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Migrants arrive in UK on small boats as record immigration figures unveiled

Mick Lynch says channel migrants have same rights as Brits Another group of migrants has been pictured being brought to shore at Dover – on the day record immigration figures were confirmed by the Office For National Statistics. A group disembarked from a Border Force vessel, after a small boat incident in the Channel. Net […]

Russia’s Old Bombs Elude Ukraine’s Modern Defenses

Maryna Ivanova, a young woman living in a riverside village in southern Ukraine, had an uneasy feeling when her fiancé and brother left for work one morning in early May. They were headed to a nearby island in the Dnipro River, the watery front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, and the area was getting […]

FBI feared IRA attacks against Queen Elizabeth II on US trips

Behind the scenes at the Royal Coronation Concert FBI agents feared the late Queen Elizabeth II would be a target for an attack during her visits to the US. Newly-released files revealed a threat was made when Her late Majesty’s visited California in 1983. The Bureau received a tip-off from a San Francisco city police officer ahead of the trip, […]

Family’s tribute after schoolgirl, 11, died after fall in her family bathroom

The family of a “beautiful” 11-year-old schoolgirl who died after hitting her head has paid tribute. Falaq Babar, from Rochdale in Greater Manchester, suffered a fatal head injury after fainting in her bathroom last year. An inquest into her tragic death was opened by coroner Catherine McKenna on Tuesday.  Falaq’s devastated family told Manchester Evening […]

Arrest after viral video of car missing dog walker and hitting lamppost

A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a dramatic collision between a car and a pedestrian. Footage of the incident, which took place on a quiet residential street in Derby, has been widely shared on social media. It shows a woman out walking a dog when a silver Volkswagen Golf […]

Meghan and Harry want to tell ‘juicy stuff from their royal lives’ on Netflix

Royal lookalikes mistaken for Harry and Meghan outside Buckingham Palace Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are thought to be planning to reveal more “juicy stuff” about their time in the Royal Family following the success of their docuseries last year, according to reports. An insider source said about the couple: “There are a lot of […]

School removes poem read at Joe Biden's inauguration after parent complaint

An elementary school in Florida has removed a copy of ‘The Hill We Climb,’ the poem Amanda Gorman read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Gorman, then 22, made history on January 20, 2021 by becoming the youngest poet to read their work at a presidential inauguration. But a committee at Miami-Dade Public Schools decided that […]

‘Arrogant’ TikTok prankster fined and waves arms triumphantly after court

A TikTok prankster smiled and waved his arms in triumph after he was issued with a criminal behaviour order and fined hundreds of pounds after entering a home as part of a “prank” video. Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, of Manor Road, Hackney, London, appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.   O’Garro appeared in court wearing […]

You will be interacting with trans people – whether you know it or not

Today, like on many other countless days over the last decade, I used the women’s bathroom while going about my day in public. I went inside, waited in line, went into a cubicle, did my business, washed my hands, and left.  No one looked at me twice, or ‘noticed’ that I was trans; no one […]

Lorry driver found guilty of murdering sex worker more than 30 years ago

A lorry driver who killed and mutilated a sex worker more than 30 years ago and boasted that he ‘got away with it’ has been found guilty. David Smith, 67, was found guilty at Inner London Crown Court today of murdering Sarah Crump, 33, on August 29 1991. After hiring her that day, she was […]