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Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth has leapt to Sir Keir Starmer's defence, after the party leader was found to have breached the MP's code of conduct by failing to register eight separate interests on time.
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Shinzo Abe, , Former Prime Minister of Japan, , Assassinated at Campaign Stop.
The longest-serving
prime minister in
Japan's history was 67
at the time of his death.
Abe was shot twice from behind while making a public, outdoor speech near a train station in the city of Nara.
He was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead less than six hours after the shooting.
Tetsuya Yamagami, 41,
was arrested by police.
A witness described the scene for Reuters journalists.
The first shot, no one knew what was going on, but after the second shot, what looked like special police tackled him, Makoto Ichikawa, Witness, via Reuters.
Media outlets in Japan have described the gun used in the assassination as appearing to be homemade.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reacted to news of the assassination, calling it an
"act of cowardly barbarism.".
I am simply speechless over the news of Abe's death, Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, via Reuters.
This attack is an act of brutality that happened during the elections - the very foundation of our democracy - and is absolutely unforgivable, Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, via Reuters.
President Joe Biden stated that he was "stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened" by the news of Abe's death.
The United States stands with Japan in this moment of grief.
I send my deepest condolences to his family, President Joe Biden, via 'The New York Times'.
This is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him, President Joe Biden, via 'The New York Times'.
At the G20 meeting, U.S. Secretary of State
Antony Blinken referred to Abe's assassination as "shocking [and] profoundly disturbing.".
At the G20 meeting, U.S. Secretary of State
Antony Blinken referred to Abe's assassination as "shocking [and] profoundly disturbing."
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Nadhim Zahawi was not a familiar name in British politics this time last year.
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More than 600 children have undergone "intrusive and traumatising" strip searches by the Metropolitan Police between 2018 and 2020, figures show. Children's Commissioner for England, Rachel de Souza, says the data obtained from Scotland Yard is "concerning", particularly given that almost a quarter of these strip searches took place without an "appropriate adult" confirmed to have been present.
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A child is confirmed to have died after a house collapsed on Monday morning in Thornton Heath, South London. Deputy Assistant Commissioner at London Fire Brigade Richard Welch says three people were taken to hospital with injuries and another was treated at the scene. Residents described hearing a loud explosion before seeing one house destroyed and neighbouring homes damaged. The cause is currently unknown.
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called on the government to "act now" on the cost-of-living crisis. He fears that by waiting until a new prime minister is chosen, it will be "too late" and that people will be "experiencing great hardship and an unbearable burden of unpayable bills" in October.
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Three people have been rescued after a house collapsed in Thornton Heath, Croydon. Residents reported hearing a loud explosion before leaving their properties and seeing one house destroyed and other neighbouring homes damaged. Emergency services say three people were taken to hospital with injuries, while another was treated at the scene.
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