45 minutes ago Widow of Afghanistan war hero 'bit' new husband in vicious drunken rage

Christina Plumb, from Cornwall, the widow of Staff Sergeant Olaf 'Oz' Schmid who was killed defusing a Taliban bomb in 2009, attacked her new husband, a court heard

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58 minutes ago Who will be Ireland’s next taoiseach? With only one day to go, it’s still wide open | Justine McCarthy

With a housing emergency and the cost of living weighing heavily on voters’ minds, anything could happen at the polls on FridayIn Easter, 1916, his epic poem about the failed Dublin rebellion that eventually led to Irish independence, William Butler Yeats declared: “A terrible beauty is born.” The same might be said about the marriage of convenience between Ireland’s old civil war enemies, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, as they attempt to recreate their history-making coalition government.The two parties are now in power alongside the Greens, but this time round their mission is to stop the main opposition, Sinn Féin, entering government as part of a three-way coalition in the Republic after Friday’s general election. Instead, their preference would be to coalesce with Labour, because of vo...

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1 hour ago This society lauded a police officer who lied and cheated and ruined lives. At last, a reckoning | George Monbiot

As a ‘spy cop’, Bob Lambert betrayed a string of innocent women. The official inquiry must ask harsh questions of him – and the stateIt’s the testimony we’ve long been waiting for. On Monday, at the undercover policing inquiry, the man whose cruel and disgusting deceptions have come to epitomise the “spy cops” scandal will be questioned. Many of us are hoping for answers, not least because his story suggests a closing of ranks across the British establishment. Even if you think you’ve heard it all, some of the details in this column will take your breath away.Bob Lambert worked for the Metropolitan police’s Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) in the 1980s and 1990s, first as an undercover cop infiltrating environmental and animal rights protests, then as operational controller of the squa...

Society

1 hour ago Posh olive oil, tinned fish and even salt are now du jour, says Waitrose

As sales of premium varieties rise the upmarket grocer details how chic-looking pantry staples are now middle-class status symbolsForget designer fashion and jewellery, trendy versions of pantry staples such as extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and tinned fish have become middle-class lust objects for home cooks, according to a new report.A food cupboard stocked with chic glass bottles, jars and decorative tins (in the front row at least) has become a status symbol, according to Waitrose’s annual food and drink report. Continue reading...

Politics

2 hours ago Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?

When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state

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4 hours ago Trump claims Mexico’s new president promised to ‘stop migration’ in ‘excellent’ phone call

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said she and Trump had an ‘excellent conversation’

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5 hours ago Isle of Skye shotgun rampage accused 'had problem controlling his anger', court hears

A man accused of murder had 'a long-standing problem controlling his anger' and a deep resentment against two men, a court has heard.

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5 hours ago The five key issues Ruben Amorim must fix at Man United as he promises his players will 'suffer'

CHRIS WHEELER: Old Trafford will welcome Ruben Amorim for his first home game on Thursday, but don't expect Man United's new head coach to get carried away on a wave of emotion.

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6 hours ago I made a promise to Wayne Rooney because of the extraordinary thing he did for me one night, reveals KATIE HIND. Because of his behaviour, I've had to break it...but it reveals the kind of man he is

My heart was racing as I rummaged through my gold clutch bag. My phone had disappeared as I was sitting in a London hotel bar. Please let it be in my bag, I prayed.

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