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Labour awards contract for asylum barges and hotels despite pledge to end their use
Exclusive: Critics urge the government to confirm that they would not restore the ‘inhumane use of barges to house people seeking asylum’ ...
Man who didn’t want to look after girlfriend’s pet sent bomb threat to cruise she was on
A 19-year-old man who was upset at his girlfriend for going on a cruise has been sent to prison for making a bomb threat to the ship. Joshua Lowe, from Michigan, admitted that he was annoyed that he ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump hits out at Zelensky and claims ‘millions are dead because of three people’
Volodymyr Zelensky has been joined by his allies in Europe and outside in condemnation of Russia’s attack on Sumy which killed 34 people. The first strike by Russia hit university buildings and the ...
Why you should mind your business when you see autistic people stimming
S timming – short for “self-stimulatory behaviour” – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people. It can involve repetitive movements, sounds, or actions and is commonly regarded in ...
Farmers warn of impact on wildlife of closure of nature-friendly farming scheme
People who had been planning to implement measures under the sustainable farming incentive now say they cannot afford to.
Soldier jailed by Russia after he voluntarily surrendered to Ukraine
Ivanishin, who was reported to have denied all the charges, will serve his sentence in a maximum security facility ...
British woman was ‘scared, sad and bewildered’ after being wrongly deported from Norway
A British woman wrongly deported by the Norwegian authorities has been speaking about her ordeal after police at Oslo airport mistakenly decided to refuse her entry. At such a critical moment in US ...
JD Vance mocked as he fumbles giant championship trophy at White House celebration
Onlookers gasped loudly as Vance scrambled to retrieve the base of the 35-pound trophy from the floor and put it back ...
Ellen Pompeo raises eyebrows with ‘weird’ reason for never leaving Grey’s Anatomy
Ellen Pompeo has raised eyebrows with her “weird” reasoning for why she’ll never fully leave Grey’s Anatomy. The actor, who plays Meredith Grey on the long-running medical drama, left as a full-time ...
Race to keep British Steel plant alive fuels China trade row
Ministers have secured raw materials needed to keep British Steel furnaces in Scunthorpe alive amid accusations that the ...
WWE’s Triple H makes rare comment on ‘genius’ Trump
WWE chief content officer Paul “ Triple H ” Levesque has showered praise on Donald Trump, calling the current US president a “genius” and “charismatic in so many ways”. At such a critical moment in US ...
China jails researcher for taking germplasm out of country
A Chinese court has sentenced a researcher to two years in prison for taking plant germplasm out of the country without authorisation, the state security ministry said. At such a critical moment in US ...