70 m. ago MP removed from New Zealand parliament in heated debate over Palestinian recognition

Green party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick accused government MPs of lacking a ‘spine’ during debate on whether to recognise a Palestinian stateNew Zealand parliamentarian Chlöe Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament on Tuesday during a heated debate over the government’s response to the conflict in Gaza.An urgent debate was called after the centre-right government said on Monday it was weighing up its position on whether to recognise a Palestinian state. Close ally Australia on Monday joined Canada, the UK and France in announcing it would recognise a Palestinian state at a UN conference in September. Continue reading...

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76 m. ago National Guard descends on Washington DC as Trump mulls plan for 'reaction force' to invade U.S. cities at any time

Troops with the National Guard arrived into the capital late on Tuesday night in a bid by the White House to curb violent crime.

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99 m. ago Dragons' Den icon Theo Paphitis warns 'high streets will not survive if shops are hit in next Budget'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already increased business rates - with speculation growing she may pile on the pain in the autumn.

Events

1 hour ago College football star breaks down in tears after being caught off

The punter arrived in Nebraska over the summer, having grown up nearly 10,000 miles away in Frankston South in the state of Victoria. He grew up playing Australian Rules football.

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1 hour ago National Guard descends on streets of Washington DC after Trump vows to 'rescue capital from bloodshed'

Troops with the National Guard arrived into the capital late on Tuesday night in a bid by the White House to curb violent crime.

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4 h. ago ‘It’s a horrible picture’: Gaza faces new threat from antibiotic

Fatal infections more likely due to malnutrition, injuries and lack of medical facilities under Israel’s blockadeGaza is facing a new threat as diseases resistant to antibiotics spread across the devastated territory, research has revealed.Medical supplies are desperately scarce and tens of thousands of people have been injured in the 22-month war, while many others have been weakened by malnutrition, so the high levels of drug-resistant bacteria will mean longer and more serious illnesses, a more rapid transmission of infectious diseases and more deaths, experts said. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Starving boy, 14, crushed to death by Gaza aid drop as he ran toward food

Muhannad Zakaria Eid, 14, was running towards the heavy aid packages as they dropped near in central Gaza on Saturday - when one landed on him and crushed him to death

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5 h. ago ANDREW GRIFFITH: Almost four million people are signed off with no requirement to find a job. That's not fair on all the hard

If you ever wanted to know what the warning lights flashing red on the economy look like: this is it. Unemployment up for the tenth month in a row.

Society

6 h. ago Israel rejects UN allegations that its forces have sexually abused detained Palestinians

The U.N. chief has warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians

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6 h. ago Missing Claire Bennett: Fears grow after mum's bag found as daughter issues plea

Police have launched an urgent search for 49-year-old mum Claire Bennett, whose bag was discovered in a park by a viaduct after she vanished in Cornwall on Monday

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6 h. ago Concern grows for man missing in Wales for nearly a fortnight

Police have issued a renewed appeal to help find a man who has been missing for nearly two weeks

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7 h. ago Miriam Margolyes says 'you can't cancel me' amid calls for her to be stripped of OBE

Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes has been vocal in calling out Israel's actions in Gaza as she stands by her statements amid calls for her OBE to be taken from her

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7 h. ago The unrequited love that almost led to murder in cold blood: How US hitwoman's desperate bid for affection from British thug saw her travel across the Atlantic to gun down shopkeeper

Grinning for the camera with a sign supporting her football team - she hardly looks an assassin. Yet Aimee Betro travelled 4,000 miles from the US to carry out a 'hit' on a man

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7 h. ago Netanyahu hints that Gaza ceasefire talks now focus on the release of all hostages at once

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hinting that ceasefire efforts are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining hostages in Gaza all at once

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8 h. ago 'My son was murdered by his dad, now seeing daughter grow is bittersweet'

"My heart is forever broken. A piece will always be missing"

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8 h. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal have Eze rival; bid imminent; Man Utd get Baleba boost; Isak to Liverpool latest

Clubs are working on big deals as the start of the new Premier League season draws near

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9 h. ago ALISON MCGOVERN: 'People are working hard but there are still too many being left behind'

Employment Minister Alison McGovern writes for The Mirror saying the government 'will ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed' as new job figures published

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9 h. ago Love is Blind UK Ashleigh's life off screen from glam job to unusual nickname

Love Is Blind UK is back for a second season and hopeful contestant Ashleigh is looking for love

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9 h. ago The 184 Palestinian journalists killed in the war in Gaza endured hunger and grief

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says 184 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war

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9 h. ago UK demands Israel stop 'unimaginable' Gaza famine as children starve to death

The UK, Australia and other European states demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza, describing the humanitarian suffering as "unimaginable" as another five Palestinians die of starvation

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