4 h. ago Prince Harry feels targeted for ‘standing up’ to Daily Mail publisher, court hears

Lawyer says duke, who is due to give evidence this week, feels he has endured ‘campaign of attacks’ by AssociatedThe Duke of Sussex believes he has faced a “sustained campaign” of attacks for having “the temerity to stand up” to the publisher of the Daily Mail, the high court has heard.Lawyers for Prince Harry made the claim as they set out 14 articles about him they allege were secured using unlawful information-gathering by Associated Newspapers Ltd, which publishes the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Police hailed for ‘extreme bravery’ in facing down attacker armed with chainsaw

Liridon Kastrati, 32, has been jailed for the attempted murder of Pc Gary Cowan.

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7 h. ago Harry faced ‘campaign of attacks’ for standing up to Mail publisher, court told

The duke is part of a group of household names suing Associated Newspapers at the High Court, while the publisher is defending the claims.

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3 d. ago Police officer is 'slashed across face' in horror attack in South Shields

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3 d. ago Boy, 6, mauled in horror dog attack while trying to save sister's life

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Bridger Walker, from Wyoming, US, was left covered in blood after a dog mauled his face and head in a brutal attack in 2020

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4 d. ago Horror as nurse stabbed in the face by patient in unprovoked attack at Welsh hospital

Alexander Horton, 34, was a patient at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend who attacked a nurse with a sharpened pen in an unprovoked incident, leaving her with two scars

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4 d. ago Convicted killers in hospital face DWP benefits ban after fury over Nottingham attacker

Convicted killers who are detained in hospitals under court order face being banned from claiming benefits after uproar over Nottingham attacker Valdo Calocane’s eligibility

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7 d. ago Colombian rebels call for a 'national accord' after the US intervention in Venezuela

Colombia’s National Liberation Army called for a “national accord” to overcome political conflicts, as it faces the prospects of attacks from the governments of Colombia and the United States

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8 d. ago Met Police and Sadiq Khan hail lowest homicide rates since 2014

Met Police and Sadiq Khan hail lowest homicide rates since 2014  BBC

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1 week ago Man who first met dad in jail slashed his face in 'savage' revenge attack over mum

Lee Spence, 25, attacked his father John Spence with a blade at HMP Perth on July 12 last year, leaving him with a wound running from his ear to his neck which needed more than 40 stitches

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1 week ago 'Tate Modern thug who threw boy 10 floors clawed my face in terrifying attack'

Linda McKinlay was left with blood dripping down her face after Jonty Bravery scratched her face and eye while serving a life sentence for hurling the six-year-old from a tenth floor

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1 week ago PM faces call to rule out use of British bases if US attacks Greenland

US officials have said they could use ‘military means’ to ‘acquire’ the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

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1 week ago Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far

US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t aloneThe US is advancing a new global order. Over the past eight decades Washington pursued – when it suited American interests – an order based on international law, liberalism, multilateralism and democratic values. The new one is based on autocracy and the use of force, and is underpinned by xenophobic nationalism.For the transatlantic relationship this is transformative: it means that coercive action now drives policy change. Europe’s security dependency on the US is leverage to be ruthlessly exploited. Silicon Valley tech firms’ business interests converge with those of the White House, and the US instrumentalises far-right politicians in Europe to achieve its foreign policy objectives.Armida van Rij is a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform Continue reading...

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1 week ago Horror of school attack in Uvalde, Texas, brings tears as officer faces trial over police response

The first day of testimony in the trial of a former police officer accused of failing to protect students who died in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre turned emotional right away

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2 w. ago Colombia faces 'attacks and bombings' as Donald Trump plots his next incursion

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been one of the few world leaders to directly stand up to Donald Trump - and the nation now faces 'attacks and bombings'

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2 w. ago Sleeping train passenger 'stabbed in face' by man who knifes another in morning attack

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2 w. ago European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack

Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international lawVenezuela crisis: latest updatesEuropean leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president, but still uphold the principles of international law that did not appear to allow Donald Trump to capture Nicolás Maduro, let alone declare that the US will run Venezuela and control its oil industry.Europe tried to focus on the principle of a democratic transition, pointing out that the continent had not recognised Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela since what were widely regarded as fraudulent elections in June 2024. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US attacks Venezuela, captures President Maduro and says he will face criminal charges in America – live

Donald Trump says Nicolás Maduro and wife captured by US during ‘large scale strike against Venezuela’Full report: US captures Maduro during ‘large scale’ attackWhy has US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?What we know so far about the attackWatch: Aircraft fly low over Caracas as explosions hit cityThe Reuters news agency says it has been told by a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that the US carried out strikes inside Venezuela on Saturday.The unnamed official did not provide details. As mentioned earlier, the White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to request for comment on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US has captured Venezuela’s President Maduro and wife, says Trump

US president lauds ‘brilliant operation’ on social media as attorney general says couple will face criminal chargesUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesWhat we know so far about the attackWatch: Aircraft fly low over Caracas as explosions hit cityDonald Trump has said the US “captured” Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flew them out of the South American country during a pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region.“It was a brilliant operation, actually,” the US president told the New York Times after witnesses in Venezuela reported a series of explosions. “A lot of good planning and [a] lot of great, great troops and great people.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US captures Venezuelan president Maduro during ‘large scale’ attack and says he will face criminal charges – live

US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’Full report: US captures Maduro during ‘large scale’ attackWhy has US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?What we know so far about the attackWatch: Aircraft fly low over Caracas as explosions hit cityThe Reuters news agency says it has been told by a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that the US carried out strikes inside Venezuela on Saturday.The unnamed official did not provide details. As mentioned earlier, the White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to request for comment on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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