61 m. ago Is America tired of Musk and DOGE? Poll shows dwindling support for cost

Musk’s upheaval, coupled with granting DOGE staffers unprecedented access to Americans’ sensitive data, appears to have gone too far

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72 m. ago Elon Musk issues grim warning for federal workers STILL refusing to return to the office

Thousands of federal workers are still not complying with President Donald Trump's orders to return full time to working in-person.

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79 m. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let Gen Z mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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83 m. ago Video: Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury punches man in street and tells him: ‘You won’t threaten an MP again’

This is the moment Labour MP Mike Amesbury punches a man in the street, before telling him: “You won’t threaten an MP again”.

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83 m. ago Germany: Merz says it’s ‘five to midnight’ for Europe and calls for unity – live

Most likely next German chancellor warns against rise of far right and says he intends to form new government by EasterGerman election 2025: results in fullGuten Morgen aus Berlin,In November 2019, Freidrich Merz joined a conference of German students at Harvard.From our point of view it can get going very, very quickly. We should hold the first talks this week already, in the coming days.My impression is that there are many people in the SPD who also see that we can and should do something together, and then we will find compromises. Continue reading...

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87 m. ago Chinese fishing fleets using North Korean forced labour in potential breach of sanctions, report claims

Report by Environmental Justice Foundation has found evidence that at least 12 Chinese fishing vessels had employed North Korean crew between 2019 and 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChinese fishing fleets are allegedly using North Korean forced labour, a potential breach of international sanctions, with workers allegedly kept at sea for up to a decade, according to a new report by the UK-based Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).The report, published on Monday, has identified at least 12 Chinese deep-water fishing vessels that employed North Korean crew between 2019 and 2024. Continue reading...

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99 m. ago ‘Application refused’: Judge bluntly denies jailed MP Mike Amesbury’s request for bail to appeal sentence

Runcorn MP arrived in court without a bag of belongings with him, unlike many defendants

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2 h. ago FBI 'most wanted' fugitive caught in Wales to fight extradition

Daniel Andreas San Diego was found at a property in rural Conwy

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2 h. ago What we all got wrong about Dmitry Bivol’s route to revenge against Artur Beterbiev

Comment: It was agreed that Bivol would have to take more ‘risks’ to beat Beterbiev. But did he actually take fewer, as he won undisputed gold?

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2 h. ago New DWP warning to people on Carer’s Allowance ahead of rise to earnings threshold

Nearly 100,000 unpaid carers across the UK owe the DWP money due to earnings.

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2 h. ago Oldham council to cut agency spending after splashing £56m in four years

The Labour-led authority has been criticised for its spending

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2 h. ago Mikel Arteta sent bleak warning over Arsenal future after latest title blow

Mikel Arteta and Arsenal are once again set to miss out on the Premier League title, with the Gunners boss now being warned his future as manager is under threat

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2 h. ago Celebs' skinny appearance at SAG Awards sparks alarm over rise of 'Ozempic arms'

Users were quick to highlight one strikingly similar feature prolific among the A-listers gathered in Los Angeles - 'emaciated' arms.

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2 h. ago Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching man during drunken street row

His conviction is likely to pave the way for a by-election in a new blow for Sir Keir Starmer

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2 h. ago German elections live: Far right Afd’s surge is ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, victorious Merz says

Friedrich Merz set to become new chancellor after provisional results show his conservatives won

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2 h. ago German election shows how far green wave has receded in Europe

Result is further evidence that political conversation around the climate crisis has shiftedGerman election live – latest updatesIn the final days of an election campaign dominated by migration, the likely new chancellor of Europe’s biggest polluter sought to assure voters that its economy ministry would not be occupied by NGOs. Instead, conservative lead candidate Friedrich Merz posted on social media that it would be led by “someone who understands that economic policy is more than being a representative for heat pumps”.Climate action barely featured on the campaign trail before Germany’s federal elections on Sunday – except when right-leaning parties used it to swipe at the Greens. Merz’s jab was at the tamer end of attacks aimed at the Green party candidate, Robert Habeck, the economy and climate minister who pushed through an unpopular law to promote clean heating, but is a sign of how far the political conversation around climate action has shifted. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Brit couple's idyllic life in France before brutal deaths as tragic new theory emerges

WARNING DISTURBING: Andrew and Dawn Searle were found dead in their home in France, with police now suspecting that the husband killed his wife before taking his own life in a tragic murder-suicide

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2 h. ago Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching man in street

The Runcorn and Helsby MP pleaded guilty in January to assaulting Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham, Cheshire, in the early hours of October 26.

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2 h. ago Almost £190m of savings made by Scots council since 2010 as councillor suggests cuts 'buried'

Councillor Iain McMillan, Labour group leader, described the total as "staggering" at a meeting.

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2 h. ago Spurs fan who sent David Lammy offensive emails including 'you hate white people' during a barrage of drunken messages is spared jail

Matthew Rumsby, 42, sent eight 'grossly offensive' emails to the Tottenham Labour MP, 52, in just over three hours on September 23.

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