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Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC

Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC

Under current rules, shops breaking the law can only be closed for up to six months in England and Wales.…
Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in Belfast

Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in Belfast

Police and firefighters help families leave their homes amid disorder following a knife attack.…
NSW admits pro-Palestine protester Hannah Thomas was assaulted by police officers and falsely imprisoned

NSW admits pro-Palestine protester Hannah Thomas was assaulted by police officers and falsely imprisoned

State admits former Greens candidate entitled to damages and agrees to pay medical costs, but denies malicious prosecution and malfeasance in public o…
Belfast plunged into chaos as vehicles set ablaze following stabbing attack

Belfast plunged into chaos as vehicles set ablaze following stabbing attack

Al Jazeera's Milena Veselinovic reports from Belfast, where protests have escalated into violent riots.…
Protesters torch cars, buildings in Belfast after knife attack

Protesters torch cars, buildings in Belfast after knife attack

Unrest comes after a Sudanese man was arrested over a stabbing attack in north Belfast, UK.…
Who is Steve Hilton, the Briton who could become California’s next governor?

Who is Steve Hilton, the Briton who could become California’s next governor?

Hilton has worn many hats since he arrived in the US 14 years ago, and now faces steep odds of defeating Democratic Xavier Becerra in NovemberAfter ye…
South Korea’s booming stock market mints a generation of novice investors

South Korea’s booming stock market mints a generation of novice investors

South Korean stocks are soaring, drawing first-time investors in a nation where property has long reigned supreme.…
Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with another 19 offences

Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with another 19 offences

Naveed Akram, 24, is already facing 59 charges over an attack on a Jewish festival in December.…
Trump-backed Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson head to runoff in South Carolina GOP governor race

Trump-backed Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson head to runoff in South Carolina GOP governor race

Lieutenant governor and attorney general advance but result signals decisive defeat for controversial Nancy MaceDonald Trump-backed Pamela Evette, Sou…
Evette, backed by Trump, and Wilson, a Trump supporter, head to S.C. governor runoff

Evette, backed by Trump, and Wilson, a Trump supporter, head to S.C. governor runoff

In South Carolina, both Republican candidates for governor are MAGA devotees, but Trump only endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, not Attorney General Ala…
Graham Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary

Graham Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary

Platner, whose campaign was hit by series of negative headlines, to face Susan Collins in key midterm contest Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, oyster…
Hidden homeless women are being missed from official figures, charities warn

Hidden homeless women are being missed from official figures, charities warn

Two thirds of the women counted in a charity-led census would not have been recorded using the government method.…
Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters

Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters

Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure growsSeattle has passed a year-long moratori…
Republican Steve Hilton advances in tight California governor’s race

Republican Steve Hilton advances in tight California governor’s race

Former UK political operative endorsed by Trump will face off against Democrat Xavier Becerra in November electionRepublican Steve Hilton, the former …
Lammy’s cuts to jury trials could have ‘far-reaching’ effect on race relations, say MPs

Lammy’s cuts to jury trials could have ‘far-reaching’ effect on race relations, say MPs

Justice secretary’s plans likely to increase black people’s suspicion of court system, committee suggestsDavid Lammy’s planned changes to the criminal…
House approves labor-friendly bill with support from 20 Republicans

House approves labor-friendly bill with support from 20 Republicans

The House has approved a bill to slash the time it takes for newly unionized workers to get a first contract. The measure allows for government interv…
How Spencer Pratt’s ‘patently absurd’ bid for mayor fell flat in Los Angeles

How Spencer Pratt’s ‘patently absurd’ bid for mayor fell flat in Los Angeles

The ex-reality TV star, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire, cast himself as the antidote to the city’s woesSpencer Pratt, an ex-reality T…
‘There’s wee girls inside’: panic as masked men storm house in Belfast

‘There’s wee girls inside’: panic as masked men storm house in Belfast

Protests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night – with some police officers appearing to conclude it wasn’t safe to interveneOn a residential…
Williams makes winning return at Queen's

Williams makes winning return at Queen's

Serena Williams and Victoria Mboko defeat third seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe to reach the second round at Queen's. The unseeded p…
Farage says Reform has contacted X 'to highest level' over fake AI ads

Farage says Reform has contacted X 'to highest level' over fake AI ads

The fake ads feature the governor of the Bank of England - the Bank has urged people to report them.…
Why so many Americans haven’t heard about the USS Liberty

Why so many Americans haven’t heard about the USS Liberty

Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner explains what happened on the day of the attack, the alleged cover-up that followed.…
NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission

NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission

The crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and An…
RSPB buys Bass Rock after 300 years in private hands

RSPB buys Bass Rock after 300 years in private hands

The charity says the purchase is an important step in halting declining seabird numbers in the Firth of Forth.…
What We Know About The Belfast Knife Attack So Far

What We Know About The Belfast Knife Attack So Far

Police and political leaders in Northern Ireland have called for calm.…
Unions snub Farage's invite to join Reform UK

Unions snub Farage's invite to join Reform UK

The party leader says his "door is open" but the Unite union says he is "no friend of the workers".…
NASA announces astronauts for Artemis III spaceflight, scheduled for 2027

NASA announces astronauts for Artemis III spaceflight, scheduled for 2027

Questions linger over whether the explosion of the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will affect the Artemis III mission.…
Lyhanna: lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding

Lyhanna: lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding

Political row emerges over state’s failure to tackle sexual violence against children as people protest across FranceA lawyer for the family of an 11-…
‘You can never be safe’: Belfast’s Sudanese community hunkers down after grisly attack

‘You can never be safe’: Belfast’s Sudanese community hunkers down after grisly attack

Fears grow over anti-immigration protests after asylum seeker charged with attempted murder in Northern IrelandThe Sudanese barber shop owner was at h…
Two men jailed for violence at protest over police treatment of Henry Nowak

Two men jailed for violence at protest over police treatment of Henry Nowak

Leon O’Leary threw a smoke grenade and Connor Bishop a traffic cone at officers during disturbance in SouthamptonTwo men who threw a smoke grenade and…
Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?

Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?

The Tory leader says the public sector duty to consider minorities encourages division but legal experts warn abolishing it will fuel discriminationFo…