10 h. ago Mayors of ‘sanctuary cities’ face Congressional grilling in wild hearing that includes ‘criminal’ referrals

Mayors of New York, Denver, Chicago and Boston faced a contentious hearing about policies that Republicans believe thwart Trump’s mass deportation plan

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11 h. ago The Latest: Mayors testify in Congress as Republicans take aim at ‘sanctuary cities’

Mayors from four major cities are testifying in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities,” arguing that they impede the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally

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11 h. ago Mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York defend 'sanctuary' policies in congressional hearing

Democratic mayors of four major cities say Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sanctuary cities simply to score political points, as Republicans hammer the policies for shielding criminals and discouraging cooperation with federal officials

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39 h. ago Prolific shoplifters wore specially modified jackets to steal £23,000 of high end products including Victoria's Secret perfume

Thomas McDonagh, 22, and Martin Stokes, 23, wore specially modified jackets to steal £23,000 worth of high end products including Victoria's Secret perfume, a court heard.

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3 d. ago Morgan Freeman honours 'friend' Gene Hackman in a tearful tribute at 2025 Oscars

The infamous In Memoiran segment of the 97th Academy Awards honoured those lost in the past year, including a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Gene Hackman, led by his close friend Morgan Freeman.

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6 d. ago Watch Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool documentary for free as all episodes debut online

Jurgen Klopp's tenure as Liverpool manager is explored in this four-part docuseries that also hears from club stars including Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and

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6 d. ago Jury begins deliberations in Charles Hanson’s coercive control trial

Jurors retired after hearing three weeks of evidence and submissions, including a claim that the Bargain Hunt star put his wife Rebecca in a headlock.

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6 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy's terminal cancer update, GB legend's broken back, wife's heartbreaking news

Sir Chris Hoy was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year but has continued to inspire amid heart-breaking hurdles, including a broken back and his wife's health

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7 d. ago Lise Klaveness: ‘If Fifa followed their own reforms, it would be very good. But they didn’t’

The first female president of Norway’s FA will soon have a seat on Uefa’s ExCo, but she has no intention of being any less disruptive to football’s governing bodiesLise Klaveness cut a lonely figure in April 2023 as she walked across the cavernous Lisbon Congress Centre, where Aleksander Ceferin had just been re-elected for a third term as Uefa president.Seven seats were on offer on the confederation’s executive committee, but she registered the second-lowest number of votes of the 11 candidates. This was not unexpected. Twelve months previously, Klaveness had addressed the Fifa congress in Doha in terms which the delegates, including all of the Uefa FA presidents, were not accustomed to hearing. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago PS Plus March 2025 Essential games set to include Robocop, Atomic Heart and Assassin's Creed?

The PlayStation Plus games for March 2025 are being revealed in just a few hours, but fans have been piecing together predictions for the biggest new additions for Essential players

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9 d. ago Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford asks heartbreaking question as grief takes huge toll

Loose Women panellist Gloria Hunniford has opened up on the devastating losses she has faced in past years, including the heartbreaking death of her daughter Caron

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1 week ago Vaping study shows horror risks including heart disease, organ failure and dementia

An expert leading the world's first controlled study into vaping's long-term effects, believes the health threat to vapers is even worse.

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1 week ago The pill hasn’t been improved in years. No wonder women are giving up on it | Martha Gill

When contraception has stagnated for decades, it is hardly surprising it’s fallen victim to culture wars and a wellness cultSomething is changing when it comes to contraception. Lots of people aren’t using it. Last week we heard that this includes a third of young Irish people. Meanwhile, there has been a significant rise in abortions in England and Wales. Prescriptions for the contraceptive pill in England dropped from 432,600 in 2014 to 188,500 in 2021. And this month data from abortion clinics found that demand is being fuelled by women coming off the pill and using natural methods instead.When the study compared contraception used by women seeking abortions in 2018 and in 2023, it found that the proportion using smartphones to track their menstrual cycle had increased from 0.4% to 2.5%. The use of hormonal contraception among this group fell from 19% to 11%, while the group not using any form of contraception when they became pregnant increased from 50% to 70%. Continue reading...

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1 week ago I spent a YEAR locked in my body unable to move.. what my family did behind my back will scar me for life

For nearly a year, Jake Haendel couldn't move or speak, but could see and hear everything around him, including nurses calling him 'brain dead' and family members having a violent argument.

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1 week ago Tyga's mom dead at 53: Pasionaye Nguyen passed away last month

His message was accompanied by a heartwarming Instagram album showing him with his mother through the years, including when he was a baby.

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1 week ago Israel's saddest day: President says 'our hearts lie in tatters' as coffins containing remains of four hostages including Shiri Bibas, her son Ariel and baby Kfir are returned from Gaza

At just nine months old, Kfir Bibas was the youngest captive taken on October 7, 2023. He was taken alongside his mother Shiri, and then-four-year-old brother Ariel.

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2 w. ago British mother who had heart attack while sat by swimming pool on holiday is 'threatened with jail' while still in hospital

Collette Robinson, 58, from Manchester, had an ongoing travel insurance policy but forgot to update it to include she had a heart attack last year.

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