45 m. ago Trump's ring of steel: Specialist police carry out searches in Windsor ahead of US President's UK state visit, as huge security operation begins amid fears of mass protests

Huge protests, organised by the Stop Trump Coalition, are set to be held in both Windsor and London against the two-day trip, with security heightened during the US president's stay.

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55 m. ago Florida councilman who called Charlie Kirk's death 'a fitting sacrifice' faces calls to resign

Florida councilman Steve Cody has insisted he will not stand down despite mounting backlash over his Facebook post.

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63 m. ago Nebraska plan for an immigrant detention center faces backlash and uncertainty

Some Nebraska lawmakers and residents say the Republican governor's plan to convert a prison into an immigration detention center has come with few details about the transition

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78 m. ago Action for Children charity marks 70th anniversary with Lanarkshire celebrations

The events were part of week-long anniversary events marking the charity’s impact, particularly throughout North and South Lanarkshire over the years.

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1 hour ago Early versions of Peter Rabbit, Thomas The Tank Engine and The BFG to be sold

A first addition Beatrix Potter titled The Story Of A Fierce Bad Rabbit, published in 1906, is among 60 lots of children’s books going on sale.

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2 h. ago 'Hypocrite' Labour donor 'evicted family from £3m townhouse before relisting it for an extra £1,000

Lord Waheed Alli, who has donated more than £500,000 to Labour over the past two decades, had let the five-bed north London townhouse to the couple and their children for the past four years.

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2 h. ago Manager reveals private Marc Guehi conversation that stopped Liverpool transfer

The latest Premier League transfer news as Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner opens up about Marc Guehi's failed move to Liverpool during the summer window.

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3 h. ago Starmer ‘not up to the job’ says Labour MP as PM faces furious backlash over Mandelson: UK Politics live

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

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3 h. ago Voices: Cutting aid funding now could bring a dangerous resurgence in malaria

A resurgence in malaria would mean tens of thousands of young children dying, writes Gareth Jenkins, despite there being effective means of helping them

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3 h. ago Police respond to reports of 'strangers approaching children'

'We completely understand parents and guardians remaining vigilant'

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4 h. ago What Manchester United did this week has eventually proven Sir Jim Ratcliffe right

The jury is still out on Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe but this international break's activities both at Old Trafford and abroad show he made one right call

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4 h. ago Burger van accused of paying children to eat massive burgers on camera

The allegation was made during a heated licensing hearing this week

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5 h. ago Sterling K. Brown has 3 Emmys, but Dan Fogelman has a bottle of scotch and a story

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5 h. ago Maths teacher who groomed and sexually abused student spared jail

He has been barred from working with children for 10 years

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5 h. ago Inverclyde fun run branded a 'farce' as children end up running on 60mph road after route mix up

Youngsters aged between five and 15 ended up on the B-road after being directed the wrong way.

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5 h. ago County lines dealers jailed after missing Surrey children found in London houses

County lines dealers jailed after missing Surrey children found in London houses  Surrey Live

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5 h. ago Hospital staff rushed to see mum's newborn baby after he became 'little celebrity'

Daniella Hines and her husband Andre are both taller than average, so perhaps it's no surprise that their new baby, Annan, weighed in at a whopping 13 pounds, 15 ounces

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6 h. ago ‘Partridge is more popular than me – that’s a given!’ Steve Coogan on Alan’s glorious return

For three decades, he has played one of the UK’s greatest ever comedy characters. But how different is he to Alan Partridge really? Ahead of the presenter’s new show about mental health, Coogan is put in the psychologist’s chairThe line between Steve Coogan and Alan Partridge is a blurry one. The love of cars. The clothes. They’ve both done their own live arena tours. They even share a face. But if you ever needed proof that they’re not actually the same, it’s the fact that when I meet him for breakfast at his London hotel, he’s not at the buffet with an oversized plate, the staff aren’t giggling at him, and we’re not in a Travel Tavern.We’re here to talk about his new show, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge). It’s the latest instalment in the wider Partridge universe in which he presents digital radio, writes books, successfully podcasts, goes on tour, and made his BBC comeback on magazine programme This Time. (The character is now co-written with the Gibbons brothers, rather than ...

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6 h. ago Doping in spotlight after double drugs shame on eve of World Athletics Championships

Cas bans US sprinter Erriyon Knighton for four yearsEthiopia’s Diribe Welteji ineligible pending case appealDoping in track and field has been thrust back into the spotlight on the eve of the World Athletics Championships after the US sprint star Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years and the Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was declared ineligible to run in Tokyo due to an ongoing case. Both athletes had previously won world championship medals.The 21-year-old Knighton, who won a world championship bronze over 200m in 2022 and silver in 2023, had blamed his failed drugs test last year on contaminated oxtail imported from abroad. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Doping in spotlight on eve of World Athletics Championships with two runners banned

Cas bans US sprinter Erriyon Knighton for four yearsEthiopia’s Diribe Welteji ineligible pending case appealDoping in track and field has been thrust back into the spotlight on the eve of the World Athletics Championships after the US sprint star Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years and the Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was declared ineligible to run in Tokyo because of a case still being adjudicated. Both athletes had previously won world championship medals.The 21-year-old Knighton, who won a world championship bronze over 200m in 2022 and silver in 2023, had blamed his failed drugs test last year on contaminated oxtail imported from abroad. However on Friday the court of arbitration for sport rejected Knighton’s defence. A press release said: “There is no proof that would support the conclusion that oxtail imported into the USA would be likely to contain trenbolone residues at the level required to have caused the athlete’s adverse analytical finding.” Continue reading...

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