1 hour ago Trump authorizes 2,000 national guard troops to deploy to LA amid Ice protests

California governor calls move ‘purposefully inflammatory’ and says it will ‘escalate tensions’ amid immigration crackdownDonald Trump on Saturday authorized the deployment of 2,000 national guard troops to Los Angeles, after an immigration crackdown erupted into mass protests with police in riot gear using teargas on bystanders.Shortly before the release of the White House statement, the California governor, Gavin Newsom, said in a statement on X that the federal government was “moving to take over” the California national guard. Newsom said the move was “purposefully inflammatory” and warned that it would “only escalate tensions”. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago So much for smashing the gangs! Starmer claims the secret to solving the small

An investigation by The Mail on Sunday can today expose how criminals convicted of involvement in people trafficking have been allowed to walk free with a slap on the wrist by French courts.

Events

3 h. ago Pioneering device could help patients with Parkinson's, which affects 150,000 people in the UK, to walk again

Nearly 150,000 people in the UK suffer from Parkinson's disease, a degenerative condition that can cause tremors, muscle stiffness and slowness of movement as nerve cells in the brain die.

Science

4 h. ago Rachel Reeves to announce £86bn for science and technology in spending review

Regions will be handed up to £500 million with local leaders given powers to decide how investment is targeted in their communities.

Economics

5 h. ago Woman, 30, shot dead by police after ‘attacking two people with knife’ in Munich

Munich police riot squad and the Criminal Investigation Department rushed to the scene after the woman attacked two people with a knife near the Oktoberfest grounds

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5 h. ago Munich shooting: Woman, 30, shot dead by police after 'attacking two people with knife'

Munich police riot squad and the Criminal Investigation Department rushed to the scene after the woman attacked two people with a knife near the Oktoberfest grounds

Events

6 h. ago Man flies 1,000 miles to Portugal to deliver Greggs sausage rolls to pregnant sister

A Welsh online influencer jetted over to Portugal on a whim after his brother rang him to say his pregnant wife was craving the flakey goodness of a Greggs sausage roll

Politics

6 h. ago The 1% Club fans praise ‘genius’ English footballer after £100,000 win

The former player bagged a huge win for charity

Economics

7 h. ago When they chose to die together, my grandparents wrote the final chapter of a love story spanning 70 years

My Nan held my hand, convincing me this was what they wanted. I felt like a little girl, crying and being comforted by my grandmother one last timeIn their final moments, Ron and Irene lay together in a single bed, soft smiles on their faces. They wore special shirts picked out for the occasion; his a cranky cockatoo print, and hers the same white and floral print blouse she wore to their 70th wedding anniversary a few months previously.The only sign of what was to come were the twin cannulas, one in each of their intertwined hands, with long thin tubes winding back behind the beds and out of sight.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Jared Leto denies sexual misconduct after facing accusations from multiple women

An investigation by ‘AirMail’ revealed allegations from nine younger women

Politics

8 h. ago Dead body discovered in abandoned BMW near Gatwick Airport sparks police investigation

A body has been found on the back seat of a car left abandoned on an industrial estate, a mile away from Gatwick Airport, in a shocking and unexplained discovery

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9 h. ago Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's magical Disney trip that could set you back up to $5,000

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and their two children recently took a family trip to Disneyland and shared some of the details - including some of their somewhat unusual snacks.

Politics

9 h. ago Only Fools and Horses fans asked to pay up to £500 plus VAT to meet David Jason

Those who pay the fee will be banned from taking their own selfies, asking for autographs or even giving gifts to Sir David

Economics

11 h. ago 'Rachel Reeves looks exhausted. She can't deliver': Labour ministers drip poison to DAN HODGES on why the Chancellor is doomed... and tell the woeful reason she thinks it's all gone wrong

It was the expression that spoke for a nation. As Rachel Reeves delivered her speech on new transport investment, workers at the Mellor Bus factory appeared less than impressed.

Politics

11 h. ago 'I could kick myself for falling for it': The online scam stores leaving shoppers trapped and out of pocket

In an unjust and unethical practice, shoppers are being stitched up by China-based fashion websites branded a 'complete scam'. James Holt investigates.

Politics

11 h. ago Months after being caught at Forest Bank prison, he went on a 10

Wasim Omar, and four others, stole more than £100,000 from their victims in a ten-month rampage

Events

12 h. ago MPs could vote to force government to build 150,000 social homes a year

A proposed change to the Planning and Infrastructure bill would demand a 150,000 target for building social homes this Parliament

Politics

13 h. ago Jackie Robinson mural in Miami defaced with racial slurs and swastikas

Miami murals of MLB icons defaced with hate symbolsSwastikas, slurs scrawled on Jackie Robinson imagePolice investigating mural vandalism as hate crimeMiami murals honoring baseball trailblazers Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minoso were defaced with swastikas and racist slurs this week.The vandalism in the city’s Overtown neighborhood was reported Monday to police, who told the Athletic on Friday that they are investigating the incident as a hate crime. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago London residents win £550,000 compensation in cladding defects case

London residents win £550,000 compensation in cladding defects case  The Guardian

Economics

13 h. ago Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economyPlans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whitehall assessment that found there was likely to be little more than £11bn available to spend.In a knock to Rachel Reeves’s growth agenda, a report by civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that the expected surpluses in occupational schemes would be used by businesses to offload their pension liabilities to insurance companies. Continue reading...

Economics