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Downing Street has hit out at "people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division", after JD Vance's comments on the murder of Henry Nowak. The US vice-president blamed the death of the 18-year-old British student, who was fatally stabbed last year in Southampton by Vickrum Digwa, on the "mass invasion of migrants" and said the "only response" was "righteous anger". After the post on X, the Downing Street spokesman said the Nowak family had "said they do not want his death to be used to create further division". "Our politics should bring people together even...

Donald Trump on Friday applauded Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for working to shut down an amendment to an immigration enforcement funding package that he called a "poison pill." The Senate this week mulled an amendment to the reconciliation package that would have included language to bar the creation of the Department of Justice's abandoned "anti-weaponization fund." Paul called the amendment a "poison pill" that was unrelated to the main issue. "Very Impressive. Proud of you!" Trump wrote on Truth Social, sharing a post from Paul. "There should never be a situation where any Republican who campaigned on [Trump's] America First...

Allan Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for the deaths of his 3 childrenA family representative for the victims of child killer Allan Schoenborn says the British Columbia Review Board's decision to grant him a conditional discharge is "baffling" and reveals shortfalls in the province's mental health and justice systems. Board chairperson Geneviève Boudreau says in a ruling that took effect on Tuesday that Schoenborn will report to a psychiatric clinic and live under supervision, but he must return to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., if ordered to do so. Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for the...

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Thursday on CNN International’s “Connect the World,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who claims the ability to end Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General with a “no” vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Blanche must condemn those involved in the January 6 to get his vote.

Jill Biden has detailed her "frosty" encounter with Melania Trump. In her new memoir, A View from the East Wing, the former First Lady, 75, detailed what occurred before the handover between her husband, Joe Biden, 83, and Donald Trump, 79, on January 20, 2025. On the bitterly cold winter's day, Dr. Biden initially struggled with her choice of outfit, wanting to appease the Trumps. Still, the meeting between the two couples was tense and awkward. Later, Biden and Melania shared an equally edgy ride from the White House to the Capitol to witness the 79-year-old Commander-in-Chief's swearing-in ceremony.

In one of the latest examples of political extremes converging over Israel, Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie joined forces this week to challenge a provision expanding US-Israel defense cooperation. Khanna, a progressive California Democrat, and Massie, a Kentucky Republican, both said over the weekend that they would seek to remove a provision from the House’s annual defense bill that would expand US-Israeli defense technology cooperation. The section of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2027 that Khanna and Massie have taken aim at would require the Secretary of Defense to designate an “executive agent responsible for synchronizing cooperative efforts...

The family of murdered student, Henry Nowak, said they will carry their grief "every single day" for the rest of their lives and have called on the government to treat knife crime as a "national emergency". It comes after Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life in prison, for a minimum of 21 years, for using a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith to stab the 18-year-old in Southampton in December. Digwa had lied to police about being the victim of a racist attack and officers arrested and handcuffed Nowak as he lay...

This is the shocking moment university student Henry Nowak tells police officers he "can't breathe" after being fatally stabbed to which an officer replies "I don't think you have", minutes before he died from his injuries. Mr Nowak was detained by officers in the minutes before his death after Vickrum Digwa lied and claimed he had called him a “p****” and knocked his turban off during an altercation in December. Henry, who had been stabbed four times with an 8in ceremonial knife, was arrested despite pleading with police that he could not breathe.

Vickrum Digwa has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years for the murder of Henry Nowak.

Henry Nowak, 18, died after being stabbed multiple times in Southampton in December Vickrum Digwa, 23, was found guilty of his murder on Thursday Henry, from Chafford Hundred in Essex, had been walking back to his student accommodation alone after a night out with his football teammates when he encountered Digwa Digwa tried to claim he acted in self-defence and that Henry was drunk, shouted racist abuse, hit him and knocked off his turban The prosecution said Digwa had invented a "wicked lie" to try to save himself from jail – and the jury agreed The Independent Office for Police...

President Trump is throwing his weight behind an effort to block state restrictions on prediction markets, as federal and state regulators vie for authority over the platforms in a legal dispute that has divided the GOP. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has brought cases against more than half a dozen states over their efforts to rein in prediction markets since April, arguing it has exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the sites. But many Republicans, particularly at the state level, aren’t on board with this approach. Trump argued Tuesday it is “critically important” for the CFTC to have exclusive authority over...

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said he would work with anyone who wanted to fight against President Donald Trump when asked about Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who’s embroiled in controversy amid allegations of adulterous behavior.

Elon Musk has stoked outrage on social media over the Henry Nowak case as police face backlash after arresting the dying 18-year-old amid bogus racism allegations from his Sikh killer. The tech billionaire, 54, has retweeted several posts which have criticised both Hampshire Police as well as the press for an alleged lack of coverage regarding Mr Nowak's murder on December 3, 2025. Earlier this week, Vickrum Digwa, 23, was found guilty of murder after stabbing the university student to death with an eight-inch ceremonial knife as he walked home from a night out in Southampton. During a trial at...

Trump, 79, is ready to add another career accomplishment to his name as he called himself 'THE GOAT' – which stands for the greatest of all time – and said he would take over as the main headliner of the birthday event. In a long Truth Social post on Saturday he dubbed himself the 'Number One Attraction anywhere in the World' and compared himself to Elvis. Trump said unlike The King, who needed a guitar to wow his fans, all the president needs is a microphone and a good speech to get 'much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime,'...

Allies of Andy Burnham will form a new "council" of cross-party figures to discuss working together to stop a Reform UK government. The "council for the progressive majority" is being instigated by Compass, a centre-left thinktank whose founder Neal Lawson is an influential supporter of the Greater Manchester mayor. The council will be comprised of two leading figures from each of the progressive parties in the UK - Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, the SNP and Plaid Cymru. Voters from these parties make up what Compass calls the "progressive majority" over the Conservatives and Reform and its previous incarnations....

The FBI has reportedly arrested a man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Newark.🚨 BREAKING: FBI has just RAIDED and ARRESTED the man who I caught on video threatening the lives of an ICE agent and his family outside ICE Newark

The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former advice columnist who won more than $88 million in jury awards against President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar with the matter. The investigation, first reported by CNN, is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury during testimony related to her lawsuits against Trump. Specifically, investigators are examining statements Carroll made in 2022 claiming that she had not received outside financial support for her legal battles. That claim later came under scrutiny after Carroll’s legal team disclosed that billionaire Democrat donor and LinkedIn...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A loud boom was heard and felt across the Midlands on Thursday. WIS received reports from across Columbia as well as surrounding counties, and even areas outside of the viewing area, such as Darlington and Chesterfield counties.

Gov. Newsom Proposes 100% Tax on Trump’s January 6 ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ This is Gavin Newsom’s pattern of escalating federal-state tensions to bring attention to himself California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday he will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed from President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6th “slush fund.” And Newsom is looking forward to doing it. He said so. Newsom is talking about imposing a 100% tax on any payments received by residents of California from the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” – called the Jan. 6 “slush fund” by Newsom. “One thing I think ‌we’re going to try...