11 m. ago Moment man scales 120ft King's Cross clock tower with his DOG in 'free Iran' protest

Commuters watched on in shock as the activist clutched his dog and unfurled a huge banner which said: 'Iran belongs to its people.'

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35 m. ago Cooper rejects claims Reeves has been sidelined on economic policy by No 10 mini

‘Quite the reverse’, says home secretary, amid reports Starmer’s reorganisation is aimed at freezing chancellor out ahead of autumn budgetIn an interview with Sky News this morning Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, declined to guarantee that migrants will definitely be sent back across the channel this month as part of a returns agreement with France.Asked for the exact date of the first returns, Cooper replied: “It will be later this month.”We expect the first returns to take place this month. But I’ve always said from the very beginning on this, it’s a pilot scheme and it needs to build up over time.If you submit an asylum claim that lacks merit, it will be swiftly and robustly refused.Any request for asylum support will be assessed against destitution criteria. If you do not meet the criteria, you will not receive support.If nothing has changed in their country, people should not be claiming asylum at the end of a student course. We need to clamp down on that and that’s why we’r...

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66 m. ago Woman picks up £10 luxury vest in charity shop and people are shocked by true value

The shopper branded the item one her "craziest" finds from a charity shop

Economics

66 m. ago New PIP reform plans could impact Blue Badge holders and people on Motability Scheme

A review of the full PIP assessment process will be completed by Autumn next year.

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67 m. ago UN expresses concern over crackdown on Indonesian student protests after 20 reported missing

A human rights group has warned that 20 people remain missing

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69 m. ago NHS GP says bloating and pain could be signs of undiagnosed condition

Around 500,000 people are thought to be living with the disease without knowing

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71 m. ago Geraint Thomas announces details of farewell party in Cardiff with 4,000 people invited

The 39-year-old will finish his illustrious career in Cardiff on Sunday

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72 m. ago KSI was 'buzzing people in dreams' as he breaks silence after becoming Britain's Got Talent judge

The YouTuber, musician and boxer is replacing Bruno Tonioli on the ITV series

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82 m. ago Thug brutally stabbed stranger at Tube station before turning on Good Samaritan

Nicholas Orlando Green, 36, was found guilty of two counts of grievous bodily harm after he brutally attacked two people at Kennington Underground station last year

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88 m. ago UK sends aid to Afghanistan after earthquake kills more than 800 people

The £1 million in emergency funding will include mobile health teams, medical kits and shelters, the Foreign Office said

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91 m. ago The truth about whether you should exercise when your muscles are sore

DOMS affects many people after a workout. Here’s what to know

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95 m. ago ‘Fear haunts us’: Pakistan’s floods leave mental scars long after waters recede

Shock, panic, guilt and grief grip survivors as mental health experts warn of chronic trauma from repeated exposure to natural disastersFor a 10-year-old, the loss is proving hard to grasp. “It has been four days since I last saw my home,” says Ahsan. He has not yet understood that the floods completely swept away his house in Dogoro Basha village in Shigar, Pakistan.His confusion is part of the devastating aftermath of long months of rain and floods that have devastated thousands of families in the country’s northern provinces and left more than 860 people dead so far. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago Sanatorium review – Ukraine health resort guests seek sanctuary amid shelling

Poignant documentary by Irish director Gar O’Rourke peers into a faded Soviet-era institution where visitors search for relief while war grinds on outsideThere is something ever so slightly Martin Parr-like about this documentary, filmed inside a shabby rundown health resort near Odesa, in Ukraine. It’s not the colour palette, which is Soviet-era pale beige, but the images of holidaymakers: elderly men strutting about in thongs and playing ping pong in their vests; retirees of both sexes glad-ragged at the disco. Like Parr’s photos, the images are funny but not unkind; everyone retains their dignity. The director is Irish film-maker Gar O’Rourke, who planned Sanatorium before the war, but filmed it after Russia invaded Ukraine, which adds a layer of melancholy to the guests’ search for health and happiness.The huge Kuyalnik sanatorium is a time warp with its brutalist architecture and institutional interiors. Back in its glory days, people must have come here in their thousands. Now...

Politics

1 hour ago 1,000 people killed as landslide wipes out entire Sudan village... leaving just one survivor

The tragedy happened on Sunday in the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur's Marrah Mountains after days of heavy rainfall in late August, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said in a statement.

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1 hour ago The unique health problems that autistic people face as they age

Menopause, depression and heart disease all hit autistic people differently

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2 h. ago Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN and sanction Israel – Middle East crisis live

Foreign minister says move is not aimed at Israeli people but ‘ensuring their government respects international and humanitarian law’The Guardian’s political correspondent Eleni Courea has done an explainer in July with a section looking at what recognising Palestine would look in practice. Here is an extract:Recognition is a symbolic step but one that would infuriate the Israeli government, which argues that it would encourage Hamas and reward terrorism.It is in effect a formal, political acknowledgment of Palestinian self-determination – without the need to engage in thorny practicalities such as the location of its borders or capital city.In light of the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Palestine, particularly in Gaza, and in response to the violence perpetrated by Israel in violation of international law, given its international obligations, including the duty to prevent any risk of genocide, Belgium had to take strong decisions to increase pressure on the Israeli government an...

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2 h. ago Brits share their 20 most common baking fails ahead of new Bake Off series

A poll of 1,200 adults found that only three per cent of British bakers said everything they make comes out perfectly - with the average person having two baking fails a year

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2 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeal for aid as death toll rises to 900

Rescuers search into the night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes in steep valleysThe Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 900 people and left thousands injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago People open to blackmail as hackers access most personal devices

An industry expert has warned about the dangers of the latest technology

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3 h. ago Horror landslide wipes out entire village killing more than 1,000 people

A landslide wiped out a village in Sudan's western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country's recent history

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