6 h. ago Thousands of Scots pensioners in crisis after funeral insurance is cancelled

Credit union members have paid millions into Family Protection Plans, over decades - that insurance firm is pulling plug on. Pensioners claim they now cannot cover the cost of their funerals.

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60 h. ago Moment 'prison inmate films himself threatening Nicolas Sarkozy' as the disgraced former president is placed under police protection following 'frightening' first night in jail

Two police officers have since moved into the prison cell next door to Sarkozy following the incident, it emerged today.

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61 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy is placed under police protection inside prison following 'frightening' first night in jail after 'fellow inmate films himself threatening the disgraced former president'

Two police officers have since moved into the prison cell next door to Sarkozy following the incident, it emerged today.

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7 d. ago Dramatic CCTV footage shows Scots shop worker fighting off armed robber with parcel

Goawech Chan, 18, was moved from prison to the State Hospital in Carstairs prior to the court hearing so doctors could make a psychiatric assessment.

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2 w. ago The EU offers new protections for farmers as it seeks to build support for Mercosur trade deal

The European Union has unveiled proposals to protect farmers from being undercut by imports from South America

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2 w. ago P Diddy begs judge to move him into low security prison for four year sentence

P Diddy, who was recently sentenced to 50 months in prison after being found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, has requested to be moved to a low security facility

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2 w. ago Illinois governor vows to resist Trump administration ‘power grab’ after suing over national guard deployment to Chicago – live

JB Pritzker says Illinois will use ‘every lever’ to stop Trump’s use of military in state; federal judge says administration has two days to file a response and sets a hearing for ThursdayIllinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago White House calls court ruling blocking Portland national guard deployment ‘untethered from reality’ – live

Karoline Leavitt criticizes Trump-appointed judge’s decision; Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges – live

Complaint filed by Illinois says ‘these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous’Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Illinois sues to block Trump from deploying national guard troops to Chicago – live

Complaint filed by Illinois says ‘these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous’The supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Supreme court rejects appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell – US politics live

Justices declines to take up case that would have renewed attention on case after Trump administration faced criticism for refusing to release Epstein filesThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers

The federal Bureau of Prisons it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protections for federal employees

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