26 h. ago Matheus Cunha's wild outburst risks ban as Sky Sports forced to apologise for Man Utd ace

Matheus Cunha came off the bench to put Manchester United ahead against Arsenal but his celebration landed him in hot water after Sky Sports were forced to apologise

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27 h. ago Matheus Cunha risks ban after TV camera outburst as Sky Sports forced to apologise

Matheus Cunha scored a sensational goal for Manchester United to put Michael Carrick's men 3-2 up against Arsenal

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47 h. ago Home Secretary warned plans to cut police forces across the country could be a 'disaster' and 'will not guarantee better policing'

Veteran officers warned that a similar scheme in Scotland a decade ago led to asset-stripping and local policing being abandoned.

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60 h. ago Reform UK’s private health insurance plan would cost £1.7bn, Streeting to say

Health secretary will describe plan to offer tax relief on private healthcare as ‘tax cut for the wealthiest’Reform UK’s policy of tax relief on private health insurance could cost the country £1.7bn, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, is expected to say on Saturday.Streeting will make the claim at a conference organised by the Fabian Society, a socialist thinktank aligned to the Labour party, and will describe the Reform proposal as a “tax cut for the wealthiest”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on Syria’s crisis: Islamic State fighters are not the only concern | Editorial

As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as securityIn little more than a fortnight, a dramatic Syrian government offensive appears to have undone over a decade of Kurdish self-rule in the north-east and extended President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s control. The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) held around a quarter of the country and many critical resources – but were forced out of much of it within days. Though the SDF has effectively agreed to dissolution in principle, it has not shown it will do so in practice: a worrying sign for a fragile truce. A peaceful resolution is in everyone’s interests. Forcible integration by Damascus would risk breeding insurgency.The US relied upon the SDF in the battle against Islamic State. But Donald Trump has embraced “attractive, tough” Mr Sharaa – a former jihadist who had a $10m US bounty on his head until late 2024. The US administration became increasi...

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3 d. ago Bank policymaker says faster US interest rate cuts could fuel UK inflation

Megan Greene said the Bank may have to react to monetary policy decisions abroad if they have a knock-on impact on UK price rises.

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3 d. ago Cuts to number of police forces ‘risks separating police from communities’

Major policing reforms could be ‘complex to deliver’, a policing body said.

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7 d. ago Inside the AI police tech firm whose data is being fed to ICE

Cities across the nation are cutting ties with the Atlanta-based police tech firm after revelations that Donald Trump’s deportation squads have repeatedly gained access to its data. Io Dodds reports

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8 d. ago Inside the controversy over Flock, the AI surveillance company whose data is being fed to ICE

Cities across the nation are cutting ties with the Atlanta-based police tech firm after revelations that Donald Trump’s deportation squads have repeatedly gained access to its data. Io Dodds reports

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9 d. ago Kemi Badenoch dismisses Reform’s May defection deadline for Tories

Nigel Farage and his head of policy Zia Yusuf have indicated May 7 would be a cut-off point for admitting Conservative defectors to their party.

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1 week ago The Traitors' deadly gamble pays off as Adam is the latest Faithful to be murdered as James' lie over landing a shield sparks backlash

Rachel and Stephen were forced to commit a risky move in the turret as they deliberated whether Adam, James or Jessie had missed out on a shield during the mission.

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1 week ago SNP cuts funding for drugs policy despite hundreds of Scots dying from substance abuse each year

EXCLUSIVE: A leading drugs charity told the Record that "investment in support and services is essential to save lives".

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1 week ago ‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again

South East Water blames bad weather as pubs are forced to close, toilets overflow and people go without showersAs the residents of Tunbridge Wells trudged down their sodden high street in the pouring rain, the idea that they had run out of water – for the second time in just a few weeks – seemed farcical.At the end of November the local water treatment centre, which had been flagged as at risk by the regulator in 2024, was forced to shut down, leaving 24,000 households without water for two weeks. The Drinking Water Inspectorate later said this outage was foreseen and was due to a lack of maintenance at the site. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Russian’ shadow tanker seized by US forces escorted to Scots coast after daring raid that risked major Putin clash

The tanker seized in the North Atlantic last week by the US military has been taken to the Moray Firth in Northern Scotland. The ship was towed by three UK tugs followed by a US coastguard ship. The Marinera, a Venezuelan-linked vessel previously known as Bella-1, was captured on Wednesday by US forces as it...

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2 w. ago Riot cops cut into Scots nightclub during drugs raid caught on video

Police cut their way through the shutters of Harleys Sky Bar and Function Suite on Rutherglen Main Street last night amid a drugs bust.

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2 w. ago Rail passengers facing ‘epidemic of violence’ as police admit staff cuts mean emergency response is too slow

British Transport Police have fewer frontline officers to deal with crime - despite a rise in the numbers of offences

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2 w. ago UAE cuts funds for students keen to study in UK ‘over fears campuses radicalised by Islamist groups’

Abu Dhabi’s decision comes amid tensions over the UK’s decision not to proscribe Muslim Brotherhood

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2 w. ago Amazon forced to stop selling baby pillows due to 'risk of babies suffocating' while asleep

The Office for Product Safety and Standards issued an urgent warning over the Baby Pillow with Patting Function and Goose Baby Pillow

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2 w. ago Marinera ship tracker live: US forces board Venezuela oil tanker with British military support as Trump risks Putin anger

US military confirms second Venezuela-linked vessel intercepted in international waters

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3 w. ago 10 Reform UK policies from Nigel Farage that would clobber Scots

Mr Farage's Reform UK party lead in the polls, but critics say their policies would slap the UK with spending cuts, NHS changes and mass deportations

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