25 minutes ago Trump uses North Carolina visit to reiterate hurricane relief conspiracies

Republican candidate repeats false claims that Fema spent money on ‘illegal migrants’ in Helene-ravaged areaDonald Trump on Monday used a trip to a hurricane-ravaged part of North Carolina to double down on false claims about the federal government’s recovery effort and promote baseless conspiracy theories about immigration.Trump claimed the Biden administration has not done enough work for recovery and aid in North Carolina, saying instead the federal government spent its resources on “illegal migrants”, three weeks after a devastating hurricane affected the state.Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...

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25 minutes ago Football fans report Twitter troll to the police after he labelled female supporter a 'fridge freezer' in cruel weight jibe

The incident occurred after X, formerly known as Twitter, user @abbey1878 shared a picture of herself and two other friends attending Everton 's trip to Ipswich Town on Saturday.

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26 minutes ago Desperate brothers who enjoyed trip to James Bond island gambled with their liberty

Alan White and Stephen White flew out to the Far East

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29 minutes ago Honest Bob Jenrick won’t sleep until everyone sees he’s the maddest person in the room | John Crace

The Tory leadership hopeful believes that if he shouts the same things a bit louder, everyone will eventually come round to his way of thinkingYou can only conclude that some politicians are simply untreatable. Their egotism and self-delusion so deeply engrained that reality never gets a look in. I give you Robert Jenrick. Exhibit A. He is a worthy successor to Liz Truss as one of the dimmest solipsists you could hope to meet.After trailing in a distant second in last week’s televised Q&A, you’d have thought Honest Bob might have taken a day or two to regroup. After all, if the most Tory-friendly audience imaginable at GB News doesn’t much like you then most people would reasonably conclude they had a problem. If you can’t connect with the few remaining diehard Tory members, then yo...

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35 minutes ago Police stop search for man at Dovestone Reservoir overnight due to 'very difficult conditions'

A third day of search efforts will continue on Tuesday (October 22)

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40 minutes ago Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after death of woman in Bristol

The boy was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.

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42 minutes ago Can Democrats still win in rural states? Montana’s Senate race offers litmus test

Jon Tester is fighting to keep his Senate seat amid the prospect that Democrats like him are now facing political extinction in the stateHe was a young and little-known underdog. So Max Baucus, candidate for Congress, decided to trek 630 miles across Montana and listen to people talk about their problems. “As luck would have it, on the first day, I walked into a blizzard,” he recalls, pointing to a photo of his young self caked in snow. “It was cold! But the blizzard didn’t last that long.”Baucus shed 12lbs during that two and a half month journey in 1974. He also made friends. The Democrat defeated a Republican incumbent and would soon go on to serve as a Montana senator for 36 years. He never lost an election but saw his beloved home state undergo many changes. Among them is the prosp...

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87 minutes ago Serial rapist found guilty of holding woman hostage in soundproof dungeon while wife and kids were at home

Police uncovered Negasi Zuberi’s chilling plan, ‘Operation Take Over,’ while one victim said he wanted to impregnate women to ‘raise an army’

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93 minutes ago Florence Pugh pens heartwarming message to a fan who's mum died of cancer

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star in a touching movie called We Live In Time. A fan of the movie took to Florence's page to share her gratitude for the film

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96 minutes ago Mystery witness urged to come forward after man dies at Peak District reservoir

Officers are calling on him to get in touch

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