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PeopleDonald Trump Calls Kamala Harris the R-Word at Dinner with Billionaire Donors: Report
The former president reportedly lashed out about donors not appreciating him at the dinner, according to 'The New York Times'
- The Independent
Trump, after mocking Harris over teleprompter use, stops rally to remove sign that fell on his
Former president often mocks Kamala Harris for using a teleprompter
- Manchester Evening News
Angela Rayner breaks silence on latest chapter of Tameside council fiasco
Tameside Council is now without a political or paid service leader
- The Daily Beast
Trump Goes 0 for 2 with Back-to-Back Teleprompter Claims
Donald Trump, while giving a speech Friday in Colorado during which he used teleprompters, falsely claimed that he doesn’t use them.Not only that, but the chronically truth-averse candidate repeated a debunked assertion on the same topic: that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her Univision town hall the day prior.“Did you see where she did a town hall yesterday and she used a teleprompter? I never saw a town—you don’t use teleprompters. We don’t use teleprompters, period,
- 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.
- The Independent
Trump made shocking slur about Harris during angry rant to billionaire donors, says report
As the 2024 race comes down to its final weeks, the former president is growing increasingly frustrated over the gap separating him and Harris in the fundraising world
- 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.
- The Guardian
Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled
Thousands could lose up to £4,900 a year if the plan is retained in the forthcoming budget
- The Telegraph
Hezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight
Hezbollah militants are fleeing southern Lebanon, offering limited resistance to the Israeli ground invasion.
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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.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Thinks the Military Should Handle Citizens Who Disagree With Him
Donald Trump suggested the U.S. military should be used on citizens who disagreed with him in an interview on Sunday, calling liberals “the enemy from within” and claiming they posed more of a threat than migrants.Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo questioned Trump on whether he was afraid foreign nationals within the U.S. could cause chaos on Election Day, particularly after President Joe Biden said he worried it may not be “peaceful.” (Bartiromo carefully omitted that Biden’s fear was over Trump’s rhet
- The Telegraph
Labour plans for 10 more years of small boats with £500m contract
The Home Office has earmarked more than £500 million to manage Channel migrants arriving on small boats for up to a decade, according to official documents.
- People
Donald Trump Compared to Hitler After Vowing to Invoke 1700s Law Used to Justify Japanese Internment Camps
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which gives the president power to detain or deport foreign "enemies," could be broadly applied to target any non-citizens that Trump declares a threat
- The Independent
Tories cannot win elections with Badenoch or Jenrick, warns Britain’s top pollster John Curtice
Exclusive: Professor Sir John Curtice described Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch as ‘unknown quantities’ who do not have what it takes to turn the party’s fortunes around
- Hereford Times
This "plan" is robbing the poor to pay the rich!
REGARDING cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, David Oram (Letters, October 3) says “it is a shame that a socialist government ... has behaved in this callous way”.
- PA Media: UK News
Tory leadership contender Jenrick defends changing stance on Brexit
Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick had previously allegedly described Brexit as a ‘dystopia’.
- The Telegraph
Former Tory embroiled in controversial sleaze scandal asks Starmer for his day in court
A former Conservative cabinet minister who was embroiled in a lobbying row has asked Sir Keir Starmer to let him have his day in court.
- The National
John Mason expelled from SNP after Gaza remarks
JOHN Mason has been expelled from the SNP over his comments on Gaza, according to the MSP.