56 minutes ago How arms cache plot masterminded by Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh mirrors a notorious con by career criminal and gangster John Haase

Liverpool gangster John Haase was a notorious underworld figure who graduated from armed robbery to orchestrating an international heroin racket which smuggled kilos of the drug from Turkey.

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1 hour ago Election 2024 live updates: Obama and Eminem rally for Harris in Detroit after VP ducks question on pardoning Trump

The vice president sat down for TV interviews in Washington DC, and narrowly leads Donald Trump in national polling with two weeks until Election Day

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2 hours ago Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says

The top U.N. official in Haiti says gangs have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies

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2 hours ago Trinny Woodall reveals what shocks her most now about noughties hit What Not To Wear after her daughter Lyla admitted she thinks her mother would be 'cancelled' today

Trinny Woodall was shocked at a husband allowing crew to secretly record his wife in the changing room for an episode of What Not To Wear. 

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2 hours ago Nicole Kidman, 57, reveals she had to pause filming erotic drama Babygirl as she didn't want to 'orgasm' anymore

The 57-year-old actress stars in the upcoming erotic movie opposite The Iron Claw star Harris Dickinson, 28.

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2 hours ago Putin returns to world stage hosting 36 leaders at Brics summit in Russia

West infuriated as UN secretary general accepts invitation to meeting of countries including China, India and IranVladimir Putin, ostracised by the west and labelled a possible war criminal by the international criminal court, has played host to 36 world leaders from nations including China, India and Iran as part of a summit of the Brics group designed to display Moscow as anything but isolated.One of the main aims of the summit will be to speed up ways to reduce the number of dollar transactions, and so mitigate the US ability to use the threat of sanctions to seek to impose its political will. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israel says it killed Hezbollah’s presumed next leader Hashem Safieddine in early October

Israeli military says strikes in Beirut three weeks ago killed most likely Nasrallah successorAs Israel continues its war in Gaza and assault on Lebanon, a growing number of international airlines are suspending flights to the region or to avoid affected airspace.Reuters has helpfully compiled a list of some of them:Aegean Airlines: The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until 6 November and to and from Tel Aviv until 5 November.AirBaltic: Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until 30 November.Air Algerie: The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.Air France-KLM: Air France extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until 29 October and Paris-Beirut flights until 30 November. KLM extended the suspension of...

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3 hours ago Election 2024 live updates: Harris dodges question on if she’d pardon Trump during NBC sit

The vice president sat down for TV interviews in Washington DC, and narrowly leads Donald Trump in national polling with two weeks until Election Day

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3 hours ago Jhon Duran strikes again as Aston Villa go top of Champions League table with win over Bologna

Villa have perfect record on their return to Champions League

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3 hours ago Global rise of populism causing more authoritarianism in Africa – report

‘Moral threshold coming down,’ warns Mo Ibrahim, as his index of governance reveals widespread decline in 10 yearsThe global rise of populism and “strongmen” has led to an increase in authoritarianism in Africa that is holding back progress in governance, the businessman and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim has said.According to the latest edition of the Ibrahim index of African governance, 78% of Africa’s citizens live in a country where security and democracy deteriorated between 2014 and 2023. Continue reading...

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