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Cabinet secretary apparently advised Starmer to wait for vetting before appointing Mandelson

Documents also show US ambassadorial appointment was offered ‘higher tiers’ briefing before vetting was finalised The then cabinet secretary, Simon Case, appeared to advise Keir Starmer to complete security vetting for Peter Mandelson before announcing an appointment, documents reveal. The documents released last month by the Cabinet Office as part of the disclosures over the US ambassadorial appointment also show Mandelson was offered a “higher tiers” briefing before his vetting was finalised.

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Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch loses high court battle against her friends

Judge throws out claim by the singer’s father over the sale of items she once owned Amy Winehouse’s father has lost a high court claim against two of his daughter’s friends over the auctioning of items once owned by the singer. Mitch Winehouse, acting as the administrator of his daughter’s estate, sued her stylist Naomi Parry and friend Catriona Gourlay over claims they profited from selling dozens of items at auctions in the US in 2021 and 2023. Continue reading...

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Tariff Refund Portal Kicks Off: Who is Eligible for Reimbursements?

The federal government will begin accepting refund requests from businesses that paid more than $100 billion in tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump before they were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. NBC’s Brain Cheung reports for TODAY on the new refund website as well as a new projections for oil and gas prices.

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Israeli soldier seen striking Jesus statue in Lebanon, sparking condemnation

An IDF soldier damaging a Jesus statue in southern Lebanon.

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Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices

Norway leads the way in terms of switching as data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March Business live – latest updates Sales of electric cars soared 51% in continental Europe last month, amid a rise in petrol and diesel costs driven by the Iran war. Data shows that 224,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in March, and 500,000 across the first three months of the year – a 33.5% increase on a year earlier, according to analysis of national sales data in 15 countries by New Au

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Louisiana Man Fatally Shoots 8 Children, 7 of Them His Own

Officials say a gunman executed eight children, seven of them his own, inside his Shreveport, Louisiana, home before leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle and then being killed by officers in an exchange of gunfire. The man also shot his wife and another woman believed to be his girlfriend. Both of them are still alive. NBC’s Ryan Chandler reports for TODAY.

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Quarter of a million people could lose job by middle of 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’, analysis says

Twin reports from top accounting firms underline scale of economic threat as Iran war shatters business confidence A quarter of a million people could lose their jobs by the middle of next year as Britain “flirts with recession”, analysis suggests, after business confidence was shattered by the US-Israel war on Iran. As the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, summoned bank chiefs for talks aimed at containing the fallout , twin reports from top accounting firms underlined the scale of the economic threat

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NBC News · Oct 8

Uncertainty over Iran peace talks and a mass shooting in Louisiana: Morning Rundown

Pro-government supporters wave national flags and hold portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a military parade in downtown Tehran on April 17, 2026

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NPR News · Oct 8

Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship

President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. (Image credit: Atta Kenare)

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

US urges contractor to evacuate workers from Kuwait and Iraq over worries of Iran-backed attacks

After Guardian reports about danger to V2X employees, sources say state department raised concerns with defense contractor Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US government has called on the defense contractor V2X to evacuate its employees from Kuwait and Iraq , warning the company that they could be targeted by Iran -backed militias, four sources said. The intervention follows reporting by the Guardian that V2X employees were stationed at US militar

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Home Office could face hundreds of claims over asylum families in single rooms

Judge in case of two families housed for years in single hotel rooms says they should have been moved within three months The Home Office could face legal action from hundreds of asylum-seeking families stuck in single rooms in hotels after a judge criticised the “extraordinarily stressful” conditions in which they are expected to live. In a ruling, the deputy high court judge Alan Bates questioned why two families had been forced to live in single rooms for more than three years. He said they s

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Daughter calls for investigation into death of man after police contact at Bristol protest

Exclusive: Retired NHS worker Nicholas Stone, 65, died after becoming unwell at protest against far-right group Bristol Patriots The daughter of a retired NHS worker is calling for a full and independent investigation into the death of her father after it emerged he died after police contact at a protest against the far right. Nicholas Stone, 65, who lived in Bristol, died on 10 January after becoming unwell at a protest opposing the rightwing group Bristol Patriots, who were staging a demonstra

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Weather tracker: temperatures in Spain and Brazil well above late April norm

Seville could see 34C this week and parts of Brazil could hit high 30s, while storms forecast in southern Africa Over the course of this week, temperatures in Spain are expected to soar well above the seasonal average. Daytime temperatures could reach about 30C in Madrid on Tuesday, 10C above the norm, while Seville may see 34C, about 9C above its late April average. An area of low pressure situated out in the Atlantic will allow for a south-westerly flow, introducing warm air from north Africa.

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Trump DoJ’s mixed messages bode ill for Epstein victims, experts fear

Non-appearance of Pam Bondi and remarks from Todd Blanche suggest full accounting may never be revealed In the days since Pam Bondi ’s exit from Donald Trump ’s justice department, Jeffrey Epstein survivors and transparency advocates have been confronted by mixed messaging, prompting questions about whether a full accounting of his crimes would ever be revealed. Legal veterans told the Guardian that authorities’ decisions – such as Bondi’s failure to appear for a congressional subpoena about her

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NBC News · Oct 8

Sirens blare as tsunami warning issued after earthquake off Japan’s coast

Sirens blared and tsunami warning announcements were heard on loudspeakers in the coastal Japanese town of Ofunato after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s east coast.

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NPR News · Oct 8

A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action

"We women are the land guardians and keepers," says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine. (Image credit: Goldman Environmental Prize)

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‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave

A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’ who died in 2025 – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle East In New York social circles, he was known as the “Jewish James Bond”: a refugee from Nazi Germany whose gratitude to his American hosts was such that he volunteered to join the US army and became the CIA’s first station chief in Berlin as a mere twentysomething, filing early warnings about Soviet activity that have been credite

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U.S. military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship

U.S. military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship

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Minns doubles down on ‘rational’ anti-protest law despite NSW’s highest court ruling it unconstitutional

Greens criticise premier’s ‘extraordinary attack’ on judiciary and urge him to accept he ‘got it wrong’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales premier has doubled down on an anti-protest law struck down in the state’s highest court last week, defending the legislation introduced by his government as “rational and proportionate”. But advocates for protesters charged at demonstrations restricted under the laws have criticised Chris Minns’ comments, calling

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Epstein survivor says it's not too late to expose what happened at his New Mexico ranch

Rachel Benavidez was a newly licensed massage therapist when she began working at Zorro Ranch.