60 m. ago Heavy rain kills two in New Jersey as subway and roads flooded in New York

Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of New York and Pennsylvania and an emergency was declared in New JerseyAt least two people were killed Monday evening in New Jersey amid heavy rain and flooding in that state and New York, according to authorities.The pair died in the city of Plainfield when the car they were in was swept into Cedar Brook during flash flooding, local officials announced on Facebook. Continue reading...

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64 m. ago UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty

Leaked details of those who worked with British lets down Afghans who made mistake of believing the basic principles Britain claims for itselfThis week’s revelations about the UK’s dangerously cavalier treatment of Afghans who worked with British forces are shocking but not surprising.The carelessness with which Britain went to war in Afghanistan was matched by the carelessness with which it left the country and its people to Taliban rule two decades later. Continue reading...

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97 m. ago Former Great Britain rugby league star 'pinned' a woman down using his 'sheer size and force' and raped her, court hears

Gareth Hock, who made almost 200 appearances for Wigan Warriors, 'ripped' the woman's clothes off and attacked her after he had been drinking, a jury was told.

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1 hour ago Cherished champion and statesman: Usyk focuses on Ukraine before titles

Boxing great made two symbolic political gestures in London with his bout against Daniel Dubois only days awayOn Monday afternoon, in central London, Oleksandr Usyk looked resplendent on an open-topped black bus as he prepared to send loaded messages to Daniel Dubois, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. High in the air he held three fingers on his right hand to signify his intention to become a three-time undisputed world champion. It was a typical sporting gesture and underlined his determination to defeat Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night and follow his earlier achievements in winning all the belts as a cruiserweight and then, last year, becoming the first boxer to unify the world heavyweight division this century.Usyk remains the WBA, WBC and WBO champion but boxing politics forced him to vacate his IBF title soon after he beat Tyson Fury in their magnificent first world title unification fight 14 months ago in Riyadh. He looks ready now for the dangerous challenge of Dubo...

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1 hour ago Victims are identified in deadly Massachusetts fire that killed nine residents

At least 30 people, including five firefighters, were injured in Sunday night’s deadly blaze

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1 hour ago Tim Davie condemns ‘serious racist term’ used by John Torode

The director-general said it offers an opportunity for the BBC to have a ‘reset where we make sure that people are living up to the values we expect’.

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1 hour ago Big Brother winner Ali Bromley says 'someone tried to punish me severely' over Palestine shirt

Ali Bromley took to social media on Tuesday to claim her watermelon t-shirt wearing scene on Big Brother saw people unrelated to the show try to 'punish me severely'

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2 h. ago UK council to fine people £100 if they're caught swearing in public spaces

Thanet District Council has launched a fresh bid to introduce a public space protection order (PSPO) after it was scrapped last year following a threat of legal action

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2 h. ago Innocent 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan now in line for £1.3m payout but lawyers say miscarriage of justice changes 'don't go nearly far enough'

The current cap on compensation payments for people wrongly jailed for 10 years or more will rise by £300,000 to £1.3million, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed.

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3 h. ago Afghans have been betrayed yet again by this shocking UK data leak – and many don’t even know if they’re affected | Diane Taylor

This isn’t the first time Afghans brave enough to work against the Taliban have been let down by Britain, but it might be the most shamefulThe headline figures are eye-watering. Up to 100,000 Afghans could have been placed at risk after a British soldier, according to the Times, sent the names of 33,000 people who supported British forces to a contact he hoped would help verify their applications for sanctuary in this country. The story behind these numbers is one of real people who had already been living in fear for years, and who have been treated abhorrently by the British state.As soon as it became clear that the information could fall into the Taliban’s hands and lead to these people and those close to them being targeted, the highly secret Operation Rubific was launched. This debacle occurred under the previous Conservative government, which obtained a superinjunction preventing several media organisations that were aware of the leak from reporting on it.Diane Taylor writes o...

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3 h. ago Controversial comedian bags role on EastEnders after pleading with BBC bosses for a whopping 37 years

The funny woman appeared on Thursday's instalment of the BBC show as a doctor talking to Lauren and Peter about her son Jimmy's condition Optic Nerve and Chorioretinal coloboma.st.

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3 h. ago I spent a year in Antarctica. Here’s what I learned living through nine months of darkness and

Every year, a few thousand people deploy to live on Antarctic research stations — and go through punishing survival training regimes to do so. Holly Baxter speaks to two former Antarctica residents about what it’s like to spend months isolated in the most remote region on earth

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3 h. ago Savers to be offered deals that could see them more than quadruple their wealth

The move is part of Rachel Reeves’ plan to get more people investing

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3 h. ago King Charles speaks out on devastating issue that's 'terrifying' families

King Charles teamed up with actor Idris Elba for a summit at St James' Palace where they met young people and charities to discuss ways to tackle the devastating impact of knife crime

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4 h. ago Police work to recover fourth body after plane crash at Southend Airport

It is understood that the plane was bound for its base in the Netherlands when it crashed, killing four people who were all foreign nationals.

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4 h. ago Coffee, tea or yaupon? Will Trump’s tariffs force Americans back to their home

North America’s only native caffeinated plant was big among beverages in the 18th century. Is Ilex vomitoria about to make a comeback?Name: Yaupon.Age: Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria) is North America’s only native caffeinated plant. It was long used by Indigenous people pre-colonisation. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Louis Tomlinson slams hurtful comments about Zara McDermott and his late mum

One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, who is currently dating Zara McDermott, slammed people making comments about his relationship and his family

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4 h. ago 'Real Housewives of London' Trailer Teases Awkward Moment About King Charles, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

'Real Housewives of London' Trailer Teases Awkward Moment About King Charles, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle  People.com

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4 h. ago Council slams ‘insulting’ comments on non binary persons’ day Facebook post

Bury council has urged people commenting on its posts to ‘keep the conversation civil’

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4 h. ago Slovakia blocks EU move to impose new sanctions package on Russia – Europe live

EU foreign policy chief says ‘ball is in Slovakia’s court’ after leader Robert Fico blocked ‘imbecile’ proposal to ban Russian gas imports from 2028 French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters that he hoped the new language from the US and more sanctions from the EU will force Russian president Vladimir Putin “to face the facts: he has gone too far and he is now at an impasse.”He said he was hoping for more alignment between the US and the EU on sanctions, as he met with American senators last week in Rome to discuss their proposed bipartisan bill on Russia.“So we have some progress. We have some positive developments. It’s true that we have trucks that are able to enter, but we don’t know exactly how many. And what is clear is that the agreement is not fully implemented. Continue reading...

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