50 minutes ago Man accused of fatally attacking talented chef Mussie Imnetu denies murder

Omar Wilson is accused of killing chef Mussie Imnetu by punching him repeatedly in the head

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56 minutes ago Man accused of fatally attacking chef near Notting Hill Carnival denies murder

Omar Wilson appeared at the Old Bailey on Monday in connection with the death of Mussie Imnetu in August.

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2 hours ago Poland prepares for election crucial for ruling coalition and progressive reform

Next May’s presidential vote is effectively referendum on whether Donald Tusk’s government can rule freelyDonald Tusk’s government in Poland is gearing up for a crucial presidential election next year, after a first year in office that has been marked by clashes with the current president, Andrzej Duda, as well as splits within the ruling coalition.Tusk took office as prime minister last December, ending eight years of rule by the populist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The change of government prompted celebrations from progressive Poles and relief in Brussels, where PiS had put Poland on a course of conflict with European bodies. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago What was it like buying your first home in 1974 vs 2024: How much harder is it to get on the ladder now?

House prices have surged by 2,534% in 50 years, while salary growth has failed to keep up, data shows.

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4 hours ago Palestinian artists plan Gaza Biennale as ‘act of resistance and survival’

Project involves showing work in Gaza but also sending works across Israeli siege lines for exhibiting worldwidePalestinian artists in Gaza plan to stage a “biennale” exhibition as an act of defiance against Israel’s military onslaught and to focus attention on the plight of the territory’s 2.3 million people under more than 13 months of bombardment.About 50 artists from Gaza will exhibit their work within the besieged coastal strip, and are looking for art galleries to host exhibitions overseas. But in order to hold their work to the eyes of the rest of the world, the artists are facing a unique challenge: how to get their art across Israeli siege lines. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago ‘Woke’ didn’t lose the US election: the patrician class who hijacked identity politics did | Nesrine Malik

Why is this simple explanation being so widely embraced? Because it does not require a commitment to real, structural changeThe day that wokeness died. That has been one of the primary analyses of Donald Trump’s resounding election victory: that it was a resounding rejection of the “woke” left and the casting off of the shackles of political correctness. According to sections of the media and political establishment, people are tired of being harangued and scolded for not using the right language, annoyed by a constant focus on race and identity, and alarmed by a new orthodoxy of radical politics eager to please individual groups at the expense of common sense. “The era,” summarised one British journalist, “of Black Lives Matter, Latinx, critical race theory, pronouns and defunding the ...

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6 hours ago Who lives in the house where JonBenet Ramsey's body was found after horrific murder

JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her family home and the current owners have since failed more than once to sell the property

Society

6 hours ago Arne Slot is too savvy to follow Brendan Rodgers' infamous example in Liverpool's huge week

Liverpool take on Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday before an enormous game against Manchester City next weekend - but don't expect Slot to radically change things

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10 hours ago Sick note Britain! Business chiefs urge Labour to end UK's worklessness crisis

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said that claimants had a 'responsibility' to take a job or engage with training programmes in return for their benefits.

Economics