2 h. ago First asylum seekers will be sent back to France in days as ministers 'straining at the bit'

Asylum seekers who arrived in small boats will be sent back to France as soon as Monday under a one-in one-out deal Keir Starmer struck with French President Emmanuel Macron

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2 h. ago Man City fans' chant should worry Ruben Amorim after Manchester United lose derby

Man United lost the first Manchester derby of the season to leave them with four points and a -3 goal difference after four games.

Sport

4 h. ago Thought it was STOP the boats! Protesters sit in inflatable vessel near migrant hotel holding banner to 'deport all foreign criminals' as over a hundred demonstrate outside

The Tickled Trout Hotel, near Samlesbury, in Lancashire, is currently housing people who supported British troops during operations in Afghanistan .

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6 h. ago England v South Africa: third men’s T20 international delayed by rain – live

Updates from the last match of the series at Trent BridgeSign up for The Spin newsletter | And you can mail James Weather Watch: We’ll start losing overs from 3.30pm. We are yet to hear about a cut-off time for a five-over slogathon. That’s probably the best we can hope for at the moment.Weather Watch: It is still raining. I’m going to make a brew and have a shout at the clouds. Back soon. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Next Rangers manager odds: Favourite emerges as fans chant for Russell Martin to be sacked

Big names in frame as bookmakers react to mounting pressure

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9 h. ago Modi calls for peace in Manipur during first visit since ethnic violence began

Opposition calls Modi’s short trip to Manipur a ‘token’ visit two years too late

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9 h. ago 'I thought it was ridiculous what Chelsea fans sang at me after I left

Steve Sidwell joined Chelsea in 2007 but left after just one season, with the Blues fans singing a disparaging chant about the midfielder when he returned with Aston Villa

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10 h. ago Britain's asylum seeker 'golden triangle': The three northern towns which house the most illegal migrants in private accommodation

Once the capital of the cotton weaving world during the Industrial Revolution, the former mill town - along with its neighbours - has become a golden triangle for asylum seekers.

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15 h. ago Trump is no 'strongman' when it comes to Russia or Israel. If other democracies don’t step up, anarchy awaits | Simon Tisdall

Putin and Netanyahu are creating chaos in the vacuum left by a weak US president. But there are still ways to foil themIt is too easy to blame Donald Trump for everything that goes wrong in the world. The ability of any US president to fundamentally change or control the behaviour of other major powers is frequently overestimated. Yet by posing as a sort of uncrowned global monarch and grand arbiter of war and peace, Trump perpetuates fantasies of US hegemony, omnipotence and divine right. Intoxicated by such ego-inflating delusions, he pledged before taking office to swiftly end the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts. Perhaps, in his vanity and hubris, he truly believed he could.Eight months on, the exact opposite is happening. Both crises are expanding and escalating. The bubble has burst, his bluff has been called, the emperor has no clothes – and there is no denying that Trump, by alternately appeasing, excusing and encouraging the two foremost villains of these twin tragedies, is great...

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15 h. ago We checked in at what might be the lowest rated hotel in Greater Manchester and were surprised by what we found

Guests on TripAdvisor have given this Greater Manchester hotel a rating of just 1.5 out of five. But could it really be as bad as what these reviewers say?

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16 h. ago Racist behind Saltires campaign in Glasgow called for asylum seekers to be 'gassed'

Kieran Logan, 27, co-runs the Tartan Team campaign which has seen hundreds of Scotland flags raised on lamp posts across the city.

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24 h. ago Tommy Robinson supporters scale building and chant his name as London protests turn violent

Tommy Robinson's supporters were spotted climbing up a London building with flags around their necks as the far-right activist spoke to the crowds about the need to 'regain power of our country'

Events

26 h. ago Bottles thrown at police as 100 officers clash with ‘unite the kingdom’ marchers – UK politics live

Met police estimate 110,000 people attended rally, with smaller number of counter-protesters also presentMore than a hundred people have gathered outside Russell Square before the ‘march against fascism’ counter-protest against the ‘unite the kingdom’ march, featuring far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Both are being held in central London on Saturday.According to the PA news agency, people in Russell Square milled around with placards that said “refugees welcome” and “oppose Tommy Robinson”. Chants of “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” started at about 11.20am, the news agency reports.The far right are a menace to the whole of society. Their first targets, asylum seekers and Muslims, are broadening to all migrants, black people and on to trade unionists, all religious minorities and anti-racists.This is going to be big, but we are also talking about movement to the right of Reform UK and we still don’t know where it is g...

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27 h. ago Elon Musk addresses the ‘unite the kingdom’ march crowd via video link – UK politics live

Met Police believe 110,000 people attending rally, with one group in Whitehall throwing projectiles at officersMore than a hundred people have gathered outside Russell Square before the ‘march against fascism’ counter-protest against the ‘unite the kingdom’ march, featuring far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Both are being held in central London on Saturday.According to the PA news agency, people in Russell Square milled around with placards that said “refugees welcome” and “oppose Tommy Robinson”. Chants of “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” started at about 11.20am, the news agency reports.The far right are a menace to the whole of society. Their first targets, asylum seekers and Muslims, are broadening to all migrants, black people and on to trade unionists, all religious minorities and anti-racists.This is going to be big, but we are also talking about movement to the right of Reform UK and we still don’t know where i...

Politics

27 h. ago Tommy Robinson protesters hurl missiles at police before officers fight back and arrest nine as 110,000

The met announced it is to deploy some 1,600 officers as Robinson supporters and opposing anti-racism demonstrators, who are hosting a 'March Against Fascism' stage rival rallies.

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28 h. ago London's ROTTEN 'banana' revealed: The worst places to live in the capital

A viral post last week posited the existence of the 'London banana' - a belt sweeping through the west of the capital where 'you'll have a great time'.

Politics

29 h. ago Tommy Robinson protesters hurl missiles at police who fight back as 110,000

The met announced it is to deploy some 1,600 officers as Robinson supporters and opposing anti-racism demonstrators, who are hosting a 'March Against Fascism' stage rival rallies.

Events

30 h. ago Trump makes stunning threat to NATO allies over oil as he calls for sweeping new tariffs

Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday morning to rebuke NATO allies for buying oil from Russia, despite their opposition to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Politics

30 h. ago Martín Zubimendi’s zest a bitter pill for Postecoglou as Arsenal batter Forest

When Ange Postecoglou dreamed it beforehand, he imagined a result to kickstart his Nottingham Forest tenure, silencing a group of opposition supporters that have long been against him in the process. The former Tottenham manager could scarcely have hand-picked a spicier debut assignment. Then reality intervened.This Arsenal team are not easily pushed around. They give away next to nothing at the back. They crave control of the ball and the flow of the game. Their mission is to suffocate and punish and they made sure that Postecoglou’s return to north London was as uncomfortable as possible – and not only because of the predictable taunts he heard from the stands. Continue reading...

Science

30 h. ago Police say about 110,000 attending ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in London, with 5,000 counter

Met Police say ‘difficult to estimate numbers in attendance’ but they believe 110,000 attending rally, with a further 5,000 counter protesters More than a hundred people have gathered outside Russell Square before the ‘march against fascism’ counter-protest against the ‘unite the kingdom’ march, featuring far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Both are being held in central London on Saturday.According to the PA news agency, people in Russell Square milled around with placards that said “refugees welcome” and “oppose Tommy Robinson”. Chants of “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” started at about 11.20am, the news agency reports.The far right are a menace to the whole of society. Their first targets, asylum seekers and Muslims, are broadening to all migrants, black people and on to trade unionists, all religious minorities and anti-racists.This is going to be big, but we are also talking about movement to the right of Reform UK...

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