65 m. ago New Archbishop of Canterbury says churches SHOULD baptise asylum seekers amid fears of fake conversions to stay in the UK

Dame Sarah Mullally argued that due to the persecution faced by millions of Christians around the world, people may wait until they are in the UK to publicly declare their faith.

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66 m. ago Police investigating murder of British expat in Dordogne probe builders who had been renovating her house

Mother-of-four Karen Carter, 65, was found sprawled on the driveway of her property in the village of Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, after returning from a wine tasting on April 29.

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72 m. ago Trump calls Epstein emails a Democratic deflection after correspondence alleges president ‘knew about the girls’ – live

Trump says release of Epstein emails is a distraction from Democrats’ performance during shutdown; White House says they ‘prove absolutely nothing’Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane o...

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72 m. ago Kash Patel interrupts White House briefing to explain his secret flight to China

The FBI director scurried out of the White House briefing room before reporters could ask him why the president spent ‘hours’ at Jeffrey Epstein’s house with Virginia Giuffre

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83 m. ago Andrew told Epstein and Maxwell 'I can't take any more of this' amid abuse claims

Thousands of documents from Epstein's estate were published by the US House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

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91 m. ago Here’s how the House fight over releasing Epstein files will go down after bombshell Trump email mentions

Adelita Grijalva’s swearing kicks off a drawn-out process that does not guarantee the eventual release of the files

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97 m. ago ‘He did it’: Alex Murdaugh’s housekeeper reveals the moment she realized he had murdered his wife and son

The South Carolina attorney is currently serving two consecutive life sentences in prison for the 2021 murders

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2 h. ago ‘I can’t take any more of this’, Andrew tells Epstein in newly released emails

Thousands of documents from Epstein’s estate were published by the US House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

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2 h. ago White House says new Epstein emails mentioning Trump ‘prove absolutely nothing’ – live

White House press secretary says, ‘Jeffrey Epstein was a member at Mar-a-Lago until President Trump kicked him out because Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile and he was a creep’Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he...

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2 h. ago Three surprising health benefits from adding garlic to your daily diet

Garlic’s antioxidant effects may help lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

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2 h. ago 'Characterful, blank canvas renovation project' in Blantyre going under hammer

The run-down, traditional, two-bedroom, semi-detached house on Hamilton Drive will part of a livestream auction.

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2 h. ago Andy Burnham's major scheme bringing 20,000 jobs to Greater Manchester finally begins

The project is the first in a long line of benefits coming to the north of the city-region

Sport

3 h. ago Cryptoqueen Zhimin Qian in £5.5billion Bitcoin scam is arrested while still in bed

Zhimin Qian, 47, was sentenced to 11 years behind bars after she scammed some 128,000 people out of an estimated £5.5billion in an elaborate cryptocurrency scam

Economics

3 h. ago The Guardian view on special Trump treatment for Hungary: roll on the next election | Editorial

As polls suggest that Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is under threat, Brussels can only wait and hopeDuring the US presidential election campaign of 2016, Viktor Orbán was the only European Union leader to back Donald Trump. Which was hardly surprising. Whether in relation to the the normalisation of great replacement theory, or the bullying and harassment of the media, Mr Orbán more or less wrote the playbook for the Maga movement. The former White House strategist Steve Bannon has eulogised Hungary’s prime minister as the “Trump before Trump”.Last week, ahead of crucial Hungarian elections in less than six months’ time, the US president returned some political favours. As Mr Orbán seeks a fifth consecutive term presiding over a nation which he boasts of having turned into an illiberal democracy, his Fidesz party trails in the polls. As well as a few signed Maga baseball caps, an Orbán visit to Washington yielded considerably more valuable pre-election gifts. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Fury as asylum seekers fleeing war zones housed near police firearms test site

The government plans to house asylum seekers at a military training camp in East Sussex - but campaigners fear its proximity to a police firearms test centre could be re-traumatising

Events

3 h. ago I’ve found the best artificial Christmas trees that look anything but fake

As Mariah Carey begins her annual thaw, I’ve been busy finding the best artificial Christmas trees

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3 h. ago DWP starts winter fuel payments now but warns Brits not to fall for common scam

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said Brits will start to receive winter fuel payments but need to be on their guard against fraudsters attempting to trick people into sharing their personal information

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3 h. ago CCTV shows white van driving on pavement where 'beautiful' woman, 19, was run over

Lily Whitehouse was struck by a vehicle along Old Park Lane in Oldbury, West Midlands last Wednesday evening.

Events

3 h. ago Forget the old Christmas 'rules'. I've just invented some much better ones

Christmas has started already but you don’t need to panic just yet

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