15 h. ago Pentagon deploys top aircraft carrier as Trump militarisation of Caribbean ratchets up

Use of USS Gerald Ford along with fighter jets comes as president plots strikes against alleged cartels on landThe Pentagon said on Friday that it was deploying the United States’s most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, a major escalation in the Trump administration’s war against drug cartels that provides the resources to start conducting strikes against targets on the ground.The move will bring the USS Gerald Ford carrier, with dozens of stealth fighter jets and surveillance aircraft, in addition to other warships that accompany the carrier, to the coast of Venezuela as it nears the end of its current deployment in the Mediterranean. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Trump won’t go to Congress over war with drug cartels: ‘They’re gonna be, like, dead’

President says US is ‘just going to kill people’ as military accelerates campaign against South American regimes

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46 h. ago Best beauty gift set crackers that offer incredible value, according to expert

Beauty crackers offer excellent value for money and are a budget-friendly gift option - here are some of the best

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49 h. ago Woman shot dead on doorstep victim of rival crime gangs 'clash', court hears

Joanne Penny was shot in the chest in what the prosecution say was part of a turf war between rival drug dealers

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2 d. ago Liverpool legend's stark warning to Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk in brutal message

Liverpool have lost their last four games in the Premier League and former striker Emile Heskey has insisted the Reds need to go back to basics to stop the rot

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3 d. ago Woman shot dead as part of drug gang turf war, murder trial told

Joanne Penney, 40, was shot in the heart when she opened the door of a flat in Talbot Green, near Cardiff.

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3 d. ago Travel vlogger names 7 countries people move to but want to leave within a year

Emigrating for a new life can be tempting but one travel expert said there are some that don't always offer a forever home

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3 d. ago Scrutiny grows over Trump competence – but can an unfit president be removed?

Impeachment and 25th amendment offer routes for removal – but experts say system is set up to protect the presidentDonald Trump looked out across the White House ballroom at his audience of wealthy donors and business figures – people who had given millions of dollars to his extravagant plan to build a vast ballroom attached to the building’s East Wing.The president, 79, told the crowd he had enjoyed a “really historic trip” to the Middle East, and indulged in some of his familiar patter: saying his tariffs were successful, and claiming that under Joe Biden, countries were “literally emptying out insane asylums into our country”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago CIA playing ‘most important part’ in US strikes in the Caribbean, sources say

Exclusive: sources say the agency is providing real-time intelligence collected by satellites and signal interceptsThe Central Intelligence Agency is providing the bulk of the intelligence used to carry out the controversial lethal air strikes by the Trump administration against small, fast-going boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela, according to three sources familiar with the operations. Experts say the agency’s central role means much of the evidence used to select which alleged smugglers to kill on the open sea will almost certainly remain secret.The agency’s central role in the boat strikes has not previously been disclosed. Donald Trump confirmed last Wednesday that he had authorized covert CIA action in Venezuela, but not what the agency would be doing. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Pizza Hut collapse 'is a stark warning for the hospitality sector', expert says after restaurant chain axes 68 UK branches

Almost as many restaurants will be saved in a pre-pack administration deal led by the chain's parent company.

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4 d. ago Top lawyers rounding on chief prosecutor over China spy case collapse rebuked

A CPS source says legal experts are entitled to offer an opinion ‘based on published documents and media reports’.

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6 d. ago Covid Stratus warning to anyone who vapes as new strain sweeps across UK

Covid cases have been soaring in recent weeks, and health experts have issued a stark warning to those who vape, as they are particularly vulnerable when it comes to the virus

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8 d. ago Britain could return to the 'dark ages' if Putin targets our undersea cable network

Defence experts have issued the stark warning amidst increasing threats from Russia and said it could lead to a civil collapse as the "whole fabric of our lives" would begin to disintegrate.

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8 d. ago More 'punitive' tax hikes would wreck economy: BT and Whitbread in stark warning ahead of Budget

Telecoms giant BT and Premier Inn owner Whitbread warned rising costs are taking their toll on business and the wider economy.

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9 d. ago Health chief issues stark ketamine warning as drug poisonings hit record high

The UK government has warned young people over the dangerous of ketamine, fake pills and so-called 'THC vapes'

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9 d. ago Vet's stark warning to dog owners over 'mystery illness' after autumn walks

A warning has been issued to dog owners who notice a change in their pets after taking them on a woodland walk around three days prior - as vets share symptoms of a rare illness they could have picked up

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9 d. ago Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Maduro decries the move as ‘coups d’etat’

Move marks escalation in Maduro pressure campaign as president says US mulling strikes on Venezuelan territoryDonald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government.Trump further suggested he was considering strikes on Venezuelan territory, a dramatic step that would go beyond a series of recent lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, which Democrats and United Nations experts have forcefully condemned as unlawful. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump threatens 'land strikes' on Venezuela as CIA begins covert operations in Latin American country and Maduro declares 'No to coups'

The president was asked what the 'next step' in dealing with drug cartels in Venezuela was after confirming the undercover actions by the CIA.

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9 d. ago Trump gives CIA permission for ‘covert’ action in Venezuela as president says military ‘looking at land’ strikes

Trump escalates US military campaign against Maduro’s regime dispatching intelligence agents into country

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1 week ago Warning issued to Scots householders using gas hobs in October

As temperatures drop this month, experts have issued a stark warning.

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