60 m. ago Elon Musk’s proposed new political party could focus on a few pivotal congressional seats

Billionaire said his ‘America party’ would try to turn attainable House and Senate seats to decide major issuesThe new US political party that Elon Musk has boasted about possibly bankrolling could initially focus on a handful of attainable House and Senate seats while striving to be the decisive vote on major issues amid the thin margins in Congress.Tesla and SpaceX’s multibillionaire CEO mused about that approach on Friday in a post on X, the social media platform which he owns, as he continued feuding with Donald Trump over the spending bill that the president has signed into law. Continue reading...

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65 m. ago Dramatic footage of Ireland’s largest drugs seizure released

Dramatic footage of the daring operation which led to the seizure of Ireland’s largest drugs haul onboard a container ship has been released.

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77 m. ago Reform MP James McMurdock resigns party whip as he is investigated over £70,000 Covid bounce back loans

Reform MP James McMurdock has resigned the party whip as he faces an investigation into £70,000 worth of Covid bounce back loans he took out for businesses during the pandemic.

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86 m. ago Fourth of July bloodbath as mass shooting at bar sees 11 sprayed with bullets

Four women and seven men were injured after Fourth of July celebrations at a Philadelphia bar erupted into a bloodbath in the early hours of Saturday.

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1 hour ago Fresh scandal hits Spain’s ruling party as official quits over sexual harassment claims

Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez to call snap election as latest resignation adds to corruption allegationsPedro Sánchez’s efforts to reset Spain’s ruling socialist party after damaging corruption allegations that threatened to topple his coalition government have suffered a severe setback after a party official resigned over accusations of sexual harassment.The prime minister had hoped this weekend’s meeting of the federal committee of his Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) would help the party move past weeks of scandals that have undermined the ethical and anti-corruption pledges on which it came to power seven years ago. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago MP resigns Reform UK whip amid ‘business propriety’ investigation

James McMurdock was elected South Basildon and East Thurrock MP a year ago.

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1 hour ago Reform MP James McMurdock resigns party whip over allegations surrounding his 'business propriety during Covid pandemic'

Reform MP James McMurdock has 'removed the party whip from himself pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations that are likely to be published by a national newspaper.'

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1 hour ago Reform MP James McMurdock resigns whip over allegations of business impropriety

James McMurdock will sit as an independent while a probe takes place over the allegations about his business propriety during the pandemic, according to chief whip Lee Anderson

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1 hour ago Reform MP suspends himself from party over allegations around business affairs

James McMurdock MP wrote to Reform's Lee Anderson saying that allegations were likely to be published by a national newspaper.

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2 h. ago MP resigns reform whip amid ‘business propriety’ investigation

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2 h. ago Reform UK MP James McMurdock withdraws party whip over pandemic

Mr McMurdock has represented South Basildon and East Thurrock since last July’s general election

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2 h. ago MP withdraws Reform whip ‘from himself’ pending investigation, says party

James McMurdock was elected South Basildon and East Thurrock MP a year ago.

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2 h. ago Nigel Farage's party in chaos as Reform UK MP 'suspends himself' over probe

The suspension leaves Nigel Farage's party with just four MPs - after also falling out with ex-party member Rupert Lowe

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3 h. ago First look at the world’s largest Legoland resort built with 85 million bricks

Lego man Dada welcomed visitors to the new Legoland resort in Shanghai

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3 h. ago Steve Coogan says ‘disappointing’ Labour year will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK

The 59-year old actor and comedian reportedly supported the Labour party until last year, when he backed the Green Party.

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3 h. ago Steve Coogan claims Keir Starmer’s Labour will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK

‘Alan Partridge’ star claimed Labour are ‘putting Band-Aids on the gash in the side of the Titanic’

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3 h. ago Mel B to be walked down aisle by close friend as wedding party revealed

Mel B is due to get married today to hair stylist Rory McPhee at St Paul's Cathedral surrounded by her closest friends and family as well as plenty of celebrities

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4 h. ago ITV This Morning expert issues summer holidays passport warning

Failing to carry out one check before flying could scupper your holiday plans.

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4 h. ago ‘He’ll be happy here’: papal retreat forsaken by Francis excited to welcome Pope Leo

Longstanding tradition set to resume as new pontiff opts to spend summer holiday in Castel GandolfoWhen, soon after being elected in 2013, Pope Francis broke from longstanding Vatican tradition by choosing not to spend his summer holiday in the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, a sleepy hilltop town overlooking a lake about an hour south of Rome, residents were taken aback.One shopkeeper, Anna, compared the perceived rejection to a divorce, while another said it slightly ruptured a sense of belonging. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago ‘We felt abandoned by Francis’: Pope Leo heads to traditional papal residence for summer break

Longstanding tradition set to resume as new pontiff opts to spend summer holiday in Castel GandolfoWhen, soon after being elected in 2013, Pope Francis broke from longstanding Vatican tradition by choosing not to spend his summer holiday in the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, a sleepy hilltop town overlooking a lake about an hour south of Rome, residents were taken aback.One shopkeeper, Anna, compared the perceived rejection to a divorce, while another said it slightly ruptured a sense of belonging. Continue reading...

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