34 m. ago Labour MP calls asylum plans ‘dystopian’ as government accused of ‘performative cruelty’ by rival parties – UK politics live

Nadia Whittome says government has sunk so low it is being praised by Tommy Robinson as SNP and Plaid Cymru criticise plansMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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46 m. ago Drug dealer found with crack cocaine and knuckle duster at her home

Deborah Delaney, who has more than 50 convictions to her name, has been jailed again at Swansea Crown Court

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46 m. ago Milwaukee landlord accused of killing his tenant and then hours later murdering a witness

The killings happened on November 5 inside a home after Kevin Griffin allegedly confronted his tenant

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51 m. ago 'Mean' nurse Rexy Reyes helped himself to thousands from dementia patient's bank account

Rexy Reyes, who worked as a nurse at Nottingham's Queen Medical Centre, has been found guilty of two counts of theft following a three-day trial at Nottingham Crown Court

Economics

53 m. ago Supreme court to review Trump policy of limiting asylum claims at border

Trump administration’s claim it has authority to ‘meter’ applications may turn on definition of arriving in USThe US supreme court agreed on Monday to hear a defense by the Trump administration of the government’s authority to limit the processing of asylum claims at ports of entry along the US-Mexico border.The court took up the administration’s appeal of a lower court’s determination that the “metering” policy, under which US immigration officials could stop asylum seekers at the border and decline to process their claims, violated federal law. Continue reading...

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64 m. ago Mahmood reveals asylum plan as Labour backlash grows over ‘dystopian’ immigration crackdown

Labour backbenchers accuse government of ‘chasing Reform’ with new measures

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92 m. ago Wild Cherry viewers rage 'did our TV license fees pay for this?!' as they brand new BBC drama 'utter rubbish' and accuse show bosses of 'ripping off' huge US show

The six-part drama explores mother-daughter relationships in the modern social media world.

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94 m. ago Labour accused of ‘performative cruelty’ over asylum plans – UK politics live

SNP and Plaid Cymru say government facilitating Farage’s agenda with proposals to drastically tighten rulesMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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94 m. ago Sandbanks businessman accused of turning millionaires' playground into a 'mini Manhattan' with plans to 'shoe

Spencer Whitworth has submitted a planning application to build a two-bedroom bungalow on one of the few open spaces left on the exclusive peninsula - where the average home sells for over £1.2million.

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1 hour ago Labour backlash grows over ‘dystopian’ and ‘visionless’ asylum crackdown

Labour backbenchers accuse government of ‘chasing Reform’ with new measures

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1 hour ago I’m a Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec’s feud with contestant Kelly Brook resurfaces

Brook accused the hosts of hurting her career after fraught ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ encounter

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1 hour ago Father, 38, was 'racially abused' by two teenagers as he lay dying on the pavement outside his mother's house after they stabbed him in the heart, court told

Kamran Aman, 38, was knifed in the heart just after midnight on July 1 in Barry, a seaside town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

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2 h. ago Toddler found dead in pile of laundry and rubbish as mum says 'I should have done more'

Nichole Lynn Boyer is accused of letting her disabled toddler starve to death has pleaded not guilty to murder after police found the boy’s decomposing body hidden in filthy piles of laundry and rubbish

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2 h. ago Olympic coach, 65, denies raping and sexually assaulting a child over 10

Jose Vicente Leiva-Modahl, 65, pleaded not guilty to 19 charges, including sexual assault of a child and rape, at Manchester Crown Court.

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2 h. ago NYPD releases first images of man suspected of shooting NFL star Kris Boyd in Midtown Manhattan

The New York Jets cornerback, 29, is in a critical but stable condition after being shot in the abdomen outside celebrity hotspot Sei Less shortly after 2am on Sunday morning.

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2 h. ago Admin assistant posed as a doctor and nurse on dating apps to 'prey on older, vulnerable men', court hears

An admin assistant posed as a doctor and a nurse on dating apps to 'prey on older, vulnerable men', a court has heard.

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2 h. ago Boy, 9, accused of raping and brutally attacking girl, 5, is allowed home with ankle monitor... despite victim's mom pleading with judge

A nine-year-old boy who allegedly raped and brutally attacked a five-year-old girl had been allowed to return home despite the devastated victim's mother's pleas.

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2 h. ago Former Olympic coach appears in court to deny raping and sexually abusing child

Jose Leiva-Modahl denied 19 charges said to have been committed against the same complainant

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2 h. ago Suspect sought in shooting that critically injured New York Jets player Kris Boyd

New York police have released surveillance images of a man sought in the shooting of New York Jets cornerback and special teams standout Kris Boyd

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3 h. ago Van explosion leaves man in hospital after "massive blast" in shopping centre car park

Images show the wreckage of a vehicle that exploded after it hit the roof of an underground car park

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