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Greens want to use taxpayers’ money to help fight immigration raids on illegal workers
The Green Party is planning to use public funds to help illegal workers resist immigration raids, with Hackney Council preparing an “information campaign” to inform them of their rights. Several Green-led London councils have already pledged to stop cooperating with Home Office raids. At the party’s Brighton conference, senior figures proposed this initiative alongside other…
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Houston father granted custody hours before mother killed their daughter and herself
A Houston judge granted Aaron Savella full custody of his four-year-old daughter, Vivian, hours before her mother, Cibelle, shot and killed the child and then herself. Aaron’s lawyer said the ruling was based on concerns about Vivian’s emotional wellbeing, not a belief that Cibelle posed a physical danger. The ruling required Cibelle’s contact with Vivian…
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Kushner rejects CNN report questioning potential Gaza role conflict with investments
Jared Kushner has rejected CNN’s reporting that his investments could create an ethical conflict with his role advising the Trump administration on Gaza. He called the story “deeply misleading”; CNN said it found no evidence that his diplomatic actions directly affected the investments it examined. The report focuses on Affinity Partners, Kushner’s private equity firm…
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Tories to unveil tapestry mocking Labour’s record in power
The Conservative Party will unveil a spoof Bayeux Tapestry at next week’s conference satirising Labour’s first two years in power. The 88ft-long parody mocks controversies including Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador amid his links to Jeffrey Epstein, Angela Rayner’s resignation over unpaid stamp duty on a flat, and government failures on small-boat crossings and…
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Nations League: Italy earn draw against 10-man France, Northern Ireland stun Ukraine
Zinedine Zidane’s first home match in charge of France ended in a 1-1 Nations League draw against Italy on Friday. Italy’s visiting goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced several important saves to frustrate the hosts, who ended the game with 10 men after Dayot Upamecano’s late dismissal. Michael Olise put France ahead in the 55th minute with…
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Cambridge man denies charges after alleged assaults in women’s gym changing room
A 40-year-old Cambridge man has been charged after two women accused him of assaulting them in a Planet Fitness women’s locker room on Thursday morning. The case has prompted concern among gym users about safety in a space where people change clothes. Police say Laquan Holland was arrested at the scene and faces two counts…
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Detroit officer and partner charged after toddler brings loaded gun to daycare
The parents of a three-year-old child who brought a loaded handgun to a Michigan daycare have appeared in court facing charges. Brandon John Ely, a 28-year-old Detroit police officer, and Rabab Ibrahim Al Zayad, 27, were arraigned on Thursday after their son retrieved an unsecured gun from a backpack at Children’s World Early Learning Center…
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Renewed Cornell investigation sparks campus anger over uncharged men
Cornell University is facing renewed scrutiny after a student filed a civil lawsuit alleging that seven men sexually assaulted her at a fraternity house in October 2024. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has reopened the criminal investigation and appointed Attorney General Letitia James to take over from the county district attorney, whose handling of the…
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Carla Lockhart backs Orange Order bid to march on Garvaghy Road
Since the Drumcree standoff began last Sunday, DUP MP Carla Lockhart has emerged as a prominent figure at the heart of the dispute, backing the Portadown Orange Order in their bid to march on the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road. She has been present throughout the legal proceedings, including when the High Court initially granted an…
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Texas man with severe COPD died by suicide after reported medication delay
Kenney Blewett, a 78-year-old Texas man with severe COPD, died by suicide days after a pharmacy reportedly delayed a newly prescribed medication while seeking insurance preauthorisation. His wife says his worsening health and repeated frightening flare-ups had become overwhelming; the account raises questions about how delays in processing prescriptions can affect people with serious illnesses.…