32 h. ago ‘US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast’ as Trump makes most daring move against Maduro yet after boat strikes

US forces have seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, sources say. This marks a major escalation in tensions between the nations - and could suggest Trump's sights are set further than just the drug smugglers. The seizure, reported Bloomberg citing well-placed sources, could slow Venezuela's vital oil exports. Other shippers will...

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34 h. ago Wrexham urged to hold firm on transfer policy as dressing room concern emerges

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has received a warning about his transfer policy

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41 h. ago Reported drug deaths in Ayrshire cause concern as police focus on crackdown

Apparent drug overdoses and deaths cause concern amongst community.

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7 d. ago New Universal Credit fraud crackdown will focus on three key loss areas from next month

The new campaign will launch at the end of January.

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7 d. ago Hegseth forced out US Navy admiral who had legal concerns over Trump’s drug boat strikes: report

The departure of Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. Southern Command, has stunned lawmakers and military experts

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8 d. ago Pentagon reportedly knew strike on alleged drug boat left survivors

It is still unclear who ordered the strikes and whether US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth was involved, source tells Associated PressThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it had started its immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans today.In a statement, the department said Operation Catahoula Crunch would target “criminal illegal aliens roaming free thanks to sanctuary policies”. New Orleans is the latest Democratic-run city (albeit in a Republican-led state) to see federal immigration agents on its streets. Most recently, the Trump administration targeted Charlotte, North Carolina, and touted the arrest of more than 300 undocumented immigrants. Continue reading...

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1 week ago White House defends Hegseth’s ‘legal’ Venezuela drug boat strikes: Live updates

Congress has opened inquiries into the reported ‘double tap strike’ on the alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean

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1 week ago Trump backs Hegseth amid report of repeated strike on boat – US politics live

Calls from Congress for an immediate investigation into reports that war secretary ordered a second strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat Senator Mark Kelly: “We’re going to have a public hearing. We’re going to put these folks under oath. And we’re going to find out what happened. And then, there needs to be accountability.”He also told CNN: “If what has been reported is accurate, I have got serious concerns about anybody in that chain of command stepping over a line that they should never step over.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump ‘wouldn’t have wanted’ second strike on Caribbean boat survivors

US president says he will look into reports US military was told to conduct follow-up attack on suspected drug vesselDonald Trump said on Sunday he would look into reports that the US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack.The US president also said he “wouldn’t have wanted” a second strike on the vessel during the incident on 2 September – the first publicised operation in a series of attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that Washington says are aimed at combatting the drug trade. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump defends Hegseth as secretary faces questions over Venezuela boat strike ‘war crime’: Live

The House and the Senate have opened inquiries into the reported ‘double tap strike’ on the alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean

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1 week ago Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report

Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimesIsrael has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a new UN report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes.The UN committee on torture expressed “deep concern over allegations of repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions [and] sexual violence”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Body found on Cornwall coast path as emergency services swarm area

Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the scene following a 'concern for welfare' report but arrived to find the man deceased

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2 w. ago Police rush to Huddersfield street as woman and man found dead inside house

West Yorkshire Police were called to a concern for safety in the South Crosland area of Huddersfield on Thursday and the bodies of a man and woman were found within the property

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3 w. ago Top military lawyer raised concerns about Trump’s ‘drug boat’ strikes and was promptly ignored: report

The senior judge advocate general reportedly raised concerns that the airstrikes against the alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ could amount to extrajudicial killings

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3 w. ago YouTube prankster Jack Doherty is found with drugs on him after ‘provoking police’ in Miami

This is the moment prankster Jack Doherty was arrested on drug-related charges, having reportedly provoked police in Miami, Florida.

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3 w. ago Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister

Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UKAsylum seekers could have jewellery or other valuables taken to pay for the costs of processing their cases, a Home Office minister has said, in another detail of changes to migration policy likely to cause concern among Labour MPs.Speaking to broadcasters before the formal announcement of sweeping changes to asylum policy on Monday, the Home Office minister Alex Norris said while this would not involve seizing wedding rings, jewellery without sentimental value could be taken. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Over 170 deaths linked to fat jabs as fears grow over ‘inappropriate use’ of weight loss injections

MORE than 170 deaths have been linked to fat jabs, it has been revealed. Drug watchdogs have received 173 fatal reports related to GLP-1 injections since 2007 — including two adults in their twenties. And there have been 52 deaths reported to the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency since 2024 began. It comes...

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3 w. ago Trump says stopping suspected drug boats doesn't work. But the US reports record cocaine seizures

President Donald Trump has justified American military strikes on boats suspected of smuggling drugs by saying the longtime U.S. strategy of interdicting such vessels has been a major failure

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3 w. ago Hegseth announces military’s Operation Southern Spear against ‘narco

President met with top generals earlier this week to discuss best means of tackling drug smugglers in Latin America, according to a report

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3 w. ago Joseph Parker tested positive for cocaine on day of Fabio Wardley fight

Joseph Parker was beaten by Fabio Wardley last month and reports now claim the New Zealander failed a drug test on the day of the heavyweight showdown

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