We may be three years away from the next general election, but the battle lines are already being drawn. No political issue is more potent or more divisive than the question of immigration. In a nation not often roused to public anger, the streets of small towns have been convulsed with local fury over the […]
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, the Metropolitan Police have said. The men were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act, 2023. Officers arrested a 39-year-old man in London, a 68-year-old man in Powys, Wales, and a
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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
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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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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