1 hour ago Labour MP’s office reduced to ashes after building set on fire in suspected arson

A Labour MP’s constituency office was reduced to rubble and ashes after it was destroyed in an overnight fire on Thursday (11 September).

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3 h. ago ‘Arson attack’ on MP’s office wrecks charity and veterans’ mental health unit

The constituency office of Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South Sharon Hodgson was allegedly targeted.

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6 h. ago Police arrest man in his 20s after Labour MP Sharon Hodgson's constituency office is 'set on fire' and vandalised

Flames were seen at the Washington and Gateshead South MP's office in Concord, Washington last night.

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7 h. ago MP will ‘not be deterred’ following major fire at constituency office

Washington and Gateshead South MP Sharon Hodgson’s office was targeted.

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8 h. ago Police investigating fire at Labour MP’s constituency office

Sharon Hodgson’s office appeared to be damaged by a blaze.

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8 h. ago Police launch probe after Labour MP Sharon Hodgson's constituency office is 'set on fire' and vandalised

Flames were seen at the Washington and Gateshead South MP's office in Concord, Washington last night.

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3 w. ago Exposure to some common Pfas changes gene activity, new study finds

Findings help decipher mechanisms through which ‘forever chemicals’ cause disease, aiding in treating health problemsNew research suggests exposure to some common Pfas or “forever chemical” compounds causes changes to gene activity, and those changes are linked to health problems including multiple cancers, neurological disorders and autoimmune disease.The findings are a major step toward determining the mechanism by which the chemicals cause disease and could help doctors identify, detect and treat health problems for those exposed to Pfas before the issues advance. The research may also point toward other diseases potentially caused by Pfas that have not yet been identified, the authors said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago CNN’s resident MAGA defender keeps getting his past Jan. 6 condemnation thrown back in his face

‘He did not protect or defend the Constitution and he violated his oath of office,’ Tara Setmayer told Scott Jennings. ‘You know, who said that? You did after January 6th.’ Justin Baragona details how the CNN commentator is having his old comments used against him

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4 w. ago Man Utd receive major boost in bid to get rid of Jadon Sancho as 'bid made'

Manchester United have received a major boost in their determination to sell Jadon Sancho with Roma 'making an offer' to sign the flop who has been frozen out at Old Trafford

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last month Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power | Moira Dongan

No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problemPresident Trump imposed a military takeover of the nation’s capital on Monday, sending National Guard troops to Washington. He also seized control of the DC municipal police department, invoking an obscure section of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act which allows the president to take control of local law enforcement in the district for a period of one month in times of emergency.That there is no emergency is irrelevant: Trump has declared one in order to exercise powers that are only available to him in a state of exception, which is, of course, what the whole country increasingly finds itself to be experiencing as the president expands the powers of his office from those of a constitutional executive into something more like the power of authoritarian control.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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