Forty-six Democrats joined Republicans to further bill requiring detention of undocumented immigrants for theft
The US House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, sending the proposal to Donald Trump’s desk and giving the new president his first legislative victory as he presses his hardline immigration agenda on multiple fronts.
The House vote was 263 to 158, with 46 Democrats joining every present Republican in supporting the Laken Riley Act, named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered last year by a Venezuelan national who was in the US unlawfully. The House vote came two days after the US Senate passed the legislation in a vote of 64 to 35, with a dozen Democratic members backing the bill.
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemns ‘act of terror’ in Aschaffenburg that killed two people including toddler
A 28-year-old Afghan man has been arrested after a knife attack in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg that killed two people, including a toddler, in what the country’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, condemned as an “act of terror”.
With a month left in a campaign for snap elections dominated by debate on immigration and asylum policy, Scholz demanded authorities “explain immediately why the assailant was even still in Germany”.
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Leo Ross was rushed to hospital after being attacked in Hall Green on Tuesday, but later died in hospital from his injuries
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John Healey says foreign ship Yantar is in North Sea to gather intelligence on UK’s underwater infrastructure
A new online train ticket retailer backed by the UK government is to be created, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced, with the aim of simplifying the process of buying tickets from different rail operators. Joanna Partridge has the story.
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Both young girls, then aged 13, had troubled upbringings and were particularly vulnerable
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A 25-year-old man is currently in custody for police questioning.
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Exclusive: Safdar Khan had to speed away from the gun-toting attackers in Hendon, north London
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Ian Airlie died weeks after he was reportedly pushed down an escalator
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Searches of Rudakubana’s home laid bare his disturbing obsession with violence, gore and massacres
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Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Chiefs of Police criticize blanket clemency to 1,500
The largest police union in the US, which endorsed Donald Trump during his campaign, said Trump’s decision to pardon more than 1,500 people convicted over the January 6 insurrection “sends a dangerous message”, in a statement on Tuesday.
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which endorsed Trump in September 2024, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) warned that the blanket clemency offered to rioters – including those convicted of violent offenses, and several leaders of the attack on the Capitol – threatened Americans’ safety.
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Axel Rudakubana bought a 20cm blade from the online retailer days before he carried out his attack
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Kyle Clifford stabbed Carol Hunt to death and fatally shot Louise and Hannah Hunt at family home in Bushey – but denies raping his former partner
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Former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu warns violent individuals could ‘revel’ in being called a terrorist and says ‘lone wolf’ description risks glorifying perpetrators
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Boy was slashed in the stomach, West Midlands Police say
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Prisons minister says team’s work is being expanded, as he voices concern about drone use and corruption of officers
The Prison Service is “beefing up” a cadre of officers dedicated to smashing gangs in prisons in the face of escalating drone use and drug-related violence, the prisons minister has said.
James Timpson said the work of the department’s serious organised crime unit is being expanded, and expressed concern that a minority of prison officers have been corrupted by “very manipulative people”.
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French Bulldog Bob played his role in bringing down the £45m amphetamine smuggling operation
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Hertfordshire Police said officers had arrested a 17-year-old boy over social media abuse sent to Kai Havertz’s wife Sophia
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Ryan Corbett and William McKenty swapped for Khan Mohammed, who was held in California for drug trafficking
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban has freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug-trafficking and terrorism charges.
The Taliban praised the swap as a step toward the “normalization” of ties between the US and Afghanistan, but that probably remains a tall order as most countries in the world still do not recognize their rule and another two Americans are believed held.
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