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QUENTIN LETTS: After the bleak Jim Davidson years, Jeremy was a Grade A catch – and he didn’t disappoint
Jeremy Clarkson made a surprise appearance at the Conservative Party conference, where he discussed Labour’s national insurance policy and its impact on business planning. As a farmer and pub owner, Clarkson shared his concerns about expanding operations in Britain under current conditions and offered criticism of local council planning decisions. His remarks mixed policy criticism…
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Badenoch Announces £10bn Britannia Shield Air Defence System for UK
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has unveiled plans for a £10 billion air defence system called Britannia Shield, designed to protect British cities and military installations from missile and drone attacks. The proposa
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Trump pledges private funding for adverts after cross-party criticism
Donald Trump says he will stop using taxpayer money for television ads featuring him and his policies, following criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. The dispute centres on whether the adverts serve a legitimate public purpose or amount to political promotion, as the US approaches November’s midterm elections. More than a dozen ads have aired…
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Abdul El-Sayed challenges US war strategy in Iran during Senate campaign debate
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed clashed with Fox News host Martha MacCallum over US military action in Iran, terrorism and rising fuel prices. The exchange highlights how opposition to the war has become a major campaign issue for El-Sayed, who is competing in a closely watched Senate race. El-Sayed said terrorism was wrong but argued…
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Drone strike kills Turkish captain; Kharkiv bombed; England’s COVID crisis worsens
Russian drone strike kills Turkish captain in Black Sea; guided bombs strike Kharkiv killing three and injuring 29. England battles surging COVID-19 cases as the XFG variant spreads, with hospital admissions rising five-fold.
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Liberal leader Angus Taylor promises the biggest immigration cut in Australian history as Pauline Hanson claims he’s stealing her policy
Angus Taylor says a Coalition government would sharply reduce Australia’s migration intake, describing the proposal as the biggest immigration cut in the country’s history. The announcement comes as the Coalition loses support to Pauline Hanson’s anti-immigration One Nation, which says the Liberals are copying its policies. Net overseas migration would fall from nearly 300,000 people…
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Trump uses transgender slur against opponent of Darline Graham as he urges voters to back late South Carolina senator’s sister
Donald Trump used a slur for transgender people as a nickname for Annie Andrews, the Democratic candidate challenging Darline Graham in South Carolina’s Senate race. He urged voters to support Graham and attacked Andrews’s positions, although the article notes that Andrews is not transgender; the episode adds a personal attack to a contest that may…
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Horror as body is found submerged in a livestock trough at a remote farm in NSW
A partially-submerged body has been discovered in a livestock trough on a farm property near Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales. The discovery has prompted a police investigation, with authorities treating the property as a crime scene and conducting specialist forensic examinations. The body was found in a stockyard on Kyogle Road in Terragon at…
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Brooklyn teacher investigated over alleged praise for Hamas leader al-Sinwar
A Brooklyn teacher is facing investigation after allegedly praising Hamas leader Yahya al-Sinwar in a Signal group chat. The allegations are significant given al-Sinwar’s role in orchestrating the October 7, 2023 attack that killed approximately 1,200 people and saw over 250 kidnapped, raising concerns about the appropriateness of an educator holding such views. Damien Neva,…
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Trump order aims to ease diesel prices by expanding tax-free fuel access
Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to ease record-high US diesel prices by temporarily expanding access to tax-exempt red-dyed fuel. The price surge has raised costs for truckers and businesses and threatens to push up the price of goods, making fuel affordability an economic and political concern ahead of the mid-term elections. Red-dyed…