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Donald Trump says he ‘loved’ backlash to Irish unity remarks
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (256+ words) US President Donald Trump has said he “loved” the backlash to his comments in support of Irish unification. Mr Trump spoke briefly to reporters on Sunday as he walked to the first tee on his golf resort in Doonbeg, Co…...
Independence referendum ‘not off the table’, says McAllan
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (451+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...
Reform will ‘make mistakes’, says Farage after conference marred by donor row
1+ week, 1+ day ago (885+ words) Nigel Farage admitted Reform UK would “make mistakes” as he closed a party conference overshadowed by questions about donations. The Reform leader has denied wrongdoing throughout the three-day event, following a report by Channel 4 News that showed senior Reform figures…...
Police seek protester after footage shows Reform audience pulling hair
1+ week, 2+ day ago (607+ words) West Midlands Police have asked a protester who was thrown out of the Reform UK conference to come forward after footage showed audience members pulling her hair and grabbing her head. The force said it had not received a direct…...
Masked protesters block Dover roads in ‘anti-illegal migrant demo’
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1004+ words) A “co-ordinated” protest that appears to be “illegal migration-related” has seen hundreds of black-clad, masked demonstrators block roads in Dover, a local councillor said. Videos circulating online show dozens of men, dressed in black and wearing balaclavas, gathered at the…...
Kendal charity cuts staff hours as homelessness pressure grows
1+ week, 4+ day ago (677+ words) Manna House, based at the Stephenson Centre in Kendal, will run the campaign throughout October as rising homelessness and hardship put increasing pressure on its services. The charity supports people across South Lakeland with food, clothing, showers, laundry, housing and…...
Charles and Camilla to view Bayeux Tapestry with Macron and Burnham
1+ week, 5+ day ago (626+ words) The King, the Queen, French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are to visit the Bayeux Tapestry together on Wednesday. In a public display of warm Anglo-French relations, the monarch, Camilla, Mr Macron and Mr Burnham will walk…...
Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000
1+ week, 5+ day ago (724+ words) Rescue teams with search dogs continued to search through mud, rocks and debris on the border with Nepal and China for thousands of people still missing following the catastrophic floods that tore through communities across the Himalayas, leaving more than…...
Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (219+ words) The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet climbed past 900 on Monday, with more than 4,700 missing. Brigadier General Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s army spokesman, said authorities intensified their rescue efforts in the disaster zones. “We are working…...
British woman fatally stabbed at train station in Germany
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (146+ words) A man suspected of fatally stabbing a 31-year-old British woman with a knife early on Sunday morning in the southern German town of Rosenheim has been detained, authorities said. The woman, who was attacked at the Rosenheim train station, was…...