Gallagher brothers perform together for first time in 16 years in London working men’s club

Noel and Liam believed to have filmed promo video at Mildmay club in Newington Green ahead of summer’s sold-out Oasis tour

Liam and Noel Gallagher have performed together for the first time in 16 years in a working men’s club in north London, according to reports.

The brothers were pictured arriving at the Mildmay club in Newington Green, north London, on Thursday where they are believed to have filmed a promotional video for this summer’s sold-out Oasis reunion tour.

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Oranges are not the only fruit: Cumbrian marmalade awards offer unusual blends

Winning Japanese preserve features pear and yuzu, while entry in ‘interesting additions’ includes peanut butter

Marmalade was never really my jam, but at the world marmalade awards at Dalemain house on the edge of the Lake District, I found myself a convert.

The experience has given weight to my theory that you might fall in love with any food if you try it at its finest. Hate tomatoes? Go to Italy. Not a fan of marmalade? Savour a spoonful in the presence of beaming marmalade fanatics who have spent their lives devoted to creating the tangiest, sweetest, jelly-ish version of the preserve.

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Starmer and Zelensky vow to ‘maintain momentum’ on peace deal – BBC

  1. Starmer and Zelensky vow to 'maintain momentum' on peace deal  BBC
  2. Zelensky meets with Macron in Rome  Ukrinform
  3. Keir Starmer meets Ukraine president Zelensky at Pope Francis' funeral as they vow to keep working to end war  Daily Mail
  4. Trump 'ignored' in awkward moment as Starmer and Macron rally around Zelensky  Daily Express
  5. Italy Britain Ukraine  Roanoke Times
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A massive explosion at an Iranian port kills at least 25, injures roughly 800 – NPR

  1. A massive explosion at an Iranian port kills at least 25, injures roughly 800  NPR
  2. A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 25, injures some 800  AP News
  3. Explosion at Iranian port severely impacts regime, Iran expert says  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Iran: Huge blast at key port kills at least 18 and injures 800  BBC
  5. 14 dead, hundreds injured in explosion at Iranian port, officials say  ABC News
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‘100-year timeframe’: how Project 2025 is guiding Trump’s attack on government

David A Graham’s latest book considers the vast far-right plan to change US politics – and why its architects are playing the long game

David A Graham doesn’t say he read Project 2025 so you don’t have to, but it might be inferred.

The Atlantic staff writer’s new book, The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America, is a swift but thorough overview of the vast far-right plan for a second Trump administration that achieved notoriety last year. Over just 138 pages, a passing dream next to the Heritage Foundation’s 922-page doorstop, Graham considers the origins of Project 2025, its aims and effects so far.

The Project is published in the US by Random House

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Indian military says Pakistani troops fired at positions along the border in disputed Kashmir – AP News

  1. Indian military says Pakistani troops fired at positions along the border in disputed Kashmir  AP News
  2. India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack  The Guardian
  3. Indian and Pakistani Soldiers Briefly Exchange Fire Along Kashmir Border  The New York Times
  4. J&K villagers in border areas prepare 'Modi bunkers' as tensions rise along LoC after Pahalgam terror att  Times of India
  5. The Latest Attack in Kashmir Escalates India-Pakistan Tensions  Council on Foreign Relations
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London councils yet to spend £130m in local climate funds

Exclusive: Local authorities have spent less than £40m out of £170m collected since offsetting scheme began in 2016

London councils are sitting on more than £130m that should be funding local climate action, the Guardian can reveal.

More than £170m has been collected through the mayor of London’s carbon offset fund, which developers are required to pay into to mitigate emissions from new projects, since it was introduced in 2016. However, the capital’s 33 local authorities have spent less than £40m between them. Some have said they do not have the resources, expertise or time to decide how to spend it.

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Hamas official says group open to freeing all hostages for five-year truce in Gaza – The Times of Israel

  1. Hamas official says group open to freeing all hostages for five-year truce in Gaza  The Times of Israel
  2. LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza; UN warns of ‘full-scale famine conditions’  Al Jazeera
  3. Senior Hamas leaders depart Cairo following ceasefire talks as Trump says ‘We’ve got to be good to Gaza’  CNN
  4. Hamas open to long Gaza truce but not to disarming, an official says  Reuters
  5. Hamas five-year ceasefire offer for hostages 'not new', source tells 'Post'  The Jerusalem Post
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