Labour accuses Robert Jenrick of ‘personal attack’ on attorney general

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Party source says shadow justice secretary’s comments are attempt to disguise his own poor grip of the law

Robert Jenrick has been accused by Labour of resorting to an unwarranted personal attack after comparing the attorney general, Lord Hermer, to a mafia lawyer and calling him a “useful idiot” for Britain’s “enemies”.

In a combative speech to Conservative conference in Manchester, the shadow justice secretary also promised to remove judges with links to migrant charities, saying they “dishonour generations of independent jurists”.

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UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV to make first international trip, to Turkey and Lebanon – Catholic News Agency

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  1. UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV to make first international trip, to Turkey and Lebanon  Catholic News Agency
  2. Pope Leo will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in first international trip  CNN
  3. Pope Leo to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first overseas trip  The Guardian
  4. Pope Leo plans symbolic debut foreign trips to Turkiye and Lebanon  Al Jazeera
  5. Pope Leo to visit Turkey, Lebanon in November in first trip abroad  Reuters
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Canada’s Marineland theme park says it will have to euthanize 30 beluga whales without emergency funding – CBS News

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  1. Canada's Marineland theme park says it will have to euthanize 30 beluga whales without emergency funding  CBS News
  2. Marine Park in Ontario Warns It May Euthanize Beluga Whales Without Cash Infusion  The New York Times
  3. Canada’s Marineland threatens to euthanize 30 whales if funding needs not met  WIVB News 4
  4. Canadian marine park threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales  BBC
  5. Marineland says its remaining belugas shouldn’t be sent to N.S. sanctuary  Global News
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Canadian amusement park threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales – BBC

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  1. Canadian amusement park threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales  BBC
  2. Canada's Marineland theme park says it will have to euthanize 30 beluga whales without emergency funding  CBS News
  3. Animal rights advocates urge Ontario to seize belugas, fearing Marineland may euthanize them  CBC
  4. Marine Park in Ontario Warns It May Euthanize Beluga Whales Without Cash Infusion  The New York Times
  5. Canada's Marineland 'threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales' in row with government  Sky News
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131 Gaza flotilla activists deported to Jordan, kingdom’s state news says – The Times of Israel

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  1. 131 Gaza flotilla activists deported to Jordan, kingdom’s state news says  The Times of Israel
  2. Returning Gaza flotilla activists claim mistreatment in Israeli detention, fear for remaining prisoners  CNN
  3. Gaza flotilla members allege beatings and insults in Israeli detention  The Guardian
  4. Thunberg greeted by cheering crowd in Athens after Israel expels flotilla activists  Reuters
  5. Israel deports Greta Thunberg and other Gaza Freedom Flotilla activists  MSNBC News
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George Clooney says his children have a ‘much better life’ being raised in France than LA

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The actor said that their French farm will be free of paparazzi, teach them self-sufficiency and let them see his handyman skills, such as fixing the coffee machine

George Clooney has said that his decision to base himself in France was informed by the desire to give his children a better start in life than if they had remained in the US.

The actor, 64, who has eight-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, with his wife, the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, gave a lengthy interview to US Esquire magazine while staying at his Italian villa on Lake Como.

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Pope Leo to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first overseas trip

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Pontiff expected to appeal for peace across the Middle East and speak about the persecution of Christians in region

Pope Leo’s debut overseas trip will be to Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to make appeals for peace across the Middle East, the Vatican has announced.

Leo, who was elected pontiff in May after the death of Pope Francis, will visit Turkey between 27 and 30 November and Lebanon from 30 November until 2 December.

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Madagascar Gen Z protests: President Andry Rajoelina appoints army general as PM – BBC

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  1. Madagascar Gen Z protests: President Andry Rajoelina appoints army general as PM  BBC
  2. Madagascar president plans 'national dialogue' as protesters declare ultimatum  Reuters
  3. New prime minister in Madagascar after protests continue for third week  Al Jazeera
  4. Madagascar’s Youth Won’t Back Down, Demanding President’s Resignation  The New York Times
  5. Travel advisory: Civil unrest and crime on island known for wildlife leads to federal warning  MassLive
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