70 m. ago Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants

Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery driversA motorcycle rider out on a shopping trip was arrested and detained for a month as part of a high-profile government crackdown on undocumented migrants working for food delivery apps.Fernando Fontoura, 33, who moved from Portugal to the UK when he was 12, was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after he parked his motorbike near a grocery store in south-east London on 22 July. He was taken to a detention centre near Gatwick airport where he was held for 29 days. Continue reading...

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71 m. ago Forgotten Man City player faces four months in wilderness after transfer failure

Kalvin Phillips faces four months in exile at Manchester City after an Achilles injury prevented the midfielder from finding a new club during the summer transfer window.It had been expected that the 29-year-old would end his disappointing City career during the summer window, but he failed to recover from surgery in time and hasn't yet returned to full training.There had been Premier League interest in Phillips earlier in the summer, including from former club Leeds United, but ultimately, a lack of fitness meant no move was forthcoming for the England international.Despite staying at the Etihad, Phillips is unlikely to feature for City before the January transfer window opens. Although the windows remain open in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, a move to either of those leagues isn't currently on the cards.Phillips has been out of favour at City since a nightmare first 18 months after a £42million move from Leeds United in the summer of 2022. He hasn't played for the club since December 2...

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80 m. ago MIKEY SMITH: 9 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he prepares to make mystery Oval Office announcement

Speculation about the President's health has reached fever pitch in the last few days - particularly since he's had very little contact with the press or public in several days

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4 h. ago Saving the world’s fattest parrot: can New Zealand vaccinate its rare species before bird flu gets to them?

In the last continent to remain untouched by the virus, hopes are being pinned on immunisation as migration season approachesIt is easy to imagine how it could happen. A petrel, flying east from the Indian Ocean at the end of the Austral winter, makes landfall at New Zealand’s southern Codfish Island/Whenua Hou. Tired from its long journey, the petrel seeks refuge in the burrow of a green kākāpō: a critically endangered flightless species that is the world’s fattest parrot.If the seabird intrudes when the kākāpō is primed to breed, the male parrot may attempt to mate with the smaller petrel, accidentally smothering it in the process. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Protesters keep getting arrested and released over rainbow chalk art at the Pulse shooting memorial crosswalk

Florida prosecutors appear to have not been able to make charges stick against protesters who tried to restore Orlando’s tribute to the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre

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5 h. ago Moment plane is evacuated after 'crazed passenger' issues threats outside cockpit

Passengers were left distressed after a 'crazed' man made threats to the cabin on a packed plane over the weekend.

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5 h. ago Mystery of Jade Goody's 'missing' millions: Reality star left pot of money for her two sons, but widower Jack Tweed claimed 'something didn't add up' after her death

Jade Goody's death in March 2009 sent shockwaves through the celebrity world and left her two sons Bobby and Freddy without a mother.

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6 h. ago 'Tinder rapist' survived on berries after faking his own death and fleeing to Spain

James Clacher, 57, who accused of raping two women, told police he survived on berries and puddle water after staging his own death - then fled to Spain where he was arrested on a beach

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7 h. ago Can YOU guess which of these celebrity videos are AI deepfakes made to steal your cash?

Take the test to see how many you would get right - and then read up on our seven signs that a video is a deepfake.

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8 h. ago Chelsea: Ben Chilwell joins Blues exodus as two stars remain in bomb squad

The Briton joins the flow of Blues moving to sister club Strasbourg

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8 h. ago She was a fugitive accused of killing a woman in a 2006 car crash. Two decades later, she’s been captured

Leydis Menendez Abdala, 52, faces charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in connection with the 2006 death of 39-year-old Gloria Marcia Hall

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9 h. ago Elderly woman, 89, hit and killed by recycling lorry as driver arrested

An 89-year-old woman has died in Llandudno, north Wales, after being hit by a recycling lorry - the driver was arrested and taken into custody while police taped off the scene

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10 h. ago Teenage boy and girl arrested on suspicion of murder after Luton stabbing

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital by emergency services with serious injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after.

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10 h. ago Man arrested in connection with sexual assault of boy at Loch Ness campsite

Officers received a report that the child was approached in his tent at the Loch Ness Bay campsite, near Drumnadrochit, on July 31.

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11 h. ago Teen arrested after boy dies from being 'thrown from playground roundabout'

Police have launched an investigation into the tragedy.

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11 h. ago Teenager is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman, 25, 'was killed when she fell from block of flats'

The 25-year-old woman was severely injured after falling from a building in Cuckmere Lane in Southampton and died in hospital the next day.

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11 h. ago Burning Man murder mystery deepens as cops ask 70,000 ravers to help identify man found in a pool of blood

The unidentified body of a male was discovered at around 9.15pm on Saturday as the festival's 'Man' effigy began to burn in the northwestern Nevada desert, police said.

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11 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham wishing Romeo a happy birthday 'unrealistic' after brutal blocking

Brooklyn Beckham is unlikely to wish his brother Romeo a happy 23rd birthday, as the siblings remain embroiled in a bitter family feud following Sir David's 50th celebrations

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11 h. ago Woman, 89, is killed by recycling lorry 'while standing on street': Driver is arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving

The pensioner, who has not yet been named, had been standing on Brookes Street near Caroline Road in Llandudno, north Wales, when she was involved in a collision with the huge truck at around 9am today.

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12 h. ago Man arrested after boy, 8, 'sexually assaulted in his tent' at Loch Ness

Police Scotland have arrested a 44-year-old man after an eight-year-old boy, who was visiting the Highlands with his family, was allegedly sexually assaulted in his tent at Loch Ness

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