55 m. ago S&P cuts France’s credit rating as it forecasts higher debt pile

French sovereign downgrade is the third in recent weeks and heaps pressure on Sébastien Lecornu’s budget plans

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86 m. ago Perv teacher sexted 'teen' making sick bestiality brag and then blamed wife

A school teacher is under investigation after allegedly sexting what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl asking for pictures and saying he would take her virginity

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89 m. ago Dog walker finds boa constrictor ALIVE and lurking next to UK primary school

A dog walker found a snake inside a box at Withywood Park in south Bristol - a volunteer at the park said she reptile was 'probably the strangest thing' they had ever seen there

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1 hour ago Philadelphia officials seek tips about Kada Scott, who disappeared 2 weeks ago

Authorities in Philadelphia say they are no closer to locating a missing 23-year-old woman who disappeared from her nursing home job nearly two weeks ago

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2 h. ago Transgender man wanting to get pregnant wins legal appeal after High Court rules it is 'not incompatible to live as a man when trying to conceive and carry a baby'

In February this year, the Gender Recognition Panel declined to issue the man, known only as W, a GRC.

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2 h. ago Virginia Giuffre’s family celebrates after Prince Andrew drops royal titles over alleged Epstein ties

Prince Andrew announced earlier Friday he would cease using his royal titles as the ‘continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family’

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3 h. ago School where teachers and pupil were stabbed put into lockdown after 'threatening message'

"Police enquiries are ongoing"

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3 h. ago Activist group says ‘no’ to police in schools at London, Ont. rally

Activist group says ‘no’ to police in schools at London, Ont. rally  CTV News

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3 h. ago Opening West Ham’s community hub was one of my proudest days in football – we even had a 90s pop star on the guestlist

THE GUEST LIST at the official opening of our brand new community hub The Foundry this week read like a who’s who of claret and blue. West Ham heroes past and present, coaches, directors, charitable partners, local MPs, mayors, Prem representatives, budding entrepreneurs, hopeful young starlets in our Girls’ Academy, a 50-strong choir of senior...

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3 h. ago Taylor Swift continues to make chart history with The Life Of A Showgirl as it retains number one album in UK for second week

The singer continues her domination, securing a rare double victory with The Life Of A Showgirl topping the Official Albums Chart, while Ophelia maintains its reign on the Official Singles Chart.

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3 h. ago Two London secondary schools named top of 2025 UK league tables

Two London secondary schools named top of 2025 UK league tables - see where yours ranks  MyLondon

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3 h. ago 'Prince William helped finally push Andrew out after huge Epstein lie exposed'

Royal Editor Russell Myers writes that several high-profile meetings between the King, Prince William and their most senior officials took place to finally force Andrew out

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3 h. ago The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time

A nonprofit in rural Alaska is working to rescue dogs from Kipnuk, a village hit hard by Typhoon Halong

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3 h. ago Chancellor says she ‘can’t leave welfare untouched’ this parliament as budget looms

Rachel Reeves understood to be eyeing cuts to Motability scheme as she tries to plug hole in country’s financesRachel Reeves has said she “can’t leave welfare untouched” this parliament, with the Treasury understood to be considering axing up to £1bn in tax breaks for a scheme providing cars for disabled people.The chancellor set out her thinking on welfare before next month’s budget in an interview, having previously said she would need to make cuts and raise taxes. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Reclusive Friends icon Matt LeBlanc seen on rare public outing days before Matthew Perry's death anniversary

The reclusive actor, 58, who in recent years has pivoted from Hollywood in favor of running a car dealership, cut a low-key figure as he strolled with his daughter Marina, 21.

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4 h. ago Iowa superintendent detained by ICE falsely claimed he was a US citizen, indictment says

The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district has been indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities say he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen who was eligible to work

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5 h. ago Female teacher is banned from the classroom after swapping thousands of messages with boy pupil, 15, and meeting him outside of school

It was also revealed that the teenager had sent the teacher an explicit image of himself as well as a message containing pornography.

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5 h. ago Ban on Israeli football fans attending match in Birmingham could be lifted in days as ministers scramble to beef up policing

The Government has been pressuring West Midlands Police to reverse a decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from their Europa League game against Aston Villa on 6 November.

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5 h. ago Survivors of airstrike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean held on US navy ship, officials say

It’s unclear whether survivors will be treated as prisoners of war or criminal defendants by US militaryThe US has seized survivors of a military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region last month, according to officials in Washington.Thursday’s attack is believed to be at least the sixth strike in the waters off Venezuela since early September, and the first to result in survivors who were picked up by the US military. It was not immediately clear what would be done with the survivors, who the officials said were being held on a US navy vessel. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Jennifer Lawrence flashes sideboob in plunging black dress as she attends the London premiere of her new film Die My Love

The actress, 35, looked incredible as she arrived on the red carpet wearing a black sleeveless dress with a plunging neckline.

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