3 h. ago Katie Amess says Kneecap’s response in ‘kill your MP’ row was ‘gaslighting’

The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess said police should investigate the footage of a group member appearing to call for Tory MPs to be killed.

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6 h. ago Several people injured in Uppsala after reports of gunfire, police say

Police say people ‘have been found with injuries that indicate gunfire’ after loud bangs heard in Swedish citySwedish police said on Tuesday that several people in the city of Uppsala in eastern Sweden had been found with injuries that indicated gunfire after loud bangs were heard in the city.The police said in a statement that they had received calls from members of the public who said they had heard noise that sounded like gunfire in the centre of the city. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago 'Triple shooting' on busy London street as one rushed to major trauma centre

Police and ambualnce crews in London were called to the scene of a shooting where three people suffered gunshot wounds

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8 h. ago White House calls Amazon ‘hostile’ for reportedly planning to list tariff costs

White House accuses Amazon of ‘hostile and political act’ after report says company will display tariffs costs on siteThe White House accused Amazon of committing a “hostile and political act” after a report said the e-commerce company was planning to inform customers how much Donald Trump’s tariffs would cost them as they shopped.The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was responding to a report in Punchbowl News, which, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that Amazon would begin displaying on its site how much the tariffs had increased the prices of individual products, breaking out the figure from the total listed price. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago XL bully dies after being tasered by police called to 'men with machetes'

Police said the 'aggressive' dog had been released in an attempt to evade officers

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9 h. ago Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Plan to phase out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Tony Blair calls for radical reset of climate change policies in major intervention

Former PM warns climate policy has become disconnected from ‘political, public, and economic reality’ and claims COP is struggling to ‘deliver change at the speed required’

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15 h. ago Body found in search for missing man, 26, after police called to house

Police are investigating the circumstances

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22 h. ago Four children killed after car crashes through Illinois building, say police

Several injured after vehicle hit three people during after-school program and one more before exiting other sideFour children were killed and several more were injured when a car smashed through a building during an after-school program on Monday afternoon in a town outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said.Officers responded at about 3.20pm to calls about a vehicle hitting three people outside, ramming through the building and then hitting one more person before exiting the other side, Chatham police department deputy chief Scott Tarter said. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Four dead, six injured after car crashes through Illinois daycare center

Police said they were called to the YNOT Outdoors after-school program around 3:20pm

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22 h. ago Four dead, six injured after car crashes through Illinois daycare

Police said they were called to the YNOT Outdoors after-school program around 3:20pm

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28 h. ago BREAKING: Missing Brit Paralympian Sam Ruddock found safe in Las Vegas after four days

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a missing person report was filed on Thursday, April 24, for 35-year-old Samuel Ruddock. His mother, Fran Ruddock, said he was attending WrestleMania 41.

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34 h. ago Moment cops kill handcuffed dad by 'throwing him around like a rag doll'

Brian Ringrose, 24, was initially seen by police after they were called to a Travelodge following reports of a domestic incident on January 27.

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36 h. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel has turned Gaza into a ‘mass grave’, top UN court hears

ICJ holding hearing about Israel’s obligation to facilitate aid to Gaza and the West Bank amid the outlawing of UnrwaTehran has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to dictate US policy in negotiations after the Israeli prime minister repeated calls for Iran’s entire nuclear infrastructure to be dismantled.The US and Iran have so far held three rounds of indirect talks, mediated by Oman, aimed at sealing a deal that would block Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon but also lift crippling economic sanctions imposed by Washington.Israel’s fantasy that it can dictate what Iran may or may not do is so detached from reality that it hardly merits a response. What is striking, however, is how brazenly Netanyahu is now dictating what President Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Bomb squad swoop on major UK shopping centre as everyone evacuated

The bomb squad have been called and police cordon has been set up at St Nicholas Arcades shopping centre in Lancaster after a bomb scare this morning led to a full evacuation of the area

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39 h. ago Vancouver attack latest: Suspect named and charged with murder after 11 killed in car

Canadian police called the incident the ‘darkest day in Vancouver’s history’

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43 h. ago Vancouver festival crash latest: Suspect charged with murder after 11 killed in car

Canadian police called the incident the ‘darkest day in Vancouver’s history’

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45 h. ago Kneecap concert footage assessed by police over alleged ‘kill your MP’ call

Footage of Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British MPs is being assessed by counter-terrorism policeFootage of Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British MPs is being assessed by counter-terrorism police.Video emerged of the band at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one person from Kneecap saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.” Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Vancouver festival crash latest: Child, 5, among 11 dead after car

Canadian police called the incident the ‘darkest day in Vancouver’s history’

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