The government will halt visa routes for nationals from four countries who the home secretary says have “abused” the UK’s generosity. An emergency brake is being placed on study visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, while work visas have also been stopped for Afghans. It’s the first time such visa bans have […]
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America’s allies in the Middle East are reportedly begging Donald Trump for a swift end to the conflict. A key reason is they are rapidly running out of ways to defend themselves if Iran’s counter-attack continues. Iran’s neighbours, like the UAE, have been remarkably effective at shooting down Iranian missiles and drones. But the expenditure
Three people have been charged with murder after a man’s body was discovered in a wheelie bin, police have said. Thomas Niven, 37, was found dead in the bin in Cash’s Park, Coventry, last Friday. On Wednesday evening, West Midlands Police said Tammy Sturdy, 45, Camron Sturdy, 21, and Shane Turkington, 37, had all been
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A grandmother died from rabies months after she was scratched by a stray dog on the beach, an inquest has been told. Yvonne Ford, 59, did not seek treatment after being scratched on a family holiday in Morocco in February last year as the injury was so minor. Instead she simply wiped the wound with
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A man has been convicted of murder and manslaughter after giving a semi-automatic, assault-style rifle to his teenage son, who is accused of using it to kill two high school students and two teachers. Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder over the deaths of the two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo,
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Forget science fiction. The age of AI in war is here. Israel has used AI systems in Gaza to flag potential targets and help prioritise operations. The United States military reportedly used Anthropic’s model, Claude, during its operation to abduct Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela. And even after Anthropic got into difficulties with the US administration
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The rise in gas prices over the past 48 hours is without precedent. Even in the chaotic opening weeks of the Ukraine war in 2022, the gas price never doubled. But that is precisely what has happened to wholesale methane prices in the UK. And since gas prices are arguably the single most important price
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Britain will deploy HMS Dragon and helicopters with anti-drone capabilities in Cyprus, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed. The prime minister said on social media he had spoken with the president of Cyprus about deploying the Type 45 destroyer, which is the only type of equipment the Royal Navy has to shoot down ballistic missiles. It
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A notorious Sicilian mafia boss who was behind several murders has died in an Italian prison. Benedetto “Nitto” Santapaola, who was one of the Cosa Nostra mafia’s most powerful leaders, died at the age of 87 in a high-security jail in Milan. Santapaola, known as “il cacciatore” (the hunter) or “il licantropo” (the werewolf), led
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A drill rapper who escaped from police custody twice in the space of a week has been detained in France. Daniel Boakye, 21, who performs under the name Dsavv, had escaped from West Middlesex University Hospital last month, only to be caught by officers the next day. The rapper had been serving time at HMP
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