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The conversation with Laura Farris then turns to news Labour has suspended another parliamentary candidate over alleged anti-Israel remarks. She said: “Any discrimination by somebody who is either a public official or seeking elected office is completely, completely untenable, and it’s completely inconsistent with holding any kind of public office.” Ms Farris said it is…
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Police say they are still searching for Abdul Ezedi, with new images to be released of him boarding a Victoria line train on the Tube heading south at about 9pm on Wednesday – after the attack took place. Metropolitan Police Commander Jon Savell also made a direct appeal to the suspect, urging him to “do…
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Over the weekend, the government suspended funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) after “several” staff members were terminated for alleged involved in the 7 October attack on Israel. The agency provides many essential services in Gaza, and has been one of the key distributors of aid since the Israel-Hamas…
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Rishi Sunak needs to make a tangible “multiyear” commitment to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s aggression, a former NATO chief has said. “[We must] keep Ukraine at the top of the agenda because they’re fighting for us out there,” Lord Robertson, former NATO secretary general, told Sky News. “What I want is a multiyear commitment,” he…
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The family of a student stabbed to death in Nottingham say she was a “hero” who tried to save the life of her friend, who also died in the same attack. Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, was killed in the knife attacks in June, alongside Barnaby Webber. They had been returning from a night out celebrating the…
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Police have seen an “unprecedented” rise in the threat from terrorism following the conflict in Gaza, which has become a “radicalization moment”, Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has said. Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Matt Jukes said there had been a 25% increase in intelligence coming into counter-terrorism police, “a significant increase on our usual levels”.…
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A woman who died after falling from a moving van has been named as Leah Senior. The 27-year-old from Kirklees died from her injuries following the incident in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday night. She was seen falling from the white Transit van between 8.20pm and 8.40pm, West Yorkshire Police said. Anyone who was in…
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Rishi Sunak has kicked off 2024’s political season with a hint at when the next general election will be – saying it’s his “working assumption” it will happen in the second half of the year. Speculation has been rife for months about when the prime minister will choose to go to the polls, with some…
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More than half of child sexual abuse offences recorded in 2022 were committed by other children, new figures reveal. Police say the rise of child-on-child abuse is fuelled by access to violent pornography and smart phones. Data from 42 police forces in England and Wales shows that a total of 106,984 child sexual abuse offences were reported…
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Newly-qualified teachers are planning to quit the UK to teach abroad because of abject pay and conditions in schools at home, new evidence has revealed. Teacher-training courses across the country are warning of a rise in the number of trainees opting for international posts for their first job, attracted by higher salaries, more respect in and…
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Wayne Rooney has been sacked as Birmingham City manager after less than three months at the helm and says it will take him “some time to get over” his dismissal. The former England and Manchester United captain took over from John Eustace on 11 October on a three-and-a-half-year deal and has overseen just two wins in 15…
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A “jealous” woman who ran over her fiance after an argument following a party has been found guilty of murder. Prosecutors said Manchester University philosophy student Alice Wood, 23, used her Ford Fiesta as a weapon against partner Ryan Watson, 24, near the home they shared in Rode Heath, Cheshire, at about 11.30pm on 6…
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Fourteen Israeli soldiers have been killed fighting in Gaza over the weekend, the Israeli military has said. The deaths take the number of Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) killed to 152 since its ground operation began on 20 October. Some 480 IDF personnel have died since Hamas launched its incursion on 7 October. The Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry…
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Britain called for Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai ahead of the trial of the leading China critic and media tycoon on charges he colluded with foreign forces, including the United States. David Cameron, who became foreign minister in November, toughened Britain’s stance on Sunday by explicitly calling for the release of British national Lai,…
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The Canadian government has increased its “cost-of-living” financial requirement for study permit applicants and overseas students, to $20,000 from $10,000 beginning January 1, 2024. The country’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced this in a statement on Thursday. He said starting from 2024, a single applicant will need to show that they…
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Foreign Secretary David Cameron says the relationship between the UK and US has “never been more important”. He says it is “important we go on funding Ukraine” and helping the country “in every way we can”. “I see it as the challenge of our generation,” he says. “Just as my grandfather’s generation had to fight…
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