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Solange Tremblay was ejected over 100 metres from the plane after collision at LaGuardia airport, her daughter says Two pilots killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia in New York Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A flight attendant on the Air Canada Jazz flight that collided with a fire truck at New York ’s LaGuardia airport on Sunday survived in what her daughter calle…

People evacuated on Oahu and Maui as rains lifted houses and cars, swept through stores and left streets mud-clogged Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hawaii is assessing the extensive damage left by the worst flooding the islands have seen in more than 20 years. Heavy rains and floodwater forced thousands on the North Shore of Oahu to evacuate over the…

President claims immigration agents could help manage long lines as TSA agents go unpaid during partial shutdown Pilot and co-pilot killed after jet collision at LaGuardia US politics live – latest updates Security lines stretched for hours on Monday at US airports where unpaid Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) screening agents refused to report for duty and ICE agents deployed by Donald…

Demonstrations to be held across the US against ICE’s ‘reign of terror’ with flagship event in Minnesota’s Twin Cities Millions of people are expected to protest the Trump administration at more than 3,000 No Kings events in cities and small towns across the country on Saturday. Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, one of the groups coordinating No Kings, said he expected it to be “the biggest …

Officials say bomb squad called to Fort Washington Park, which has been closed by National Park Service Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Authorities found several explosive devices across a Maryland park over the weekend, prompting the park’s closure. In a statement on Monday, the Prince George’s county fire department said that its bomb squad responde…

Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf at first dismissed talks took place, insisting Trump’s claim was ‘fake news’ designed to soothe markets Middle East crisis – live updates The backchannel talks between Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, were not a secret in the sense that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry had tweeted that conversations were u…

UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained No new cases of meningitis linked to the outbreak in Kent have been detected, raising hopes that it has been well contained and has not led to people elsewhere catching the disease. The number of people affected remains at 29, of which 20 are are confirmed and nine probable cases in what healt…

State legislation due to be introduced on Tuesday will give authorities powers to seize high-powered e-motorbikes. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Today marks 1,000 days since Peta Murphy’s landmark report calling for a banning of gambling advertisements. Independent MP Kate Chaney will soon seek to introduce her own private member’s bill to l…

Met police say authenticating claim of responsibility by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia is ‘priority’ Golders Green ambulance arson attack – live updates Security agencies are investigating whether a group linked to Iran is behind an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity in north London. Efforts to authenticate a claim of responsibility made by a group known as Harakat …

PM indicates he would prefer to focus taxpayer-funded help on poorest households, rather than universal bailout Ministers are looking at providing support for household bills next winter, Keir Starmer said, as he suggested the energy price shock unleashed by the Iran conflict could continue for months to come. The prime minister indicated he would prefer to focus any taxpayer-funded help on the p…

France’s Marine Le Pen and the Netherlands’ Geert Wilders among speakers praising prime minister at Budapest event Marine Le Pen has called Viktor Orbán “an exceptional leader” and Geert Wilders hailed “a lion on a continent led by sheep” as Europe’s far-right figureheads rallied round Hungary’s prime minister before an election that polls suggest he may lose. “Hungary has become a symbol in Euro…

Israeli military says it will continue operations in line with Israeli government directives until told otherwise Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military said it had launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran, after Donald Trump signalled a pause in US attacks against energy infrastructure after what he said were talks with Iran. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it would continu…

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch Ministers have told High Speed Two to consider running its trains at lower speeds, in an attempt to rein in the spiralling budget and begin operations as soon as possible. HS2 Ltd will assess whether limiting the speed to 186mph (300km/h) instead of 224mph could save money – potentially billions o…

Cargo plane carrying between 80 and 110 soldiers crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon region Scores of Colombian soldiers are feared dead after military transport plane crashed on takeoff in the south of the country. The defense minister, Pedro Sánchez, said the accident happened as the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane was taking off from Puerto Leguízamo , deep in Colombia ’s sou…

Péter Magyar, who is leading in polls, says Orbán’s government is ‘betraying Hungarian and European interests’ Europe live – latest updates The candidate leading the polls in Hungary’s upcoming elections has said the alleged sharing of confidential EU information between Budapest and Moscow should be investigated as possible “treason”, while the European Commission has called for “clarifications”…