52 m. ago Driver arrested after vehicle slams into White House security gate

A person has been arrested after a car was driven into a security gate outside the White House late Tuesday, according to the Secret Service.

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71 m. ago The haunted Lake District castle you can reach by ghost train this Halloween

You can catch a special train from Manchester Victoria to Ravenglass this half term and enjoy the Halloween celebrations at Muncaster Castle all for just one ticket

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74 m. ago ‘They can’t dismiss Leo so easily’: how the pope has confounded conservatives

As pontiff prepares for visit of King Charles, the contours of his papacy are slowly becoming apparentWhen King Charles meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this week, the two leaders are likely to discuss pressing global issues as well as sharing a historic moment of prayer.In the face of volatility and rising nationalism, Leo, the first North American chosen to lead the Roman Catholic church, has begun to outline the contours of his papacy after a low-key start to his five-month-old papacy. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago UK inflation – live: New rate to be announced today as Budget looms

Economic news plus latest business, stock market and personal finance updates from Wednesday

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75 m. ago How to eat like it’s still summer: simple Mediterranean dishes for colder days

As the light fades and the air cools, southern Italian classics – all chickpeas, bitter greens and golden oil – offer comfort without heaviness

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88 m. ago Chinese battery breakthrough could extend lithium cell lifespan by 9,000 hours, study says

Findings present promising way to scale up lithium batteries for real-world applications, scientists say

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99 m. ago Peru’s interim president declares state of emergency after weeks of anti

Declaration means government can send army to patrol streets, restrict freedom of assembly and curtail other rightsPeru’s interim president, Jose Jeri, announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighbouring port of Callao on Tuesday after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organised crime.“The state of emergency approved by the council of ministers will take effect at midnight on Wednesday and will last for 30 days in metropolitan Lima and Callao,” Jeri said in an address to the nation on state television. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Campaign to reinstate the Bolton to London train service underway

Campaign to reinstate the Bolton to London train service underway  The Bolton News

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2 h. ago Cracker Barrel CEO explains failed logo redesign which prompted MAGA backlash and a massive drop in customers

Cracker Barrel changed its logo back after the new one was called ‘woke’ and ‘boring’ by prominent MAGA figures

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2 h. ago Ancient elephant migration routes are being blocked off – can anything stop the rising death toll?

Human-wildlife conflict has now overtaken poaching as a cause of fatalities – and is deadly for people too. Some villages are finding new ways to live alongside themPhotographs by Edwin NdekeAt nearly 3.5-metres tall and weighing as much as a bus, you could be forgiven for assuming that Goshi – one of an estimated 30 “super-tusker” elephants left in Africa – would be easy to find. The radio tracker picking up his signal beeps encouragingly, indicating the giant bull is within 200 metres. But the dry season has turned the mass of arid acacia scrubland grey, and everything seems to resemble an elephant.Even when they are invisible, the huge herbivores shape the landscape here. There are 17,000 elephants across the Tsavo region, Kenya’s largest protected area, which is divided in two. Each year, elephants wander huge distances between feeding grounds, following the seasonal rains as they have done for thousands of years. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago South Carolina man accused of keeping four vulnerable adults captive in his basement charged with murder

Donnie Birchfield Jr. has been charged with the murder of 49-year-old Shirley Arnsdorff

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2 h. ago HBO Max is increasing all of its subscription prices. Here’s how much more you’ll have to pay each month

The price hikes come after Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said he thinks HBO Max is ‘underpriced’

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2 h. ago Sydney set for ‘blistering’ weather as record heat shifts east and BoM warnings for winds to blast Melbourne and Victoria

Temperatures forecast by Bureau of Meteorology to reach 39C in the CBD as rain and damaging wind gusts up to 130km/h expected along Victoria’s south-west coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe weather bureau has forecast a “blistering day” for Sydney on Wednesday, with record-breaking heat shifting towards the east coast, while damaging winds whip through southern states.On Tuesday, both New South Wales and Queensland recorded their hottest-ever October temperatures, the highest since records began in 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ICE and other federal agents raid NYC’s Canal Street vendors following complaint from MAGA influencer: ‘Check this corner out’

Hundreds of angry New Yorkers clashed with federal agents as they carried out an anti-immigration operation on the city’s famed Canal Street

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3 h. ago Dublin riots near asylum seeker hotel sees police van set on fire and officers hurt

Anti-immigration riots broke out near Citywest Hotel, which is in Saggart, County Dublin, and as a result several people - including a young girl - have suffered injuries

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4 h. ago Trump Office of Special Counsel nominee accused of admitting ‘Nazi streak’ withdraws amid GOP backlash

Paul Ingrassia was tapped by Trump to lead the independent agency that investigates federal whistleblower complaints and discrimination allegations

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4 h. ago Furious victims of Britain's 'thought police' demand forces go further after the Met vows to stop investigating 'non

The Met has announced it will end the practice of investigating 'non-crime hate incidents' - or NCHIs - after dropping a case against Father Ted writer Graham Linehan over posts about trans activists.

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4 h. ago Trump nominee DOA after Nazi and racist MLK texts are revealed ahead of Senate hearing this week, Thune signals

Paul Ingrassia, 30, allegedly described himself as having a ‘Nazi streak’ in text messages that may have sunk his nomination for special counsel

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5 h. ago ‘I do have a Nazi streak’: Trump nominee accused of sending vile texts as he goes to Senate for Special Counsel role

One of the Republicans in the group chat said that Paul Ingrassia belonged in the Nazi paramilitary group known as the Ubergruppenführer

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5 h. ago ‘A perfect coincidence’: rare red lightning captured in New Zealand skies

Photographers capture extremely unusual phenomenon – also known as red sprites – against backdrop of the Milky WayA trio of photographers in New Zealand have captured images of “red sprites”, or red lightning, one of the rarest light phenomena in the world, in which luminous crimson flashes appear in the sky.New Zealand photographer Tom Rae and Spanish photographers Dan Zafra and José Cantabrana set out to shoot the Milky Way over the Ōmārama Clay cliffs in the South Island on 11 October, when they chanced upon the extraordinary event. Continue reading...

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