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The Home Office has decided to house asylum seekers at a former military barracks in East Sussex, according to a local authority. Plans to temporarily house 540 people seeking asylum at the Crowborough army training camp had been put on hold after they were announced last year. Wealden District Council …

The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena in its investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now that the Republican-led committee has approved the …

Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, local hospital officials have said. Those killed included two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman. It was one of the deadliest days in the enclave since a ceasefire began in October. Image: Smoke rises from Gaza. Pic: Reuters Palestinian …

Wainwright and lock Ben Carter were the only players from the Rodney Parade club to get the call from Tandy for the Six Nations despite strong recent results. Dragons provided five players for the autumn internationals but hooker Brodie Coghlan and injured tight-head prop Chris Coleman miss out along with …

Katy AustinTransport correspondent Getty Images The rail regulator has admitted it “did not have all the facts” when it decided to not allow passengers on a peak-time train service between Manchester and London. The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) said it was missing “critical points” when it made a …

The Union have now opted for a preferred bidder – understood to be Ospreys owners Y11 – which has added significantly to the uncertainty surrounding the region. It has included Swansea council saying they would explore legal action, with leader Rob Stewart telling BBC Wales he is set to meet …

Family handout / LIncolnshire Police Louie Ellis, 8, and Mason Ellis, 6, died in a head-on collision in Lincolnshire A father has paid tribute to his “two extraordinary boys” who were killed when a car driven by their mother crashed into another vehicle. Louie Ellis, 8, and Mason Ellis, 6, …

Reuters The plane returned to the Joint Base Andrews in Maryland so Trump and his entourage could disembark Donald Trump’s presidential plane has been forced to turn back shortly after departing for Switzerland, where he is due to address world leaders later on Wednesday. Air Force One was grounded due …

Injury-hit Aston Villa have suffered another blow, with captain John McGinn facing a number of weeks on the sidelines. The midfielder has not travelled to Turkey for Thursday’s Europa League game at Fenerbahce, while goalkeeper Emi Martinez and Boubacar Kamara are also out. Reports suggest key midfielder Kamara is out …

Available for 29 days Kevin Howells is alongside Jonathan Agnew and Stephan Shemilt to discuss the future of England’s leadership team ahead of the white-ball series against Sri Lanka. They question how big the series and the following T20 World Cup is for head coach Brendon McCullum and Harry Brook’s …

A man has been jailed for 12 years for a carrying out serious sexual assaults against two teenagers and a woman in Orkney. Gordon Docherty attacked the girls between 2006 and 2008, with one of the teenagers being 13 when she was first assaulted. She was later raped by Docherty. …

OpenAI has started pushing out its age-prediction technology across ChatGPT consumer accounts. In a post on Monday, the company said that for those under 18 who haven’t already told ChatGPT their age, its software will look at a person’s behavior and other signals, such as how long the account has …

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images US President Donald Trump faced a setback at America’s top court on Wednesday over his unprecedented move to fire a central bank governor. Justices questioned why they should speed through a decision with potentially major implications for central bank independence and the wider economy. Trump …

Three Palestinian journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in central Gaza, first responders say. Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said their car was hit in the al-Zahra area and named them as Mohammed Salah Qeshta, Anas Ghunaim and Abdul Raouf Shaath. They are understood to have been working …

Jonathan MorrisSouth West BBC Two men went missing at Budleigh Salterton beach on Christmas Day The body of a 47-year-old man has been recovered after two swimmers went missing on Christmas Day, police have said. Officers said they found the man on Tuesday after two swimmers went missing during a …

While Henderson is a notable omission, he is not the only big name missing from last year’s Six Nations squad. The injuries to key players like Porter, Henshaw and Baird are a blow, while Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray have all retired. The average caps of last year’s …

Meanwhile, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry said she hopes next month’s Winter Olympics in Italy can demonstrate the “unifying effect” of sport at a time of geopolitical tension. US vice-president JD Vance is set to lead the US delegation at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Games on …

An MP has called for repairs to roads in Nottinghamshire following the death of a woman who fell into a pothole. Steve Yemm, Labour MP for Mansfield, spoke in the House of Commons on Wednesday, where he paid tribute to his constituent Beryl Barrett, who he said “tragically fell into …

Jones confirmed some players walked out of the meeting and a full-scale training session was cancelled on Tuesday. “There was a variety of feelings, not just anger,” said Jones. “Anger was one, frustration, confusion and probably a bit of fear around the unknown, which can cause anxiety. “Players were frustrated …

Ferguson has had a challenging time since helping the national side qualify for this summer’s World Cup as he struggles to regularly force himself into Vincenzo Italiano’s starting XI with more time spent on the bench than he would like. “It’s been a bit of a frustration as I’m not …