Month: October 2025
Reeves admits she’s looking at tax rises and spending cuts in Budget
The chancellor blamed Brexit for the move, saying it has had a ‘severe’ impact on the public finances
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They fought with Britain and US in Afghanistan – now Taliban are taking their revenge
After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, Britain pledged sanctuary to Afghans who faced reprisals for working with UK forces – but thousands are still waiting. Now, as Britain drags its heels, we have verified the killings of more than 100 ex-Afghan forces in the country since 2023 – with one executed in front…
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NRA sues California after Newsom signs ban on ‘switches’ that turn handguns into machine guns
Firearms groups accuse Golden State of seeking to ‘disarm law-abiding citizens’
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Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills slapped with restraining order after judge sides with former girlfriend
Mills was also accused of assaulting a the co-founder of Iranians for Trump in Washington D.C.
Read MoreSimon Calder tests the new EU entry-exit system – the questions, scans and fingerprints demanded at the border
Exclusive: Your second-by-second guide to hand-to-hand combat with EES airport kiosks
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It’s taken only 24 hours, but Trump’s fairytale of peace in the Middle East seems doomed
As the ceasefire teeters after only a day, the region looks set to remain trapped in a dystopian, ever-violent Groundhog Day, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew
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Israel’s Knesset has declared Trump the Middle East’s peacemaker-in-chief – but it’s not quite so simple
Donald Trump has been cheered in Israel’s Knesset and feted for his diplomatic role in the Gaza peace plan, but does the evidence stack up, asks world affairs editor Sam Kiley
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Australia’s telecom company sent outage alerts to wrong emails as hundreds of emergency calls failed
Optus’s outage emails went to wrong government address and remained unread for over a day
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Father remains hopeful as execution date in ‘shaken baby’ case nears
Robert Roberson said he is optimistic he will one day get a chance to prove his innocence with a new trial
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow threatens to create ‘problems’ for Europe if Kyiv gets Tomahawk missiles
Russia will retaliate to hurt Washington if Tomahawks sent to Ukraine, official says
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