Trump ordered to sit for deposition in $10bn defamation case against BBC
A federal judge has ordered the US president to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11
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Macron bans ‘illegitimate’ protests in France as he tries to get a grip on unrest
French president also says he will decide on concrete ‘next steps’ for the next nationwide demonstrations Angry lawyers and bewildered defendants: the fallout from fast-tracking French rioting cases Emmanuel Macron has…
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Tommy Robinson tells trial journalists know ‘I’m not coming to beat them up’
The political activist wept in the witness box on Thursday as he gave evidence about the relationship with his children.
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Oxfordshire football club apologises after strippers accused of X-rated acts at ‘Wet and Wild’ event
Banbury United issued an apology to people who attended the show, saying it was ‘beyond what we find acceptable’
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Vietnamese man to be deported after being caught working at nail salon
Thanh Quan Dinh protested ‘I just did the tips, filed and coloured’ when caught by immigration officers
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Pete Hegseth has reportedly given DHS permission to test ‘heat ray’ for use at US-Mexico border
The Pentagon’s Active Denial System shoots energy beam that causes ‘sensation of intense heat on surface of skin’ Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, reportedly signed a memo last month permitting the Department…
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Devon and Cornwall battening down the hatches ahead of Storm Austen
Wind gusts of up to 80mph (130km/h) are forecast to bring disruption across the South West.
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Wales must prepare for another ‘difficult’ season of wildfires, FM warns
A wildfire resilience summit held on Thursday brought partners and interested parties together.
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‘Lord of Fraud’ caught with hundreds of indecent images of children
Hugh Rodley was earlier jailed for trying to steal £229 million from a Japanese bank
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TV star's brother 'never recovered' from her death
Paul Flack was "everyone's favourite person" but this "took its toll", an inquest hears.
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One in 10 adults in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in last year, ONS finds
Charities say ‘tip of iceberg’ figures show government is not fulfilling pledge to halve violence against women and girls Almost one in 10 adults in England and Wales have experienced domestic abuse in the last year, a…
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Pc Sharon Beshenivsky killer given second life sentence for gun conspiracy
Faisal Razzaq started selling firearms to criminals after being released from prison.
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Kate looking forward to having George back home for half term
Her eldest child is a boarder at Eton College.
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Career criminal jailed for stealing 350-year-old map from National Maritime Museum
Melvin West, 70, still refuses to reveal the map’s whereabouts
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What would make neonatal units safer for babies? | Letters
Dr Pamela S Melding highlights how New Zealand has created a healthcare culture where patient safety, interests and consent are the overriding principles. Plus letters from Mark Hanson, Paul Whiteing and a reader who lo…
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Carers can’t live on 51p an hour | Letter
Emma Sainsbury questions whether government policy takes sufficient account of people whose caring responsibilities shape their finances and ability to keep a home For 13 years, I have cared for my lovely 101-year-old a…
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Do Stormont politics stifle the non-sectarian parties? | Letters
Responding to an editorial, Boyd Black deplores Labour’s policy of not fielding candidates in Northern Ireland. Plus a letter by Declan O’Neill Your editorial on the dysfunction in Northern Ireland politics (15 October)…
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Storm names should tell a story or two | Brief letters
Storm Austen | Interpreting Hokusai | NI for pensioners | Creative car names | Queue for the Bayeux I was delighted to see that the first storm of the season is called Austen (Report, 20 October). I envisaged that its s…
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‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty to raping teen
The social media personality denies allegations he gave a girl alcohol until she was drunk and sexually assaulted her The “looksmaxxing” livestreamer Braden Peters, better known by his stage name Clavicular, pleaded not…
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Zadie Smith among authors letting public bid to name new characters for charity auction
Other prizes at Freedom from Torture event include rare Mary Wollstonecraft book illustrated by William Blake Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan are among a number of literary stars auctioning off the chance fo…
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Hundreds of royal jewels to go on display at Buckingham Palace
Jewels on display range from Charles I’s cufflinks that he wore at his execution to Queen Victoria’s tiny diamond crown
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Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules
England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face victims’ families in court Offenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could…
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Shamonda virus detected in human for first time in France
Investigations under way to determine whether virus normally found in livestock contributed to man’s death A man in France has become the first human known to have contracted Shamonda virus, with investigations under wa…
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Iran threatens to strike oil and AI facilities across Gulf if US and Israel renew attacks
Iran’s security chiefs say there will be ‘zero red lines’ if Trump and Netanyahu attack again Iran will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacentres and AI facilities across as many as seven countries in the Gulf…
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