1 week ago Ice raids in LA continue as armed agents target immigrant communities

Mayor of Montebello, a suburb east of LA with 79% Latino population, said: ‘This is racial profiling’US immigration raids continued to target southern California communities in recent days, including at a popular flea market and in a Los Angeles suburb where US citizens were detained.On Saturday, as mass protests swept the nation, including tens of thousands demonstrating in LA, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents descended on a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs in southeast LA county. Video showed dozens of heavily armed, masked officers carrying out the raid before a scheduled concert at the long-running event that features vendors, food and entertainment every weekend Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘The best way to discover hidden gems’: why you should try out a bookshop crawl

Like bar-hopping, but for browsing books: this trend, popularised on TikTok, makes for a great day out – and can help you discover unique literary spotsWe’ve all heard of bar crawls, but what about a bookshop crawl? The premise is essentially the same – you hop from venue to venue – but instead of drinking beers you browse books. Having begun as a trend among TikTok users, mainly in the US, the idea has begun to be adopted across the globe.There are a few “official” ways to try it out for your yourself: Bookshop Crawl UK organises the London Bookshop Crawl, as well as crawls across the country, Bristol Walkfest has organised a walking tour of the city’s numerous indies, and in April, the Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl ran an event for Independent Bookstore Day which rewarded participants who visited 10 shops on the day with 10% discount on books for the rest of the year. And the Global Book Crawl runs an annual event with 17 participating countries, from Ireland to Fiji. Continue readi...

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2 w. ago How to watch PDC World Cup of Darts 2025: TV channel and live stream today

England looking to extend historic run of titles at darts’ biggest team event

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2 w. ago Astrid and Miyu's 'dainty' birthstone collection is available to shop in new pop

The starry event, featuring birth chart readings and astral stacking sessions, is running from June 12 to June 15th

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2 w. ago Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025: How to buy tickets

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is returning to the Scottish capital this August - and will run across a fortnight of events, including appearances from Nicola Sturgeon and Alice Oseman.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh book festival to make case for hope with Hanif Kureishi and Palestinian poet

Brazilian tribal leader among other guests at event with theme of repair, along with Ruth Jones and Nicola SturgeonThe Edinburgh book festival is to champion the positive power of hope later this summer with events involving Hanif Kureishi, the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish and an exiled Brazilian tribal leader.The core theme for this year’s festival will be the “expansive” concept of repair, and offering solutions and optimism at a time of crisis and conflict, said Jenny Niven, the event’s director.The Edinburgh international book festival runs from 9 to 24 August. Tickets go on sale on 21 June. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Red Bull plan if Max Verstappen gets F1 ban as truth of Daniel Ricciardo theory emerges

Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from a Formula 1 race ban and Red Bull will have to have a plan in place in the event the Dutchman has another run-in with the stewards

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3 w. ago Wigtown Book Festival encouraging more volunteers to get involved

More than 100 people – some from as far away as America – get involved in ensuring the smooth running of the festival and other events every year.

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3 w. ago Antisemitic and Islamophobic violence is rising in the United States. Both must stop | Moustafa Bayoumi

We have a duty to call out antisemitism when we see it. We also have an equal duty to remember that Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims are also being targetedThis must stop. Two incidents of political violence, both targeting groups of Jewish people, are two incidents too many. Less than two weeks ago, a gunman shot and killed two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington DC, yelling “Free Palestine” as he was being detained. This week, a man used a “makeshift flamethrower” along with other incendiary devices to attack a Boulder, Colorado, rally organized by Run for Their Lives, a group which organizes events “calling for the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas”. Eight people were injured in this latest assault, at least two of them seriously.These horrific acts will no doubt increase the anxiety many Jewish people have about increasing – and increasingly violent – antisemitism in the United States. Understandably so. Antisemitism must not be given any oxygen to breathe. One c...

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3 w. ago Benefits cheat who said she couldn’t stand to cook caught after posting 10k run photos on Facebook

Sara Morris, 50, exaggerated how badly her multiple sclerosis affected her

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3 w. ago Benefits cheat who claimed PIP for her MS while running 10K races deletes her 'ex

Sara Morris, 50, competed in more than 70 running events while exaggerating her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis to claim Personal Independence Payment.

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3 w. ago Linlithgow care home prepares to take part in the Great British Care Cycle Relay to mark Care Home Open Week 2025

HC-One Scotland’s Linlithgow Care Home in Linlithgow is preparing to take part in the Great British Care Cycle Relay event, organised by Championing Social Care which runs in tandem with Care Home Open Week activities.

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3 w. ago Attack at demonstration calling for Israeli hostages' release was first where group faced violence

Demonstrators with the group Run for Their Lives have staged events around the world calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas since 2023

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3 w. ago Benefits cheat mother, 50, who lied about her MS to claim more than £20,000 was caught out by her own Facebook posts of running events

Sara Morris, 50, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2005, and in 2020 claimed the severity of her progressive disease had left her unable to stand at the cooker.

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3 w. ago Benefit cheat mum has to repay £22k after being caught by Facebook post

She was running marathons while claiming thousands in PIP per month for her ill health

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3 w. ago Benefits cheat mum exposed by Facebook posts has to cough up over £20,000

Sara Morris failed to tell the DWP that she was a member of the Stone Master Marathoners and regularly ran 5km and 10km races. She was caught out by her own Facebook posts of her running

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3 w. ago Benefits cheat who stole more than £20k caught out by Facebook posts

Sara Morris was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2005 but in 2020 she exaggerated the extent of her condition.

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3 w. ago Benefit cheat mum must repay £22k after being caught out by innocuous Facebook post

Sara Morris, 50, has appeared back in court

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4 w. ago Ivanka Trump stuns in bold dress at Miami dinner with sister

A private benefit dinner on Thursday night attracted A-listers from the White House to the runway for a glitzy event in Miami.

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