60 m. ago Teenager overpowered by plane passengers after allegedly boarding Jetstar flight with ‘large gun’ at Avalon airport

Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne on Thursday afternoon after alleged incident on commercial flightTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates and latest newsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating after a 17-year-old man allegedly boarded a Jetstar flight with a shotgun and ammunition, frightening passengers who described a dramatic citizen’s arrest.Victoria police were called to Avalon airport outside of Melbourne at 2.50pm on Thursday, after reports a man with a firearm attempted to board a commercial flight.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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80 m. ago Barclays to pay up to £12.5m in compensation to customers hit by outages

There has been more than 33 days’ worth of unplanned tech and system outages in the last two years for nine of the UK’s biggest lenders.

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85 m. ago Gene Hackman cause of death latest from 'stealth assassin' investigation to police blunder

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home with authorities still trying to determine their cause of death

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1 hour ago Man detained after allegedly attempting to board Jetstar flight at Avalon airport with ‘large gun’

Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne on Thursday afternoon after alleged incident on commercial flight Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates and latest newsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to board a Jetstar flight with a gun, frightening passengers who have described a dramatic citizen’s arrest.Victoria police were called to the airport outside of Melbourne at 2.50pm on Thursday, after reports a man with a firearm attempted to board a commercial flight.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Cyber crew arrested for stealing Taylor Swift Eras concert tickets online and profiting $600K

Suspects ‘exploited a loophole through an offshore ticket vendor to steal tickets to the biggest concert tour of the last decade,’ district attorney says

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2 h. ago The US embrace of Russia is an existential threat to the EU. Germany must step up to save it | Catherine De Vries

To counter the crisis caused by Trump, Friedrich Merz has little choice but to abandon decades of military and economic cautionIn February 1945, three world leaders – Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Josef Stalin – met in Crimea for the Yalta conference, to discuss the new world order they would implement after the soon-to-end second world war.Smaller nations were given no say in deciding their fate. The Soviet sphere of influence would infest eastern Europe for decades and US foreign policy dominated the second half of the 20th century. Churchill resisted the end of the UK’s global empire and independence for Britain’s colonies came piecemeal; they were let go with bitterness.Catherine De Vries is professor of political science at Bocconi University in Milan Continue reading...

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3 h. ago One Rep Global secures strategic partnership with Nobu Hotel London to target growing Indian market

One Rep Global secures strategic partnership with Nobu Hotel London to target growing Indian market  ETTravelWorld.com

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3 h. ago Man detained after allegedly attempting to board Jetstar flight at Avalon airport with gun

Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne on Thursday afternoon after alleged incident on commercial flight Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates and latest newsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to board a Jetstar flight with a gun on Thursday afternoon, frightening passengers.Victoria police have confirmed they were called to the airport outside of Melbourne at 2.50pm, after reports a man with a firearm attempted to board a commercial flight.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Elon Musk’s Doge to expand blitz against spending on consultants

Firms including Deloitte and Accenture told to justify billions of dollars’ worth of contracts

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4 h. ago DWP benefits worth £1,900 a year not being claimed by over 970,000 older Brits

The charity Independent Age says older Brits applying for the four main pensioner benefits - Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, Housing Benefit, and Council Tax reductions - would need to answer 450 questions to complete the applications

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4 h. ago Kids held in Glasgow police cells for “inappropriate” length of time

Inspectors found a number of children were being held in custody for long periods despite being charged with “minor offences”.

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5 h. ago Arsenal news: Star hailed as 'most exciting player in Europe' as Mikel Arteta error cited

Arsenal showed how ruthless they can be as they ripped apart PSV with Ethan Nwaneri's stock continuing to rise as he was on the scoresheet in their Champions League win

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5 h. ago Top Hong Kong court overturns convictions of 3 former organizers of Tiananmen vigils

Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have won their bid at the top court to overturn their conviction over their refusal to provide information to police, marking a rare victory for the city’s pro-democracy activists

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6 h. ago Man accused of stealing $25,000 worth of Lego from northern California stores

Michael Ivory Fletcher alleged to have entered at least seven stores, loaded cart with Lego items and left quicklyA man in California has been charged with nabbing about $25,000 of Lego in two state counties, according to officials.Michael Ivory Fletcher, 32, is accused of stealing the Lego products from Target stores in Walnut Creek and San Ramon between 15 August 2024 and 15 February 2025, according to the Contra Costa district attorney’s office. He faces multiple charges of commercial burglary and grand theft. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago German man, 20, jailed for having sex with his sister 21 times after alerting police to his crimes by calling and saying it was consensual... when his sibling had never pressed rape charges

Lucas K., 20, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison on Wednesday for sleeping with his 33-year-old half-sister, who was given the pseudonym Marie S.

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7 h. ago Southern University student's death being investigated as a possible act of fraternity hazing

The death of a 20-year-old Southern University student in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is being investigated by law enforcement as a possible act of fraternity hazing

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7 h. ago Florida man claimed he was going to assassinate Trump and shoot missiles at New York, cops say

Police were alerted to threats when Justin Blaxton called 911

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8 h. ago Cyber crew arrested for stealing Taylor Swift Era concert tickets online and profiting $600K

Suspects ‘exploited a loophole through an offshore ticket vendor to steal tickets to the biggest concert tour of the last decade,’ district attorney says

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9 h. ago National police guidance equating journalists with criminals is scrapped in a major victory for the freedom of the press

The freedom of the press has been handed a major boost after it was announced that national police guidance equating journalists to criminals is scrapped by top police chiefs.

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9 h. ago Boys watching adult porn ‘drawn to more extreme and illegal images’, warns charity

Over 81,000 Londoners called the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s helpline Stop It Now

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