18 m. ago Marine Le Pen banned from standing for office for five years

Far-right leader also sentenced to jail in ruling that jeopardises her ambitions to run for French presidency in 2027

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19 m. ago Marine Le Pen banned from running for French presidency in 2027 and given four

French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years with immediate effect after guilty verdict in trialFull story: Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027The judges have begun reading their verdicts.Patrick Maisonneuve, lawyer for the European parliament, arriving in court, said that what was at stake was the embezzlement of European taxpayers’ funds. Continue reading...

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25 m. ago Death in Paradise fan favourite's shock twist could spell end for character

Commissioner Selwyn Patterson said goodbye to the island after his return in the final episode of the series, leaving fans devastated.

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26 m. ago Marine Le Pen jailed for four years and banned from running for French president after embezzling EU funds

Le Pen handed five-year ban from political office, excluding her from running in the French presidential elections in 2027

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37 m. ago King to begin normal week of official duties after cancer treatment side effects

Charles was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February 2024 and returned to public-facing duties last April.

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38 m. ago Death in Paradise's Don Warrington has a famous son and fans of BBC show may recognise him

Death in Paradise fans are just learning that some stars of the show have famous family members

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45 m. ago Palestinians must have the final say in Gaza’s reconstruction | Ahmad Ibsais

Rebuilding is more than reconstruction: it is resistance. It is our refusal to be erased, our determination to remain and exist on our landOn the 17th night of Ramadan – a time meant for prayer, reflection and mercy – Gaza burned. Once again, our screens fill with images too harrowing to describe: tiny bodies wrapped in bloodstained cloth, fathers carrying their children’s remains in plastic bags, mothers screaming into skies that rain death instead of mercy. In less than an hour, Israeli airstrikes killed over 350 Palestinians, including 90 children. Entire families wiped out as bombs fell on areas Israel itself had designated as “safe zones”, turning supposed sanctuaries into mass graves.This was not merely a resumption of violence. This is the continuation of a genocide that never truly paused, only ebbed enough to vanish from headlines while Palestinians continued to die by the dozens daily. The heaviness of this moment is unbearable, bringing back the brokenness of the past yea...

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62 m. ago Ukraine war almost went nuclear when Russia's 'General Armageddon' made chilling proposal

General Sergei Surovikin, known as 'General Armegeddon', was in charge of the Russian war campaign in Ukraine from October 2022 - when he was overheard proposing nuclear escalation

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73 m. ago Marine Le Pen is BANNED from entering presidential elections as she is found guilty of embezzlement and accused of 'undermining democracy'

Presiding Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis stated Le Pen, 56, has been banned from running for office with immediate effect but details of the duration are yet to be revealed.

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77 m. ago Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds

Le Pen risks being excluded from the French presidential elections in 2027 if she is handed a five-year ban from political office

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79 m. ago 'On behalf of the women of Ireland, he can f*** off': Conor McGregor's bid to become Irish president sparks outrage

The scathing assessment of McGregor's suitability for the presidency suggests a bid for office would prove a harder fight than any of his bouts in the UFC Octagon.

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80 m. ago Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office after guilty verdict in embezzlement trial – Europe live

Exact length of ban not yet known after French far right leader and eight National Rally MEPs found guilty of misappropriating EU fundsThe judges have begun reading their verdicts.Patrick Maisonneuve, lawyer for the European parliament, arriving in court, said that what was at stake was the embezzlement of European taxpayers’ funds. Continue reading...

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82 m. ago Grim update in hunt for missing US soldiers as their armoured vehicle is hauled out of swamp six days after they disappeared during war games in Lithuania

The US Army vehicle was located Wednesday at more than 5 metres depth. Rescuers have now recovered the armoured vehicle from the peat bog where it sunk last week, Lithuanian officials said.

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83 m. ago Butter has been linked to an early death. Here’s what to eat instead

Here’s what you should switch to instead

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93 m. ago Kylie Jenner and Jennifer Lopez pay tribute at Jesus Guerrero’s funeral after his tragic death at 34

Guerrero's unexpected death came shortly after he traveled to Dubai to style Lopez’s hair for her Saadiyat Nights concerts in Abu Dhabi

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96 m. ago Parts of UK could be hotter than Athens on Thursday amid week of sunny weather

Temperatures will rise gradually this week and could peak at 21C on Thursday in the south of England, the Met Office said.

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98 m. ago People are only just realising what secret 'SSSS' code on your boarding pass means and why it's bad news

Holidaymakers across the globe are only realising what 'SSSS' means on their boarding pass - and some have even dubbed the mysterious four-letter code the 'kiss of death.'

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1 hour ago MSP and staffer of powerful MP tipped as Labour contenders in Hamilton by

The death of popular SNP MSP Christina McKelvie means there will be a by-election in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.

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1 hour ago 'Healthy' father of one, 35, dies just 36 hours after dismissing stomach pain as food poisoning

Andrejs Glazyrina, 35, suffered a bout of abdominal pain. Within 24-hours he was fighting for his life in intensive care, a battle he ultimately lost.

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1 hour ago New images reveal extent of looting at Sudan’s national museum as rooms stripped of treasures

Only a few statues remain, with thousands of priceless artefacts from Nubian and Kushite kingdoms missingVideos of Sudan’s national museum showing empty rooms, piles of rubble and broken artefacts posted on social media after the Sudanese army recaptured the area from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in recent days show the extent of looting of the country’s antiquities.Fears of looting in the museum were first raised in June 2023 and a year later satellite images emerged of trucks loaded with artefacts leaving the building, according to museum officials. But last week, as the RSF were driven out of Khartoum after two years of war, the full extent of the theft became apparent. Continue reading...

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