13 h. ago Concerns about Southport attacker’s ‘extreme views’ raised when he was 15

An assessment by a support worker noted Axel Rudakubana was at risk of being involved in ‘left-wing extremist behaviours’.

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28 h. ago Cardiologist's grim warning about extreme high protein diets after his 'fit' patient has a heart attack at 35

A leading heart doctor has warned that looking 'shredded' on the outside doesn't guarantee good health after treating young, fit patients who suffered heart attacks in their 30s.

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43 h. ago American protest is getting more playful. That doesn’t mean we’re not serious | Cas Holman

Play makes us more agile and resilient. Bring on the frog costumes and naked cyclistsWhen Donald Trump declared Portland, Oregon, “a hellhole” overtaken by “the Radical Left’s reign of terror”, Portlanders took to the streets not as an angry mob, but as frogs. They showed up in inflatable costumes by the dozens. Clowns came out dancing. Naked cyclists rode among unicycles, chiming bike bells and honking rubber horns. A band of gray-haired banjo players incited not a riot but a folk-song singalong. It seemed that the more absurd the accusation, the sillier the response.As the attacks on democracy and mischaracterizations of millions of Americans become more extreme, the reasons for outrage grow. Reading the news is infuriating. But while anger can temporarily mobilize us, it is exhausting and disempowering in the long term. Constant rage doesn’t feel good to most of us. As we buckle into this new normal of uncertainty, I’m glad to see we’re showing up with creativity, humor, music, a...

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5 d. ago Amid fundraising woes and rumors of a Democrat mutiny against him, John Fetterman slams Kamala Harris for calling Trump a ‘fascist’

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman accuses his party of doubling down on a losing strategy by using extreme rhetoric to attack the president

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7 d. ago North West, 12, sparks concern as she debuts disturbing new look with fake face tattoos and grillz

The 12-year-old posted a slew of videos showcasing the eyebrow-raising look to TikTok over the weekend and viewers were quick to share their concern.

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7 d. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's teacher warned NHS of 'serious safeguarding concerns'

Axel Rudakubana's deputy headteacher had emailed the autism service warning them about her grave concerns including an incident where the teen was found searching school shootings online

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8 d. ago ‘I wish I took part sooner’: how a medical trial transformed a young person’s life

Exclusive: Gulliver Waite signed up after antidepressants and talking therapies failed to alleviate clinical depressionMillions of young people risk missing out on new treatments for health conditions and having to use medicines that are unsafe, ineffective or inappropriate because so few take part in medical research. One of those bucking the trend explains why he signed up to a study and how it transformed his life.Gulliver Waite was diagnosed with clinical depression at 19. For years, he struggled with extremely low mood, anxiety, frequent panic attacks and occasional paranoia. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘I wish I had taken part sooner’: how a medical trial transformed a young person’s life

Exclusive: Gulliver Waite signed up after antidepressants and talking therapies failed to alleviate clinical depressionLow participation in medical trials puts millions of young people at riskMillions of young people risk missing out on new treatments for health conditions and having to use medicines that are unsafe, ineffective or inappropriate because so few take part in medical research. One of those bucking the trend explains why he signed up to a study and how it transformed his life.Gulliver Waite was diagnosed with clinical depression at 19. For years, he struggled with extremely low mood, anxiety, frequent panic attacks and occasional paranoia. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wife of synagogue terrorist says he showed no signs of extremism

Exclusive: Wife of Jihad al-Shamie says he was ‘intimidating, aggressive and controlling’ but did not seem radicalisedThe Manchester synagogue terrorist was “intimidating, aggressive and controlling” but showed no sign of extremism before carrying out his lethal antisemitic attack, one of his wives has said.The woman, who married Jihad al-Shamie in an Islamic ceremony in 2021, said the 35-year-old was “glued to his phone” watching Arabic news channels but did not appear to be on the path to terror. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wife of synagogue attacker says he showed no signs of extremism

Exclusive: Wife of Jihad al-Shamie says he was ‘intimidating, aggressive and controlling’ but did not seem radicalisedThe Manchester synagogue attacker was “intimidating, aggressive and controlling” but showed no sign of extremism before carrying out his lethal antisemitic attack, one of his wives has said.The woman, who married Jihad al-Shamie in an Islamic ceremony in 2021, said the 35-year-old was “glued to his phone” watching Arabic news channels but did not appear to be on the path to terror. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police officer tells Southport inquiry  many young men are viewing extremist material online amid fears there could be another attack

Alice Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Stancombe, seven, were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year by Rudakubana, then aged 17.

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3 w. ago Chilling moment terrorist’s car hurtles towards synagogue before ploughing into crowd

CHILLING new CCTV footage shows terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie speeding into a synagogue in Manchester minutes before launching a deadly attack. The dramatic security video also shows the extremist return to the area, driving his car at speed towards the Jewish temple which he attacked on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar....

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3 w. ago Venezuela denounces alleged 'extremist' plan to attack shuttered US Embassy complex

Venezuela has warned of an alleged plan by extremists to attack the shuttered U.S. Embassy complex in Caracas with explosives

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3 w. ago Manchester synagogue attacker 'may have been influenced by extreme Islamist ideology', police say

A total of six people are now in police custody after two people died in the horrific assault on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue yesterday.

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3 w. ago ROS WYNNE JONES: 'Heaton Park terror attack is a moment for us all to stand together'

Extremists of all kinds seek to divide us, but the terror attack on Manchester's Heaton Park Synagogue shows it's time for the quiet many to stand united against the hate-filled few, writes Ros Wynne Jones

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3 w. ago Manchester synagogue attack 'inevitable' as government 'allowed spread of Islamist extremism'

The chief executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism said 'the blood of British Jews cries out from the ground' following the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester

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