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During a pre-recorded "town hall" meeting in the battleground state of Georgia, he said Republicans "really are the party for IVF".

The Henley and Marlow River Action Group tested the water 27 times over the last month at the spot where racing at the world famous rowing festival takes place, finding it failed to reach DEFRA's safe for swimming quality standard.

Polls have closed in Iran in an election that opponents of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s regime have dismissed as a “sham” in which voting “is meaningless”. The parliamentary election is the first major test of the government standing with its citizens since large-scale protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in 2022, and the violent crackdown that followed, which saw mass detentions and even executions. A high turnout will restore the reputation of Iran’s clerical rulers, wh…

The German parliament has approved controversial plans to legalise the personal use of cannabis. The measure was passed by Germany’s lower house, the Bundestag, on Friday. From 1 April, adults will be able to buy up to 25 grams (one ounce) of the drug a day, or up to 50 grams (two ounces) per month for recreational use. The figure will be capped at 30 grams a month for under-21s. Users will also be able to grow up to three plants each for private consumption. Germany’s upper house, which represe…

A US man who thought he’d won $340m (£270m) on a lottery is suing the organisers and a website which published his numbers, it has said, by mistake. John Cheeks alleged he saw his numbers on the DC Lottery website on 8 January 2023, after buying a ticket for the Powerball draw held the day before. In his legal action, he has claimed his chosen numbers - a mix of family birthdays and other numbers of personal significance - were online for three days. Mr Cheeks told NBC4 Washington, an affiliate…

The boss of a mining company, which runs a gold mine where nine miners are missing after a massive landslide, has been detained by authorities in Turkey. Cengiz Demirci, Turkey director and senior vice-president of operations at the Denver-based SSR Mining, was detained on Sunday morning. Hundreds of rescue workers are searching for those trapped under rubble after Tuesday’s disaster at Anagold Madencilik’s Copler mine in the town of Ilic, in the mountainous Erzincan province in northeast Turkey…

It's the 74-year-old tycoon's first day of freedom in his homeland in 15 years after fleeing following a coup.

Fertility patients at two clinics in England have been exposed to a faulty egg and embryo-freezing solution that might have impaired their chances of having children, the industry regulator has said. The defective liquid was used at the Assisted Conception Unit (ACU) at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, in London and Jessop Fertility, in Sheffield. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) director of compliance and information Rachel Cutting, said on Wednesday it is only investigating wh…

Jacqueline Falcon had lost track of almost £1,000 and, worried it would be deducted from her pay, tried to cover up the shortfall, leading to a three-month suspended prison sentence.

The planned five-hour walkout is backed by Delivery Job UK, which says it has more than 3,000 supporters and aims to highlight "the growing tensions between gig economy workers and the platforms they work for".

The Supreme Court has expressed scepticism of Colorado’s decision to disqualify Donald Trump from running for presidency. A landmark case that could decide whether the former president can run in November’s election heard arguments from both sides of the case as Trump appeals the decision. The Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority, after Mr Trump appointed three justices while in the White House and all but one of the nine sounded doubtful about backing the lower court’s ruling in Thurs…

Guests on board a floating sauna helped rescue two people after their car plunged off a quay into a fjord in Oslo. The vehicle shot into the water at speed on Thursday near the Akershusstranda, an area where ships dock close to the Norwegian capital’s medieval fortress and castle. A witness told Norway’s VG newspaper that the car was stationary before it suddenly accelerated and ended up in the water. The driver is reported to have hit the accelerator by mistake. As the car sank, the motorist an…

Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk: British boxer 'devastated' after 'freak' sparring injury forces fight postponement

A spa pool installed in an unauthorised building at the home of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has been lifted out by crane. Pictures showed the tub, chained up to a yellow crane, as it was hoisted up through the open roof of the block by a team of scaffolders, on Friday afternoon. Workers, who arrived at the property in Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire on Tuesday, removed a section of the roof the following day. Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin, were granted planning permission for…

A former police officer who said he felt “powerless” to resist having sex with a drunk and vulnerable woman while responding to her 999 call is facing jail after being found guilty of misconduct in a public office. Jordan Masterson, 28, was a probationary officer with Cheshire Constabulary when he went to the home of a woman, named in court as female G, in the early hours in December 2021. Chester Crown Court heard the woman, whose children were asleep in the house, had reported a disturbance an…

A government minister who avoided being murdered “by the skin of my teeth” is stepping down as an MP at the next general election over fears for his personal safety. Mike Freer, Conservative MP for the north London constituency of Finchley and Golders Green, has faced a series of death threats and was targeted by Ali Harbi Ali - the man who stabbed Southend West MP Sir David Amess to death in 2021. The justice minister said the “final straw” was an arson attack on his constituency office in Dece…

Two brothers have been charged after a stockpile of 3D-printed guns, improvised explosives, anarchist propaganda and a “hit list” of celebrities and authority figures was found at their family home. Andrew Hatziagelis, 39, and Angelo Hatziagelis, 51 were charged with 130 counts of various crimes, including alleged criminal possession and sale of weapons, US officials have said. Investigators moved against the pair after being told that they were buying firearm parts and accessories and making il…

An episode of Dragon’s Den that led to complaints that it promoted “unfounded” claims about the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome, has been edited and restored to the iPlayer after being pulled from the platform, the BBC has said. A statement on the corporation’s website, said “a clarification has been added to the programme on the streaming platform to address the concerns raised.” A text message appears on screen during the show, as businesswoman Giselle Boxer pitches her Acu Seeds busines…

Despite winning a host of honours with the Reds, Hoddle said it's "a good decision for his [Klopp's] health and his family", and that a bulging trophy cabinet won't have insulated him from the stress of management and the demands on a manager's time.

A decorator who stole watches worth around £32,000 from the Duke of Westminster’s home has avoided jail “by the skin of his teeth”. Matthew Turner, 24, was given a 20-month sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting the burglary of three watches, taken in August 2022. Turner was working on renovations at Eaton Hall, on the outskirts of Chester, when he took the items from the bedroom of the duke, otherwise known as Hugh Grosvenor. Sentencing Turner at Chester Crown Court, Judge Steven Ev…