59 minutes ago Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ Matt Gaetz violated statutory rape law: Live updates

Gaetz stands accused of buying and using illegal drugs, including from his office on Capitol Hill, according to the report

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61 minutes ago What a Honda and Nissan merger could mean for you and the future of EVs

The Japanese car giants revealed they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a potential business integration.

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64 minutes ago First Minister John Swinney 'worried' about the Scottish economy's future

John Swinney says Labour’s ‘tax on jobs’ risks job cuts and business closures.

Politics

67 minutes ago Dozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party agree prime minister should resign

Core of the Liberals have abandoned Canada’s prime minister after last week’s resignation of his deputyDozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party have now agreed that Canada’s embattled prime minister must abandon his post after last week’s catastrophic resignation of his deputy – a sign he’s completely lost support from what were crucial loyalists.Several Canadian media outlets, including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and The Toronto Star, reported over the weekend that 51 of Ontario’s Liberal MPs met virtually and agreed collectively that Trudeau’s time in office has expired. Continue reading...

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68 minutes ago Scots drug smugglers behind £46m cocaine plot jailed after police swoop on pub

Daniel Livingstone, 25, fom Campbeltown conspired to smuggle the 524kg stash alongside Mark Moran, 23, from Ardrishaig and Colombian national Didier Tordecilla Reyes.

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70 minutes ago Mozambique court upholds the governing party's presidential election victory as protests flare again

Mozambique’s highest court has upheld the governing party’s win in the October presidential election following weeks of opposition protests in which more than 100 people have died

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75 minutes ago The 25ft telegraph pole outside my home won't stop leaking toxic substance despite reporting it

EXCLUSIVE: Elaine Brown, of Ivybridge, Devon, said the BT mast was renewed this summer during a period of hot weather, causing it to bleed the substance onto her property.

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85 minutes ago From constant scandals to its best shows ending – how 2024 turned into the BBC’s annus horribilis

With star names such as Gary Lineker, Kirsty Wark and Mishal Husain leaving, a slew of others embroiled in legal troubles and a sharp drop in income, this has been a dreadful 12 months for the broadcaster. But could it get worse?The BBC’s three top earners this year will never be repeated. They are: Gary Lineker (who will step down from Match of the Day at the end of the 2024-25 season), Zoe Ball (resigned from Radio 2 breakfast show), Huw Edwards (convicted of accessing indecent images of children). It is a striking degree of churn for their biggest names.But four more of their highest-paid employees will also be absent next year: Mishal Husain (resigned to go to Bloomberg TV), Kirsty Wark and Martha Kearney (semi-retired) and Steve Wright (who died in February). There is also significant doubt about whether three of the likely recipients of the biggest pay cheques from BBC Studios (which, by claiming independent commercial status, does not have to make public pay disclosures) will...

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85 minutes ago Rare Bruce Willis video shows heartwarming family gesture amid dementia battle

Die Hard actor Bruce Willis was filmed with his daughter Scout during a sweet moment shared on her Instagram page, as the family continue to give fans glimpses into their lives

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88 minutes ago New York governor criticized for subway safety claim after woman burns to death on train

Kathy Hochul’s post boasting subway crime is going down came hours after reports of two different train killingsNew York’s Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, is facing political heat for saying she has made New York City’s subways safer on the same day a woman was set on fire and burned to death on a train.In an X post on Sunday, Hochul claimed that subway crime has decreased since she deployed the national guard to help address it. Continue reading...

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