21 m. ago Democratic strategist admits some in party have ‘charisma of watching paint dry’ as they think of ways to reach young men

The Democratic Party’s soul-searching on how to reach young men comes after Republicans made gains during 2024 election

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35 m. ago New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters’ home vandalised ‘during a protest’

Man charged as police allege a window was smashed in a rare act of violence targeted at a New Zealand politician’s homeA man who allegedly used a crowbar to smash in a window at the home of New Zealand’s foreign minister “during a protest” has been charged, police confirmed on Tuesday.Winston Peters posted to social media on Monday evening saying “a disgusting coward” had smashed a window in his Auckland home and left a sign on the door. Continue reading...

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66 m. ago Rachel Reeves is coming under mounting pressure to rule out a 'knee

Speculation is mounting that the Chancellor may reduce the maximum amount savers can withdraw tax-free from their retirement funds - prompting some to pull cash out now.

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68 m. ago Poll shows two in three Tory members want a pact with Reform at the next election

Nearly two-thirds of Tory Party members want a pact with Reform UK at the next election, according to a poll.

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82 m. ago QUENTIN LETTS: The sight of Maggie's old outfits at Tory conference is creepy. It's time for the party to end its obsession with her if it is to have any chance of a revival

Before the Conservatives win any election they will need to chime with 21st-century Britain and its voters. To use a German word, they will need to find the zeitgeist, writes Quentin Letts.

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2 h. ago Spies claim Putin is 'discussing attack on NATO' as Europe faces dire threat

The Kremlin is reportedly discussing an attack on NATO, according to German intelligence, as a top EU defence official has warned that Europe should be ready to defend itself from Russia

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2 h. ago ICE is struggling to detain more people despite a huge influx of money. And officials are blaming one man

Critics say the Trump administration’s new funding policies and strategy of working with states to house immigration detainees has slowed the expansion of its deportation campaign

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2 h. ago 'British parts' found in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russian weapons contained components from allied countries including Britain, Germany, and the US as he called for more 'effective' sanctions on Russia

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2 h. ago Prince Harry's stalker 'was found hiding in toilets just 20 minutes before he arrived at event'

The woman was later allegedly pictured next to his car after she was thrown out of the Royal Lancaster Hotel in west London .

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3 h. ago Video shows empty seats during key Conservative party conference speech

There were several empty seats at the Conservative Party's conference on Monday, 6 October, as Sir Mel Stride laid out the opposition's economic plans if they win the next election.

Culture

3 h. ago Alleged Covid fraudsters warned to pay up or face the ‘hit squad’

A deadline has been set for suspected fraudsters to return any taxpayers’ money they may have received under false pretences during the pandemic

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3 h. ago MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson posts video as Batman beating up men and women in sombreros to celebrate Chicago ICE raid

Benny Johnson’s AI-altered Dark Knight is seen delivering a right cross directly to the face of a woman, whose hat comes flying off as she staggers to the ground, all while a “BONK!” graphic comes flying towards the screen.

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3 h. ago Britain's phone theft kingpins: Gang who export HALF of UK's snatched handsets and made a fortune shipping 40,000 to China is smashed in dramatic raids  

Scotland Yard's commissioner hailed the series of raids as the 'biggest counter-phone theft operation in the world.'

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4 h. ago Robert Jenrick criticised over ‘didn’t see another white face’ comment

Labour Party chairwoman Anna Turley said people of colour should not have to justify their Britishness to the shadow justice secretary.

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4 h. ago Illinois governor vows to resist Trump administration ‘power grab’ after suing over national guard deployment to Chicago – live

JB Pritzker says Illinois will use ‘every lever’ to stop Trump’s use of military in state; federal judge says administration has two days to file a response and sets a hearing for ThursdayIllinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago College member of staff allegedly 'grabbed' colleague and deleted files

Cerys Warren is said to have spoken 'angrily' and raised her voice to a colleague in front of a learner with complex needs

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4 h. ago Tories mocked over misspelling ‘Britain’ on party chocolate bar handout

A Tory source said the spelling mistake was a ‘printing error’

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5 h. ago Robert Jenrick slammed over comment about not seeing 'another white face' in Birmingham area

Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick is under fire after allegedly complaining about not seeing 'another white face' when visiting an area of Birmingham

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5 h. ago Miami Beach becomes latest Florida city to see rainbow crosswalk removed, angering LGBT community

Florida state officials directed local governments to remove art from crosswalks and intersections, including anything ‘associated with social, political, or ideological messages’

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6 h. ago Man accused of making series of threats against TikTok HQ arrested after standoff with police

Joseph Mayuyo, 33, was taken into custody after allegedly posting a series of violent threats online

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