28 m. ago Los Angeles protests: Newsom says ‘democracy is under assault’ in attack on Trump; curfew in downtown LA begins

LA mayor says curfew will be in place in one square mile and will last from 8pm to 6amTroop mobilization in LA to cost Americans at least $134m, Hegseth saysFact-check: Trump’s speech at Fort Bragg contained lies and conspiracy theories about LAPeople in LA: share your reaction to protests and military mobilizationUS officials said the marines were being deployed to protect federal property and personnel, including immigration agents. A convoy of 10 to 15 buses with blacked-out windows and escorted by sheriff’s vehicles, left the base at Twentynine Palms in the desert east of Los Angeles late Monday and headed toward the city, stopping around 1am (9am BST) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, about 20 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles.Despite their presence, there has been limited engagement so far between the Guard and protesters while local law enforcement implements crowd control. Continue reading...

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34 m. ago Austria school shooting latest: Gunman who killed 10 in Graz was former student who took own life in toilet

Police say 12 people are injured with some in a serious condition following attack

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86 m. ago Los Angeles protests: Newsom says ‘democracy is under assault’ in attack on Trump; downtown LA curfew declared by mayor

LA mayor says curfew will be in place in one square mile and will last from 8pm to 6amTroop mobilization in LA to cost Americans at least $134m, Hegseth saysFact-check: Trump’s speech at Fort Bragg contained lies and conspiracy theories about LAPeople in LA: share your reaction to protests and military mobilizationUS officials said the marines were being deployed to protect federal property and personnel, including immigration agents. A convoy of 10 to 15 buses with blacked-out windows and escorted by sheriff’s vehicles, left the base at Twentynine Palms in the desert east of Los Angeles late Monday and headed toward the city, stopping around 1am (9am BST) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, about 20 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles.Despite their presence, there has been limited engagement so far between the Guard and protesters while local law enforcement implements crowd control. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Why stopping HRT has changed my life in the most radical way possible. I know it runs counter to all medical advice... but if you're taking it, hear me out: SARAH VINE

All my life I cared what people thought of me. As a teenager I cared that my feet were too big to be a ballerina and that I wasn't blonde like all the pretty girls.

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3 h. ago Ballymena LIVE: Cars set on fire as more riots in Northern Ireland branded 'racist thuggery'

Police came under attack as violent disorder erupted for a second night in a row in Ballymena, Northern Ireland on Tuesday, during which homes and businesses were damaged

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3 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deaths in Kharkiv as Russia continues strikes on civilian targets

Latest prisoner exchange includes Mariupol defenders; European Commission unveils 18th round of sanctions. What we know on day 1,204At least two people were killed and 28 injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday morning. “Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out in two districts of the city this night,” said the Kharkiv mayor, Igor Terekhov. More than 15 apartments were on fire in a five-storey building and several houses were hit. Terekhov added “there may be people trapped under the rubble”.Separately the death toll rose to at least three with 13 wounded after Russia attacked Kyiv and Odesa with waves of drones and missiles early on Tuesday. The civilian targets hit included a maternity ward and a cathedral. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts were hit, writes Daniel ...

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4 h. ago Lecturers who sued their union after claiming it branded them 'transphobic' following film protests at Edinburgh University have claims rejected 

Dr Deirdre O'Neill and Michael Wayne were criticised by the University and College Union (UCU) which condemned a film as an attack on trans identity.

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6 h. ago Ben Duckett blows West Indies away as England wrap up T20 series sweep

England, 248-3, beat West Indies, 211-8, by 37 runsDuckett hits 84 off 46 balls in 120-run opening standHarry Brook hit an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, a quickfire cameo on a usual night, yet the slowest of England’s offerings in this record-breaking contest. His side piled up 248 for three, their highest total at home in this format, to set up a 37-run victory over West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 international.Ben Duckett top-scored with 84 from 46 balls as he shared an opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith, 135 brought up at the 10-over mark. The destruction calmed down a touch thereafter but West Indies were still invited to pull off their highest successful T20 chase. It never felt on, even as Evin Lewis whipped away a first-ball six. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Marks & Spencer is back online – these are my favourite fashion picks for summer

Browse the retailer’s latest fashion drop, in the wake of the cyber attack

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7 h. ago Austria school shooting death toll rises to 11 as nation mourns after 'drop out' ex

A teacher and students were killed during the attack in second largest city Graz on Tuesday by gunman with two firearms

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7 h. ago Austria school shooting: Everything we know so far about attack which killed 10 and injured 12

Gunman opened fire in school in Graz in one of country’s worst ever mass shootings

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7 h. ago Hainault suspect filmed himself unboxing sword days before alleged attack on schoolboy

Footage released by the Crown Prosecution Service shows Marcus Arduini Monzo, who is accused of killing 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, unboxing and wielding a samurai sword.

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9 h. ago Austria school shooting suspect was 'drop out' former pupil who legally owned firearms as death toll rises to 11

A teacher and students were killed during the attack in second largest city Graz on Tuesday by gunman with two firearms

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10 h. ago M&S issues update on Sparks card after online orders resume following cyber attack

Despite the announcement that online orders are back up and running, many members are feeling disappointed

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10 h. ago Bob Costas calls out legacy press for paying ‘ransom’ to Trump and pivoting to ‘MAGA media’

‘The free press is under attack. Democracy as we know it is under attack,’ Bob Costas declared this week while accepting a lifetime achievement award

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10 h. ago Austria school shooting latest: Gunman who killed 10 in Graz was former student who took his own life in toilet

Police say 12 people are injured with some in a serious condition following attack

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10 h. ago Austria school shooting suspect was 'drop out' former pupil who legally owned firearms as death toll in massacre rises to 11

A teacher and students were killed during the attack in second largest city Graz on Tuesday by gunman with two firearms

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10 h. ago Anger grows after boy, 8, was denied NHS care because he attends private school as top Tory blasts 'unfair, outrageous punishment of child'

Sir Jake Berry, who was Conservative Party Chairman, said the case was 'absolutely unfair', 'outrageous' and symptomatic of a 'failing system'.

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11 h. ago Cops release CCTV images of man after brutal Edinburgh street attack

Police have released images of man they want to trace after a brutal 2am assault on a busy Edinburgh street. Do you recognise him?

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11 h. ago Romanian mother ‘afraid’ to stay in Ballymena street after attack

The mother-of-three said her children were asking why their house was being attacked during disturbances in the Co Antrim town on Monday night.

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