18 h. ago Tragedy as two teenagers killed on railway line as police launch probe

A major police incident was declared after officers were called to Poynton Station in Cheshire shortly before 10.30pm on Thursday following reports of a 'casualty' on the tracks

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22 h. ago Girl, 11, in hospital after being hit by car on way home from school

Police and ambulance were called to the scene

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23 h. ago Staff called police after what they saw vile predator doing in hotel

Hotel staff sounded the alarm after spotting 22-year-old Joel Dever's concerning behaviour

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32 h. ago Girl, 1, dies in hospital after police called to ‘concern for child’ at Sheffield home

Yorkshire Ambulance Service rushed the tot to hospital but sadly, despite their best efforts, she tragically died a shortly after arriving - police are working to ascertain the circumstances that lead to the child’s death

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36 h. ago M4 traffic LIVE: Major motorway CLOSED after power failure sparking travel chaos

It remains unclear as to when the motorway will reopen - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story

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37 h. ago EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies

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39 h. ago Councillor call for wider debate on Stirling school mobile phone policies

The current situation allows for individual schools across the region to prepare their own policies on mobile phone usage in classrooms.

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40 h. ago LIVE: Major Greater Manchester road closed in both directions following crash

Police were called to Greengate, Middleton following reports of the incident

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41 h. ago Democratic leader speaks for more than five hours on House floor as Republicans aim to vote on Trump’s major tax bill – live

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteTrump’s tax bill passes step in House, paving way for legislationWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Jeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stopping: “We still got some ground to cover.”“We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Democratic leader speaks for more than four hours on House floor as Republicans aim to vote on Trump’s major tax bill – live

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteTrump’s tax bill passes step in House, paving way for legislationWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?“I’m still here to take my sweet time”Hakeem Jeffries continues to hold the House floor, joking about the fact that he has unlimited time to speak because of his role as Democratic leader. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago America is over neoliberalism and neoconservatism. Trump is not | Samuel Moyn

Between his so-called ‘big, beautiful bill’ and his bombing of Iran, Trump has confirmed he is a man of a familiar pastThe convergence of the US Senate’s passage of Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” in domestic policy with his strike on Iran in foreign policy has finally resolved the meaning of his presidency. His place in history is now clear. His rise, like that of a reawakened left, indicated that America is ready to move on from its long era of neoliberalism and neoconservatism. In office, Trump has blocked the exits by doubling down on both.The first of those slurs, neoliberalism, refers to the commitment across the political spectrum to use government to protect markets and their hierarchies, rather than to moderate or undo them. The second, neoconservatism, is epitomized by a belligerent and militaristic foreign policy. The domestic policy bill now making its way through Congress, with its payoff to the rich and punishment of the poor, is a monument to neoliberal...

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48 h. ago Keir Starmer LIVE: PM to give major speech after Rachel Reeves seen crying

Keir Starmer has admitted that the last few days have been tough after he was forced to tear up welfare reforms and Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen crying in the Commons at PMQs

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49 h. ago Devastation in Crete as mass evacuations ordered for hotels and homes amid huge wildfire

Forest land was scorched while a major emergency response scrambled

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58 h. ago Motorcyclist dies more than three weeks after M6 crash in Lancashire

Police and paramedics were called to the southbound carriageway in June

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59 h. ago Bob Vylan facing second police investigation after 'death to IDF' chants

Bob Vylan are being investigated by London's Metropolitan Police after lead singer Pascal Robinson-Foster called for 'death to the IDF' while performing at a London venue

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59 h. ago Police investigate Bob Vylan over ‘death to IDF’ call at London gig before Glastonbury

The Met Police are investigating comments ‘allegedly made during a concert at Alexandra Palace earlier this year’

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64 h. ago Transfer news live: Liverpool and Chelsea battle for Belgian star and Arsenal handed major Eze boost

Follow all the latest transfer news and gossip from the rumour mill

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65 h. ago Former January 6 defendant now advising justice department’s ‘weaponization working group’

Jared L Wise, who allegedly called for police to be killed at US Capitol, is now advising on the ‘weaponization’ of federal agenciesUS politics live – latest updatesA former FBI agent who allegedly shouted “kill ’em!” at law enforcement during the January 6 insurrection is now advising a “weaponization working group” in the Trump justice department, a sign of the elevated role rioters are playing since they were granted clemency by the president.Jared L Wise has been named an adviser or counselor to Ed Martin, the advocate for January 6ers who was previously acting as US attorney for Washington DC and is now leading the weaponization working group, the New York Times and ABC News reported on Tuesday. The contours of Wise’s role are not clear. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Transfer news live: Multiple Liverpool deals confirmed and Arsenal handed major Eze boost

Follow all the latest transfer news and gossip from the rumour mill

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2 d. ago M60 LIVE updates as drivers stuck in major delays AGAIN following three

The crash has involved a lorry, van and a car

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