11 h. ago Part of Wales declaring war on dog owners with new rules on picking up mess and keeping pets on leads

The previous order expired in June 2022

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6 d. ago Battersea's stark £5k warning to pet owners who take their dogs out in car

Battersea has issued a warning to dog owners after discovering many have been breaking the rules when travelling in a car with their pets - as they shared the dangers it could cause

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7 d. ago Never ignore this one sign in your dog that could mean they're struggling

A leading pet charity has warned dog owners to watch out for these signs of stress 🐶

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1 week ago Why has former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina been sentenced to death? – video explainer

Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Dhaka for crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The Guardian's Hannah Ellis-Peterson describes the events leading up to the conviction and what this unprecedented sentencing means for the future of BangladeshOusted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Only Way Is... desperation: Now floundering Starmer appears on TOWIE star Pete Wicks' podcast in bid to woo influencer vote, as he vows to lead Labour into next election despite dire polls

Keir Starmer is making what has been billed as a highly personal appearance on The Only Way is Essex alumnus's podcast Man Made.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer has had ‘500 days of failure’ in office, says SNP

SNP Westminster deputy leader Pete Wishart highlighted issues such as pensioner winter fuel payments and the two-child benefit cap.

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1 week ago Nigel Farage is ‘incarnation of Enoch Powell’s politics’, says minister

Business Secretary Peter Kyle hit out at the leader of Reform UK while speaking at the Co-operative Party conference.

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2 w. ago Under the Stars review – picturesque Italian setting is backdrop for AI prompt of a romcom

The tale of two strangers finding love ticks all the right boxes – including big-name support in Toni Collette and Andy Garcia – yet feels clunky and unconvincingAnyone who thinks it’s easy to make a romcom should take a look at this. It has all the ingredients: good-looking leads (Alex Pettyfer, Eva De Dominici), picturesque locations (the film is mainly set in Puglia, and benefits from funding from the region), lightly comic music underlining the scenes, charismatic veterans in supporting roles (“with Toni Collette and Andy Garcia”), transparently engineered third-act jeopardy, and so on and so forth. But like a failed soufflé on Bake Off, it never rises to the necessary level.Pettyfer plays the hero, a romance novelist named Ian. (Yes, Ian. The sitcom Peep Show made great capital out of the ludicrousness of naming a baby Ian in the 21st century. Without wishing to do down the name, it’s an odd choice and speaks to a wider tone-deafness in the script.) In fact the plotline for Und...

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last month National guard deployment in Washington DC extended until February

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth gives approval for troops to remain in US capital past November end, CNN reportsNational guard troops sent to the nation’s capital will reportedly remain there through at least February.The order was set to lapse at the end of November but was extended by Pete Hegseth, who leads the US Department of Defense. As of Wednesday, there are nearly 2,400 national guard troops in Washington DC, according to CNN. The network also notes that their presence costs about $1m daily. Continue reading...

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