2 h. ago Stark warning for NHS over drop in number of international nurses coming to UK

The health and care system has relied on international recruitment ‘for generations’ with experts warning that plans to tighten visa rules and cut immigration could ‘deepen’ workforce shortages

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2 h. ago London's happiest places to live: boroughs on both sides of the river make the top 10 for first time

Zendaya, Tom Holland, Holly Willoughby, Harry Styles and Ryan Gosling know a good spot when they see one, according to a new survey

Politics

2 h. ago BBC Question Time crowd gasp as Reform UK's Zia Yusuf branded 'typically rude'

One member of the crowd in Dover, Kent was heard shout "that's rude" when Zia Yusuf took a swipe at a man in the audience who merely asked a question about immigration

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2 h. ago Ruben Amorim frustrated as Manchester United drop points against West Ham

Soungoutou Magassa scored from a late corner to cancel out Diogo Dalot’s second-half strike.

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2 h. ago Ruben Amorim ‘angry and frustrated’ after West Ham’s Magassa denies Manchester United

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home a first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Amorim ‘angry and frustrated’ after West Ham’s Magassa denies Manchester United

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home a first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago BBC Question Time audience claps as panelist skewers Nigel Farage in immigration row

Question Time on the BBC aired a special episode last night — touching only on immigration — and it led to feisty showdowns between the likes of Zia Yusuf and Zack Polanski

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3 h. ago Several people arrested in New Orleans amid ICE ‘siege’: ‘It’s racial profiling’

Communities remain terrified as Trump administration’s crackdown on another Democratic-led city enters day twoDozens of people have been detained across the New Orleans area as the Trump administration’s latest sweeping federal immigration crackdown in a Democratic-led city entered its second day.The city’s immigrant communities remain terrified and traumatized, advocates said, with many in hiding as people have been arrested in public spaces including parking lots outside Home Depots and Lowe’s hardware stores, at bus stops, shopping malls and in residential areas around the city. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Dozens of delivery riders face deportation after immigration crackdown

The targeted action of workers in the so-called gig-economy led to 171 arrests across the country last month

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3 h. ago New cremation method to be introduced – in industry first since 1902

CREMATIONS that use hot water and chemicals instead of flames could be introduced in Scotland next year. SNP ministers have proposed regulations for hydrolysis funerals, which MSPs will vote on. And they claim there is “significant public support” for the environmentally friendly alternative to traditional cremations, which typically use large amounts of natural gas. The...

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4 h. ago Magassa earns West Ham a vital point as Manchester United waste chance to go fifth

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home his first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Rent out your party frocks, wrap presents for cash and five other ways to make up to £1,300 before Christmas

WITH Christmas just around the corner, the annual squeeze on our wallets is tightening. This is easily the priciest time of the year, as the average household spends a hefty 29 per cent more in December than their normal monthly outgoings, according to the Bank of England. But don’t panic just yet. Money-saving expert Jane...

Economics

5 h. ago Mom stages disabled daughter’s fake kidnapping to teach a lesson after she was groomed online by Luke Bryan impersonator: cops

The developmentally delayed 22-year-old woman was allegedly found tied to a tree in an Arkansas field

Events

5 h. ago Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?

Trump administration officials overseeing the latest immigration crackdown are aiming to arrest 5,000 immigrants in New Orleans and across Louisiana

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6 h. ago ICE has seen a dramatic jump in arrests since Stephen Miller’s decree

ICE has been targeting illegal immigrants who do not have criminal convictions or charges, despite the Trump administration saying immigration crackdowns would focus on criminals

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8 h. ago How Pope Leo has become a quiet hero amid Trumpian attempts to warp the Christian message

Donald Trump and his followers, and the “woke” Pope Leo and his church appear to be engaged in an undeclared battle over who gets to define ‘Christianity’

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8 h. ago Truck driver faces deportation after unsecured load of tires flies across highway and hits police car

An immigrant truck driver is facing deportation after his unsecured load of tires flew across the highway and hit an Oklahoma police car.

Transport

10 h. ago Coronation Street fans spot 'key' to Becky Swain downfall and it's 'looming'

Some fans of the ITV soap think Becky's days are numbered now Carla Connor and DC Kit Green are joining forces

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10 h. ago Ali Faqirzada is an Afghan refugee. He deserves to stay in America | Francine Prose

In a more reasonable, more compassionate country, we would thank Ali Faqirzada for how much he has done on behalf of his people and our ownOn 14 October, Ali Faqirzada – an Afghan refugee, a resident of New Paltz, New York, and a computer science student at Bard College – arrived for an interview at a federal immigration office on Long Island. He was applying for political asylum, a designation for which he was – and remains – a perfect candidate.In his native country, Faqirzada had assisted the American government and Nato with projects designed to improve the lives of Afghan women and help them get an education. But after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the ministry where he, his mother and sister had worked was bombed by the Taliban, and one of its employees was murdered.Francine Prose is a former president of PEN American Center and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago EastEnders fans left stunned as they spot surprise return in explosive cliffhanger

EastEnders fans were left floored on Thursday's episode as a familiar face made a surprise return to Walford in an explosive duff duff - and viewers were not expecting it

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