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Donald Trump’s incoming “border tsar”, Tom Homan, has vowed to slash federal funding to states that do not cooperate with the administration’s promises of mass deportations of undocumented migrants. Several states, including California, Illinois, New Mexico and Arizona have vowed to push back against Trump’s plans, and legal challenges are a near-certainty. Trump has said…

Suffolk Police Courtney Mitchell had two sons and a daughter A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a “defenceless” mother-of-three who was stabbed to death in front of her friends and members of the public “in broad daylight”. Courtney Mitchell, 26, died following an incident in Burrell Road, Ipswich at 19:10 BST on 6 August.…

More than 100 flood warnings are in places across the country, with homes, businesses and roads being impacted. Source: www.bbc.com…

At least one policeman has been killed and more than 50 injured, Pakistan’s authorities say, as officials try to stop thousands of opposition protesters reaching Islamabad. Scores of supporters of jailed former PM Imran Khan have been arrested and the capital is under lockdown for a second day. Khan has been detained for more than…

Getty Images Sir Elton appeared at the opening night of his Broadway musical Tammy Faye earlier this month Sir Elton John has said he’s been unable to finish his new album because he is still struggling with his eyesight after getting an infection in July. He has not been able to see out of his…

Reuters The Lebanese army would be expected to increase its presence in the ceasefire zone Israel and Lebanon appear to be close to a ceasefire deal, with the Israeli cabinet set to meet on Tuesday to discuss it, Israeli and US officials say. A 60-day truce is being proposed to end fighting between Israel and…

US car giant General Motors has reached an agreement in principle to enter Formula 1 in 2026 with its Cadillac brand. A statement on Monday said that GM and its partner, the US group TWG Global, had committed to name a new team after GM’s luxury Cadillac brand and to build its own engine “at…

Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told businesses she is “not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes” as she defended the tax rises on businesses announced in the Budget. Reeves told the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference that despite “a lot of feedback” on her tax and spending plans, she had not…

BBC Annie Sweeney, 94, was among the Coalisland residents whose homes were flooded A 94-year-old woman with mobility issues has said she used her chair lift to escape upstairs when the ground floor of her home was flooded during Storm Bert. Annie Sweeney lives in Kings Row in Coalisland, County Tyrone, where about 15 properties…

Survivors helped ashore after Red Sea tourist boat sinking Egyptian authorities say 16 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea. Two of those missing are British, the BBC understands. Finland has confirmed one of their nationals is unaccounted for, while authorities say four…