82 m. ago Jo Ann Allen Boyce, who wrote a book about her experience integrating Clinton High School, has died

Jo Ann Allen Boyce, who helped integrate one of the first public schools in the South, has died at 84

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2 h. ago Public and politicians left in dark about true impact of migration on Britain because of gaps in data, report finds

The government does not know how many people are in the country unauthorised - with policymakers unable to make informed choices about asylum claims and ECHR, experts warn

Politics

2 h. ago Hundreds of thousands of Welsh families hoped to be lifted out of poverty

'We cannot afford to waste a generation’s potential' says the Welsh Secretary

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3 h. ago Several people arrested in New Orleans amid ICE ‘siege’: ‘It’s racial profiling’

Communities remain terrified as Trump administration’s crackdown on another Democratic-led city enters day twoDozens of people have been detained across the New Orleans area as the Trump administration’s latest sweeping federal immigration crackdown in a Democratic-led city entered its second day.The city’s immigrant communities remain terrified and traumatized, advocates said, with many in hiding as people have been arrested in public spaces including parking lots outside Home Depots and Lowe’s hardware stores, at bus stops, shopping malls and in residential areas around the city. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Wales' oldest man shops at same supermarket every day for almost a quarter of his life

Owen Filer, 106, is believed to be Wales' oldest man and has been a loyal customer at Asda Cwmbran for almost a quarter of a century; the store's staff love him so much he's been dubbed a 'local celebrity'

Economics

3 h. ago Heartbreaking moment 'friendly' dog wags tail and 'wants to play' with police officers as he's seized

His owner said 'it felt like my world collapsed when they took him'

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3 h. ago Celebrity MasterChef star says ‘I’m so sorry’ as John Torode forced to step in

Celebrity MasterChef judge John Torode was left panicking after one contestant made a major blunder

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3 h. ago New cremation method to be introduced – in industry first since 1902

CREMATIONS that use hot water and chemicals instead of flames could be introduced in Scotland next year. SNP ministers have proposed regulations for hydrolysis funerals, which MSPs will vote on. And they claim there is “significant public support” for the environmentally friendly alternative to traditional cremations, which typically use large amounts of natural gas. The...

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3 h. ago Mystery as influencer, 27, disappears on way to work after posting cryptic ‘bring me back to you’ message on Instagram

A POETRY influencer has vanished in southern Italy after sharing a cryptic message with her Instagram followers, prompting an urgent nationwide search. Tatiana Tramacere disappeared last Monday after leaving her home in Nardò to go to work, but she never arrived. Her phone is off, and she has not contacted her parents, who reported her...

Technology

4 h. ago All traffic held on busy A470 as police respond to reports of woman on bridge

The road was shut for around one hour

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4 h. ago Man, 19, had sex with underage girl in car after 'taking advantage' of her

Rhys Lloyd, now 21, was told by a judge his actions were 'utterly reprehensible' after he engaged in sexual activity with the girl

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4 h. ago BBC forced to make Celebrity Race Across the World change over safety fears

BBC viewers saw the stars tackle the penultimate leg of the race on Thursday's instalment of Celebrity Race Across the World

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5 h. ago Small businesses prepare for their busiest period as they fill High Street void

SMALL businesses are banking on tomorrow to kickstart a bumper Christmas. It marks the annual Small Business Saturday, when shoppers are urged to shop local and support independent retailers nationwide. The campaign — founded in the US 15 years ago — arrived in the UK in 2013. Since then, it has seen a huge growth...

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5 h. ago Alun Wyn says Celebrity MasterChef is 'more stressful than playing for the Lions'

He said that everything got 'serious very quickly' when walking into the MasterChef kitchen

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5 h. ago Beauty buffs snag 'perfect' £20 MAC eye pencil for £3 in Christmas gift deal

John Lewis' Party Ready Cracker usually costs £28 but shoppers have spotted a way to get it for considerably less

Economics

5 h. ago Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order

Democrat Jim Himes calls footage ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public serviceAnalysis: Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US ‘drug boat’ war is legally shakyTop Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Congress on Thursday said that the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, had not ordered the military to kill surviving members of a a deadly attack on a boat alleged to be carrying drugs in the Caribbean, but differed over whether the double strike was appropriate.The allegation that Hegseth ordered the killing of survivors sparked bipartisan concern in Washington that he or others involved may have committed a war crime. On Thursday, US navy admiral Frank Bradley, who commanded the attack, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, appeared before the House and Senate’s armed services and intelligence committees for a closed briefing in which they showed video and discussed the attack with lawmakers. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Putin says Russia disagrees with parts of the US peace plan to end the Ukraine war as he arrives in New Delhi for arms deal talks

It is understood that the main points of contention are the fate of Ukrainian territory seized by Russian forces and security guarantees for Kyiv.

Politics

6 h. ago Eben Etzebeth says ‘I had to defend myself' as full evidence in gouging case published

The South African also denied he deliberately made contact with Mann's eye during the incident

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6 h. ago BBC One Show’s Alex Jones makes surprise announcement minutes into show

Alex Jones had an important update for viewers of the BBC programme tonight (December 4)

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7 h. ago Chatbots can sway political opinions but are ‘substantially’ inaccurate, study finds

‘Information-dense’ AI responses are most persuasive but these tend to be less accurate, says security reportChatbots can sway people’s political opinions but the most persuasive artificial intelligence models deliver “substantial” amounts of inaccurate information in the process, according to the UK government’s AI security body.Researchers said the study was the largest and most systematic investigation of AI persuasiveness to date, involving nearly 80,000 British participants holding conversations with 19 different AI models. Continue reading...

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