtaposition of paragraphs is striking. You could almost believe that following Hegseth's alleged statement with a paragraph that starts: "General Caine was sober..." is an attempt at humour. Somehow, I doubt it.

Is his name Pontius, or have I got this story mixed up with something else?
(Although "Pontius Weapon Systems Officer" doesn't sound quite so Roman.)

The NYT has 2,200 journalists but not enough it seems to spot this telling error. Is it carelessness? Ignorance? Mindset? The NYT once had a mission to be the world’s news organisation but remains an American camera on the world with a very narrow lens. HT @ivorgaber.bsky.social