24 m. ago What is the ‘Blue Slip’ that Trump claims is stopping his nominations from getting through?

Procedure dating back to early 20th century is frustrating the president’s ability to appoint judges and U.S. attorneys

Politics

33 m. ago The Birmingham preacher who urged 'no mercy' for Israeli fans amid fury at city's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters attending Aston Villa match

Muslim influencer Asrar Rashid told a lecture in Amsterdam that 'mercy has its time and place' - but not when the Europa League match takes place at Villa Park in Birmingham on November 6.

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34 m. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban: Freed hostage Emily Damari 'shocked to core' by move to bar Israelis from Aston Villa match

Senior Government figures meeting on Friday to discuss the ‘completely and utterly unacceptable’ safety ban

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36 m. ago Orbán to speak with Putin as Zelenskyy prepares for White House talks with Trump – Europe live

Trump has said that, after meeting Zelenskyy today, he will hold talks with Putin in HungaryRussia said on Friday it had captured three villages in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, including areas Kyiv had retaken three years ago in a surprise counteroffensive.The Russian army said its forces had captured the villages of Pishchane and Tykhe in Kharkiv and Pryvillia in Dnipropetrovsk. Continue reading...

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42 m. ago Manchester Pride star offers to sell drag in heartbreaking message to unpaid acts

'I feel heartbroken and deeply sorry that my incredible performers, designers, and helpers have been left out of pocket'

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50 m. ago Man Utd files: Benjamin Sesko’s classy gesture, Kobbie Mainoo’s exile deepens and staff’s garlic hack

BENJAMIN SESKO came to the rescue of one adoring fan after he splashed out on a Manchester United shirt bearing his name. Except it was not his correct name, so Sesko got in touch with the United store and ordered a replacement for the supporter. The striker is beginning to endear himself to the Red...

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52 m. ago ‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins

The territory’s ancient heritage has too often been ignored. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the presentAs a ceasefire brings a measure of peace to the Dresden-like hellscape that Gaza has become, it is time to take stock of all that has been lost. The human cost of what the UN commission of inquiry recognises as a genocide is of course incalculable, but fewer are aware of how much rich history and archaeology has also been destroyed in these horrific months. This is bolstered by the widespread assumption that Gaza was little more than a huge refugee camp built on a recently settled portion of desert. That is quite wrong. In reality Gaza it is one of the oldest urban centres on the planet.Golda Meir famously declared that “there was no such thing as Palestinians”, but the reality is very different. Palestine is actually one of humanity’s oldest toponyms, and records of a people named after it are as old as literacy itself....

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54 m. ago Man City defender has to convince Pep Guardiola amid Jack Grealish issue

Manchester City defender Rico Lewis has barely featured for the Blues this season after starting the opening two matches

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54 m. ago Scots snooker champion Graeme Dott appears in court ahead of sex abuse trial

Graeme Dott, 48, is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.

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56 m. ago Fabio Wardley went from watching Joseph Parker in the pub ‘having a few beers’ to fighting ex

JUST seven years ago, Joseph Parker was a heavyweight world champion and Fabio Wardley was watching him over a couple pints in the pub. Now, they will meet in a blockbuster clash at the end of the month. Parker lost his WBO belt to Anthony Joshua in 2018 and Wardley looked on from a local...

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56 m. ago Jack Grealish got over England woes at Dubai Irish bar while treating punters to drinks

Jack Grealish wasn't part of Thomas Tuchel's England squad - and he could only watch his team from afar an Irish bar in Dubai as they reached the World Cup

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56 m. ago Police name first shoplifters to wear electronic tag under new scheme

Sussex Police says the scheme is intended to ‘tackle repeat offenders’

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58 m. ago Jude Bellingham's six matches to win back his England spot ahead of 2026 World Cup

Jude Bellingham will be looking to win back a call up to the England squad next month and make his case for a spot on the plane next summer as he seeks to impress Thomas Tuchel

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59 m. ago Fake taxi driver caged after abducting young woman outside nightclub before sickening attack

Mahmoud Kalawizada touched the 22-year-old woman's thigh, put his hand up her skirt, and demanded oral sex on a “traumatic” journey from Stirling to Clackmannanshire.

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62 m. ago English wine looks to take the world after warmest summer on record

The warmest summer on record in the UK has provided ‘almost perfect’ conditions for grapes

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65 m. ago Famous Kilmarnock Pie to be rolled out nationwide after Brownings £1m deal with major supermarket

Brownings the Bakers' pies and bridies are now available across over 300 Scottish stores.

Economics

68 m. ago Scots mum given weeks to live after shock leukaemia diagnosis on daughter's birthday

Elaine Bolton, then 35, was diagnosed with leukaemia on the day of her daughter's sixth birthday.

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69 m. ago Dramatic CCTV footage shows Scots shop worker fighting off armed robber with parcel

Goawech Chan, 18, was moved from prison to the State Hospital in Carstairs prior to the court hearing so doctors could make a psychiatric assessment.

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72 m. ago UK Chancellor and City of London Corporation announce new Investment Hub to boost economic growth

UK Chancellor and City of London Corporation announce new Investment Hub to boost economic growth  City of London Corporation

Economics

73 m. ago Former world snooker champion Dott appears in court ahead of sex abuse trial

Graeme Dott, 48, has denied allegations he sexually abused primary school age children in the Glasgow region.

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