45 minutes ago The Guardian view on Germany’s snap election: playing for the highest of stakes | Editorial

February’s election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential since the second world warIn the German city of Karlsruhe, a police investigation has just been launched into the distribution of 30,000 flyers designed to resemble deportation plane tickets, many of which were placed in the letterboxes of immigrants. Organised by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD), the stunt recalled a similar malicious exercise by the neo-Nazi National Democratic party (NDP) in 2013. The difference is that while the NDP – now renamed the Homeland – is a fringe movement that has never crossed the 5% threshold of votes necessary to enter the Bundestag, the AfD is now running second in polls, at about 21%.The booming popularity of a xenophobic party officially suspected of anti-constitutional extremism is just the starkest signal of how much is at stake in next month’s snap election in Germany. A national poll in Europe’s largest economy will always be of deep continental signifi...

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29 minutes ago Sadiq Khan's latest council tax rise revealed as Mayor's share of bills for Londoners rises to nearly £500

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Westminster council leader Adam Hug said the new unit will ‘hold to account those who do not respect our city’

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TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram were ditched for two months to be replaced by compulsory revision sessions at Cumberland Community School in East London

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3 hours ago Dad who recruited son to sell drugs to pay back £4,000 despite making almost £150,000

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56 minutes ago Shocking moment Italian model is attacked by an OCTOPUS while filming in the sea

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29 hours ago Leo Woodall stars as ‘the world’s greatest mind’ in new thriller – here’s where to watch

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90 minutes ago Biden has paved the way for Trump’s egregious flouting of international rules | Mohamad Bazzi

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13 hours ago How to watch Arsenal vs Tottenham: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

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1 hour ago Watch live: Qatar prime minister speaks as Hamas accepts Israel ceasefire deal to pause war

Watch live as Qatar’s prime minister holds a press conference on Wednesday (15 January) as Hamas has reportedly accepted a ceasefire deal with Israel to pause the war.

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11 hours ago Alan Rusbridger complains of 'unfair' delays in speeding prosecutions as he is fined for 20mph breach

The former Guardian editor was ordered to pay more than £1,000 for his breach of the 20mph speed limit

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73 minutes ago Kai Havertz police investigation launched after Arsenal star and wife sent vile abuse

Arsenal forward Kai Havertz and wife Sophia were targeted wit sickening online abuse after the FA Cup clash with Manchester United, with police now investigating the incident

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1 hour ago Trump’s policy pledges unleashing ‘animal spirits’, Wall St bankers say

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13 hours ago Work begins to transform long vacant police station site into care home creating 100 healthcare jobs

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24 hours ago West Ham vs Fulham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

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94 minutes ago Missing twin sisters wrote mysterious note to their landlady before vanishing into thin air

Police have been looking for Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, after they were last seen on CCTV on Market Street at Victoria Bridge in Aberdeen at about 2.12am on Tuesday January 7.

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2 hours ago All the soaps that have been axed as iconic show makes return after 32 years

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95 minutes ago Police officer who spoke to schoolgirl, 12, who took her own life after 'being raped' denies not taking allegation seriously

Police officers who spoke to a 12-year-old alleged rape victim weeks before she took a fatal overdose today denied persuading her to drop her complaint.

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2 hours ago Watch live: Qatar prime minister speaks as Hamas accepts Israel ceasefire deal to end war

Watch live as Qatar’s prime minister holds a press conference on Wednesday (15 January) as Hamas has reportedly accepted a ceasefire deal with Israel to end the war.

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22 hours ago The other countries that could follow Spain and declare war on Brits' holiday homes: France, Greece and Portugal among the EU nations looking to tackle housing and tourism problems

EXCLUSIVE: The Spanish government's shock plans to tax foreign buyers looking to buy homes has stunned British hopefuls dreaming of retiring by the sea.

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6 hours ago Police hunting female shoplifting gang after £5,000 of perfume, jewellery and clothes stolen from posh shops including Jo Malone

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Latest Manchester United transfer news as a failed medical could stop Marcus Rashford from leaving United this window

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1 hour ago Mother may not have told police her husband was sexually abusing her 12

The husband is currently on trial after being convicted of rape, sexual assaults and ill-treatment of the girl - his step-daughter - over the course of several years.

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25 hours ago Diddy accuser alleges she was walking home from babysitting job when mogul sexually assaulted her

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7 hours ago Council tax: Will Sir Sadiq Khan break £500 barrier with latest mayoral demand on Londoners?

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37 hours ago How to watch Chelsea vs Bournemouth: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

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1 hour ago Conor McGregor and Miami Heat sued over claims he tried to rape woman in VIP bathroom as security stood watch

Conor McGregor and the Miami Heat are facing a federal lawsuit over claims the UFC legend sexually assaulted a woman in a bathroom at the Kaseya Center while security stood guard by the stall.

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3 hours ago Loch Lomond 'wallaby island' plans approved as TV presenter Kirsty Young set to open holiday lodge

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26 hours ago 'Unwelcome' tourists greeted with 'go home' graffiti in popular European holiday spot

A travel writer who recently spent time in Barcelona has spoken out about how she was greeted with 'go home' graffiti in the popular European holiday spot

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7 hours ago Farage and Truss in rightwing plot to derail Chagos Islands deal at the last minute

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38 hours ago How to watch Chelsea vs Bournemouth in UK: TV channel, streaming and kick

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3 hours ago Pep Guardiola substitutions in spotlight after worrying Man City trend emerges

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has to try to stop the late collapses that his team are suffering from this season

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26 hours ago Pete Hegseth dodges questions on invading Greenland and drinking on the job in tense confirmation hearing – live

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7 hours ago Watch live: Keir Starmer faces grilling from Kemi Badenoch in Commons after surprise inflation fall

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 January, after a surprise inflation fall gave a boost to under-fire chancellor Rachel Reeves.

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2 hours ago Watch live: Israeli hostage families react as Hamas accepts ceasefire deal to end war

Watch live as Israeli hostage families react following reports Hamas has accepted a ceasefire deal to end the war on Wednesday (15 January).

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32 hours ago End of the Spanish relocation dream? The devastated Brits who face a 100% tax raid on their house in the sun as Madrid tries to stop non

EXCLUSIVE: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez yesterday announced 12 measures designed to win over residents furious with the lack of available homes.

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The hacker claimed to be selling details of people’s passports, work permits, UK visas, and bank statements belonging to healthcare workers

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2 hours ago Woman allegedly 'spiked' in Parliament bar as police launch investigation

Police have launched a probe after a female parliamentary researcher reported having her drink tampered with in Stranger's bar, which is frequented by MPs, journalists and staffers

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Prince William travelled to Birmingham for his first official engagement of 2025, just a day after his wife Kate revealed she was in remission from cancer.

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32 hours ago ‘I’m alive’: man who uses wheelchair tells of New Orleans attack ordeal

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9 hours ago Bloke rakes in £12k from fake toll road targeting tourists visiting holiday hotspot

The swindler's fraudulent toll was active for three seasons before the local authority realised tourists were being ripped off for entry to a beauty spot near the southern Russia city of Pyatigorsk

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2 hours ago Police investigate alleged spiking at bar in Parliament after 'woman reported her drink being tampered with'

Officers launched a probe after receiving reports of an incident at around 6.30pm on Tuesday 7 January - just a day after MPs returned from their Christmas recess.

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4 hours ago Former football club chairman charged after fraud inquiry into £10m stadium loan

Former Northampton Town chairman David Cardoza and his 80-year-old father Anthony are among five men charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.

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34 hours ago Spain plan huge property tax hike in move 'to stop Brits buying homes'

Prime Minister said the “unprecedented” proposals will deter non EU nationals from purchasing second homes.

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10 hours ago United Airlines passenger fined £8.4k for urinating in seat after downing drug and alcohol cocktail

Zachary Greear, 34, forced a Newark-bound flight to be diverted to Dublin on Monday after he mixed the tranquilliser xanax with booze before becoming disprutive on the United Airlines flight

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2 hours ago Footage shows tense 100mph police chase before 'stolen vehicle' is trapped in dead end

The car was dumped before a man was seen fleeing the scene

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4 hours ago Lothians MSP accuses government of presiding over “horrifying” A&E waiting times

Miles Briggs said the waits are “unacceptable” and “undoubtedly put lives at risk”.

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37 hours ago Should I give my house to my children now to avoid inheritance tax? Four problems to watch out for...

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12 hours ago How an AI Brad Pitt fraudster convinced woman to split with millionaire husband and fund ‘cancer treatment’

Computer-generated fake of the Fight Club star tricked the victim into thinking he was hospitalised with kidney cancer and Angelina Jolie was blocking access to his fortune

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2 hours ago 'We must make a stand': Roving team of private officers to crackdown on yobbish behaviour in Westminster

Westminster council leader Adam Hug said the new unit will ‘hold to account those who do not respect our city’

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4 hours ago Watch live: Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Marco Rubio grilled in confirmation hearing

Watch live as Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is questioned in a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, 15 January.

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15 hours ago Attendance Allowance rules older people need to know or monthly payments of up to £434 could stop

Over 1.6 million State Pensioners receive either £72.65 or £108.55 each week on Attendance Allowance.

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4 hours ago Man Utd stop Marcus Rashford joining three Prem rivals as Sir Jim Ratcliffe blocks moves

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Jim Ratcliffe has intervened to prevent wantaway striker Marcus Rashford from joining three of Manchester United's rivals after his fallout with Ruben Amorim

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18 hours ago PM promises ‘strongest action possible’ against Russia if death of Australian Oscar Jenkins confirmed

Government still working to verify reports of Melbourne man’s death after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for UkraineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia would take “the strongest action possible”, including potentially expelling Russia’s ambassador, Anthony Albanese has warned, as the federal government scrambles to verify reports that Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins had been killed after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine.Albanese said on Wednesday that any harm to Jenkins would be “absolutely reprehensible”, and demanded Moscow immediately confirm the condition of the 32-year-old Australian citizen, after reports overnight that he had died.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Vile quadruple amputee struck bus passenger with hook and bit police officers in brawl

Thomas Proudfoot, who has a long record of offending, injured a man who stepped into defuse a situation on a bus.

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4 hours ago Keir Starmer refuses to say if his new City minister will work on China policy after she previously 'lobbied the Tories not to impose tougher rules on Beijing'

Emma Reynolds was yesterday appointed as Economic Secretary to the Treasury to replace Tulip Siddiq, who quit following a sleaze probe.

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23 hours ago How an AI Brad Pitt fraudster convinced a woman to split with her millionaire husband and fund star’s ‘cancer treatment’

Computer-generated fake of the Fight Club star tricked the victim into thinking he was hospitalised with kidney cancer and Angelina Jolie was blocking access to his fortune

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3 hours ago Missing Aberdeen sisters – latest: Brother says it’s ‘strange’ twins ‘never mentioned’ plan to move out of flat

Police Scotland continues to appeal for help finding triplets Eliza and Henrietta Huszti as family issue desperate plea saying ‘all we want is for them to be found’

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4 hours ago DWP stops benefits for 318,000 people who ignored 'important' Universal Credit instructions'

The Department for Work and Pensions has warned that two benefits will be scrapped for good just weeks from now, with four others to be phased out during the 2025-2026 financial year

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24 hours ago Convicted criminal who acted as 'middle man' in sale of £30k Cartier watch stolen from Duke of Westminster's home is jailed for more than four years

Nathan Elliott, 31, claimed that he had bought the Cartier London Tank JC watch from a friend for £150 and 'thought it was a bargain', Chester Crown Court was told.

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5 hours ago The DWP rules you need to know regarding benefit claims if you go on holiday abroad

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26 hours ago Brits are plied with 'free' drinks and lap dancers then 'ripped off by staff who steal their cash and make them pay £15,000 bar tab' at stag

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3 hours ago Police seek man who punched TfL worker to the floor after being challenged over not having a ticket

Edgware Road Tube passenger assaulted TfL staff member after pushing through barrier without ticket

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5 hours ago Ronnie O’Sullivan names snooker change that could’ve stopped Masters decision

Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the Masters just two days before he was due to play in the first round and has called for World Snooker to make changes to the sport

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28 hours ago Haven holiday parks and JD Wetherspoon make £6.7m expansion announcement

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3 hours ago Missing twin sisters in Aberdeen 'didn't tell family' about major life update before vanishing

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti have now been missing for more than eight days after they were last seen heading towards the River Dee in Aberdeen city centre, as Police Scotland revealed one previously unreleased detail in the case

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