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78 minutes ago Thomas Partey makes Arsenal title feelings clear and admits watching late Liverpool drama

The Gunners dropped two vital points in the Premier League title race on Saturday as they let a two-goal lead slip against Aston Villa, after Liverpool's late win at Brentford

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93 minutes ago Stephen Bear boasts 'police can't catch me now' on Brazilian beach as sex offender returns to social media

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Caroline was found dead aged 40 in her London flat in February 2020 - a day after she heard the CPS would pursue a trial following a drunken row with her boyfriend Lewis Burton.

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15 hours ago Auctioned student and NHS visas among recommendations to tackle immigration

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22 hours ago On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day

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28 hours ago Kylie Jenner slammed over LA wildfires post hours after her $70million jet made 11th flight in two weeks

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28 hours ago £20,000 reward offered to identify parents of newborn found abandoned in east London a year ago

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37 hours ago £20,000 reward offered to identify parents of newborn found abandoned a year ago

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4 hours ago Australian Open 2025: – Djokovic v Lehecka, Humbert v Zverev, Draper out, Gauff through – live

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5 hours ago The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain

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4 hours ago Brother of British tourist shot dead in Alps gun massacre demands new probe into 'bungling' French police

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4 hours ago Steal Amanda Holden’s romantic red look with this gorgeous wool coat from Nobdoy’s Child

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4 hours ago Gaza ceasefire: Brit woman among three hostages to be released by Hamas

Brit Emily Damari is among the three hostages named on a list to be freed on the first day of the implementation of the ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel

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6 hours ago His good guy feminist stance makes Neil Gaiman’s fall from grace all the more ignoble | Catherine Bennett

Allegations of sexual misconduct are proving hard for fans and friends of the ‘geek royalty’ author to process Perhaps uniquely in the history of #MeToo, the women now alleging sexual misconduct on the part of the fantasy writer Neil Gaiman would appear to have their alleged perpetrator’s full support. Back when this movement seemed full of potential, in 2018, Gaiman urged the public to believe women like Christine Blasey Ford, whose allegations of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh were then being trashed.“On a day like today it’s worth saying,” Gaiman wrote. “I believe survivors. Men must not close our eyes and minds to what happens to women in this world.” Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Police release fresh image after helicopter and dogs fail to find injured man missing for 4 days

Police believe the man may have been injured in a road crash that took place four days ago

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6 hours ago As a writer, Neil Gaiman is a serial fantasist. That, it seems, also applies to his feminism | Catherine Bennett

Allegations of sexual misconduct are proving hard for fans and friends of the ‘geek royalty’ author to process Perhaps uniquely in the history of #MeToo, the women now alleging sexual misconduct on the part of the fantasy writer Neil Gaiman would appear to have their alleged perpetrator’s full support. Back when this movement seemed full of potential, in 2018, Gaiman urged the public to believe women like Christine Blasey Ford, whose allegations of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh were then being trashed.“On a day like today it’s worth saying,” Gaiman wrote. “I believe survivors. Men must not close our eyes and minds to what happens to women in this world.”Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of up to 250 words to be considered for publication, email it to us at observer.letters@observer.co.uk Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Gaza ceasefire LIVE updates as Israel sets new time amid Hamas hostages release

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ceasefire in Gaza would not begin until Hamas provided the list of hostages to be freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

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6 hours ago First Brexit, now Trump and Musk: ignorance is back with a vengeance | William Keegan

The aggression from the Tesla billionaire is new; but Britain has years of experience in the consequences of falling for misleading promises‘Never under­estimate the power of ignorance.” I came across this thought while looking for something to watch late at night after the television news on the horrors in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and the Los Angeles fires.The quote comes from an old episode of my friend Paul Whitehouse’s The Fast Show. It applies, among many other things, to the background to the re-election of the criminal Donald Trump, and the continuing damage being wrought upon itself by a British electorate, 37% of whom voted, in frustration at other economic and social problems, for Brexit. With few exceptions they did not know what they were letting themselves in for; but they do now. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Bumbling Met Police close investigation into protester carrying sign glorifying dead Hamas leader because they can't find her... despite TALKING to her during demonstration

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