45 m. ago Child poverty target on course to be missed by 'large margin'

Call for increase in social security spending as levels ‘largely the same’ as they were five years ago

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66 m. ago Photos from 2 years of war between Israel and Hamas bear witness to its horrors

It's been two years since Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel, plunging the region into war. Photos taken by Associated Press journalists have charted the turmoil and devastation.

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1 hour ago New England Patriots end final unbeaten record with victory at Buffalo Bills

The Philadelphia Eagles had earlier seen their perfect start to the season ended by the Denver Broncos.

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1 hour ago The good, the bad and the beautiful: how the great photographer Richard Avedon captured ageing

From a joyful Gloria Swanson to the Windsors looking scared, Avedon spent much of his career shooting the old, the wizened and the wise – uncovering the contradictions of the heart Richard Avedon hated ageing – and lived within it, laughed about it, viewed it piteously, compassionately and, above all else (how could he not?), fatalistically. “I’m a geezer,” he would say when still a youngish man in his 60s. Throughout his career, he made innumerable images of the consequences of ageing on the human face, and of its inevitability. For someone first, and perhaps in the world’s imagination still, most associated with images of youth and beauty, vitality and joy – the girl swirling her skirt, leaping over a puddle, playing pinball in Paris at midnight – there is at least as much of his oeuvre (his “Irv” as he would self-mockingly say) devoted to the old and wizened and wise.His friends always said that he was the youngest person in the room – but he didn’t want to be the youngest person...

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2 h. ago Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard

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4 h. ago Broncos guard Ben Powers did not make trip to London due to injury

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4 h. ago Stalker came 'within yards' of Prince Harry during recent UK visit

A female stalker reportedly entered a 'secure zone' at a hotel visited by Prince Harry in London as he attended a WellChild awards ceremony last month - and met the King after nearly two years

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4 h. ago Known stalker 'came within feet of Prince Harry twice while he was on visit to the UK'

On September 9, the woman was allowed to enter a 'secure zone' at a hotel in central London where the Duke of Sussex was present for the WellChild Awards.

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5 h. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: How supine Labour is in its dealings with China. And what a scandal if they have compromised our security to keep our new masters happy

Is China an enemy of Britain, asks STEPHEN GLOVER.

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5 h. ago This is what married British men REALLY get up to in Dubai... and why I still won't divorce my husband after finding out the sick truth: CAITLIN STONE

We all have moments in life that create an immediate delineation. Before and after. This was one of those.

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5 h. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Starmer's security chief Jonathan Powell is a shadowy figure with more influence than any minister

Buried in the depths of No 10, on the desk of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, sits a special phone for secure communications with his White House counterpart, writes ANDREW PIERCE.

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5 h. ago PM's national security chief could be held in contempt of Parliament if he refuses to appear before committee over China spy scandal after Commons espionage case collapses

Jonathan Powell is facing calls to appear before Parliament to explain why charges were dropped against two British men accused of passing secrets to Beijing.

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6 h. ago EastEnders' Kellie Bright exposes heartbreaking fight to secure support for autistic son

Soap star Kellie Bright highlights the struggles parents face securing school support for autistic children in a poignant new BBC Panorama documentary

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6 h. ago UCLA security guard dubbed 'the ultimate Karen' for chasing young girl who stormed field after upset victory

A security guard has been slammed online after he tried to stop a young girl and her dad from storming the field following UCLA's upset victory over Penn State.

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7 h. ago Jim Gavin drops out of Irish presidential race after ‘mistake’

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said Mr Gavin made the correct decision.

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7 h. ago Poppy Delevingne looks phenomenal in a distinctive faux fur and leather jacket as she attends Chloe catwalk show during Paris Fashion Week

The socialite sister of Cara Delevingne , 39, posed up a storm in the jacket which featured a grey faux fur detailing.

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7 h. ago Denver Broncos hit back to end Philadelphia Eagles’ unbeaten record

The Super Bowl champions were defeated at Lincoln Financial Field.

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8 h. ago Brit dies as bag of cocaine 'burst in stomach' after he boarded plane to Dubai

A Brit swallowed a bag of cocaine before baording a plane to Dubai – and then later died from an overdose after it exploded in his stomach and seeped into his bloodstream

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8 h. ago ITV Beat the Chasers fans outraged as player loses £75k in nail

Beat The Chasers viewers were left fuming as one player was 'robbed' of a huge sum of money

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9 h. ago California governor vows to sue Trump for sending troops to Oregon

President steps up military presence in Democrat-run cities by deploying National Guard in Chicago and Portland

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