35 m. ago Pensioner is rushed to hospital after swallowing EIGHT live frogs to try to ease her back pain

The 82-year-old woman, who was only identified by her surname Zhang, asked her family to catch the frogs, all of them smaller than the palm of her hand, without telling them what they were for.

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42 m. ago Senate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels

First vote in Congress on military campaign that White House says has hit four vessels and killed at least 21 peopleSenate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration’s extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean.The vote fell mostly along party lines, 48-51, with two Republicans, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voting in favor and the Democrat John Fetterman voting against. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago A quarter of FBI agents are now assigned to immigration which could put other national security priorities at risk: report

FBI agents in the Washington, D.C. field office are also reportedly working overnight shifts multiple times a week to keep up with local policing duties demanded of them by President Donald Trump

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67 m. ago Former hostages celebrate news of initial plan to end Gaza conflict

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged all parties to obey the terms of the deal.

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69 m. ago Trump shuts down CNN reporter with brutal takedown as she asks question

Trump called on the reporter during an 'Antifa roundtable' he held in the State Dining Room on Wednesday, before changing his mind.

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79 m. ago Civil servants working from home 'could miss fake asylum claims'

Home Office staff, who oversee asylum seeker claims and cases of foreign national offenders, are permitted to work three out of five days a week from home.

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92 m. ago Ruben Amorim sack stance clearer as Man Utd's Sir Jim Ratcliffe gets very honest on Glazers

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has made it clear that he will not be swayed by the Glazer family when it comes to the future of head coach Ruben Amorim

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94 m. ago Gaza latest: Trump says deal reached for Hamas to release hostages and Israel to withdraw troops as ‘first steps’ toward peace

Trump claims all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ after negotiators ‘sign off’ on plan

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96 m. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Hostages and prisoners to be released within 72 hours of deal starting

Donald Trump announces that all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon lineFull report: ‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and HamasAs part of the Guardian’s Israel-Gaza: two years on series marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack into Israel and the war in Gaza, the below has been published:The children’s names appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago The £1.8million narco mansion hidden in upmarket London suburb: Seized seven

EXCLUSIVE: The Baybasin clan were once considered one of Europe's most powerful drug trafficking organisations, with control over 90 per cent of the heroin flowing into Britain.

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1 hour ago David Beckham questions if they should have 'another baby' much to Victoria Beckham's horror

Victoria Beckham fans have been given a fly-on-the-wall Netflix documentary that delves into the former Spice Girl’s rise to fame.

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2 h. ago Baffling clock and table counting riddle catches thousands out

This mind-boggling riddle is seriously confusing - but can you work out the answer without losing your mind?

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2 h. ago Ruben Amorim sack stance as Sir Jim Ratcliffe gives strong response to Glazers intervening

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been speaking about Ruben Amorim following a mixed start to the new Premier League season, which has seen the head coach's future come into question

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2 h. ago What the Rich Kids of Instagram did next: They were the wealthy brats who invented influencer culture

It's been nearly a decade since Rich Kids of Instagram first aired on Channel 4, giving viewers an eye-watering glimpse into the lives of the ultra-wealthy young elite.

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2 h. ago Celebrity Traitors: Claudia Winkleman picks her trio of backstabbing stars

The backstabbing stars have been selected

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2 h. ago Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes on youth shelves has reached a $700,000 settlement with her former employer

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2 h. ago Worker sacked for mocking Irish accent wins unfair dismissal claim

Karl Davies, then 57, greeted a manager at his workplace in the accent while listening to Irish music

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2 h. ago Four streets of homes evacuated in seaside town after fears bombs were found inside a home as man arrested

FOUR streets have been urgently evacuated over fears of bombs found inside a home in a UK seaside town. A bomb disposal team is currently attending the scene and a person has been arrested in relation to the incident. The precautionary measure was taken after cops arrived at the scene in Margate, Kent, at around...

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2 h. ago Woman dies in freak accicent after getting caught in car's electric window

Bernadette Delmotte, 60, died after she accidentally activated the electric window of her Fiat 500 in a freak accident

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2 h. ago Trump claims Israel and Hamas have signed off on ‘first Phase of our Peace Plan’ and all hostages will be released ‘very soon’

President says he could visit Gaza as part of a trip to seal the peace deal this weekend

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