3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (497+ words) US President Donald Trump has pledged to send every American adult 5,000 dollars (£3,691) if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, in an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The promise would…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (414+ words) A FORMAL friendship between Ayr and Providence in Rhode Island has moved one step closer after South Ayrshire councillors gave unanimous support. Elected members backed an application for a friendship agreement between the two places at a meeting on September…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (542+ words) Victims and survivors of the Troubles are “key to reconciliation” in Northern Ireland, a Westminster committee has heard. The region’s Victims Commissioner Joe McVey also said it was “unfair” how those who suffered most had previously been told draw a…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (562+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. Fake images of Portsmouth small boats protest shared online Two images which…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (574+ words) A protester called ex-home secretary Suella Braverman “Cruella Deville” in a speech outside Downing Street days after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel, a court has heard. Urslaan Khan, 44, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of expressing…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (477+ words) Norway has bade a final farewell to King Harald V with a funeral attended by royalty and leaders from across Europe and beyond. Among the guests was the Prince of Wales who is representing his father, Charles. The British monarch…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (395+ words) Andy Burnham vowed to engage “frankly and constructively” with China while raising security and human rights cases including the detention of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in his first phone call with President Xi Jinping. The Prime Minister discussed the “importance…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1027+ words) The UK accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband risked an international backlash by announcing sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements. Both Israel and the US have…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1101+ words) Official vehicles were damaged and a handful of police officers injured during a stand-off with masked anti-migration protesters in Portsmouth. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have launched an investigation into potential assaults and criminal damage after black-clad activists attempted…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (862+ words) Police officers pass a pile of discarded life jackets at Eastney Point, near Eastney Beach, Portsmouth, following a protest (PA) The policing minister has blamed the Conservatives for “the frustration we see in our communities today”, after anti-migrant protesters took…...