3 h. ago Man accused of assaulting police at airport ‘headbutted traveller’

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad deny assault charges over incident at airport last year

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3 h. ago How watching facial recognition cameras help police pluck wanted criminals off the street made me realise only those with something to hide need fear them, writes DAVID JONES

In a landmark announcement this week, the Met revealed that live facial recognition cameras have led to more than 1,000 arrests in London since the start of 2024,

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4 h. ago Emma Raducanu fights hard but Aryna Sabalenka ends her Wimbledon dream

World No 1 wins 7-6 (6), 6-4 in third roundBritish player served for first set and led 4-1 in secondFor a few glorious, fleeting moments late on Friday evening, as 15,000 spectators collectively lost their minds, something special was unfolding under the Centre Court roof. Not only was Emma Raducanu holding her own against Aryna Sabalenka, she was soaring. An hour into one of the most intense, fast-paced sets of her life, Raducanu arrived at set point against the best player in the world. But Sabalenka, the world No 1, has long grown accustomed to dealing with that massive target on her back, which so often spurs her opponents to perform far above their usual level. In the face of a grand slam champion playing some of her very best tennis, Sabalenka elevated her game to even greater heights in the decisive moments, crushing Raducanu’s hopes of a statement win by closing out an intense, unforgettable tussle with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 win to reach the fourth round.After coming so close to tr...

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4 h. ago TikTok star 'murdered US Marine' before dancing in videos to footage from the news

Joshua Guzman and Marko Cinan have been accused of shooting 'devoted father' and 'beloved fiancee' Anthony Sanders at a mall in Houston, Texas, in front of his son and partner

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4 h. ago Sister fights to save vulnerable British teen accused of smuggling kilo of meth to Japan

Sean Stephenson, 18, has been detained in Japan after allegedly being caught with over a kilo of meth - but his family insist he was groomed and coerced by British gang members

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5 h. ago Labour's year of lies and failure: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch lambasts Keir Starmer's record on the economy and migration

Kemi Badenoch today accuses Keir Starmer of a 'year of lies and U-turns' which have left Britain poorer and less secure.

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5 h. ago Russia is accused of ramping up its use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine as tyrant Putin continues his onslaught against Kyiv

The use of banned hazardous compounds by the Russian military has become 'standardised and commonplace' in Ukraine, according to several European countries' intelligence services.

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7 h. ago Woman 'froze' when she was pushed down and raped by 'cult' priest accused of sex offences against 13 female believers, court hears

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was leader of the Nine O'Clock Service (NOS), part of the Church of England, in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995.

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7 h. ago Lenny Scott murder accused told brother 'delete any numbers ASAP' after shooting, jury told

Two men deny the charges they face

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8 h. ago Teacher’s aide accused of having sex with teen student in car outside Upstate New York school

Bombshell court filings shed new light on a situation that roiled the city of Cohoes, which is located about 150 miles north of New York City

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8 h. ago Bob Geldof brands 'white saviour' accusations 'nonsense' ahead of Live Aid at 40

One of the biggest concerts of all time is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month

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8 h. ago Tim Mayer accuses FIA president Ben Sulayem of ‘reign of terror’ after announcing candidacy

American will challenge incumbent in December voteMayer accuses Ben Sulayem of centralising powerTim Mayer opened his campaign for the FIA presidency in combative fashion by accusing his election rival and the incumbent, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, of overseeing a “reign of terror” during his four years in charge.Mayer, the son of the co-founder of the McLaren F1 team Teddy Mayer and a former longstanding FIA steward, with 15 years in the role in F1, maintains he was sacked at Ben Sulayem’s behest. He issued a withering assessment of the president’s tenure as he aired his platform for the vote, which will be held on 12 December. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Neighbour hits out at farmer over canopy that lights up 'like Blackpool illuminations' at night

The farmer at the centre of the row insists she's done nothing wrong and has accused the neighbour of making a fuss over nothing.

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9 h. ago Man accused of causing Dean Barnes' death in crash as he gave chased burglars on his stolen motorbikes tells jury he was 'curious' to see where they were going

Callum Duncan is one of two men accused of causing death by dangerous driving

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9 h. ago Aid cuts leave a million facing starvation in Nigeria – as food supplies run out

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity has warned that supplies of food are set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

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9 h. ago Europe is scrambling to form a united front and regain relevance in the Iran crisis

Tehran now places little faith in the European countries who played a key role in brokering the Iranian nuclear dealExposed as divided and marginalised during the Iran crisis, European nations are scrambling to retrieve a place at the Middle East negotiating table, fearing an impulsive Donald Trump has diminishing interest in stabilising Iran or the wider region now he believes he has achieved his key objective of wiping out Tehran’s nuclear programme.On Tuesday the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, was the latest senior European figure to phone the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, offering to be a facilitator and urging Tehran not to leave the crisis in a dangerous limbo by keeping UN weapons inspectors out of Iran. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Foreign Office issues travel update to UK tourists as wildfires rip through holiday hotspot

More than four million UK citizens travel to this popular holiday destination each year

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10 h. ago Man accused of airport assault was aggressive and headbutted traveller – court

A witness has told the trial of two brothers accused of assaulting police of an earlier incident at Manchester Airport.

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10 h. ago Football Daily | Infantino awaits his ‘big bang’ as Club World Cup refuses to slide away

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Like Dr John Hammond and his scientists in Jurassic Park, Gianni Infantino and his fawning Fifa lickspittles have spent recent years so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn’t stop to think if they should. The upshot is that a preposterously lucrative tournament described by its creator as “a big bang” has been crowbarred into an already jam-packed calendar. And the largesse of its in-no-way unethically sourced prize-money for those participating now threatens to destroy several already under-threat footballing ecosystems around the world.I want to talk about my mate. My buddy. The bloke I loved and will miss like crazy. I could talk about him as a player for hours, but none of that feels like it matters right now. It’s the man. The person. He was such a good guy. The best. So genuine. Just normal and real. Full of love for the people he cared about. Full of fun. He was the most British foreign player I’ve ever ...

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10 h. ago Eddie Lyons and Ross Monaghan's funeral sparks 'guard of honour' for gangland duo after drive

Scottish gangsters Eddie Lyons Junior and Ross Monaghan were gunned down in a nighttime assassination in Andalucia, Spain, and a man has been accused of their murder

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