17 m. ago Cost of Police Scotland's Operation Portaledge hits half a million

New figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information show the cost of their crackdown on gangland violence codenamed Operation Portaledge has cost the force more than £500,000.

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2 h. ago Senator demands answers on Northwest fuel pipeline shutdown that could affect Thanksgiving travel

A federal lawmaker is demanding answers from BP about a petrochemical leak that forced the shutdown of a Pacific Northwest fuel pipeline

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2 h. ago Megachurch with more than 1.4 million YouTube followers fires pastor accused of child abuse

The former religious leader has since posted bond and been released from jail, according to officials

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3 h. ago NHS 'kidney' warning for people taking 'widely used' blood pressure drug

More than 34 million prescriptions of the medication were dispensed last year to tackle hypertension and heart failure

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3 h. ago Security deployed after more than 200 Catholic school children kidnapped in Nigeria

Three separate mass kidnappings have been highlighted in Nigeria this week, prompting President Bola Tinubu to cancel his trip to this weekend’s G20 summit in South Africa

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3 h. ago Senators want answers from Coast Guard on how it probes displays of swastikas or other hate symbols

Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force say they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about its policy regarding displays of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols

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3 h. ago I fear for Katie Price. I overdosed twice on cocaine. Now I'm an OnlyFans millionaire, my children go to private school: KERRY KATONA tells everything in the most jaw

What with the drugs and the bankruptcies and the gruesome surgeries and the toxic relationships (not least with herself), Jenny Johnston asks: how on earth is Kerry Katona still here?

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3 h. ago Hundreds of children to be jabbed with puberty blockers in NHS

Approximately 250 young people are expected to participate in the study which researchers anticipate will clarify whether suppressing puberty affects brain development

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4 h. ago Speedboat captain who killed CEO, 45, while drunk and high on cocaine off coast of Italy is jailed

A SPEEDBOAT captain that crashed and killed a mother while she was on holiday with her husband and two children has been found guilty of manslaughter. Elio Persico, 32, was sentenced to four years and nine months in jail after requesting a plea bargain on Friday. Adrienne Vaughan, a 45-year-old publishing executive, died after being...

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4 h. ago Jets star Kris Boyd was shot after argument about what he was wearing, NYPD says

A bullet travelled to the football star’s lung and is lodged in his pulmonary artery, according to police

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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves to plough millions into children's playgrounds after years of Tory neglect

A Treasury source told The Mirror: 'This funding will breathe new life into play areas across England, creating safe, exciting spaces for thousands of children'

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4 h. ago Children with gender dysphoria ‘could remain on puberty blockers after trial’

Plans for a puberty blockers trial were announced in 2024 following the publication of the Cass Review.

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4 h. ago Peter Kay forced to halt Liverpool show following mishap just minutes into performance

Peter Kay's record-breaking Better Late Than Never tour kicked off with two nights at the MandS Bank Arena in Liverpool on Friday and Saturday - but the first show was disrupted by a technical issue

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5 h. ago Nigeria reels after 215 children taken in second mass school abduction in a week

Twelve teachers also kidnapped from Catholic school amid threats from Trump to intervene over ‘Christian genocide’Unknown gunmen have abducted 215 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass abduction in the country in a week.The latest kidnapping, in Papiri community in Niger state, came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threat to intervene militarily to end a “Christian genocide”, which the Nigerian government has denied is happening. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Man and woman caught having sex in front of children & horrified parents in churchyard arrested

A MAN and woman were caught having sex in a churchyard in front of horrified children. The shamed couple were spotted in the act at around 3.30pm on Thursday at St Peter's Church in Suffolk. Shocked children and their parents reported the incident, which unfolded on the church porch, to local police. Cops later arrested...

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6 h. ago Young woman found screaming in woods with 'Trump slurs' carved into body

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: A woman was found tied up with horrific injuries after an alleged attack at gunpoint – but the police investigation uncovered a bizarre twist

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6 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as Zohran Mamdani meeting takes deeply weird turn

It was supposed to be the biggest Oval Office showdown since Zelensky. Or at least since Elon's kid wiped a bogey on the Resolute Desk. It did not go as expected

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6 h. ago Judge shows reluctance to break up Google ads business in US monopoly case

Judge Leonie Brinkema said a ‘dramatic’ forced sale may not be ‘easily enforceable’

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6 h. ago Voters could abandon centrist parties if budget fails, warns former cabinet secretary

Simon Case says voters will look elsewhere if chancellor cannot find solutions to tax, spending and debt problemsVoters will look elsewhere if Rachel Reeves does not use next week’s pivotal budget to show that “centre-ground” politicians can fix the UK’s entrenched economic problems, the former head of the civil service, Simon Case, has said.Case told the Guardian that at the time of last year’s general election, when he was still cabinet secretary, he believed Labour would be forced to break its manifesto promise to not raise taxes because of the state of the public finances. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago North Korean footballers repeatedly PUNCH Japanese players as bizarre scenes force FIFA plea

North Korea and Japan met for an U17 World Cup match in Qatar this week, with the two sides skipping the usual handshakes during their pre-match greetings in incredibly strange scenes

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