24 m. ago Hamas insists 'all factions reject' plans for Tony Blair to run Gaza despite agreeing to Trump

Donald Trump had proposed a transitional 'Board of Peace' headed up by himself and former prime minister Sir Tony Blair to oversee an interim governing authority in Gaza.

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34 m. ago Five executions in eight days. Why the death penalty is being used more and more

Executions have been carried out this year in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas

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45 m. ago ‘£20 a night for one of the most peaceful locations in the world’: readers’ favourite remote stays

From the Scottish Highlands to a Greek island, our tipsters have been awed by silence, beauty and wildlife in out-of-the-way corners of Europe• Tell us about a great country pub – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherI’d recommend visiting the Outer Hebrides island of Berneray for an experience of true remoteness. Here you can walk across the rare grassland called the machair to the white, three-mile long West Beach, which looks out into the North Atlantic, and marvel at the immense space and colour of the sea. We stayed at a Gatliff Hebridean hostel, which consists of two converted crofts where for about £20 a night for a bunk you will be staying in probably one of the most peaceful locations in the world. Berneray is between North Uist and Harris.Nik Fernee Continue reading...

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46 m. ago 'My horny parents want to move in with us and carry on swinging'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who doesn't know how to say 'no' to her hedonistic mum and dad

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47 m. ago RFK Jr cites TiktTok as he rants to Trump about unproven Tylenol

. Kennedy also said the woman was taking Tylenol ‘with a baby in her placenta’

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52 m. ago How Trump's historic Gaza peace deal was brokered at 'command center' inside unlikely million

Jared Kushner was in his $32.2million home on Miami's Indian Creek, often referred to as 'Billionaire Bunker', when he learned Hamas was open to releasing their hostages.

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55 m. ago Israel approves Trump's Gaza ceasefire and hostage release plan as Hamas says war 'over'

Israeli hostages expected to be released early next week and ceasefire begin on Saturday after Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet ratified the peace agreement

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78 m. ago Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced today – here's who could beat Donald Trump

The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce Friday who has won the Nobel Peace Prize, a highly coveted but notoriously unpredictable award. Here's who's in the running

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93 m. ago National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks

National Guard troops are expected to begin patrolling in Memphis

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1 hour ago The winner of the coveted but unpredictable Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday

The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce on Friday who has won the Nobel Peace Prize, a highly coveted but notoriously unpredictable award

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1 hour ago The Filter is one! 50 things we loved this year, from a sleep mask to the perfect pan

Twelve months, thousands of tests and a revolutionary potato masher – here are our readers’ and writers’ ultimate buys• Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe Filter is turning one. Since we launched a year ago, we’ve run, hiked, camped and swum; we’ve drunk 455 cups of coffee; washed 34 loads of clothes; slept on mattresses for 2,240 hours, and much more, testing a total of 2,040 products – from coffee machines to gin – to bring you the most rigorous, informed and entertaining buying advice.We’ve even had a decent stab at identifying the preferred lipstick of a global icon. And we’ve helped you consume less – and look after your precious things, from your phone to your wooden kitchen utensils, to make them last longer. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Cambuslang Rangers boss challenges side to bag win that could see them rocket up table

Paul McColl knows three points makes a big difference in a tight division

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1 hour ago Wills breaks down in tears speaking to brave mum whose husband took his own life just 5 days after death of their son

PRINCE William broke down in tears while speaking to a brave mum whose husband took his own life just five days after the death of their son. The royal got emotional while paying a visit to Rhian Mannings, where she opened up about her husband's death while the pair spoke about suicide prevention. After being...

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2 h. ago Federal judges in 2 states are considering challenges to the government's treatment of Abrego Garcia

Federal judges in two states are considering challenges to the government’s treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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2 h. ago Gaza latest: Israeli cabinet approves Trump’s peace plan for ceasefire and hostage release

Israel says its cabinet has approved the 'outline' of a deal to release the hostages

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3 h. ago Oven tray grease will melt off 'like magic' if you soak in 1 unusual ingredient

Cleaning fans have been sharing their top tips for getting oven trays sparkling clean, with one hack in particular proving to be very popular - and all you need is one thing you've probably already got in the cupboard.

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4 h. ago Real reason for Meghan Markle's first visit to Europe in more than two years

Meghan Markle was snapped at Paris Fashion Week, where former Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anne Wintour described the Duchess of Sussex's chic all-white outfit as "amazing"

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5 h. ago Walking the halls of the UN, I felt its power — and its distance from the people it was built to serve | Satara Uthayakumaran

From the Tiwi Islands to Tasmania, from city classrooms to refugee programs, I have listened to thousands of young people. And now I carry those voices with me into the heart of the UNIn its 80th year, the UN headquarters in New York heard speeches that made headlines. One leader thundered threats of war. Another complained about an escalator. Meanwhile, outside the polished floors and gilded halls, children were starving in Palestine. Bombs fell. Borders closed. Budget cuts placed the very architecture of human rights under siege.This was meant to be a landmark gathering, a celebration of 80 years of multilateralism. Instead, it felt like a reckoning. Can the UN still serve the people it was built to protect, or has its promise begun to crack under the weight of politics? Continue reading...

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5 h. ago FACT FOCUS: Trump paints a grim portrait of Portland. The story on the ground is much less extreme

President Donald Trump and his administration have described Portland, Oregon, as a city under siege by antifa, labeling it a war zone

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5 h. ago US to assign 200 troops to monitor ceasefire with Hamas after Israel approves Trump's peace deal

In the first details of how the truce will be enforced, sources revealed that the soldiers will form part of a team that includes allies, NGOs and private sector groups.

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