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Bell hotel in Epping was scene of violent protests after asylum seeker living there sexually assaulted girl and woman Asylum seekers have been removed from the Epping hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests across England last summer as the Home Office terminates its contract with the establishment. The hotel on the outskirts of the Essex town was the scene of increasingly la…

Police call for calm before anti-racist protests in Belfast and Glasgow as MPs warn of failure over online misinformation Police said 19 people, including a 16-year-old boy, had now been arrested after two nights of rioting in Northern Ireland following a knife attack earlier in the week. The violence broke out after far-right activists called for demonstrations in response to the attack, which w…

Dylan Phelan, 21, sentenced to six years and four months for encouraging the suicide of 21-year-old Louisiana native Travis Dyer A British man has been sentenced to over six years in jail after admitting to encouraging a US citizen to commit suicide in 2024 while on a video call . Dylan Phelan, 21, was sentenced on Friday at Leeds crown court after previously pleading guilty to intentionally doin…

Prime minister promises to fight any leadership challenge as he faces escalating row over military spending Keir Starmer admitted that he had to “turn things around” after the resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey, in a escalating row over military spending that has prompted recriminations across Whitehall and concern from the US. Downing Street and the Treasury traded blows with alli…

Measures to include restrictions on ‘safe’ social media apps, with some fearing banning some platforms and not others will lead to legal challenges Teenagers under the age of 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions, under a sweeping government crackdown. Under-18s will also be banned from using romantic or sexual AI …

‘Lookback law’ allowed Pamela Lockridge to seek damages against late stepfather who abused her starting at age four A north-west Louisiana jury recently awarded a staggering $1.1bn in damages to a woman who sued over childhood sexual molestation at the hands of her late stepfather in the 1960s and 1970s – a verdict that the plaintiff says “sends a message that children are precious” and “deserve …

New batch of government documents takes no position on origin of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) A possible UFO sighting over a busy southern African airport, and yet more mysterious glowing orbs in the sky above the US feature in the latest batch of previously classified documents released by the Pentagon on Friday in its stated quest for “transparency” amid the irrepressible debate about t…

Amid rhetoric, market uncertainty and tit-for-tit exchanges, the two sides are still trying to find a way out of the impasse Great news! Donald Trump has said the US and Iran are on the verge of a peace agreement . Oil prices are down, and the stock market is up. This comes only hours after Trump warned Iran was about to be struck “VERY HARD”, a threat which had sent oil prices up and stocks down…

Washington claims vessel was violating its blockade of Iranian ports and failed to comply with instructions The Indian government has voiced a “strong protest” after three Indian seafarers were killed in US military strikes against oil tankers travelling through the strait of Hormuz. US Central Command confirmed that its aircraft had fired two Hellfire missiles at the engine room of the MT Setteb…

Possible suspect in Midland attack was in a standoff with officers on Friday afternoon, police say Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A shooting on Friday in Midland, Texas, has left one person dead and nine others in the hospital, according to the city’s authorities. The possible suspect was in a standoff with officers on Friday afternoon, police said. Continue reading...

Paris meeting draws up proposals and calls for urgent diplomacy towards two-state solution at summit next week Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups meeting in Paris on Friday have urged G7 leaders to act at their summit in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains next week to save the narrowing chances of a two-state solution. The groups called for specific action on enforcing a ceasefire, …

Trump administration created fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s creation and operation of a $1.8bn settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. Earlier this month…

Exclusive: Economists say falling house prices are largely in the more expensive parts of Sydney and Melbourne’s markets and are less likely to affect first-time property owners Fears that first-time buyers with tiny deposits will find their mortgages are worth more than their homes may be assuaged by new data showing falling prices are concentrated in the top end of the Sydney and Melbourne prop…

Exclusive A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’ Antarctica’s west coast is missing an area of winter sea ice the size of France, sparking concerns for threatened penguins other marine life and global sea levels. One expert said the loss of ice in the Bellingshausen Sea was “depressing” and the failure of ice…

Report by Labor-led joint human rights committee says cuts to the $50bn scheme could limit support for those in need Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sweeping changes to the NDIS appear “retrogressive” and lack alignment with a landmark independent review to improve the $50bn-a-year scheme, a Labor-led committee has found. The 57-page scrutiny report from the joint hum…