12 h. ago Speaker Mike Johnson says he won’t block House vote to release Epstein files

Johnson’s House has been in recess since shutdown, delaying petition to force vote on making documents publicUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, on Tuesday said he would not prevent a vote on legislation to make the Jeffrey Epstein files public, even as the chamber remained out of session for a fourth straight week.Johnson has kept the House of Representatives in recess ever since the shutdown began at the start of the month, after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on extending government funding beyond the end of September. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Drug dealer stabbed girlfriend 18 times while wearing a bulletproof vest

Michael Ormandy met Rebekah Campbell in an Irish bar just months before he killed her.

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3 d. ago They met in an Irish bar and 'hit it off straight away' but within weeks, she was dead

Rebekah Campbell was brutally attacked on Boxing Day 2024 by her boyfriend Joseph Cummins, but her life would end after she began a relationship with another man in 2025

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3 d. ago They met in an Irish bar, and four months later he brutally murdered her

'Our hearts are broken, and we will never ever be the same without her in our lives'

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7 d. ago Meghan Markle's designer pal sets record straight on dramatic Paris Fashion Week outing

Meghan Markle attended the Balenciaga runway show at Paris Fashion Week, and while she alluded to being invited by the creative director, he has now told a different story

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1 week ago White House announces federal worker layoffs as shutdown nears third week

AFL-CIO vows to take issue to court as AFSCME union leader warns of ‘devastating effects’ for AmericansUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House announced layoffs of federal workers on Friday, making good on a threat it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now appears set to stretch into a third straight week.Russell Vought, the director of the White House office of management and budget, wrote on social media that “RIFs have begun”, referring to the government’s reduction-in-force procedure to let employees go. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Football boss Dougie Imrie and partner Lauren McCreaddie raise £18k for University Hospital Wishaw neonatal unit in memory of baby girl Remi

8In August, Greenock Morton boss Dougie and Lauren were devastated to lose Remi, who was born 14 weeks early, weighing just 1lb 4oz, and went straight into the care of the neonatal team.

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1 week ago Emotional moment Dougie Imrie and partner Lauren return to hospital to hand over massive sum raised for tragic baby Remi

Morton manager Dougie Imrie and his partner Lauren say they are humbled by people's generosity after raising a massive sum in memory of their baby daughter. Remi was born 14 weeks early and weighed just 1lb and 4oz. She went straight into the care of the neonatal unit at University Hospital Wishaw and, despite rallying...

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1 week ago Dougie Imrie and his partner raise £18k in memory of baby daughter who passed away

Remi was born 14 weeks early and went straight into the care of the neonatal unit at University Hospital Wishaw.

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch sings Sweet Caroline in bar as she claims Tory conference not a washout

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was filmed dancing with young Tory activists at a bar at the party conference in Manchester, as she hit back at claims the showcase event is a washout

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2 w. ago Delighted Taylor Swift spots Cillian Murphy's son, 17, in the audience and labels the teen 'the future of our world' during Graham Norton Show

The Irish actor, 49, and his brood met the pop star at an Oscars party and on Friday's episode of the chat show, Taylor sought out Cillian's son Aran, 17, in the crowd.

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2 w. ago Taylor Swift calls out as she spots Cillian Murphy's son in The Graham Norton Show audience after the singer met the actor's family at Oscars party

The Irish actor, 49, and his brood met the pop star at an Oscars party and on Friday's episode of the chat show, Taylor sought out Cillian's son Aran, 17, in the crowd.

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3 w. ago Late own goal rescues point for Spurs at Bodø/Glimt after Hauge double

These are strange times for Tottenham. Historically they’ve often been a side whose performances didn’t match their results, but tradition has it they would be pretty and ineffective. Under Thomas Frank they’ve become the opposite. Just as at Brighton they went 2-0 down and came back to draw; again, there was more to admire in their character than how they played. And if Andreas Helmersen’s effort hadn’t hit the bar with a couple of minutes remaining, it would have been a very different story.This was Bodø/Glimt’s first home game in the group phase of the Champions League, and they were determined to make the most of it. The pre-match singing of the club anthem was heartfelt and gently moving, and followed by the rhythmic detonation of a series of fireworks, startlingly loud in the still Arctic night. European football has little place these days for romance but Glimt remain an example of what can be achieved by enlightened leadership even in a remote town of just over 50,000 popula...

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3 w. ago Netflix drama House of Guinness’ future revealed just three days after launching on streaming platform

IT shot straight to the top of Netflix's viewing chart over the weekend - and I can reveal the streaming giant's latest blockbuster drama will get a second round. Even though it's yet to be officially announced, another series of House of Guinness is set to be served up after it got a bumper number...

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