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Minister ‘weaponising’ Savile will make Labour MPs queasy – but there’s a bigger risk
Sometimes governments blindly idle into political fights and sometimes they go windmilling in with purpose.The extraordinary row picked by Peter Kyle on Sky News on Tuesday is most definitely...
English cricket goes into bat with bulk of £520m Hundred windfall
English cricket's governing body will on Wednesday hail a landmark moment for the sport when it announces that three-quarters of the deals to bring in new investors to The...
Lesotho: In the country that Trump claims ‘nobody has ever heard of’, his name evokes fear and panic
A blanket of thick fog covers Lesotho's capital, Maseru. Winter in the southern African country feels colder than ever. Thousands of garment workers have lost their jobs as the...
‘It’s a disaster from heaven’: Residents dismayed and powerless after Beijing struck by devastating night of rain
Residents of Miyun District stood dismayed and powerless along streets reshaped by a devastating night of rain. This northeastern suburb of Beijing, China's sprawling capital, suffered at least 28 deaths....
Hundreds of thousands of people backlash against internet safety rules
Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting the UK's new online safety rules, with accusations of censorship being levelled at the government.Five days since Ofcom's new internet regulations began...
Children ‘eating out of piles of garbage’ as Gaza aid trickles in
"Children are eating out of piles of garbage" - that was the answer from UNICEF's Salim Oweis when I asked if aid was now getting to those who need...
Two more in court charged over protest outside asylum-seeker hotel in Epping
Two more men have appeared in court charged with violent disorder at a protest outside an Epping hotel housing asylum seekers.Multiple demonstrations have been held outside The Bell Hotel...
Police investigate assault as video appears to show Tommy Robinson at station
Police investigating an alleged assault at St Pancras station in London are looking to bring a 42-year-old man into custody.British Transport Police said the suspect, from Bedfordshire, boarded a...
Manhattan gunman was trying to target NFL but took wrong lift, says mayor
A gunman who killed four people in a New York office block was trying to target the headquarters of the NFL but took the wrong lift, the city's mayor...
Man in court over ‘disturbance’ on easyJet flight from Luton to Glasgow
A man has appeared in court over an alleged disturbance on board an easyJet flight from London Luton to Glasgow Airport.Abhay Nayak, 41, was arrested after the plane landed...
Gary Neville hits out at national insurance rise – and makes prediction for Manchester United’s season
Gary Neville has criticised the government's national insurance (NI) rise this year, saying it could deter companies from employing people and "probably could have been held back".The former Manchester...
