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Housing Minister Jim McMahon insists police are aware of the venues being targeted by far-right groups, and that there is 'no need whatsoever' for counter protests to support communities.
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- The National
Keir Starmer given damning verdict in recent poll on his first 100 days in office
PEOPLE across the UK have delivered a damning verdict in a recent poll on Keir Starmer and his government after being asked: “What is the single best thing Labour have done in their first 100 days in office” ...
- Daily Echo
Police lie in wait for speeding drivers on 20mph road after residents raise concerns
Police have caught more than two dozen speeding drivers on a 20mph road in the city centre after residents raised concerns.
- The Telegraph
Starmer’s first 100 days reader verdict: ‘I’ve never wanted to leave Britain as much as I do now’
This weekend marks 100 days of Keir Starmer and the Labour Party in Government.
- Lancashire Telegraph
Refugee demand surge sparks housing crisis in East Lancs borough
Blackburn with Darwen had a summer surge in the number of former asylum seekers seeking emergency housing, causing a crisis in supply.
- The Telegraph
Alex Salmond ‘died on spot’ from suspected massive heart attack
Alex Salmond “fell sick and died on the spot” from a suspected massive heart attack, police have said.
- The Telegraph
Girl, 13, raped by three strangers who lured her from Tube station to their flat
A 13-year-old girl travelling by herself on the London Underground was raped by three strangers who lured her back to their home.
- The Telegraph
Police exodus threatens Starmer’s manifesto vow for more officers
Labour’s plans to put more bobbies on the beat are set to fail because record numbers of officers are quitting or planning to leave, the Police Federation has warned.
- Wales Online
The village blighted by three years of non-stop roadworks
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- The Telegraph
Watch: Ukrainian men dragged out of nightclubs by army recruiters
Ukrainian military recruiters launched targeted raids at restaurants, shopping centres and a rock concert over the weekend, detaining men and press-ganging them into the army.
- INSIDER
I flew on a British Airways A380 in economy and premium economy. Upgrading isn't really worth it.
Touches of luxury in British AIrways' World Traveller Plus didn't feel like a huge upgrade as the A380 upper deck has plenty of space even in economy.
- CNN
‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
Thousands of messages bombarded Marzieh Hamidi’s phone after the Afghan Taekwondo champion suggested that her home country’s men’s cricket team didn’t represent her.
- The Telegraph
The UN keeps peace in southern Lebanon - this Hezbollah tunnel suggests otherwise
High up on the dry brush hills that rise steadily from the Israeli border, the UN watchtower surveys southern Lebanon and the plains below as far as the eye can see.
- The Telegraph
Met Police distances itself from festival accused of platforming Hamas defenders
The Metropolitan Police has distanced itself from a festival accused of offering a platform to speakers who have defended the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
- BANG Showbiz
Kanye West ‘told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to have sex with her mother’
Scandal-hit Kanye West allegedly told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to have sex with her mother, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed against him by his ex-assistant – who is accusing him of drugging and raping her at a Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs recording session.
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Bromley girl and Southeastern train attackers among south Londoners jailed this month
Here are the names and faces of the south Londoners who are have been sentenced to prison time in October 2024 so far.
- The Telegraph
Labour peer tipped to be next ambassador to the US is friend of Lord Alli
A frontrunner in the race to be Britain’s next ambassador to Washington has close links to Labour donor Lord Alli, The Telegraph can reveal.
- CNN
Iran engages in urgent diplomacy as it braces for Israel’s response to missile attacks
Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response to its missile attack earlier this month and – if that fails – help protect Tehran, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Iran warns it has 'no red line' as report emerges of Israel's payback plan
STORY: Rocket barrages by Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah triggered sirens across northern Israel overnight and early Sunday morning (October 13).Israel's army said in a statement its forces intercepted the projectiles, while it also intensified its attacks in Lebanon.The Middle East is bracing for further escalation, as Iran's foreign minister warned in a social media post on Sunday that "we have no red lines in defending our people and interests.":: October 1, 2024It follows a report by NBC that Israel may be looking to target Iranian military and energy infrastructure in its potential response to Iran's attack this month.NBC was citing unidentified U.S. officials in its report. Israel's defence minister has said the country will hit Iran back in a "lethal, precise and surprising" way.According to NBC, the U.S. officials have seen no indication that Israel will target nuclear facilities or carry out assassinations in Iran.It also said, Israel has not made final decisions about how and when to act.The report added that U.S. and Israeli officials believed a response could come during the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday.The holiday ended on Saturday with no strike from Israel.Iran's attack on October 1 was launched in retaliation for Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon and the killings of a string of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.On Saturday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf visited one of the sites in Lebanon's capital that was hit by Israeli airstrikes.Israel's Thursday attack on Beirut killed at least 22 people and wounded over 100.At a news conference, Qalibaf reaffirmed Iran's commitment to supporting Lebanon, saying it was a message directly from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Business Insider
How Saudi Arabia could create a crisis for Russia's economy
Saudi Arabia has signaled that is is ready to flood the market with oil if OPEC doesn't commit to curbing supply. That bodes ill for Russia.