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Judge blocks Starmer's bid to remove Chagos Islanders
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (940+ words) By ISABELLA MACHIN, TRAINEE REPORTER Keir Starmer's plans to evict Chagos Islanders who returned home have been halted after a judge blocked eviction orders issued by the Government. Chagossian First Minister Misley Mandarin and three other islanders, who travelled to…...
Trump anger as UK blocks raid on Iran: President 'to sink Chagos deal'
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (814+ words) By JASON GROVES, POLITICAL EDITOR and MARK NICOL, DEFENCE EDITOR Diplomatic sources told the Daily Mail that Keir Starmer has warned the US President against launching any raids from Diego Garcia or RAF Fairford because of concerns it could break…...
MARK ALMOND: Why won't Starmer U-turn on the 'Chagos Surrender'
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (1105+ words) The Falkland Islands rescued Margaret Thatcher's political career. The Chagos Islands may well end Sir Keir Starmer's. President Donald Trump issued a "furious blast on his Truth Social site on Wednesday, urging the Prime Minister in his trademark all-caps: 'DO…...
Burger bar takes on historians over claim Toto wrote 'Africa' there
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (673+ words) By JOE ROSSITER, TRAINEE REPORTER A Lancashire historical society has tried to remove a burger bar's 'misleading' spoof blue plaque claiming US rock band Toto wrote the hit song 'Africa' inside its property. The plastic blue sign, which cost "30, was…...
SAS hero died crashing into pond at high speed
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (374+ words) By GETHIN HICKS, REPORTER A heroic SAS soldier died after crashing into a pond while representing Great Britain at a global skydiving competition." Staff Sergeant Chris Good, 52, passed away on September 25, 2024, when he misjudged his parachute landing in Pretoria, South…...
'Be a hero, Keir': Trump pressure on Starmer to axe Chagos 'surrender'
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1202+ words) By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR and OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER and MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Keir Starmer was today urged to 'be a hero' and scrap the planned 'surrender' of the Chagos Islands, after Donald Trump's latest U-turn heaped…...
PM's legal buddy who netted share of £8million from Chagos surrender
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1638+ words) By RICHARD KAY, EDITOR-AT-LARGE Somehow it is hard to imagine the costly and symbolic legal case that has led to Britain's 'surrender' of the Chagos Islands without the earnestly reassuring face of human rights lawyer Philippe Sands. It was a…...
Labour 'to evict islanders from atoll as US set to back deal in talks'
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (757+ words) By SOPHIE CHURCH - POLITICAL REPORTER Labour's Chagos farce deepened on Wednesday as the UK government threatened to throw islanders returning to Chagos in jail if they didn't leave their homeland. A small group of Chagossians landed on a remote Chagos…...
Trump blasts Starmer for making a 'big mistake' with Chagos deal
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (954+ words) By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER and MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Donald Trump has lashed out at Sir Keir Starmer'for signing over the Chagos Islands to'Mauritius, throwing the surrender deal once again into chaos.' In an explosive post on Truth Social,…...
Government evicts Chagos islanders who tried to reclaim territory
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1268+ words) Keir Starmer's threat to arrest a settlement party who have arrived in their Chagos Island homeland to reclaim their territory has been met with fury. The small group of Chagossians arrived on the island'by boat on Tuesday in a final…...