39 h. ago Darren Bent continues to terrorise Liverpool hero on anniversary of iconic beach ball goal

Darren Bent scored one of the most odd and memorable goals in Premier League history against Liverpool when his shot struck a beach ball and deflected past Pepe Reina into the net

Society

58 h. ago In Gaza, we are picking up our lives amid the remnants of war, fear of Israel’s return haunting every step | Sondos Sabra

There is a continuing trauma and new threats to our safety from gangs who terrorise us. Our ordeal has changed, but it’s far from overThe war has ended, and it’s time for me to return to my coffee, my bread and my poetry. Yet I don’t know what it means to return to life, after death has lived within us down to the marrow. Death had us memorised by heart, reciting our names one by one with unwavering precision. We grew accustomed to it too, in all its forms and colours, until funerals became a daily ritual, much like a weather report we already know by heart. It rained death every day, and our homes scattered like dry leaves in an autumn wind.But another war has begun, of a different kind, more ruthless. The battles no longer take place only in the streets, but in every moment of life, in every step across the rubble, in every attempt to reclaim what remains of our daily spirit. The first chapter of this new war was the brutal anticipation of the roads leading to what remains of home...

Politics

4 d. ago Ally McCoist tells Rangers Steven Gerrard deal should be revived as he demands board answers

The Light Blues hero would love to know what changed or didn't convince the Liverpool hero to return for a second Ibrox stint

Economics

6 d. ago European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists

Netherlands and Hungary move towards designation as draft resolution reportedly backed by 79 MEPs in 20 countriesWhere Donald Trump leads, Europe’s nationalists and far right follow. After a Truth Social post last month, when Trump announced the US would designate antifa, the decentralised anti-fascist movement, “a major terrorist organisation”, his international allies swung into action.That same day, the Dutch parliament, where the largest party is Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV, passed a resolution, noting the US decision and calling on the government to declare antifa a terrorist organisation in the Netherlands. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Giorgi Mamardashvili goes from zero to hero as Liverpool star saves Spain penalty

The Georgian goalkeeper was in action for his country as they bid to secure a place in next summer's World Cup

Politics

7 d. ago 'I scored 100+ Premier League goals but England never rated me

Despite being one of the Premier League's most prolific and consistent goalscorers, Darren Bent's England career never really got out of first gear

Politics

8 d. ago Steven Gerrard's exact stance on Rangers job emerges as Ibrox intel surfaces after summit

The Liverpool legend and 55-winning Gers hero is the favourite to replace Russell Martin

Politics

1 week ago Pop star turned Islamist militant Fadel Shaker surrenders to Lebanese military after 12 years on the run

Shaker, wanted over his connection to deadly shootout between militants and army, had been hiding out in Palestinian refugee campA Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamist militant handed himself over to the country’s military intelligence service 12 years after going on the run.Fadel Shaker had been on the run since the bloody street clashes between Sunni Muslim militants and the Lebanese army in June 2013 in the coastal city of Sidon. He was tried in absentia and sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2020 for providing support to a “terrorist group”. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Police release two suspects in Manchester synagogue attack probe as they continue to quiz four on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts

Counter-terror police have released two suspects including a teenage girl following the attack that took place outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester.

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1 week ago Police release two suspects in Manchester synagogue attack as they continue to quiz four on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts

Counter-terror police have released two suspects including a teenage girl following the attack that took place outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester.

Events

2 w. ago Chelsea player ratings vs Liverpool: Estevao the hero as Moises Caicedo stamps authority in midfield

Blues leave it late to record a huge win over the reigning Premier League champions

Sport

2 w. ago Trump news at a glance: Trump orders deployment of national guard to ‘war ravaged’ Portland

Officials in Portland have pushed back against the announcement, saying there is ‘no need for military troops’ – key US politics stories from Saturday 27 SeptemberDonald Trump has ordered the deployment of the national guard to Portland, Oregon, authorizing “full force, if necessary”, ignoring calls from local and state officials who say the president has been misinformed about the scale of a protest outside a federal immigration office.The president says that he has directed all necessary troops to be deployed to protect “war ravaged Portland”, claiming that immigration facilities were “under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Starmer says government will introduce digital IDs to ensure Britain’s ‘borders are more secure’ – UK politics live

Prime minister says the UK is facing a choice between patriotic renewal and toxic divideDeputy prime minister David Lammy has called the conflict in Gaza “inhumane” and “utterly unjustifiable”.Addressing the United Nations general assembly in New York, Lammy said:What is happening in Gaza is indefensible, it is inhumane, it is utterly unjustifiable and it must end now.Better than the horrific acts by Hamas on 7 October that left children without their parents and parents without their children.Better than the torment of families waiting desperately for the return of their loved ones from the most barbaric captivity. Better than the fanatical rule by Hamas, a vile, pitiless terrorist organisation that must have no future in Gaza. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally

Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to workDeputy prime minister David Lammy has called the conflict in Gaza “inhumane” and “utterly unjustifiable”.Addressing the United Nations general assembly in New York, Lammy said:What is happening in Gaza is indefensible, it is inhumane, it is utterly unjustifiable and it must end now.Better than the horrific acts by Hamas on 7 October that left children without their parents and parents without their children.Better than the torment of families waiting desperately for the return of their loved ones from the most barbaric captivity. Better than the fanatical rule by Hamas, a vile, pitiless terrorist organisation that must have no future in Gaza. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago George Soros foundation hits back at Trump after report that DoJ plans to target group

NYT reports that justice department is pushing attorneys to investigate organization as Trump ramps up attack on rivalsThe Open Society Foundations (OSF), the major philanthropic group funded by George Soros, criticized the Trump administration on Thursday for “politically motivated attacks on civil society” after a report that the justice department had instructed federal prosecutors to come up with plans to investigate the charity.The New York Times reported Thursday that a lawyer in the office of Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, sent a memo to several federal prosecutors in attorney’s offices in California, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and Detroit, offering a range of charges to consider against OSF. Those charges included racketeering, arson, wire fraud and material support for terrorism, the Times reported. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Liverpool star Hugo Ekitike ‘could face double punishment’ after red card in Carabao Cup win over Southampton

HUGO EKITIKE is staring down a double bubble punishment following his sending off against Southampton. Ekitike, 22, went from hero to instant zero when he scored the winning goal during Liverpool's Carabao Cup third round victory over Southampton only to take off his shirt and get sent off seconds later. The act left both team-mates...

Politics

3 w. ago Haiti: at least eight children among 13 killed in drone attack on birthday party

Six others were injured after drone explosions in Cité Soleil, where an alleged gang leader was distributing giftsAt least eight children were killed and six others seriously injured in a drone attack on a birthday party in Haiti’s capital where an alleged gang leader was distributing gifts, according to relatives and activists.The explosions happened on Saturday night in Cité Soleil, which is controlled by Viv Ansanm, a powerful gang coalition which the US has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Secret Service takes down network that could have crippled New York cell service

US agency dismantled hidden telecom network that would have unleashed chaos ahead of UN general assemblyUS politics – live updatesWhile close to 150 world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the UN general assembly, the US Secret Service was quietly dismantling a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area – a system investigators say could have crippled cell towers, jammed 911 calls and flooded networks with chaos at the very moment the city was most vulnerable.The cache, made up of more than 300 Sim servers packed with over 100,000 sim cards and clustered within 35 miles (56km) of the United Nations, represents one of the most sweeping communications threats uncovered on US soil. Investigators warn the system could have blacked out cellular service in a city that relies on it not only for daily life but for emergency response and counter-terrorism. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Trump announces new deadly strike on suspected drug boat in Caribbean

President says US military carried out strike ‘on my orders’, killing three men he said were carrying illegal narcoticsDonald Trump announced on Friday that the US military has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel in the the Caribbean, killing three males on board the vessel whom Trump alleged were trafficking illicit narcotics.“On my orders”, Trump wrote in a social media post shared by the White House and defense secretary, “the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.” Continue reading...

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