5 h. ago Channel small boat migrants top 30,000 since Labour came to power, as Tories accuse PM Sir Keir Starmer of 'betraying the British public'

There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.

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16 h. ago Marine Le Pen is 'guilty as hell' and deserves election ban, journalist Anne

The ban has posed uncomfortable questions about France's democracy, with US President Donald Trump piling on pressure by echoing the slogan 'Le Pen must be freed'.

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16 h. ago Channel small boat migrants poised to top 30,000 since Labour came to power, as Tories accuse PM Sir Keir Starmer of 'betraying the British public'

There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.

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16 h. ago Brit, 59, is killed after being thrown off his electric scooter when he 'hit a pothole' in Spanish beach town

The 59-year-old was reportedly on his way home from work in Orihuela Costa, south-eastern Spain on Tuesday when he allegedly hit a pothole.

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21 h. ago Donald Trump demands France 'Free Marine Le Pen' and brands her presidential election ban a 'witch hunt'

Marine Le Pen, 56, was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament and taking advantage of expenses to employ assistants actually working for her party.

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25 h. ago Conor McGregor's UFC rival launches scathing attack on his bid to become Irish president

McGregor has been very vocal in his bid to run for the presidency of Ireland in the upcoming election - but his rival Gaethje has dismissed the campaign

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38 h. ago Democrats’ deference to Biden was a disaster. They still haven’t learned their lesson | Norman Solomon

Conformity and fear of party leadership are impairing Democrats’ ability to fight Trump and drive a progressive agendaJoe Biden’s insistence on running for re-election was certainly disastrous. It kept credible contenders out of the Democratic presidential primaries and prevented the selection of a nominee who had gained momentum in the winnowing process. Even after his stunningly feeble debate performance on 27 June last year, Biden took several weeks before finally opting out of the race. That left Kamala Harris a mere 107 days between the launch of her campaign and election day.Ample evidence shows that the Biden team was riddled with obstinate denial and misrepresentation aimed at the public. But tales of tragic egomania in high places can take us only so far. What’s essential is to scrutinize how – and why – the Democratic party, its leaders and its prominent supporters enabled Biden and his inner circle to get away with such momentous stonewalling for so long. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Starmer targets Reform as Labour kicks off local election campaign

The Prime Minister was joined by his deputy Angela Rayner and Labour chairwoman Ellie Reeves.

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39 h. ago Keir Starmer launches Labour's local election campaign with attack on Reform amid rising alarm at Nigel Farage threat

Keir Starmer joined his deputy Angela Rayner in the East Midlands as they formally kicked off the push towards the votes on May 1.

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40 h. ago Moment brazen thief saws through cables at electric vehicle charging station before walking away amid wave of wire thefts

The man, who has not been identified, cut the thick £15 cables at the EV charging hub at Decathlon Gallagher Retail Park, Wednesbury, just after 8.30pm on March 12.

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53 h. ago Starmer and Rayner launch local election campaign as Labour talks up NHS

The Prime Minister and his deputy will visit the Midlands on Thursday as the party asks voters ‘to play their part’ in delivering national renewal.

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67 h. ago Panic stations for Labour after Spring Statement: Polls show major hit for party in wake of Chancellor's package

A More in Common poll has found Labour dropped three points of support over the past week. Keir Starmer's outfit was on 21 per cent, behind the Tories on 26 per cent and Reform on 25 per cent.

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3 d. ago Australia election 2025 live: Dutton’s gas plan has ‘reckless’ lack of detail, resources minister says

Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastForeign minister Penny Wong has told RN Breakfast says Labor is “realistic” on what outcomes the government could achieve on tariffs with the Trump administration.We’ll keep working hard for the best outcome, but I think all of us are realistic. As the prime minister made it clear yesterday, we are not willing to trade away the things that make Australia the best country in the world, like our healthcare system. We don’t want the Americanisation of our healthcare system. We won’t be weakening our biosecurity laws, and we won’t be trading away our PBS.He made a similar submission, and what happened to real wages over the last three years? Real wages have dropped in...

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3 d. ago Australia election 2025 live: Dutton hints at cuts to ABC if he finds ‘waste’; Coalition to designate gas a ‘critical mineral’

Coalition senator Susan McDonald told a gas industry conference in Sydney the Coalition government’s plan if elected. Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastForeign minister Penny Wong has told RN Breakfast says Labor is “realistic” on what outcomes the government could achieve on tariffs with the Trump administration.We’ll keep working hard for the best outcome, but I think all of us are realistic. As the prime minister made it clear yesterday, we are not willing to trade away the things that make Australia the best country in the world, like our healthcare system. We don’t want the Americanisation of our healthcare system. We won’t be weakening our biosecurity laws, and we won’t be trading away our P...

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3 d. ago Outrage grows over Marine Le Pen's blocked presidential run: Trump and European allies offer support as 'tyrannical judges' are accused of 'depriving millions of people of their representation'

Le Pen has pledged to fight the court-imposed prohibition that appeared to exclude her goal of seeking and potentially winning the French presidency in 2027.

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3 d. ago European travellers entering the UK will have to buy a new ETA electronic permit from Wednesday in huge shake up of travel rules

Visitors from some 30 European countries, including all the members of the EU with the exception of Ireland, will need to carry the electronic permit to enter Britain.

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4 d. ago White Lotus star reveals the shocking storyline CUT from hit show after Trump's re

In the March 2nd episode, the Texan country club wife played by Leslie Bibb confessed to her childhood gal pals that she was an 'independent' who likely voted for Trump

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4 d. ago Marine Le Pen's party calls on supporters to take to the streets amid fury over her presidential election ban and jail sentence

The leader of France's far-right party called Monday for a peaceful 'mobilisation', after Marine Le Pen was banned from running for office following an embezzlement conviction.

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4 d. ago Tories ‘lost touch’ with values, says Ed Davey at local election campaign launch

The Lib Dem leader rode a hobby horse around a series of jumps as he launched his party’s local election campaign.

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4 d. ago Marine Le Pen is sentenced to four years in JAIL and BANNED from entering presidential elections as she is found guilty of embezzlement and accused of 'undermining democracy'

Presiding Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis has sentenced Le Pen, 56, to a five-year ban from politics. She has also been sentenced to four years in prison with two under an electronic bracelet and a £84k fine.

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