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Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’

Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago

Nigel Farage has broken his silence nearly a week after he was accused by about 20 people of racism and antisemitism as a teenager, by saying he “never directly, really tried to go and hurt anybody”.

His remarks came after the publication of a detailed investigation by the Guardian in which many of his school contemporaries claimed to be victims of, or witnesses to, repeated incidents of deeply offensive behaviour.

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© Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

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Manchester United v Everton: Premier League – live

⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off
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2 min: A loose pass from Coleman, who captains Everton tonight, but Dewsbury-Hall does well to retain possession and earn a free-kick. Wasted by Garner. Moyes scowls on the touchline. He knows how important set pieces are today.

And we’re off at Old Trafford!

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Maga world discomfited by Trump’s warm welcome for Mamdani

Members of rightwing base disorientated by cordial Oval Office meeting – but not all Trump supporters downcast

A flurry of social media posts from Maga influencers have laid bare the disorientation felt by members of Trump’s base at the spectacle of Friday’s cordial Oval Office meeting with Mamdani, who the president previously painted as a “communist lunatic”.

“Wild to allow a jihadist communist to stand behind the president’s desk in the Oval Office. Sad to see,” wrote far-right activist Laura Loomer, one of Trump’s most fervent online backers.

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Hegseth Threatens Senator Mark Kelly With Inquiry for ‘Seditious’ Video

The defense secretary called the senator’s remarks urging troops not to follow illegal orders “despicable, reckless, and false.”

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“Our laws are clear,” Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, said in a video. “You can refuse illegal orders.”
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New York Giant Russell Wilson eyed a $30M Gilded Age mansion — one of very few remaining in NYC

New York Giants backup quarterback Russell Wilson recently toured a Gilded Age mansion on the Upper West Side that’s on the market for $29.75 million — far less than its $50 million asking price in 2013.  The house hunt comes shortly after Russell signed a one-year, $10.5 million contract with the Giants earlier this month, after just one...

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Chauncey Billups, N.B.A. Coach in Gambling Case, Pleads Not Guilty

A hearing in Brooklyn was packed as Mr. Billups and 30 other defendants answered charges in a sweeping federal indictment involving rigged poker games.

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Chauncey Billups, left, denied the charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in federal court in Brooklyn.
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Claims of systemic problems with BBC news coverage disputed by former adviser

Caroline Daniel tells MPs leaked memo by Michael Prescott that sparked resignations at BBC did not provide full picture

Claims of “serious and systemic problems” in the corporation’s coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans issues, which led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, have been disputed by a former adviser to the corporation.

Deborah Turness, the head of BBC News, also resigned after the allegations by Michael Prescott, a PR executive and former independent external adviser to the BBC’s editorial guidelines and standards committee (EGSC).

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