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August 06, 2024

Starmer seeks to end rioting with police 'standing army'

Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a new “standing army” of specialist police officers to be set up as he seeks to bring an end to the farright riots which have broken out across the UK in the last week.

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No 10 condemns Musk for saying 'civil war inevitable'

Billionaire X owner’s remarks follow far-right riots in the UK

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Lock up rioting thugs and then tackle the real problem

Days of unrest across England’s towns and cities – which have seen mosques targeted, hotels housing asylum seekers attacked, police officers injured and countless acts of vandalism by farright rioters – are forcing us to confront an ugly and hateful element in our country.

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'We were in fear - but the buggers will not break us'

Rotherham families show plenty of community spirit despite having had to flee their homes as rioters took over the streets

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Will the army be called in to deal with the far-right riots?

The recent riots have prompted demands that parliament be recalled and, rather more radically, that the army be called in to restore law and order on the streets.

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Unpaid council tax soars to £6bn as cost of living bites

Unpaid council tax debt has rocketed to £6bn as households reel from the pandemic and the cost of living crisis, according to a new report.

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Wandsworth to get £100m after damning report on jail

The government has redirected £100m to improve HMP Wandsworth after a damning inspection report found the prison had alarmingly high rates of self-harm, dangerous levels of violence and nearly 50 per cent of prisoners taking drugs.

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Demand for free calls in jail to stem rising suicide rate

The prisons ombudsman has called for inmates to have free phone calls to stem rising rates of suicide in prisons. Adrian Usher, who was appointed as prisons and probation ombudsman (PPO) in April of last year, has demanded an overhaul of the prison telephone system after an inmate took their life every three and a half days in England and Wales last year.

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I shouldn't be here after Top Gear car crash, says Flintoff

Andrew Freddie” Flintoff has laid bare the physical and emotional turmoil he has suffered in the wake of a near-fatal Joy Gear crash, admitting he genuinely should not be here”.

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PM flees Bangladesh after weeks of deadly protests

Sheikh Hasina’s flight into exile ends 15-year stint in power

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Autocrat whose 15-year iron grip on her country is over

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s prime minister of 15 years, has fled the country after protesters demanding that she step down stormed her residence yesterday.

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Democrat voters tell Harris: pick a male battleground VP

A new CBS/YouGov poll from Sunday shows that most Democrats want a liberal candidate for vice president who comes from a battleground state.

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Hezbollah drones hit Israel as fears grow of all-out war

Hezbollah has hit northern Israel with a drone attack in response to what it calls attacks and assassinations” carried out by Israel in southern Lebanon, as fears grow of the potential for all-out war in the Middle East.

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'I don't want another girl to experience what I did at 16'

Despite hearing shocking stories of abusive ordeals suffered by teenagers in the US, many Republicans are trying to find new ways to keep child marriage legal

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Share prices fall worldwide

Stocks took a sharp tumble around the world yesterday, with the US Dow Jones and UK FTSE 100 both dropping 2 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei index suffering its worst day in 37 years, amid worries over the possibility of a global recession.

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Why tumbling US markets.could be trouble for all of us

A downturn in the US economy has sparked a global stock market slide and that has serious implications for our jobs, eee businesses and investments

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Stunning Hodgkinson turns sterling silvers to solid gold

The 22-year-old Wigan star left the heartbreak of near misses behind as she blew away a world-class 800m field in Paris

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Photo-finish drama swipes silver from GB triathletes

Beth Potter thought she had edged the runners-up spot in a sprint finish... only to be downgraded to bronze by 0.01sec

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Biles falters on beam... but floor silver shows her steel

She’s human after all. Simone Biles settled for fifth in the beam final in Paris, before returning to deliver a mesmeric floor routine to claim a silver medal in what could be her final ever appearance at the Olympics.

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Thorpe, batter with a claim to greatness, dies aged 55

‘Hero, mentor and so much more’ played in 100 Tests for England before later becoming part of the coaching team

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