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Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday night at Kenley airfield in south LondonThe UK experienced a "tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day.Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley airfield in south London after the UK recorded its...
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Sarah Wakefield, Manchester city councillor, to stand for party after initial candidate withdrewThe Green party has announced its new candidate in the Makerfield byelection.Sarah Wakefield, a councillor on Manchester city council, will stand for the party after its initial candidate withdrew from the race. Continue reading...
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US secretary of state appears to downplay warnings from Russian counterpart to move diplomats out of KyivUS secretary of state Marco Rubio said that the war in Ukraine "needs to come to an end,” after his conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.Responding to the strikes on Kyiv over the weekend and repeated warnings about more...
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Police commissioner acknowledges outcome causes 'significant distress' for 24-year-old Warlpiri man's family and wider communityWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police will not lay any charges against officers after an Indigenous man died while being restrained in an Alice Springs...
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Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farmsMillions of fish deaths caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation on Scottish salmon farms have been revealed after the inspection agency was forced to share its reports.The UK government's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) had...
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Cohort of 12 children and seven women who were held in a Syrian camp were expected to fly into Sydney and Melbourne on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA plane carrying some of the 19 Australian women and children held in Syria since the defeat of Islamic State...
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Commissioner says multiple witnesses reported 'a dramatic increase in online hate messages'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJewish Australians have reported a dramatic increase in harassment and intimidation online after giving evidence at the royal commission on...
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Book containing early versions of the Merlin and Grail legends has remained in private hands for 700 years In one illustration, painted on vellum and decorated with gold leaf, the sorcerer Merlin is depicted as a powerful shape-shifter who has transformed into a talking stag. In another, the Knights of the Round Table are shown returning,...
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Seven years after Lisa Wiese went missing, a police raid on the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light has given her family a glimmer of hopeAs he watched the footage of a convoy of police vehicles driving through the security gates of the headquarters of a religious sect, AbdelRahman Hashem felt a glimmer of hope. Maybe now his two children would get...
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In today's newsletter: Our Russian affairs reporter on Vladimir Putin's slipping approval and singular goal – as discontent ripples from wider society to the reachers of the KremlinGood morning. There is little doubt that when Vladimir Putin ordered his invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he did not expect his troops to still be embroiled there in 2026....
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Revelation that policing and state agency figures were in secret policymaking group angers victims' groupsThe British security services were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, which offered an amnesty to soldiers and paramilitiaries despite MI5's role in many killings during the Northern Ireland Troubles, it can be revealed.The...
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Lack of Pfas regulations raised in parliament after Guardian revealed former Miteni plant bought by Indian companyProtests over the production of cancer-linked Pfas chemicals have spread across India, after an investigation revealed that an Italian factory shut down due to an environmental scandal was bought by an Indian company and partly...
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Mojtaba Khamenei makes apparent posting on his Telegram channel saying that Gulf powers can no longer be a shield for US basesUS strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vesselsIranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel that Gulf powers will no longer be a shield for US bases and the US will no longer have a safe haven...
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A 48-year-old and 45-year-old will be interviewed by police after their arrests at two separate locations in north-east VictoriaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been arrested in connection to Porepunkah shooter Dezi Freeman's months on the run after he...
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Former DUP leader faces charges spanning 21 years in case that triggered political earthquake in Northern IrelandThe trial of former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences is set to begin in a case that triggered a political earthquake in Northern Ireland.Donaldson, 63, is charged with rape, gross...
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Data shows even if Iran war ends, shop price inflation on rise, while only 16% of firms left unscathed by conflictHigher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire talks between the US and Iran bear fruit, consumers have been warned, with economic shock waves likely to be felt "for many months to come”.Disruption to global shipping,...
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Negotiators from Iran travelled to Qatar on Monday, with the fate of the country's nuclear programme and access to frozen assets under discussionMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US has launched strikes on southern Iran in a test of the seven-week long ceasefire, as both sides played down hopes for an imminent peace deal even as negotiators...
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One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and othersSonny Rollins interview from 2022: 'I was so close to the sky. It was spiritual'Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, has died aged 95.His death was announced on his...
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Event organisers blame 'unforeseen technical difficulties' for the drone malfunction, with four performances cancelledFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAbout 90 drones have plummeted from the sky and plunged into Sydney's Darling Harbour during an aerial drone show,...
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Outrage as leaked documents reveal mining giant's backsliding on commitments to slash emissionsAdam Morton: Big Mining gets a $4bn tax break to use fossil fuel. It's a strange way to tackle emissionsRead more from the BHP files investigation hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent senator David Pocock says...
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Hezbollah and Israel launch attacks amid increasingly imperilled ceasefire and stalling talks between US and IranMiddle East crisis: live updatesThe Israeli army has intensified strikes in southern Lebanon, as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to "crush” Hezbollah in a...
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Australia now a top-three global player in batteries, and renewable energy met nearly half of the nation's power in 2025Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEnergy bills for households and small businesses will fall by up to 10% from July across parts of the eastern states,...
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PewDiePie has announced that his monthly YouTube vlogs will end in September 2026 after nearly four years. The decision is largely driven by his desire to let his son, Björn, grow up away from the internet and choose for himself whether he wants to appear online in the future. While the vlogs are ending, Felix and Marzia said they may still...
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Neale Daniher, a former AFL footballer and coach, died on Monday, 13 years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Follow today's news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast'This is very good value for money for Australia': Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of...
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Senior lawyers call on prime minister to request Indian prosecutors drop charges that would breach double jeopardy ruleFour senior lawyers, including the former attorney general Dominic Grieve, have written to Keir Starmer urging him to request that Indian prosecutors drop charges against the British national Jagtar Singh Johal on the basis that...
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Netanyahu's joint war with the US began with talk of regime change in Tehran but may leave him with few strategic gainsMiddle East live – latest updatesWhen Donald Trump launched a pre-emptive war on Iran with Israel in February, many in the country hailed the campaign as the crowning triumph of Benjamin Netanyahu's political and diplomatic...
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