1 hour ago Rapping jihadi 'Masked Menace' could get compensation after human rights breach ruling

Sahayb Abu - jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years for plotting a lone wolf knife attack during - could be in line for a payout after a judge found he was left with PTSD having wrongly been segregated

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2 h. ago Nvidia to report earnings amid market selloff and rising fears of AI crash

Company set to beat Wall Street expectations but analysts await projections for future demand for firm’s AI chipsAll eyes are on Nvidia, the bellwether for the AI industry, as analysts and investors hope the chipmaker’s third-quarter earnings assuage concerns about whether the high-flying valuations of AI firms have peaked.A great deal will ride on how confident Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, appears in his forward-looking guidance. Analysts and experts say that although they are largely confident Nvidia will beat Wall Street expectations, they are anxiously awaiting news on the status of industry demand for the firm’s AI chips. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago FBI worker says he was wrongfully terminated for having Pride flag at desk

David Maltinsky, a 16-year veteran, says in lawsuit agency retaliated against him for engaging in protected speechA longtime FBI employee has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was fired for displaying a Pride flag at his desk, naming FBI director Kash Patel, the justice department and attorney general Pam Bondi as defendants.According to David Maltinsky, an intelligence specialist who had served with the bureau for 16 years, his wrongful termination earlier this year was “unconstitutional and politically motivated”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Cop tells court he was 'terrified' as 'man chased him with chainsaw in Paisley'

“He was chasing after me with the chainsaw, holding the chainsaw up, running after me."

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2 h. ago Pensioner wrongly claims £22k in benefits after failing to say one thing

The 67-year-old's barrister said her client had found herself in court for the first time in her life

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2 h. ago Brave victim praised for 'strength and bravery' as sex attacker jailed

Ali Chikane's action were described as "despicable".

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3 h. ago Burglar who took part in bike theft before death of Dean Barnes avoids jail

Alex Riley was told by a judge he was 'on his last chance'

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3 h. ago Patrick Dorgu insists Ben Doak didn't scare him but Denmark star does make major Hampden confession

The Manchester United star thought he'd broken Hampden hearts only for double stoppage time drama to dump the Danes

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3 h. ago 'Ashamed' pensioner wrongly claims £22k in benefits after failing to mention one thing

The 67-year-old's barrister said her client had found herself in court for the first time in her life

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3 h. ago Radio presenter and football announcer caught in a paedo sting spared jail

A RADIO presenter and football announcer caught in a paedo sting was spared jail today. Mike McLean, 79, also known as Iain McLean Smith, was snared online by an adult male posing as a teenage boy called Stephen, aged 13 to 16. McLean, then stadium announcer for Stranraer FC and who also worked as a...

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4 h. ago The Guardian view on funding Ukraine’s resistance: a looming financial crisis in Kyiv must be averted | Editorial

Whether by leveraging Russia’s frozen assets, or other means, the EU must deliver the cash necessary to withstand Putin’s war of attritionIn the early part of this year, as the US vice-president, JD Vance, berated European leaders in Munich, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy was subjected to a televised mauling in the White House, it became starkly apparent that the bonds of solidarity between the European Union and Ukraine would need to be strengthened to cope with a new geopolitical reality. As 2025 draws to a close, a moment of reckoning has arrived.According to EU estimates, Ukraine will need more than €70bn in extra financial assistance next year to keep defending itself against Vladimir Putin. That money won’t be coming from Washington, where Donald Trump has refused to seek new funding for military aid from Congress. Yet Kyiv’s ability to negotiate an acceptable peace depends on its capacity to withstand Mr Putin’s relentless war of attrition, which is designed to drain Ukraine of...

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4 h. ago Claudia Lawrence police officer who admitted child sex offences avoids jail

Disgraced officer Paul Beckwith, 53, admitted three counts of having indecent images of children and five counts of voyeurism and was sentenced today at York Crown Court

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4 h. ago 'We wouldn't 'be in the building' if we didn't believe we can beat All Blacks'

Dewi Lake will take on the All Blacks for the first time this weekend, having beaten them at age-grade level before

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4 h. ago COP30 summit: Why giving up on climate change is a luxury our children cannot afford

Ben Wilson, of the charity Sciaf, who is attending the COP30 summit in Brazil, explains why we cannot lose hope in the fight against global warming

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4 h. ago Rome decries ‘Italian sounding’ pasta sauces on sale in EU parliament store

Agriculture minister calls for immediate investigation over carbonara sauce containing the wrong type of cured meatItaly’s agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, has called for an immediate investigation after coming across what he claimed were jars of “Italian sounding” pasta sauce on the shelves of the European parliament’s supermarket.Lollobrigida, of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, was particularly vexed by a carbonara sauce made with “Italiaanse pancetta” – the classic Roman pasta dish is made with a different cured meat, guanciale – and a tomato sauce containing “oignons de Calabria”, or onions from Calabria. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The confession letter that could have stopped David Carrick: How serial rapist Met cop penned note admitting attacking a girl

The former Met Police was today convicted at the Old Bailey of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old schoolgirl in the 1980s and raping a former partner.

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4 h. ago Rapist police officer David Carrick guilty of sexually abusing girl, 12, after confession letter uncovered

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick was previously handed 36 life sentences in 2023

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5 h. ago Ricky Gervais returns to Netflix with 'most honest and confessional show so far'

The comedian, 64, announced his highly-anticipated fourth stand-up special on Wednesday which is set for release on December 30.

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5 h. ago Justice Department says full grand jury in Comey case didn't review copy of final indictment

The Justice Department says the grand jury that charged former FBI Director James Comey wasn't presented with a copy of the final indictment

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5 h. ago Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says

Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do moreCop30 live – latest updatesCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of climate talks in BrazilOil-producing countries need to acknowledge the rise of clean energy, and rich countries will have to provide more assurances on finance if the chasm between negotiating nations at Cop30 is to be bridged, the president of the summit has said.André Corrêa do Lago, the veteran Brazilian climate diplomat in charge of the talks, said: “Developing countries are looking at developed countries as countries that could be much more generous in supporting them to be more sustainable. They could offer more finance, and technology.” Continue reading...

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