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The Financial Times - National (22 minutes ago)

Deloitte survey shows people opting to spend less money on social drinking than at any time since lockdown

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Euronews - Europe (22 minutes ago)

Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili has said she would veto the law if it is passed by parliament but the ruling party can override the veto by collecting 76 votes.

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Euronews - Europe (22 minutes ago)

The law imposes 10 to 15-year prison sentences for same-sex relationships and lesser penalties for gender-transition procedures or advocacy for certain organisations.

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Politico - Europe (23 minutes ago)

Commission president's team wants you to get to know the person behind the office.

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France24 - Europe (27 minutes ago)

A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an overcrowded prison operating at almost double its capacity.

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France24 - Europe (27 minutes ago)

Asian hornets were first detected on French soil in 2004, and the invasive species has since spread rapidly across the country and the rest of Europe, including Germany, Spain and the UK. Asian hornets are known to be a major cause of high bee mortality, with entire colonies wiped out in as little as several days. Earlier this month, the French...

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France24 - Europe (27 minutes ago)

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum's president said on Saturday.

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France24 - Europe (27 minutes ago)

Some 20,000 Georgians staged a "March for Europe" on Sunday, calling on the government to scrap a controversial "foreign influence" bill which the EU has warned would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.

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France24 - Europe (27 minutes ago)

France has charged the ex-wife of a top Islamic State official with crimes against humanity on suspicion of enslaving a teenage Yazidi girl in Syria, French media reported.

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France24 - France (27 minutes ago)

French athlete Anouk Garnier broke the rope climbing world record on Wednesday morning after she ascended over 100 metres to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.

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France24 - France (27 minutes ago)

In 1924, French poet André Breton wrote a short text with fellow poet and compatriot Louis Aragon that was to send ripples through the world of art and literature, providing a blueprint for the avant-garde movements of the 20th century. One century later, we take a look at how the Surrealist Manifesto prompted an intellectual and artistic...

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France24 - France (27 minutes ago)

With less than 100 days to go before Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, which organisers plan to open with an elaborate waterborne ceremony on the Seine river, concerns are mounting about the efficiency of the anti-drone shield meant to protect the French capital from a potential terror attack. According to several security sources, recent tests have...

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France24 - France (27 minutes ago)

Paris's landmark museum is gearing up for the Olympics, with a special exhibition that takes visitors through the history of the Games. We hear more about a project for those who want to combine exercise and culture, as the Louvre launches a fitness circuit that puts participants among the artwork. Plus, a new show shines a light on the work of...

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The Evening Standard - National (27 minutes ago)

Ministers are expected to propose stopping regular payments for a range of mental health problems and instead argue for 'meaningful support'.

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The Evening Standard - National (27 minutes ago)

Peter Smith, 64, was savaged 10 metres off the shore in Courland Bay, on the north coast of Tobago

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The Evening Standard - National (27 minutes ago)

There are long delays on the M25 in Kent onto the M26 due to emergency repairs, motorists are being warned.

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The Evening Standard - National (27 minutes ago)

Scotland's First Minister has been fighting for his political future after terminating the powersharing deal between the SNP and Scottish Greens

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The Evening Standard - National (27 minutes ago)

A four-month-old baby is among those who died

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (28 minutes ago)

Analysts say impact on wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape harvests means price rises on beer, bread and biscuits and more food importedUK harvests of important crops could be down by nearly a fifth this year due to the unprecedented wet weather farmers have faced, increasing the likelihood that the prices of bread, beer and biscuits will...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (28 minutes ago)

Report concludes state sheltered soldiers from prosecution for Troubles-era crimes, as amnesty legislation comes into forceBritain's reputation will be severely damaged by the Northern Ireland "legacy” act, an international panel of human rights experts has warned while calling for the government to scrap moves to grant conditional amnesties for...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (28 minutes ago)

Makers of phones, TVs and smart doorbells legally required to protect devices against access by cybercriminalsTech that comes with weak passwords such as "admin” or "12345” will be banned in the UK under new laws dictating that all smart devices must meet minimum security standards.Measures to protect consumers from hacking and cyber-attacks...

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France24 - Europe (An hour ago)

The first members of a far-right group that allegedly plotted to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government will go on trial in Stuttgart on Monday.

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The Evening Standard - National (An hour ago)

The Labour incumbent is to announce that the new funding will be used to expand his Violence Reduction Unit's (VRU) community-led programme MyEnds.

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The Evening Standard - National (An hour ago)

As the Prince and Princess of Wales celebrate their thirteenth wedding anniversary, Luciana Bellini reports on the highs and lows of their 'marriage of opposites'

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The Evening Standard - National (An hour ago)

Ministers will propose stopping regular payments for a range of mental health problems and instead argue for 'meaningful support', The Times reported.

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The Evening Standard - National (An hour ago)

The prince and princess wed in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey in 2011

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Politico - Europe (An hour ago)

La source d'informations quotidiennes sur l'énergie et le climat en France. Par AUDE LE GENTIL Avec NICOLAS CAMUT et ALEXANDRE LÉCHENET Infos et tuyaux à partager ? Ecrivez à Nicolas Camut, Aude Le Gentil et Arthur Nazaret | Voir dans le navigateur AU MENU — Patrick Pouyanné devant les sénateurs, notre liste de questions maison. […]

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (An hour ago)

ABI reports annual jump of £157 in first quarter of 2024 but says 1% increase on previous quarter indicates rises are easingThe average price paid for comprehensive motor insurance in the UK was about a third (33%) or £157 higher in the first quarter of this year than a year earlier, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (An hour ago)

Foreign secretary's use of Embraer Lineage 1000 follows £348,000 bill for James Cleverly's eight-day trip in similar plane in 2023David Cameron has been criticised for hiring a luxury jet worth an estimated £42m for a recent tour of central Asia.The foreign secretary travelled on the Embraer Lineage 1000 for a five-day visit to Tajikistan,...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (An hour ago)

Worried MPs have concocted five-point plan of quick measures aimed at showing that the party cares about public's prioritiesRishi Sunak is braced for a bruising week as Tory rebels flaunted plans for a 100-day "policy blitz” to secure quick wins if the local election results prove disastrous for the party.The prime minister said on Sunday that he...

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The Financial Times - National (2 hours ago)

Past and present policymakers should ask more searching questions about the causes and impact of the price surge

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The Financial Times - National (2 hours ago)

Company's exit would deal another blow to City's status as home to listed mining groups

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Euronews - Europe (2 hours ago)

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Euronews - Europe (2 hours ago)

The International Criminal Court is probing Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza, independent of other cases at the International Court of Justice, such as South Africa's genocide claims against Israel in Gaza.

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The Financial Times - National (2 hours ago)

Ministers asks critics to withhold judgment till 2030 as analysis shows UK struggled to make gains in target areas

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 hours ago)

Union body says austerity is to blame for longest squeeze on wages since Napoleonic era with most 'wage black spots' in LondonPay packets are smaller than they were in 2008 in most local authority areas in the UK, according to analysis by the Trades Union Congress, which described the findings as a "damning indictment” of the Conservatives'...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 hours ago)

Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK's finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general electionSenior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water's financial collapse could trigger a rise in government borrowing costs not seen since the chaos of the Liz Truss mini-budget, the Guardian can reveal.Such is their concern...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 hours ago)

Elected in the 1997 landslide, Westminster's answer to Hugh Grant was one of the first openly gay MPs – and a firebrand on TV. After 27 years, he reveals why he's leaving politics behindAfter Ben Bradshaw was selected as the Labour candidate for Exeter in 1997, Peter Mandelson apparently said: "Bloody hell, where did you come from?” Bradshaw...

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France24 - Europe (3 hours ago)

G7 ministers meet for environment and climate change talks in Turin on Monday, with experts urging the highly industrialised countries to use their political clout, wealth and technologies to end fossil fuel use.

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

The debate over the bloc's next seven-year spending plan is already starting. And while the Ukraine invasion shapes the debate, the negotiations will be messy — and about a whole lot more.

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

For the first time, Moldova can cut an energy link to its breakaway territory. Yet doing so risks Moscow's threats and a possible humanitarian crisis.

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

Against a backdrop of alternative global trade channels, food insecurity, and a stagnant EU economy, sanctions against Russia need to be more strategic and fair to legitimate businesses.

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The Evening Standard - National (5 hours ago)

Piran Ditta Khan was convicted almost 20 years after PC Beshenivsky was killed.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

Updating our defense posture isn't just about increasing conventional combat mass. The full spectrum of warfare — including cyber, space, gray zone, training and the ability to rapidly replenish stockpiles — must all be factored in.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

Former U.S. president's son-in-law Jared Kushner plans to redevelop an informal memorial to the 1999 NATO bombing.

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The Financial Times - National (6 hours ago)

The designer created many country houses that reflect historic buildings in a distinctly modern way

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The Evening Standard - National (6 hours ago)

Seven men will also appear before the Crown Court in Belfast on charges connected with rioting in Londonderry on the night she was shot.

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The Evening Standard - National (6 hours ago)

Scotland's First Minister has written to the leaders of Scotland's political parties to seek 'common ground'.

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The Evening Standard - National (6 hours ago)

A range of stories lead the newspapers to commence the working week.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (7 hours ago)

Exclusive: 'Distressing' scarcity sowing uncertainty among 400,000 with type 1 diabetes, experts warn People with type 1 diabetes are being forced to endure the "stress and anxiety” of insulin shortages, patients, pharmacists and health campaigners have warned.The "distressing” drug scarcity, the latest to affect the UK, is sowing uncertainty...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (7 hours ago)

Police 'very confident' body parts in Salford belong to a man in his 60s whose torso was found on 4 AprilMore human remains have been found in two locations as part of a murder investigation that started when a man's torso was discovered in a nature reserve in Greater Manchester, police said.Detectives believe the torso, found in Salford, belongs...

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

Specialist classrooms, laboratories, playgrounds, kitchens and toilets cannot be maintained in some schools, survey reveals.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

The figure smashed the previous record of 578,374 set by this year's London Marathon ballot.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

The coalition includes the Black Minds Matter charity, the Centre for Mental Health and Mind, as well as smaller grass-roots organisations.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

Locomotion announced it has completed the movement of 46 vehicles into a new £8 million building at its site in Shildon, County Durham.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

Fiona Finlayson now receives commissions for her pieces from across the world.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

A petition for a debate gained more than 200,000 signatures and has been backed by Dame Esther Rantzen.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

Scottish start-up HIT has developed technology which is worn on the helmet.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

The Yorkshire-born illustrator has been building his client list over the years with his colourful style.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

The Foreign Secretary will on Monday attend the first World Economic Forum to be held in Riyadh.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

They created hollow, cage-like molecules with high storage capacities for carbon dioxide and sulphur hexafluoride.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

The defection of a Tory MP to Labour and perilous local contests are heightening the threat of a leadership challenge against the Prime Minister.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

The prince and princess wed in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey in 2011.

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

The Irish Government has said there had been an increase in asylum seekers arriving across the Northern Ireland border.

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Deutsche Welle - Europe (8 hours ago)

Police, soldiers, firefighters and volunteers are all taking part in the search for a missing boy in northern Germany. The child was recorded leaving his home almost a week ago.

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The Evening Standard - National (9 hours ago)

Peter Smith, 64, was savaged 10 metres off the shore in Courland Bay, on the north coast of Tobago.

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The Evening Standard - National (9 hours ago)

Ministers will propose stopping regular payments for a range of mental health problems and instead argue for 'meaningful support', The Times reported.

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The Evening Standard - National (9 hours ago)

MP and part-time consultant psychiatrist Dr Dan Poulter quit the Conservative Party and will advise Labour on health policy.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (10 hours ago)

Exclusive: Working-class people less likely to get jobs in charities than public and private sectors, EY Foundation report findsCharities are hiring staff with "privilege rather than potential”, according to the author of a report highlighting the stark class divide in the sector.Working-class people are less likely to be hired by charities than...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (10 hours ago)

Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections The Home Office will launch a major operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK on Monday, weeks earlier than expected, in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda, the Guardian can reveal.Officials plan to hold refugees...

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

Two of Westminster's best-connected journalists, Sky News's Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard, guide you through their top predictions for the next seven days in British politics.  The local and mayoral elections are trundling towards us, with Westminster set for the fallout. But don't expect Rishi Sunak to name the date of the general...

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The Evening Standard - National (11 hours ago)

Goher Ayub was sentenced to six years

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The Financial Times - National (11 hours ago)

Humza Yousaf might be able to rely on the support of the Alba party in no confidence vote

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The Financial Times - National (11 hours ago)

Home Office to select individuals who will be sent to Rwanda under the government's contentious migration policy

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

The president "reiterated his clear position” on the invasion during a call with the Israeli prime minister, according to the White House.

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The Evening Standard - National (11 hours ago)

The Irish premier said he doesn't 'intend to allow anybody else's migration policy to affect the integrity of our own one'.

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The Evening Standard - National (11 hours ago)

The man was told to 'get in boot of a car' as he walked along north London street

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Deutsche Welle - Europe (12 hours ago)

Kyiv's top general said the frontline situation had deteriorated and that some Russian gains had been made. Ukraine is waiting for desperately needed resupply of battlefield stocks.

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Deutsche Welle - Germany (12 hours ago)

Police, soldiers, firefighters and volunteers are all taking part in the search for a missing boy in northern Germany. The child was recorded leaving his home almost a week ago.

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Channel 4 News - National (12 hours ago)

Rishi Sunak has again refused to rule out a July general election, amid speculation that a disastrous set of local elections results, this coming Thursday, could force his hand. The Prime Minister said he would not "say anything more” than he had already said, which is that the national poll is likely to be in…

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Channel 4 News - National (12 hours ago)

From jazz to jungle, Black British music has topped the charts and inspired generations. Now a new exhibition charts its history and the places it was born, from the kerbsides, clubs, and carnivals. But it also goes way back before the 20th century - charting hundreds of years of Black musical history. I went down…

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The Evening Standard - National (12 hours ago)

The south-east of England will enjoy the highest temperatures this week, while northern England and eastern Scotland will see the chilliest.

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The Evening Standard - National (12 hours ago)

Greater Manchester Police said they believe the victim was a man in his 60s from Salford and his family have been informed.

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France24 - Europe (13 hours ago)

Ukraine's army leader admitted Sunday that Kyiv's position on the battlefield has worsened after Russian forces captured another village in the east, pressing their advantage in manpower and ammunition. 

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Politico - Europe (13 hours ago)

His ultimate decision could result in very different scenarios for Spain, and could impact negotiations over the new leaders of the EU's institutions.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

Members of the Iranian community wore masks depicting the face of Toomaj Salehi and erected a mock gallows outside Downing Street.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (13 hours ago)

Grey skies and persistent rain could be replaced by temperatures as high as 20C in south-east England Chilly April is on its way out with the coming days set to usher in warmer temperatures more akin to spring, according to the Met Office.The lack of sunshine, grey skies and persistent rain have contributed to it feeling unusually cold as April...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (13 hours ago)

CWU seems to concede six-day service is financially unviable as company battles takeover bidLetterboxes could fall silent on Saturday mornings, after the postal workers' union appeared to accept a proposal from Royal Mail that would abandon its duty to deliver all letters six days a week.Royal Mail is required to deliver post from Monday to...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (13 hours ago)

BBC reporter who covered darkest days of the Troubles and broke news of the Good Friday agreement dies aged 67Tributes have been paid to the veteran Northern Ireland journalist Stephen Grimason after his death at the age of 67.The former BBC Northern Ireland political editor etched his face into history as he broke the news in April 1998 of the...

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The Financial Times - National (14 hours ago)

Plotters could try to topple prime minister after polls in England and Wales on Thursday

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Channel 4 News - National (14 hours ago)

Millions of voters will get their last chance on Thursday to cast a ballot before the general election. Around 2,600 councillors will be elected in 107 local authorities across England. Labour are expected to make gains – and some polls predict that the Conservatives could lose around half the seats they are defending. There will…

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

Candidates to be European Commission president debate the big issues.

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The Evening Standard - National (14 hours ago)

PM faces tough week after MP defects to Labour

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The Evening Standard - National (14 hours ago)

Malcolm Bell says a 'tourist tax' raise would money for local businesses

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The Evening Standard - National (14 hours ago)

The Irish premier said he doesn't 'intend to allow anybody else's migration policy to affect the integrity of our own one'.

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The Evening Standard - National (14 hours ago)

They were invited by the west African country's chief of defence staff.

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The Evening Standard - National (14 hours ago)

Mr Salmond's comments came as the Scottish Greens indicated they would not back down from supporting the no confidence motion.

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The Evening Standard - National (14 hours ago)

Dr Dan Poulter urged Rishi Sunak to 'call an election now' while Tory ministers lined up to criticise the defection and defend their party's record on the NHS

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Deutsche Welle - Europe (14 hours ago)

Two Russian journalists have been accused of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. If convicted, they could face years in prison.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

The government's scrapping of the Now Teach scheme, which has overdelivered on targets for older workers, has sparked an outcryMinisters have been accused of making a crisis in the recruitment of teachers even worse after axing funding to a much-praised programme helping older workers start a new career in the classroom.An outcry is already...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

Paralympian Mohammad Barrangi hopes his work will help people think of human stories behind headlines about migrationA decade ago, the artist Mohammad Barrangi was representing Iran as a Paralympic sprinter and was ridiculously speedy. "My best time for the 100 metres was 10.72 seconds, in Tunisia,” he says with understandable pride. "I have...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influenceThis week's local elections have been widely described as one of the toughest tests of Rishi Sunak's 18-month premiership, with Westminster-watchers considering the results as portents of his fate in the coming national poll – considered to be...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

Chris Webb is expected to win Blackpool South for Labour but eyes are on the fortunes of Mark Butcher, who works with the poor and insists he is 'not a politician'Mark Butcher, Reform UK's candidate in Blackpool South's byelection, watched as a carriage driver on the town's promenade plunged a fist into the manure-collecting bag behind his horse....

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

Exclusive: School leaders say they have had to take on additional role as caretaker because they can no longer afford staffHeadteachers are being forced to mend desks and unblock toilets themselves after sacking school caretakers in the wake of budget cuts, the Guardian has been told.School leaders in England said they could not afford to employ...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

Taoiseach wants to reduce arrivals through Northern Ireland amid concern that Sunak's Rwanda plan is driving people to IrelandIreland and Britain are on a collision course over asylum seekers, with Dublin vowing to send arrivals to Ireland back to the UK and London insisting it will not accept any.A diplomatic row erupted on Sunday after the...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

More than 300 workers will take action over plans to introduce rosters that could force 250 of them out of jobsHundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow airport will begin a four-day strike on Monday in a dispute over working conditions.The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said more than 300 of its members will walk out from 5am on...

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Politico - Europe (15 hours ago)

Italian prime minister vows to "send the left into opposition even in the EU" as she declares candidacy in June vote.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

The Guardian's picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

Former PM's first-week sales compare with 21,000 for David Cameron's memoir and 92,000 for Tony Blair bookLiz Truss's book about her 49-day stint as prime minister sold 2,228 copies in the UK during its first week on sale, after a wall-to-wall promotional media blitz.Ten Years to Save the West: Lessons from the Only Conservative in the Room,...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (15 hours ago)

Labour former home secretary says imprisonment for public protection sentences have resulted in 'deeply damaging outcomes'David Blunkett, the former Labour home secretary, has said devising legislation that has left people languishing in prison for minor offences is the biggest regret of his eight years at the heart of government.The Labour peer, a...

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

Costa has reportedly increased coffee prices by as much as 13 per cent

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

The Irish premier said he doesn't 'intend to allow anybody else's migration policy to affect the integrity of our own one'.

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

More than 14,000 people took part in three different walks on Sunday, raising funds for 900 Scottish charities.

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France24 - France (16 hours ago)

Teachers and parents in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris have staged several weeks of strikes and protests in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, leveraging the Games as they call for urgent measures to help struggling state schools in mainland France's poorest region, home to many of the Olympics' signature venues.

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

The Met office is forecasting warmer and drier weather in the week ahead

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

Drivers need to update account details after National Highways changed providers for the Dart Charge service

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

Military chiefs want to catch up with China, Russia and the US with a weapon capable of flying five times the speed of sound

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

More than 14,000 people took part in three different walks on Sunday, raising funds for 900 Scottish charities.

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The Financial Times - National (17 hours ago)

Teachers and MPs hit out at decision to defund Now Teach in midst of staffing 'crisis'

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (17 hours ago)

From Hartlepool to Bristol, successes in 2 May's polls will set the tone for the impending Westminster raceHow times change. The last time the local election seats up this week were contested in 2021, Boris Johnson was riding a "vaccine bounce”, and a wave of Tory gains prompted speculation of a decade of dominance. Three chancellors and two...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (17 hours ago)

British Skydiving Board to investigate after man in his 40s found at industrial estate in ShottonThe British Skydiving Board will investigate the death of a man in his 40s in a parachute incident in Durham on Saturday.The man was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency services were called to South West Industrial Estate in Shotton shortly...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (17 hours ago)

Lorna Slater says she cannot imagine anything that would change party's position after 'spectacular breach of trust'Humza Yousaf's leadership hangs by a thread as he approaches a confidence vote this week, with the Scottish Greens remaining unequivocal that he no longer has their support after he axed their power-sharing agreement.Scottish...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (17 hours ago)

Two people still in hospital after major incident across Westward Ho!, Bideford and BarnstapleA second man has died after being supplied with an "unusually strong batch” of heroin circulating in north Devon.One man died after taking the substance on Friday and police confirmed a second man, who had earlier been admitted to hospital, died late on...

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The Evening Standard - National (17 hours ago)

The Irish government claimed the UK's asylum policy was causing an influx of migrants

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The Evening Standard - National (17 hours ago)

The make-up of the Scottish Parliament means the First Minister faces a tough fight for his political future.

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The Evening Standard - National (17 hours ago)

The Irish Government said there has been an increase in asylum seekers arriving in Ireland after crossing the NI border.

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Politico - Europe (17 hours ago)

Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee will discuss migration with UK Home Secretary James Cleverly on Monday.

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France24 - Europe (18 hours ago)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she would stand in upcoming European Parliament elections, a move apparently calculated to boost her far-right party, although she would be forced to resign immediately.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (19 hours ago)

Long waiting lists are creating a boom in the medical insurance market, leading to fears of a long-term change in attitudes to the health serviceWhen Rosemary Duff heard how long she would have to wait for a hip replacement operation on the NHS, she felt she had no choice but to dip into her savings."I waited a month to see my GP, then another four...

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The Evening Standard - National (19 hours ago)

Ms Pelosi suggested that Mr Trump's time in office had instead improved the safety of those who 'dislike people of colour and LGBTQ and women'.

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The Evening Standard - National (19 hours ago)

The former speaker of the US House of Representatives said she is 'not a big fan' of the Israeli prime minister.

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The Evening Standard - National (19 hours ago)

Four new crime scenes have been opened after body parts were found in clear plastic by a walker

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The Evening Standard - National (19 hours ago)

Ten people have been admitted to hospital for treatment and four people have been arrested

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The Evening Standard - National (19 hours ago)

The driver of the car died following the collision on Thames Road

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

"Massive missile attack" struck infrastructure that ensures security of deliveries to the EU, Ukrainian president says.

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

"Massive missile attack" struck infrastructure that ensures security of deliveries to the EU, Ukrainian president says.

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

In Africa and beyond, Russia is using the same fighters who once turned on Moscow to undermine U.S. efforts to promote democracy and fight terrorism.

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

The alleged arrangements would be some of the closest known links between a Biden relative and a foreign government.

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The Evening Standard - National (19 hours ago)

Two men, aged 42 and 68 from Salford, were arrested on suspicion of murder on Thursday and remain in police custody.

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The Evening Standard - National (19 hours ago)

His death is believed to be as a result of taking the same substance which circulated across Westward Ho!, Bideford and Barnstaple.

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The Evening Standard - National (19 hours ago)

The 67-year-old died following an illness.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (19 hours ago)

Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangsVulnerable teenagers in care are being placed in hotels by cash-strapped councils, with experts warning they are being "served up” to criminal gangs.Children aged 16 to 17 are entering care in greater...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (19 hours ago)

Prime minister says he is not distracted by poor personal ratings as rebel MPs are said to be plotting to oust him after local electionsRishi Sunak has refused to quash speculation of a July general election as he insisted he was not "distracted” by his personal ratings lingering at record lows.The prime minister said he would not "say anything...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (19 hours ago)

Shadow health secretary said Dan Poulter's defection showed he believed 'only Labour can be trusted with the NHS'A former Conservative health minister's defection to the Labour party reflects the "disaffection and disillusionment felt by millions of Tory voters”, Wes Streeting has said.Dr Dan Poulter, a former one nation Tory, dramatically...

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Euronews - Europe (20 hours ago)

Ireland is seeking an emergency law to allow the return of asylum seekers to the UK amid concerns over increased arrivals through Northern Ireland linked to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda deterrence plan.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (20 hours ago)

As many as 28% of young adults in the UK do not drink. Here, three of them explain why their relationship with alcohol has changedA recent World Health Organization (WHO) study found Great Britain has the worst rate of child alcohol consumption in the world – with more than half of children in England, Scotland and Wales having drunk alcohol by...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (20 hours ago)

Coroner condemns 'inhumane' imprisonment for public protection sentences that have no end date for releaseA senior coroner has condemned the "inhumane” and "indefensible” treatment of a man who killed himself 17 years into an indefinite prison sentence. Tom Osborne, the senior coroner for Milton Keynes, said Scott Rider had given up all hope of...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (20 hours ago)

Rumours of an early election, despite Labour's lead in opinion polls, being used to keep unruly Conservative MPs in checkSenior Tories believe the threat of a summer general election is being used by Downing Street to deter a rebellion against Rishi Sunak's leadership, before a perilous set of local elections this week.Westminster has been abuzz...

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The Evening Standard - National (20 hours ago)

The performer dropped 'several feet' and injured his wrist before crowds were evacuated

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The Evening Standard - National (20 hours ago)

Members of the PCS union based at Heathrow airport will walk out for four days.

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The Evening Standard - National (20 hours ago)

Dr Dan Poulter, a former health minister and working medic, quit the Tory Party on Saturday in anger over the NHS crisis.

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The Evening Standard - National (20 hours ago)

His death is believed to be as a result of taking the same substance which circulated across Westward Ho!, Bideford and Barnstaple.

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The Evening Standard - National (20 hours ago)

More than 140 buildings in the Baiyun industrial area near Hong Kong were destroyed

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

As he gets tougher on Russia, French president urges discussion on idea of using France's nuclear warheads to defend the EU.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

The former Soviet republic is seeking closer ties with Brussels amid a break with its historic ally.

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Deutsche Welle - Europe (21 hours ago)

In his first trip away from Rome in months, the pontiff flew directly by helicopter from the Vatican to a women's prison on Giudecca Island, home to the Vatican's exhibition at the Venice Biennale.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

"What we do need is our partners to believe firmly that Ukraine's victory is attainable,” Kuleba told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

As he gets tougher on Russia, French president urges discussion on idea of using France's nuclear warheads to defend the EU.

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The Evening Standard - National (21 hours ago)

The policing minister appeared to confuse the countries during Question Time earlier this week.

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The Evening Standard - National (21 hours ago)

A spokesperson said the audience was evacuated after the incident as a precaution but the performer is 'recovering well'.

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