54 m. ago House will vote next week on release of Epstein files as Trump named in new bombshell email drop: Live updates

The Speaker announced the vote just hours after he swore in Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who quickly signed a discharge petition to bring it to a floor vote

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57 m. ago Binman, 46, who mistook naked charity cyclist for a pervert and punched him off his bike walks free from court

Council worker Lee Turnage, 46, of Colchester, Essex, mistook a naked cyclist taking part in a fundraiser for a 'pervert' and punched him off his bike before attacking two police officers.

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58 m. ago Speaker Johnson caves amid MAGA mutiny and plans bill to release ALL Epstein files next week

After a discharge petition to release the files garnered 218 signatures in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed it will get a vote.

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72 m. ago Look away now Kylie! Kim Kardashian's wealth soars as Skims now worth $5billion

The 45-year-old CCO/founding partner's reported $1.7 billion fortune just got a big boost as her shapewear company accrued a $225 million capital raise

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72 m. ago John Cleese says he's 'glad he suffered a nervous breakdown' after third divorce from Alyce Faye Eichelberger as he opens up on battle with depression

The entertainer, 86, recalled his split in 2008 that sent him into three months of depression while speaking in scenes from his forthcoming documentary.

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74 m. ago COP's hypocrisy on display? How indigenous Amazon tribes have been homeless on the streets of Belem

Delegates taking a step out from their cosseted purpose-built area in Belem, Brazil, where COP30 is taking place, would be left shocked at the scenes of squalor just a few minutes away.

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79 m. ago Moment burglar is caught hiding in a BIN after stealing £8,000 worth of designer sunglasses

Body-cam footage captured the moment officers discovered Ashley Lawrence, 37, cowering among the rubbish after he stole £8,000 worth of designer sunglasses from a Nottingham opticians.

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2 h. ago NHS drug already given to thousands that ends the agony of gout may also prevent deadly heart attacks and strokes, study reveals

Gout, a form of arthritis, is heavily linked to heart disease - a major cause of heart attacks - and the pair often come hand-in-hand.

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2 h. ago Kanye West could be charged with racism and morality offenses in Brazil if he plays Hitler song

The São Paulo State Prosecutor's Office received a complaint about the Through the Wire rapper ahead of his show in the city.

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2 h. ago US House will vote next week on bill compelling release of Epstein files

Mike Johnson announced move hours after swearing in Adelita Grijalva, whose signature triggered vote Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, told reporters on Wednesday he will put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week.“We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, soon as we get back,” the speaker told reporters, as the chamber gathered to debate legislation to reopen the government. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago US House to vote next week on bill compelling release of Epstein files

Mike Johnson announces move hours after swearing in Adelita Grijalva, Democrat whose signature triggered voteMike Johnson, the US House speaker, said on Wednesday he would put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week.“We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, [as] soon as we get back,” Johnson told reporters, as the chamber gathered to debate legislation to reopen the government. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Cheap drug commonly prescribed for gout could slash heart attack risk

Colchicine is a first-line treatment for gout on the NHS

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2 h. ago Inside the depraved borstal where Britain's worst paedophile preyed on vulnerable young boys

In the early 1950s, Medomsley Detention Centre was well known for its 'strict and tough nature' enforced on inmates through a brutal military style regime.

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2 h. ago Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva sworn in after seven weeks in move that triggers Epstein vote

Mike Johnson, the House speaker, had prevented the representative from taking her seat after a special electionArizona Democratic Adelita Grijalva was sworn in by Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, on Wednesday, ending a contentious seven-week standoff that prevented the incoming representative from taking her seat and clearing the path for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.House Democrats burst into applause on the House floor when Grijalva took the oath of office during a ceremonial swearing in, shortly before the chamber was poised to take up legislation that would end the longest federal government shutdown in US history. The ceremony comes seven weeks after Grijalva won a late September special election to succeed her father, the longtime representative Raúl Grijalva, who died in March. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Adam Peaty escorted from plane by armed police after receiving sinister threats during stag do amid family feud

The Olympian, 30, is said to have been met by five uniformed police officers when the aircraft touched down at Manchester Airport on Sunday night.

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3 h. ago Rents have soared near Elizabeth line stations — here's how much more renters pay since the line opened

New research reveals the staggering impact of the new underground line on local rents

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3 h. ago Shepton Mallet Carnival procession halted after person falls from cart

An ambulance and police officers made their way through the crowd and the Shepton Mallet Carnival to get to the casualty - they were rushed to hospital for treatment

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3 h. ago US House begins voting on bill that could end longest ever government shutdown

House Democrats vow to vote no but Republican leaders optimistic legislation to reopen government will passUS politics – live updatesThe House on Wednesday began voting on legislation that would end the longest government shutdown in US history, as Democrats voiced fury that the Senate-brokered compromise fails to extend expiring healthcare subsidies.The House returned to Washington to vote after a more than 50-day absence ordered by the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, to pressure Senate Democrats into reopening the government.The measure’s passage would be welcome news for the White House, which is looking to end the shutdown. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago High blood pressure rates in children nearly doubled in 20 years, global review finds

Poor diet, inactivity and obesity believed to have caused hypertension for millions of under-19s around the worldThe rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind.Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly and lifelong harm, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and a myriad of serious health complications. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer apologises to Wes Streeting for briefing war as 'attack completely unacceptable'

The Health Secretary earlier hit out at the “toxic culture” of No 10

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