2 h. ago Alleged ‘kill team’ charged after arrest en route to hit near Sydney daycare

Police allege they identified the trio ‘mobilising’ to kill a man near a childcare centre in city’s south-westFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have charged three men with conspiracy to commit murder, alleging they were a hired “hit team” arrested while on their way to kill a man near a Sydney daycare centre.Police said officers had been conducting a routine surveillance operation in Sydney’s Condell Park area on Tuesday when they allegedly identified the trio “mobilising to carry out an offence”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Wealth tax on 10 richest Scots could lift 30,000 out of poverty, report suggests

The STUC said the £492 million a year raised could alternatively fund 12,000 new nurses in hospitals, or 11,000 more teachers in classrooms.

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4 h. ago Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2025 LIVE: The hottest offers on Dyson, Ninja, Shark and more before the sale ends

Don’t-miss-’em deals in the retail giant’s seasonal sale

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6 h. ago Arsenal vs Lyon live: Gunners’ Women’s Champions League defence begins with defeat to eight

Arsenal 1-2 Lyon: Renee Slegers’ side endured a poor start to the defence of their European title, with defensive howlers costing them at Meadow Park

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6 h. ago Where should YOU buy a home? Our brilliant new interactive tool helps you find the perfect spot based on what you want

There is no perfect place to live. Anyone house-hunting can attest that finding a town or city that ticks every box is all but impossible.

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6 h. ago Who is up for eviction on Big Brother? Full list of housemates facing live vote

Big Brother’s second live eviction will take place this week - see who is at risk 🚨📺

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8 h. ago Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is ‘endangering nation’s health’

Former top doctors condemn health secretary’s vaccine, research policies, saying ideology replaced science at HHSSix former US surgeons general – the top medical posting in Washington – warned in an opinion column published on Tuesday that policy changes enacted by the health and human services (HHS) secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, are “endangering the health of the nation”.The surgeons general – Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher – who served under both Republican and Democrat administrations, identified changes in vaccine policy, medical research funding, a shift in priorities from rationality to ideology, plunging morale, and changes to staffing as areas of concern. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Kevin Thelwell on shaky Rangers ground as Ibrox politics shift and unseen son point to the sidelines

Keith Jackson casts a suspicious eye over recent Rangers goings on and what they could mean for the sporting director on Hotline LIVE

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9 h. ago Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard reveals reason he doesn't need an Anfield statue

Steven Gerrard deserves a statue outside Anfield after what he achieved on the pitch - but can live without one because the club has shown him enough respect since he left them

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9 h. ago Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown

Military presence comes after judge declined to block troops from entering, following lawsuit filed by city and stateUS politics live – latest updatesTexas national guard troops have arrived in the Chicago area, marking an escalation of Donald Trump’s crackdown on the city.Chicago has already seen a ramping up of immigration enforcement in the past few weeks, as well as increasingly violent altercations in the suburb of Broadview, where law enforcement has been filmed deploying tear gas and pepper gas against protestors. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago LIVE Hundreds of homes evacuated in Lancashire amid major incident

A wide cordon is in place

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10 h. ago Darwen gas leak LIVE: Hundreds evacuated after major incident as 'hissing' heard

Residents in Dawren, Lancashire, have been evacuated from their homes in Chapels and Goose House Land after a major mains gas leak was reported with a 'hissing' sound

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10 h. ago EuroMillions results LIVE: Lottery numbers for £14m draw on Tuesday, October 7

Live results checker for tonight's EuroMillions draw

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11 h. ago ‘Photos don’t go bigger than mine’: the epic, impossible images of the great Andreas Gursky

From Amazon warehouses to Olympic skiers and the crowd at a Madonna gig, his pictures have made him one of the world’s most feted photographers. So why did the German artist want to postpone his new show?Andreas Gursky started out shooting mostly black and white landscapes on a handheld camera, but in the 1990s he switched, taking the pictures that he has now become famous for. Out went analogue and in came epic panoramas that were digitally stitched together, capturing in intricate detail and colour stock exchanges, factories, Amazon warehouses, 99 cent stores, Olympic skiers and the crowd at a Madonna concert.“My works,” he recalls, “were selling for more and more.” In fact, his rising status in the art world was reflected in his photographs inside Prada and Gucci stores – the former was taken while he was waiting for his wife, who was shopping there. Then, in 2011, Gursky’s 1999 colour photograph Rhein II, a horizontal vista of the river flowing across flat fields near Dusseldorf...

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11 h. ago England edge past Bangladesh by four wickets: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live

Over-by-over news, play in Guwahati from 10.30am BST Get The Spin, our cricket newsletter | And email RobBell bounces back. Jhelik tries to force things against the quick after a couple of dots, coming down the pitch, but her loft down the ground is miscued to Sophia Dunkley at mid-off. England are up and running.4th over: Bangladesh 23-0 (Jhelik 4, Supta 17) Smith gets a closer look at Jhelik, who hasn’t had much of the strike. The left-armer sends down another over with little drama, conceding a couple. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago ‘Not words that I would have used’: Stride distances himself from Jenrick’s ‘no white faces’ comments – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor distances himself from words after Robert Jenrick accused of racism in comments he made about Handsworth Asked about the Jenrick story, Badenoch again suggests Guardian reporting is reliable.Q: Jenrick was making a distinction between white faces and brown faces. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Cardiff City v Newport County LIVE: Youngster Tankiewicz handed historic start

Follow all the latest as Cardiff City taken on Newport in the EFL Trophy

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11 h. ago Cardiff City v Newport County LIVE: Davies heads visitors into deserved lead

Follow all the latest as Cardiff City taken on Newport in the EFL Trophy

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11 h. ago Arsenal vs Lyon live: Gunners begin Women’s Champions League defence against eight

Renee Slegers guided the Gunners to a first European title in 18 years last term

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11 h. ago Britain’s big, baffling ladybird glut: ‘My house is literally crawling with them’

These little spotted beetles are looking for a comfortable new home for the winter – and it could be yoursName: Ladybirds.Age: Ladybirds typically live for one to three years. Continue reading...

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