10 h. ago US cops mistook Indian migrant’s ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and threw him into an ICE jail. It changed his life forever

Kapil Raghu, 28, says he was thrown in a jail cell with a pile of human faeces on the floor and put in deportation proceedings after police officers mistook a knockoff perfume bottle in his car for drugs and detained him. Maroosha Muzaffar writes

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14 h. ago Police mistook ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and upended an Indian immigrant’s life

Kapil Raghu, 28, says he was thrown in a jail cell with a pile of human faeces on the floor and put in deportation proceedings after police officers mistook a knockoff perfume bottle in his car for drugs and detained him. Maroosha Muzaffar writes

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35 h. ago Get an Echo Pop or Fire TV Stick for less than £10 as rare deal ends in hours

This trick will bring the price of Amazon's discounted devices down even further

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3 d. ago Trump sets off for Israel after brokering historic Gaza peace deal: Hostages to be freed by Hamas within hours

President Donald Trump has set off for Tel Aviv to take a victory lap for securing peace between Israel and Hamas , two years since the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023.

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3 d. ago Israel and Gaza prepare for release of hostages and prisoners

Forty-eight Israeli hostages due to be released on Monday, with nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees to followCeasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ready for ‘immediate’ release of hostagesAuthorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal that could end the two-year war in Gaza.Hamas is meant to release all living hostages from Gaza within 72 hours of the signing of the deal – a deadline that ends at noon local time (10am UK time). The militant group holds 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Bonnie Blue’s dad ‘high fives mates down pub over his daughter's antics’

EXCLUSIVE: The adult star who shot to global infamy for sleeping with 1,057 men in 12 hours has told the Daily Star of how her proud parents deal with the issues that come with her career choice

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4 d. ago Sisters came away from Dragons' Den with £87,000 deal after having just 12 hours to prepare their pitch

Amelia, 29, and Lydia Miller, 27, founded a recruitment business helping mothers get back into the workplace after a career break.

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6 d. ago Trump holds Cabinet meeting hours after Gaza peace deal as tension rises over National Guard deployment: Live updates

Protesters lined the streets in Chicago as National Guard troops arrived this week

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6 d. ago Trump to hold Cabinet meeting hours after Gaza peace deal as tension rises over National Guard deployment: Live updates

Protesters lined the streets in Chicago as National Guard troops arrived this week

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6 d. ago Hamas accuses Netanyahu of trying to 'sabotage' Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal hours before Israel approves plan: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments as Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of Donald Trump's Middle East peace deal with a ceasefire in Gaza set to come into effect.

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6 d. ago Has Trump just won the Nobel Peace Prize at the last minute? Historic Gaza deal agreed hours before judges announce who wins the award Donald has been coveting since his election

With just hours to go before judges announce the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, experts are wondering whether the US president will win the prestigious award.

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6 d. ago Trump tells families of Israeli hostages 'they're all coming home Monday' in heartwarming video as he celebrates 'peace in the Middle East'

Donald Trump spoke to the families of Israeli hostages on Wednesday night just hours after he announced a peace deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

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6 d. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Hostages and prisoners to be released within 72 hours of deal starting

Donald Trump announces that all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon lineFull report: ‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and HamasAs part of the Guardian’s Israel-Gaza: two years on series marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack into Israel and the war in Gaza, the below has been published:The children’s names appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago L'Oréal serum that 'reverses wrinkles by five years' cut by 55% in Amazon deal

We're on day two of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, with only a few hours left to make some savings.

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1 week ago Arkansas man seeks to have visa status restored after being arrested for ‘Opium’ perfume bottle

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Government shutdown 2025 live: Congress fails to reach 11th hour deal on spending bill

A meeting Monday between the president and Democratic leaders resulted in no breakthrough

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2 w. ago YSL's Black Opium perfume is down to £42 rather than £70 for 24 hours with little known deal

The YSL Black Opium perfume is one of the most popular fragrances in the world, and you can bag a bottle of the coveted scent for just £42.50 rather than £70 for 24 hours

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2 w. ago YSL's hero Black Opium perfume can be bagged for £42 instead of £70 for 24 hours

Yves Saint Lauren’s Black Opium perfume is one of the most iconic ones around, and now you can get your hands on it for just £42 rather than £70 – but you’ll have to be quick

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3 w. ago Former US attorney defends Epstein’s ‘sweetheart’ plea deal in hours

2008 plea deal saw Epstein get just over a year in prison and avoid federal sex trafficking case that could’ve resulted in life sentence

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