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Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says

Reform’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, seeks to present issue as irrelevant in interview with Laura Kuenssberg Labour has accused Nigel Farage of attempting to dodge scrutiny as the Reform leader continued to face questions over the £5m gift he received from a crypto billionaire shortly before the last general election.Asked about the gift from Christopher Harborne on Sunday, the party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, sought to present it as an irrelevance to voters and said it had complied with al...

Jewish students at UK universities followed home and sent death threats

Jewish students at UK universities are being followed home and sent death threats, an investigation into antisemitism has revealed. British higher education institutions have become hubs for antisemitic attacks since the October 7 Hamas attacks in 2023.Last year, the Community Security Trust recorded double the number of school-related antisemitic incidents over the course of 2025 than seen in 2023, reaching 204 cases. Now, the report by charity StandWithUs UK revealed that University of Birming...

"Open Hooliganism": Punjab BJP Slams AAP After Alleged Attack On Leaders

Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, alleging that AAP workers and leaders turned a political protest into "open hooliganism" by attacking BJP offices and leaders in Punjab.

Russia seeks clarification from Armenia over Zelensky’s statements — Kremlin

"We do not understand this. And why is the Armenian prime minister not trying to balance this with his own statements? We cannot explain that for now," Peskov added

Israel deports two activists detained on board Gaza flotilla

Israel deports two activists detained on board Gaza flotilla1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlys DaviesReutersSaif Abu Keshek is one of two activists detained by IsraelTwo pro-Palestinian activists who were detained in Israel after sailing on a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza have been deported.Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila were taken to Israel after the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), made up of 22 boats and about 175 activists, was intercepted last week in international waters near...

Bryce Eldridge hits his first homer, but boo birds emerge in Giants' 13-3 loss

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants president Buster Posey understood the value that catcher Patrick Bailey created through framing pitches on the periphery of the strike zone. But Posey also valued the optics.He didn’t like the times when Bailey was so determined to pull a pitch into the zone that it ended up ticking off his glove for a passed ball. Posey wasn’t OK with those balls to the backstop, even if the analytics would justify them as part of doing business. A couple of springs ago, Posey relayed the...

Kremlin aide says US not dropping Ukraine issue, efforts continue

"In other words, the Americans are working," Ushakov concluded

Holyrood election 2026 was ‘least proportional’ Scotland has ever had

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Ukraine withdrawing troops from Donbass key to progress in talks — Kremlin aide

The withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass remains one of Moscow’s key conditions for a substantive settlement with Kiev

Embarrassment for Putin as Victory Day flag blunder leaves organisers red-faced

In an awkward AI-generated blunder, Russian state media broadcast fighter jets flying with NATO member state flags during the traditional Victory Day military parade

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Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora sent to 7-day ED custody in Rs 100-crore money laundering case

India News: NEW DELHI: A court on Sunday sent Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora to seven-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a day after the c.

Anas Sarwar says ‘national wave’ against Labour responsible for Holyrood result

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5,000 workers would've died...: Sacked TMC neta turns on Mamata, praises Suvendu

workers wouldve died Sacked TMC neta turns on Mamata praises Suvendu

'Play Tamil song before Vande Mataram': Row erupts over TN CM Vijay's swearing-in event

CPI state secretary M Veerapandiyan has objected to the order of songs played at Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's swearing-in ceremony, where 'Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu' was placed third after 'Vande Mataram' and the national anthem. He stated this violates long-standing convention and demanded a public explanation for the lapse, urging the government to restore the state song's primacy.

Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday

Rhun ap Iowerth says he hopes his party’s programme for government will get backing from across the SeneddUK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of Plaid Cymru is hoping to become Welsh first minister as early as Tuesday after his party won a historic victory in the Senedd elections, soundly beating Labour and holding off Reform UK.Plaid fell short of winning a majority in the Welsh parliament but Rhun ap Iorwerth said on Sunday he hoped that other parties would work with him and told UK La...

Don't deceive people: MK Stalin rebuts Vijay's 'Rs 10 lakh crore debt' claim

Dont deceive people MK Stalin rebuts Vijays Rs lakh crore debt claim

‘They had their chance!’ Richard Tice slams the door shut on new defections to Reform

Richard Tice has confirmed the door has slammed shut for any future Tory defectors to Reform.Speaking to GB News, Reform's economics spokesman told Camilla Tominey any potential Conservative mutineers had “had their chance” but added a caveat for any from the Labour jumpers.Reform leader Nigel Farage had previously pledged his party would not accept any more Tory defectors after May 7, the date of the local elections across the country. Now, Mr Tice has confirmed the bar was now in place and “th...

‘Daft not to consider it’: James Cleverly refuses to deny ambitious change after Tory local election rout

Sir James Cleverly has refused to rule out “going on a chicken run” from his Essex seat after the Tories suffered bruising local election results. Speaking to GB News’s Camilla Tominey, the Shadow Housing Secretary was pressed on his ambitions away from his Braintree seat in Essex. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK ran rampant in the former Conservative stronghold, prompting Camilla to ask Sir James if he was now planning an escape route. “Are you going to Chicken Run to become the Tory candidate for may...