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HUNDREDS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE FINED AND IMPRISONED IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Growing numbers of vulnerable homeless people are being fined, given criminal convictions and even imprisoned for begging and rough sleeping, the Guardian can reveal.
Despite updated Home Office guidance at the start of the year, which instructs councils not to target people for being homeless and sleeping rough, the Guardian has found over 50 local authorities with public space protection orders...Read more HERE.
A Boeing 737 plane carrying 104 passengers has crashed moments after taking off from Havana, Cuba, according to reports.
An airport source said there are reported casualties after The Cubana passenger jet went down and exploded into flames near Jose Marti International Airport at about 12.30pm local time, reports CNN. Photos posted online by witnesses at the airport show a plume of black smoke rising into the sky. Firefighters were on scene attempting to extinguish the blaze. Read more HERE.
North Korea has abruptly cancelled high-level talks with Seoul and threatened to pull out of a planned summit with Donald Trump if the US continues to insist on the regime giving up all of its nuclear weapons.A North Korean official said the country had no interest in a summit with US if it was based on “one-sided” demands to give up nuclear weapons, according to state media.The statement added Trump would remain as a “failed president” if he followed in the steps of his predecessors Read more HERE.
British citizens were among a group of people taken hostage on Friday in the Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a spokesman for the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) has said. It is a renowned gorilla sanctuary in the east of the African country.
The full circumstances surrounding the kidnapping are not yet clear, but a park source told the news agency AFP that a convoy was attacked and some tourists were kidnapped. Read more HERE.
Heavy rains and severe flash floods have left more than 300 people dead and displaced thousands of others across parts of east Africa, with Kenya and Rwanda being the worst hit.
“We are concerned about the flooding that has displaced so many people in Somalia, Kenya and Rwanda,” said Farhan Aziz Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN secretary general in a statement to the Guardian.
“Our hearts go out to all the people who have been harmed by the rains and flash floods,” he said. Read more HERE.
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BREAKING NEWS - USA and Canada
- » Border patrol violence: US paid $60m to cover claims against the agency
- » Trump's decision to deport 200,000 to his 'shithole countries' challenged in lawsuit
- » Trump under pressure over chaotic approach to North Korea nuclear talks
- » Florida shooting: grieving community pleads for end to gun carnage
- » Grounds for impeachment if Trump lied about trying to fire Mueller – Ken Starr
- » California police rescue 13 chained and malnourished siblings
- » Donald Trump paid porn star $130,000 to stay silent over alleged affair
- » Book revelations put new focus on Donald Trump's mental health
- » Oceans suffocating as huge dead zones quadruple since 1950, scientists warn
- » Record-breaking big freeze grips much of North America
- » Eight people killed in New York 'act of terror' after truck drives on to bike path
- » Ex-Trump campaign aide pleads guilty to lying to agents in Russia inquiry
- » Firefighters 'turn a corner' but deadly California wildfires continue
- » California fires: 10 killed in 'unprecedented' wine country blaze
- » Las Vegas suspect had more than 40 firearms in hotel and home, police say
- » Donald Trump unveils ambitious plan to overhaul US tax system
- » St Louis protests turn violent for third night over acquittal of white officer in police killing
- » Florida Keys facing potential 'humanitarian crisis' in Irma aftermath
- » Florida Keys facing potential 'humanitarian crisis' in Irma aftermath
- » Hurricane Irma: Trump warns of 'epic' storm as full scale of devastation emerges
- » 'Your eyes start itching': pollution soars in Houston after chemical industry leaks
- » Donald Trump says 'talking not the answer' to North Korea crisis
- » Donald Trump Jr - US president's son faces calls to testify before Senate over Russia meeting
- » Little Rock shooting of 25 at rap show prompts call to curb growing violence
- » Celebrations across Canada mark country's 150th birthday
- » Donald Trump to visit Paris for Bastille Day ceremonies
- » Donald Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold
- » Anti-Muslim rallies across US denounced by civil rights groups
- » Comey details Trump's 'lies' and reaffirms belief of Russian meddling in election
- » Russian agents hacked US voting system manufacturer before US election – report
- » Donald Trump ready to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, reports say
- » Trump vows to meet 'history's great test' by conquering extremism
- » Speeding vehicle strikes pedestrians in New York's Times Square, killing one
- » Eric Trump said family golf courses attracted Russian funding, author claims
- » Eric Trump said family golf courses attracted Russian funding, author claims
- » House Republicans pass healthcare bill in first step toward replacing Obamacare
BREAKING NEWS - UK
- » Brexit brings Europe together as Britain starts packing its bags
- » Brexit: cabinet seeks to present united front after Hammond spat
- » Theresa May risks unrest by paving way for Donald Trump visit
- » Macron rebuffs City deal after Brexit unless UK pays into EU budget
- » UK court grants £1m bail to man arrested over Sarkozy-Gaddafi inquiry
- » Farage's call for second Brexit vote greeted with glee by remainers
- » Jeremy Hunt admits NHS needs more money after facing calls to quit
- » Desperate UK homeowners are cutting prices, says Zoopla
- » Brexit divorce bill estimated at between £35bn and £39bn
- » Prince Charles's estate made big profit on stake in friend's offshore firm
- » Paradise Papers leak reveals secrets of the world elite's hidden wealth
- » UK requests extradition of Hashem Abedi over Manchester Arena attack
- » David Davis concedes Brexit financial deal will probably favour EU
- » EU leaders aim to let Theresa May down gently over trade talks
- » Brexit plan 'in paralysis', with ministers set to delay EU withdrawal bill
- » Three die as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland and Britain
- » Brexit wrangle over citizens’ rights is nonsense, says Juncker
- » Conservative Brexiters turn fire on Philip Hammond's Treasury
- » UK to seek Irish border waivers on customs and food safety after Brexit
- » Poll finds that 60% of Britons want to keep their EU citizenship
- » EU citizens living in UK must apply for special ID card after Brexit
- » Conservative-DUP talks progressing well, says Arlene Foster
- » Two drown during heatwave as UK temperature to hit 33C
- » Conservative-DUP talks progressing well, says Arlene Foster
- » We need deal with the EU to combat terror, experts tell Theresa May
- » Manchester attack police say they are investigating terror network
- » We are ready for Brexit talks, says EU's chief negotiator
- » We are ready for Brexit talks, says EU's chief negotiator
- » Brexit negotiations set to start on 19 June
- » Labour risks losing more minority ethnic voters to Tories, study finds
- » Brexit negotiations set to start on 19 June
- » UK Brexit boost as ECJ rules trade deals do not require extra ratification
- » Labour reveals 'fat cat' tax pledge aimed at reining in excessive pay
- » Labour hints that it will pledge to abolish university tuition fees
- » New York Times offers 'Brexit means Brexit' guided tour of London
- » New York Times offers 'Brexit means Brexit' guided tour of London
- » Remain campaigners urge voters to unseat Brexit-backing MPs
- » Remain campaigners urge voters to unseat Brexit-backing MPs
- » Labour would end free movement but not 'sever ties' with EU, Starmer says
BREAKING NEWS - Technology
- » Gambling-style apps offered on Facebook without age checks
- » Facebook admits industry could do more to combat online extremism
- » Hackers attacking US and European energy firms could sabotage power grids
- » Hackers attacking US and European energy firms could sabotage power grids
- » Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged out, judge says
- » Google will stop scanning content of personal emails
- » EU judges may be asked to rule on legality of UK surveillance powers
- » British Airways: turmoil continues after IT failure grounds flights
- » Facebook flooded with 'sextortion' and revenge porn, files reveal
- » Abortion pill group's Facebook page deleted over promoting 'drug use'
BREAKING NEWS - Middle-East
- » Three dead and hundreds injured as Israeli troops open fire on Gaza border
- » Israel rejects UN and EU calls for inquiry into Gaza bloodshed
- » At least 78 killed in day of violence as eastern Ghouta exodus continues
- » Iran plane crash in south of country 'kills all 65 onboard'
- » 'Bombs are still falling': Syrian refugees at risk of forced return home
- » Afghan forces end Kabul hotel siege that left at least six dead
- » Iran bans the teaching of English in primary schools, official says
- » More protesters die in Iran as Rouhani's plea fails to dampen unrest
- » Xi Jinping signals intent to remain in power by revealing politburo with no successor
- » 'Calm before the storm': Donald Trump set to abandon Iran nuclear deal
- » Outcry as Azerbaijan police launch crackdown on LGBT community
- » Trump pushing Afghan president to close Taliban office in Qatar, sources say
- » Isis suicide attack: more than 80 killed in southern Iraq
- » Al-Qaida-linked militants' advance throws west's Syria plans into disarray
- » Gulf states hint at possible expulsion of Qatar from regional bloc
- » Mosul’s residents tell of hopes and fears after Isis flees Iraqi city
- » US-backed forces say battle to retake Raqqa from Isis 'will take months'
- » US-backed forces say battle to retake Raqqa from Isis 'will take months'
- » Qatar given 10 days to meet 13 sweeping demands by Saudi Arabia
- » Gulf plunged into diplomatic crisis as countries cut ties with Qatar
- » At least seven killed in suicide bombing at high-profile funeral in Kabul
- » Iranian TV executive shot dead in Istanbul, Turkish media report
- » Isis faces exodus of foreign fighters as its 'caliphate' crumbles
- » Assad forces carried out sarin attack, says French intelligence
- » Isis leader behind Turkey nightclub attack is killed by US forces in secretive raid
BREAKING NEWS - Latin America
- » CUBA PLANE CRASH - BOEING 737 WITH 104 PASSENGERS ON BOARD CRASHES MOMENTS AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM HAVANA
- » Brazil investigates reports of massacre among Amazonian tribe by gold miners
- » At least 28 dead after brutal gang fight in Mexico prison
- » Six dead and 15 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
- » Six dead and 15 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
- » Norway issues $1bn threat to Brazil over rising Amazon destruction
- » Brazilian farmers attack indigenous tribe with machetes in brutal land dispute
- » Adelaide woman in Colombian jail accused of trafficking 5.8kg of cocaine
BREAKING NEWS - Football
- » FA under pressure to explain £80,000 payment to Eni Aluko after bullying complaint
- » Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve
- » Aaron Ramsey fires Arsenal to FA Cup final win over 10-man Chelsea
BREAKING NEWS - Europe
- » 'We are truly sorry': Eta apologises for four decades of deadly violence
- » The Hague bans cannabis smoking in city centre in Dutch first
- » Drunk pilot removed from cockpit before takeoff leaving 100 passengers stranded
- » Eurosceptic Italy in race to form majority government
- » Angela Merkel defends 'painful' compromises that kept her in power
- » Juncker calls on EU countries to make up Brexit hole in its budget
- » New year welcomed worldwide with food, fireworks and prayers
- » German president calls on party leaders to return to coalition talks
- » Nuclear accident sends 'harmless' radioactive cloud over Europe
- » Mafia boss accused of ordering hit on his daughter over policeman lover
- » Austria's far-right Freedom party invited to enter coalition talks
- » Catalonia's president to bring crisis to head in parliament
- » Iceland PM sold bank assets hours before financial crash, leaks show
- » Spain suspends Catalan parliament session in attempt to block independence
- » Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials
- » Merkel faces tough coalition talks as nationalists enter German parliament
- » Theresa May to ask EU to be 'creative' about Brexit in Florence speech
- » German rent-control law violates constitution, court rules
- » German rent-control law violates constitution, court rules
- » Cyprus 'selling' EU citizenship to super rich of Russia and Ukraine
- » Cyprus 'selling' EU citizenship to super rich of Russia and Ukraine
- » Row over sexual abuse letter brings down Iceland’s government
- » Boy, 11, and parents die after falling into volcanic crater near Naples
- » Boy, 11, and parents die after falling into volcanic crater near Naples
- » Amsterdam to increase tourist tax to reclaim city for residents
- » Amsterdam to increase tourist tax to reclaim city for residents
- » Merkel clashes with Schulz in TV debate as her rival hopes to claw back support
- » Merkel clashes with Schulz in TV debate as her rival hopes to claw back support
- » Europe unveils world's most powerful X-ray laser
- » Italian police use water cannon against refugees occupying Rome square
- » Viable suicide vest found in rubble of Spain attackers' bomb factory
- » Barcelona mourns as police step up hunt for driver of van
- » Barcelona and Cambrils attackers planned bigger atrocity, say police
- » First Venice and Barcelona: now anti-tourism marches spread across Europe
- » First Venice and Barcelona: now anti-tourism marches spread across Europe
- » Paris attack: police make motorway arrest after car driven into soldiers
- » No ‘first lady’ title for Brigitte Macron after petition over her status
- » People who carry out ‘life-changing’ acid attacks face life sentences
- » Poland's president to veto controversial laws amid protests
- » Romania hits Canadian firm with $9m 'retaliatory' tax bill over gold mine
- » King of Spain reveals hopes for new Gibraltar 'arrangements'
- » G20 violence prompts calls for new curbs on anti-capitalist militants
- » Former Polish president Lech Wałęsa in hospital with heart trouble
- » EU appeals for refugee aid as Mediterranean death toll continues to rise
- » Eighteen dead after coach bursts into flames in Bavaria crash
- » EU states start to examine whether UK is likely to reverse Brexit
- » German parliament votes to legalise same-sex marriage
- » UK caves in to EU demand to agree divorce bill before trade talks
- » Macron marches on as his party wins large majority in French parliament
- » French politician left unconscious while out campaigning
- » Finnish coalition at risk after party elects far right leader
- » EU threatens year-long delay in Brexit talks over UK's negotiating stance
- » French prosecutors open inquiry into Macron ally
- » French prosecutors open inquiry into Macron ally
- » George Soros attacks Hungarian president for building a 'mafia state'
- » Donald Trump will make 'final decision' on Paris climate deal next week
- » Swedish prosecutors drop Julian Assange rape investigation
- » German oil firm accused of withholding $900m from Libya
- » German oil firm accused of withholding $900m from Libya
- » Macron and Merkel signal new move to strengthen eurozone
- » Macron's party struggles to process candidates for parliamentary elections
- » Macron's party struggles to process candidates for parliamentary elections
- » Marine Le Pen's niece abandons politics after Front National's heavy defeat
- » Marine Le Pen's niece abandons politics after Front National's heavy defeat
- » Merkel presses Putin over anti-gay purge in Chechnya
- » Hungarians send message to Orbán in march supporting European Union
- » Hungarians send message to Orbán in march supporting European Union
- » France on extra high alert for May Day as protesters march against Le Pen
- » European leaders cheer Macron victory in first round of French election
- » Paris shooting: gunman served 15 years for attempted police murders
- » French election 2017: voters go to the polls in wide-open contest
BREAKING NEWS - Environment
- » One in eight bird species is threatened with extinction, global study finds
- » Arctic warming: scientists alarmed by 'crazy' temperature rises
- » Kenya forest death: activists blame EU for ignoring human rights warnings
- » Dramatic rise in plastic seabed litter around UK
- » Huge forest fires in Portugal kill at least 60
- » 38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island
- » State-owned Swedish firm Vattenfall enters UK energy market
BREAKING NEWS - Economy
- » Financial markets could be over-heating, warns central bank body
- » Markets edgy as German president demands responsibility after coalition talks collapse
- » Lego, the Danish toy company to axe 1,400 jobs
- » Samsung heir sentenced to five years in jail after corruption conviction
- » London could lose out as ECB seeks control of euro clearing after Brexit
- » JP Morgan to move hundreds of jobs out of UK due to Brexit
- » JP Morgan to move hundreds of jobs out of UK due to Brexit
- » US economy turns in weakest quarterly performance in three years
BREAKING NEWS - Asia
- » North Korea threatens to cancel Trump summit over nuclear demands
- » Indian guru Asaram Bapu jailed for life for raping teenage girl
- » India to introduce death penalty for child rapists
- » Fire in Siberian shopping mall leaves at least 64 people dead
- » North Korea's Kim Yo-jong visits South in historic first at Winter Olympics
- » Maldives crisis deepens as government declares state of emergency
- » North Korea supplied arms to Syria and Myanmar, UN sanctions report finds
- » Kim Jong-un: North Korea's nuclear arsenal is now complete
- » North Korea missile launch: regime says new rocket can hit anywhere in US
- » Donald Trump heaps praise on China and blames US for trade deficit
- » Japan braces as North Korea threatens hydrogen bomb test in Pacific
- » South Korea approves $8m aid package for North Korea
- » North Korea threatens to sink Japan and turn US to 'ashes and darkness'
- » North Korea threatens to sink Japan and turn US to 'ashes and darkness'
- » Philippines MPs vote to slash budget of agency investigating drug war to £15
- » North Korea nuclear crisis: Putin warns of planetary catastrophe
- » South Asia floods: Mumbai building collapses as monsoon rains wreak havoc
- » South Asia floods: Mumbai building collapses as monsoon rains wreak havoc
- » Russia readies for huge military exercises as tensions with west simmer
- » Iranian police seize carrier pigeons used to smuggle drugs
- » Russia readies for huge military exercises as tensions with west simmer
- » Human rights group slams Philippines president Duterte's threat to kill them
- » At least 55 people feared drowned off Yemen after being forced from boat
- » North Korea vows 'thousands-fold' revenge on US over sanctions
- » North Korea vows 'thousands-fold' revenge on US over sanctions
- » One year after the failed coup in Turkey, the crackdown continues
- » North Korea claims successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile
- » North Korea claims successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile
- » Saudi king ousts nephew to name son as first in line to throne
- » Russia warns US its fighter jets are now potential target in Syria
- » Vladimir Putin denies he has compromising material on Donald Trump
- » Vladimir Putin denies he has compromising material on Donald Trump
- » Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye on trial for corruption
- » Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye on trial for corruption
- » North Korea accuses CIA of biochemical plot to kill Kim Jong-un
- » Russian warship sinks after collision with freighter in Black Sea
- » Russian warship sinks after collision with freighter in Black Sea
- » Japan to exceed bluefin tuna quota amid warnings of commercial extinction
BREAKING NEWS - Africa
- » Two Britons kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- » Lethal flash floods hit east African countries already in dire need
- » Uganda launches major vaccination drive as deadly cholera outbreak bites
- » Isis attack on Libya election commission kills more than a dozen
- » Eleven lions die at Ugandan national park in suspected poisoning
- » More than 250 dead in Algerian military plane crash
- » Gorilla sanctuary workers in eastern DRC kidnapped by militia
- » Congo appoints new head for debt-ridden state oil company
- » Missing Nigerian girls declared ‘national disaster’ by president
- » State of emergency declared in Ethiopia amid political unrest
- » Jacob Zuma’s grip on power weakens as key speech postponed
- » Rwanda becomes first poor country to provide eye care for all
- » Ramaphosa vows to fight corruption in South Africa's ruling party
- » Grace Mugabe's PhD investigated by Zimbabwe's anti-corruption watchdog
- » South Africa train crash leaves 18 people dead and hundreds injured
- » Robert Mugabe's retirement package: 20 staff, private air travel and a fleet of cars
- » Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe's president
- » Robert Mugabe makes first public appearance since military takeover
- » $2bn EU-Africa 'anti-migration' fund too opaque, say critics
- » Kenya election rerun to go ahead after court fails to rule on delay
- » Mogadishu truck bomb: 500 casualties in Somalia’s worst terrorist attack
- » Chocolate industry drives rainforest disaster in Ivory Coast
- » South Africa plans to grant immunity to Grace Mugabe, sources say
- » South Africa plans to grant immunity to Grace Mugabe, sources say
- » War crimes court orders Mali radical to pay €2.7m for Timbuktu rampage
- » War crimes court orders Mali radical to pay €2.7m for Timbuktu rampage
- » Hundreds feared dead in Sierra Leone mudslide
- » Scientists discover 91 volcanoes below Antarctic ice sheet
- » Belgian chicken meat exported to Africa is tested for banned insecticide
- » Jacob Zuma narrowly survives no-confidence vote in South African parliament
- » Jacob Zuma narrowly survives no-confidence vote in South African parliament
- » Kenyan police to flood streets as country braces for election violence
- » At least 23 Egyptian soldiers killed in attack on Sinai checkpoint
- » Drought in Kenya drives girls as young as 12 to have sex for money
- » Jacob Zuma under new pressure to quit over alleged links to tycoons
- » At least two dead after attack at Mali tourist resort near Bamako
- » Gunmen kill 28 in latest attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt
- » Gunmen kill 28 in latest attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt
- » Outnumbering refugees two to one: how the world ignores war's greatest scandal
- » Outnumbering refugees two to one: how the world ignores war's greatest scandal
- » Somaliland's hunger crisis: ‘The world doesn't respond until children are dying'
- » Somaliland's hunger crisis: ‘The world doesn't respond until children are dying'
- » More than 30 drown as hundreds fall from migrant boat off Libya
- » More than 30 drown as hundreds fall from migrant boat off Libya
- » Anti-terrorism laws have ‘chilling effect’ on vital aid deliveries to Somalia
- » Anti-terrorism laws have ‘chilling effect’ on vital aid deliveries to Somalia
- » Donald Trump remarks raise fears of US disengagement in Libya
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