61 m. ago JK Rowling blasts Sturgeon memoirs as a 'shameless denial of reality and hard facts' in scathing review

Author JK Rowling has penned a scathing review of Nicola Sturgeon 's hotly anticipated memoirs on the day it was officially launched.

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1 hour ago California governor calls for a special election to introduce new US House maps – live

Gavin Newsom announces plans to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in response to a redistricting plan by TexasMelania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Ian Blackford decides not to stand in Kate Forbes' seat at Holyrood 2026 election

He had been giving ‘serious consideration’ to a run for the Scottish Parliament

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2 h. ago Florida wildlife officials consider reopening bay nationally known for its oysters

Florida wildlife officials have given preliminary approval to a plan to reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting, five years after the waters were closed due to dwindling shellfish populations

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2 h. ago Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials

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2 h. ago Pensioner dies during heart surgery at NHS hospital after 10

Jean Dye, 77, was at the crucial stage of the procedure when the electricity went down at Scunthorpe General Hospital. Doctors had to stop as they couldn't see the X-rays

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2 h. ago Trump repeats false claims about DC crime and praises order allowing city police to work closer with Ice agents – live updates

Trump says, without evidence, that law enforcement officials who have created ‘fake’ crime statistics, are ‘under investigation’Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago California moving forward with partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas' move

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a special election on November 4 to introduce new U.S. House maps

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3 h. ago Trump wants to ‘take back’ DC — but the feds already control most of the land

Huge chunks of the capital are under the federal government’s control. Local officials feel like their hands are tied when it comes to how to run the city

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3 h. ago Trump falsely claims crime in US capital is ‘worst it’s ever been’ as protesters confront federal officers

The president ordered a federal takeover of Washington DC’s police and the deployment of national guardUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump falsely claimed that crime in Washington DC is “the “worst it’s ever been” on Thursday, amid an ongoing federal takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of the national guard and federal agents in the city.“Washington DC is at its worst point,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “It will soon be at its best point.” He also baselessly accused DC law enforcement officials of giving “phony crime stats” and said “they’re under investigation”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Police probe 'deliberate' wildfire at London park after five blazes tear through grassland in just three days

Exclusive: Police investigate huge blaze on grasslands after five fires in three days on Wanstead flats during heatwave

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4 h. ago Trump’s DC takeover is a move of staggering hypocrisy | Rebecca Solnit

Donald Trump is concocting a drama in DC because he would like us to really stop talking about the Epstein filesThe most violent day in the history of Washington DC, leaving aside the War of 1812, was 6 January 2021, and the instigator was Donald J Trump, who this week has endeavored to seize control of the nation’s capital, after reports that a former employee of the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) was assaulted in the city.In a sense the new event echoes the old; both are illegitimate power grabs made on the basis of lies. In 2021 it was a lie about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election; in the summer of 2025 it’s lies about crime levels. Reliable sources – including the Biden Department of Justice in January – have noted that violent crime there is at a 30-year low. Five people died as a result of that 2021 attack on Congress, and dozens of law enforcement officers were injured, some gravely, by the mob Trump incited. On his first day in office in 2025 he par...

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4 h. ago Gang bundled pregnant woman into van and threatened to cut her fingers off

Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi and Nicholas Mitchell were found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap after a trial at Kingston Crown Court, police said.

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5 h. ago Justice Department fires man accused of throwing sandwich at agent during Trump DC intervention

A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department

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5 h. ago Jaecoo 7 review: A premium bargain (despite the warning beeps)

Handsome plug-in hybrid SUV offers impressive value and quality, and a decent electric range, but poor ride quality and infuriating beeps and bongs

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6 h. ago Ayrshire electrical firm targets growth amid ongoing success

The company, based in Irvine, is looking to spread its wings with work the length and breadth of Scotland.

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6 h. ago Tourists greeted by National Guard patrolling DC landmarks on Thursday morning

Donald Trump’s show of force intended to eradicate street crime, which official statistics say is down to a 30-year low

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6 h. ago Three teenagers accused of killing electrician on Isle of Sheppey will go on trial next year

Alexander Cashford, 49, was found dead with multiple serious injuries in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey on Sunday.

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7 h. ago Thug finally guilty of murder... 12 YEARS after brutally attacking homeless man

Anthony Ellis lied over and over again to emergency services that he had not inflicted the attack that would leave the homeless man needing round-the-clock care until he died years later from his horrific brain injuries

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7 h. ago Premier League referees to crack down on holding in penalty area

Officials will consider whether there is a clear impact on the opponent’s ability to play or challenge for the ball

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