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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
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‘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
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
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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.”
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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.
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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.
- Manchester Evening News
State pension Winter Fuel Payments axe campaign issues new update on progress
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing calls to scrap plans to means-test Winter Fuel Payments
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Starmer rewrites the rules to pay Sue Gray more than he 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”.
- 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.
- 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 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
- 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.
- 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.
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'You've Had Your Rant': Minister Rages At Times Radio Presenter Over Starmer Clothes Row
Angela Eagle clashed with Stig Abell as she refused to answer his questions.
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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.
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Kremlin calls Stoltenberg's comments on missile strikes on Russia 'dangerous'
The Kremlin on Wednesday described as "dangerous" comments by Jens Stoltenberg, the outgoing head of NATO, that a decision by the West to allow Ukraine to use Western long-range weapons to strike Russia would not be a red line that would prompt an escalation by Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been pleading with allies for months to let Ukraine fire Western missiles including long-range U.S. ATACMS and British Storm Shadows into Russia to limit Moscow's ability to launch attacks.
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Ukraine official claims Russian advance in Kursk has been 'stopped'
Russia's counteroffensive to retake Ukrainian-held territory in the Kursk region has been "stopped", a spokesman from Ukraine's military administration there told AFP on Wednesday, after Moscow said it was beginning to repel the surprise incursion."They tried to attack from the flanks, but they were stopped there," spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky from Ukraine's military administration in Kursk told AFP. "The situation was stabilised and today everything is under control, they are not successfu
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Sarah Cooper Taunts Donald Trump With Brand New Lip-Sync, Then Delivers Bad News For Fans
The comedian explained her immediate regret.
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‘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
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‘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