27 h. ago Asylum seeker who ‘murdered hotel worker’ was seen ‘having good time’ with pals hours after attack, court hears

AN asylum seeker accused of murdering a worker at a migrant hotel was seen “having a good time” with pals hours after the attack, a court heard yesterday. Housing officer Tyler English said Sudan-born Deng Chol Majek had “seemed sad” and “in a trance” beforehand, apparently staring at where Rhiannon Skye Whyte, 27, was working...

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39 h. ago Chilling moment Manchester synagogue terrorist leaves home on way to fatal attack

CCTV footage shows 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie driving away from his home in Prestwich, Manchester hours before he carried out the attack at Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue

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41 h. ago Chilling footage of Manchester synagogue terrorist leaving his house before attack

The clip, captured on a security camera, shows him driving up Langley Hall Road before merging onto Bury Old Road before Al-Shamie, 35, then drove to Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall

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42 h. ago Chilling footage shows Manchester synagogue terrorist driving Kia Picanto away from house before attack

Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead after the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

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7 d. ago Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy

Esmeralda 7 would have been one of biggest solar power projects and produced enough energy to power 2m homesThe Trump administration has killed a massive proposed solar power project in Nevada that would have been one of the largest in the world, indicating that the White House plans to attack not only wind power but all renewable energy.On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) changed the status of the Esmeralda 7 project to say its environmental review has been “cancelled”, climate publication Heatmap first reported. The agency provided no explanation and did not respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Man accused of killing young mum and three kids in house fire dies of heart attack awaiting trial

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was taken ill at HMP Leeds, where he was being held on remand, due to stand trial in connection with the deaths of Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her three children last August

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1 week ago Residents evacuated from houses near to Manchester synagogue attack waiting to return home

"Nobody can tell us when we can go home"

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2 w. ago Neighbours on moment 'hysterical' mum and son fled house after terrifying arson attack

Loud bangs and screams were heard

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2 w. ago Mum and child escape house fire after 'deliberate attack' as cops launch appeal

A 42-year-old man was arrested and bailed after a mum and her young child were forced to flee their house in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, due to a fire

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3 w. ago Trump claims rise in political violence is ‘radical left causing this problem, not the right’ – US politics live

President again jumped to blame political opponents after three detainees were shot in attack on immigration facility Dozens of House Democrats have signed a letter to Donald Trump and secretary of state Marco Rubio, urging the administration to recognize Palestinian statehood.The letter, led by California Democrat Ro Khanna, has 46 signatures, and lawmakers will send it to the US president on Friday, according to plans first provided to the Guardian. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Chilling footage shows killer stalking streets before frenzied home invasion murder

Direece Roche has been handed a whole life order after being found guilty of a second murder

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