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Exclusive: Tariq Ahmad says he has raised concerns with party leadership after shadow justice secretary’s remarks The shadow justice secretary, Nick Timothy, has been accused by a Conservative peer and former counter-extremism minister of “instilling fear” among Muslims with his comments about public prayer. British Muslims were openly talking about leaving the Conservative party, added Tariq Ahm…

Court’s decision to eliminate Save plan and internal shuffling on who handles what when it comes to student loans presents new challenges for borrowers Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Many Americans with student debt are again facing future upheaval after a federal appeals court recently ordered the end of a Biden-era student loan repayment program, k…

Nearly 300 of the actor’s items, from designer gowns to everyday basics, to be sold in Los Angeles, with some lots under $100 A customised sunhat. A slogan sweatshirt. A “mom” necklace. An old copy of Cosmopolitan. If these sound like items found in many homes today, they’re actually the castoffs of a household name: Gwyneth Paltrow. Next week, nearly 300 pieces owned by Paltrow will be on sale a…

Online searches for electric and hybrid cars increase as war-linked fuel prices hit highest levels in nearly three years Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox US car buyers are showing a surge in interest in electric vehicles after Donald Trump ’s decision to attack Iran helped cause a major jump in gasoline prices. The cost to refuel a vehicle in the US is…

Police say two people tried to enter Faslane base in Scotland, home to core of UK’s submarine fleet and Trident nuclear weapons Two people have been charged, one of them Iranian, after they allegedly tried to enter HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland, which houses the UK’s nuclear Trident submarines. A 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were charged after the incident at the base, which is known…

Almost 60 injured and three others missing after blaze breaks out at building in Daejeon A fire at a car parts factory in South Korea has killed 11 people and injured almost 60 others. Firefighters said the death toll could rise further. Rescuers were using dogs to search the wreckage of the three-storey building for three people who were still missing. Continue reading...

Families, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplained Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The circumstances of many of the record number of deaths in US immigration custody under the second Trump administration have left loved ones often searching in vain for answers amid a lack of transparency ove…

Both weapons, fired after Starmer authorised US to carry out further attacks from British bases, failed to hit Chagos Island target Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran has reportedly fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base on the island of Diego Garcia after warning that British lives were “in danger” after Keir Starmer backed the US to carry out further strikes from British bases. Te…

Bypassing animal health certificate system by using cheaper pet passport issued abroad could backfire, experts say British pet owners who want to take their furry friends elsewhere in Europe have been warned not to try to dodge expensive health certificates by using a pet passport issued abroad. Before Brexit, taking a cat, dog or ferret to the EU was relatively simple: the Pet Travel Scheme mean…

At least 400 killed in Pakistan’s strike on drug rehab centre, Taliban say, with families searching unmarked mass graves Sohrab Faqiri spent Eid, the Muslim festival to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, looking for the grave of his brother, killed in a massive Pakistan airstrike on Kabul this week . Pakistan’s bombardment campaign, on what it says is terrorist and military infrastruct…

Premier Peter Malinauskas appears on track for a landslide win as Liberal party’s lower-house seats tipped to be reduced to single digits Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Peter Malinauskas appears on track for a landslide re-election victory in South Australia’s state election as polls closed at 6pm, local time (6.30pm AEDT), on Saturday. The race is a key test of the …

Washington considers Kharg Island takeover as Donald Trump calls Nato allies ‘cowards’ for refusal to ‘help open’ strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the US is reportedly sending three more amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 additional marines to the region. The US president’s…

DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer cases The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has had to retract a misleading claim that sunbeds are as dangerous a cancer risk as smoking. In January, health officials announced stricter rules for sunbeds, incorrectly claiming they were “as dangerous as smoking”. The comparison was repeated …

Cases emerge after other people tell of change in Home Office policy on passports that has left people scrambling Two more British teenagers have found themselves unable to return to the UK because of new Home Office border rules on British dual nationals. Their cases emerged just hours after reports a 16-year-old British schoolgirl was blocked from boarding a flight in Denmark home to the UK bec…

Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months ago Rhoda Roberts, the Bundjalung Widjabul Wiyebal cultural leader and arts devotee, has died at the age of 66. In a statement made via Instagram, Roberts’s family announced she had died peacefully in hospital on Saturday afternoon, having been d…