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Former DUP leader's barrister said woman was mistaken in linking letter to his alleged sex offencesJeffrey Donaldson told a woman who has accused him of sexual assault that he regretted inflicting "hurt, pain and distress”, but his comments were not related to the allegations, a court has heard.A lawyer for the former MP and Democratic Unionist...
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America is considering a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump's face for its 250th birthday, a move that bypasses a law against living presidents on currency. Designs are prepared, sparking debate and satire. This proposal, alongside a UFC event on Trump's birthday, highlights the nation's deep divisions as its semiquincentennial approaches.
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Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad denied assaulting PC Zachary Marsden in 2024 incidentTwo brothers who were accused of assaulting a police officer at Manchester airport in 2024 will not face a third trial after prosecutors failed to provide evidence.Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, were filmed having a physical confrontation...
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Fleet Street's first female advertising director rose to the top of a male-dominated industry and championed other women throughout her careerCaroline Marland, the Guardian's trailblazing former managing director who broke glass ceilings and helped others do the same, has died at the age of 80.Marland, who became Fleet Street's first female...
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Opposition says bill to prevent 'foreign influence' in elections gives ruling party carte blanche to annul will of votersSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Amid fierce criticism from opposition groups, Mexico's senate has passed a constitutional amendment to include "foreign interference” as grounds to annul election results in...
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A new report highlights China's key maritime vulnerability lies at the Strait of Hormuz, not the Malacca Strait. This shifts strategic competition in the Indian Ocean to a new arena involving India, France, and the US. China's energy imports through this region expose it to potential exploitation by rival powers.
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Two men arrested in raid in which 12,000 doses of unlicensed weight-loss medicines were recoveredA country estate near Northampton has become the centre of the largest ever seizure of unlicensed weight-loss medicines in the UK.Two men aged 29 were arrested during a raid in which the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)...
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Former US attorney general Pam Bondi appeared before the House Oversight Committee. She admitted to redaction errors in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Bondi defended the Justice Department's actions under her leadership. Democrats and survivors criticized the closed-door interview format. They demanded greater transparency and accountability in the...
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Charles and Camilla to attend the Classic on 6 JuneRace attendance has suffered major recent declineThe king and queen will attend the 247th running of the Derby on 6 June, reviving what was a traditional engagement in the calendar for Queen Elizabeth II for most of her 70-year reign.The late Queen missed just two renewals of the Classic at Epsom...
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Bushra Shaikh, from Surrey, who appeared in The Apprentice, ' highly active' in spreading regime messageA UK television personality went on two state-sponsored tours of Iran this spring where she met senior officials and was "active” in spreading the regime's message, according to an investigation by a Iranian factchecking organisation.Bushra...
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Kenneth Law, who sold lethal chemicals online with instructions on how to use them, admits counselling or aiding suicide 'It was too easy': families ask how Kenneth Law enabled so many suicidesA Canadian man who mailed "suicide packets” of poison to more than 100 people in dozens of countries – including Canada, the UK, the US, Italy, Australia...
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China's Xinjiang crackdown shifts focus from camps to identity, language, and religion. Despite claims of re-education graduates, a vast network of prisons, surveillance, and boarding schools persists. Uyghur culture faces suppression through education and labor programs, sparking renewed international concern over alleged crimes against humanity.
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Refugee charities say the numbers revealed in freedom of information data are 'shocking'Lone children were held at UK-run detention centres in France on nearly 300 occasions last year, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.Data obtained by the Guardian shows they are part of about 900 instances when unaccompanied...
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Angus Taylor believes the former PM is uniquely placed to help the party as its new president, but some fear he will render it even more unelectableGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastImmediately after ousting Sussan Ley, Angus Taylor used his first press conference as opposition leader to debut a slogan he hoped would define...
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Man is 'safe and sound' after perilous operation, leaving four inside a small chamber and two still to be locatedThe first of seven men who have been trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week has been brought to safety by divers, in a perilous rescue mission that has required teams to crawl through narrow, deluged tunnels, navigating...
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James Sherwin-Smith says field tilted against him after decision to give members 'quick vote' against candidacyA Nationwide customer seeking election to the building society's board has criticised the lender for "unfair” treatment and undermining democratic governance after it said it would tell members to vote against him.James Sherwin-Smith...
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Reform UK leader has claimed 'hostile actors' linked to Moscow accessed his data and leaked information on £5m giftUK politics live – latest updatesLabour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage's phone to police and government cybersecurity officials after the Reform UK leader failed to do so himself.The Labour chair, Anna Turley, has...
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Inflation can be tolerated above 2% target for now 'given context of softness in real economy', governor saysBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England is in no rush to raise interest rates while the outcome of the Iran war remains uncertain and the UK's growth rate stays weak, its governor, Andrew Bailey, has said.In a signal that...
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Police say man, woman and child died at scene after fall from block of flats in Elephant and CastleA man, a woman and a child have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London, the Metropolitan police said.Scotland Yard said officers were called at 7.29am on Wednesday to reports that people had fallen from a height in Elephant...
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Marco Rubio made announcement after meeting president's far-right challenger Flávio BolsonaroBrazil will not be treated as a "tinpot country,” the country's president, Luiz Inácio da Silva, said on Friday after the United States designated Brazil's two largest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign...
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Santiago Campos says he felt obligated to criticize the network's direction, which 'stains legacy of Mike Wallace'Standing in front of the most powerful and well-known people in the television news business on Wednesday night, in a glitzy New York City ballroom, 18-year-old high school student Santiago Campos shocked – but also delighted...
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Decision comes as police announce policy U-turn to allow Pride parade to take place in BudapestThe EU is to release more than €16bn to Hungary that had been frozen under the rule of Viktor Orbán, with Ursula von der Leyen hailing the "winds of change” in the country since the election of Péter Magyar last month.The decision, described as a...
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A Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people and sparking outrage. President Nicusor Dan called it the "worst incident to hit the national territory" since the war began. NATO and EU leaders condemned the "serious and irresponsible escalation," with Romania requesting faster anti-drone aid. This...
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It was the kind of sweeping, last-minute demand that would have torpedoed most diplomatic talks: President Donald Trump insisting this week that in exchange for him ending the war with Iran, several Arab and Muslim countries should sign on to his Abraham Accords to normalize their diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Initially scheduled to visit India to participate in the International Big Cat Alliance Summit on 1 June (since deferred), Min Aung Hlaing will now pay an official visit to India from 30 May to 03 June 2026 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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A new South Carolina act will exempt some heirs' property owners from increased property taxesIn a move that protects vulnerable people from forced property sales, South Carolina recently enacted an act that could help families keep land that has been passed down for generations. The Heirs' Property Tax Relief Act, signed into law by Henry...
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Kenneth Law pleaded guilty in Canada to sending products internationally, knowing they would probably be used to end livesBereaved families whose loved ones were the victims of an online supplier of suicide kits say they feel insulted by a decision not to prosecute him in the UK.Kenneth Law pleaded guilty in a court in Ontario, Canada, to 14...
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