2 h. ago Trump's ring of steel: Specialist police carry out searches in Windsor ahead of US President's UK state visit, as huge security operation begins amid fears of mass protests

Huge protests, organised by the Stop Trump Coalition, are set to be held in both Windsor and London against the two-day trip, with security heightened during the US president's stay.

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6 h. ago Specialist police search Windsor ahead of Trump’s state visit

The US president will stay the night at the royal residence on Wednesday.

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26 h. ago Donald Trump to visit UK under ring of steel after Charlie Kirk assassination

Thousands of British officers will be on duty along with US secret service agents amid security concerns in the wake of the the murder of Donald Trump's close ally on Wednesday night

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34 h. ago UN security council to hold emergency meeting as Poland plans no

Poland is seeking to step up its defences with plans to restrict air traffic in the eastern part of the countryForeign ministers of Lithuania, Ukraine and Poland have just issued a joint statement “strongly condemning the recent incursion of Russian drones into Polish territory,” calling it a “deliberate and coordinated attack” and an “unprecedented provocation.”They recognised the need for “better coordination and operational coopration between our respective structures responsible for air security” to “prevent the harmful consequences of Russia’s outrageous actions.”Only an adequate and resolute response will half further escalation. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Boy's astonishing act after police kill fugitive dad and find children in bush

Police said Maverick Phillips, 10, was wielding a rifle when specialist officers descended on their bush camp near Waitomo, in the district of Waikato, New Zealand

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50 h. ago Trump’s shorter state visit revealed with special flypast and military spectacle

There will be no public-facing element for the US president during his stay with the King and Queen at Windsor Castle.

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3 d. ago Prince Harry makes personal donation of £1.1m to Children in Need

The duke announced he was giving the huge sum during a visit to Nottingham on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Trump state visit will see police drones and airspace limits over Windsor

Big police operation for US president’s second state visit will involve two days of drone patrolsDonald Trump’s second state visit to the UK will see a big policing operation led by drones in the airspace over Windsor, police have said.King Charles is to host the US president and his wife, Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle from 17 to 19 September, where they will be entertained with a ceremonial welcome and state banquet. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Drones to police Donald Trump’s visit to UK when King welcomes US president

‘Eyes in sky’ will be key part of huge security operation as hobbyist drones banned

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3 d. ago Heathrow Airport incident that saw terminal evacuated 'was mass hysteria event’ amid chemical leak fear

Emergency services scrambled to Britain’s busiest airport in Hounslow after 20 people were reported injured

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3 d. ago New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention

The Department of Homeland Security is trumpeting the start of a new immigration operation in Chicago that's stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety

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4 d. ago Prince Harry set to make huge announcement on UK visit without Meghan Markle

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has already set tongues wagging during his bombshell four-day trip to the UK, and is set to make a startlingly generous gesture

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6 d. ago Police announce $1m reward for information on Dezi Freeman and warn public not to go looking for ‘high

Victoria’s largest reward ever offered for arrest as alpine hunt for alleged killer of two police enters 12th dayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have announced a million-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Dezi Freeman but given strict warnings to the public not to go searching, after the alleged murder of two police officers in Porepunkah last month.The reward of “up to $1m” is the largest ever offered in Victoria for an arrest, said Det Insp Dean Thomas from the homicide squad. Thomas told media on Saturday morning that a number of “heavily armed” specialist police continued to search bushland in the Porepunkah area. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Talented dogs help officers secure £20,000 illegal cigarette haul in Stirling

The two specialist dogs helped Trading Standards and police on their visits to premises across the region - where they uncovered more than 43,000 illegal cigarettes, as well as 1,000 single use vapes.

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8 d. ago Moment boy, 16, in Resident Evil costume is tackled to the ground by police outside near London comic con after sparking mass shooting fears

Concerned members of the public called 999 at around 2.30pm last Saturday as the teenager was seen walking amid a crowd of football fans near Stamford Bridge.

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9 d. ago Trump announces Space Command HQ will switch to Alabama from Colorado

President says national security operations in space will be based in state he won comfortably, reversing Biden decisionDonald Trump made his first public appearance in a week on Tuesday to announce that the US Space Command (Spacecom) headquarters, which is tasked with leading national security operations in space, would be in the Republican stronghold of Alabama.Flanked by Republican senators and members of Congress at a White House news conference, Trump said Huntsville, Alabama, would be the new location of the space command. The move reverses a Biden administration decision to put the facility at its current temporary headquarters in Democratic-leaning Colorado. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dumbbells, bulldozers and flatware: Some US companies are begging Trump to add their products to his tariff lists

Companies that manufacture American-made goods see opportunity in new taxes on competitors’ imports

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1 week ago Dramatic moment police swoop on teen boy near Stamford Bridge after 'fake gun sparked mass shooter fears'

The post on X, which had over 200k views within half an hour claimed: 'An attempted mass shooter has been arrested near Stamford Bridge after the Chelsea game.'

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2 w. ago 'Illegal migrants have more rights than the people of Essex': Fury grows after judge rules asylum seekers can stay at Epping migrant hotel

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, today successfully overturned a High Court ruling ordering them to remove all 138 residents.

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2 w. ago Fears of mass unrest after judges revoke ban on housing migrants at protest

Police forces say they are ‘well prepared’ for new wave of protests as 23 anti-migrant rallies are planned in 23 locations across the UK

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