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Joe Biden removes Donald Trump's Diet Coke button from Oval Office The button, mounted upon a large wooden box, sat beside two phones on Donald Trump's desk. And when Mr Trump pressed the red button, a butler would emerge from another room, carrying a bottle of Diet Coke on a silver platter. Read more: The button on a wooden box was one of the few things consistently on Donald Trump's desk.(AP) Ordering a Diet Coke with the press of a button is not a top priority of President Joe Biden.(AP) Substantial changes were made in the Oval Office in the hours between Mr Trump's departure and Mr Biden...

President Biden Removed Trump's 'Diet Coke' Button In Oval Office: Report The Hill reported that Donald Trump, a soda devotee, reportedly had the button put in place on the Resolute Desk in order to "keep the carbonated beverages flowing". When pressed, a staffer would be summoned to provide the drink to the thirsty commander in chief. Updated: January 23, 2021 10:06 am IST The device installed at Resolute Desk wasn't visible in photos of Joe Biden captured at the White House. Washington: It appears that US President Joe Biden has removed the ''Diet Coke'' button installed on the preside...

Government urged to scrap 'unfair' council tax and stamp duty as 100,000 sign petition Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged by charities, homeowners and his own Tory MPs to extend the tax break – or maybe even scrap the tax altogether with a "fairer" tax An extension to the stamp duty tax break could be debated in Parliament after 100,000 people signed a petition calling for an additional six-month holiday (Image: UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Imag) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, ple...

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Europe Editor At some point between the Boris Johnson-Ursula von der Leyen dinner on 9 December, and last Sunday morning, something changed. The dinner had gone badly. Both sides issued terse statements as Boris Johnson's black Mercedes pulled out of the European Commission's Berlaymont headquarters. Big gaps remained. The next day Boris Johnson said 'no deal' was now a "strong possibility". The Sunday Times political editor Tim Shipman portrayed a chilly encounter in which Johnson urged von der Leyen to sideline the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, joking about how both the Brits and ...