23 m. ago Liverpool injury news and expected return dates ahead of Chelsea clash after Alisson blow

Liverpool return to Premier League action this weekend with a trip to face Chelsea, but Arne Slot is facing an injury crisis with a number of key players on the sidelines

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23 m. ago Led by an Oxford graduate ex Government lawyer, Defend Our Juries group plotting pro

Defend Our Juries - a campaign group set for its biggest coup yet as it dares the police to carry out mass arrests of its supporters - is led by an Oxford graduate former government lawyer

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28 m. ago US government shutdown: White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’, says Mike Johnson – live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownUS government shutdown day three: Republicans and Democrats make little progress on dealTrump administration freezes $2.1bn in funds for Chicago transit projectsAs the world waits for Hamas’s response to Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, the US president has issued a new deadline for the militant group of 6pm ET on Sunday.Trump, who on Monday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his ultimatum, said they were being given “one last chance”. He wrote on his Truth Social platform this morning:Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas. Continue reading...

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31 m. ago 'Not a time to stoke tension': PM issues warning over Palestine protest in wake of Manchester terror attack

It comes after Met chief Sir Mark Rowley demanded a pro-Palestine protest planned for Saturday in central London be cancelled

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56 m. ago Family praise ‘hero’ who was shot while stopping terrorist entering synagogue

Adrian Daulby is believed to have been shot dead by police during the incident in Manchester.

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61 m. ago Storm Amy: Rare weather bomb confirmed with 100mph wind as forecaster issues two chilling words

Storm Amy has transformed into a terrifying weather bomb, an expert has warned, after the 100mph low pressure system hit the UK this afternoon with amber warnings for wind in place

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64 m. ago The Guardian view on Tilly Norwood: she’s not art, she’s data | Editorial

The first 100% AI actor is a cause for alarm. But the human connection of great acting can never be replacedThe threat to human creativity from technology took another step closer this week with the appearance of Tilly Norwood, the first 100% AI-generated actor. Unsurprisingly, her unveiling at the Zurich film festival in a comic sketch called AI Commissioner caused an outcry. Emily Blunt described the film as “terrifying” and the actors’ union Sag-Aftra condemned it as “jeopardising performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry”.There is much that is problematic about Norwood, not least the message her “girl-next-door vibe” sends to young women. But the more serious point is that her face has been made from those of real actors without their knowledge or consent. Her lighthearted debut masks the fact that she is part of a new model of media production that rides roughshod over longstanding norms and laws governing artists and their work. Hollywood has been anticipating Norwood...

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1 hour ago Family of missing Scots busker issue emotional plea two months after he was last seen

"Lewis if you can see this please get in touch, we love and miss you more than you will ever know."

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1 hour ago David Lammy heckled at vigil near site of Manchester terror attack

As the Deputy Prime Minister took to the stage, he faced calls of ‘go to Palestine, leave us alone’.

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1 hour ago Storm Amy WATCH LIVE as UK weather webcams capture terrifying 100mph winds across Britain

Storm Amy is forecast to bring up to 100mph winds to the UK tonight, as the Met Office issues an array of yellow and amber weather warnings - and you can watch the action on live webcams across Britain

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1 hour ago Trump and White House ramp up racist memes blaming Democrats for shutdown: ‘Dollar Store Obama’

President continues to troll House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries with mariachi jibes as U.S. government remains mired in shutdown with federal jobs and public services at stake

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2 h. ago Trump’s ‘Project 2025’ firings loom as Senate leader Thune says Dems ‘playing with fire’ on Day 3 of government shutdown: Live updates

Federal government shutdown enters day three as Trump puts government employees and projects in jeopardy

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2 h. ago Tony Shalhoub explores global cultures through bread in new CNN series 'Breaking Bread'

Tony Shalhoub has joined the world of celebrity travel hosts with his new show, “Breaking Bread.”

Culture

2 h. ago Trump issues chilling Gaza ultimatum to Hamas: 'All HELL will break out. This is your final warning'

Trump promised on Truth Social that if the militants did not accept his peace plan that 'all hell' will 'break out against Hamas.'

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2 h. ago Trump gets away from White House amid government shutdown — for a double date with Melania at the Vances’

Trump has rarely dined away from the White House during his second term

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing’s Alex Kingston says 'complex health issues’ was reason for joining BBC show

Alex and Johannes are currently rehearsing a more challenging set of steps ready for the samba on Saturday (October 4) night.

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2 h. ago Snooker Big Earners 2025: Here are the 17 players who have banked most prize money

None of these snooker aces will be too concerned about the cost of living crisis.

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2 h. ago Steven Gerrard has Rangers return non negotiable as Michael Beale breaks cover on burning issue

The Liverpool icon has been touted as a replacement for under pressure Ibrox boss Russell Martin

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2 h. ago Michelle Mone hits out at Tory hypocrisy as she says she won’t return as Conservative peer

High Court ruled PPE Medpro provided government with 25 million faulty surgical gowns during pandemic

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2 h. ago UK households urged to lock all doors and windows from now until 8pm – here's why

Brits are being urged to lock all doors and windows by 3pm with the Met Office issuing amber weather warnings to some parts of the country as Storm Amy makes landfall

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