3 h. ago Public and politicians left in dark about true impact of migration on Britain because of gaps in data, report finds

The government does not know how many people are in the country unauthorised - with policymakers unable to make informed choices about asylum claims and ECHR, experts warn

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4 h. ago Ruben Amorim ‘angry and frustrated’ after West Ham’s Magassa denies Manchester United

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home a first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Amorim ‘angry and frustrated’ after West Ham’s Magassa denies Manchester United

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home a first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Call for transparency to be key focus of artificial intelligence use at Renfrewshire Council

If motion is agreed, local authority will produce six-monthly 'AI Transparency Report' for consideration.

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5 h. ago Fed up with wrapping presents? This festive pit stop might be the answer

Many of us cannot stand wrapping presents - with just over half of people saying it is their least favourite part of the festive season, according to a new survey

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5 h. ago Magassa earns West Ham a vital point as Manchester United waste chance to go fifth

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home his first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Falcons injury report: Latest on Drake London from Thursday's practice

Falcons injury report: Latest on Drake London from Thursday's practice  Falcons Wire

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6 h. ago Moment thug calmly asks ‘can I put my shoes on?’ as he’s arrested on his doorstep after murdering pensioner neighbour

THIS is the moment a murderer calmly asks "Can I put my shoes on?" as he's arrested on his doorstep. Footage shows David Hill, 57, being questioned by cops after violently attacking his pensioner neighbour in his Huddersfield home. The entitled thug turns to officers as they try to handcuff him and says: "Can I...

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8 h. ago ‘Deeply troubling’: Canadian legislators call for halt to ICE armored vehicle sale after report by The Independent

Canadian MP Jenny Kwan says she will be proposing revisions to a bill she sponsored, that would prevent such items from going to the United States

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9 h. ago Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

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9 h. ago Amazon could ditch USPS and create its own shipping network in massive industry shakeup: report

The retail giant is one of the postal service’s most lucrative shipping contracts and reportedly provided it with $6 billion in 2025

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10 h. ago Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly out for two to four weeks with calf strain

Injury expected to keep him out for up to a monthPreliminary scans ruled out achilles damageComes amid ESPN report on his future with BucksMilwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to miss around two to four weeks with a right calf strain, according to an ESPN report.The injury occurred less than three minutes into Wednesday night’s win over the Detroit Pistons. Antetokounmpo collapsed without contact as he tried to get back on defense and immediately reached for his lower right leg. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Starmer: Novichok poisoning inquiry shows UK must be vigilant to Russian threats

The Prime Minister said the inquiry’s report ‘is clear: moral responsibility lies with Putin’.

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10 h. ago Vladimir Putin ordered Skripal novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, Dawn Sturgess inquiry finds

The foreign secretary warned Putin is ‘an active threat’ to Britain’s citizens in wake of report

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11 h. ago Donald Trump's unhinged latest: Health fears, Hegseth in peril and another racist rant

Pete Hegseth has learned from a master - and came out swinging against a report that found he had put troops lives in danger by putting bombing plans in the group chat

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11 h. ago Salisbury poisonings: Reason part of Dawn Sturgess inquiry to remain secret

Lord Hughes said the closed section of the £8million report 'cannot be made available to the public because of the damage which might be done to national security and the risk of harm which might be occasioned to some individuals if it were to be published'

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11 h. ago US and EU critical minerals project could displace thousands in DRC– report

Global Witness says plan to upgrade railway line to Angola puts up to 1,200 buildings at risk of demolitionUp to 6,500 people are at risk of being displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project funded by the EU and the US, amid a global race to secure supplies of copper, cobalt and other “critical minerals”, according to a report by campaign group Global Witness.The project, labelled the Lobito Corridor, aims to upgrade the colonial-era Benguela railway from the DRC to Lobito on Angola’s coast and improve port infrastructure, as well as building a railway line to Zambia and supporting agriculture and solar power installations along the route. Angola has said it needs $4.5bn (£3.4bn) for its stretch of the line. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Instagram down LIVE: Social media platform suffers major worldwide blackout

Instagram has gone down impacting millions of users across the globe, as people report being unable to log in to the social media app

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11 h. ago Dawn Sturgess family statement in full following release of inquiry report

The statement comes after the final report from the inquiry into Sturgess’ death was released on Thursday

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12 h. ago Report takes aim at Fifa and IOC over policies for athletes convicted of sexual assault

The collaborative report said a lack of clear standards across borders creates confusion for big events like the World Cup and OlympicsWith the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup set to take place on Friday, a report examining the participation of athletes convicted of sexual offences at major sporting events has highlighted significant distrust of international sports governing bodies in how they deal with these situations.The report, titled No One Wants to Talk About It, is the result of interviews with elite athletes directly affected by sexual abuse and is intended to gauge attitudes around the eligibility and accreditation criteria for athletes with prior criminal sexual convictions and their participation at mega sporting events. Continue reading...

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