Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe dies aged 80
His family issued a statement on Saturday saying they are "deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paul Costelloe following a short illness".
Seven arrested in India after police crack $800,000 bank heist
Armed men posing as bank officials robbed a van transporting cash between bank branches in Bengaluru city.
COP30 deal urges more funds for poorer countries, omits fossil fuels
Leaders welcome deal reached at UN climate summit as step forward but say 'more ambition' needed to tackle the crisis.
Scotland’s World Cup qualifying win reactions equivalent to small earthquake
Celebrations to McLean’s jaw-dropping goal picked up by seismic activity monitors at Glasgow Geothermal Observatory
When Scotland qualified for the men’s football World Cup for the first time in 28 years, supporters were propelled into wild celebration – and even made the earth move in the process.
According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), when Kenny McLean scored from the halfway line to seal a breathtaking 4-2 win over Denmark, which are ranked 18 places higher in the world than Scotland, the reaction at Hampden Park was equivalent to a very small earthquake.
Continue reading...Girl, 13, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman dies in Swindon
Police detain teenager after responding to reports of disorder in Moredon on Friday evening
A 13-year-old schoolgirl has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died inside a house in Swindon.
Police detained the teenager after responding to reports of a disorder in Baydon Close, Moredon, at about 7pm on Friday. They arrived to find a woman in her 50s not breathing, with no other reported injuries.
Continue reading...MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as JD Vance appears with weird stain on his shirt – The Mirror
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Ukraine’s allies say more work needed on US plan to end Russia’s war
US President Donald Trump gave Ukraine until Thursday to approve the 28-point plan to end the nearly four-year war.
Jair Bolsonaro arrested after tampering with ankle tag ‘out of curiosity’
Brazilian ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody over fears he was going to abscond
Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he tried to damage his electronic ankle monitor “out of curiosity” after he was arrested at his villa owing to suspicions he was poised to abscond.
In a video released by the supreme court, Bolsonaro – who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for masterminding a military coup – can be heard admitting to a security official that he had used a soldering iron to tamper with the black tag.
Continue reading...Trump to end temporary protected status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota
Move could affect hundreds of Somalis who fled civil war in their home country
Donald Trump said on Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken.
Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in the east African country and were drawn to the state’s welcoming social programs.
Continue reading...‘The ad libs had us shaking behind the camera’: Corbyn and McKellen cameos raise panto’s profile
Star turns are boosting ticket sales this season, including Islington show featuring MP’s Wizard of Oz and Olivier winner’s Toto
We’re a third of the way through the fabulously camp production of Wicked Witches, a mashup of Wicked and The Wizard of Oz, at the Pleasance theatre in Islington, north London. Dor (formerly known as Dorothy) and Tin 2.0 need guidance on how to take down the Wicked Witch and save the borough of Oz-lington from a great blizzard.
But wait! Who’s that Facetiming? It’s only Jeremy Corbyn, the wise Wizard of Oz-lington! The 200-person audience cheers and applauds the Islington North MP, who looks as if he’s beaming in from the allotment.
Continue reading...Ukraine’s allies voice concerns over US plan to end war
Leaders from Europe, Canada and Japan say the plan needs "additional work" but includes elements "essential for a just and lasting peace".
Africa’s first G20 summit adopts declaration despite US boycott – Euronews.com
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Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a flight risk
The former Brazilian president is suspected of damaging an ankle bracelet as part of an alleged escape plan.
‘I don’t mind’: Trump unfazed with Mamdani calling him a ‘fascist’
US President Donald Trump said he didn’t “mind” New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani calling him a “fascist."
Why illegal gold mining is overtaking cocaine as the drug of choice for traffickers in Latin America – CNN
Space junk strike on China’s astronaut capsule highlights need for a space rescue service, experts say – Space
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Mamdani says Israel is ‘committing genocide’ in Gaza at Trump meeting
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Israel is committing genocide in Gaza at a meeting with President Trump.
South Africa declares gender-based violence a national disaster amid G20 protests
Women’s groups welcomed the announcement on the eve of the international leaders’ summit in Johannesburg
Hundreds of women gathered in cities across South Africa on Friday to protest against gender-based violence in the country before the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.
Demonstrators turned out in 15 locations – including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban – wearing black as a sign of “mourning and resistance”.
Continue reading...Supreme court blocks order that found Texas congressional map was likely racially biased
Temporary hold on lower court ruling will remain in place while supreme court considers whether to allow new map
The US supreme court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’s 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by Donald Trump likely discriminated on the basis of race.
The order, signed by Justice Samuel Alito, will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map, which is favorable to Republicans, to be used in the midterm elections.
Continue reading...‘Really great mayor’: Trump showers Zohran Mamdani with praise
US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met on Friday after weeks of trading barbs.