A total of 62 people, including eight children, have died after floods hit Kenya last week. The capital Nairobi was the worst hit with 33 deaths, police said on Saturday. It is up since the tally issued last week, which put the death toll at 42. More than 2,000 families have been displaced across the […]
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The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into chants of “death, death to the IDF” led by rapper Bobby Vylan at a demonstration in London. The artist, real name Pascal Robinson-Foster, was appearing as a speaker at Al Quds Day – an annual event held to show solidarity with Palestinian people – when he repeated
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Emergency help for poorer households hit by energy bills driven up by the Iran war is to be unveiled by Sir Keir Starmer. The government says it will provide “targeted” support for families that rely on heating oil, the cost of which has risen by 80% in a week. The prime minister is also threatening
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A nursery worker who carried out multiple counts of rape and sexual assault against toddlers as young as two has been given a 30-year sentence. Nathan Bennett, 30, was found guilty last month of two counts of raping a child under 13, four counts of the sexual assault of a child under 13 and two
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The energy secretary has told Sky News that the government will “fight people’s corner” as the war in Iran threatens a fresh energy price crisis. But, speaking to Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Ed Miliband refused to be drawn on what support the government may provide. Politics latest: Iran war threatens to raise UK energy
Police have released identifying details of a man who was found dead in a wheelie bin on Friday. The man, thought to be aged between 40 and 50, had a tattoo of a cross with a snake wrapped around it on his back and the words “Little Stardust”, and a tattoo on his right arm
The Prince of Wales has posted a previously unseen photo of Diana from the family’s private collection to mark Mother’s Day. The picture shows Prince William, then aged two, with his mother in a field of blooming flowers, including poppies, at the family’s main home at Highgrove, Gloucestershire, in 1984. He posted the image, which
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The Environment Agency (EA) could get “police-style” powers as part of a government crackdown on waste crime. The newly-announced measure, which is part of its yet-to-be published Waste Crime Action Plan targeting issues such as fly-tipping and large illegal sites, could allow enforcement officers to arrest suspected criminals without a warrant. Officials could also seize
The UK military is considering the deployment of two drone types to the Middle East after the US asked allies for help to secure a key shipping lane in the region, it is understood. Donald Trump has urged the UK and other countries to send warships to the region to help secure the Strait of
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There’s often a common thread among the Oscar nominees who go on to win – and it’s about a lot more than learning the lines. Rami Malek had singing and piano lessons and worked with a choreographer to transform himself into Freddie Mercury for Bohemian Rhapsody. Natalie Portman went through intensive ballet training for a year for Black Swan. And
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