88 m. ago Polish nursery worker accused of abusing 24 toddlers was 'sleep deprived from smoking cannabis and staying up late with her boyfriend', court hears

Roksana Lecka is accused of 'badly harming' 23 of the infants, all aged 18 months to two years, at a £1,900-a-month Montessori nursery in Twickenham, south-west London .

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1 hour ago Experts cast doubt on Reeves' plan to make her sums add up by saving billions through 'technical efficiency gains', slashing admin spending and clamping down on tax

The Treasury said it planned to make more use of artificial intelligence, reforming the workforce - including through job cuts - and selling off its London property portfolio.

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2 h. ago Minister to be referred to standards commissioner following Larne fire

A fire broke out at Larne Leisure centre following vandalism at the facility on the third night of disorder in Northern Ireland.

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2 h. ago Riots erupt on streets of Salford after 60 masked youths set fire to cars, build blockades and hurl bricks at police

Between 50 and 60 people flocked to Lower Broughton Road at around 1.30pm this afternoon, using cars and wheelie bins to block off the road.

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2 h. ago Dave Ryding, Britain’s most successful Alpine skier, to retire at end of 2025

The 38-year-old was the first Briton and oldest man to win an Alpine skiing World Cup with his historic victory in Kitzbuhel in 2022

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3 h. ago Major road opens to traffic after most expensive upgrade in Welsh history

The £2 billion project to upgrade the A465 Heads of the Valleys road began in 2002 and has now been fully completed

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3 h. ago No new trials for Michigan school shooter's parents despite violation by prosecutors, judge rules

A judge has turned down requests for new trials by the parents of a Michigan school shooter

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3 h. ago Police issue major update on bomb squad incident which led to homes being evacuated

Police said a 'device' was 'made safe' after being found during a raid on a property

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4 h. ago Diddy trial chaos as prosecutors try to eject juror over 'serious' ethics breach

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is back in court as his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial continues on Wednesday in New York federal court.

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4 h. ago Worker who leaked plans to build golf courses in Florida parks files whistleblower suit

A former Florida state worker who leaked information about plans by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to build golf courses and hotels in state parks has filed a whistleblower lawsuit

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4 h. ago Springsteen's Berlin concert echoes with history and a stark warning

Veteran rock star Bruce Springsteen, a high-profile celebrity critic of President Donald Trump, slammed the U.S. administration as “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert Wednesday in Berlin

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4 h. ago Riot police at leisure centre blaze after 'masked thug's' cause disorder in UK town

Riots continue in Northern Ireland for the third night, as youth storm Larne Leisure Centre to smash window and set wheelie bins on fire before placing them inside

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4 h. ago Iconic London pub loved by Oasis announces 'disappointing' closure after 25 years of business

The Shaston Arms in Soho will be serving its last orders on Sunday

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5 h. ago Gang violence displaced a record 1.3 million people in Haiti, UN report finds

A new report has found that gang violence has displaced a record 1.3 million people across Haiti as the local government and international community struggle to contain the spiraling crisis

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6 h. ago How Sonay Kartal’s rise is pushing British women’s tennis to new heights

Sonay Kartal fell to a 6-1, 6-3 defeat at the hands of world No. 15 Amanda Anisimova, but has plenty of positives to take from an historic week in women’s tennis

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6 h. ago Take a look inside luxury £2.5m Cheshire home with indoor swimming pool and movie room

The gorgeous home has been listed on Rightmove this week

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6 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s spending review: the chancellor tightened belts and loosened seams | Editorial

The government offers capital investment and fiscal prudence but real-terms department cuts and grand promises could strain political credibilityBrexit’s ghost haunts a Labour spending review intended to lay the foundations for a second term. Its headlines echo the twin themes of the referendum campaign: control immigration, fund the NHS. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said she would end the use of hotels for asylum seekers “in this parliament” saving £1bn a year, while NHS spending will rise by 3% a year. Ms Reeves framed it as a politics of security and compassion. Yet it reads as Brexit’s populist promises, filtered through Westminster orthodoxy.The risk is that this is all slogan and very little solution. The asylum savings are speculative, and the annual increase in NHS budgets is below its historical average. There are also real-terms cuts or essentially flat budgets for key departments such as transport, education and local government. The Home Office faces cuts deeper than a...

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6 h. ago Harvey Weinstein found guilty on one charge in New York sex crimes retrial

Weinstein was found guilty of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley, but was acquitted of a second charge of sexually assaulting Kaja SokolaThe movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on one charge of committing a criminal sexual act in the first degree by a Manhattan jury, concluding a three-week trial that revived accusations from a successful 2020 prosecution that was overturned on appeal.Weinstein was found guilty of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley, but was acquitted of a second charge of sexually assaulting Kaja Sokola. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Operation Mincemeat: Fake documents planted on dead body tricked Hitler and won WW2

The daring plot, in which a homeless man's corpse was planted in the sea to fool Hitler into changing tactics, has gone down in history. But until now no-one knew how important was the role of MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt

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7 h. ago ‘In 14 years, never anything like this’: Ballymena’s foreigners describe fear after rioting

Some residents put up union jacks in an attempt to be spared from attacks while others say their windows were smashedWhen the mob comes hunting down Clonavon Road, the foreigners who remain entrust their fate to stickers on front doors and flags on windows that signal they are the good foreigners, the foreigners who cause no trouble, and deserve to be spared.“Filipino lives here,” declare posters with the Filipino flag, pasted as talismans against destruction. Other families have erected union jacks and loyalist bunting in hope of deflecting the crowd’s wrath and avoiding selection. Continue reading...

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