27 h. ago Republican doesn’t wear seatbelt in DC ‘because of carjacking’ despite data showing decline

Senator echoes Trump’s claims about crime in Washington DC, disputing statistics showing a drop in car thefts and other violationsUS politics live – latest updatesA Republican senator said that he doesn’t wear a seatbelt when he’s driving in Washington DC so he can act more swiftly if he gets carjacked, adding further fuel to repeated rhetoric by the Trump administration that crime is on the rise in the US – despite statistics indicating otherwise.Markwayne Mullin told Fox News on Wednesday that he avoids buckling up, violating local traffic ordinances, so he can “exit in a hurry”. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago NGOs call for end to Israel’s ‘weaponisation’ of aid – Middle East crisis live

More than 100 international NGOs sign letter saying more than 60 requests to bring in food, water and items for shelter were denied by authorities in July aloneThe UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has just issued a warning on X, saying that soaring temperatures in Gaza are now above 40°C, making an already dire humanitarian situation “far worse”.“With very limited water available, dehydration is increasing,” the agency said in a post on X. It added that bombardments and forced displacement continue, while limited electricity and fuel mean there is “no relief from the extreme heat”.Approval of construction plans in E1 buries the idea of a Palestinian state and continues the many steps we are taking on the ground as part of the de facto sovereignty plan that we began implementing with the establishment of the government.After decades of international pressure and freezes, we are breaking conventions and connecting Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem. This is Zionism at its best – bui...

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3 d. ago Warning to drivers using air conditioning wrongly as temperatures soar

Experts say incorrect use of the air con system could be adding to your fuel bill.

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3 d. ago Princess Diana's niece Lady Kitty Spencer, 34, shares rare glimpse of her 66

Princess Diana 's niece Lady Kitty Spencer, 34, has shared a rare glimpse of her husband Michael Lewis, 66, during a family holiday in The Hamptons, Long Island.

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5 d. ago 'We know': JD Vance rips into Bill Clinton over Epstein Island allegations

Vice President JD Vance has added fuel to the GOP's investigation into former President Bill and First Lady Hillary Clinton's ties to former financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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1 week ago Is this colour the secret to a proposal? Princess Diana’s niece adds fuel to the theory

As Princess Diana's lookalike niece, Lady Eliza Spencer, gets engaged, we look at why her outfit-of-choice may have prompted the proposal

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