5 d. 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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6 d. ago Love Island Helena Ford's 'disrespectful' move sparks backlash after 'rude' whisper

Love Island viewers were not impressed after Helena's "disrespectful" decision as her feud with Shakira rumbles on after she whispered a rude comment in Harry's ear

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6 d. ago Love Island viewers left cringing and switching off after Helena's x

Love Island viewers were left covering their ears and cringing after Helena whispered an x-rated comment into Harry's ear during the heart rate challenge.

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7 d. ago Microsoft legend gives damning verdict on Xbox consoles as Xbox 'hardware is dead'

Laura Fryer, one of Xbox's earliest employees, has suggested Microsoft's gaming hardware is 'dead', commenting on the new handheld console announcement and more

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9 d. ago Arizona’s Marte says fan reduced him to tears after saying he had texted player’s late mother

22-year-old was given indefinite MLB ban after commentsInfielder’s mother died in car accident in 2017The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte has given details about the comments that reduced him to tears during a game earlier this week.A 22-year-old fan was given an indefinite ban from every MLB stadium after he made comments about the second baseman’s late mother during a Diamondbacks game at the Chicago White Sox. Marte’s mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017. Continue reading...

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1 week ago It’s time for America to remember how dangerous regime change is | Christopher Chivvis

For a superpower, toppling foreign governments is not so hard to do. Getting the outcome you want isThe ceasefire between Iran and Israel might still hold, but if not, the United States might double down on its weekend strikes and seek the overthrow of the Iranian regime. Donald Trump threatened this in comments and tweets earlier, and top officials such as Marco Rubio have said they wouldn’t mind it if it happened. Israeli leaders are openly in favor. If the US goes down this road, it will not be for the first time.In the last 80 years, Washington has overthrown many regimes. For a superpower, toppling foreign governments is not so hard to do. Getting the outcome you want is. This makes regime change as dangerous as it is seductive, as past US attempts clearly show. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Zohran Mamdani has unleashed a political earthquake | Ben Davis

Mamdani’s popularity represents the total collapse of a Democratic party establishmentThe surprise electoral success of Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist running to be mayor of New York, most prominent city on Earth, is a political earthquake. The breadth and scope of his performance were predicted by no polls, no prognosticators, none of the wise men. The ramifications of this upset will be felt for years, across the US and the developed world.In the end, it wasn’t even close. Mamdani’s widespread appeal represents the total collapse of a Democratic party establishment that had weathered Donald Trump’s first term with rhetorical resistance, and fumbled the beginning of the second with triangulating appeasement. This year, the favorability of the Democratic party has collapsed to record lows, not because of the popularity of the Trump administration or the Republican party, but because of its unpopularity with its own voters. Chuck Schumer caving to the president ...

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3 w. ago Man, 39, cupped teenage women's bottoms and whispered sexual comments in their ears

After assaulting one of his victims, paedophile David Llewellyn said: "Come on, you love it."

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