1 hour ago PM ‘to move asylum seekers into barracks’ after Home Office shake

Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of demonstrations over the summer.

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2 h. ago Total lunar eclipse ‘blood moon’ to be visible for much of England and Wales

The country’s stargazers will get the chance to see the rare spectacle for the first time since 2022.

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2 h. ago Police condemn ‘intolerable abuse against officers’ at Palestine Action protest

Organisers insisted the Parliament Square rally in central London was ‘the picture of peaceful protest’.

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2 h. ago Inside Dubai's 'Alcatraz' where Mia O'Brien will spend her life: Former British inmates who endured confinement in notorious Al

A British woman is being held in a Dubai prison dubbed 'the Middle East's Alcatraz' that is run by Russian gangsters after she was caught with 50g of cocaine. 

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2 h. ago Cabinet reshuffle live: Starmer overhauls Home Office and ousts Rachel Reeves’s sister

Keir Starmer’s is reshuffling key ministerial posts, including sweeping changes in the Home Office.

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3 h. ago 'Eccles cakes are the best': A Japanese love affair as Andy Burnham signs Osaka 'trade deal' and ambassador (almost) downs pint of Boddies

Japan has already invested £117m in Greater Manchester, according to the mayor's office

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3 h. ago Who is in and who is out? Keir Starmer reshuffles junior ministers

The prime minister moved Yvette Cooper from the Home Office to the Foreign Office in a major shake-up of his top team

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4 h. ago Dermot O'Leary caught in awkward BBC Radio 2 in the Park blunder

Dermot O'Leary was left red-faced during an interview with Belinda Carlisle after her performance at the huge BBC Radio 2 in the Park event in Chelmsford

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5 h. ago Brit student Mia O'Brien facing life in Dubai's 'Alcatraz' prison accused of torture

Mia O'Brien, 23, was handed a whole life sentence after being caught with 50 grams of the Class A drug in October, valued at around £2,500.

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5 h. ago Mia O'Brien's 'living nightmare in Dubai’s Alcatraz' as Brit 'has destroyed her life'

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Merseyside, was sentenced to life in prison in Dubai after being caught with 50 grams of the Class A drugs in the Middle East in October, her mum has said

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5 h. ago Woman who killed husband berates him in 999 call then sobs as she asks police ‘is he dead’

A woman who killed her estranged husband called 999 to claim that he had taken his own life, before asking police officers if there was “any chance he’d survive”.

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5 h. ago Reshuffle of junior ministers raises fears over future of Labour’s workers’ rights bill

Some believe fight is looming over sweeping reforms after employment rights minister Justin Madders sacked and union allies sidelinedKeir Starmer has sought to tighten his grip on his government with a wave of junior ministerial changes that has sidelined allies of the unions, raising questions over the future of Labour’s workers’ rights package.The reshuffle has been used by Downing Street to signal a tougher stance on immigration in an apparent bid to take on Reform UK, with Shabana Mahmood – a self-described social conservative rising star – now in charge of the Home Office, supported by Sarah Jones who returns to her former policing brief. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Starmer overhauls Home Office to take on Farage over migration

The Home Office has seen sweeping changes of ministers as Labour’s poll ratings continue to be hit by anger over migration and policing

Society

6 h. ago Legal capture of endangered manta ray sparks bipartisan outrage in Florida

Haul for Abu Dhabi aquarium leads state officials to agree to review the issuing of ‘marine special activity licenses’Florida authorities have agreed to review the issuing of special permits allowing companies to capture endangered creatures to sell, after an outcry over the netting of a huge manta ray for an aquarium in Abu Dhabi.The review comes after a viral video released on 12 July showed a boat crew capturing a giant manta ray off a Panama City beach in Florida and pulling it onto their boat, sparking outrage among the community. A dolphin tour operator who witnessed and filmed the scene confronted the crew and asked whether they would release the manta ray, but they explained they had a legal permit. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Coldplay kiss cam woman files for divorce from husband after being caught with boss

Kristin Cabot, who was caught on a kiss cam with her then boss Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert, has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband Andrew.

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7 h. ago Emergency alert system could be used for abductions and escaped prisoners

A emergency alert system will be trialled across UK on Sunday. It will be used to warn people of local floods, storm surges and wildfires, officials say

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7 h. ago PM shakes up Home Office in sweeping reshuffle after Rayner exit

Former borders minister Dame Angela Eagle and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson have been moved to other departments.

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7 h. ago Moment armed police drag drunken British stag do louts off Ryanair flight to Alicante

Shocking footage shows Guardia Civil officers storming the plane on landing in Spain on Thursday night, with one of the yobs wrestling with a cop as he is led away.

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8 h. ago Flailing Starmer swings the axe AGAIN: Farming minister is shown the door, Home Office ministers are out as hapless PM tries to relaunch his Government

The PM turned his attention to the junior ministerial ranks after pulling the pin on a huge Cabinet overhaul yesterday.

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8 h. ago Coldplay kiss cam's Kristin Cabot files for divorce after being caught with boss

Kristin Cabot, who is thought to have appeared in a kiss cam with colleague Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert in July, has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband

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