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Lebanon pager attacks are a 'war crime' and Israel is trying to sabotage ceasefire efforts, claims Lebanese ambassador

Lebanon pager attacks are a 'war crime' and Israel is trying to sabotage ceasefire efforts, claims Lebanese ambassador

Labour MP claims Keir Starmer uses Arsenal hospitality 'for work reasons'

Keir Starmer uses Arsenal hospitality 'for work reasons', says Labour MP

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Row erupts over Farage constituency surgeries after he told LBC the public ‘will flow through door with knives'

David Lammy Delivers A Speech On UK Foreign Policy And The Climate Crisis

Foreign Secretary calls for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah as he warns Brits to leave Lebanon

Five men died on the OceanGate Titan vessel.

OceanGate Titan sub malfunctioned days before fatal Titanic dive, scientific director reveals

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US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin

Israel warned US a Lebanon operation was coming but gave no details, officials say

Joanna Page, who plays Stacey Shipman (left) and Ruth Jones, who plays Nessa Jenkins (right) during filming for the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Day special at Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Picture date: Wednesday September 4, 2024.

Bye Bye Barry: Gavin and Stacey completes filming in iconic Welsh town ahead of Christmas return

Lebanon pager attacks are a 'war crime' and Israel is trying to sabotage ceasefire efforts, claims Lebanese ambassador

Israel 'hits 100 targets’ in strike against Hezbollah as group’s chief brands attacks on devices a ‘declaration of war’

Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle The Duchess of Sussex celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary.

Prince Harry to return to UK for WellChild awards without Meghan Markle

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder

Five arrested after fatal stabbing in Teesside

David Lammy Delivers A Speech On UK Foreign Policy And The Climate Crisis

Foreign Secretary calls for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah as he warns Brits to leave Lebanon

Five men died on the OceanGate Titan vessel.

OceanGate Titan sub malfunctioned days before fatal Titanic dive, scientific director reveals

Labour MP claims Keir Starmer uses Arsenal hospitality 'for work reasons'

Keir Starmer uses Arsenal hospitality 'for work reasons', says Labour MP

Carter Walsh

Boy, 2, killed in fireplace accident pictured for the first time as tributes pour in

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Lebanon pager attacks are a 'war crime' and Israel is trying to sabotage ceasefire efforts, claims Lebanese ambassador

Lebanon pager attacks are a 'war crime' and Israel is trying to sabotage ceasefire efforts, claims Lebanese ambassador

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David Lammy Delivers A Speech On UK Foreign Policy And The Climate Crisis

Foreign Secretary warns Brits to flee Lebanon as tensions with Israel rise after Hezbollah pager explosions

Oxford Street

Pedestrianised Oxford Street could be 'terror target', council warns Sadiq Khan

Five men died on the OceanGate Titan vessel.

'Where are they?': Emotional witness reveals moment she knew Titan sub had vanished

'Sonic boom' heard over Beirut as Israeli jets fly low over the Lebanese capital during Hezbollah leader's speech

'Sonic boom' heard over Beirut as Israeli jets fly low over the Lebanese capital during Hezbollah leader's speech

Pager bombs could be ‘declaration of war,’ says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Pager and walkie-talkie attacks in Lebanon 'crossed all red lines' and are a 'declaration of war', says Hezbollah chief

Dave Grohl and wife Jordyn Blum arriving at the 88th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA, February 28, 2016.

Dave Grohl's wife Jordyn Blum reportedly offered multi-million dollar tell-all book deal following cheating scandal

Police are looking to identify three men who may be able to assist with enquiries.

Teen girl and woman 'raped and sexually assaulted' on Brighton beach as police release CCTV of three men

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Row erupts over Farage constituency surgeries after he told LBC the public ‘will flow through door with knives'

Rapper denies owning dangerous dogs after XL Bullies that mauled grandmother to death in her own home

Rapper denies owning dangerous dogs after XL Bullies mauled grandmother to death

Police were called to Fisher Close in Wigan

Boy, 2, killed in fireplace accident after mother 'left him and his sister at home alone'

Jason Hoganson has been put back behind bars

Hollywood actor freed early from jail under Starmer's prisoner release scheme back behind bars 48 hours later

Geoff Hinsliff has died

Coronation Street star Geoff Hinsliff, who played villain Don Brennan, dies aged 86

Thunderstorm warnings have been issued for Friday and Saturday

Exact days thunderstorms and lightning are set to batter the UK with up to 70mm of rainfall expected

Builders fined £200,000 after 'loving grandad', 81, fell to his death after plunging through bathroom floor

Builders fined £200,000 after 'loving grandad', 81, plunged to his death through bathroom floor

School pupil with an 'animal persona' allowed to identify as wolf after suffering from 'species dysphoria'

School pupil with an 'animal persona' allowed to identify as wolf after suffering from 'species dysphoria'

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Emily Maitlis has told of her 'unfinished business' with Prince Andrew

'We never got closure': Emily Maitlis tells of 'unfinished business' with Prince Andrew, 5 years on from interview

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The Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam at dusk

One person dead and another hurt in stabbing in Rotterdam, say police

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin speaking from behind a lectern

Israel warned US a Lebanon operation was coming but gave no details – officials

Military police guard the entrance to the National Penitentiary Centre in Tamara, Honduras

Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves two inmates dead and three injured

People watch the speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they sit in a cafe

Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices

A damaged house after recent floods in the Czech Republic

EU chief visits flood-stricken region and pledges billions in swift aid

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Rachel Reeves speaks to The News Agents

‘We’re going to have to increase taxes’, says Reeves, but rules out rises to VAT, National Insurance and income tax

It's time to scrap the two-child limit, says leader of the largest investigation of the cap's impact on families.

Forget politics, think families: It's time to scrap two-child limit

Rishi Sunak pledges tax cuts on LBC

Sunak pledges further tax cut after inflation drops to two per cent

Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in three years

UK inflation rate falls to lowest level in three years hitting Bank of England target

London flat advert written from the perspective of cats offering mattress in living room for £1,000pm goes viral

London flat advert written from the perspective of cats and offering mattress in living room for £1,000pm goes viral

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Nato chief says up to 'individual allies to make decision' over allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside Russia

Nato chief says up to 'individual allies to make decision' on allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside Russia

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has backed Ukraine's bid to use British-made long-range missiles to strike Russia even without US approval - as he closed his party's autumn conference in Brighton on Sunday.

Ed Davey backs Ukraine using UK missiles without US approval - as he addresses stunt-heavy Lib Dem conference

Russia and Ukraine have each handed over 103 prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine each exchange 103 prisoners of war as questions remain over Kyiv's use of long-range missiles

The Navy and RAF shadowed Russian craft in the English Channel

Royal Navy warships shadow Russian submarine in the Channel as four Kremlin vessels enter UK waters

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Vladimir Putin is unlikely to hit back at Britain and the West if it gives the green light for Ukraine to target sites in Russia, senior defence figures believe.

Vladimir Putin 'unlikely' to hit back if West gives green light to target sites in Russia

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Kemi Badenoch claims she became 'working class' after working in McDonald’s

I’m ‘boringly middle class,’ says Cleverly after Kemi Badenoch said McDonald’s job made her ‘working class’

Sue Gray Attends The Covid Inquiry In Belfast

Starmer’s top aide Sue Gray ‘is paid more than PM’ and ‘said no when asked if her salary could be slightly lower’

Kemi Badenoch claims she became 'working class' after working in McDonald’s

Kemi Badenoch claims she 'became working class' after working in McDonald’s

Gina Davidson says anything is still possible

Ten years on from the Scottish independence referendum anything is possible in Scottish politics

Jonathan Reynolds

Flexible working boosts productivity, Labour claim, as minister attacks Tories for 'declaring war on working from home'

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The hearing of the Titan submersible - what to expect.

Unraveling the Titan submersible disaster— What to expect as the enquiry unfolds

Israel’s Strategy Is Forcing Hezbollah into Tough Decisions

Israel’s Strategy Is Forcing Hezbollah into Tough Decisions

The vagueness of buffer zone legislation leaves it wide open to misinterpretation and abuse, writes Lois McLatchie Miller.

Abortion buffer zones show silent prayer is already on trial

Ill-heath is continuing to hamper our economy, writes Lord James Bethell.

Tackling UK ill health is vital to economic growth—It's time for radical reform

Sadiq Khan has announced plans to ban traffic from Oxford Street.

Oxford Street is a good step for Sadiq Khan, but more will be needed

'A bad deal for everyone': It's time to rethink tuition fees.

'A bad deal for everyone': It's time to rethink tuition fees

Worry about the start-ups and the SMEs not the wealthy individuals moving abroad, writes John Caldwell.

Worry about the start-ups and the SMEs not the wealthy individuals moving abroad, writes John Caudwell
Former police chief Martin Hewitt has been appointed to lead the UK's new Border Security Command

New head of Border Security Command has had 'distinguished policing career' but nothing he has faced 'will compare to challenges of role'

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Carl Cooper, 66, was jailed for life in July for the murders of Naomi Hunte, 41, and Fiona Holm, 48

Four Met officers under misconduct investigation after two women murdered by man they complained about to force
Donovan Kenlyn, 39, was found to have been insane when he punched and pushed three men at three different London Underground stations

'Dangerous' man who attacked three Tube passengers in 35-minute spree of unprovoked violence locked up indefinitely
The NHS is going to use drones to carry urgent blood samples across London

NHS to use drones to fly blood samples around London to avoid traffic in new trial

Ministers are looking at proposals to add points to cyclists' driving licences if they commit offences

Dangerous cyclists ‘face penalty points on their driving licence’

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Full list of Wetherspoons pubs closing by end of 2024 - check to see if your local could shut
A poll of over 3500 parents across the UK carried out exclusively by LBC has revealed that 85% of them who have children in private schools are considering removing them because of the government’s removal of the VAT exemption.

85% parents considering removing children from private schools due to VAT increase – LBC poll
Tanya Liddle donned disguises as she wracked up 171 convictions

Britain's most prolific female shoplifter banned from stores across North East after racking up 171 convictions
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5%

UK interest rates left unchanged at 5% by Bank of England

Moti Maman has been accused of taking part in a plot to assassinate Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli pensioner charged with plotting to assassinate Benjamin Netanyahu in foiled revenge scheme 'backed by Iran'
Nigel

Nigel Farage not doing in-person surgeries 'for security reasons' and holding Zoom meetings with constituents instead
Former Arsenal footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is due to appear in court

Ex-Arsenal footballer charged after £600,000 of cannabis seized at airport

Teachers at a secondary school in west London have been given lie-ins once a week

Teachers get lie-ins, as schools search for new ways to attract staff amid recruitment crisis
Nigel Farage says Donald Trump is 'generally proven right' when asked about claims that migrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

Nigel Farage insists Trump will be 'proven right' about migrants eating pet cats and dogs

Calls have been made for pubs to scrap pints and serve beer in smaller glasses

Sobering find: Calls for pints to scrapped and pubs to be made to serve beer in smaller glasses to boost Brits' health

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Crowded Piccadilly Line train at station on London Underground

Piccadilly Line to part-close this weekend for two weeks: Here's what you need to know

Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak facts: Height, wife, children and policies revealed

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Catherine, Princess of Wales

Princess Kate returns to work just days after completing chemotherapy treatment

Prince William and Kate wish Harry a happy birthday

Prince William and Kate wish Harry a 'very happy' 40th birthday in surprise message

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Mr Sunak was joined by Foreign Secretary David Cameron for the first time on the campaign

Flock of sheep flee as Rishi Sunak and David Cameron try to feed them

Sunak and Starmer have launched their election campaigns after the Prime Minister announced a shock July 4 poll.

Sunak tells Britain to ‘choose its future’ as he launches election campaign whilst Starmer says ‘it’s time for change’
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer

Sunak claims 'economy has turned a corner' and 'plan is working' at first campaign rally after announcing election
Prankster behind Sunak's 'Things Can Only Get Wetter' moment 'banned from Westminster' after drowning out speech

Prankster behind Sunak's 'Things Can Only Get Wetter' moment 'banned from Parliament' after drowning out speech
Several key seats have been labelled as potentially vulnerable in the General Election.

Key seats to watch in General Election as ‘Blue Wall’ faces onslaught from Labour and Lib Dems
Cabinet Ministers facing uphill battle to hold onto seats

Full list of Conservative Cabinet Ministers facing uphill battle to retain seats at General Election
Rishi Sunak

Read in full: Rishi Sunak's speech as he announces General Election

Rishi Sunak has called a general election on July 4.

Immigration, the economy and the NHS: The key issues that will dominate election battle

A damp looking Rishi Sunak walks back into No10 after announcing the General Election

Four possible outcomes for the July 4 General Election

Rishi Sunak has announced a July 4 General Election date

Rishi Sunak confirms General Election will take place on July 4: what happens next?

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Diane Abbott has said that she believes she was not properly supported by Sir Keir Starmer over Frank Hester's comments

Diane Abbott: Starmer treated me like ‘non-person’ during row over Tory donor’s comments

Giorgia Meloni - Keir Starmer meeting in Rome

Keir Starmer praises 'remarkable progress' made by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni in tackling migration
Victoria Starmer

Victoria Starmer wears polka dot outfit to London Fashion Week as PM faces questions over clothing donations
Yvette Cooper said that the government would look at what works to stop the migrant Channel crossings

No more ‘shouting over the sea,’ says Yvette Cooper as UK looks at ‘fast track’ processing of asylum-seekers in Albania
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, meets with the new U.K. Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt, ahead of his visit to Rome, at an airfield near London, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Former top police chief named Border Security Commander - as Starmer takes aim at illegal migration on Rome trip
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is 'interested' in Italy's deal with Albania to send migrants there after they are rescued at sea.

Starmer 'interested in Italy's migrant deal' with Albania ahead of visit to Rome to meet right-wing PM Meloni
Former FA chief David Bernstein has branded UEFA's threat to exclude England from their home Euros in 2028 over plans for regulation as empty.

'Last throw of the dice': Former FA chief slams threat to exclude England from Euros as empty threat from UEFA
Sir Keir Starmer is alleged to have broken parliamentary rules by failing to declare donations of clothing for his wife Victoria Starmer.

Keir Starmer faces investigation after failing to declare gifts to wife from party donor

Labour is planning to back away from plans to ban the sale of diesel cars in 2030 - by allowing hybrid models to be sold until 2035.

Labour 'planning to water down 2030 diesel car ban' as hybrids set to evade ban until 2035

England could be banned from playing at its home Euros in 2028 if Sir Keir Starmer continues with plans for a football regulator, UEFA has warned.

England 'face being banned from home Euros' if Starmer presses ahead with football regulator, UEFA warns

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The Titan tourist sub

Titan’s scientific director says sub malfunctioned just prior to Titanic dive

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky to meet Biden as Ukraine pushes US to ease weapons restrictions

Hunter Biden next to a car, head shot

Hunter Biden’s sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December

Lebanese soldiers and firefighters gather outside a mobile phone shop

What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria

The Lamone river overflows its banks near Bagnacavallo, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Floods in central Europe threaten new areas as 1,000 people evacuated in Italy

The remains of the Titan submersible on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean

Mission specialist for Titan sub owner says goal was to ‘make dreams come true’

Denmark's Queen Margrethe

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, who abdicated this year, in hospital after fall

Police officers patrol during a press tour at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest tightens security in wake of deadly knife attack in western Germany

Lebanese soldiers stand guard as their comrades prepare to detonate a walkie-talkie that was found at the parking of the American University Hospital in Beirut

Hezbollah attacks Israel with drones as fears of a widening war mount

Bosnian Roman Catholic women pray on the occasion of the feast of the Assumption in Medjugorje, some 75 miles south of the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, in 2000

Vatican green lights devotion at site where Virgin Mary reportedly appeared

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute leadership conference

Harris plans livestream with Oprah as Trump to address Israeli-American group

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir

Modi visits Indian-controlled Kashmir on election campaign amid massive security

Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng walks at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand

Thai zoo home to viral baby hippo Moo Deng is patenting the pygmy

Former Nissan Motor Corporation executive Greg Kelly speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo

Lawyer for American charged in trial of ex-Nissan chief appeals for ‘justice’

Nigel Farage has refused to apologise over his comments during the summer riots

Nigel Farage blames Tories’ and Labour ‘lies and incitement’ after being accused of fanning flames over summer riots

APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Exploding Pagers

Lebanon rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares new phase of war

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The group say they were kicked out of the pub after a speech on gender ideology

Free speech group 'kicked out' of Brighton pub during speeches about gender ideology in schools
Truong My Lan, a real estate tycoon sentenced to death for financial fraud, attends her second trial in Vietnam’s largest fraud case in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Real estate tycoon sentenced to death for fraud faces trial on new charges

The blasts have left many Lebanese people wondering what devices will explode next

Panic in Lebanon as terrified people ‘unplug devices’ after horror bomb attacks that 'stripped flesh from faces'
Chinese authorities inspect the scene of a stabbing at the Shenzhen Japanese School in Shenzhen, China after a 10-year-old Japanese student was attacked by a man

Pupil at Japanese school dies after stabbing in China

The former IDF spokeswoman was speaking to LBC in the wake of a series of deadly attacks on the Hezbollah communications infrastructure

Hezbollah 'could not be more vulnerable' after deadly wave of attacks former IDF spokesperson tells LBC
Elon Musk listens to a question as he speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington

Musk’s X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users in change to server access

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate ‘forced’ to accept Maduro’s election win

Images from surveillance camera video provided by the New York City Police Department show two unidentified individuals who entered an unoccupied New York City subway train and operated it, causing a

Teenage girl arrested over New York subway train joyride

Israel has declared 'a new phase of war' after two days of explosions in Lebanon

Israel declares 'new phase of war' after second wave of explosions kills 20, as UK calls situation 'deeply disturbing'
Egyptian businessman Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed. Picture by James Boardman

Ex-Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed accused of raping five female staff members and string of sex assaults

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Big Freeze

Arctic blast sets off government's Cold Weather Payment - but are you eligible for the £25 off energy bills?
Armistice Day marks the signing of the armistice in 1918

Armistice Day: What is it about and when will the two-minute silence be held?

Kwasi Kwarteng's mini Budget has had an impact on mortgages, pensions and the cost of living as a whole

Mortgages, pensions and the value of the pound: How the economic turmoil might affect you

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The brothers will not speak for Harry's 40th

Prince William 'will not make birthday call to Harry' this weekend - as brothers 'don't even speak'
Meghan Markle has been nicknamed 'Duchess Difficult' and described as a 'dictator in high heels' by staff

Meghan Markle dubbed 'Duchess Difficult' and 'dictator in high heels' by 'terrified' staff

Prince Harry is turning 40 on Sunday.

Prince Harry shares surprise message about his 'mission' to mark his 40th birthday

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Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London.

Huw Edwards received indecent images on Whatsapp: Tech companies must do more to keep platforms safe
An assassination attempt on its own will not tip the balance for Trump, writes Dr David Andersen.

A second assassination attempt puts Trump back in spotlight— Can he take advantage of the moment to sway voters?
Farewell Sven, thanks for the memories, writes Stephen Rigley.

Farewell Sven, thanks for the memories and I hope we all learn from the dignity you have shown
What Lord Darzi is describing when it comes to the problems within the health service my family knows all too well, writes Matthew Hulbert

My mum died after waiting eleven hours for an ambulance— a properly funded NHS might have saved her life
Outdoor experiential learning represents a progressively staged mechanism whereby participants learn through direct immersion and reflection of experiences, writes Dr John Allan

Young people lack soft skills at work: Outdoor adventure can help

Inexpensive air filters can easily supplement existing ventilation systems, reducing sickness, saving lives, and alleviating pressure on our healthcare system, writes Lara Wong

Airborne transmission: A hidden threat that must be addressed

It's time to think seriously about the one-state solution for Israel-Palestine, writes Colin Chapman.

It's time to think seriously about the one-state solution for Israel-Palestine

We’re never going to get every child to love books, but we can do a much better job than we are now, writes Johnny Jenkins.

We need to get children off their phones and reading again

The problem is that while Trump's self-image is one of presidential stability, he projects mayhem.

'Like a toddler with a firehose': Trump's absurd debate rhetoric reveals a candidate out of ideas
The Chancellor has been on a charm offensive in the last six months, writes David Buik.

Sentiment and confidence are very influential weapons