The Independent

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer must recognise Palestine as a state immediately if he wins the keys to Downing Street, former Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf will say in a Holyrood debate.Labour has committed to the recognition of Palestine as a state if it forms the next UK government, and Mr Yousaf will urge Sir Keir to move quickly.He will make the call during a member’s business debate on Wednesday – his first speech in Holyrood since his resignation from the top job in May.Ahead of the debate, he said: “We have all looked on in horror at the humanitarian...

Recognise Palestine state immediately after taking office, Yousaf tells Starmer

 Vaughan Gething has dramatically resigned as the first minister of Wales following mounting pressure to stand down after four of his ministers quit his government in protest.In a statement announcing his resignation, Gething said he recognised that “rebuilding and renewal” was “not possible” under his leadership, but said allegations of wrongdoing on his part were “pernicious, politically motivated and patently untrue”.In the wake of Vaughan Gething’s resignation, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has called for a snap Senedd election, claiming “people of Wales have lost faith in the first minister”. Trump’s running mate JD Vance has sparked cross-party outrage among politicians after describing the UK as...

Vaughan Gething resigns as First Minister of Wales in chaos for Labour amid calls for snap election - live

 Vaughan Gething has dramatically resigned as the first minister of Wales just hours after four of his ministers quit his government.In a parting shot, the group told him they could not do their jobs “without you standing down”.Mr Gething said he recognised that “rebuilding and renewal” was “not possible” under his leadership.In a statement announcing his resignation, he said: “I have this morning taken the difficult decision to begin the process of stepping down as leader of the Welsh Labour Party and, as a result, first minister.“Having been elected as leader of my party in March, I had hoped...

Vaughan Gething quits as Welsh first minister after just four months

A Labour MP says she and her child were harassed by an anti-abortion campaigner last month.

Police told me to accept abuse as part of job - MP

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	The UK’s new prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that plans to ditch the BBC’s licence fee are off the table, now the Labour Party is in government.'Grey's Anatomy' Star Kevin McKidd Cast In CBBC's 'The Primrose Railway Children'




	The Guardian reports that, during his trip to Washington DC this week, Sir Keir said:




	“We are committed in our manifesto to the BBC and to the licensing scheme. There’s going to be some more thought between now and [2027], but we are committed to the BBC and we are committed to the licensing arrangements.”




	2027 is when the BBC’s royal charter expires,...

UK’s New Prime Minister Keir Starmer Pledges To Continue BBC Licence Fee, After Previous Gov’t Threats

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Christopher Filbrandt, 31, of Hereford, is remanded in custody to appear before magistrates.

Man charged with rape in cathedral grounds

Police are appealing for more information about the attacker as the victim remains in hospital.

Woman stabbed and robbed in hospital car park

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The FBI has named the man who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks is alleged to have opened fire while the former US president was addressing a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving one audience member dead and two others badly hurt. The 20-year-old...

Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump attacker

Sniffer dogs in Ecuador have found 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment, police say. The dogs alerted their handlers, who seized 5,630 parcels filled with a white substance that later tested positive for cocaine. The shipment was destined for Germany, officials said, and would have been worth...

Six tonnes of cocaine found in banana shipment

Video footage shows a gunman who opened fire at a rally for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on a roof. The FBI says it is treating the incident as an assassination attempt. One bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured, police said.

Video shows Trump rally shooter on roof

A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness has told the BBC. Greg Smith said the man had crawled on top of a building just outside the event in Butler County on Friday evening.

Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

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CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Officers at a police station near a rubbish dump where dismembered body parts were found have been transferred, Kenya's acting inspector general of police has said. On Sunday, Douglas Kanja Kirocho said that so far, eight female bodies had been retrieved from the site in the capital, Nairobi. Kenya's police...

Kenyan police relocated following body parts discovery

A 33-year-old man was airlifted by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital.

Police appeal for witnesses after serious crash

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An “outwardly normal” 15-year-old boy with a “worrying interest in knives” who stabbed another teenager through the heart on the way home from school has been detained for life with a minimum term of 13 years.Alfie Lewis, 15, was stabbed to death “in full view” of pupils leaving a primary school in the Horsforth area of Leeds last November.Bardia Shojaeifard, who was 14 at the time, was found guilty of murdering Alfie by a Leeds Crown Court jury in April.He had admitted stabbing Alfie with a 13cm-long kitchen knife he had taken from home, but denied murder, claiming he was...

Unmasked: Boy, 15, who stabbed fellow teen Alfie Lewis to death on way home from school

Two men, who tried to flee the country part way through a trial over the death of a man, have been caught at Manchester Airport. Osama Saeed, 32, and Asgar Taj, 35, fled in October 2023, during their trial for causing the death of Asad Rashid, 34, who was hit in a street race between two cars and two motorcyclists on the A34 Handforth bypass on 15 September 2020.

Men arrested at airport after trying to flee trial

Virginia State

Virginia Wendy Williams fans, this is your July 2024 update on the former talk show host. Her best friend of 44 years, Regina Schell, has shared recent concerns with TV Show Aces and says she has not seen or talked to Wendy in more than a year.

Wendy Williams fans are worried after her best friend claims not to have heard from her in a year

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'Arise Sir Gareth' and minister's prison announcement

The Times focuses on yesterday's announcement by the government about the early release of thousands of prisoners, to ease overcrowding in jails in England and Wales....

'Arise Sir Gareth' and minister's prison announcement

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