When I first saw the image of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes come across my social media I thought it must have been fake. I know the US president and those around him have said and done some despicably racist things in the past – but this? Read more: Trump says he didn’t make […]
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Dozens of flood warnings are in place, along with more than 250 alerts, as relentless rain continues to lash the UK. The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 77 warnings for England, meaning flooding is expected, mainly concentrated in the South West and Midlands. A further 244 flood alerts are in force, meaning flooding is possible,
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Donald Trump has been accused of “disgusting behaviour” after sharing a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. Warning: The following article contains an offensive image The depiction appears towards the end of the video shared by the president, asserting debunked claims that the 2020 election – which he lost to Joe Biden –
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Donald Trump has refused to apologise after a video was shared on his Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes – saying “I didn’t make a mistake”. The depiction appeared towards the end of the video, asserting debunked claims that the 2020 election – which he lost to Joe Biden – was
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From the Skripal poisonings to the invasion of Ukraine to subverting American elections, it is hard to think of a Russian outrage Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev has not been involved in. He is now fighting for his life in a Moscow hospital, the victim himself of foul play. The military intelligence deputy chief had a
A summer camp leader who drugged children with sweets laced with a tranquiliser before sexually assaulting them has been jailed for more than 23 years. Warning: This report contains references to graphic material including self-harm and sexual abuse which readers may find distressing Leicester Crown Court heard Jon Ruben, 76, who ran a holiday camp
People in North Korea, including schoolchildren, are being executed for watching Squid Game and other foreign media, according to new testimony. Citizens also face being killed for listening to K-pop, a South Korean music genre that includes bands like BTS. Interviewees have described a climate of fear in which the South’s culture is treated as
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A British man has died after falling from the sixth-floor balcony of a hotel in Spain. The country’s National Police are investigating the circumstances behind the death of the 37-year-old in the Costa del Sol town of Torremolinos in the early hours of Wednesday, according to local newspaper Diario Sur. <!–window.addEventListener(“message”,function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in
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One of the FBI’s “most wanted terrorists”, who remained a fugitive for more than 20 years, can be extradited to the US to face trial after he was arrested in Wales, a judge has ruled. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 47, allegedly carried out two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003, which were claimed
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Three men have been charged following the armed robbery of a luxury watch shop in London. Six men with weapons, including machetes, stormed a Rolex store in Knightsbridge around 10.50am on Tuesday 20 January. They threatened staff before leaving with several high-value watches, which sell for thousands of pounds, police said. No injuries were reported.