60 m. ago West Ham hanging on until January as Nuno Espirito Santo struggles to revitalise despondent squad

The new Hammers’ boss has experimented with the players at his disposal, but is his squad fit for purpose?

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79 m. ago Kim Kardashian's daughter North dresses as Japanese metal singer for Halloween after fake face tattoo controversy

The youngster, 12, has shared with TikTok followers another fun costume she is sporting this spooky season.

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81 m. ago Assassin admits to killing controversial world leader with homemade shotgun

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was brutally gunned down in front of supporters during his campaign in 2022, but now the man accused of murdering him has come clean

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96 m. ago Man arrested after fatal Uxbridge stabbing is Afghan asylum seeker who came to the UK on lorry

A man, named locally as Wayne, was killed and a 14-year-old boy injured in the triple stabbing on a residential west London street

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99 m. ago US citizen, 67, has ribs broken by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home into street they’d blocked off

The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade

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1 hour ago Giant boring machines to start HS2 tunnels from west London to Euston 'fairly soon,' says rail minister

The underground work is set to begin within months

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1 hour ago Footballer has fractured skull after men storm pitch in violent mid

Richard Agbasoga was playing for Ormskirk West End in the 12th tier of English football when he was attacked during a match in the Liverpool County Premier League Championship division

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2 h. ago Man arrested after dog walker dies and two injured in west London stabbings

Man arrested after dog walker dies and two injured in west London stabbings  The Guardian

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2 h. ago Man charged in connection with ‘racially aggravated’ rape of woman in Walsall

John Ashby, 32, has been charged with one count of rape and sexual assault in relation to the attack of the woman who he did not know.

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2 h. ago Child is killed in 'hazardous materials incident' at London flat

The fire brigade rushed to a flat on Barking Road, Upton Park, in Newham, at around 1.20pm today after two adults and two children complained about 'a smell of chemicals'.

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2 h. ago Man, 32, charged with rape of woman in her 20s and racial aggravated assault after cops released CCTV

A SUSPECT has been charged with rape and racially aggravated assault after a woman was allegedly attacked in Walsall, authorities say. John Ashby, 32, was arrested after cops released footage of the accused man walking away from the scene of the alleged crime. The reported attack is said to have taken place in Park Hall...

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2 h. ago Blue Jays will not pitch to devastating Shohei Ohtani for rest of World Series

Japanese star was almost unstoppable in Game 3Ohtani will also pitch in Game 4 for DodgersAfter watching Shohei Ohtani baffle their pitching staff during Game 3 of the World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays have made a bold decision: they are done pitching to baseball’s biggest star.Blue Jays manager John Schneider did not mince his words after the Dodgers prevailed 6-5 on Monday in an 18-inning classic during which Ohtani smacked two doubles and two home runs in his first four at-bats before Toronto essentially stopped trying to get him out. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Greater Manchester trampoline park reopens with new inflatable arena, speed slide and aquarium

The venue has reopened in time for October half term

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3 h. ago West Ham hanging on till January as Nuno Espirito Santo struggles to revitalise despondent squad

The new Hammers’ boss has experimented with the players at his disposal, but is his squad fit for purpose?

Politics

3 h. ago Two men in court after car found on fire outside Scots prison

Emergency services were called to the car park of HMP Grampian in Peterhead after reports of a Citroen C3 Cactus on fire.

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3 h. ago Lee Valley Regional Park wins top in bloom awards in 'fantastic recognition'

Lee Valley Regional Park wins top in bloom awards in 'fantastic recognition'  Hackney Gazette

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4 h. ago Lily Allen says it took her life ‘falling apart’ to find her ‘authentic voice’

Allen’s new album, West End Girl, sees her sing about themes of infidelity.

Politics

4 h. ago Is this painting who we now are? The identity grapplings of mystic artist Ben Edge

Vikings, miners, refugees, enslavers and good old Albion himself Ben Edge reveals how his dynamic new understanding of Britain today was triggered by seeing a procession of druids march past a KFCA toy poodle called Lunar arrives at the door of Ben Edge’s studio in a furry blur of excitement. There’s also a full-size fibreglass horse, already halfway through the door. It’s being ridden by a mannequin who is wearing a garland of artificial flowers and, under that, a shirt patterned with green men, Uffington White Horse references and oak leaves. It’s identical to the one worn by the living, breathing artist standing next to me.A highlight of Edge’s upcoming exhibition at London’s Fitzrovia Chapel, the sculpture is titled Where Must We Go in Search of Our Better Selves. It’s a self-portrait like no other, riffing on the magnificent equestrian monuments of the Renaissance, and honouring the Garland King, a figure from the recesses of British folklore, who each May rides through the Der...

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4 h. ago West Lothian Integration Joint Board looking for views to help social care services

The IJB has responsibility for planning most health and social care services for adults in West Lothian, and faces an estimated budget gap of over £20 million over the next two years.

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4 h. ago Eating cheese just once a week can help prevent dementia, finds new study

Japanese researchers have revealed that eating cheese at least once a week can lower your risk of developing dementia.

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