81 m. ago ‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning

Over a few brutal days in March, as sectarian violence and revenge killings tore through parts of Syria, two friends from different communities tried to find a way to surviveOn the night of 6 March, Munir, his wife and their two sons, both in their 20s, got no sleep. They huddled together in a small bedroom in their apartment as government troops and militiamen entered their neighbourhood of Qusour in the coastal city of Baniyas and went from house to house. The fighters seemed to be moving through the streets with little coordination. One house might get raided by five separate groups, while others were left untouched. “There was no plan,” Munir said, “just violence and looting.”The first question the fighters were asking when they stormed into an apartment was: “Are you a Sunni or an Alawite?” The answer decided the fate of the residents. Sunnis were spared – although in some cases their apartments were looted. When the raiders found an Alawite home, some stole what they...

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81 m. ago Where Man City stand with homegrown transfer rules ahead of UEFA and Premier League squad deadlines

The transfer window is over for Manchester City but the deadline for submitting squads to UEFA and the Premier League is looming

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3 h. ago China set to unveil 'most powerful laser air defence system in the world' at Beijing military parade that could shoot down drones for as little as £10 per shot

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) parade in Beijing is scheduled for September 3 to commemorate 80 years since the end of the second world war.

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4 h. ago Fresh appeal for information on murder of schoolboy, 10, who failed to return home for his dinner 53 years ago and was found burned in a sack

Brian McDermott disappeared from Ormeau Park on Sunday, September 2, 1973, and never made it home for his dinner.

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7 h. ago Liverpool take firm view on future Marc Guehi transfer after deadline day deal collapses

Liverpool ended up missing out on a deadline day deal for Marc Guehi after Crystal Palace decided to pull the plug on a transfer at the eleventh hour in a dramatic twist

Economics

7 h. ago Trump says he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Former NYC mayor was sanctioned by courts and disbarred for amplifying false claims about the 2020 electionDonald Trump said Monday he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, two days after his longtime political ally was seriously injured in a car crash.The decision places the award on a man once lauded for leading New York after the September 11, 2001, attacks and later sanctioned by courts and disbarred for amplifying false claims about the 2020 US presidential election. Giuliani, the former New York mayor, was also criminally charged in two states; he has denied wrongdoing. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Costco’s new rule takes effect September 1: Everything you need to know

Grace period ended on Monday, which means new rule is officially being enforced

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8 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Yvette Cooper's parliamentary speech was a public emergency edict delivered by Play School presenter

Yvette Cooper's tactic, in the face of smouldering civil unrest about asylum hotels, was to wobble her head and adopt a damp, disapproving tone. Public-emergency edict delivered by Play School presenter.

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8 h. ago Britain's Got Talent Bruno Tonioli's replacement confirmed as judge quits ITV talent show

The former Strictly Come Dancing star has decided to quit the ITV show and his replacement has already been confirmed

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9 h. ago Marc Guéhi’s £35m move to Liverpool collapses after Glasner’s Crystal Palace fury

Deadline day deal sheet was submitted for centre-back Glasner was so unhappy there were fears he could leaveCrystal Palace dramatically pulled the plug on Marc Guéhi’s move to Liverpool minutes before the transfer deadline because they couldn’t find an adequate replacement, despite agreeing to sell the England defender for £35m earlier in the day.It is understood that Guéhi had been booked in to complete the first part of his medical in expectation of his move to Anfield going through, with a deal sheet having been submitted before Monday’s 7pm deadline. But despite Palace confirming the signing of the France Under-20 defender Jaydee Canvot from Toulouse for £21m, they decided not to sanction Guéhi’s departure at the last minute because they failed to bring in another more experienced option. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago New College Lanarkshire students to trial financial incentive to encourage recycling by using Reverse Vending Machines

Keep Scotland Beautiful is partnering with the college and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) to introduce a 20p reward - redeemable at the college's canteens - for every can and plastic bottle recycled through RVMs on campuses during September.

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10 h. ago Three Greater Manchester savers won £100k with Premium Bonds in September draw

September's winners have been announced, but people with NS&I accounts will be able to see if they won from Tuesday

Economics

10 h. ago High street chain bosses ‘very sad’ to announce six more store closures

Six stores are set to close by the end of September

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10 h. ago Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson set for Bayern Munich loan with £56.2m obligation to buy

Jackson defied Chelsea’s request to fly back to London when the deal collapsed on Saturday

Economics

11 h. ago Summer 2025 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office experts confirm

As September marks the arrival of autumn and summer 2025 draws to a close, it has been confirmed as the warmest summer on record

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11 h. ago All the castles, gardens and attractions you can visit for free this September in and around Cardiff

Some great Welsh historic landmarks are opening for free during September 2025

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12 h. ago Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones reunite after deciding to 'cool off' their romance

Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones returned to our screens on Monday following a Morning Live hiatus over the summer period which saw them reportedly cool their romantic connection

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12 h. ago Rayo Vallecano take Barcelona to the edge as fans rebel against their president | Sid Lowe

The small, proud Madrid club are back in Europe this season but playing against a backdrop of a civil warThe drunk, the brainless and the idle enjoyed this. They had said they wouldn’t sing, but the best nights aren’t planned they just happen, and in the end it was their kind of night. Chaotic, wild, a lot wrong but alright, like a picture of who they are, sticking it to the man up here and down there. Packed into crumbling, filthy stands, Rayo Vallecano’s fans didn’t see their team get a deserved victory against Barcelona on Sunday but on a torn-up, dried-out pitch with not much grass, in a ground where VAR became the latest thing to fail, they did watch them fight and do it their way too, flying into the team with a budget 18 times bigger as if they weren’t big at all. “Fantastic,” Hansi Flick called them.It started as a protest and never stopped being one but it became something else too, something fun; they had been infuriated, worn down over years, and then they had been insult...

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13 h. ago September warning to UK households with certain trees in their garden

As September rolls around, those with fruit trees in the garden have been warned there is one timely job they should be doing to avoid having to pay out

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14 h. ago Fifa urged to block ‘disarray’ of major European fixtures being played on different continents

Supporters’ groups warn against ‘dangerous precedent’Governing body to rule on La Liga call for Miami gameFifa has been urged by leading supporters’ groups to block domestic league matches from being played abroad and avoid “a Pandora’s box of disarray for football”, as the prospect of major European fixtures taking place on different continents looms large.World football’s governing body is likely to be tasked with deciding whether Villarreal face Barcelona in Miami in December after La Liga’s request to make the switch was approved and submitted by the Spanish football federation. Milan and Como are also looking to play a Serie A fixture in Perth, Western Australia, in February. Continue reading...

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