8 h. ago How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates’

New York City mayor-elect refused to ‘be in the shadows’ in the face of Islamophobic attacks during his campaignAcross the country, Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants has shaken neighbourhoods, torn apart families and engendered a sense of panic among communities. But in New York, on Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York, and an immigrant from Uganda, chose to underline his identity. “New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant,” he told an ecstatic crowd at Paramount theater in Brooklyn.The son of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother, he was born in Kampala, raised in Queens, and identifies as a democratic socialist. Almost every aspect of Mamdani’s identity had been an issue of contention during the election. Earlier this week, the Center for Study of Organized Hate published a report highlighting the surge in Islamophobic comments online between July and October,...

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33 h. ago Stunning historic inn in ancient city was great escape for father and son trip

MY dad and I don’t have a history qualification between us but that doesn’t stop us geeking out whenever we stumble upon a site of historical interest. If an old building has a plaque detailing its history, rest assured, Gerry will stop in his tracks to read it. And as far as his interest in...

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50 h. ago Ladbroke Grove corner shop chance meeting unites son with father

Ladbroke Grove corner shop chance meeting unites son with father  BBC

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54 h. ago Top court says no one blames pilot for Air India crash and hits out at ‘nasty’ media reports

Supreme Court tells late captain’s father to not ‘carry this burden that your son is being blamed’

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57 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr's dad makes retirement demand ahead of Conor Benn rematch

Eubank Jr and Benn will renew hostilities next week, but the former's father has called for his beloved son to hang up the boxing gloves once and for all

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65 h. ago My father’s awesome voice was just perfect for The Dukes Of Hazzard theme, says Waylon Jennings’ son Shooter

REMEMBER those big rectangular pre-digital VHS tapes?   Well, Shooter Jennings, son of late country music great Waylon, has held on to a few of them.  Now I’ll explain why they’re so precious to him.   They contain episodes of a TV show almost as popular as Dallas in the early Eighties — The Dukes Of Hazzard.  As the opening credits roll, you see “The General Lee”, a...

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66 h. ago Max Verstappen's DAD wades into McLaren civil war, urging Oscar Piastri to fight back against team boss Zak Brown's call that could cost him the F1 title

Max Verstappen's father would love to see his son complete a remarkable comeback to seal the 2025 F1 driver's championship, but has gone in to bat for Aussie Oscar Piastri

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3 d. ago Southport inquiry: parents of victims call for killer’s parents to be ‘held to account’

The comments came after Alphonse Rudakubana tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to the danger posed by his sonThe parents of three girls murdered in the Southport attack have called for the killer’s parents to be “held to account for what they allowed to happen” after they gave dramatic testimony to a public inquiry.The bereaved families told Axel Rudakubana’s father they had “complete disdain for your excuses” after he tearfully apologised for failing to alert the police to his son’s weapons and another attempted attack days earlier. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Southport inquiry: killer’s parents must be ‘held to account’, say victims’ families

Call comes after Alphonse Rudakubana tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to the danger posed by his sonThe parents of three girls murdered in the Southport attack have called for the killer’s parents to be “held to account for what they allowed to happen” after they gave dramatic testimony to a public inquiry.The bereaved families told Axel Rudakubana’s father they had “complete disdain for your excuses” after he tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to his son’s weapons and another attempted attack days earlier. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Dad of Southport attacker says atrocity wouldn't have happened if he told police about machete

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The three young girls who died in the Southport tragedy could be alive today if the killer's dad had reported his son's machete, the father now admits

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3 d. ago Southport killer’s father tells inquiry son ‘turned out to be a monster’

Alphonse Rudakubana says he lacked courage to tell police about son’s weapons and he ‘could have done far more’The father of the Southport killer has said his son “turned out to be a monster” as he tearfully expressed regret for failing to tell police about the teenager’s weapons or his attempted attack on his former school days before he murdered three young girls.Alphonse Rudakubana broke down in tears on the second day of his evidence to the Southport inquiry, saying he was “desperately sorry” to the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Axel Rudakubana's father says he 'could have stopped Southport attack' after admitting he failed to call the police when son had machete delivered to their home

Alphonse Rudakubana said he had been hiding knives from his son, Axel, since 2019, when he was aged just 13.

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3 d. ago Southport killer’s father ‘too scared’ to open son’s parcel he knew was a machete

Attacker’s father Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry

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3 d. ago Talented Kilmarnock father and son unveil debut art exhibition together

Harry and Jack Sutton have brought their unique artworks together for a special showcase for the first time.

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4 d. ago What to do if you see an Asian hornet – as father and son die from stings

Experts warn public to stay alert after invasive species spotted in the UK

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4 d. ago We couldn't cope with violent son... but we didn't want him taken into care, says Southport killer's dad

The father of the Southport killer today admitted he played down his son's violent outbursts because he feared he would be taken into care.

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4 d. ago Southport killer's father tells public inquiry his son 'would have outbursts if someone disagreed with him'

Alphonse Rudakubana, asked how frequent the outbursts were, said: 'It was random... it depends on who is talking to him and what you say. It could be twice a day.'

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5 d. ago Trump and his media buddies are taking the muddling of reality to a whole new level | Arwa Mahdawi

How scared should we be by Trump’s heavily edited appearance on a US news programme this weekend, and Elon Musk’s Grokipedia?You know how I’m going to be able to tell that I’ve really made it as a writer in America? When our very handsome (much better-looking than Zohran Mamdani!) and very high-IQ leader Donald Trump gives me a personal shoutout to commend me on what a wonderful job I’m doing. As we all know, a good journalist should always make the rich and powerful feel comfortable.While I wait for that day to come, I’m watching and learning from the head honchos at CBS. Trump appeared on CBS News’s 60 Minutes on Sunday night for his first sit-down with the show in five years and commented on how much better the network has become after its owner, Paramount, was taken over by his billionaire allies, the father-and-son duo Larry and David Ellison. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago American teacher and his son are killed by swarm of hornets while ziplining in Laos

Daniel Owen, 47, and his 15-year-old son Cooper, died just hours after they were taken to hospital

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5 d. ago California father who killed his baby son sentenced to more than 30 years in prison

Jake Haro and his wife had reported the baby kidnapped outside a store, drawing widespread attention and a public searchA southern California father who pleaded guilty to killing his missing seven-month-old son was sentenced Monday to more than 30 years in prison.Jake Haro, 32, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty in October to the second-degree murder of his son, Emmanuel, the Riverside county district attorney’s office said in a statement. A months-long investigation has failed to locate the child’s remains. Continue reading...

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