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Tory leader rules out coalition with Farage’s party and says ‘drama queens’ who left will not be welcomed backKemi Badenoch has called defectors who left for Reform “some of the most dishonest people” she has ever met, as she ruled out allowing “drama queens” to return to the party.Speaking at the Edinburgh festival fringe, the Conservative party leader again ruled out any prospect of an election deal with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, insisting there would be no coalition between the parties. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/22/kemi-badenoch-says-reform-defectors-some-of-the-most-dishonest-people-i-have-met Author : Geneva Abdul Publish date : 2026-08-22 16:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content

33,124 residents still in the dark as utility company says it is working to restore power in north-west of stateThousands of residents of north-west Indiana on Saturday were headed for their 11th day without electric power after storms swept through the state, toppling trees and power lines, earlier in August.The powerless conditions have led to food lines, closed businesses, dead phones, no schools, spoiled food, dirty clothes, dry gas pumps and a multitude of other deleterious effects on life without energy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/22/indiana-residents-11th-day-without-power Author : Edward Helmore Publish date : 2026-08-22 15:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Separate criminal convictions come as domestic violence charities warn of tech-facilitated abuse and coercionTwo men have been convicted this week in separate criminal cases that revealed they had posted explicit content on OnlyFans without the full consent of the women whose images were uploaded.In the first case, Alexander Tang, 37, took and uploaded 47 intimate images and four videos of a woman to OnlyFans without her consent, and was paid money for the material he posted to the website. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/22/two-uk-men-convicted-explicit-content-onlyfans-without-consent Author : Amelia Gentleman Publish date : 2026-08-22 12:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

A66 remains closed near Middlesbrough after 14 ambulances attend scene early on Saturday morning‘Multiple people’ have died in a collision involving a police vehicle near Middlesbrough.A number of people were killed in the crash on the A66 in South Bank, North Yorkshire, in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to local authorities. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/22/people-die-in-crash-involving-police-vehicle-and-car-in-north-yorkshire Author : Geneva Abdul Publish date : 2026-08-22 09:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.