36 m. ago Bellagio shooting UPDATES: Las Vegas casino evacuated amid 'active shooter' fears

Members of the public have raised the alarm via social media of a potential shooting as the police presence in the area massively increases outside the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas

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1 hour ago We are witnessing the first stages of Trump’s police state | Robert Reich

The national guard’s deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the resultsNow that Donald Trump’s tariffs have been halted, his big, beautiful bill has been stymied, and his multi-billionaire tech bro has turned on him, how does he demonstrate his power?On Friday morning, federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted raids across Los Angeles – including at two Home Depots and a clothing wholesaler – in search of workers who they suspected of being undocumented immigrants.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist. His newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Oprah Winfrey is thinner than ever in black gown at Tony Awards after Ozempic makeover

The 71-year-old OWN CEO finally reached her 160lb goal weight in 2023 with help from an unnamed GLP-1 agonist drug after undergoing double-knee replacement surgery in 2021

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6 h. ago Moment 'fare dodger' is warned he could be committing fraud after only paying for short part of his journey

The train passenger was stopped by a revenue protection officer at the barriers at London Waterloo station after arriving on a South Western Railway (SWR) service.

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7 h. ago Starmer’s welfare cuts will see 340,000 more people in poverty than previously predicted, charity warns

340,000 more people in disabled households could face hunger and hardship by the end of the decade, new report says

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7 h. ago Startling sum North missed out on for transport under Tories in 'decade of deceit'

Analysis by think-tank the IPPR found the North of England would have had an extra £140billion in transport cash if it was treated the same as London under the Tories

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7 h. ago UN demands major action as damning report shows child poverty impact in England

A report by UNICEF has called on Keir Starmer to lift the two-child benefit limit and recruit hundreds of health visitors as data shows the grim impact on childrens' health and learning

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7 h. ago Disability cut impact could be even worse than expected warns food bank charity

Research commissioned by food bank charity Trussell found that 340,000 people in disabled households will be pushed into severe hardship by benefit changes being brought in by the Government

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage's 10 most public spats as he faces 'serious lack of leadership' jibe

There are fresh questions over Nigel Farage's leadership skills following the Zia Yusuf saga, with the Reform leader having got in a number of public spats over the years

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7 h. ago NHS spends £1.8bn a year on private firms, says GMB in call to end outsourcing

The union said the figure could be even higher as half of trusts it approached did not reveal their spending.

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7 h. ago North missed £140bn of transport investment over last government, research finds

Independent analysis by think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research looked at Treasury figures between 2009/10 and 2022/23.

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7 h. ago Children in most deprived areas more likely to visit A&E and be obese – Unicef

The organisation has called on the Government to lift its two-child benefit cap after its report on deprivation in England.

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage's 10 most public spats as Reform rocked after 'serious lack of leadership'

There are fresh questions over Nigel Farage's leadership skills following the Zia Yusuf saga, with the Reform leader having got in a number of public spats over the years

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7 h. ago Government is 'blowing £270million a year on army of 6,500 spin doctors' instead of cutting public services

Labour is being urged to slash the 6,500-strong army of government spin doctors instead of cutting public services.

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9 h. ago Harvey Elliott loves Liverpool but doesn’t want to ‘waste years’ on sidelines

The 22-year-old was limited to just 18 appearances during the last Premier League season.

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9 h. ago One million students to receive AI training in new skills drive

It comes after government data showed that by 2035 AI will play a part in the roles and responsibilities of around 10 million workers

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9 h. ago Thomas Tuchel must solve unique puzzle to bring out England’s best qualities

Against defence-minded teams such as Andorra, England’s central defenders could be the key to creating more opportunities to score

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9 h. ago AI skills drive in schools to ‘put power in hands of next generation’ – Starmer

Some one million students will be given access to AI learning resources as part of the Government’s ‘TechFirst’ scheme, Number 10 said.

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9 h. ago Jordan Pickford makes England vow after Thomas Tuchel talks up goalkeeper battle

Jordan Pickford earned his 76th cap as England beat Andorra 1-0 in Barcelona on Saturday and the 31-year-old is confident that he can keep the number one shirt for many years to come

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10 h. ago Mom of boy who allegedly got nude Snapchat from teacher says school officials branded him a ‘liar’

Oliver Fell, 28, was charged with lewd contact with a student by an authority figure and tramission of harmful material to a minor.

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