5 h. ago Trump’s immigration crackdown causes illegal border crossings to hit 55

Border Patrol apprehensions were almost 10 times lower this year than record-breaking peak during Biden administration

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15 h. ago Plans put forward for 23 new affordable homes in Welsh village

The proposed development would include six three-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom semi-detached houses, alongside four one-bedroom walk-up flats and a one-bedroom bungalow

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33 h. ago UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has suggested that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law

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2 d. ago Trump authorizes national guard deployment to Chicago, White House says, as border patrol there shoots woman

Illinois governor JB Pritzker says administration is escalating ‘aggression against Illinois citizens and residents’Donald Trump has moved to deploy the national guard in another city by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago, where the government said border patrol agents shot and injured a woman while firing at someone who tried to run them over.White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president had authorized using Illinois national guard members, citing what she called “ongoing violent riots and lawlessness” that local leaders have not quelled. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘The most aesthetic line’: how Kilian Jornet climbed the 73 highest US mountains in 31 days

The mountain-running legend has just completed States of Elevation, scaling every fourteener in the contiguous US in a single month, powered only by his legsAs I waited for the sun to crest over Colorado’s Front Range, adjacent to the sprawl of Denver–Boulder–Fort Collins, a west wind gusted, sending a shiver down my spine. With temperatures around freezing on a rocky ledge at 13,700ft, I searched for reprieve on the lee side of a boulder. I could see the city lights in the distance, but was more concerned with two headlamps approaching quickly, a few hundred feet below.Between us lay a slab of coarse granite, known as the Cables Route. It’s the most direct way to the summit of Longs Peak, but is less travelled because it’s rated a class 5 rock climb and often carries a river of verglas – black ice – running down it, which climbers must navigate. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Location, Location, Location viewers left frustrated at couple for 'obsessing' over the size of their teenage son's bedroom

Ruth, a school administrator, and Craig, a carpenter, have rented the same three-bedroom house in Sale, Greater Manchester for the past 13 years before wanting Phil Spencer's help.

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5 d. ago Mexican cartel leader gripes to CNN that Trump is making it hard to do his job

The Sinaloa cartel - declared a foreign terrorist organization under Trump - is one of the largest producers and traffickers of fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the U.S.

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5 d. ago Antiques Roadshow guest can't stop beaming as she learns lamp she bought for just £10 is now worth eye

In an episode filmed at Shuttleworth House in Bedfordshire, expert Will Farmer was joined by the guest with the unusual-looking furniture piece made from pottery.

Economics

6 d. ago America shuts down as Trump leaks humiliating photo of Democrats taken before room 'erupted in laughter'

Wednesday marks the first federal government shutdown since December 2018, when a standoff over border wall funding during President Trump's first term led to a historic 35-day stoppage.

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7 d. ago Romanian migrants face deportation after Home Office raid: 16 people arrested for 'working illegally on a solar farm'

Sixteen Romanian nationals have been arrested in a car park in Wiltshire during a Home Office raid for 'working illegally'.

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7 d. ago Best linen bedding sets in 2025, tried and tested for a relaxing night’s sleep

These sheets offer relaxed luxury in the bedroom

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8 d. ago Escalation of Chicago immigration operations lead to claims of discriminatory stops

The sight of armed, camouflaged and masked Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous downtown Chicago landmarks has amplified concerns about the Trump administration growing federal intervention across U.S. cities

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1 week ago My cultural awakening: The Parent Trap made me reconnect with my estranged father

Growing up with a stepfather made me wonder about my real dad – until the Lindsay Lohan film inspired me to seek him outIn 1998, the year The Parent Trap was released, I was six. My mum and I had recently moved out of a one-bedroom council flat into a Victorian terrace house in London; my half-sister had just been born, and I was training myself to call my stepdad “Dad”.My life felt as if it had been torn in half, right down the middle – like the photograph of their parents that Hallie and Annie piece together in the film. The 11-year-old identical twins (both played by Lindsay Lohan) reunite at summer camp after being separated at birth, and switch places in their plan to reunite their family. My own biological dad had left for good on my second birthday, moving back to Hungary. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago What border are they securing? Trump CBP boats seen patrolling the Chicago River after takeover rhetoric

Immigration agents have been active in the city throughout the month and President Trump has threatened to send in the National Guard against the wishes of local officials

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1 week ago Arizona judge blocks Trump administration from deporting migrant Guatemalan and Honduran children

A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children who came to the U.S. alone

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1 week ago Sarwar refuses to back Starmer as Burnham continues to hint at leadership bid

Scottish leader fails to back Prime Minister as poll shows Starmer is less popular than Donald Trump north of the Border

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1 week ago Police officers run into burning home to rescue woman in dramatic bodycam footage

This is the moment police officers in California saved a partially bed-ridden woman from a house fire.

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2 w. ago Home Office loses bid to challenge High Court ruling that granted Eritrean man a temporary block on his deportation to France under 'one

Only three Channel have been deported so far as part of the agreement with President Macron , undermining claims it will act as a deterrent.

Society

2 w. ago How to properly light every room in your house, by an interiors expert

Lighting can make or break the mood of a home, yet it's often an afterthought to the flooring, sofa and cushions.

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2 w. ago House seemed 'unsafe to enter' without PPE goes to auction for £40k

The three-bedroom house is being sold with all contents left in place - including bird cages, several plastic boxes and bags

Economics