45 minutes ago Trump campaign hails hush money case decision a ‘decisive win’ after judge’s ruling: Latest updates

President-elect secures latest legal victory after nominating Pam Bondi to be next attorney general in place of scandal-plagued Matt Gaetz

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85 minutes ago Jury convicts two for smuggling Indian family who froze to death crossing US

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into USA jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family froze to death attempting to cross the Canada-US border.After a brief deliberation on Friday, a jury in Fergus Falls, Minnesota delivered the verdict in the case against Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who used the alias “Dirty Harry”, and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida. Prosecutors say the pair were part of a broader criminal enterprise that helped migrants cross from Canada into the United States. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Eddie Jones will be at Twickenham ‘with bells on’ despite suffering illness

Japan head coach unfit to attend Friday press conferenceJones under scrutiny after accusations of being a ‘despot’Japan have expressed confidence Eddie Jones will take his place in the coaching box against England on Sunday in what will be his first return to Twickenham as an international coach after he on Friday night pulled out of his pre-match press conference due to illness.Jones, who was sacked after seven years as England head coach in December 2022, is said to be “unwell but nothing too serious”. He has come under considerable scrutiny of late after comments made by Danny Care in his autobiography that the Australian oversaw a toxic environment, ran a “dictatorship” and acted like a “despot who disappeared people” by bullying staff members and players. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Ofgem increases price cap as winter fuel payments are withdrawn for millions

Charities have reacted angrily to the rise while the boss of Octopus has suggested pensioners struggling to heat their homes should consider using electric blankets to keep warm

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2 hours ago Jury convicts two men for smuggling of family who froze crossing Canadian border

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Shand, 50, were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into USTwo men have been convicted by a Minnesota jury of charges related to human smuggling for participating in a scheme that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross the Canada-US border during a 2022 blizzard, according to a prosecution spokesperson.Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national whom prosecutors say went by the alias “Dirty Harry”, and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida, were part of a sophisticated illegal operation that has been bringing increasing numbers of Indians into the US, prosecutors said. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Shaughna Phillips reunites with boyfriend as he's released from prison 12 months into nine year sentence

Love Island star Shaughna Phillips has confirmed that her boyfriend Billy Webb has been released from prison, 12 months into his nine year sentence for drug offences

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2 hours ago Americans view Trump more ‘warmly’ now than after previous elections, poll says

Trump increased his image among voters by nine percentage points between the 2020 election and now

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2 hours ago A judge pledged to waive fines against Massachusetts striking teachers if they return to classes

A judge has pledged to waive mounting fines against striking teachers in three Massachusetts communities for Friday if they agree to return to the classroom by Monday

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2 hours ago Developing countries urged to reject ‘bad deal’ as Cop29 climate talks falter

Talk grows of a walkout from poor countries in response to ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’ finance proposalDeveloping countries were being urged by civil society groups to reject “a bad deal” at the UN climate talks on Friday night, after rich nations refused to increase an “insulting” offer of finance to help them tackle the climate crisis.The stage is set for a bitter row on Saturday over how much money poor countries should receive from the governments of the rich world, which have offered $250bn a year by 2035 to help the poor shift to a low-carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Trump’s transition team was ‘blindsided’ by new details of Pete Hegseth’s sexual

Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was never formally charged with a crime

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