3 m. ago Starmer slams Reform’s ‘politics of grievance’ ahead of Cooper unveiling asylum crackdown to MPs

Home secretary Yvette Cooper will address Parliament later this afternoon with her plans for reforming the asylum system

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11 m. ago Disadvantaged children at risk of missing out on early education, charity warns

Families who do not work, or do not earn enough to be eligible for the Government-funded childcare entitlements, will need to pay £205 a week on average for the same amount of early education for a child under two

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27 m. ago Yvette Cooper to give major asylum update as PM lashes out at Farage's fantasy plans

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will address MPs returning from the summer break after a difficult summer for Labour with tensions rising over asylum hotels

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35 m. ago Man, 26, is arrested after Jewish boy was shot in the head with an air rifle over weekend of antisemitic attacks

The shooting happened on the same weekend that several homes owned by Jewish people in the same area of Bournemouth were daubed in Nazi swastikas.

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54 m. ago Afghanistan earthquake live: ‘There is death in every home’, families say, after at least 800 killed in quake in east of country

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says public health ministry, as rescue operations take placeMagnitude 6 earthquake hits eastern AfghanistanHow have you been affected by the earthquake?One resident in Afghanistan’s Nurgal district, one of the worst-affected areas in Kunar, said almost the entire village had collapsed under the force of the earthquake. “Children are under the rubble. The elderly are under the rubble. Young people are under the rubble,” the villager, who did not give his name, told the Associated Press.“We need help here,” he pleaded. “We need people to come here and join us. Let us pull out the people who are buried. There is no one who can come and remove dead bodies from under the rubble.” Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Tennis fan dubbed 'most hated man in America' for stealing boy's cap at US Open finally breaks his silence with grovelling apology

Internet sleuths unmasked the millionaire CEO 'jerk' at the weekend after a viral video appeared to show him swiping the memento intended for a child by US Open tennis star Kamil Majchrzak.

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75 m. ago Small boat, big house: Elon Musk ridicules Starmer's Britain after asylum seekers 'are given new £300k new

The decision to use four £300,000 three-bedroom properties in Suffolk as migrant accommodation prompted fury after it emerged last night.

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77 m. ago Four in five drivers want pavement parking banned across the country

Labour has promised to take action on pavement parking in England after years of heel dragging by the previous regime. Do you want to see it banned? Let us know in our poll.

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77 m. ago I stayed in a historic country hotel next to beautiful waterfalls

Originally built as a hunting lodge in the 1700s, this historic hotel is perfect for a mid-Wales adventure and has been featured in a popular TV drama

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89 m. ago Major upset in James Bond odds as bookies back 'power couple' to become 'the future of the franchise'

Last week, Henry Cavill was revealed to be a new favourite, with his odds slashed to 3/1. Now, Coral have cut the odds of a new star following a rush of support over the weekend.

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95 m. ago Soldiers are doing landscaping in DC parks. I’m thrilled for them | Dave Schilling

They were deployed to fight crime. Instead, some are spreading mulch. It’s almost sweet – if you remove the contextIf soldiers are going to be deployed to your city, what would you prefer they do: point a rifle in your face or mow your grass? This is not a question I ever expected to have to consider in my days on this planet, but life is full of surprises. As part of Donald Trump’s military deployment to address Washington DC’s so-called “crime emergency”, national guard troops are being tasked with various groundskeeping duties around the United States capital. These duties include spreading mulch around cherry trees, picking up trash and general maintenance of public spaces. The president must have been too embarrassed to get Four Seasons Total Landscaping involved again, so he got the military to do it instead.It’s a real “swords into ploughshares” moment, or in this case, “M4 rifles into those grabber sticks you use to pick up plastic bottles full of piss.” It’s almost sweet, i...

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1 hour ago Paying Taliban to take migrants ‘might be sensible transaction’, says Tice

Reform UK said it would set aside £2 billion to secure returns agreements with foreign governments.

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1 hour ago The country where calling in sick to work could land you in jail

Workers in this country who pull a sickie could be slapped with a £20,000 fine or even jailtime - as officials crack down on fake sick leave.  

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2 h. ago Russian interference suspected after Von der Leyen’s plane hit by GPS jamming over weekend – Europe live

Plane landed safely in Bulgaria but authorities suspect jamming due to ‘blatant interference from Russia’, says European Commission spokespersonEU transport spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen also offered a bit more detail on the issue of GPS jamming and its impact on operations.She said:“Generally, we have been seeing a quite a lot of such jamming and spoofing activities, notably in the eastern flank of Europe.Europe is the most concerned region in the or most affected region globally, on this.“We are, of course, aware and used to somehow to the threats and intimidations that are [a] regular component of Russia’s hostile behaviour.Of course, this will only reinforce even further our unshakable commitment to ramp up defence capabilities and support for Ukraine.”“This incident actually underlines the urgency of the mission that the President is carrying out in the frontline member states.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Elon Musk ridicules Starmer's Britain after asylum seekers 'are given new £300k new

The decision to use four £300,000 three-bedroom properties in Suffolk as migrant accommodation prompted fury after it emerged last night.

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2 h. ago Elon Musk weighs into migrant row: X owner says asylum seekers 'must stop' being given £300k townhouses with en

The decision to use four £300,000 three-bedroom properties in Suffolk as migrant accommodation prompted fury after it emerged last night.

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2 h. ago Make your garden autumn ready with £5 off when you spend £20 at Dobbies

The final days of summer don't mean your garden needs to go to waste! Pick up your paper this weekend for a great money off deal at Dobbies and get inspired in store

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2 h. ago Von der Leyen’s plane affected by GPS jamming over weekend, says European Commission – Europe live

Plane landed safely in Bulgaria but authorities suspect jamming due to ‘blatant interference from Russia’, says European Commission spokespersonEU transport spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen also offered a bit more detail on the issue of GPS jamming and its impact on operations.She said:“Generally, we have been seeing a quite a lot of such jamming and spoofing activities, notably in the eastern flank of Europe.Europe is the most concerned region in the or most affected region globally, on this.“We are, of course, aware and used to somehow to the threats and intimidations that are [a] regular component of Russia’s hostile behaviour.Of course, this will only reinforce even further our unshakable commitment to ramp up defence capabilities and support for Ukraine.”“This incident actually underlines the urgency of the mission that the President is carrying out in the frontline member states.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Inside the Beckham 'feud', as Brooklyn fails to address brother Romeo's birthday

As the Beckham feud reaches new heights, we explore the growing rift in England’s unofficial second royal family

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2 h. ago Bojan Miovski meets Aberdeen fury head on with trophy claim as Rangers star wants raging fans to know one thing

Images showing the Macedonian pulling on a blue jersey have been like a red rag to a bull for his once-adoring Pittodrie public

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