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OK! MagazinePrince Harry and Meghan Markle issue statement as they wade into USA election
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have waded into the upcoming US presidential election with a new statement - despite working royals usually refraining from commenting on politics
- The Independent
Trump asked New Yorkers ‘what have you got to lose’ by voting for him. The answers came thick and fast
‘With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump,’ Republican nominee pleads
- HuffPost
‘Time To Put Gramps To Bed’: Trump’s Bizarre ‘Seafront’ Claim Leads To Blunt Fact-Check
Critics fired back at the former president after his latest false claim about the climate.
- Manchester Evening News
Government issues update amid fears pensioners could lose free bus travel after Winter Fuel cuts
Concerns have been raised over continued commitments to free bus travel for over 60s.
- Manchester Evening News
State pensioners over 70 could be eligible for lesser known benefit worth over £700 a month
People over the age of 70 could be missing hundreds every month from benefits and discounts they are fully entitled to, with one benefit worth over £700 a month alone
- Associated Press
Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.
The European Union on Wednesday began the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary after its ant-migrant government refused to pay a huge fine for breaking the bloc’s asylum rules. In June, the EU’s top court ordered Hungary to pay 200 million euros ($223 million) for persistently depriving migrants of their right to apply for asylum. The European Court of Justice described Hungary’s actions as “an unprecedented and extremely serious infringement of EU law.”
- The Telegraph
Starmer rewrites the rules to pay Sue Gray more than PM earns
Sir Keir Starmer changed the rules to pay Sue Gray more than the Prime Minister as critics branded her “the only pensioner better off under Labour”.
- HuffPost
George Clooney Makes Donald Trump An Offer In Taunting Clapback: ‘I Will If He Does’
“That’s a trade-off I’d do,” the actor responded to the former president’s months-old demand.
- HuffPost UK
'Do You Have A Violin Small Enough?' Kay Burley Skewers Minister Over Starmer Freebies Row
"Are you really comfortable defending what you've defended this morning?"
- The Northern Echo
DWP reveals another Winter Fuel Payment change for those on Universal Credit
The DWP has now updated its Winter Fuel Payments guidance, with a big change for those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and more
- The Telegraph
The terrible blunder that exposed Hezbollah’s fighters to audacious pager attack
Hezbollah’s pagers were meant to be safety measures, secure from Israeli eavesdropping.
- CNN
Melania Trump says she stands ‘proudly behind my nude modeling work’
Former first lady Melania Trump posted a new video on social media Wednesday defending her previous nude modeling work as she promoted her new book.
- The Telegraph
Lady Archer blocked from taking prestigious Royal Parks job
Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, has cancelled the appointment of Lady Archer as chair of London’s Royal Parks in what has been described as a “spiteful” move.
- The Telegraph
This is a staggering success for Mossad that opens a window for war
On Tuesday, thousands of Hezbollah’s pagers exploded. On Wednesday, it was the terrorist group’s walkie-talkies that were detonating in the hands of its fighters.
- The Telegraph
Ukrainian prisoner executed with sword inscribed with words ‘for Kursk’
A Ukrainian prisoner of war was executed with a sword inscribed with the words “for Kursk”, according to officials in Kyiv.
- BuzzFeed
Ex-Trump Voters, Tell Us The Moment That Made You Go "Enough Is Enough"
"I'll never forget that moment because that was the moment I think I literally within myself said, 'I think I've made a mistake.'"
- The Daily Beast
Democrats Secretly Fear Mike Johnson Could Create Election Chaos
Senior Democratic Party lawmakers are reportedly concerned that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson could try and sabotage a Kamala Harris election victory.Top-level meetings are secretly being held to guard against several eventualities that could impede the smooth transfer of power if Donald Trump loses in November, according to Politico.While Democratic lawmakers say such a scenario is unlikely, they worry how Johnson will react if the Republicans retain control of the House and oversee Har
- CNN
Kamala Harris just got one of her best polls of the year
One of the best pollsters in America recently came out with its latest survey, and it’s good news for Kamala Harris.
- The Daily Beast
‘Miss Sassy’ Is Safe: JD Vance’s Pet-Eating Hoax Hits Another Embarrassing Snag
JD Vance’s insinuation that pets are being swiped and eaten by Haitian immigrants has hit yet another embarrassing snag.Vance’s campaign, responding to scrutiny over the hoax, shared a police report with the Wall Street Journal this week that detailed a Springfield, Ohio, resident’s claim that her cat mysteriously vanished in August. Vance’s team suggested the report was proof there was reason to fear that pets in Springfield might actually be in danger.It turns out, however, that the missing ca
- The Daily Beast
‘Flat Out Illegal’: MAGA Sheriff Is Keeping Note of Homes With Harris Yard Signs
An Ohio sheriff has made a chilling—and possibly illegal—request of his county’s 161,000 residents.Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski asked his constituents on Facebook to note the addresses of homes that have yard signs supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz—that way undocumented immigrants can be directed there.The sheriff referred to immigrants as being “illegal human locust” in a pair of posts to his personal and public pages that have since turned their comments off. Zuchowski is the top cop in Portage