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‘Hunting Fema’ Rescue staff relocated amid concerns over armed militia

Government emergency workers responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina were relocated over the weekend amid concerns that “armed militia” could pose a threat to their safety.

"'He's the only hope' Arab Americans desert Democrats and back ex-president over Gaza"

Arab Americans desert Democrats and back ex-president over Gaza

Woman sent photo of cow before being trampled, inquest told

A woman sent her mother a picture of cattle in a field moments before she was trampled to death by a cow, an inquest has heard.

Met police spy 'bragged about fathering child with activist'

An undercover police officer \"bragged\" that he had fathered a child with an activist from whom he had concealed his real identity, a public inquiry has heard.

"'Cracks in the Earth's resilience' Scientists raise alarm over rapid carbon sink collapse

It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of zooplankton, crustaceans and other marine organisms rise to the ocean surface to feed on microscopic algae, returning to the depths at sunrise. The waste from this frenzy - Earth's largest migration of creatures - sinks to the ocean floor, removing millions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year.

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Met officer filled with dread’ before shooting unarmed driver, court told

A Metropolitan police marksman has told a court he shot dead an unarmed man in a car after becoming \"filled with dread\" the suspect would use the vehicle as a weapon and kill his colleagues trying to detain him.

Exhibition review Deeply shocking, this is a show of beauty and horror

Part history lesson, part crime scene, Hew Locke's What Have We Here? is filled with beauty and horror. At the heart of the show, in the Great Court Gallery, are looting and vandalism, the destruction of societies, the erasure of cultures and the enslavement of their peoples. All are embedded in the British Museum's own history and holdings. And that's without even touching on the sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens and the sorry story of their acquisition, or to whom many of the other objects in the museum might be returned, even if there was a will to do so.

Anti-Zionist beliefs found by tribunal to be 'worthy of respect'

The belief that Zionism amounts to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide is \"worthy of respect in a democratic society\", an employment tribunal has concluded.

Drones evading Israeli defences

As Israel's conflict with Hezbollah and Iran has escalated, it has begun to show a degree of vulnerability.

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi Family want justice for American shot by IDF

The shooting of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi is still recent enough that her family slip into the present tense when they talk about her. Her widower, Hamid Ali, smiles as he describes their third wedding anniversary a few months ago, when the young couple took a boat trip in Seattle and ate Vietnamese food.

More than 20 dead after airstrike on Christian town in north Lebanon

More than 20 people have been killed in an unprecedented Israeli airstrike on a Christian town in northern Lebanon, prompting Hezbollah to fire rockets at Tel Aviv, as Israel's multi-front war continues to escalate.

Sara Sharif assaulted and abused 'for weeks' up to death, court hears

The father of the 10-year-old schoolgirl Sara Sharif killed her before fleeing to Pakistan and calling police to say he \"beat her up too much\" as a punishment for being naughty, a court has heard.

Coroner issues warning over ottoman beds after woman suffocates

A coroner has warned that gas-piston ottomans could present a risk to life, after a woman died when her bed collapsed on her.

Ministers to consider law forcing social media to protect under-16s

Social media companies could be forced to exclude young teenagers from algorithms to make content less addictive for under-16s, under a new bill with heavyweight backing from Labour, Conservatives and child protection experts.

Historic youth club from Smiths album sleeve at risk of closure

Salford Lads Club, the youth centre immortalised by the Smiths on the sleeve of their third studio album, The Queen Is Dead, is under threat of closure.

Trio win economics Nobel for insights into post-colonial wealth inequalities

Three US-based professors, including two UK-born academics, have been awarded this year's Nobel prize in economics, for showing how political and economic systems introduced by colonisers can determine whether a country is rich or poor today.

Man entitled to part of wife's estate after her assisted death

A man who helped his terminally ill wife travel to Switzerland to end her life is entitled to inherit part of her estate, a judge has ruled.

New York Sun owner Efune in exclusive talks over Telegraph

The New York Sun owner, Dovid Efune, has begun exclusive talks to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for about £550m.

Autism Badenoch leaflet 'adds to stigma'

The Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has been criticised for a campaign pamphlet that said autistic people received \"better treatment\" and \"economic privileges and protections\".

Afghan forces Soldiers could come to UK after review

An estimated 500 elite Afghan soldiers who fought alongside the British are expected to become eligible to come to the UK after a previous decision rejecting their applications was overturned.

Taylor Swift row Can Labour shake off questions over police escort to concerts?

Ministers are struggling to shake off claims that they pressed the Metropolitan police into giving Taylor Swift a motorbike escort as she travelled to Wembley for her sold-out summer shows.

Social media Politicians hooked on X, warns MP

Westminster needs to wean itself off X, a close ally of Keir Starmer has said, as he warned that Elon Musk is manipulating its algorithm to boost his own political and personal interests.

The king and Elton John Labour goes big to woo global business leaders

Labour governments were once famed for doing deals over beer and sandwiches in Downing Street. But under Keir Starmer, a charm offensive to win the backing of the world's most powerful bosses required a bit more.

PM tried to belong by speaking the meaningless lingo - but this was no meeting of equals

Britain is back,\" declared the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, as he opened the investment summit at Guildhall in London. But English may not be. There's something about a business awayday that deprives normally sentient beings of the power of language.

BBC chief bans 'talent' as a term for presenters after controversies

The director general of the BBC has said he has \"kind of banned\" referring to the corporation's high-profile staff as \"talent\", as the broadcaster grapples with the fallout from controversies involving a number of senior presenters.

Damien Hirst no longer the force he was, says Emin but women just carry on

Dame Tracey Emin has said that most male artists including her contemporary Damien Hirst are less of a creative \"force\" after they reach their 40s.

India and Canada expel diplomats amid row over Sikh activist's killing

The Indian and Canadian governments have expelled each other's senior diplomats, as relations between the two countries deteriorated sharply after Indian diplomats were named in an investigation into the killing of the Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Putin 'gave order to use novichok' in spy case

The UK government believes that Vladimir Putin authorised the Salisbury novichok poisonings, which could have killed thousands of people, an inquiry has been told.

Reeves hints at budget increase in employer national insurance

Rachel Reeves has dropped her strongest hint yet that she is planning to raise employer national insurance contributions in the budget, prompting accusations that Labour is about to break a manifesto promise.

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