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Tributes were paid to the former Commons leader Penny Mordaunt and her love of a blowdry in Parliament’s hairdressers, after she lost her seat at the General Election.Shadow Commons leader Chris Philp joked that his “short back and sides” would not compare to Ms Mordaunt’s “renowned” blow-dried haircut.Ms Mordaunt narrowly lost her Portsmouth North constituency, where she had served since 2010, by just 780 votes.Speaking during business questions, Commons Leader Lucy Powell said she believed that Ms Mordaunt was “an underused asset” by the Tory party.I know colleagues on all sides will miss Penny, wish her well, and hope she...

Tributes paid to former MP Penny Mordaunt and her ‘formidable’ blowdry

A newly elected Lincolnshire MP has used his maiden speech in parliament to criticise the impact of immigration on a town centre in his constituency. Richard Tice, the deputy leader of Reform UK, overturned a 25,000 Conservative majority to be elected as the MP for Boston and Skegness. He accused...

MPs told 'keep quiet' during Richard Tice speech

A plane intended to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda will be used to send dozens of people to Vietnam, Labour sources said.

Failed asylum seekers to be sent back to Vietnam

 Sir Keir Starmer has seen off a small rebellion from Labour backbench MPs in the Commons in a crunch vote over scrapping the two-child benefit cap.In total, there were 103 votes for the amendment, and 363 against, with the prime minister winning a majority of 170.Seven Labour MPs broke ranks and voted to scrap the amendment, which included Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain, Rebecca Long-Bailey, John McDonnell and Zarah Sultana.But the issue is unlikely to go away with Mr Starmer set to face further questioning on the benefit cap at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday.It follows...

Keir Starmer wins two-child benefit cap crunch vote despite Labour MP rebellion - live

Vice President Kamala Harris was born in 1964 in Oakland, California. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that people born in the United States are citizens. Only natural-born citizens are eligible to be president, Article II of the Constitution says. Harris, born in the U.S., meets that standard, legal experts said.

Fact Check: Kamala Harris “is not eligible to hold the office of president” because her parents were non-citizens.

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Cheryl E Preston

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

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

A former wrestler has swapped headlocks and takedowns for weddings and baptisms after being ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. The Rev Steven Horne, 43, from Ashford, is among a new cohort of deacons and priests ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Dover last month. He told BBC...

Former wrestler swaps headlocks for priesthood

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Detectives have released an image of a "vehicle of interest" as part of their investigation.

Second murder suspect held over shooting

Ex-security guard, Louis van Schoor, killed dozens in South Africa but was only jailed for seven murders.

Mass killer who ‘hunted’ black people says police encouraged him

Four men have been killed after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree. Police said they came across the crash on the A436 in Ullenwood, near Cheltenham, while on patrol shortly after 02:00 BST. Those who died were found inside a black Renault Clio, Gloucestershire Police said.

Four dead after car crashes into tree

Pennsylvania State

The 22-year-old suspect in the vehicle-ramming called police to confess before apparently taking his own life.

Man, 80, run over for putting Trump sign in yard, say police

The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable Island near Nova Scotia in Canada on 12 July.

Couple found dead after trying to cross Atlantic

Sgt Richard Heard faces three charges of rape against a female police officer.

Police sergeant raped fellow officer, court told

A community centre has opened with the aim of helping to tackle knife crime and anti-social behaviour. The Pavilion, in Sunderland, is expected to support about 500 children during the school summer holidays. It has been set up inside a derelict bowling club near the Pennywell estate, which had become...

Centre opens to tackle anti-social behaviour

Christopher and Janine Barton died in the collision which claimed a total of six lives, police say.

Bike couple in crash that killed six people named

The US Sun

FORMER BBC presenter Beccy Barr who gave up her TV career to become a firefighter has died following a battle with cancer. Her account posted at 2.05pm today: "I’m sharing the very sad news that Beccy passed away peacefully this morning. "She spent her last few days at @SJHospice...

BBC presenter Beccy Barr who gave up TV job to be a firefighter dies after cancer battle

A former sub-postmistress, awarded compensation years after being falsely accused of stealing from the Post Office, has said she thought the case "would never end." Gail Ward, who ran a branch in Wells, Somerset, was convicted in 2007 of false accounting because of the Post Office's faulty Horizon IT system.

'I just sat down crying and said, it's finished'

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MP gives Commons speech after 'potential death threat'

Shockat Adam had missed an aid funding announcement on Friday after the \"potential death...

Shockat Adam had missed an aid funding announcement on Friday after the "potential death...

MP gives Commons speech after 'potential death threat'

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