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‘We must deliver’: jubilant Democrats gather in Denver to chart way forward

At party’s ‘What’s Next’ conference, consensus is they need to act quickly, but over affordability or accountability is the questionWhat’s next for Democrats?It’s the question thousands of Democrats, including lawmakers, strategists, pollsters, creators, organizers, staffers and 2028 presidential hopefuls are trying to answer at a three-day gathering in Denver, after a sweeping victory in the 2026 midterm elections. Continue reading...

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Greenpeace boulders may delay building of £12bn windfarms in North Sea

Activists dumped rocks off Norfolk coast on site of Burnham-backed project in protest against seabed trawlingThe giant offshore windfarms backed by Andy Burnham this week may face unexpected stumbling blocks after Greenpeace activists unwittingly dumped about 15 tonnes of boulders on to the site as part of a campaign against seabed trawling in the North Sea.Greenpeace created the “boulder barrier” to safeguard harbour porpoises off the Norfolk coast by dropping giant stone blocks, each weighing up to 2 tonnes, on to the sea floor to prevent a method of fishing known as bottom trawling. Continue reading...

Will Trump’s lame duck presidency push him further beyond constraints of the law?

Midterm elections have defanged the US president – leaving critics to worry about his next move in his ‘fat Elvis’ stageIt was just before 3am when Donald Trump entered a crowded Manhattan ballroom, greeted by chants of “USA! USA” and theme music from the Hollywood film Air Force One. On stage, two red “Make America great again” (Maga) caps were mounted in glass cases like holy relics.That was the scene 10 years ago this week when Trump, a businessman and reality TV star, stunned the world by beating Hillary Clinton to the White House. A decade later an unlikely president is serving an unlikely second term. But in the wake of a humiliating vote of no confidence in last week’s midterm elections, he now enters an endgame wracked with uncertainty. Continue reading...

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Torture survivors may have been sent to Sussex asylum camp unlawfully, documentary reveals

Undercover ITV report also shows inadequate welfare checks at ex-military base run by firm of asylum camp billionaire Graham KingAsylum seekers accommodated at a controversial military base in East Sussex have been subjected to inadequate welfare checks, and torture survivors may have been placed there unlawfully, a new undercover documentary for ITV has revealed.Mass accommodation sites are central to the government’s plan to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers. For the documentary Inside The Asylum Camp, ITV’s undercover reporter got a job as a welfare officer at Crowborough and covertly filmed inside the former military training camp. The documentary claims that poor screening and welfare checks are having serious consequences for some of the asylum seekers. Continue reading...

How Spies Prepare To Approach A Target: Former Russian Agent Reveals Honey-Trap Playbook

Former Russian secret agent Aliia Roza tells NDTV how spies study targets, identify vulnerabilities and use psychological manipulation to gain access and influence.