61 m. ago Glasgow 'not ready' to host Commonwealth Games with city urgently needing 'deep clean'

EXCLUSIVE: Trade union chief Gary Smith said Scotland's biggest city had been "abandoned by the political class for a long time".

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79 m. ago Break in 1991 Texas yoghurt shop murders sparks hope for cold cases: ‘There are other victims out there’

Advances in DNA testing led to a suspect in the deaths of four girls. Can lab results now link a serial killer to other violent crimes?On 6 December 1991, a Friday, Jennifer Harbison and Eliza Thomas, both 17, were closing the frozen yoghurt shop where they worked while Jennifer’s sister, 15-year-old Sarah Harbison, and 13-year-old Amy Ayers, her friend, waited for a ride from Jennifer.Moments before midnight, a fire at the shop drew first responders, who discovered the four girls had been bound and murdered, with signs of sexual assault. The fire destroyed nearly all evidence, save for a shell casing that had rolled into a drain and trace amounts of DNA, including under Ayers’ fingernails. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; Senate to hold vote as shutdown enters third day – US politics live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownThe Eisenhower Presidential Library’s director has exited his position after advocating against giving a sword from the collection to King Charles as a gift during Donald Trump’s recent state visit, according to US media reports on Thursday.Todd Arrington left his post on Monday after being told to “resign or be fired”, he told CBS News, which did not specify who had relayed the message to the historian. Continue reading...

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97 m. ago Ruben Amorim 'problem' warning handed to Man United as five replacements emerge

Ruben Amorim has come under fire for Manchester United's poor start to the Premier League season, but Gus Poyet believes the club's hierarchy shouldn't be pointing the blame solely at the manager

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1 hour ago India downed five Pakistani jets in May conflict, says air force chief

In a first, India mentions the class of Pakistan jets downed in the near-war conflict in May

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1 hour ago OnlyFans chief Keily Blair: ‘People can be quite uncomfortable talking about sex’

The boss of one of Britain’s biggest tech start-ups on the ethics of porn, the future of the content creator economy — and why the platform banned Bonnie Blue

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2 h. ago Husband stabbed 'truly wonderful' judge's daughter to death then set her £1.4m home on fire to spark enormous gas blast

Annabel Rook, 46, was a 'truly wonderful' charity co-founder and the daughter of Peter Rook KC, one of the most respected and well-liked Old Bailey judges of the last 25 years.

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2 h. ago ‘We called ourselves the lifeboat crew’: how fired USAID workers launched a rescue project ‘to save as many babies as we can’

After the Trump administration closed the organisation down, a group of former staff secured new funding for almost 80 programmes, benefiting an estimated 40 million peopleThey call themselves the “lifeboat crew”. After losing their jobs abruptly when the Trump administration slashed US overseas aid earlier this year, a group of dedicated workers decided to launch their own rescue package.Refusing to “wallow in misery”, Rob Rosenbaum, a former USAID economist, and a group of like-minded former agency staff began efforts to save some of the vital programmes that faced closure after the cuts. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack victim died after being hit by police gunshot

Greater Manchester Police has issued a statement confirming that terror suspect Jihad Al-Shamie is not believed to have been carrying a firearm during the attack

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3 h. ago Premier League considers replacing PSR with new financial rules, says chief executive Richard Masters

PSR could be about to make way for a new squad-cost ratio system

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3 h. ago Goldman’s Solomon warns ‘it’s not different this time’ as tech stocks hit new highs

Wall Street chief executive says he is ‘not smart enough’ to know whether there is an AI bubble

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3 h. ago Manchester synagogue police admit they may have killed attack victim by mistake

Greater Manchester Police has gone on record to admit that one of the victims of the Manchester terror attack died by a bullet seemingly fired by GMP officers at the scene

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3 h. ago Pitbull headlining BST Hydepark with iconic special guest Kesha

Singer Pitbull, known for huge hits such as Fireball, Timber and Give Me Everything, has been announced as the headline act for BST Hyde Park next year along with a special guest

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3 h. ago Storm Amy declared 'danger to life' as Brits told to brace for 95mph winds

Brits have been warned the oncoming Storm Amy could pose a 'danger to life' as weather warnings have resulted in closures of schools, rail links, air travel and ferries

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3 h. ago Police probe whether Islamist terrorist sent death threats to MP over his stance on Israel before attacking synagogue

Former Conservative MP John Howell received threatening emails in 2012 over his position on Israel, after he spoke about the nation's right to defend itself against rocket fire.

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3 h. ago Rangers to appoint ex Man Utd chief as Patrick Stewart raids old club for key Ibrox role

The former Old Trafford exec will fill the role until the end of the season as Rangers reshuffle continues

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3 h. ago Dame Sarah Mullally named as first female Archbishop of Canterbury

A former chief nursing officer for England, Dame Sarah is now Archbishop of Canterbury-designate, ahead of a legal ceremony expected in the coming months to confirm her position.

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3 h. ago Massive explosion sparks inferno at Chevron oil refinery in Los Angeles

Chevron confirmed no injuries at its El Segundo Refinery

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4 h. ago People are only just learning how storms are named as Amy set to wreak havoc across UK

As Brits brace for the extreme winds and heavy rain that Storm Amy is expected to bring, many are asking how storms actually get their names - and the Met Office has all the answers

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4 h. ago The Lost Bus cast as Hollywood icons joined by And Just Like That star and real

The Lost Bus has just dropped on Apple TV+ and tells the true story of a heroic bus driver who saved 22 children during the 2018 Camp Fire in California

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