44 m. ago Finding Margaret by Andrew Pierce review: A moving tale of abandonment

Andrew Pierce’s moving memoir is dedicated “to Betty and George, my real mum and dad”. That puts the story that follows in perspective. It’s about his search for his birth mother. But we know at the start that it has a happy ending, because Betty and George were there for the little boy, who grew up to be a distinguished journalist.

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49 m. ago Trump deploys National Guard to crush ‘riots and looters,’ Marines ‘on alert’ amid anti

Tense confrontations between police and demonstrators in L.A. continued for a second day on Saturday, in response to operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

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82 m. ago Trump activates National Guard to crush ‘riots and looters,’ Marines ‘on alert’ amid anti

Tense confrontations between police and demonstrators in L.A. continued for a second day on Saturday, in response to operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

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2 h. ago The hidden crisis sweeping across Wales which is threatening to get out of control

Our reporter spent a day with the busiest immigration enforcement team in the UK

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3 h. ago Trump activates National Guard to crush ‘riots and looters’ as anti

Tense confrontations between police and demonstrators in L.A. continued for a second day on Saturday, in response to operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

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3 h. ago Trump to send national guard to quell immigration protests in LA

Federal agents clashed with demonstrators protesting raids on suspected undocumented workers

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4 h. 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...

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4 h. ago Miley Cyrus debuts new tattoo as she reveals sweet meaning behind inking

Miley Cyrus has added to her extensive tattoo collection with a new inking on her shoulder, which she says is a tribute to her mother Tish Cyrus, who she describes as her "muse"

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4 h. ago King Charles will swap reins for carriage at Trooping the Colour ceremony as he continues undergoing treatment for cancer

As one of the Royal Family's most accomplished equestrians, King Charles rode for years in the parade - both for his mother's official birthday celebrations and then for his own.

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6 h. ago Trump administration to send national guard to Los Angeles amid Ice protests

Border czar Tom Homan says: ‘We’re already mobilizing’ as immigration crackdown erupts into mass protestsThe Trump administration will deploy the national guard to immigration protests in Los Angeles, border czar Tom Homan said on Saturday, as an immigration crackdown in the area erupted into mass protests with police in riot gear deploying teargas at bystanders.“We’re already mobilizing. We’re gonna bring national guard in tonight and we’re gonna continue doing our job. This is about enforcing the law,” Homan said in an interview with Fox News. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago California officials decry union leader’s arrest amid renewed Ice raids and protests

Governor Gavin Newsom joins LA mayor Karen Bass and lawmakers in denouncing anti-immigration effortsA day after the arrest of a union leader in Los Angeles, federal immigration authorities faced widespread backlash from California officials even as they moved forward with a renewed immigration crackdown in nearby Paramount that was met by more protests.US immigration authorities on Saturday extended area raids into Paramount, south-east of Los Angeles, and were met with more protests outside an industrial park. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump’s border czar says he’s sending National Guard to fight LA anti

Tense confrontations between police and demonstrators in L.A. continued for a second day on Saturday, in response to operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

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7 h. ago Stephen Miller calls mass LA protests against ICE raids an ‘insurrection’ as unrest continues

Tense confrontations between police and demonstrators in L.A. continued for a second day on Saturday, in response to operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

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8 h. ago LORD ASHCROFT: 'We can sniff Starmer's fear of Farage' say voters as they back winter fuel U

Voters have been wondering what it was about Reform's surge in local elections that prompted Starmer to tighten his immigration policy and row back the winter fuel allowance cuts.

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8 h. ago Immigration raids in LA expand despite protests with teargas and flash

Border patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks descend on an industrial park in ParamountUS immigration authorities extended activity in the Los Angeles area on Saturday in the wake of protests at a federal detention facility and a police response that included teargas, flash-bangs and the arrest of a union leader.Border patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stood guard outside an industrial park in the city of Paramount, deploying teargas as bystanders and protesters gathered on medians and across the street, some jeering at authorities while recording the event on smartphones. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Immigration authorities extend activity in Los Angeles area amid street protests

U.S. immigration authorities have extended activity in Los Angeles area in the wake of protests at an federal detention facility and a police response that included tear gas, flash-bangs and the arrest of a union leader

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9 h. ago Scott Morrison sought advice to obstruct Nauru asylum seekers from accessing abortions, documents reveal

Advocate claims Abbott government was concerned asylum seekers and refugees were using medical transfers as a back door to get into AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScott Morrison overrode medical advice in the case of an asylum seeker in offshore detention trying to access an abortion, and had previously sought advice that would effectively prevent access to terminations entirely, ministerial advice reveals.Documents released under freedom of information laws show Morrison, in 2014 as immigration minister, had sought advice to deny the transfer of women to a hospital on the Australian mainland to access termination services before 20 weeks’ gestation. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Tyler Perry’s new Netflix movie lands impressive audience score after dividing critics

Taraji P. Henson plays a single mother struggling to care for her sick daughter in ‘Straw’

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10 h. ago Diane Abbott says Starmer speech on Britain becoming 'island of strangers' is 'fundamentally racist'

Announcing his immigration white paper last  month, the Prime Minister said his new strategy would 'finally take back control of our borders and close the book on a squalid chapter'.

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12 h. ago Abbott calls Starmer’s immigration comments ‘fundamentally racist’ at rally

Thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and activists gathered to ‘send a message’ to the Government at a demonstration in central London.

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