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The government is seeking to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers by finding alternative accommodation. Two military sites in Inverness and East Sussex could potentially house hundreds of asylum seekers. Discussions are underway to use these sites to accommodate 900 men, as first reported in The Times. Currently, around 32,000 asylum seekers are housed in hotels. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has instructed Home Office and Ministry of Defence officials to expedite the process of locating suitable military sites. The government aims to end the use of asylum hotels by the next election. Plans are being drawn…

Prince William reportedly threatened to strip Beatrice and Eugenie of their titles if Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson refused to leave Royal Lodge. Disgraced Andrew, 65, and his ex-wife, Fergie, 66, are understood to be in advanced talks about leaving the 30-bedroom mansion in Windsor.

Brendan Rodgers has resigned from his position as Celtic manager with immediate effect. The club said former boss Martin O’Neill and former player Shaun Maloney would take charge of the team until a permanent successor is appointed. Rodgers’ second spell at Celtic ended after Sunday’s 3-1 Scottish Premiership defeat at Hearts left them eight points adrift of the Edinburgh side. “Football manager Brendan Rodgers has today tendered his resignation” and “will leave his role with immediate effect”, Celtic said in a statement. “Brendan leaves with our thanks for the role he has played during a period of continued success for…

China’s new influencer law, which took effect on October 25, requires anyone creating content on sensitive topics, such as medicine, law, education, or finance, to hold official qualifications in those fields. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) says the goal is to fight misinformation and protect the public from false or harmful advice. Under the new rules, influencers who talk about regulated topics must show proof of their expertise, such as a degree, professional license, or certificate. Platforms like Douyin (China’s version of TikTok), Bilibili, and Weibo must verify creators’ credentials and make sure their content includes proper citations and…

One of the men implicated in the brutal killing of two women who were shot and fed to pigs on a Limpopo farm has complained about life in prison, claiming he is being threatened because he is “the only white inmate” among thousands of black prisoners. In letters read aloud in the Polokwane High Court, 34-year-old Adrian Rudolph De Wet described his imprisonment as “unbearable” and said he lives in constant fear. “Sometimes I wish I could not wake up,” De Wet wrote to his family. “My life in prison is not easy because I am mainly the only white…

Britain’s King Charles and Pope Leo XIV prayed side by side inside the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, October 23 the first joint act of worship between an English monarch and a Catholic pope since King Henry VIII’s break from Rome nearly 500 years ago. Latin chants and English prayers filled the chapel where Pope Leo, the first U.S.-born pontiff, was elected six months ago. King Charles, as supreme governor of the Church of England, was seated to the pope’s left near the altar as the two were joined by Anglican Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, the Sistine Chapel Choir, and two royal…

Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York, are reportedly feeling the impact of their father’s mounting scandals as the royal family faces renewed scrutiny. Last Friday, Andrew, 55, announced he would relinquish his royal title as Duke of York and other honors amid new allegations related to his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move followed the posthumous publication of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, which includes fresh accusations against the prince. London’s Metropolitan Police are also investigating newly leaked emails suggesting Andrew asked his…

Kim Kardashian marked her 45th birthday in style on Tuesday, October 21, celebrating in Paris with the star-studded cast of her upcoming Hulu series All’s Fair. The reality star turned actress joined co-stars Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson, Teyana Taylor, Niecy Nash-Betts, and Naomi Watts at the show’s premiere, held at Maison de La Chimie in the French capital. Also in attendance was Kardashian’s mother and manager, Kris Jenner, who serves as an executive producer on the legal drama. All’s Fair follows a powerhouse team of female divorce attorneys who leave a male-dominated firm to launch their own boutique practice. Fierce,…

The Louvre Museum in Paris reopened on Wednesday, three days after a brazen daylight robbery saw thieves steal jewellery worth €88 million (£76m; $102m) in one of France’s most audacious art crimes. Visitors were welcomed back from 9:00 a.m. local time, though the museum’s Apollo Gallery — where the theft occurred — remains closed. Four masked thieves used power tools to break into the gallery and escaped on scooters within eight minutes on Sunday morning. They have not yet been caught. President Emmanuel Macron called the heist “an attack on France’s heritage” and ordered his ministers to accelerate new security…

Pope Leo XIV canonized seven religious figures at the Vatican on Sunday, October 19, in front of more than 70,000 people a ceremony that notably included Bartolo Longo, a former Satanic priest who became one of Italy’s most revered Catholic converts. It was the second canonization performed by Pope Leo XIV since his election as head of the Catholic Church in May. Among those elevated to sainthood, Longo’s story stood out. Once a lawyer and high-ranking figure in a Satanic sect, he later renounced the occult and devoted his life to rebuilding his faith. Longo, who died in 1926 at…