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Labour want to reduce winter fuel payments for pensioners to plug the gap in government finances.
- The Guardian
Joy derision: Democrats turn Trump’s deadliest weapon against him
As once-prolific nicknamer Trump fails to land a hit, Democrats set good manners aside in favour of ridicule
- The Telegraph
Labour’s winter fuel raid faces ‘fatal motion’ in House of Lords
Labour’s winter fuel raid could be blocked by a motion in the House of Lords next week.
- The Telegraph
Germany’s sudden migration about-turn is not what it seems
When news broke that a jumbo jet full of hardened criminals had taken off from Leipzig, in eastern Germany, to Kabul in the early hours of Aug 30, the world was caught by surprise.
- CNN
Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday called for modifying the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and said if a vice president “lies or engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president” they should be removed from office.
- The Independent
‘Desperate’ Trump is ‘hyper-aware’ that he is slipping mentally and making less sense, his biographer says
‘What we’re seeing now is a reflection of someone who’s very troubled and very desperate,’ says Timothy O’Brien, author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald
- The Telegraph
Ukrainian troops ‘executed by Russian soldiers as they surrender’
New video footage appears to show Ukrainian soldiers being executed as they surrender to Russian troops after an ambush.
- CNN
Ukraine’s ‘dragon drones’ rain molten metal on Russian positions in latest terrifying battlefield innovation
Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars.
- CNN
Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
The troops stagger onto a dusty track, then onto their knees, hands placed on their heads. Seconds later, the Ukrainian drone footage shows, they lie motionless.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Skewers His Legal Team as They Awkwardly Stand Beside Him
Donald Trump gave a rambling news conference Friday that was unhinged even by his standards, with him blasting his own legal team despite their recent victories for him in other trials.Trump also skewered E. Jean Carroll, his sexual abuse and defamation accuser, and claimed that he was again being treated unfairly by courts in New York City.As Trump aired his grievances at everyone including his own legal team, his defense attorneys, including Alina Habba, were photographed standing awkwardly be
- USA TODAY
Plan to fly next year? You'll finally need Real ID to do it and the deadline is coming
The deadline to get a Real ID in order to fly is rapidly approaching and will impact all travelers age 18 and over who plan to fly in 2025 and beyond.
- The Guardian
‘The boomerang is returning’: life in Russia’s town with Ukrainian roots where Kyiv is now in charge
Humorists are using the plight of this small corner of Kursk region to make a point about Russian hypocrisy – but the invasion is no joke for either side
- HuffPost
Anderson Cooper Debunks Trump's E. Jean Carroll 'Conspiracy Theory' On-Air
Donald Trump, who was found liable for sexually abusing Carroll, falsely claimed Cooper coached her into accusing him.
- HuffPost
Trump Doubles Down On Bogus Gender-Affirming Care Claim His Own Campaign Can't Back Up
The GOP nominee pushed a false claim about surgeries for children similar to one he recently pushed at a far-right group's event.
- ABC News
Cheney says Trump is an 'unrecoverable catastrophe' in call for GOP to vote for Harris
Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., a once-rising star in the GOP who fell out with her party over her criticism of Donald Trump, slammed the former president as an "unrecoverable catastrophe" in her call for other Republicans to vote against him this year. "We see it on a daily basis, somebody who was willing to use violence in order to attempt to seize power, to stay in power, someone who represents unrecoverable catastrophe, frankly, in my view, and we have to do everything possible to ensure that he's not reelected," Cheney told "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
- The Telegraph
BBC ‘breached guidelines 1,500 times’ over Israel-Hamas war
The BBC breached its own editorial guidelines more than 1,500 times during the height of the Israel-Hamas war, a damning report has found.
- Futurism
Trump Says He's Putting Elon Musk in Charge of Making the Government Super Efficient, Like He Did With Twitter
During a characteristically meandering and largely incoherent speech in New York on Thursday, former president Donald Trump called for the creation of a "government efficiency commission" to audit the entire federal government and implement "drastic reforms." During the speech, he tapped his latest number one fan, multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk, to head such a commission, […]
- INSIDER
Trump lawyers invoke Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift in 'Electric Avenue' copyright arguments. The judge was skeptical.
A lawyer for Donald Trump tried a star-studded argument in fighting Eddy Grant's copyright case on Friday. But the judge sounded skeptical.
- The Telegraph
There was genuine risk of Russia using nuclear weapons at start of Ukraine war, CIA boss reveals
There was a “genuine risk” Russia would have used tactical nuclear weapons in the early months of the Ukraine war, the head of the CIA has revealed.