Day: July 21, 2024

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Joe Biden latest LIVE: US President dramatically withdraws from 2024 re-election campaign and endorses Kamala Harris

July 21, 2024

Biden ‘changed his mind’ on Sunday afternoon, source says President Joe Biden as of Saturday night had planned to stay in the 2024 presidential race, but told senior staff on Sunday afternoon that he was withdrawing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. “Last night the message was proceed with everything, full speed ahead,” […]

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Joe Biden’s statement in full as US President drops out of 2024 election race

July 21, 2024

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In Pictures: President Joe Biden had strong links with the UK and Ireland

July 21, 2024

US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw his bid for re-election spells the end of a political career that has lasted more than 50 years. The 46th US president has been a fixture in Washington politics since the 1970s, having served in high-powered roles in the Senate, as vice-president under Barack Obama, before getting the […]

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Joe Biden’s statement in full withdrawing from his bid for re-election

July 21, 2024

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Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential race

July 21, 2024

Biden ‘changed his mind’ on Sunday afternoon, source says President Joe Biden as of Saturday night had planned to stay in the 2024 presidential race, but told senior staff on Sunday afternoon that he was withdrawing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. “Last night the message was proceed with everything, full speed ahead,” […]

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Painted Pride flags defaced by vandal for third time in less than a month

July 21, 2024

A man is wanted for a string of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes after he vandalised Pride flags three times. The three large Pride flags were vandalised outside Forest Gate railway station, London, on Friday. This follows vandalism on June 23 and June 26 which police officers say are linked. No arrests have yet been […]

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Barry Snelgrove obituary

July 21, 2024

My former colleague Barry Snelgrove, who has died aged 68 of cancer, was a forward thinking senior probation officer. He was involved in a number of groundbreaking initiatives throughout his career before joining the Home Office, where he became a policy adviser on issues connected with offenders. In total Barry spent 21 years in the […]

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