34 m. ago Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith as Great British Bake Off judge after huge exit

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84 m. ago Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant

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91 m. ago Prosecutors barred from reviewing material seized from Washington Post reporter

Judge issues temporary order after paper had sought return of Hannah Natanson’s devices taken in ‘outrageous seizure’A US judge temporarily blocked federal prosecutors on Wednesday from reviewing material seized when the FBI raided a Washington Post reporter’s home.Hours earlier, the Post asked a federal court in Virginia to force the US government to return electronics belonging to Hannah Natanson. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Former Iowa superintendent charged for claiming US citizenship expected to change not guilty plea

Former Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts is set to appear before a federal judge on charges of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegally possessing firearms

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3 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: The first faint whisper from the Establishment that a jury might not have convicted Lucy Letby if they'd known what we now know...

On Monday, Cheshire police complained publicly the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had decided not to proceed with several new cases against Lucy Letby. What business is this of police?

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3 h. ago Tearful Harry says media attacks made Meghan’s life ‘an absolute misery’

Duke of Sussex calls Daily Mail publisher ‘disgusting’ over privacy statement

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4 h. ago US supreme court appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to oust Lisa Cook from Fed board

Conservative and liberal judges questioned administration over president’s authority to fire without due processUS politics – live updatesUS supreme court justices appeared skeptical of Donald Trump’s case for firing a Federal Reserve governor on Wednesday, in a key test of the president’s power – and his administration’s battle to exert greater control over the US central bank.Five months after Trump tried to fire Lisa Cook over apparent discrepancies on mortgage applications his officials claim are evidence of fraud, both conservative and liberal justices grilled the administration over whether the US president has the power to fire a Fed governor with seemingly no process. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Prince Harry trial: 5 top bombshells as royal gives evidence in showdown trial

The Duke of Sussex appeared for a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London this morning, telling the court how Meghan Markle's life was made 'an absolute misery'

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5 h. ago Quitting Bake Off judge Prue Leith relives 'utter fiasco' on icy ski slopes

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, 85, recalls nasty tumble on icy ski slopes and other dramatic stories as she quits the show after 10 years

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5 h. ago Prince Harry accuses Daily Mail publisher of wanting to drive him ‘to drugs and drink’

Duke of Sussex says Associated Newspapers has made Meghan’s life ‘an absolute misery’ and alleges it used unlawful means to secure storiesPrince Harry has accused the publisher of the Daily Mail of wanting to drive him “to drugs and drinking” by placing his life under surveillance, as he told the high court that it continued to “come after” him and his wife.The Duke of Sussex was on the verge of tears as he said Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) had continued to make Meghan’s life “an absolute misery” during his litigation against it. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago BBC Winterwatch's Chris Packham shares heartbreak after facing 'catastrophic' family loss

BBC's Winterwatch presenter Chris Packham, who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in his forties, sadly admitted "I hadn't prepared myself" for the devastating loss

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5 h. ago Nicky Henderson ‘can’t find a reason for what’s going wrong’ with falling star Constitution Hill

The trainer plans to give his frustrating jumper a race on the Flat at Southwell in February before deciding whether he will line up at Cheltenham

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5 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: After this new twist, case against Lucy Letby turns out to be as impressive as a soggy sandcastle

On Monday, Cheshire police complained publicly the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had decided not to proceed with several new cases against Lucy Letby. What business is this of police?

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5 h. ago Middle powers assemble? Trump disorder prompts talk of new liberal alliances

As Mark Carney, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen decide ‘to live in truth’, what will it take for Starmer to call out Trump?Davos live – latest updatesDonald Trump has told the Davos economic forum “without us, most countries would not even work”, but for the first time in decades, many western leaders have come to the opposite conclusion: they will function better without the US.Individually and collectively, they have decided “to live in truth” – the phrase used by the Czech dissident Vaclav Havel and referenced by the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, in his widely praised speech at Davos on Tuesday. They will no longer pretend the US is a reliable ally, or even that the old western alliance exists. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Judge rules against lawmakers pressing for monitor to ensure release of Epstein files

A judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case says two members of Congress lack the legal right to intervene and press their demand for a court-appointed observer to ensure the government complies with a new law ordering release of its files on Jeffrey Epstein

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5 h. ago How Harry called out press over treatment of Meghan when they were first dating

The duke gave evidence at the High Court on Wednesday against the Daily Mail’s publisher, saying: ‘They have made my wife’s life an absolute misery.’

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5 h. ago Mercy review – An AI judge decides Chris Pratt’s fate in this absolutely dismal dystopian dreck

Rebecca Ferguson co-stars in a film in which any promising idea leads to a dead end

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5 h. ago Mercy review – Chris Pratt takes on AI judge Rebecca Ferguson in ingenious sci

It is the year 2029 and an LA cop finds himself accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to clear his name before robo-justice sends him downIrish writer Marco van Belle delivers an entertaining script for this real time futurist thriller-satire set in LA in 2029, in a world (as they say) where AI is wholly responsible for assessing criminal guilt or innocence. You’ve heard of RoboCop. This is RoboJustice. Veteran Russian-Kazakh film-maker Timur Bekmambetov directs, bringing his usual robust approach to the big action sequences, and Chris Pratt stars as the LAPD cop accused of murder. (Longtime Pratt fans will appreciate a cameo appearance here of Pratt’s fellow cast-member from TV’s Parks and Recreation, Jay Jackson, effectively reprising his performance as sonorous TV newsreader Perd Hapley.)The film’s ostensible target is the insidious power of AI, though the movie partakes of today’s liberal opinion doublethink, in which we all solemnly concur that AI is very worrying wh...

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5 h. ago Trump calls on judge to block his own DOJ from releasing Jack Smith’s Mar

Trump claims the special counsel’s report could be weaponized by his political opponents and ‘irreparably harm’ him

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6 h. ago US officials tried to lobby against Marine Le Pen election ban, French judge says

Magali Lafourcade says the two envoys were convinced the far-right leader’s corruption trial had been politicalEurope live – latest updatesA French magistrate has said two Trump administration emissaries approached her seeking to lobby against an election ban on the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.Magali Lafourcade, the secretary general of France’s human rights commission (CNCDH), an independent body that advises the government, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) she had reported the content of the meeting to the French foreign ministry immediately, fearing a potential “manipulation of the public debate in France”. Continue reading...

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