1 hour ago Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids

Legal advocates and attorneys general argue practice poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fearThe head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Sunday that he will continue allowing the controversial practice of his officers wearing masks over their faces during their arrest raids.As Donald Trump has ramped up his unprecedented effort to deport immigrants around the country, Ice officers have become notorious for wearing masks to approach and detain people, often with force. Legal advocates and attorneys general have argued that it poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago UK pensions overhaul looms as minister warns of slump in retirement income

Torsten Bell says government will ‘complete the job’ of Blair-era reforms

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2 h. ago The Guardian view on Europe’s failing economic orthodoxy: social contracts cannot be renewed through cuts | Editorial

The French prime minister, François Bayrou, has become the latest leader to target the less well-off in order to balance the booksAs European politicians begin to pack their suitcases and head to the beach, they do so against a domestic backdrop that begins to look distinctly ominous. In Britain and France, nationalist populist parties consistently lead in the polls. In Germany, the particularly extreme Alternative für Deutschland is neck and neck with the conservative CDU. Specific dynamics might vary but the unsettling pattern is the same – large swaths of voters increasingly identify with authoritarian and often xenophobic political forces.Prolonged post-industrial malaise, wage stagnation and austerity have precipitated this wave of disaffection with the mainstream, especially among the less well-off. Yet in London, Paris and Berlin, governments of the centre-left and centre-right seem intent on alienating disillusioned electorates still further. During his visit to London last ...

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2 h. ago Wizz Air flight from Poland to London forced to make emergency landing after 'cockpit fills with smoke'

A fleet of ambulances, fire trucks and a medical helicopter descended onto the runway

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4 h. ago SNP warns Nigel Farage's renewable energy 'sabotage' will 'turn Aberdeen into Detroit'

Reform UK is opposing the renewables industry, despite almost 50,000 Scottish jobs reliant on the sector.

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4 h. ago How Labour is 'taxing the high street into bankruptcy': Family

Startling figures recorded by one council reveal an independent pub was stung by a 226 per cent hike in fees, costing them almost £17,000 for one year

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4 h. ago Brits’ top kitchen bugbears revealed with leaving dirty dishes in the sink a top crime

There are some cooking non-negotiables with having food on a constant boil so it spits and forcing rubbish into an overflowing bin also among them

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5 h. ago Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 73 reported killed while waiting for food

Pontiff also speaks of anguish over Israeli strike on territory’s only Catholic church, which killed three peoplePope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the war in Gaza and the “indiscriminate use of force” as Gaza’s health ministry said at least 73 Palestinians had been killed queueing for food.The Hamas-run ministry said on Sunday that the victims had been killed in different locations, mostly in northern Gaza. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Jannik Sinner's pointed message for Carlos Alcaraz as he explains Wimbledon win

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are currently the dominant forces in men's tennis and the Italian has aimed a potential dig at his rival while explaining the key to his success

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6 h. ago Terrifying moment Boeing passenger plane catches fire after take off with flames erupting from the engine

The Atlanta-bound flight was forced to divert back to Los Angeles so passengers and crew could disembark safely

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7 h. ago Labour minister says he is ‘not at all surprised’ by Reform’s lead in the polls

Steve Reed said the success of Nigel Farage’s party is a sign of the public’s ‘disenchantment with politics’

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8 h. ago To defeat Trump, the left must learn from him | Austin Sarat

Six months into his second term, the president has been disastrous for democracy – but extraordinarily politically adeptIn the first six months of his second term as president, Donald Trump has dominated the national political conversation, implemented an aggressive agenda of constitutional reform, scrambled longstanding American alliances, and helped alter US political culture.Pro-democracy forces have been left with their heads spinning. They (and I) have spent too much time simply denouncing or pathologizing him and far too little time learning from him.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Could Bitcoin help Rachel Reeves fill the black hole in UK finances? Chancellor 'could profit from £5bn sale' of seized criminal crypto cash

The Home Office and police forces are said to be working on a major seven-figure sale of crypto-currency seized from organised crime figures, with the Treasury hoping to benefit.

Economics

8 h. ago Israel extends Gaza offensive to areas not yet reached by ground forces

Military evacuation order for Deir al-Balah, where some Israeli hostages are believed to have been held, draws criticism

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9 h. ago Water bills to see ‘small, steady’ rise despite reform plans, says Reed

But the Environment Secretary has promised that families will never again see ‘huge shock hikes’ to their bills.

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9 h. ago The horrific video encapsulating the Druze people's plight: Evil footage showing militants forcing them to their death is latest outrage

The fighting is the latest challenge to the control of the government, which took over after rebels toppled autocratic president Bashar al-Assad in December.

Culture

9 h. ago Farage repeats ‘no idea’ six times over Reform mayor’s 600% allowance hike

Nigel Farage has responded that he has “no idea” six times in an interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

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9 h. ago Nigel Farage says ministers are 'defrauding' taxpayer out of billions to fund green energy

The Reform UK leader used a BBC interview to question why money was being used to underwrite wind and solar schemes 'for literally zero effect' on global CO2 emissions.

Economics

10 h. ago Southern Water boss £1.4million pay package branded 'outrageous' by Cabinet minister

Environment Secretary Steve Reed warned Southern Water had not performed well enough to justify the 'outrageous' hike for its chief executive Lawrence Gosden

Economics

10 h. ago Moment riot police smash shield into man's face, knocking his teeth out during Epping migrant hotel clash after resident was charged with schoolgirl sex attack

Footage of the encounter shows the man in a grey vest square up to a police officer before he is hit with full force outside the Epping migrant hotel.

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