6 h. ago Sadiq Khan tears into Donald Trump's immigration crackdown warning ICE raids taking America to 'dark place'

Mayor of London unleashed ferocious criticism of the hardline borders policy after two Americans shot dead by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) teams

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13 h. ago Border czar Tom Homan heads to Minnesota as a judge considers immigration crackdown pause

A U.S. judge on Monday is due to consider a request to temporarily stop Operation Metro Surge

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21 h. ago Do writing retreats actually work? Reader, I finished my novel in style

The distractions of daily life can make writing a book a frustrating task, so I sought boltholes offering creative support and solitude in inspiring landscapesThe idea for my novel came in a rush: as I walked over the Thames on the Golden Jubilee Bridge in central London, the scene at the heart of it leapt out of the deep blue dusk and clung on to me until I committed to writing it into existence.A few months later, it became depressingly clear that the half-hour snatches of writing at the end of my working day just weren’t going to get me over the finish line. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago ‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war

Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his peopleWearing helmets, gas masks and camouflage fatigues, the federal agents took aim and prepared to open fire. “It’s like Call of Duty,” one could be heard saying via a TV mic, referring to a first-person shooter military video game. “So cool, huh?”This was the scene on the streets of Minneapolis on Saturday after armed agents, wearing masks and tactical vests, wrestled 37-year-old Alex Pretti to the ground and shot him dead. The killing took place just over a mile from where Renee Good was fatally shot on 7 January, a scene that itself was less than a mile from where police murdered George Floyd in May 2020. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Minnesota shooting: ICE agents gun down man during protest over Trump immigration raids

The video appears to show agents firing multiple times at a man, who is left motionless on the ground

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61 h. ago ICE raids turn life into a daily terror for Minneapolis schoolkids: ‘This is a generational trauma’

As Trump-deployed agents pervade the region, students struggle to carry on with lessons while carrying grief and fear that they or their loved ones will be takenIn south Minneapolis, a special education student logged on for their online class from the basement. They were hiding because immigration agents were banging at the door.A second grader started having a panic attack in the middle of art class because agents had arrested his dad. His teacher had to ask a colleague to watch the other students, bring him outside, and hold him for half an hour to help calm him. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Football Daily | Cheap gags, disruptive friends and ticket guff: a week in the life of Infantino

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It’s been another busy week for Gianni Infantino. The Fifa head honcho spent Sunday in Rabat looking slightly sheepish as he stood alongside Morocco’s Prince Moulay Rachid. After trying his best not to hand the Afcon trophy to Senegal’s players, Big G moved front and centre again to console Brahim Díaz and present him with the award for the worst penalty ever taken tournament’s top scorer. Having reassured Díaz that, as president of Fifa, he makes colossal errors of judgment all the time and nobody seems to mind, Infantino then jetted back to his Alpine lair to check on the chances of Morocco and Senegal meeting at the Geopolitics World Cup.Thomas Frank ascribes Tottenham’s knack issues to being ‘cursed or something like that’, heedless of the traditional remedy of a judicious sacrifice” – Nick Coupland.Best uberkacktor (yesterday’s Football Daily letters)? Surely to be the best own goal the scorer must forget which way they are pla...

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3 d. ago What is the Fourth Amendment and is ICE violating it entering homes without warrants?

Since the beginning of the republic, it has been uncontested that in order to invade someone’s home, you need to have a warrant that was considered, and signed off on, by a judicial officer

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3 d. ago Filming ICE agents and immigration raids is legal – but it is far from risk free

Documentation can be the difference between an official narrative and an evidence-based public record

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3 d. ago A knock at the door: fear of ICE is transforming daily life in America | Abdul Wahid Gulrani

Does a society truly become safer when part of its population learns to live in constant fear?On 15 June 2025, the Trump administration issued an official statement directing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to begin what it described as “the largest mass deportation operation in American history”. Major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York were identified as primary targets. The stated goal was to keep communities “safe and free from illegal alien crime, conflict, and chaos”. Federal agents rapidly became a part of many residents’ everyday lives.No stable state can protect its borders, public order and the legitimate interests of its citizens without immigration law and effective enforcement mechanisms.Abdul Wahid Gulrani is a political sociologist from Afghanistan, whose work focuses on migration, gender and national security. He is currently engaged in teaching and research at Georgetown University and The George Washington University Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Vance goes to Minnesota and tries to ‘lower the temperature’ over ICE raids

JD Vance tried to ease tensions but his only suggestion? Full submission to ICE from state, local officials, writes John Bowden

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4 d. ago Renee Good autopsy reveals fatal ICE agent shot that killed mum

Mum-of-three Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer amid immigration raids in Minneapolis, Minnesota, leading to widespread demonstrations and outrage among many Americans

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4 d. ago 'Love of my live is back in the UK – we bonked three times a day all over the place'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who has tracked down the love of her life and is tempted to contact him

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5 d. ago ICE has picked its next target as agents surge into Maine and arrest 50 in ‘Operation Catch of the Day’

The Department of Homeland Security said it intends to make 1,000 arrests

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5 d. ago How Harry called out press over treatment of Meghan when they were first dating

The duke gave evidence at the High Court on Wednesday against the Daily Mail’s publisher, saying: ‘They have made my wife’s life an absolute misery.’

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5 d. ago Volunteers are delivering groceries to Minneapolis migrants so they don’t risk leaving home amid ICE swarm

In recent weeks, federal agents have arrested thousands of people in Operation Metro Surge

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6 d. ago David Beckham has 'missed an opportunity' to have his say after 'catastrophic' statement

David Beckham has broken his silence after his eldest son dropped a bombshell statement about his family life – but the Daily Star's showbiz expert Ed Gleave says it was a 'missed opportunity'

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6 d. ago Write a card, read a poem, take fewer photos: how to feel more human in 2026

While ‘touch grass’ has become a popular prescription for a less digital life, choosing social friction over efficiency can also feel curative At the turn of the millennium daily life looked very different. The modern internet was just a decade old, mobile phones were far from universal and our social lives were mostly physical – and local.In the 25 years since, technology has changed how we live in profound ways. Most people check their phone within minutes of waking and return to it on average 186 times a day. Computers and the systems that sit behind them mediate every aspect of modern life, shaping how we move through the world. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump finally recognizes Martin Luther King Jr Day after hours of posting about elections and ICE raids

Every president for the last four decades has celebrated the famed Black civil rights leader on Jan. 19 each year, beginning with Ronald Reagan in November 1983

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8 d. ago Dan Walker's 'exciting' London life far from devoted wife Sarah

Dan Walker's 'exciting' London life far from devoted wife Sarah  Daily Mail

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