88 minutes ago Several Trump administration picks targeted with bomb threats and ‘swatting’, FBI confirms – live updates

Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik and Matt Gaetz understood to be among those targetedLeavitt wrote that the threats transpired Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and included bomb threats and swatting, which refers to false reports of a crime to prompt police raids on a person’s home.Law enforcement “acted quickly,” wrote Leavitt, adding that “President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action.” Leavitt did not say who specifically was targeted. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Trump’s transition team condemn ‘violent threats’ against cabinet picks: Live updates

President-elect’s nominees and appointees victims of bomb threats and ‘swatting’ incidents this week

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2 hours ago Several Trump picks targeted with bomb threats and ‘swatting’, president

Trump’s Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth understood to have been among those targeted; Elise Stefanik says she was also targetedLeavitt wrote that the threats transpired Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and included bomb threats and swatting, which refers to false reports of a crime to prompt police raids on a person’s home.Law enforcement “acted quickly,” wrote Leavitt, adding that “President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action.” Leavitt did not say who specifically was targeted. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago 'Assisted dying law allows us to live life in the knowledge we won’t be forced to suffer as we die'

'Far too many have seen loved ones suffer against their wishes despite the very best palliative care,' writes Paul Bloomfield as he makes the case for a change in the law on assisted dying

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3 hours ago Former chief EU negotiator joins calls for young Britons to be able to live and work in Europe

Sir Keir has so far ruled out agreeing such a scheme, which would let under-30s live, study and work across the bloc

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3 hours ago UK politics live: Esther Rantzen pens heartfelt letter on assisted dying

Dame Esther, who is terminally ill, has been a strong advocate for changing the law to allow dying adults to take their own lives in limited circumstances, without fear of their families being prosecuted for helping them

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5 hours ago UK politics live: Badenoch says Starmer should ‘resign and find out’ how Tories would fix things

The prime minister’s clash with the Tory leader comes as MPs continue to voice their opinions over the upcoming assisted dying vote in the Commons on Friday

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6 hours ago UK politics LIVE: Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises at fiery PMQs

The prime minister’s clash with the Tory leader comes as MPs continue to voice their opinions over the upcoming assisted dying vote in the Commons on Friday.

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6 hours ago Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises when challenged at PMQs to repeat what Reeves told CBI – UK politics live

PM said he was not going to write the next five years of budgetsWilliam Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford University’s next chancellor.The university has released the figures for the final round of voting, where the winner emerged after the final five candidates were ranked using the alternative vote system. The runner up was Elish Angiolini, the lawyer and academic. Continue reading...

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