50 minutes ago Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre

Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detainedRacial abuse, physical assaults and no beds: life at Manston migrant centreHome Office officials have admitted that “we completely lost our grip” on the situation at a notorious asylum processing centre that led to 18,000 people being unlawfully detained in horrific conditions.Overcrowding at Manston, a former RAF base in Kent, in autumn 2022 led to an outbreak of diphtheria and scabies. Asylum seekers who had crossed the Channel in small boats were forced to sleep on filthy floors or on flattened cardboard boxes, while toilets were overflowing with faeces. Women and children were forced to sleep close to unrelated men and...

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51 minutes ago Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini seal Italy’s return to Davis Cup final

Defending champions Italy will face the Netherlands for the title, after a 2-0 win over Australia

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70 minutes ago Bill Clinton finally breaks silence on claims he carried out shocking act of sabotage before leaving White House

Former President Bill Clinton has finally addressed long-running and bizarre claims from the early days of his handover to President George W Bush.

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75 minutes ago Hearts vs Celtic LIVE team news and build up ahead of the Premiership clash

It's the final game of a day dominated by weather-related drama and it's set to be a corker

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79 minutes ago Jannik Sinner overpowers Alex de Minaur to put Italy into Davis Cup final

Italy beat Australia 2-0 in repeat of last year’s finalThey will face Netherlands, who beat Germany 2-0Italy moved into the Davis Cup final after a 2-0 win over Australia on Saturday as Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to follow up Matteo Berrettini’s victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis for the defending champions.A repeat of last year’s final ended with the same result and with Sinner, the world No 1, again seeing off De Minaur. That sent Italy into Sunday’s final where they will meet the Netherlands, who have reached the decider for the first time after a 2-0 win over Germany. Continue reading...

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81 minutes ago Vladimir Putin's secret lover shows off at international gymnastics event as world on brink of WW3

Alina Kabaeva, 41, sensationally called for unity while attending the Sky Grace Cup 2024 in Doha, Qatar, saying that gymnastics should "unite people and remain outside politics"

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88 minutes ago Vang Vieng methanol poisonings: Laos government breaks silence on party town tourist deaths

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng last week

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90 minutes ago A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaul

The people that president-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host

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96 minutes ago Ten people including five children rescued in Welsh village after landslide caused by Storm Bert

They were rescued following a landslide during Storm Bert

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1 hour ago Strictly Come Dancing's professional says Pete Wicks 'shouldn't be in the competition' ahead of final

As the BBC dance show enters week 10, former Strictly Come Dancing winner Ola Jordan has shared her thoughts on who could be in danger of missing out on a place in the final

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