66 m. ago Bob Vylan frontman warns ‘you’ll get me in trouble’ after further IDF chants

Crowd at sold-out London gig told ‘every other chant is fine’ amid police investigation into Glastonbury performanceThe frontman of Bob Vylan warned his fans to stop chanting against the Israeli military during the duo’s first UK gig since the band’s Glastonbury festival performance.Pascal Robinson-Foster, who goes by the name Bobby Vylan, told fans at a sold-out surprise gig in London on Wednesday night they could get him in “trouble” after police launched an investigation into the group over comments he made at Glastonbury. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Police told to brace for chaos as Trump could make UK visit 'this month'

US President Donald Trump has been dominating the headlines on both sides of the Atlantic, but now the controversial leader could be headed for London as early as this month

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19 h. ago Man passed details on minister to police posing as Russian spies, UK court told

Howard Phillips gave information on then defence secretary Grant Shapps for ‘easy money’, prosecutor saysA retired man passed on the personal details of the then defence secretary, Grant Shapps, to two undercover police officers, believing them to be Russian intelligence operatives, for “easy money”, a court has heard.Howard Phillips, 65, was struggling financially and in the process of applying for a job at UK Border Force when he was approached by the undercover officers, who were posing as Russian agents called Dima and Sasha, Winchester crown court heard. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Donald Trump could visit Britain 'later this month' as police prepare for US president to jet in to see his new Scottish golf course

Rumours have swirled for months that US President Donald Trump will visit the UK this year to coincide with the opening of a second course at the golf club he owns in Aberdeenshire.

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20 h. ago Donald Trump could visit UK 'later this month' as police prepare for chaos

Rumours have swirled for months that the US President was planning a visit - which could prompt chaos and mass protests

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20 h. ago US President Donald Trump to visit Scotland later this month

The US Commander-in-Chief is expected to make a business trip to Scotland to formally open a second golf course at the Menie Estate.

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20 h. ago Planning under way for Donald Trump visit to Scotland 'in coming weeks'

Police Scotland preparing for ‘significant policing operation’ with arrival of US President later this month

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20 h. ago Police confirm preparations for Donald Trump visit to Scotland

Possible arrival of US President later this month will see a ‘significant policing operation’

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20 h. ago Police Scotland making preparations for Trump visit ‘later this month’

A visit by the US President would be a ‘significant policing operation’, the force said.

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24 h. ago Sauce Boss the rodeo bull becomes latest US animal escape artist

Bull also known as Twinkle Toes eluded capture for days in Colorado after reportedly escaping through a fence gapAnimals that have proven themselves to be escape artists as of late in the US have included a terrier and nearly four dozen monkeys. And now a rodeo bull reportedly referred to by the names of Sauce Boss and Twinkle Toes can join their ranks after breaking free from his handlers and spending four days at large.The bull in question was being unloaded in preparation for the Snowmass Village, Colorado, rodeo on 2 July when he somehow got away, local police chief Brian Olson told the state’s Aspen Times. Olson suspected the creature found and forced his way through a gap in the fencing that was being used during the unloading. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Texas floods latest: Death toll reaches 109 as Trump confirms visit to disaster site with Melania on Friday

Ten campers and a staff member from Camp Mystic are among the two dozen still missing, as the search for survivors enters its fifth day

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57 h. ago Donald Trump's state visit to the UK to be set for Parliament recess to stop him addressing MPs, senior diplomat says

The US President has been offered a historic second state visit in a charm offensive designed to smooth relations with Labour politicians who criticised him.

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62 h. ago Texas flooding kills 91 people; White House confirms Trump will visit state – latest updates

Texas senator Ted Cruz defends response to flooding as risk of new deluge remains high with more rain forecastCamp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors died in floodsTexas flood survivors question planning and responseResidents of Kerr County began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties as they recounted harrowing escapes from rapidly rising floodwaters late Friday.Reagan Brown said his parents, in their 80s, managed to escape uphill as water inundated their home in the town of Hunt. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Flight diverted after recently released psychiatric patient claimed laptop was a bomb

Exclusive details: Taj Malik Taylor, 27, told police that he had been recently released from a mental health facility, and that he was “currently suffering from a lack of clarity,” according to an FBI affidavit reviewed by The Independent

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64 h. ago Texas flooding kills nearly 90 people; White House confirms Trump will visit state – latest updates

Texas senator Ted Cruz defends response to flooding as risk of new deluge remains high with more rain forecastCamp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors died in floodsTexas flood survivors question planning and responseResidents of Kerr County began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties as they recounted harrowing escapes from rapidly rising floodwaters late Friday.Reagan Brown said his parents, in their 80s, managed to escape uphill as water inundated their home in the town of Hunt. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Trump plans to visit Texas later in the week after devastating floods have killed at least 82

At least 70 bodies have been recovered as search efforts remain ongoing

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68 h. ago Indirect talks over Gaza ceasefire continue as Netanyahu arrives in Washington

Israeli minister says meeting with Trump will focus on ‘a new Middle East’ with 60-day pause discussed in DohaMiddle East crisis – live updatesIndirect talks between Israel and Hamas over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza continued for a second day on Monday, hours before a meeting in Washington between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump.Avi Dichter, an Israeli minister and member of Netanyahu’s security cabinet, said he expected Trump’s meeting with the Israeli prime minister would go beyond Gaza to include the possibility of normalising ties with Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia – an ambitious project that is central to the US president’s policy in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Kevin Nunn has spent 20 years in prison for a horrifying murder. Was he wrongly convicted?

In a case full of surprising scenarios, the time and place of the murder were never established, and Nunn was found guilty despite a lack of forensic evidence. He is still maintaining his innocence, but will he ever be freed?After the murder of his ex-girlfriend Dawn Walker, in 2005, Kevin Nunn insists he told Suffolk police everything. Of course he did, he says – he was desperate to help them track down her killer. He explained how they had split up two days before she was found, how he had gone to her home after she had left a distraught voicemail on his phone and not turned up to work, how he had let himself in with a key she didn’t know he had, and how he went looking for her along their favourite walking routes by the River Lark, north of Bury St Edmunds. He then handed over the pair of boots he had worn when searching for her.The body of Walker, 37, was discovered close to where Nunn said he had looked for her. Not surprisingly, his footprints were also found. Six weeks after ...

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4 d. ago US hit with mass shootings and fatal accidents on Fourth of July holiday

Violence and shootings tend to surge during the summer, especially on one of the deadliest days of the yearFriday’s US Independence Day holiday was marked by multiple shootings across the US, including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and five wounded as a police chief voiced frustration over the latest acts of violence in his city.Indianapolis metropolitan police chief Chris Bailey told reporters early Saturday morning that the Fourth of July mayhem a day earlier was “completely unacceptable and unnecessary” – and that parents and guardians needed to better control their children. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Alleged organiser of shooting of Colombian senator caught by police

Elder José Arteaga Hernández in custody after the non-fatal attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay in a Bogotá park in JuneThe alleged mastermind behind the shooting of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate has been taken into custody, almost a month after the attack, law enforcement authorities have said.Elder José Arteaga Hernández, alias “Chipi” or “Costeño”, was arrested in the north-western part of the capital, Bogotá, on Saturday, national police director Maj Gen Carlos Fernando Triana told reporters. Authorities had previously accused him and other suspects of being near the Bogotá park where Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot on 7 June. Continue reading...

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