34 h. ago Heathrow travel warning as major routes to and from airport to close this weekend

The airport has advised that major rail connections to and from the airport will be closed this weekend for essential maintenance work

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4 d. ago Heathrow Airport set for disruption this weekend as two major train routes shut down

Travellers using the airport on the weekend of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November have been warned to expect disruptions

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4 d. ago Adam Peaty’s mum takes fresh swipe at son as she breaks silence after wedding ban and not being invited to Holly’s hen

ADAM Peaty’s mum has taken another swipe at her son, after she was banned from his wedding and not invited to Holly Ramsay’s hen party.  While Adam’s mum Caroline was absent from Holly’s celebrations at Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire, at the weekend, the bride’s mum Tana and close family friend Victoria Beckham were in attendance, while...

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4 d. ago I'm A Celebrity star turned down Love Island before signing up for the jungle

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! is back this weekend and one of the stars taking part came close to appearing in another hit reality TV series

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5 d. ago Suburban Chicago dad and toddler headed to store says they were pepper

A suburban Chicago father says he and his 1-year-old daughter were pepper-sprayed at close range as they headed grocery shopping over the weekend and happened upon federal immigration agents

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2 w. ago Trump calls for Senate to scrap filibuster as Johnson again refuses to bring back the House during shutdown – US politics live

Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019US House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated this morning that he will not bring the chamber back into session until the government shutdown ends.Speaking to Fox News on Friday, Johnson said: “We are anxious to get the house back to regular legislative session, but we have to get the lights turned back on. Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate have got to reopen the government. Again, it’s the most fundamental responsibility of congress is to have the government operate and work for the people. That’s the number one priority right now and we cannot deviate from that.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump calls for Senate to scrap filibuster in order to force end to month

Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019A US Republican senator is asking President Donald Trump’s administration to help the Malaysian government prevent US artificial intelligence chips from being smuggled through the country to China, according to a letter seen by Reuters.Reuters has previously reported that US officials believe Malaysia is among a handful of countries where organized smuggling operations have worked to get US chips into China that would otherwise be banned from export to China.To support the semiconductor industry in their efforts, it may be beneficial for US and Malaysian officials to develop priority customs clearance procedures for shipments of advanced U.S. chips with anti-diversion mechanisms.These attacks and their mounting human cost are unacceptable. The US must halt such attacks and take all measures necessary to prevent the extrajudicial killing of people aboard these boats.Otherwise...

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3 w. ago  Crucial motorway to shut in both directions all weekend sparking chaos for 100,000s of drivers

A VITAL motorway is set to close this weekend, sparking chaos for thousands of motorists. The major road will be shut for the entire weekend, to allow for construction of a new bridge. The M4 will be closed in both directions between junction 18 (Bath) and junction 19 (M32) from 7pm on Friday, October 24...

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