1 hour ago QUENTIN LETTS: Sir Mel, fresh as a porpoise, gave a splendid speech. Alas, few were there to hear it

Dawn brought news from the office of Sir Melvyn Stride, Shadow Chancellor: 'Ten Things You Didn't Know About Mel.'

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2 h. ago Mother of Israeli hostage snatched by Hamas at Nova festival hopes peace deal talks will see her 'strong, beautiful' son released

Hamas took Ditza Or's son Avinatan hostage two years ago today, but she dreams that soon she may finally be able to put her ear to his chest and hear his heartbeat.

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3 h. ago Gen V season 2 episode 6: what time is Gen V out on Prime Video? UK and US timings explained

Gen V viewers have been told exactly what time the next episode is out 🦸 ♂️📺

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3 h. ago Julia Wandelt 'is not Madeleine McCann', jury told in stalking trial

Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg are accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February this year in the trial at Leicester Crown Court

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4 h. ago Man accused of murdering Scots lawyer in LA claims he was in 'state of psychosis'

Jonathan Renteria's laywer said his client was "deeply distressed by the victim's threats to take his only child away from him".

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4 h. ago US attorney resists pressure from Trump to prosecute Letitia James

Prosecutor reportedly does not believe there is probable cause to file charges against the New York attorney generalA career federal prosecutor in Virginia has told colleagues she does not believe there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against New York attorney general Letitia James, according to a person familiar with the matter.The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees major criminal cases in the Norfolk office for the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia and plans to soon present her conclusion to Lindsey Halligan, a Trump ally, who was installed as the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia last month. Yusi’s thinking was first reported by MSNBC on Monday. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Federal prosecutor resists pressure from Trump to charge Letitia James

Prosecutor reportedly does not believe there is probable cause to file charges against the New York attorney generalA career federal prosecutor in Virginia has told colleagues she does not believe there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against New York attorney general Letitia James, according to a person familiar with the matter.The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees major criminal cases in the Norfolk office for the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia and plans to soon present her conclusion to Lindsey Halligan, a Trump ally, who was installed as the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia last month. Yusi’s thinking was first reported by MSNBC on Monday. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago MAFS UK star told to 'run' as fans hit out at 'red flag' behaviour

Married At First Sight UK fans were left unimpressed after the latest episode of the E4 dating show as they hit out at one star's behaviour

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5 h. ago Wife poisons husband's wine with antifreeze in act of twisted 'payback'

Kristen Hogan, 33, told cops she wasn't intending to kill her estranged husband, as the pair fought for custody of their child, and is now facing two counts of attempted murder

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5 h. ago Victim's clever move led cops to gang suspected of sending 40,000 stolen UK phones to China

Two Afghan nationals have been arrested as part of the biggest police operation of its kind in the UK, bringing down a network suspected of selling 40,000 stolen phones in China

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5 h. ago Paraplegic man forced to helplessly watch as robbers stole medical supplies and valuables from his home

‘I can’t do much for myself. I can’t defend myself,’ Alan Prudhome of Oklahoma City told local news

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5 h. ago US shutdown enters second week as Senate votes again on funding bill

Democrats and Republicans apparently no closer to deal to restart funding as Trump warns of imminent job cutsThe US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress towards reaching a deal to restart funding, while the Trump administration warned it was moving forward with plans to slash the federal workforce.Many agencies and departments closed their doors and told employees to stay home last Wednesday, after Congress failed to approve legislation to continue the government’s authority to spend money. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago ‘Stalker’ who claimed she was Madeleine McCann contacted missing girl’s mother 60 times in a day, jury told

Julia Wandelt, who had previously claimed to be two other missing girls, told the McCanns ‘don’t give up on your daughter’, a court heard

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7 h. ago 'This woman is not Madeleine McCann', jury told in stalking trial

Julia Wandelt, 24, from Poland, has no familial link to the McCanns despite her claiming to have memories of Madeleine’s childhood and disappearance, a court heard

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7 h. ago Robert Jenrick warned ‘don’t do an Andy Burnham’ as he bides his time over a leadership bid

Amid the gloom at the Tory conference, those close to Robert Jenrick have told him to ‘let things play out’ as leader Kemi Badenoch struggles to make impact amid dire poll ratings, write David Maddox, Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell

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7 h. ago Man Utd player told to leave by Ruben Amorim gives three reasons he accepted transfer

There were several incomings and outgoings at Old Trafford this summer, but one of those who departed has now hit back at Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim.

Sport

7 h. ago Man convicted in Gisèle Pelicot case says he ‘never intended’ to rape her

Appeal trial begins for Husamettin Dogan, the only man out of 51 in French case to challenge convictionAn unemployed builder seeking to overturn his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot when she had been drugged unconscious by her husband has told a court he “never intended” to rape her.On the opening day of his appeal trial in the southern French city of Nîmes, Husamettin Dogan, 44, a married father, was asked by the lead judge if he denied the charge of rape. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago 'Synagogue terrorist locked me in his car and told me he could kill me with his bare hands'

EXCLUSIVE: The former partner of 'manipulative' Jihad Al-Shamie, who unleashed a brutal terror attack at a synagogue in north Manchester, has told of being locked in his car and threatened after he appeared outside her home

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8 h. ago Pair admit horror sex attack on woman as they took turns to keep watch

Luis Dos Martins Mariano and Alcino Soares walked their victim to an empty underground carpark and "watched and laughed" as they took it turns to rape the woman

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8 h. ago Man hospitalised with stab wounds following incident outside Starbucks

People had been told to avoid the area as the incident played out

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