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Rwanda bill should stop 99.5% of migrant claims, minister says

Rishi Sunak’s new Safety of Rwanda Bill should stop 99.5% of legal claims made by migrants to block their deportation, a minister has said....

Politics

PM waits to see size of revolt over his immigration plans

Rishi Sunak is waiting to see the size of revolt over his immigration plans from both wings of his party as he enters a...

Politics

Tory right to hold summit on star chamber’s verdict of Rwanda plan before crunch vote

Conservatives on the right of the party are to meet to discuss a legal verdict on Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda legislation. Monday’s crunch summit comes...

Business

Mortgage lending to fall in 2024 with more households in arrears, bank body warns

Mortgage lending is set to fall in 2024, with repossessions and the number of households in arrears to increase, according to a forecast by...

Suspect arrested after 16-year-old cheerleader found dead in bathtub in Texas

A suspect has been arrested after a 16-year-old cheerleader was found dead in her bathtub by her mother in Texas. Rafael Romero was located...

US pilot safely ejected before F-16 crashed into sea off South Korea, officials say

A US Air Force pilot safely ejected before his F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea’s coast, US and South Korean...

Sports

Reports: Guardians, C Hedges agree on $4M deal

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — The 1 Related Although he’s not much of a hitter, Hedges...

Reports: Guardians, C Hedges agree on M deal

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Sources: Royals add reliever Smith on $5M deal

Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 10, 2023, 01:54 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Sources: Royals add reliever Smith on M deal

Politics

Rishi Sunak to face COVID inquiry – amid claims govt scientists called him ‘Dr Death’

Rishi Sunak will be challenged at the COVID inquiry on claims that government scientists branded him “Dr Death” – and called his scheme to...

World

‘Just give up and surrender’: Hamas outgunned and outnumbered – and some in Gaza blame leader

The gulf between Israel and the US on one hand, and Arab states and much of the rest of the world on the other,...

Trump says he will no longer give evidence at New York fraud trial

Donald Trump has said he will no longer give evidence at his New York civil fraud trial. The former US president had been expected...

Politics

Rishi Sunak facing crunch week on flagship Rwanda legislation

Rishi Sunak is waiting to see the size of revolt over his immigration plans from both wings of his party as he enters a...

Business

Baroness Michelle Mone admits mistake in denying links to PPE firm awarded huge COVID pandemic contracts

Baroness Michelle Mone says she regrets denying her connection to a PPE firm awarded huge contracts during the pandemic – and which is now...

Sports

Passan: Ohtani’s new contract is just his latest feat to shock the world

Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 10, 2023, 12:55 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Murder conviction of man who spent 12 years in jail overturned – because key witness was legally blind

The murder conviction of a Chicago man who has spent 12 years behind bars has been overturned – because a key eyewitness was legally...

Politics

Government ‘not contemplating’ early election over Rwanda plan, says Michael Gove

The government is “not contemplating” an early general election because ministers are “confident” the Rwanda bill will be approved by MPs, Michael Gove has...

World

Israeli hostages released from Gaza describe ‘hell’ of Hamas captivity as ‘unbearable’

“Every day there is like hell. Abnormal fear, zero sleep.” Hostages released by Hamas have described weeks of fear and hunger inside the warren...

Politics

Voters have changed their opinions about Brexit, but does it still matter to them? | Adam Boulton

Does Brexit matter anymore? The UK’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016 has been the driving, and dividing, force in British...

Shop worker dies after customer impales him with a golf club

A shop assistant has died after a customer beat him and impaled him with a golf club. The 66-year-old was attacked on Friday at...

Tornadoes rip through Tennessee – killing at least six people

Severe storms and tornadoes have killed at least six people in Tennessee. Homes and businesses have suffered extensive damage, with tens of thousands of...