53 m. ago Five young people killed in crash on way to night out named and pictured

Police have appealed for information about the two-vehicle crash

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2 h. ago Angela Rayner’s reappearance is a further damning of Starmer’s leadership

Editorial: With Labour in turmoil and the Budget still more than a week away, the resurgence of the prime minister’s former deputy adds further complication that Keir Starmer could do without

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5 h. ago Ecuadorian drug gang leader captured in Spain years after faking his death

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the capture of one of Ecuador’s most wanted drug traffickers

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5 h. ago Irish Labour leader Ivana Bacik says Irish unity stance is not about Sinn Fein

‘It’s something I believe fundamentally in,’ the leader of the Irish Labour party said.

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5 h. ago The Guardian view on Europe’s firewall against the far right: in growing need of repair | Editorial

The fragility of France’s cordon sanitaire against Le Pen is part of a worrying wider pattern, as centrist parties seek to revive their fortunesEarlier this autumn, Giorgia Meloni laid out the strategic path to a new era of nationalist populism across Europe. Addressing a gathering of the French far-right party Identité-Libertés, which is led by Marine Le Pen’s niece, Marion Maréchal, Italy’s prime minister underlined the need to work towards “the unity of the right and the centre-right” adding “I hope that one day this can also happen in France  but that will depend on you.”Ms Meloni knows of what she speaks. Her Brothers of Italy party, which has a lineage going back to postwar neofascist movements, became hegemonic under her leadership by mounting a reverse takeover of the Italian right. Less than a decade ago, it scored a marginal 4% in a general election. Currently, it stands at 31% in the polls. Forza Italia, the centre-right party founded by Silvio Berlusc...

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6 h. ago Man City stars' agents threaten Premier League over plans Man United are against

The Premier League will vote on the introduction of 'anchoring' on Friday, with the PA already outlining their stance.

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6 h. ago Hungary vs Ireland live: Parrott grabs stunning winner to send Irish into World Cup play

Hungary 2-3 Ireland: Parrott completed his hat-trick and Ireland’s comeback in the 95th minute to send the visitors into the play-offs

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6 h. ago Home secretary condemns ‘mortifying’ Labour leadership row as Rayner allies forced to deny new plot

Labour party ‘fighting like rats in a sack’ as turmoil at top of government overshadows Shabana Mahmood’s immigration crackdown

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6 h. ago Nearly 1.3m foreign nationals are now getting Universal Credit as Tories demand cuts to handouts instead of tax hikes

The latest government data show that 1,270,107 people who were not UK or Irish nationals were receiving the main jobless handouts as of last month.

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7 h. ago Search for a missing UK Navy crew member who fell from support vessel off the Irish coast is called off

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Tidesurge crew member was last seen at about 10.30pm on Friday.

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7 h. ago The clan boss leading the fight against Hamas in Gaza: Militia leader says thousands living under terror group's rule want them overthrown

Hossam al-Astal is the leader of an anti-Hamas militia called Strike Force Against Terror, attempting to fight the militant group and establish a 'new Gaza '.

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7 h. ago Why Labour must walk a particularly fine line on immigration in Scotland

Shabana Mahmood will today set out sweeping reforms to the asylum system in response to apparently widespread and growing concerns that the government is not in control of immigration.

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9 h. ago Labour plan to overhaul UK asylum system 'will push more families into destitution', warns SNP

Glasgow has become a magnet for former asylum seekers looking for emergency housing due to more liberal laws in Scotland.

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9 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz backtracks on Jannik Sinner friendship stance as tennis icon responds

Carlos Alcaraz will meet Jannik Sinner in the final of the ATP Finals tournament on Sunday in what is the sixth top billing clash of the year between the two players

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10 h. ago Rayner allies hit out at ‘false’ claims of plot to oust Starmer as Labour leadership row deepens

A source close to the MP said Ms Rayner is ‘focussed on representing her local community’

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10 h. ago Labour MP pledges to continue to challenge party leadership after whip restored

Brian Leishman vowed to continue fighting for ‘fairness, equality and social justice’.

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11 h. ago To her church friends, Ruth was the kind Irish woman who ran a safe house for human trafficking victims in South Africa...in reality she was a feared double murderer on the run

Irish woman Ruth Lawrence was living a double life in South Africa when she was arrested in October 2022 for the murders of best friends Eoin O'Connor, 32, and Anthony Keegan, 33.

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11 h. ago JEFF PRESTRIDGE: I fear the Chancellor's about to destroy our pensions

A reader recently accused me of being a 'drama queen' after I penned a ­coruscating article about Labour's attack on our wealth in the forthcoming dog's dinner of a Budget.

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11 h. ago UK Government's asylum reforms criticised as not 'real Labour values'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out a series of reforms to the asylum system

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11 h. ago SNP accuses Labour of 'pandering' to Reform as Mahmood prepares to unveil asylum shake

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood under fire as she unveils sweeping changes to UK immigration system

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