47 m. ago Mother and three children who died after house fire named by police

Nusrat Usman, 43, and three of her children, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa, eight, and Raees Usman, four, died at the scene of the blaze in the Brent area.

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83 m. ago Mother and three children killed in house fire are named as schoolgirl, 13, remains fighting for her life: Man arrested over blaze is detained under mental health act

A mother and her three children who died in a London house fire have been named.

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93 m. ago Kevin De Bruyne transfer: Napoli release statement on move for Belgian after Man City exit

Kevin De Bruyne will leave Manchester City this summer and Napoli have made it clear that they want to sign the Belgian playmaker - who will not be short of offers

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93 m. ago Premier League release statement after Man United decision sparks Aston Villa fury

Manchester United news as Aston Villa supporters vented their fury at Morgan Rogers' goal not being allowed

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1 hour ago Brent fire: Mother and three children who perished in fatal house blaze are named

Nusrat Usman, 43, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa Usman, 8, and Raees Usman, 4, were named as the victims of the devastating house fire by the Metropolitan Police Service earlier today

Society

1 hour ago Premier League Match Centre issue statement as Aston Villa denied crucial goal at Man Utd

Aston Villa were denied a certain goal when Morgan Rogers was judged to have fouled Manchester United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir with the score still level at Old Trafford

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2 h. ago French authorities investigate second power blackout in two days

At least 45,000 people affected by ‘malicious act’ in Nice, a day after Cannes film festival disrupted by similar outageFrench authorities have launched an investigation into a power blackout blamed on sabotage that affected at least 45,000 people, just a day after a similar outage disrupted the final day of the Cannes film festival.Authorities in Nice said an electrical transformer had been set on fire in the west of the city in the early hours of Sunday, with power restored later in the day. A day earlier, a separate blaze, believed to have been started by arson, contributed to a power cut that hit Cannes. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Romeo Beckham puts on united front after Brooklyn's bombshell statement

Romeo Beckham and his girlfriend Kim Turnbull appeared to brush off Brooklyn's bombshell statement as they got together with friends to enjoy a night out in London

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2 h. ago US police officer resigns after wrongfully arresting undocumented teen

Leslie O’Neal of Georgia pulled over college student who then spent more than two weeks in federal immigration jailA Georgia police officer has resigned from his job after erroneously pulling over a teenager, causing her to spend more than two weeks in a federal immigration jail, and leaving her facing deportation.The officer, Leslie O’Neal, was employed at the police department in Dalton, a small city more than an hour north of Atlanta. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago M6 crash in Warwickshire leaves motorway closed to traffic near Coventry

The M6 motorway is closed following a crash in Warwickshire today (Sunday, May 25).

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2 h. ago Man United receive new Emiliano Martinez red card verdict as Premier League release statement

Manchester United were given a boost when Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez was sent off at Old Trafford just before the break

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2 h. ago Brent fire tragedy mum who died with her three children 'was pregnant'

Neighbours have expressed how devastated they are following a fatal fire in Brent, London - a mum and three young children died in the blaze that occurred on Saturday morning

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2 h. ago Kemi Badenoch denies ignoring security advice over taxpayer funded private driver

Tory leader's comments follows reports she refused a vehicle from the official government car service (GCS) and instead given access to a private driver

Economics

2 h. ago Virginia Giuffre's funeral takes place in private service held in Australia

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre, who claimed to have been trafficked for sex with the disgraced royal by billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, was cremated in a funeral service held in Perth, Australia.

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2 h. ago Premier League Match Centre issue statement as Emi Martinez sent off in Man Utd match

Aston Villa's hopes of securing Champions League football suffered a huge blow as Emiliano Martinez, playing what could be his final game for the club, was shown a red card against Manchester United

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3 h. ago French authorities investigate power blackout blamed on sabotage

At least 45,000 people affected after electrical transformer set on fire and pylon pillars cut in ‘malicious act’French authorities have launched an investigation into a power blackout blamed on sabotage that affected at least 45,000 people, just a day after a similar outage disrupted the final day of the Cannes film festival.Authorities in Nice said an electrical transformer had been set on fire in the west of the city in the early hours of Sunday, with power restored later in the day. A day earlier, a separate blaze, believed to have been started by arson, contributed to a power cut that hit Cannes. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Premier League release statement during crucial Man City clash vs Fulham after VAR check

Manchester City have put themselves in the driving seat for a place in the Champions League next season thanks to their former captain Ilkay Gundogan

Politics

3 h. ago UK child poverty taskforce set to recommend return of Sure Start scheme

Despite praise for Sure Start from some in the Labour party, there are also concerns that resuming the service would be difficult and costlyThe government-backed child poverty taskforce is likely to recommend the return of the early years service Sure Start, the Guardian understands, though there are doubts in government about whether it could be funded.Senior ministers including Rachel Reeves, Liz Kendall and Bridget Phillipson have praised the service in the past, citing it as one of the crowning achievements of the last Labour government. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Moment Ukrainian soldier kisses his wife after being freed during Russia and Ukraine's swap of over 300 more prisoners

Serviceman Vitaly broke down in tears as he lovingly embraced his wife, Olena, after he was freed in an exchange with Russia today, only hours after a major Russian drone-and-missile attack.

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3 h. ago F1 stewards issue statement as George Russell given more severe penalty at Monaco GP

George Russell was slapped with a drive-through penalty for cutting a chicane to overtake Alex Albon during the Monaco Grand Prix out of frustration at their tactics

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