25 h. ago More than 100,000 El Paso residents left with little to no water after main break

Officials in Texas city issued boil water notice and set up water distribution centers after main line break on SaturdayMore than 100,000 residents in the Texas border city of El Paso were left with little to no water after a main break over the weekend, and it was expected to take till midweek for operations to return to normal, officials said.The break in the 36-inch water main line happened late Saturday night in El Paso, which has a population of about 700,000, officials said. Gilbert Trejo, an official with El Paso Water, called it “an event of unprecedented proportion”. He said the break was made even more impactful because of “the way the pipeline itself was designed along with how different connections of smaller lines were made to it”. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Scots waiting half a decade for knee and hip operations as John Swinney claims NHS has 'turned a corner'

One patient in Tayside waited 2,049 days for a hip replacement, according to figures released by the NHS.

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2 d. ago Mississippi man charged with six murders, including father, brother and a child

Officials expect charge against Daricka Moore, 24, to be elevated to capital murder, with death penalty consideredAuthorities in Clay county, Mississippi, say a man has been taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shootings of six people, including a child, on Friday night.Daricka Moore, 24, is accused of killing multiple relatives as well as a local pastor before his arrest, according to Clay county sheriff Eddie Scott, who addressed the case during a Saturday news conference. Officials said the charge against Moore, who lives in the county, is expected to be elevated to capital murder, and prosecutors could seek the death penalty if he is determined to be mentally competent. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Attacks on Scotland's paramedics and ambulance staff attending 999 calls soar

Shocking new figures released by the SAS show attacks have increased 11% in the last year.

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5 d. ago Nearly 1000 refugees across UK declared themselves homeless in Glasgow last year

EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow council released the full year figure amid concerns the city faces a £66m black hole caused by rising homelessness.

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7 d. ago Gun use by Scots cops five times higher in last decade as gang violence explodes

New figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information show that the numbers of armed deployments by firearms officers has gone up five fold since 2016

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9 d. ago From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026

Analysts and investors voice caution about tech valuations and Trump’s influence on the US central bankInvestors expect global stock markets to keep rising in 2026, despite fears that the AI bubble could burst, and anxiety about chaos engulfing the US central bank.Wall Street strategists broadly expect the S&P 500 share index of US-listed companies to continue to rise over the next 12 months, but said it could be a volatile year if geopolitical tensions increase and inflation fails to fall. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Afghanistan goes back to dark ages: Taliban rulers have ordered dozens to be killed by stoning and four convicts to be executed by pushing a wall onto them

Figures released by the Taliban's own Supreme Courtshow the group also publicly flogged more than 1,000 people across Afghanistanin 2025, including at least 150 women.

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1 week ago Violent crimes against parents by children up 60% since 2015, shows London data

Exclusive: Met figures thought to reflect national picture with Covid, poverty and more people seeking help possible factorsThe number of violent offences involving an adolescent attacking their parents or step-parents has increased by more than 60% in the past decade, according to figures recorded by the UK’s biggest police force.Data released by Scotland Yard reveals that there were 1,886 such offences recorded in 2015 but this increased to 3,091 in the first 10 months of 2025 alone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs crashed the US economy? | Jeffrey Frankel

Effects on inflation and employment have not been as bad as feared – but could still materialise with full force in 2026When Donald Trump took office last January, most economists feared what would happen if he raised tariffs. The expectation was that, as the new duties drove up prices of consumer goods and inputs – affecting households and companies, respectively – surging inflation and falling real incomes would follow. This would be a supply shock, so the US Federal Reserve could not do much to counteract it.Trump did raise tariffs to shocking levels, violating international agreements and blowing up the Republican party’s oft-professed commitment to free trade. In terms of severity and disruptiveness, Trump’s 2025 tariffs went far beyond the already harmful tariffs of his first term, and even beyond the infamous Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930. According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff on US imports rose from 2% to 18%, the highest level since the 1930s, this year....

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2 w. ago Influx of cheap Chinese imports could drive down UK inflation, economists say

As Trump’s tariffs take effect, Britain is likely alternative destination for cars, telecoms and sound equipmentBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK is poised for an influx of cheap Chinese imports that could bring down inflation amid the fallout from Donald Trump’s global trade war, leading economists have said.After figures showed China’s trade surplus surpassed $1tn (£750bn) despite Washington’s tariff policies hitting exports to the US, the Bank of England said the UK was among the nations emerging as alternative destinations for the goods. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump complains Epstein files are damaging people who ‘innocently met’ him

In his first comments since the release, the president expressed sympathy for high-profiles figures, including Bill Clinton, who have come under scrutinyDonald Trump has broken his silence on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, complaining that people who “innocently met” the convicted paedophile could have their reputations destroyed.In his first comments since the justice department began releasing the materials on Friday, the US president on Monday expressed sympathy for prominent Democrats who have come under renewed scrutiny over their associations with Epstein. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Epstein files live: Democrats cry cover up and claim DOJ has deleted photo of Trump released in tens of thousands of documents

Epstein pictured with a host of prominent figures, including Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton, in newly released files

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3 w. ago Epstein files live: Trump administration under fire for sweeping redactions as critics demand explanation

Epstein pictured with a host of prominent figures, including Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton, in newly released files

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3 w. ago Epstein files live: Democrats call on Trump admin to explain over fears ‘they’re hiding things’ after 500 pages blacked out

Epstein pictured with a host of prominent figures, including Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton, in newly released files

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3 w. ago Epstein files live: Democrats call on Bondi to explain over fears DOJ ‘hiding things’ after 500 pages blacked out

Epstein pictured with a host of prominent figures, including Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton, in newly released files

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3 w. ago See every shocking photo from Epstein files: Michael Jackson, Sir Mick Jagger and Kevin Spacey among celebrities pictured

A trove of images has been released with the latest batch of Epstein files, featuring high-profile figures and erotic photos that hung in his home.

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3 w. ago Photos of Sarah Ferguson appear in Epstein files after former duchess was exiled over links to paedophile financier

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson was one of several high profile figures featured in photographs released in the Epstein files on Friday.

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3 w. ago See every shocking photo from Epstein files: Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger and Kevin Spacey among celebrities pictured

A trove of images has been released with the latest batch of Epstein files, featuring high-profile figures and erotic photos that hung in his home.

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3 w. ago Historic bridge over Mississippi River set for explosive demolition

Officials are expecting a large crowd to witness the implosion

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