Month: August 2025
Trump’s envoy Witkoff will bring back only humiliation from his meeting with Putin
Steve Witkoff – the president’s international diplomatic Mr Fixit – has failed to bring peace to the Middle East or deliver on Trump’s boast that he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
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Inmate who staged rooftop prison protest cleared after using ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term as defence
Joe Outlaw is acquitted of 12 counts of criminal damage to HMP Frankland, but convicted of two counts, after telling jurors he is being ‘starved’ in segregation
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Tax gambling industry more to lift 500,000 children out of poverty, government urged
The gambling industry should pay a ‘fairer share,’ former PM Gordon Brown said
Read MoreA far-right ‘1st Amendment’ group lost its defamation lawsuit. Now the New York Times is suing them back
EXCLUSIVE: 1st American Praetorian’s $100 million defamation complaint against the New York Times was dismissed with prejudice earlier this year, prompting the paper to file an anti-SLAPP lawsuit seeking to recover legal costs from the right-wing group.
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A far-right ‘1st Amendment’ group lost its defamation lawsuit. Now the New York Times is suing them back
EXCLUSIVE: 1st American Praetorian’s $100 million defamation complaint against the New York Times was dismissed with prejudice earlier this year, prompting the paper to file an anti-SLAPP lawsuit seeking to recover legal costs from the right-wing group.
Read MoreOklahoma House speaker blames ‘bizarre accident’ for explicit images on Superintendent’s office TV during private meeting
A newly installed TV automatically plays an action movie channel and happened to be showing a film that contained nudity, the Republican lawmaker said
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Oklahoma House speaker blames ‘bizarre accident’ for explicit images on Superintendent’s office TV during private meeting
A newly installed TV automatically plays an action movie channel and happened to be showing a film that contained nudity, the Republican lawmaker said
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Starmer opens door to income tax rise in autumn Budget as pressure to fill £50bn hole mounts
Labour prime minister pledged that plans to be set out in the autumn would make ‘sure people feel better off’
Read MoreCalls to Social Security may be rerouted to other field offices that have no jurisdiction over person’s case
Crucial agency has faced high demand and staff losses throughout Trump administration
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Calls to Social Security may be rerouted to other field offices that have no jurisdiction over person’s case
Crucial agency has faced high demand and staff losses throughout Trump administration
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