32 h. ago Texas House has enough lawmakers present to pass gerrymandered congressional map – US politics live

Quorum in state House also paves way for redistricting battle across the country to continueTrump pledges to scrap mail ballots before 2026 midtermsNewsmax and Dominion settle for $67m in defamation suit over US election liesAn aid group that coordinates medical care in the United States for badly injured children from Gaza has said it is “distressed” by the US state department’s decision to stop issuing visitor visas for Palestinians after a far-right influencer complained directly to the secretary of state about their work.Laura Loomer, who has previously described herself as a “proud Islamophobe”, told the New York Times that she had spoken to Marco Rubio on Friday night to warn the secretary of state of what she called the threat posed by “Islamic invaders”. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Sick Gazan children arrive in London for urgent medical care 'within weeks'

A Downing Street spokesperson said that exact numbers will ‘depend on clinical need and various factors’

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40 h. ago Dave Edmunds' wife Cici issues a health update on iconic 70s rocker after he briefly 'died in her arms' during terrifying cardiac arrest

The performer, 81, known for his 1970 Christmas No.1 I Hear You Knocking, was in intensive care following the medical emergency which has left him with brain damage.

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3 d. ago US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical care

Program providing key aid halted after complaints from Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer close to TrumpThe US state department announced on Saturday that it would stop issuing visas to children from Gaza in desperate need of medical care after an online pressure campaign from Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer close to Donald Trump who has described herself as “a proud Islamophobe”.“All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days,” the state department said in a message posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which Loomer was banned from before it was purchased by Elon Musk. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Missing teenage boy, 16, sparks urgent Metropolitan Police search across London

Yaqub was last seen near Tottenham Court Road last month

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5 d. ago Malnourished kids arrive daily at a Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims there is no hunger in Gaza, but malnourished children are regularly arriving at Nasser Hospital

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5 d. ago Palestinian children in urgent need of medical treatment land in Italy

Palestinian children who are in need of urgent medical care have been evacuated from Gaza to Italy.

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6 d. ago Democrats say Trump is illegally blocking them from visiting Ice detention: ‘The goal is to bully us’

Confrontations are playing out nationwide as lawmakers conduct checks of facilities where thousands are being heldThe Arizona representative Yassamin Ansari toured a detention facility in May where immigrants rounded up as part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportation were being housed. She described what she saw inside as “sickening” and “worse than prison” – immigrant detainees were held in overcrowded, moldy cells and many reported that they did not have reliable access to food, water or medical care.Two months later, Ansari returned to the remote desert complex to conduct another congressional oversight visit. This time, she was denied entry. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Garden water toys and games from £7 for hours of heatwave fun that can arrive by tomorrow

Stay cool this heatwave with the best garden water toys and games that'll keep your children active and entertained, and arrive by tomorrow

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9 d. ago Urgent ‘do not travel’ warning issued for London King's Cross train services

Urgent ‘do not travel’ warning issued for London King's Cross train services  Hackney Gazette

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1 week ago Woman 'sexually assaulted' by man on London Underground train

Woman 'sexually assaulted' by man on London Underground train - as cops release CCTV in urgent hunt for attacker  The Sun

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1 week ago Obituaries: Bill Scott, medical visionary who transformed the role of pharmacists in patient care

Bill Scott OBE, FRPharmS, pharmacist. Born 1949. Died 2025, aged 76

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1 week ago Trump slashed Medicaid — now he’s got another health care crisis looming

Tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, expire at the end of the year. But not all Republicans are on board with extending them

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1 week ago ‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities

Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inaugurationA new report has found hundreds of reported cases of human rights abuses in US immigration detention centers.The alleged abuses uncovered include deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse of detainees, mistreatment of pregnant women and children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions, inadequate food and water, exposure to extreme temperatures, denial of access to attorneys, and child separation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alexander Isak ordered to miss Newcastle barbecue and train alone

Striker told to arrive for training after teammates’ exitIsak due to hold talks with Eddie Howe on WednesdayAlexander Isak’s standoff with Newcastle escalated on Wednesday when the striker was ordered to train separately from his teammates and stay away from a lunchtime training-ground barbecue.Eddie Howe, Newcastle’s manager, had organised the gathering for not only his players and staff but their partners and children but it is understood Isak was told to delay his arrival for solitary training until later in the afternoon. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BBC star rushed to hospital as 'escalating' health issue becomes 'too much'

A BBC presenter has been taken to hospital after "battling his own body with a health issue" that recently spiralled out of control because he "put off getting proper medical care"

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2 w. ago Gaza latest: UK to evacuate 100 children for urgent medical care as Netanyahu pushes for ‘full occupation’

Israeli prime minister signals plan to expand military offensive in Gaza

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2 w. ago Sick and injured children from Gaza to be evacuated to UK for NHS care

Top ministers are understood to be working on a scheme to bring children from Gaza to the UK for NHS medical care, with plans expected to be unveiled within weeks

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2 w. ago The Oath: to be a Palestinian doctor in Israel’s healthcare system

Across the world, newly graduated medical students take an oath to uphold the ethics of medical practice. Dr Lina Qasem-Hassan, a Palestinian living and working in Israel, teaches medical ethics as well as practising as a physician, caring for both Israeli and Palestinian patients. In Israel’s internationally acclaimed healthcare system, regarded as one of the world’s leading examples, a quarter of doctors are Palestinian citizens of Israel. While the medical oath calls for equal care for all patients, Lina sees a profession increasingly at odds with that principle. Since filming began in February 2024, and with the conflict continuing to escalate ever since, Lina's commitment to the oath remains unwavering Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Commuter hell as major signalling problem hits South Western Railway with passengers issued urgent 'do not travel' warning

Travel chaos has erupted for commuters this morning as a major signalling issue has hit South Western Railway, with an urgent 'do not travel' warning issued from London Waterloo.

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