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Leader of city council braces for bitter fight with Reform UK in byelection for Andy Burnham's replacementLabour's candidate to replace Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor has been named as Bev Craig, the leader of the city council.Burnham, who could be prime minister in under four weeks, is expected to campaign heavily for Labour in a tight...
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With Burnham and his team potentially having only weeks before he becomes PM, Starmer has agreed to give him access to civil serviceKeir Starmer has met Andy Burnham for the first time since the Makerfield byelection in what sources said was a "frosty” meeting to thrash out a transition of power.The prime minister has agreed for his likely...
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Temperature on Tuesday hits high of 34.6C in Surrey, England, with heatwave forecast to get more intense on Wednesday and ThursdayEurope heatwave live – latest updatesSearing heat has swept the UK with schools, hospitals, transport networks and water companies struggling to cope with the extreme temperatures caused by climate...
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Kemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a 'villain'Britain's net zero policies and the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, have come under fire at a conference of conservatives, rightwing populists and wealthy US backers linked to Donald Trump.The energy policies pursued...
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Assailant behind shooting that left three people dead wrote 'incel'-like manifesto that was posted by a far-right outletPolice in Canada are warning of possible copycat attacks after three people died in a shootout in Montreal and the assailant's lengthy manifesto, which called for "a new bloodletting”, was posted online by a far-right outlet.The...
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Great Britain has paid at least six times the normal price for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarm output sagsThe heatwave has prompted a sharp rise in electricity prices across European markets as millions turn to air conditioners and electric fans to battle record high temperatures, which have also caused a string of...
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A man who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration centre last year was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison Tuesday, while other protesters accused of having links to antifa were given multiple decades in federal prison.
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Ukraine's president will not attend after sparking Polish 'outrage' over naming of military unitVolodymyr Zelenskyy will skip a high-level conference on the postwar reconstruction of Ukraine amid a deepening rift with Poland over his naming of a military unit for one that killed tens of thousands of Poles during the second world war.Ukraine's...
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Denunciation comes after former Democratic Unionist leader convicted of child sexual offencesThe Democratic Unionist party has denounced Jeffrey Donaldson as a "wicked deceiver” who led a "double and duplicitous life” a day after its former leader was convicted of child sexual offences.Leaders at the Stormont assembly on Tuesday sought to...
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Treasury also promises a new first-time buyer Isa with no upper age limit, as the 'age at which a first home is bought is rising'Isa reforms announced on Tuesday promise a new first-time buyer account with no upper age limit, and a tax on interest on cash savings held in a stocks and shares wrapper.Savers and investors can currently hold up to...
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The visit, if confirmed, would be Takaichi's first bilateral trip to India since assuming office and comes at a time when New Delhi and Tokyo are seeking to strengthen their partnership amid evolving geopolitical and economic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region.
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The late night host slammed the US peace deal with Iran, discussed JD Vance's snub by leaders and the 'Mountain Dew green' reflecting poolOn Monday night, Jon Stewart addressed Donald Trump turning DC's reflecting pool "Mountain Dew green”, his blundered Iran peace deal and wasting US taxpayer money. Continue reading...
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Recommendations from commission propose gradual rise in retirement age by the early 2090sEurope live – latest updatesGermany will gradually raise its retirement age to about 70 by the early 2090s under recommendations backed by the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, as a means of future-proofing the pension system for an ageing population.Presenting its...
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Attack targeted former Chile ambassador Orlando Letelier and his US colleague Ronni Karpen MoffittFifty years after Gen Augusto Pinochet's secret police detonated a car bomb in the heart of Washington DC, killing Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean minister and ambassador to the US, and his American colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, a Santiago court...
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Keir Starmer announced he's resigning as U.K. prime minister less than two years after he led the Labour Party to a general election victory. Now, Andy Burnham has emerged as the frontrunner to replace him. CBS News' Inaya Iman explains what led to Starmer's resignation and why Burnham is likely to be the country's next prime minister.
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Federal government identifies more than 150 native and unique bird species and 10 mammal species at 'very high risk'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 150 of Australia's native and unique bird species have been assessed as being at "very high risk” of extinction or major decline if they catch the deadly H5N1 bird...
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The victory may have dinged Labor's chances of easily passing its significant cost-cutting reforms to the NDIS through the Senate in AugustGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government scored a crucial win on Tuesday, securing support for its tax changes through the Senate. But that victory may have dinged Labor's...
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Poetica, a cafe in Brooklyn, sparked controversy by posting a now-removed message refusing service to Congressman Dan Goldman over his pro-Israel stance. Goldman said he visited the cafe only for his daughter's restroom needs and bought a cup of coffee as a token of thanks. The Department of Justice is investigating the cafe for possible...
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None of the injuries believed to be life-threatening after vehicle reportedly flipped on its side in collision on outskirts of KidwellySix people have been taken to hospital after a bus crash in west Wales, while 13 others were treated at the scene. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening.Dyfed-Powys police declared a major incident...
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Teenager from Blaenau Gwent now in custody after police launched murder investigation after body was foundA 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the discovery of a body believed to be a missing girl in south Wales.The body was found in the Duffryn Park area in the town of Blaina, Blaenau Gwent at approximately 10.10pm on...
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French weather service says temperature hit 44.3C in Pissos as heat forces Louvre and Eiffel Tower to close earlyEurope heatwave live – latest updatesFrance has registered its hottest day on record as 40 people across the country were confirmed to have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas over the last few days."There is a tragic scourge...
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President Trump said Iran had agreed to the "highest level” inspections, hours after an Iranian official said there were "no detailed discussions on the nuclear issue,” as the two sides continued to present different narratives of their latest talks.
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US secretary of state seeks to reassure UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain over security and US-Iran ceasefire dealMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said no country, including Iran, would be allowed to charge tolls for shipping in the strait of Hormuz as he sought to reassure US allies in the Gulf that...
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Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to 'pressure' from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committeeThe British government had received intelligence that Ethiopia appeared to be supporting a genocidal militia in Sudan's civil war as far back as 2024 but did not go public with the news for...
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A department head in Switzerland's Office for Migration, Integration, and Citizenship in Basel-Country has been accused of illegally denying hundreds of EU citizens the right to reside in Switzerland, in many because they had previously committed minor criminal offences.
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