7 h. ago I'm an FBI spy hunter. This is the biggest threat we face... and it could destroy us all

Today it operates like a shadow economy. If it were a country, it would rank as the third-largest economy in the world, behind only the US and China.

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9 h. ago Recent ‘tough period’ is not the real existential threat facing the BBC

Shifting media landscape and declining income from licence fee point to tough financial choices aheadAs understatement goes, Tim Davie appeared to have mastered it as he presented the BBC’s annual report. Questions poured in over whether he had ever considered his position as a succession of problems landed on his desk this year. In response, he acknowledged he and the BBC had faced a “tough period”.The failure to cut a Glastonbury livestream, missed opportunities to address the behaviour of former presenter Gregg Wallace and criticism over its handling of two Gaza documentaries have seen a huge amount of opprobrium heading the BBC’s way in recent weeks. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago I faced the threat of jail for exposing ministers' secret £7bn migration scheme and saw first

Never before had I witnessed such an extraordinary scene in almost 30 years of reporting from the Press benches of the Royal Courts, writes SAM GREENHILL.

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42 h. ago Emmanuel Macron warns Europe’s freedom faces 'greatest threat’ since World War Two

French President pledges to increase military budget as his nation celebrates Bastille Day

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69 h. ago 'I left Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp decision made me embarrassed and ashamed'

Few players at Liverpool would say a single bad word about former manager Jurgen Klopp, but one ex-academy talent endured a particularly tough period under the German at Anfield

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5 d. ago Textor insists Palace influence ‘not decisive’ as club fear Europa League ban

Club face threat of demotion to Conference LeagueTextor also has majority stake in Ligue 1 side LyonJohn Textor has insisted that he didn’t have a decisive influence at Crystal Palace as the FA Cup winners await Uefa’s decision on whether they can compete in next season’s Europa League.Palace are facing the threat of being demoted to the Conference League by European football’s governing body because the American businessman also owns a majority stake in Ligue 1 side Lyon, who have also qualified for the Europa League. The French club have successfully appealed against relegation to Ligue 2, with Uefa having delayed its ruling on Palace last week pending the outcome of Lyon’s appeal. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Millions more face threat of hosepipe bans: Reservoirs run low as Britain swelters in 33C heatwave and experts issue health alerts for central and southern England

Thames Water, which supplies 16million people, said it would impose restrictions after 'ongoing dry weather and increased customer demand' unless the situation 'changes significantly'.

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8 d. ago Media faces existential threat from ‘thieving’ AI, ministers warned

Media minister Baroness Twycross said AI posed both significant risks and opportunities for news media.

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8 d. ago Minister dodges questions on special education for children as Starmer faces new revolt threat by Labour MPs

Education minister Stephen Morgan declined to say if pupils currently getting special educational needs support would continue to get the same level under planned reforms

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8 d. ago Starmer faces threat of new revolt by MPs over special needs education reform as minister dodges questions

Education minister Stephen Morgan declined to say if pupils currently getting special educational needs support would continue to get the same level under planned reforms

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8 d. ago Starmer faces threat of new revolt over special needs reform as minister dodges questions

Education minister Stephen Morgan declined to say if pupils currently getting special educational needs support would continue to get the same level under planned reforms

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1 week ago Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr arrested by Ice over alleged cartel ties

Boxer Chávez Jr arrested by Ice in Los AngelesDHS flagged him as threat but let him re-enter USLinked to Sinaloa cartel and faces deportationImmigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has arrested Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr in California and begun proceedings to deport him, citing cartel affiliations, multiple criminal convictions and an active arrest warrant in Mexico for weapons trafficking and organized crime.Chávez Jr, 39, the son of the legendary world champion Julio César Chávez Sr, was taken into custody by Ice agents on Tuesday in Studio City, a Los Angeles neighborhood known for celebrity residences. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), he had been living in the US unlawfully and posed a significant threat to public safety. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Former world champion Julio César Chávez Jr arrested by Ice over alleged cartel ties

Chávez Jr arrested by Ice in Los AngelesDHS flagged him as threat but let him re-enter USLinked to Sinaloa cartel and faces deportationImmigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has arrested the Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr in California and begun proceedings to deport him, citing cartel affiliations, multiple criminal convictions and an active arrest warrant in Mexico for weapons trafficking and organized crime.Chávez Jr, 39, the son of the legendary world champion Julio César Chávez Sr, was taken into custody by Ice agents on Tuesday in Studio City, a Los Angeles neighborhood known for celebrity residences. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), he had been living in the US unlawfully and posed a significant threat to public safety. Continue reading...

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1 week ago John Swinney urged not to drop Scotland's ban on cash for weapons in face of Russia threat

The First Minister said he could 'reconsider' the SNP's longstanding policy against directly funding munitions amid the threat from Putin.

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2 w. ago Trump bill latest: President faces GOP holdout and Musk threat after record

The Independent has been on Capitol Hill overnight to bring you all the latest updates as senators vote on an unlimited series of amendments to the president’s tax and spending megabill

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2 w. ago Australian rugby’s incendiary attitude towards nationality needs extinguishing | Robert Kitson

Wallabies’ great pleasure in focusing on where a Lions player was born is an inflammatory device masked as banterSo there we were in the bowels of Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday night. The post-game media mixed zone is not always the natural home of relaxed, honest repartee, but Sione Tuipulotu is a friendly guy and the British & Irish Lions had just won their opening tour game in Australia. It was a chance for a couple of ritual enquiries and a spot of gentle breeze-shooting.It was good to see Tuipulotu smiling aside from anything else. He’d missed the entire Six Nations through injury, initially putting his tour participation in doubt. It must have been a particularly tough period given he was Scotland’s captain back in the autumn and also grew up in Melbourne. To say he fancied going on this trip would be an understatement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer faces humiliating threat to his authority as Labour MPs revolt on flagship benefits cuts with 120 vowing to sink the bill

Labour MPs brushed aside pressure from Downing Street and threats from party whips to demand that plans to trim £5billion from the welfare budget are dumped before a crunch vote next Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Crash dummies used in car safety tests are still modeled after men despite higher risks for women

Although women face the threat of more injury risks in vehicle crashes, the crash test dummies used in U.S. safety tests are designed almost entirely around the body of a man

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3 w. ago Single dad who was victim of domestic abuse faces losing daughter to foster care 'threat'

The dad claims social workers want to take his daughter away from a 'loving, nurturing home' and place her in foster care.

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3 w. ago Insurance prices jump for ships travelling through Strait of Hormuz

Vessels face dangers from electronic interference to Houthi attacks and threat of further escalation in Israel-Iran war

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