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The title of the film "Oranges and Sunshine" may have you believing you're about to see a happy film...but it's far from it. The film tells the story of a shocking government program that moved children from one country to another from the 1940's until the 1960's. Alexis Christoforous reports.
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A diver who helped recover bodies from a deadly collision between a boat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard vessel says most of the 15 people who died had suffered severe head injuries, as questions mounted over the circumstances of the incident
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Acts are alleged to have occurred in 2024 on set of TV drama The Cleaning Lady, which Busfield acted in and directedA grand jury in New Mexico has indicted the actor Timothy Busfield on child sex abuse charges, officials announced on Friday.Busfield was indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, the Bernalillo county district...
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Progressive Analilia Mejia maintains slim lead after votes seemed to be swinging for Tom MalinowskiUS politics live – latest updatesThe outcome of a special Democratic primary to fill a US House of Representatives seat representing northern New Jersey was on a knife-edge on Friday, after a progressive challenger took a surprise lead over a former...
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Only a smattering of Republicans spoke out about clip in which Obamas' faces were superimposed on bodies of apesUS politics live – latest updatesTop Democrats erupted with fury on Friday and challenged more Republicans to respond to Donald Trump posting a racist video that depicts Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.The clip appeared during one of...
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Multiple outlets cite a senior Trump official as saying, 'a White House staffer erroneously made the post'Trump shares video with racist imagery of ObamasTop Democrats in Congress have condemned Donald Trump for sharing a racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama that depicts them as apes.Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, called the...
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Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari reluctant to share details of $10bn trust in row with Christie's auction houseA high court battle over a Picasso painting has shone a light on the offshore financial structures of an Iranian-born businessman who paid for Nigel Farage's £50,000 trip to Davos.The details about Sasan Ghandehari, who funded Farage's tickets...
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Exclusive: RCR says recruitment freezes in treatment centres doubled in 2025 and could undermine government's care plansHospitals have banned units that diagnose and treat cancer from hiring doctors as part of an NHS cost-cutting drive, despite the growing demand for care.Exactly half of the UK's 60 specialist cancer treatment centres had a freeze...
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Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when chair of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sourcesA Labour minister was provided with intelligence files gathered on journalists investigating the thinktank that helped propel Keir Starmer to power, the Guardian has learned.The documents were personally given to Josh Simons, now a...
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Former minister and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser met disgraced financier before formal foundation of Global CounselBoss of lobbying firm founded with Peter Mandelson quitsPeter Mandelson's former lobbying firm sought work with companies controlled by the governments of Russia and China shortly after he left ministerial office, according to emails the...
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Properties in London and Wiltshire targeted by officers investigating alleged leaks to late child sex offenderPolice are searching two properties connected to Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into claims that he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.A Metropolitan police statement, which did not name Mandelson, said...
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Zubayar al-Bakoush is suspected in Libya attack resulting in deaths of US ambassador and three other AmericansThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced on Friday the arrest of a "key participant” in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four US government officials, including the US ambassador to Libya, J Christopher Stevens.Bondi...
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Indirect talks end with agreement to maintain diplomatic path and possible continuation in coming days, officials sayIndirect talks between Iran and the US on the future of Iran's nuclear programme ended on Friday with a broad agreement to maintain a diplomatic path, possibly with further talks in the coming days, according to statements from Iran...
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Portugal's far-right Chega party has said vote should be delayed as state of calamity declared in 69 areasHeavy rains and strong winds have continued to batter parts of Spain and Portugal, causing at least two deaths, forcing the evacuation of more than 7,000 people and prompting calls to postpone the second-round of Portugal's presidential...
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Two coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth II criticised for failing to resemble late monarchTwo Australian coins commemorating Queen Elizabeth II have been criticised for failing to resemble the late monarch.The $5 (£2.56) and 50c (26p) silver coins, created by Royal Australian Mint to commemorate the centenary of the queen's birth, were released in...
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Founding of diplomatic outposts in Nuuk comes after US made efforts to secure control of Arctic islandOpposition to US has hardened in western Europe after Greenland threat, poll findsCanada and France are to open diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland on Friday, showing support for their Nato ally Denmark and the Arctic island after US...
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The federal government is seeking to end asylum claims for a 5-year-old boy and his father, who were recently detained and then released. The Department of Homeland Security has filed a motion to expedite deportation proceedings, which the family's lawyer calls "retaliatory" and a politician condemns as an attempt to break the child's spirit.
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GRAPHIC CONTENT: A hundred U.S. and Thai soldiers swapped skills on how to survive in a tropical forest. Thai soldiers showed U.S. Marines how to catch a cobra with their bare hands and how to find water in the jungle as well as drinking snake blood to survive.
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US Vice President JD Vance, attending the Winter Olympics in Italy, engaged in a lighthearted exchange with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Vance, on a diplomatic visit, jested about his Italian language skills during their meeting. The encounter occurred amidst evolving US-Europe relations, with Vance also attending the figure skating competition.
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Steve Wright admitted to abducting, sexually assaulting and murdering Victoria Hall, as well as attempting to kidnap Emily DohertyA serial killer already serving a whole-life prison sentence for the murders of five women has been further sentenced to 40 years for the killing of Victoria Hall, 17, and the attempted kidnap of Emily Doherty, 22, in...
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Singer says articles about his health and birth of son 'outside even the most basic standards of human decency'Elton John has said articles about his health and the birth of his son by the publisher of the Daily Mail were an "abhorrent” invasion, and that its behaviour was "outside even the most basic standards of human decency”.Appearing...
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Police investigating whether blast that injured at least 169 at Friday prayers in Islamabad was suicide attackAn explosion has ripped through a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and injuring at least 169 others, according to officials. Police said they were investigating whether the attack...
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Experts identify potentially serious breaches over treatment of people and call for 'one in, one out' scheme to endThe UN has called on the UK and France to halt the controversial "one in, one out” asylum system, warning there could be "serious violations of international human rights law”.Nine experts, including seven special rapporteurs,...
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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIt is the first time the US and Iran have sat down for face-to-face negotiations since June last year, when Israel launched attacks on Iran that sparked a war marked by tit-for-tat airstrikes, with the US also joining the fray. It effectively ended the US-Iran talks that were held in the...
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Noel Gallagher and Harry Styles lead way, and sales of jeans in general rise faster than wider fashion marketThe UK was one of Levi's fastest-growing markets last year as British trend leaders from Harry Styles to Noel Gallagher and Grime Gran were spotted in the brand's kit.Lucia Marcuzzo, the managing director of the European operations at the US...
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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereHundreds of protesters gathered in Milan on Friday to oppose the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the closure of schools and streets in the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.Reuters reported that protesters – mostly...
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle to stay in post in the wake of the fallout of his decision in 2024 to appoint veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to the pedophile Jeffrey ...
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The US has accused China of secretly conducting nuclear tests, urging Beijing to join arms control talks as the New START treaty expires. While Russia and the US acknowledge the need for urgent negotiations, China rejects the claims and refuses to participate, citing its smaller arsenal. This raises fears of a new nuclear arms race.
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