50 m. ago The 'Farminator' who rounds up illegal migrants: Farmer reveals he dealt with 5,000 stowaways on his land and says Keir Starmer 'treats them like royalty'

Chris Gadsden, 70, hit the headlines ten years ago as he collared hundreds of suspected stowaways sneaking into his fields in Bedfordshire.

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94 m. ago United, American, Delta suspending flights to Middle East amid Israel

United Airlines has suspended some flights to Dubai while American Airlines halted flights to Doha, Qatar, on Thursday

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4 h. ago CNN data analyst says Americans agree with Trump on keeping Iran nuke free: A lot more popular than ‘would think’

Just under 80 percent of US adults surveyed by the broadcaster in April – some two months before the latest escalations in the Middle East – agreed with the president

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4 h. ago One dead and another rushed to hospital after small plane crashes on residential street outside Boston

Officials said a single-engine Mooney M20 aircraft hit the ground on Sam Fonzo Drive in Beverly, on the north-east outskirts of Boston, just before 9am on Thursday.

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5 h. ago TUI flight evacuated in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

The TUI flight from Cardiff to the Canary Islands was evacuated by bomb squad officials after a threatening note was found on the aircraft in Spain.

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6 h. ago TUI flight erupts in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

Passengers aboard the plane - which was flying from Cardiff to the Canary Islands - were swept off the aircraft by bomb squads and investigators after a letter was recovered

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6 h. ago Israel’s attack has exposed Iran’s lack of firepower – but conflict could yet turn in Tehran’s favour

Iran has struggled to respond effectively after Israel killed many of its top military commandersIt is a week since Israel began its largest attack ever on Iran, and in conventional military terms it is clear that Tehran is under extreme pressure. Israel has been able to achieve superiority over Iran’s skies at extraordinary speed, within hours of launching its surprise assault. Its military claimed on Monday to have knocked out 120 Iranian air defence systems through a mixture of air and drone strikes, about a third of Tehran’s pre-war total.In response, Iran’s most effective weapon has been its stock of high-speed ballistic missiles, estimated at about 2,000 by Israel’s Defence Force (IDF) at the outset of hostilities last week. But the heavy targeting by Israel of launch sites in western Iran, in underground bases such as at Kermanshah – coupled with Israel’s grimly effective targeted killing of Iran’s top military commanders – have left Iran struggling to respond militarily and ...

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6 h. ago Emmerdale fans 'scared' as John Sugden finds 'next victim' with two Dales legends

As John planned his next target, Eric Pollard and Cain Dingle found themselves in danger

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6 h. ago Noni Madueke to Arsenal: Enzo Maresca confirms Chelsea transfer stance on selling winger

The Blues winger is reportedly a transfer target for the Gunners

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7 h. ago 'Beast' spray painted on walls as vandals target property in Scots town

Police say their enquiries into the incident are ongoing.

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7 h. ago Thawing of relations between Pakistan and US raises eyebrows in India

Trump ends isolation of country once snubbed so badly Imran Khan had to take the subway to the UN general assemblyAfter years in the diplomatic deep freeze, US-Pakistan ties appear to be quickly thawing, with Donald Trump’s effusive welcome for Pakistan’s army chief, Gen Asim Munir, signalling a possible major reset.Once snubbed so badly that Imran Khan, a former prime minister, rode the New York subway to the UN general assembly in 2019 unescorted, Pakistan is now enjoying top-level access in Washington, including a White House lunch for Munir on Wednesday and meetings with top national security officials. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Cape Cod summer hotspot testing its sewage for cocaine to find out how hard islanders have been partying

Nantucket officials hope the research will benefit prevention and intervention programs

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7 h. ago Three men arrested after crashing stolen car following police chase in Aberdeen

Police confirmed three men were arrested in connection with road traffic offences and the theft of a car.

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7 h. ago Spain rejects Nato plan for member states to spend 5% of GDP on defence

PM Pedro Sánchez says he wants a ‘more flexible formula’ that would make target optional or allow Madrid to opt outSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has rejected Nato’s proposal for member states to increase their defence spending to 5% of their GDP, saying the idea would “not only be unreasonable but also counterproductive”.Sánchez said that he was not seeking to complicate next week’s Nato summit in The Hague, but he wanted there to be a “more flexible formula” that would either make the target optional or allow Spain to opt out. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Blair Kinghorn's Toulouse return is good news for Lions but could mean a delay

Scotland international recovers from knee injury in time for semi-final

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8 h. ago Denmark to deploy ‘saildrones’ in Baltic to protect undersea cables from Russian threat

US-made vessels will monitor maritime activity as part of military trial amid criticism over deepening ties with American tech firmsDenmark is deploying floating drones on the Baltic Sea to protect undersea infrastructure and bolster maritime surveillance amid the growing threat of hybrid attacks from Russia.The arrival of Saildrone, a California-based company, has prompted criticism in Denmark over forging tighter bonds with the US in such a sensitive area as digital security. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Restaurants, hotels and farms beg Trump to exempt their businesses from immigration raids after screeching policy U

Confusion as tension between deportation targets and economic necessity bolsters fear and uncertainty

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8 h. ago SNP vow to 'not ask the impossible' of Scots after watered down climate targets revealed

SNP ministers will publish its new climate change plan by the end of 2025 - two years later than promised.

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8 h. ago Trump denies report that he has approved US attack plans against Iran

US president says Wall Street Journal ‘has no idea’ what his thoughts are on Israel-Iran conflictMiddle East crisis – liveDonald Trump has denied a report in the Wall Street Journal that he has approved US plans to attack Iran, saying that the news outlet has “no idea” what his thinking is concerning the Israel-Iran conflictThe Journal reported late on Wednesday that Trump told senior aides a day earlier that he had approved attack plans but was delaying on giving the final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program. The report cited three anonymous officials. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Think you know 'Jaws'? Test your knowledge with this trivia ahead of the movie's 50th anniversary

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.”

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