31 minutes ago Pub owner's petition demanding general election spikes past 900,000 signatures amid mounting fury at Labour's Budget tax raid

The petition on the Parliament website, written by a pub owner and complaining that Keir Starmer has 'gone back on promises', is gaining over 100,000 backers an hour.

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37 minutes ago Angela Merkel accuses Putin of gleefully 'enjoying' her discomfort after Russian president brought his pet Labrador into meeting with German chancellor despite her having a fear of dogs

Following the pair's first meeting in Sochi in 2007, the German Chancellor claimed that Putin had deliberately brought along his pet Connie in an attempt to intimidate and unnerve her.

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2 hours ago Keir Starmer accused of 'pedalling benefit scrounger myth' after clampdown vow

Labour veteran Diane Abbott hit out at Keir Starmer after he pledged to 'get a grip' on the cost of welfare, with sanctions set to be introduced in a tough new clampdown

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2 hours ago Russia makes huge change to adoption law as Vladimir Putin's crackdown on the West goes on

Vladimir Putin is cracking down on Western countries after signing new adoption laws which prevent some countries from adopting Russian children, with further crackdowns made

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2 hours ago Trump’s White House is filling with alleged sexual abusers ... led by him

As the far right celebrates a win for their gender, a raft of people accused of misconduct is named for the cabinet Donald Trump was found civilly liable last year for the defamation and sexual abuse of the writer E Jean Carroll - just one of the more than 27 women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. In January 2025, he will again be president of the United States – the first to take office with a court-adjudicated history of sex crimes.And it seems he’s eager to pack the White House with people just like him. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Conor McGregor DELETES furious tirade against his rape victim Nikita Hand after she won civil sexual assault case against UFC star

The 36-year-old UFC star was found by a jury in a civil court to have sexually assaulted Ms Hand, 35, at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.

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3 hours ago Conor McGregor's rape accuser says she always expected to win her civil case

Conor McGregor's rape accuser Nikita Hand has said she always expected to win her civil case against the UFC star as she told the truth from "day one"

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3 hours ago Secret declassified document reveals list of Vladimir Putin's assassination targets for the first time as memo accuses Russian president of 'authorising killings abroad'

The bombshell memo, released following a Mandatory Declassification Review request from Bloomberg, has revealed that Putin directly ordered several assassinations.

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3 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell says 'I'm the one' as she speaks out in Chris McCausland message

It was an important night for Dianne in the ballroom on Saturday night as the professional dancers' parents were in the live studio audience

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