4 h. ago Man freed after Minneapolis immigration raid says he now fears leaving home

A man who fled civil war in Liberia as a child says he has been afraid to leave his Minneapolis home since being released from an immigration detention center following his arrest during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown

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3 d. ago Coronation Street's Sam Blakeman star responds to 'exit' fear after 'telltale sign'

Jude Riordan has responded to fears he is set to leave the ITV soap as Sam Blakeman

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9 d. ago Syrian army orders Aleppo evacuations amid fighting with Kurdish forces

People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authoritiesThe Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Thursday after fighting with Kurdish forces entered its third day, deepening the rift between the Syrian government and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria.The Syrian government urged people to leave the three contested neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zeid by early afternoon, opening humanitarian corridors and displacement shelters to facilitate their exit. The Syrian army said it would begin military operations against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the deadline, and issued maps showing specific areas that needed to be evacuated. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Moment woman is fatally shot by ICE agent during Minneapolis immigration raid sparking furious protests

Mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot dead by an ICE agent on Wednesday

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9 d. ago 'My diva girlfriend is dynamite in bed but hotheaded – I fear she'll leave me'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who adores his feisty girlfriend but worries she'll soon grow tired of him

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1 week ago Minnesota politicians slam Trump’s justification for immigration agent killing woman during ICE raid – live

Governor Tim Walz denounces Trump’s ‘propaganda machine’ and issues ‘warning order’ to prepare state’s national guard; US president blames victim in lengthy social media postWoman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video showsMiranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...

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1 week ago Noem says ‘act of domestic terrorism’ spurred fatal Minneapolis shooting; mayor sharply tells ICE to ‘get out’ – live

Mayor Jacob Frey called the Department of Homeland Security’s justification for the killing of a woman during an immigration operation ‘bullshit’ Minnesota woman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video showsMiranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...

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1 week ago Gen Z face 'cost of loving' crisis amid fears rising prices leave singletons hard up

Hookups didn’t die, the economy did. When the cost of a mojito rivals a phone bill, even getting to the kiss feels like a premium experience for young singletons looking for love

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1 week ago More gen Z men live with parents in this city than anywhere in the US. How do they date?

In Vallejo, California, ‘trad sons’ report feeling trapped by family obligations, slim job prospects and the fear of violence – leaving little room for romanceAre boys becoming men later? In recent decades, the markers of adulthood have shifted for young American men: they are almost twice as likely to be single, less likely to go to college and more likely to be unemployed. Most significantly for their parents, they are also less likely to have fled the nest, with the term “trad son” springing into social media lexicon in recent months. In the 1970s, only 8% of Americans aged 25 to 34 were living with their parents, but by 2023, that figure had jumped to 18%, with men more likely to live at home than women, according to a Pew survey.But not everywhere in the US has the same rates of adults living in their familial home. The living arrangement is least common in the midwest and most common in the north-east. Topping the list was Vallejo, where 33% of young adults live with their par...

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1 week ago Documentary on Kenmure Street immigration raid protest to open Glasgow film festival

Hundreds of residents took to Kenmure Street in Pollokshields to stop the deportation of two men during Home Office raids.

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2 w. ago Footage appears to show moment deadly fire breaks out at Le Constellation bar

New footage appears to show the moment fire broke out at a Swiss ski resort bar during New Year’s eve celebrations, leaving ‘several dozen’ feared dead.

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2 w. ago Terrified of vomit: What it's like living with emetophobia, the condition that leaves sufferers in fear of being sick or seeing others throwing up

According to Jess Smith, 62, who has struggled with emetophobia - a fear of vomiting - since she was a child, it makes life inescapably miserable.

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3 w. ago Princess Diana 'jumped from a balcony' after divorcing Charles leaving her bodyguard fearing she would 'ultimately perish' when she abandoned her security officers

Princess Diana announced that she was stepping back from public life on December 3, 1993, during a speech at the brain injury charity Headway, her loyal bodyguard Ken Wharfe was not at her side.

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3 w. ago Is April leaving Emmerdale? Soap teases sad twist amid death fears

As Celia and Ray's plans for April become clear, Emmerdale teases a sad twist for the teenager and a gunshot drives fans to fear the worst for two of the soap's most beloved characters

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3 w. ago Bargain Hunt fans fear star is leaving as show tells him 'thanks for the memories'

Bargain Hunt fans were left wondering if expert Danny Sebastian was to quit the BBC show after a cryptic message posted by the BBC's official account thanked him for the 'memories'

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3 w. ago Terror on board Air France jet as plane plummets 'nose first' 5,000ft within minutes after engine explodes setting 'wing on fire' and leaving passengers fearing they would be 'smashed to pieces'

Passengers on flight AF 7721 from Paris to Ajaccio experienced a nightmarish situation when their plane was forced to divert .

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3 w. ago Strictly pro speaks out on show future after fans feared she was leaving after ‘last dance’ snap

STRICTLY Come Dancing pro Jowita Przystal has spoken out amid fears she’s set to quit the dancing favourite.  The Polish dancer has been part of the Strictly team since 2021, becoming a firm fan favourite and winning the series as a competitor in 2022 with Hamza Yassin.  This year, she was partnered with Hollywood correspondent...

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans fear beloved pro is leaving show after 'last dance' post

Strictly Come Dancing is over for another year but fans are worried one popular professional won't be returning after a cryptic post on Instagram

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3 w. ago Strictly fans fear 'favourite' BBC pro is leaving show after cryptic 'last dance' post

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left wondering what BBC dancer Jowita Przystal meant by the post, and whether it was a hint that she was leaving the show after this series

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4 w. ago Trump’s health cuts leave ‘huge void’ in Buffalo, New York – and patients fearing lack of care

After a traumatic brain injury, Rita Buckley worries the skills she worked hard to regain will atrophy as the largest healthcare provider in the area closes clinicsAfter Rita Buckley slipped on a sidewalk, hitting her jaw so hard she broke four teeth and sustained a traumatic brain injury, she struggled to tell red and green apart. Turning her head could make her lightheaded or, worse, spark a devastating headache. She fought to remember basic daily tasks. Driving became impossible, as did the idea of continuing to work as a nurse.But at Buffalo Therapy Services, a clinic near her home in the suburb of East Aurora, New York, Buckley felt hopeful. For more than a year, she worked diligently with the clinic’s cognitive and occupational therapists. They took her into the darkened staff room and flashed red and green lasers so she could relearn the difference. They taught her to write everything down, to help with her lack of short-term memory. They made a list of what she wanted to acc...

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