2 h. ago Home Secretary fails to guarantee France migrant returns will happen this month

Yvette Cooper was cautious not to guarantee returns under a deal with France will take place in September, after saying they were ‘expected’.

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18 h. ago Yvette Cooper to suspend new refugee family reunion applications as she unveils asylum crackdown

Home secretary Yvette Cooper says the first asylum seekers to be returned to France under a new deal will begin later this month

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36 h. ago Nicolas Jackson forced to return to Chelsea after Bayern pull out of deal

German club unable to revive loan deal for strikerJackson had remained in Munich in hopes of moveNicolas Jackson has been left frustrated after Bayern Munich called off their attempt to revive a deal to sign the striker on loan from Chelsea. Jackson is due to return to London but is understood to be disappointed with how the situation has played out. Enzo Maresca, the Chelsea head coach, may face a challenge to lift the forward’s spirits when he rejoins the squad after the international break.It had seemed Jackson was set for a new challenge when he was given permission to fly to Munich on Saturday after Bayern reached an agreement on a loan with an option to buy for €65m (£56m). However, Chelsea contacted the German club to inform them that they would not permit the deal to go ahead after Liam Delap sustained a hamstring injury against Fulham later in the day. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Transfer news live: Liverpool hope for Isak breakthrough, Arsenal near Hincapie deal, Jackson refuses Chelsea return

Could there be a late twist in the long-running saga involving the Newcastle striker?

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49 h. ago Get a free set of £130 Smeg scales in time for Bake Off’s return with little known deal

The Great British Bake Off is returning to TV this week, and to make the occasion Smeg is offering shoppers a free set of £130 kitchen scales to upgrade their kitchen

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6 d. ago Tories would ‘potentially’ strike returns deal with Taliban, says party chairman

Kevin Hollinrake’s comments come after Nigel Farage raised the possibility of Reform UK negotiating a returns agreement with the Afghan government.

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6 d. ago Tory chair says party would consider deal with Taliban to return Afghan migrants – UK politics live

Kevin Hollinrake says party would ‘potentially’ set up returns agreement with country as he says deportation plan is ‘far more comprehensive’ than Reform’sNigel Farage has been accused of “ugly” and “destructive” rhetoric after announcing plans to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and pledging to pay despotic regimes such as the Taliban to take them back.Unveiling Reform UK’s “Operation Restoring Justice” at a combative press conference in Oxford, Farage said he would rip up the UK’s postwar human rights commitments, contained in a range of international conventions, to deport “absolutely anyone” – including women and children – arriving by small boat.We really are through the looking-glass now. Nigel Farage pretending to be patriotic while pledging to rip up Britain’s proud record of leading the world on human rights.As we’ve seen across history, his populist playbook is ugly, powerful and incredibly destructive. We know where it will lead if we don’t stop it.If today ...

Society

6 d. ago Aerial footage shows scale of disruption as Israeli hostage families hold nationwide day of protest

Aerial footage from Tuesday (26 August) shows widespread disruption on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv as demonstrators call on the government to agree to a ceasefire deal which would see all hostages returned home.

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6 d. ago Mainoo wants to leave Manchester United after being sidelined by Amorim

Chelsea target Garnacho but United want £50m feeAston Villa and Bayern interested in Christopher NkunkuKobbie Mainoo wants to leave Manchester United after being squeezed to the margins by Ruben Amorim. The midfielder has not played a minute of the team’s two games this season and was demoted from first choice to substitute when he returned from injury last December.United would countenance a suitable deal, but there may be a lack of attractive suitors for the 20-year-old this late in a window that closes on Monday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Congo's draft peace deal with M23 seeks to return government control to rebel

A draft peace deal between Congo's government and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels aims to restore government control over rebel-held areas

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1 week ago Government’s deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants will ‘deter small boat arrivals’, says Starmer – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘strengthened partnership with Iraq will secure our borders’ as more councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotelsTrain fares in England are now expected to rise by a higher-than-expected 5.8% next year, causing concern among passenger groups.Rail ticket increases are usually calculated by adding one percentage point to July’s inflation reading on the retail prices index (RPI), which came in 0.2 points above forecasts on Wednesday at 4.8%. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Migrant returns deal struck with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boat Channel crossings

The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers.

Economics

1 week ago Government signs deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants in latest bid to deter small boats

It comes after an £800,000 deal last year with Baghdad to help the country crack down on smuggling networks

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1 week ago Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers.

Politics

1 week ago What security guarantees might Ukraine get in return for a peace deal?

As western leaders meet, questions remain about the steps they could take to prevent any future Russian aggressionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesEuropean leaders have been holding a virtual conference call to discuss what security guarantees they could give to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia. The discussion follows Monday’s unprecedented get-together in the White House hosted by Donald Trump. The US president met Volodymyr Zelenskyy and held talks with Britain’s Keir Starmer, as well as the leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and Nato. The main topic was how to end the war in Ukraine, the continent’s biggest since 1945, and how Europe might stop Russia from attacking again. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy entices Trump with $100bn arms deal in return for security

Ukrainian president ready for bilateral meeting with Putin; Russian attacks continue with Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia among targets. What we know on day 1,273 Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy entices Trump with $90bn arms buy in return for security

Ukrainian president ready for bilateral meeting with Putin; Russian attacks continue with Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia among targets. What we know on day 1,273 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Philippe Clement 'offered' management return but ex Rangers boss puts mega money deal on hold

Clement has been out of work since being axed by the Ibrox side in February

Economics

2 w. ago More migrants arrested under new returns deal with France, confirms Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper said that the first referrals for people who came to Britain in small boats to be sent back across the English Channel have already been made

Economics

3 w. ago Nvidia and AMD agree to pay 15% of China chip export revenues to US

Unprecedented deal, an apparent reversal of security restrictions, is in return for licences to sell to ChinaThe chipmakers Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of their revenue from advanced chips sold to China in return for export licences to the key market.The unprecedented move, an apparent reversal of US national security restrictions on the chip sales, signalled an easing in the US-China trade war. Continue reading...

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