1 hour ago Popular bar hits back as electrician refused entry for wearing work clothes

The popular Belfast bar backed its decision to refuse entry to an electrician who was wearing his workwear and claimed it 'feels like a bit of a class thing'

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3 h. ago Headteacher facing claims she 'allowed pupil to see her breasts on school trip'

A head teacher faces claims she allowed a pupil to see her breasts on a school trip and kissed him on the cheek at a Halloween disco.

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3 h. ago Teacher says he lost his job for putting up 150 flags after being 'snitched on'

Shaun Remmer reckons he was sacked for putting 150 flags - including Union Jacks - around Thirsk in North Yorkshire where he lives after someone allegedly grassed on him

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3 h. ago Flight tracker shows Pete Hegseth’s plane making emergency landing in UK

A flight tracker shows a plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth making an emergency landing in the UK on Wednesday (15 October).

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3 h. ago Pete Hegseth's jet makes emergency landing in Britain after high

According to Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell, Pete Hegseth's jet has made an emergency landing.

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3 h. ago US War Secretary Pete Hegseth's plane makes emergency UK landing

A US Air Force plane carrying US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was forced to make an emergency landing in the UK after a 'depressurisation issue' just 30 minutes into its flight from Brussels to Washington.

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4 h. ago Pete Hegseth's plane makes unscheduled landing in UK after windshield cracks

The flight carrying the US Secretary of War touched down in RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk

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4 h. ago Hegseth's jet forced into terrifying emergency landing after he made chilling Putin threat

According to Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell, Pete Hegseth's jet has made an emergency landing.

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4 h. ago Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors

Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says doctor at Nasser hospital in GazaGaza ceasefire – latest updatesMany of the 90 bodies of Palestinians returned to Gaza by Israeli authorities under the ceasefire deal showed signs of torture and execution, including blindfolds, cuffed hands and bullet wounds in the head, according to doctors’ accounts.As part of the US-brokered truce, Hamas has handed over the bodies of some of the hostages who died in the course of the war, and Israel has transferred two groups of 45 Palestinians killed during the fighting. The exchange was carried out through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Supreme Court could deliver ‘catastrophic’ decision on Voting Rights Act and blow up protections from racial discrimination

The court’s conservative majority could gut the landmark civil rights law — and open the door for Republicans to erase Democratic districts in the redistricting war

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4 h. ago Plane carrying US Secretary of War makes emergency landing in UK after windscreen cracks mid

The aircraft has been forced to land at RAF Mildenhall

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5 h. ago Photos show Gaza’s destruction as families return to what's left of their homes

Two years of war between Israel and Hamas have left the Gaza Strip in shambles.

Culture

5 h. ago US Air Force plane carrying Pete Hegseth diverts to UK in mid

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was forced to land in the UK after the US Air Force plane he was on declared a mid-air emergency

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6 h. ago The Guardian view on EU accession for Ukraine: Orbán must not be allowed to call the tune | Editorial

In a critical phase, Brussels should find a way to bypass Hungary’s prime minister in the interests of European solidarityHosting European Union leaders in Copenhagen earlier this month, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, described Europe as facing “the most difficult and dangerous situation since the second world war”. There have been other moments of high tension, such as during the 1980s when US cruise missiles were deployed in Germany in response to an escalating arms race with the Soviet Union. From next year, long-range missiles will be back on German soil, amid fears that recent Russian incursions into EU airspace herald a new and ominous phase of the war in Ukraine.As Donald Trump’s US continues to carry the status of an unreliable ally, European unity, cohesion and solidarity are of critical importance. But little of substance emerged from the Copenhagen talks. Disagreement persists, for example, over the advisability of leveraging €140bn of frozen Russian assets...

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6 h. ago ‘War can knock on everyone’s door’, warns Ukrainian soldier after training in UK

The training programme is called Operation Interflex.

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6 h. ago Sweden stockpiles food for first time since Cold War as threat from evil Putin looms

Sweden is pushing ahead with plans to strengthen what it calls its 'total defence' strategy by stockpiling food for the first time since the Cold War as fears of a conflict with Russia loom

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6 h. ago The Inbetweeners star 'won't answer calls' from castmates as they plan huge reboot

One former The Inbetweeners actor seems to be avoiding his phone amid the huge reboot of the hit comedy series as his co-stars claim he doesn't answer their calls

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6 h. ago Kevin Muscat in step towards Rangers job as he enters contract talks with Ibrox owners

The Shanghai Port boss has emerged as the frontrunner for the vacant Ibrox hot seat

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7 h. ago Hundreds call for Putin to be overthrown in huge gathering at St Petersburg in rare display of public dissent against the dictator as Ukraine's long

Hundreds of Russians have called for Putin's overthrow in a rare public outburst of negative sentiment against the despot in St. Petersburg. 

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7 h. ago Met officer who wrongly arrested woman for bus fare evasion keeps his job

Perry Lathwood, 51, had a conviction of assault over the incident overturned

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