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Disused building on fire in Fenton Lane, Sherburn in Elmet

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Firefighters were called to the scene in Fenton Lane, Sherburn in Elmet, near Selby, shortly after 6.30pm on Saturday (April 11).

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said its crews extinguished the fire using breathing apparatus and hose reels.

“The cause of the fire is suspected to be deliberate,” a service spokesperson.

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Later on Saturday, firefighters were called to a fire in the open near a residential area of Sherburn in Elmet.

They used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire in Eversley Garth Crescent.

The callouts come after North Yorkshire Police said it was working with the fire service following a spate of arsons around Sherburn in Elmet.

A force spokesperson said it followed officers responding to several reports of small fires being set around the town on Friday evening.

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They said on Saturday that North Yorkshire Police had worked with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to “locate and extinguish the fires quickly, while also making efforts to identify the individuals responsible”.

The police spokesperson urged parents and carers to “please speak with their children about the dangers and consequences of this behaviour”.

“Setting fires, even small ones, poses significant risk to people, property, and the wider community,” they said. “It also diverts emergency services away from other priority incidents, where someone may urgently need our help.”

The spokesperson said North Yorkshire Police would be increasing patrols in the “affected areas over the coming days to provide reassurance and to deter any further incidents”.

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They asked anyone with information about the fires to report it to police on 101.

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Rampant Man City can smell Arsenal’s blood in the title race

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Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Cucurella, Caicedo, Santos, Estevao, Palmer, Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro.

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Adarabioyo, Delap, Essugo, Sarr, Acheampong, Guiu, Lavia, Garnacho.

Man City: Donnarumma, Matheus Luiz, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Silva, Rodri, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland.

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Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Gonzalez, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden.

Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

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Great-grandmother among those remembered in Cambridgeshire funeral notices

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Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site for death notices and memoriams. Every notice remains online forever providing friends and families with a lifelong tribute to their loved one, a safe place online to share memories, add tributes, photographs and make donations in memory.

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Each week we pay tribute to the loved ones remembered in our area with a funeral notice and online tribute page. To read the latest announcements and add tributes to those from our area who have passed away, or to create a funeral notice yourself, click here. Alternatively, you can create a notice by calling 01482 908084.

Here are a selection of notices published earlier this week.

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Gerald Anthony ALDERTON

of Cambridge passed peacefully to rest at Cottenham Court Care Home on Friday 13th March 2026 aged 91 years. Beloved husband to the late Phyllis, much loved Dad to Susan and John. Grandad to 9 Grandchildren and 3 Great Granchildren. Funeral service to be held at 11:15am Newmarket Road Cemetery Chapel on Monday 13th April 2026 followed by burial. Family flowers only, donations if desired made payable to the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity may be left at the service or forwarded to Richard Stebbings Funeral Service Ltd, Kendal House, Cambridge Road, Impington, Cambridge CB24 9YS. Tel 01223 232309.

Cecil Fred DEARDS

Cecil passed away in Cambridge on 23rd March 2026. A much loved husband of Georgina and daughter Sue. Funeral will be held on Thursday 23rd April 2026 at Cambridge Crematorium, East Chapel, Cambridge. There will be no Wake on the day, but Georgina would welcome visits from friends and relations any time after the funeral to share memories and a cuppa at her home in Cambridge. Please make contact with Georgina to arrange this. Donations if desired to the Alzheimer’s Society can be made at the Service or online at www.alzheimers.org.uk. Any enquiries in relation to the above please contact Co-op Funeral Services, St James Street, Cambridge. CB1 1HX.

Roy FOREMAN

With the heaviest of hearts, we share that our dear Dad, Roy, sadly passed away on Tuesday 17th March. He is now reunited with his beloved wife, Rose. He bravely battled cancer for many years, soldiering on in true fashion, and fought until the end. We will all miss him beyond measure. In Arduis Fidelis – Faithful in Adversity. Funeral Service to be held on Tuesday 21st April 2026, 1:00pm Yaxley Methodist Church, Main Street, Yaxley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3LP. Committal taking place Tuesday 21st April 2026, 2:00pm Yaxley Cemetery, Dovecoat Lane, Yaxley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3NF. Reception afterwards Tuesday 21st April 2026, 2:30pm The Lancaster Lounge, 152 Main Street, Yaxley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3LB. Charitable donations in memory of Roy, if you wish, are gratefully received for Cancer Research UK.

Anne KETTERIDGE

Of Saffron Walden passed away on Friday 13th March 2026, aged 72 years. Beloved Wife to John and a devoted Mum and Nanny, she will be sadly missed. Funeral Service will be held at Cam Valley Crematorium, Great Chesterford on Tuesday 14th April at 11:30 am. Family flowers only please, but donations in memory of Anne can be made to Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust via https://act4addenbrookes.org.uk/donate/. 66b High Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1EE.

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Colen LUMLEY

Architect and latterly artist, passed away peacefully on the 14th March 2026, nine days short of his 94th birthday. He is survived by his wife Julia, and sons Mark, Kim and Ben. The funeral service will be held on the 13th April, and will be a private event.

Stephen Charles MARKHAM

of Newmarket and formerly Caldecote. Passed peacefully away after a short illness on Saturday 28th March 2026, aged 76 years. A devoted husband to Angela. Much loved brother of Joan and Maggie and dear brother in law to Peter and Neil. Funeral service to be held at The Cam Valley Crematorium, Great Chesterford (CB10 1RP) on Thursday 16th April at 12:30pm. Family flowers only please but donations may be made payable to St Nicholas Hospice Care and left at the service or sent care of Southgate of Newmarket Funeral Directors, 25 Duchess Drive, Newmarket, CB8 8AG.

Jean Pauline MOXON (nee Coteman)

(nee Coteman) of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Monday 23rd March 2026 aged 86 years. A much loved Wife to Stuart, devoted Mum to Beverley and Joanna. Much loved Nannie to Clinton, Reece, Joshua, Charley, Tamzim and Keanna and Great Nannie of Ten. Funeral service to be held at 2pm, Christchurch, Newmarket Road, Cambridge on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 followed by burial at the Huntingdon Road Cemetery. Floral tributes or donations made payable to Dementia UK may be left at the service or forwarded to Richard Stebbings Funeral Service Ltd, Kendal House, Cambridge Road, Impington, Cambridge. CB24 9YS. Tel: 01223 232309.

Pat STEBBINGS (nee FELL)

(nee FELL) of Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, loving wife of the late Maurice, much loved mum of Michael, Paul and Jane, also a dear mother-in-law, nana, great nana and a dear sister of Robert, passed peacefully to rest at her home on Thursday 19th March 2026 aged 86 years. Funeral service and committal 11.30am East Chapel, Cambridge City Crematorium on Tuesday 28th April 2026. Floral tributes or if desired donations made payable to Arthur Rank Hospice Charity may be left at the service or forwarded to Richard Stebbings Funeral Service Ltd, Kendal House, Cambridge Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9YS. Tel 01223 232309.

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In Memoriams

Kathleen MASTERSON

Remembering you on your 40th anniversary with love today and always. Reunited with Dad. Love Penny xxx

Gordon TEVERSHAM

Dad I miss you more than ever your guidance and your love; But I know that you’re still watching silently from above. From Heaven you’re still giving the love you always had; I know you hear me talk to you I will always love you, Dad. Love as always. Marguerite and Fred x x x ——

Grandad You never said ‘I’m leaving’ you never said ‘goodbye’ You were gone before I knew it and only God knew why. A million times I’ve needed you a million times I’ve cried; If love alone could’ve saved you you never would have died. In life I loved you dearly in death I love you still; In my heart you hold a place that no one can ever fill. Love as always. Emma x x x

To add your own tributes to the loved ones from our area, or to publish a notice for your loved one, visit funeral-notices.co.uk

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Man ‘drank beer and watched after starting New York building fire’ killing four

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Roman Almatitla, 38, has been accused of starting a fire at a three-storey building in Flushing, New York, which left four people dead including a three-year-old girl

A man is alleged to have drunk a beer and watched after setting fire to a New York building which left four people dead.

Roman Almatitla, 38, has been charged with arson, murder, and assault all in connection to the fire that took place at a three-storey building in Flushing last month.

Three adults and a three-year-old girl died in the tragedy where others had to jump out of windows to escape the blaze, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

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Chengri Cui, 49, Shin Chie Ming, 61, and the young girl, were found dead at the scene from smoke inhalation. Hong Zhao, 64, leapt from a window and sustained brain trauma and numerous broken bones, before later being pronounced dead at the hospital.

Several other people were injured, including two firefighters who had to be rescued from the building after a staircase collapsed.

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Almatitla admitted he had no particular reason to attend the building that day, reportedly said prosecutors, and he is alleged to have started the fire out of anger at losing his job that day.

He entered the building a number of times before heading to a petrol station across the street where he bought a beer, stole another and asked the cashier behind the register to borrow a lighter, said the District Attorney.

CCTV footage showed him at the petrol station and then he returned to the building where he followed a woman inside as she opened the door to go in.

It is then that he allegedly lit a piece of paper with matches before dropping into a trash can near the exit for the second and third floors.

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While the first floor of the building is occupied by a commercial space, the second and third are all residential apartments. A witness, speaking to WNBC, said they saw two people jump from the second floor, with one woman shouting: “My baby, my baby.”

Since 2020, the property has been issued with more than 50 violations by the Department of Buildings. Inspectors also found an illegal gambling business operating on the first floor in 2023, during which a $23,000 fine was issued to the organizers.

The latest violation, a failure to maintain, came in January this year after investigators unearthed extension cables running from the first to third floors.

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Iranians frustrated but defiant as US peace talks end without deal

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians reacted with a mixture of disappointment and defiance on Sunday after peace talks with the United States failed to reach an agreement following hourslong negotiations.

U.S. officials said the talks collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear program. Iranian officials blamed the U.S. for failing to reach a deal, without specifying the sticking points.

The failure of the high-stakes talks in Pakistan after 21 hours casts doubt over the future of a fragile two-week ceasefire, due to expire on April 22.

While the fragile ceasefire seems to hold, the war is not over and uncertainty remains on the streets of Tehran where some residents were reluctant to speak to the media.

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Iranians have been living in digital blackout for over a month after the internet was blocked shortly after the war started on Feb. 28. Since then, the population has been relying on state-controlled media, with a limited number of people having access to overseas satellite TV channels for access to information.

Standing outside a newsstand in the capital, Tehran, Farhad Simia told The Associated Press he had hoped for successful negotiations and an end to the fighting, but stood with Iran despite the failure of the talks.

“I’m against war. I think negotiation is the better path,” Simia, 43, said. He blamed “inappropriate demands” by the U.S. for the failure to reach a deal.

Mehdi Hosseini, also 43, agreed: “Considering the advantage Iran seemed to have on the battlefield, there was a real concern that we might lose all those gains in the negotiations.

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“Whether the talks succeed or not is one matter, but the fact that the Iranian negotiating team managed to preserve what it achieved in the war, while refusing to back down and surrender, gives reason for hope.”

The streets of Tehran were lined up with large Iranian flags and giant billboards glorifying the country’s leaders and military achievements. One large illustration depicted Iranian men in uniform lifting a fishing net out of the sea with a catch of miniature-sized U.S. military aircraft and warships. “The Strait Remains Closed,” the billboard read.

Hamid Haghi, 55, said “America’s overreach” was the reason for the talks’ failure. The U.S. wants “to come to the Strait of Hormuz, which is a legacy from our fathers,” he said. “We can oversee (it) ourselves.”

Like many Iranians, 60-year-old Mohammad Bagher believes Iran should continue to stand strong against the U.S. in what he sees as a war of their own making.

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“We are a nation of dialogue and negotiation as long as our interests are respected. We have never sought war,” he said. “We will stand firm to the end, we are ready to sacrifice our lives, and will not give them one inch of our land.”

Since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, it has killed at least 3,000 people in Iran, 2,020 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in Gulf Arab states, and caused lasting damage to infrastructure in half a dozen Middle Eastern countries.

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Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz has largely cut off the Persian Gulf and its oil and gas exports from the global economy, sending energy prices soaring.

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Marc Guehi shows true colours with Rayan Cherki gesture after Man City’s win at Chelsea

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Rayan Cherki and Marc Guehi both shone as Manchester City eased past Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to blow the title race wide open with seven games of the season left to play

Marc Guehi refused to accept the man-of-the-match award as Manchester City eased past his former side Chelsea. Pep Guardiola‘s men secured a dominant 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening.

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Nico O’Reilly had given City the lead with his ninth goal of the season. Guehi then got on the scoresheet with a clinical finish, before Jeremy Doku netted an emphatic third.

The England defender was among those to catch the eye, with Gary Neville nominating him for the man-of-the-match award on commentary. But, in typically humble fashion, the defender instead chose to hand the award to teammate Rayan Cherki, who notched two assists on what was another standout showing.

Speaking after City’s victory, Guehi said: “In the second half especially, we did well. We just want to improve, get better. We keep our feet on the ground, recover and focus on the next one.”

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Cherki also spoke out after the game and gave his verdict on teeing up Guehi for his goal. He said: “When I gave the pass for him [Guehi], I’m not good because I don’t know if he score. But when he did, I’m happy for him and the team. Now we can go and play against Arsenal, which is a big game for us.

“I don’t feel the pressure. I just want to play with my teammates, give the pleasure [to the fans], give the good passes… for all the players because we need the goals.”

City boss Pep Guardiola was also full of praise for the French playmaker following his outstanding performance. The Spanish coach said: “Rayan Cherki is an extraordinary talent. The second goal, the pass to Marc, he saw him!

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“We talk a lot, sometimes he plays in the positions close to Donnarumma. Your talent has to be in the final third. How good are you at winning games? Assists and something nobody can he. be there, close to Haaland and the wingers. We will bring the ball closer to you.

“After that, he is more practical and effective. But he’s so young. If he understands that, he will be become an extraordinary player. He already is, but being more is good for him and Man City. But he’s so young.”

City now sit six points behind Arsenal, albeit with a game in hand. They will take on the Gunners next weekend at the Etihad Stadium.

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Best outdoor festoon lights to brighten up your garden

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Good lighting can make a world of difference.

It can turn a stark room into a cosy nook, a fresh student dorm into a homely space and bring magical vibes to your outside space with the flick of a switch. 

Gardens, balconies, porches and decks of any description can all be elevated by strings of twinkling festoon lights. A bigger, shinier sister to fairy lights (invented in 1881 for London’s Savoy Theatre), these large oversized bulb string lights work in much the same way, powered by the mains, batteries or solar, the increasingly sustainable choice. 

Festoon lights are so named because they’re often seen at parties and big celebrations such as wedding receptions, landmark birthdays and anniversaries.

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The glow they emit is warm and welcoming, but not blinding – you’re unlikely to do much reading by these, but they’ll cast a gently diffused luminosity over your gathering (and provide flattering lighting for selfies, a crucial element in our purchasing considerations).

How to set up festoon lights

Installing them in an outside space will make it a more inviting place to be. You may need supports like adjustable poles or Shepherd’s Hooks if you’re hoping to string them above head height but if you want to dangle them in low swoops along the garden fence, you may not need more than a couple of strategically placed S-hooks.

Alternatively, you could DIY your own festoon pole, like this:

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What to consider when buying festoon lights

For those planning to leave their festoon lights up year-round, it’s worth considering the weather when making your purchase. Weatherproof options abound, and they’re a prudent investment for anyone who’s dealt with the infamous British weather.

Also consider the power source: mains or battery may give a brighter glow, but solar is fuss-free and won’t blow house fuses — just plant the coordinating solar panel in a sunny spot and wipe it now and again so the rays can penetrate through and generate the electricity you need. 

If you’re looking for festoon lights for the garden, we’ve rounded up the best options below.

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Analysis: Trump says he always wins, and the Iran war is the latest example

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the January 2004 pilot of “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump said something he would never admit today.

“It wasn’t always so easy,” he intones via voice-over, noting that by the late 1980s, “I was seriously in trouble” and “billions of dollars in debt.”

It is one of the few times Trump has ever publicly acknowledged failure. Even then, he was reading a script meant to promote against-the-odds credentials for viewers, previewing the combative charisma that propelled his political career a decade later.

“I fought back,” Trump said. “And I won. Big league.”

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Trump never loses. At least in his telling.

He declared victory within days of the Iran war starting, and repeated it constantly, even as Tehran struck U.S. and allied targets and choked off the Strait of Hormuz, spreading economic pain around the globe.

With a ceasefire now in place, Trump says the United States has accomplished its goals.

The president is extolling a change in rule after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed. But he was replaced by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who is seen as more hard-line. Trump says Iran will not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, but Tehran has stockpiles of enriched uranium. The strait is reopening — under Iranian military control.

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When The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board wrote that Trump had claimed a premature win in Iran, the president responded in a social media post Thursday, “Actually, it is a Victory.”

On Saturday he posted that news outlets “love saying that Iran is ‘winning’ when, in fact, everyone knows that they are LOSING, and LOSING BIG!” Asked later in the day about the state of negotiations with Iran, Trump responded, “Regardless what happens, we win.”

Claiming the winner’s mantle has been part of Trump’s psyche since he was a young man and a New York real estate developer. It has persisted on matters great and small.

The golf tournaments at his clubs, where he is the perennial champion. The adverse court rulings where he insists things went his way. The deals he announces that are never consummated.

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“He has this fictional narrative in his head” and is “like a screenwriter,” said David Cay Johnston, author of “The Making of Donald Trump.” “When you need to change the narrative, you just change it. ”

No example is as stark as Trump’s rejection of his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election, an outcome affirmed in 60-plus court cases and by his own attorney general. Yet Trump has declared victory so often that his supporters believe him. He knows the power of repetition and volume.

This is the world of Trump — pitchman and president, shaper of his story and others’, sloganeering his way through his second term. One baseball cap he wears and hawks encapsulates the approach in five words: “TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.”

“It’s much easier to lead when you’re successful and you’re winning,” Trump told a recent Saudi investment conference in Florida, where he also noted, “I always like to hang around losers, actually, because it makes me feel better.”

“People follow you if you win,” Trump added.

White Houses for decades have tried to cast bad news as good in hopes of softening unfavorable assessments of politics, policy and even war. But Trump has made always winning a core of his presidency.

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The Supreme Court strikes down his signature tariffs? Trump vows to work around the ruling so his import taxes can be “used in a much more powerful and obnoxious way, with legal certainty.” If promised investments in the U.S. that he’s promoted don’t actually materialize, he just says they did while sometimes inflating their fictitious value.

His Department of Justice stops appealing court rulings blocking executive orders meant to punish big law firms, then it reverses course because non-appeals might look like admitting defeat.

This form of alternative programming has become a governing principle — and a Trump family value.

One of the president’s sons, Eric, said his father “has never needed to project a ‘winning image.’”

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“He IS the definition of a winner,” the younger Trump said in a statement, “based on what he has built and accomplished.”

‘That was the messaging strategy’

Sarah Matthews, a former first-term Trump White House deputy press secretary who resigned when a mob of Trump supporters rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, said the president’s “ego won’t allow him to acknowledge defeat” and that “reality just kind of bends” to it.

“That was the messaging strategy,” Matthews said. “It was, ‘How can we redefine this loss as a victory?’”

She said she regrets it now, but back then, there was “always a way to find an excuse to justify that loss and defend his position.”

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More recently, Trump’s second-term White House marked his first year back in office by listing “365 wins” over the same number of days. Those included some repetitive and exaggerated claims and also touted rising stock markets, falling gas prices and strong job creation that are mostly no longer true since the Iran war began.

White House spokesman Davis Ingle said Trump “proudly projects the unmatched greatness of our country consistently in his public comments.”

John Bolton was one of Trump’s first-term national security advisers and an early supporter of the U.S. and Israel striking Iran. But he said that Trump’s declaration of victory over Iran was always “baked in the cake” regardless of the actual outcome.

“The world for him is divided into winners and losers,” Bolton said. “And he’s always a winner.”

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Presenting setbacks as wins isn’t new

In 1973, federal authorities sued Trump and his father, alleging racial discrimination in renting apartments their company built in Brooklyn and Queens, two New York City boroughs. Urging the Trumps to countersue was Roy Cohn, the notorious lawyer who aggressively promoted Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist “red scare” hearings of the 1950s.

The case was settled after both sides signed an agreement two years later prohibiting the Trumps from “discriminating against any person.” The future Republican president said it was a victory, noting there had been no admission of guilt — despite the Justice Department calling the settlement “one of the most far-reaching ever negotiated.”

Trump first met Cohn in 1973 at Manhattan’s exclusive Le Club, and Cohn is credited with imparting key rules, including never admitting you are wrong or admitting defeat and attacking anyone who attacks you.

Cohn “taught Donald, you never concede as much as a comma,” Johnston said.

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“Whatever position you’ve taken, that’s the position, and anybody who challenges you, they’re wrong. They’re disgusting. They’re incompetent. They’re idiotic,” Johnston said. “If they’re law enforcement, they’re corrupt.”

Bankruptcies didn’t dent Trump’s image

Through the years, Trump consistently lost money, launching failed lines of namesake products that included steaks, bottled water, vodka, a magazine, an airline, a home mortgage concern and online classes. His Trump Plaza Hotel filed for bankruptcy, his New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League folded and the Tour de Trump cycling race never became the U.S. answer to the Tour de France.

Barbara Res, who worked for Trump at his company for nearly two decades, remembers him being fond of pitting top executives against one another to ensure he remained the most powerful voice, even as losses mounted.

For today’s Trump, she said, “Nothing is wrong to him, if it helps him.”

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“He wasn’t always like that. He understood the difference before,” said Res, author of “Tower of Lies: What My Eighteen Years of Working With Donald Trump Reveals About Him.” “I can’t say why he changed. It could be because he has so much power. Or because he never really believed it.”

None of that tarnished Trump’s self-projected image as rich and famous, which was supercharged by the TV hit “The Apprentice.”

But Robert Thompson, a Syracuse University professor of television and popular culture, said that success was built on earlier factors, including the appealing hubris built into the title of Trump’s 1987 book, “The Art of the Deal,” his aggressive courting of media attention and his obsession with naming things after himself.

That helped Trump become the “stock character of billionaire,” landed him on the likes of “The Jeffersons,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “The Nanny,” and in “Home Alone 2,” Thompson said.

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“When you need someone to quickly and efficiently represent ‘American Rich Guy,’ Trump has kind of cast himself in that position,” Thompson said, “and everybody goes along with it.”

Trump did not acknowledge his staggering losses. After his three casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, filed for bankruptcy, he insisted to The Associated Press in 2016 that Atlantic City had been “a great period for me.”

Starting in 2007, meanwhile, he became a mainstay with WWE executive Vince McMahon, whose wife, Linda, is now Trump’s education secretary. The future president relished raucous, made-for-TV events where the wrestler he was backing always won.

Trump also began addressing crowds, honing the “sketch and the rhythm” that would later become his strength as a politician, Thompson said: “The rallies are born in wrestling,” he said.

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“Winning is an attitude, not a collection of facts,” Thompson said. “Winning is, in this case, always defined by the person doing the winning.”

‘You make your own reality’

Trump carried that can’t-lose view into his political career.

After he lost the 2016 Republican Iowa caucus, he posted that the winner, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, “illegally stole it.” Trump claimed to have won the popular vote against Democrat Hillary Clinton that November, “if you deduct millions of people who voted illegally.” In addition to his false claims that the 2020 race was stolen, he alleged widespread wrongdoing in the 2024 election, despite capturing all key swing states.

Russell Muirhead, a Dartmouth College professor who has written about Trump’s chaotic governing style, said the president has been at the practice long enough “to live in a world where you make your own reality” and there is no real world “outside your own mind.”

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Even the way Trump plays golf means racking up wins — at least at his own properties.

Trump says he has won 38 times at golf clubs he owns. That includes a 2018 tournament in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he did not play but beat the winner in a subsequent match, one where he missed the first round and another during which he posted a final-round 67 — a score even some professional golfers would envy.

Matthews said that when she worked for him at the White House, she could not recall Trump ever admitting being wrong, even in private.

“When it’s obvious that it looks like a loss on paper, you have to kind of spin this somehow into a victory,” she said. “Because that’s what Trump would want.”

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Will Weissert has covered politics for The Associated Press since 2011 and the White House since 2022.

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Police tape off woods in Aberdeen as emergency crews rush to scene

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Police and ambulances are at Sheddocksley Woods on Sunday afternoon.

Police have taped off a woods in Aberdeen amid an ongoing incident with multiple emergency services in attendance.

A major police presence is at the scene at Sheddocksley Woods in the city with uniformed officers standing guard. A large area has also been cordoned off by the force.

Images show several police vehicles in attendance with ambulances also parked up on a nearby street on Sunday afternoon (April 12).

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It’s currently unknown what the nature of the incident is but locals have reported that officers have been knocking on doors in the area for information.

A witness also told the Record that emergency services have been at the scene for the last few hours.

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.

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Graham Low on being inspired by spring and better weather

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Graham Low on being inspired by spring and better weather

Even a small shift in your routine can have a big impact on energy levels and overall wellbeing.

Many of us spend the winter tucked inside and moving less than we should.

Now is the perfect time to change that without feeling like it is a chore. One simple approach is to add short walks into your day.

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You do not need hours of exercise. Even 10 to 15 minutes in the fresh air can lift your mood and get your body moving.

Try planning a walk at the same time each day. Whether it is first thing in the morning, during lunch, or after work, having a set routine makes it easier to stick to.

If possible, walk somewhere with green space. Nature has a calming effect and can make the walk feel less like exercise and more like a chance to enjoy yourself.

Another way to use longer days is to break up periods of sitting.

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Stretch your arms above your head, rotate your shoulders, or take a few steps around the house or garden every hour. These small movements keep your joints moving and prevent stiffness.

You can also combine everyday tasks with movement. Carry your shopping a little further, take the stairs instead of lifts, or park further away when you go out.

These small choices add up and use the extra daylight effectively.

If you like structured exercise, consider moving some of it outdoors. A gentle jog, cycling, or even a bodyweight session in the garden can feel easier when there is daylight around you.

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Being outside gives vitamin D, which is important for bones, mood and energy.

The key is to enjoy movement rather than treat it as a chore. The extra daylight is an opportunity to try new things, explore local paths, and get your body used to more activity without overthinking it.

Start small, aim for consistency, and gradually increase your time outside.

Even if you have been less active over the winter, now is a perfect chance to start again.

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Focus on small wins, enjoy the fresh air, and let the longer days work in your favour.

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