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Tragedy at Brook House Detention Centre: 26-Year-Old Migrant Dies in Custody In a tragic incident that has reignited calls for immigration system reform, a 26-year-old man has died while being held at the Brook House immigration removal centre in West Sussex. Security firm Serco, which operates the facility, confirmed the death, which occurred on Sunday….

Israel’s parliament has voted to pass legislation banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel and Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, within three months. Contact between Unrwa employees and Israeli officials will also be banned, severely limiting the agency’s ability to operate in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Co-operation with the Israeli military…

Katie Amess Katie Amess said there are questions for the police on why they did not do more to protect her father, the late MP Sir David Amess “We have a lot of questions, and somebody needs to answer them,” the daughter of murdered Conservative MP Sir David Amess has said. Katie Amess told the…

Ten Hag has had to deal with other tough situations. Right at the start of his tenure, he had to discipline Cristiano Ronaldo for leaving Old Trafford early after he had been replaced at half-time during a pre-season game against Rayo Vallecano. The move showed strength but set in place a chain of events that…

Watch: Trump rally speaker calls Puerto Rico ‘a floating island of garbage’ A comedian at a Donald Trump rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage”, sparking fury from Republicans and Democrats and accusations of racism. The comic, Tony Hinchcliffe, was among the speakers at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday….

The bus fare cap in England will be raised to £3 in the upcoming Budget, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced. It is an increase on the current limit of £2 which was introduced under the previous Conservative government to help with the cost of living. The existing cap was due to expire at…

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following two and a half years in charge of the club. The Dutchman was informed of the decision by the club’s board on Monday morning, fewer than 24 hours after the club’s defeat by West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Ruud van Nistelrooy, who…

North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are operating in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian troops have a foothold, Nato has said for the first time. The alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said he could confirm the deployment after weeks of speculation, following a meeting with South Korean intelligence and defence officials…

A supplier has told the BBC that Cheddar stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy may have been shipped abroad to be sold. Truckles of Patrick Holden’s Hafod Welsh Cheddar were among the £300,000 worth of produce stolen in a recent scam. Mr Holden said he believed the con was “sophisticated” and that the…