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Downing Street says the two leaders spoke overnight, after Donald Trump accused the Ukrainian president of being a ‘dictator’As well as appearing on the airwaves this morning to promote Labour’s £270m Arts Everywhere fund, culture

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Australia and Papua New Guinea to start negotiations on defence treaty. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdam Bandt on Greens’ proposed Centrelink boostAnnouncing the plan (see previous

Foreign posts told to end all ‘non-mission critical’ news subscriptions in Trump directive that will ‘endanger lives’The state department has reportedly ordered its outposts around the world to cancel all subscriptions to news and media

Annual January rate a blow to ministers as cost of living acceleratesUK inflation accelerated faster than expected at the start of this year, eating into workers’ wages and putting pressure on employers to boost monthly