5 d. ago Ben Askren: Former UFC fighter receives double lung transplant, wife confirms

MMA legend recovering from major surgery after being hospitalised with severe pneumonia

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2 w. ago LA supervisor warns of ICE impersonators after masked men profile staffer’s godson

Alleged incident comes as California lawmakers push to ban federal agents from wearing masks amid aggressive Trump administration enforcement push

Events

2 w. ago Chaos for learner drivers as £122 fee slapped on 'impossible' to book tests

Learner drivers desperate to take their test are being forced to pay nearly double the standard fee just to secure a booking as Labour announces plans to try and cut waiting times

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3 w. ago Revealed: where house prices have more than doubled in the past 20 years

In 2005 the average London house prices was £244,200

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3 w. ago Average house prices ‘have doubled in some UK locations over past 20 years’

Zoopla has revealed the hot and cold spots for house price growth over the past two decades.

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3 w. ago Los Angeles mayor calls out Trump’s ‘double standard’ amid reports that more troops are in LA than Iraq and Syria – live

Karen Bass hits back at Trump’s ‘deliberately false’ claims of insurrection as reporting shows stark differences in on-ground militaryGovernor Greg Abbott has pledged to deploy National Guard troops across his state of Texas, becoming the first governor to do so as protests against Trump’s immigration raids spread throughout the United States.Abbott said on X that the Texas National Guard will “use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter doubles dream over with defeat at Queen's Club

British pair joined forces for the first time in historic women’s grass court event

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3 w. ago Protesters have a right to wear masks – despite Trump’s double standard | Jan

Standing by one’s identity makes sense in certain contexts. But there is a host of valid reasons for lawful demonstrators to remain anonymousDo protesters have a right to hide their faces? Donald Trump, who likes to show and see his own face as often as possible, clearly does not think so. One demand to universities has been that they outlaw masking at demonstrations; in response to protests in California, the US president demanded on social media that anyone wearing a mask be arrested immediately.Never mind the apparent double standard, as Ice agents refuse to take off face coverings and hide their name tags, defying any accountability; there is a widespread sense that standing by one’s identity is a crucial part of standing up to unjust power. In fact, that intuition is at the core of civil disobedience. But it is not plausible in our present moment; what’s more, there is a long countervailing tradition of validating citizens’ right to anonymity. As recently as the mid-1990s, it w...

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3 w. ago Queen's: Emma Raducanu enjoys dream doubles debut with Katie Boulter in routine opening win

The 2021 US Open champion was playing just her second ever doubles match

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3 w. ago Trump orders the arrest of everyone in face masks and says 'bring in the troops' as LA burns, looting breaks out and violence spirals out of control following ICE protests

Harrowing footage showed rioters laying deadly traps for officers in LA and setting cars alight with molotov cocktails, rockets and explosives as tensions soared to new heights on Sunday night.

Events

3 w. ago Trump orders the arrest of everyone in face masks and says 'bring in the troops' as LA burns, looting breaks out and violence spirals out of control following migrant crackdown protests

Harrowing footage showed rioters laying deadly traps for officers in LA and setting cars alight with molotov cocktails, rockets and explosives as tensions soared to new heights on Sunday night.

Events