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Rochdale man sentenced for assault on police officers and customer at Manchester airport

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, found guilty of common assault and actual bodily harm last year after incident in 2024A man has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail after being convicted of assaulting two female police officers and a member of the public at a Starbucks in Manchester airport.Mo...

Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent 2 months ago

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Disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards' blog shows staggering lack of awareness, campaigners say

Edwards admitted to accessing 41 images of children, including seven of the most serious type.

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Judge declares mistrial in arson case against man accused of sparking Palisades Fire

Jurors in California deliberated for over 13 hours, before announcing that they were deadlocked A federal judge declared a mistrial in the arson case against the 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly 2025 Palisades fire in Los Angeles, after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict.Jur...

Uwa Ede-Osifo in Los Angeles 2 months ago

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BBC News · World

Man who punched female police officers at Manchester Airport jailed

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz assaulted PC Lydia Ward, PC Ellie Cook and a Starbucks customer, a court heard.

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Gavin Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California

California governor calls for national tax on super-wealthy and suggests the US should own a stake in AI companiesUS politics live – latest updatesCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, called for a national “billionaires tax” on Friday as he fights a ballot measure targeting the ultra-wealthy in his...

Nick Robins-Early and agencies 2 months ago

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Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10

Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Claims by a senior official in the Trump administration that British police were making thousands of “freedom of speech” arrests have been rejected by the UK government.Sarah B Rogers, wh...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent 2 months ago

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Man who punched female police officers at Manchester Airport jailed

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz assaulted PC Lydia Ward, PC Ellie Cook and a Starbucks customer, a court heard.

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Nicholas Rossi: Rapist who faked death and fled to Scotland dies in US hospital

Rossi fled to Scotland in 2021 in an attempt to evade justice but was arrested in the Covid ward of a Glasgow hospital.

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Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence

Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mold – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty10 Downing Street has two things: mice and a chief mouser. For more than a decade, an officially recognized feline has kept the residence’s rodent infestation to a minimum.Over a similar p...

Leyland Cecco in Toronto 2 months ago

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New York City will freeze rent for 1m apartments in big victory for Mamdani

City’s mayor has consistently argued that rising housing costs have made it increasingly unaffordableA New York City housing board has voted to freeze rent for approximately 1m apartments.In a major victory for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor who campaigned on a pledge to freeze rent, the Rent Guidelines...

Maya Yang 2 months ago

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Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes

Héctor Bello wrote on social media that "you gave your own life for our daughter" in the quakes which killed at least 589 people.

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The Guardian · World

Survivors tell of ‘brutal and fast’ Venezuela quake as hunt for survivors goes on

Worst incident of its kind in country for more than 125 years leaves many searching for multiple family members – and pleading for international helpScenes of destruction after deadly earthquakes in Venezuela – visual guideNearly all of Ligia Level’s family lived in a trio of apartment blocks along...

Camille Rodríguez Montilla in La Guaira, Clavel Rangel in Caracas, Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Jane Clinton 2 months ago

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Boiling point: The week of extreme heat

Danger to life warnings and record heat: how the UK and Europe struggled to cope.

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Boiling point: The week of extreme heat

Danger to life warnings and record heat: how the UK and Europe struggled to cope.

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Boiling point: The week of extreme heat

Danger to life warnings and record heat: how the UK and Europe struggled to cope.

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BBC News · World

Boiling point: The week of extreme heat

Danger to life warnings and record heat: how the UK and Europe struggled to cope.

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The Guardian · World

Andy Burnham’s long coup: the chaotic year-long project to return him to Westminster

Efforts of campaign groups, supporters and party figures coalesced after May elections as MPs’ views began to change The third coming of Andy Burnham began in earnest on the dancefloor of the Ministry of Sound. It was the annual conference of the centre-left pressure group Compass on an unusually ho...

Jessica Elgot and Josh Halliday 2 months ago

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The King (sort of) reveals his finances

King Charles has become the first monarch to reveal their tax bill, paying £12.9m.

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BBC News · World

The King (sort of) reveals his finances

King Charles has become the first monarch to reveal their tax bill, paying £12.9m.

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The King (sort of) reveals his finances

King Charles has become the first monarch to reveal their tax bill, paying £12.9m.

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How transparent are the royals being about money?

After the King reveals the tax he paid questions remain over how open the Royal Family is being about its wealth.

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Massive wins and the promise of change – but that’s where the Starmer-Albanese similarities end

While Anthony Albanese calls ousted British PM Keir Starmer his mate, the pair share very different political fortunesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese channelled Paul Keating as he spoke to government MPs in Canberra this week, reflecting on the tough work...

Tom McIlroy 2 months ago

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Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland

The LNP’s unapologetic moves on crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and goneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA sign stopped Aunty Sandra King in her tracks. The elder of the Yagara, Quandamooka a...

Ben Smee 2 months ago

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‘We feel like the peasants’: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave

As temperatures soar across Europe, cities are struggling to adapt, further exacerbating socioeconomic divisions The heatwave afflicting western Europe is the worst ever, with the combination of heat and humidity fuelled by the climate crisis making scores of cities feel unliveable. While for some t...

Elodie Clements 2 months ago

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