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Miserable Tory MPs are already turning their eyes to the possibility of a Labour victory – and even a 29-year-old is stepping down rather than face the music in 2024Video LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowLots of Tory MPs are pretty miserable at the moment. After 12 years in power, they are staring down the barrel of a Labour victory in 2024 if Rishi Sunak doesn’t turn things around. One Conservative MP told the Mirror: “Anyone with a 6,000 majority is gone – it could be higher, it could be 8,000 or 10,000. “It will be worse in the…

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has told Australians the Albanese Government understands “you are under pressure” and is working to provide “responsible” measures to combat the cost-of-living squeeze.   Mr Chalmers made the remarks after being asked by Sky News Australia’s Tom Connell on Wednesday what his message was to consumers this Christmas after the Treasurer earlier noted inflation is the “biggest challenge” facing the economy.”I’m not going to give free advice to your viewers, Tom, about how they spend their hard-earned money.  I guess our message to people out there is that we understand you are under pressure,” he said. “You’ve got all…

A Michigan man exposed his buttocks to a judge during a virtual court appearance on Monday.Hassan Chokr, 35, was in court for a virtual emergency bond motion hearing regarding a charge of resisting arrest in Wayne County when he mooned Judge Regina Thomas, and the court has now revoked his bond, according to FOX 2.Chokr was out on bond when he also allegedly yelled anti-Semitic comments outside a West Bloomfield Temple daycare on Friday.The prosecutor said during the hearing that Chokr had “posted videos and statements on Instagram where he talks about buying guns and in one of his Instagram…

CNN  —  Authorities in Canada believe the remains of two indigenous women who died at the hands of an alleged serial killer are likely in a landfill, but police have decided not to conduct a search at the site, citing hazards and ground conditions. The victims – Morgan Beatrice Harris, 39, and Marcedes Myran, 26 – are two of four indigenous women who police believe were killed by the same man in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The suspect, Jeremy Anthony Michael Skibicki, 35, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the women’s deaths, according to the Winnipeg Police Service.…

Despite its enviable location in the Bay of Biscay, thriving culinary scene, and some of Spain’s best surfing beaches, Santander still goes under the tourist radar.The capital of the autonomous Cantabria region, on the north coast of Spain, has a population of 200,000. Although many of its medieval buildings were destroyed in a massive fire in 1941, it still boasts an atmospheric old town.A beautiful bay with views of rolling green hills and mountains lies on the opposite side of the shore. Unlike the honeypots of Madrid and Barcelona, the city centre is compact enough to walk around. In the…

A look at South American team that looks to overcome its underdog status.Previous World Cup appearances: 2002, 2006, 2014Titles: 0Best finish: Round of 16 (2006)World Cup record: W4 D1 L5Goals: 10Biggest win: 3-0 Costa Rica (2006)Player to watch: Gonzalo PlataRanking: 44Fixtures: Qatar (November 20), Netherlands (November 25), Senegal (November 29) Before the turn of the century, Ecuador had struggled to make much of an impact on football’s biggest stage. In 1930, Ecuador’s sports minister turned down an invitation to compete at the first World Cup. The team withdrew from qualification from the 1950 tournament and then failed to qualify from…

EXCLUSIVE: With a new children’s book out that celebrates family, faith and biblical wisdom, actor-writer-producer Kirk Cameron cannot reach scores of American children or their families in many U.S. cities via the public library system because over 50 public libraries have either outright rejected him or not responded to requests on his behalf.A story-hour program for kids and parents connected to new book releases is an activity that many libraries typically present to their patrons and communities. Many of the same libraries that won’t give Cameron a slot, however, are actively offering “drag queen” story hours or similar programs for kids…

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he hasn’t visited the U.S.-Mexico border because “there are more important things going on,” despite traveling to Delaware 59 times and stopping for ice cream eight times since taking office.Biden defended his decision to skip visiting the border while in Arizona, telling Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, “There are more important things going on.”Biden made the defense while boarding Marine One to travel to Phoenix ahead of semiconductor manufacturer TSMC’s announcement to increase its chip investment in the state to $40 billion.”They’re going to invest billions of dollars in a new enterprise,”…

WEDNESDAY’S BIG STORIESRonaldo needs to accept reality 70% of the Portuguese people got their way on Tuesday night. Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped for Portugal’s World Cup last-16 tie against Switzerland. A Bola ran a poll ahead of the match and 70% of people said that they felt Ronaldo should not start. Extrapolate that out from a population of 10.3 million, and that is roughly 7.2 million people who may have wanted Ronaldo benched. Clear that diary, Piers Morgan, it is going to take some time to settle all those scores.World Cup‘We’ve been friends for many years’ – Santos downplays idea…

SEOUL: The South Korean government is expected to order truckers serving the petrochemical and steel sectors to return to work this week as a national strike by truckers entered its 14th day on Wednesday (Dec 7), media reported on Wednesday. Late last month the government told truckers serving the cement industry, who made up around 10 per cent of the 25,000 truckers involved in the strike, to return to work. Another “start-work order”, this time aimed at helping the petrochemical and steel sectors, is likely to be issued after President Yoon Suk-yeol meets with his cabinet on Thursday, online media outlet…