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Osama Bin Laden wanted to attack Britain years before 9/11, top secret document reveals
Newly declassified CIA documents show that Osama Bin Laden was considering attacks on Britain as early as 1998, three years before the 9/11 attacks. The papers, released by CIA director John Ratcliffe to mark the atrocity’s 25th anniversary, form part of a wider trove of President’s Daily Brief material that reveals how US intelligence analysts…
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EXCLUSIVE: Pence group knocks Vance plan to pay stay-at-home parents up to $9K per child
A group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence has criticised a proposal, backed by current Vice President JD Vance, to give up to $9,000 per child annually to families with a stay-at-home parent. Advancing American Freedom (AAF) warned the plan would invite government intrusion into family life, penalise work, and create opportunities for fraud,…
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9/11 at 25: Declassified Files Expose Intelligence Warnings Ignored, While Civilian Courage and Global Solidarity Emerge from Tragedy
Newly declassified CIA files reveal that Bill Clinton’s White House was warned as early as September 1998 that Osama bin Laden intended to crash a bomb-laden aircraft into an American city, with Washington DC identified as a likely target three years before the September 11 attacks. The disclosure, released to mark the 25th anniversary of…
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Asylum hotels dodge Burnham’s visitor levy sparking hospitality row
Migrant hotels housing asylum seekers will be exempt from Andy Burnham’s new “tourist tax”, it has emerged, deepening controversy over a levy that critics say unfairly burdens British holidaymakers and hospitality businesses. The Prime Minister recently granted regional mayors the power to impose an uncapped “overnight visitor levy” on stays in hotels, B&Bs and holiday…
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Crypto entrepreneur makes record £36million donation to Reform UK
Crypto entrepreneur Ben Delo has made a record £36million donation to Reform UK, the largest single gift to a British political party, as he seeks to give Nigel Farage’s party a “fair fight” at the next general election. Delo, co-founder of the trading platform BitMEX, said the donation follows a difficult summer for Reform, arguing…
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MPs reject assisted dying bill as 9/11 remembered and Kirk marks Charlie’s death
UK MPs voted down the assisted dying bill 286-270, Israel says it destroyed a huge Hezbollah tunnel complex, and America marked 25 years since 9/11 as Erika Kirk honoured her husband a year on.
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It’s the modern miracle that is set to take over civil servants’ jobs as ministers plan to replace middle management with AI in bid to stem the ever expanding public sector
The Irish government is examining plans to replace middle management and administrative civil service roles with artificial intelligence, as part of a broader effort to curb rapid growth in public sector staffing and pay costs. Ministers have emphasised that the initiative, still in its early stages under the Department of Public Expenditure, would unfold over…
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Trump’s $1 coin sends MAGA into frenzy… as fans flock to shiny keepsakes and legal fight ignites
Donald Trump has become the first living US president to appear on a $1 coin, with the US Mint’s initial batch selling out within four hours of release. US Treasurer Brandon Beech said the administration had originally wanted Trump’s portrait on a $250 bill to mark America’s 250th anniversary but abandoned that plan when it…