66 m. ago DAME ANGELA EAGLE: Historic migrant return deal shows we're replacing chaos with control

Writing for The Mirror, Border Security and Asylum Minister Dame Angela Eagle says Labour is finally replacing chaos with control, after a groundbreaking returns deal was agreed with France

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67 m. ago Keir Starmer deal to return small boats migrants 'is historic breakthrough'

Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said the new migrant returns deal with France will help 'replace chaos with control' and she branded the agreement 'historic'

Economics

3 h. ago Mixed reaction to Starmer’s migrant deal as charities add to calls for clarity

Some welcome a plan for a legal route to the UK but others worry about how people will be selected for deportationUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s migrant return deal is under scrutiny after charities called for more clarity on how people will be chosen for deportation and the EU said it was still assessing the agreement.No 10 said on Friday it was confident in the legality of the deal to return about 50 people a week to France in return for accepting the same number through a safe and legal route. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on Starmer and Macron’s channel crossings deal: safe routes hold the key to future progress | Editorial

The government has hailed its ‘one in, one out’ migrant returns deal as a breakthrough. But awkward questions over its implementation remainTo use a football analogy that he might appreciate, the first year of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership has been a game of two halves. Domestically, grievous strategic mistakes have been made. On the foreign stage, however, an approach that Sir Keir likes to style as “quiet, serious diplomacy” has yielded some tangible results.For the most part, this week’s state visit by Emmanuel Macron further showcased the benefits of leaving behind the blowhard politics of the post-Brexit years. Sir Keir and the French president used the occasion to pledge greater cooperation on security and strengthened their joint commitment to safeguarding Ukraine’s future as a sovereign independent state. But the biggest take-away from Mr Macron’s trip launched the prime minister straight back into toxic domestic terrain.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this a...

Politics

4 h. ago Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks

A divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal that would have spared him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks

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4 h. ago Cash ISA limit update as 'decision made' ahead of Rachel Reeves speech

Speculation had been mounting that the annual tax-free allowance would be cut

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4 h. ago Apple AirTags ideal for holiday luggage slashed to less than £100 for four in Amazon Prime Day deal

Apple AirTags have been reduced on Amazon, allowing customers to purchase a four-pack or a two-pack for a lower price. A single AirTag can now be purchased for under £30

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5 h. ago Badenoch hits out at Macron blaming increased migrant crossings on Brexit

The Conservative leader, a supporter of the leave campaign in the 2016 referendum, also said it was time for ‘people to stop blaming Brexit’.

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5 h. ago Marvel Rivals Season 3 Battle Pass and every symbiote skin you can unlock

The Marvel Rivals Season 3 Battle Pass is now live, and it will allow players to earn a number of new symbiote-themed skins, including the new Jeff the Land Shark skin

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6 h. ago Trump threatens GOP senators: Vote to defund NPR and PBS, or I’ll withhold my endorsement

‘Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement,’ Trump blared on Truth Social this week.

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6 h. ago The diplomacy of art: Bayeux tapestry loan shows cultural gifts still matter

History is full of examples of artworks being used to express things diplomats would be forbidden to sayThis week’s masterclass in the renewal of the entente cordiale was based on a genuine desire by two countries to reconnect. But in addition it served as a reminder that diplomacy is not only an art, but art itself has always been an essential tool of diplomacy. So the extended loan of the Bayeux tapestry, exchanged with treasures from Sutton Hoo, is not just a gesture of trust but marks a return to the roots of diplomacy, and its cultural lure.Doubtless security experts will remember the summit’s declarations of new nuclear co-operation while pollsters will eye “the one in, one out” migrant deal to see if it actually turns the political tide in the Channel. But the popular legacy will be the queues forming at the British Museum from September 2026 when the tapestry goes on display, and in Rouen and Caen when the treasures from Sutton Hoo are viewed by the French in what is already...

Culture

6 h. ago Radiographer suspended after saying he hopes colleague was off sick ‘because they’ve got a brain tumour’

Nicholas Whitaker also allegedly told colleagues he would ‘phone in sick’ if he wasn’t allowed to watch football at work

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6 h. ago Kilbryde Hospice café to display Migrant Voice art exhibition

The exhibition is part of Kilbryde's continued commitment to Creative Arts in health and wellbeing.

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6 h. ago Starmer accused of reducing migrants to ‘commodities to be exchanged’ with ‘one

The criticism comes as the Mayor of Calais warned the agreement would only draw more migrants to the north coast of France

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7 h. ago PSNI investigating loyalist bonfire refugee effigies as hate incident

Burning of boat containing dark-skinned mannequins in lifejackets in Moygashel draws widespread condemnationPolice in Northern Ireland are investigating a loyalist bonfire that featured effigies of refugees sitting in a boat as a hate incident.Crowds in the County Tyrone village of Moygashel cheered on Thursday night when the towering pyre was lit and flames engulfed the vessel and a dozen dark-skinned, lifesize mannequins with lifejackets. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Northern Ireland police investigate burning of lifesize models of refugees

Burning of boat containing dark-skinned mannequins in lifejackets in Moygashel draws widespread condemnationPolice in Northern Ireland are investigating a loyalist bonfire that featured effigies of refugees sitting in a boat as a hate incident.Crowds in the County Tyrone village of Moygashel cheered on Thursday night when the towering pyre was lit and flames engulfed the vessel and a dozen dark-skinned, lifesize mannequins with lifejackets. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Do you support the new migrant system? Take our poll and have your say

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have unveiled a bold new plan to send small boat migrants back to France in exchange for asylum seekers. The move is already dividing opinion — is this the kind of tough action you support or a step too far?

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7 h. ago Pensioners with any of these 48 health conditions could be due up to £441 each month

Nearly 1.7 million people over State Pension age are claiming Attendance Allowance.

Economics

7 h. ago Doctor suspended after saying he hopes colleague was off sick ‘because they’ve got a brain tumour’

Radiographer Nicholas Whitaker also allegedly told colleagues he would ‘phone in sick’ if he wasn’t allowed to watch football at work

Politics

8 h. ago How much Universal Credit claimants are allowed in savings before cuts

The Department for Work and Pensions has several rules around Universal Credit payments, one of which is that your amount can be slashed or stopped if you have savings that exceed a certain limit

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