10 h. ago Trump says he’d consider reopening ‘insane asylums’ to help clean up some of the nation’s biggest cities

The President claimed that America’s streets would be safer if more people are forced into long-term psychiatric care — although he admitted it would be ‘massively expensive’

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15 h. ago Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing

Prospectus proposes forced displacement of entire population and puts territory into US trusteeshipA plan circulating in the White House to develop the “Gaza Riviera” as a string of high-tech megacities has been dismissed as an “insane” attempt to provide cover for the large-scale ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian territory’s population.The Washington Post published on Sunday a leaked prospectus for the plan, which would see the forced displacement of Gaza’s entire population of 2 million people, and put the territory into a US trusteeship for at least a decade. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Cabin chaos as SkyWest flight drops 4,400ft in seconds sending screaming passengers to hospital

Passengers flying from Colorado to Texas experienced plummeted more than 4,000 feet in under a minute. 'We're going to need a stretcher, and there is bleeding as well,' a pilot said.

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20 h. ago St Mirren and addiction charity team up to create new recovery hub

The club's charitable foundation has joined forces with Abbeycare to deliver a space dedicated to people recovering from alcohol and substance use issues.

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25 h. ago Tourist is baffled by bizarre images spotted in hundreds of London Tube stations

The curious visitor snapped a photo of a circular, black-and-white maze-like image on the wall at Piccadilly Circus station, and asked the Internet to explain what it meant.

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32 h. ago Indonesia protests: president scraps lawmakers’ perks in bid to calm tensions

Six people have now died in nationwide protests, forcing Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wageIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to revoke lawmakers’ perks and privileges, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, in a bid to ease public fury after nationwide protests in which six people have died.Flanked by leaders of eight Indonesian political parties, Prabowo told a televised news conference in the capital, Jakarta, that they had agreed to cut the housing allowance and suspend overseas trips for members of parliament. It was a rare concession in response to mounting public anger. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Government accused of ‘cynical media campaign’ in Palestine Action legal battle

Hundreds of arrests have been made since a ban on the group came into force in July, with nearly 70 people charged.

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4 d. ago Richard Osman reveals the only celebrity guest at The Thursday Murder Club premiere

Plus what went on in London this week, from bumps of caviar to Brian Cox’s bizarre TV show

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6 d. ago The Ukrainian highway from hell: Ruthless Russian drone pilots stage 'chicken hunt' targeting civilian drivers on 'death alley' motorway

The motorway has become a death alley, according to a senior official. A hostile drone strike by Vladimir Putin's forces attacked a prosecutor's vehicle, wounding two people.

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7 d. ago Dropped by drones and scattered by rockets: how Ukraine became one of the most heavily mined countries in the world

Unexploded devices delivered by Russian bombardments litter the landscape, killing hundreds of people and forcing residents to avoid roads, parks and forestsIn north-east Ukraine, less than 50km from the Russian border, lies the city of Shostka. In the first months of the full-scale invasion it was blockaded, and ever since has faced constant shelling and drone strikes from the Russian army.But if and when the attacks stop, there will be an invisible danger that will linger for much longer: unexploded devices. Ukraine is now one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, with about a quarter of its territory – an area larger than England – contaminated with explosives. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke MP backs major expansion of cadets in Lanarkshire

Under a new ‘30 by 30’ campaign, launched this week, Labour will expand cadet opportunities for a new generation of young people – boosting cadet forces by 30% by 2030.

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8 d. ago Flight chaos as twenty people forced off London flight for bizarre reason

British Airways was forced to apologise to passengers who were told to get off the flight taking off from London City Airport after the particularly "unique nature" of the incident

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8 d. ago Chaos as BA removes 20 passengers from flight before take off

The passengers were forced to leave so extra fuel could be pumped aboard the plane which was leaving Florence's Amerigo Vespucci Airport bound for London City Airport.

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9 d. ago Alarming levels of Pfas in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found at a level 10 times higher than people who did not work in contaminated zoneNew research shows alarming levels of Pfas in the blood of people living or working near a US air force base responsible for polluting drinking water with high levels of the dangerous “forever chemicals”, a new state regulatory report has found.The levels are high enough in those who lived and worked near the Cannon air force base in Curry county to raise health concerns – about 10 times above the levels of those in the region who did not work in the contaminated zone. The pollution stems from a type of Pfas-laden firefighting foam the military has used across the nation, and the types of compounds found at high levels in participants’ blood were also commonly used in foam. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man feeding stray dogs dies after 'water bomb' hits popular Brit holiday hotspot

At least one person has died after being swept away by floods in a popular British holiday destination after the extreme weather forced people to scramble to safety to evade the raging river

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1 week ago Man 'sold by girlfriend' for £10k tortured and forced to scam people 20 hours a day

The man lost dozens of pounds and his hearing due to the savage treatment he received at a scam compound in Myanmar and his family were forced to pay a hefty ransom for his return

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2 w. ago UK weather maps show how Storm Erin could smash Britain with fierce winds and torrential rain

The Met Office has warned that Storm Erin could impact UK weather in the coming days as the tropical storm has already forced 1,500 people to evacuate their homes

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2 w. ago Air Canada strikes: Passenger rights as the shutdown continues

Passengers flying from Canada to the UK have far fewer rights than travellers heading in the opposite direction

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2 w. ago Donald Trump is 'like a child in the playground' and 'radicalising people', claims Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan has said he would be "more than happy" to meet Donald Trump - despite warning that the US President could be "inadvertently radicalising people" and is "not a force for good"

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2 w. ago Israeli plan to displace 1 million Palestinians spreads fear in Gaza

Population devastated by repeated displacement, hunger and lack of medical supplies braces for further humanitarian disaster Palestinians were gripped by fear and anxiety on Sunday after the Israeli military said it was preparing for the forcible displacement of 1 million people from Gaza City.The announcement came days after Israel said it intended to launch a new offensive to seize control of the territory’s largest urban centre, in a plan that raised international alarm, and ahead of the IDF’s latest attacks in the Palestinian territory which Gaza’s health officials said had killed at least 40 people on Saturday including a baby in a tent and people seeking aid. Continue reading...

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