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FCA also aims to change law to try to prevent a repeat of mass compensation schemes for consumers such as PPIMortgage rules could be loosened by the City regulator as it comes under government pressure to increase economic growth and home ownership across the UK.The move to "simplify responsible lending” for property purchases is part of a range...
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Criminals stealing hundreds of pounds by snooping locker codes and using them to access accounts with same pinPolice have urged the public to use different pin codes at the gym after a prolific thief stole hundreds of pounds from a man he snooped on while entering a locker code that he also used for his bank card.Last September Declan Murphy, 35,...
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Rare spherical egg could fetch in region of £200, with proceeds of sale going to charityA farm worker in Devon has discovered what she believes to be a "one-in-a-billion” spherical egg.Alison Greene, who has worked as an egg handler on Fenton Farm near the Somerset border for three years and handled more than 42m eggs, said she had never found a...
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Senior officers say fraction of child abuse cases relate to gangs and funding could be diverted from current casesSenior police officers fear that government pressure to reinvestigate closed historic cases of gang grooming could make it harder to catch those targeting children today.The government on Thursday announced more reviews of past cases...
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UK defence chiefs see no need to recruit extra sailors as maritime force will become hybrid with uncrewed systemsThe Royal Navy of the future will be dominated by robots, drones and uncrewed vessels, leading chiefs to conclude there is no need to try to recruit extra sailors as part of the forthcoming defence review.Adm Sir Ben Key, the first sea...
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Nearly every share on index rose after fall in value of pound helped multinationals listed in LondonThe UK's blue-chip stock index has hit a record high, as hopes of interest rate cuts this year drove down government borrowing costs.Almost every share on the FTSE 100 rose on Friday, the fall in the value of the pound bolstering multinationals...
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PM stressed shared 'unbreakable commitment to Nato and Ukraine' with Poland in meeting with Donald Tusk Keir Starmer has urged world leaders to "double down” in their efforts to support Ukraine during a visit to Poland, days before Donald Trump's return to the US presidency risks jeopardising international solidarity on the issue.Speaking...
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Thermal bath complex is latest discovery among ruins of Italian city destroyed by Vesuvius eruption in AD79A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex that was believed to have been used by its owner to woo well-heeled guests has been discovered among the ruins of ancient Pompeii.The baths were found during excavations of a home on Via di Nola...
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Sound was also recorded in footage of space rock hitting house entranceway, producing cloud of smoke and a crackleA doorbell camera on a Canadian home has captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple's walkway.When Laura Kelly and her partner returned home after an evening walk, they were surprised to find...
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Scientists say frog's journey shows difficulty of spotting insects or fungi spread by global plant tradeA tiny tree frog hitchhiking in a bunch of roses to Sheffield from Colombia has inspired a study into invasive species reaching the UK's shores.Dr Silviu Petrovan, a researcher in the University of Cambridge's zoology department and a senior...
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Administration to send 100 to 200 officers to city on day two of new presidency, Wall Street Journal reportsDonald Trump's incoming presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago the day after he takes office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with planning.The raid, expected to...
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Thao, 39, removed from office in November recall, accused of key role in sprawling corruption and bribery schemeSheng Thao, the former mayor of Oakland, and three others have been indicted for a slate of federal charges including conspiracy and bribery. The indictment, which was unsealed and announced in California on Friday, is the culmination of...
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Blaze erupts in Monterey county at one of world's largest battery storage plants, causing highway and school closuresA fire at one of the world's largest battery-storage plants in northern California flared up again on Friday afternoon, sending up plumes of toxic smoke after authorities had said the blaze was mostly over.The fire in Moss Landing in...
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Lawsuit filed against Southern California Edison over death of Evelyn Cathirell in Altadena, while extreme winds recede The mother of a woman who was killed in the Eaton fire, one of the extensive wildfires that devastated Los Angeles neighborhoods, is lodging a wrongful death lawsuit against Southern California Edison (SCE), the area's power...
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Starship test sent orange-glowing shards streaking over northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert flightsThe US Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched investigations into SpaceX's explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern Caribbean and forced airlines to...
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Agreement earlier approved by the security cabinet will pause 15-month war in Gaza for an initial six weeks Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli government has ratified a ceasefire deal to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause the 15-month war in Gaza for an initial six weeks.Under the deal,...
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Benjamin Netanyahu's office said agreement ratified after meeting that lasted more than six hours amid bitter opposition by some cabinet hardlinersFull report: Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with HamasAid increase in ceasefire deal 'is admission Israel could have done more', experts sayDuring his final press conference earlier on Thursday,...
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Populist leader allegedly had a child with a teen girl in 2016, which would constitute statutory rape under Bolivian lawA Bolivian judge has ordered the arrest of the former president Evo Morales over his alleged abuse of a teenage girl while in office, raising the stakes in the state's months-long showdown with the former leader.The judge in the...
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Verdicts against trio suggest legal representatives are latest target of Kremlin's crackdown on dissentRussia has sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world.The case, which comes amid a widespread crackdown on dissent...
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Agreement to surge aid to Gaza shows Israel has been controlling access, lawyers and humanitarian groups sayIsrael-Gaza war: live updatesA provision to increase the aid entering Gaza under the ceasefire is welcome but insufficient, and shows Israel could have allowed more food, medicine and other supplies into the strip during the war, humanitarian...
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Man jumped on to bracket between carriages after doors closed and hung on as train sped along at 170mphA man survived unscathed after clinging to the outside of a German high-speed train as it barrelled along at up to 170mph (280km/h), police said on Friday.The 40-year-old Hungarian man was having a cigarette on a platform in Bavaria when the train...
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Former leader and wife found guilty of illegally obtaining lucrative plots of land in deal with property tycoonPakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption, another setback for the beleaguered leader who has already spent over 18 months in jail and is facing more than 100 cases.Khan and his...
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Ex-journalist and senior government minister dubbed a 'nasty woman' by Trump aims to lead ailing Liberal partyWho could replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada's Liberal party?A former journalist turned senior government minister – who was dubbed a "nasty woman” by Donald Trump after bruising trade negotiations with the US – has announced...
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Chinese president declines US president-elect's unusual invitation but sends special representative Han ZhengTrump inauguration: 10 things to know – from when it starts to how to watchThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will not attend Donald Trump's inauguration, but he is sending his vice-president, Han Zheng, as his special representative.The...
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The ongoing devastation has impacted this year's awards season, raising questions over the Oscars and GrammysThe California wildfires have to date killed at least 25 people, destroyed or damaged more than 12,000 structures and put about 300,000 people on evacuation orders. It has also had a major impact on business, most notably that of...
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Oakland concert recording from 1967 features jazz standards alongside unheard Fitzgerald versions of the era's hits, including Alfie and Music to Watch Girls ByLost recordings of a 1967 Ella Fitzgerald concert, including her spin on the era's pop songs such as Alfie and Music to Watch Girls By, have been rediscovered and prepared for release.The...
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Survey finds younger generation seeking traditional decor amid 'backlash to hustle culture'We are a quarter of the way into the 21st century and just as the world feels more fractured and more online than ever before, here is some welcome news: put the kettle on, teapots are the new whimsy.Popularised by the "cottagecore” trend beloved by...
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This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage hereRussian forces have retaken 63.2% of the territory captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday.Reuters could not independently verify the ministry's statement, which said Russia had recaptured four settlements...
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Donald Trump is unlike any politician Australia has ever seen. But could a demagogue in his image emerge?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt midday on Monday in Washington DC, Donald J Trump will finish the oath of office committing to "preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States”. His political...
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Former vice-president makes surprise visit to Taipei and predicts that if China annexes its neighbour other Asia-Pacific countries will build nuclear arsenalsMike Pence called on Donald Trump's incoming administration to maintain support for Taiwan against the threat of Chinese annexation during a surprise visit to the capital, Taipei, on Friday.On...
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Actor's premiere entry shows how the electric rental bikes have shifted gear from everyday commuter transportWobbling along on a scuffed-up, muddy Lime bike is a journey that is increasingly familiar for commuters. But riding one to the premiere of your new Oscar-tipped film? Less so.That Timothée Chalamet turned up to the London red carpet of A...
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Adam McKay says the Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio-starring satire resonates with a widespread feeling of being deceived by government and mediaAdam McKay, writer-director of climate-crisis satire Don't Look Up, says that the film's popularity with viewers shows the popular will to tackle climate change, despite the critical brickbats the...
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President-elect 'has warm spot' for platform and wants political solution to 'preserve app but protect data'Sophia Smith Galer: TikTok is the only truly democratic social platformDonald Trump is considering suspending a TikTok ban in the US with an executive order when he enters the White House on 20 January, according to a report.The...
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Songwriter, 83, signs up to TikTok with platform facing Sunday deadline to sell US operationBob Dylan is TikToking on heaven's door after signing up to the social media app – days before it could disappear from his native US.The 83-year-old songwriter has set up an official account, which launched with a 50-second video montage accompanied by a...
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Netanyahu's office says cabinet will convene on Friday amid concerns the delay could slow start of truceIsrael-Gaza war: live updatesIsrael's security cabinet will meet on Friday after negotiators reached a deal for the release of hostages as part of a Gaza ceasefire with Hamas, the office of the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said.Israeli...
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Latter part of 2024 'recovered remarkably' after stimulus measures, says National Bureau of StatisticsBusiness live – latest updatesChina's economy grew by 5% in 2024, in line with government targets but at the slowest rate since 1990 outside the Covid pandemic, according to official data.Growth accelerated through the year, with an expansion of...
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Measures come a week after Washington also sanctioned Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's rival, Mohamed Hamdan DagaloThe United States has imposed sanctions on Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their...
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Region hit by strong winds, flash flooding and giant hailstones, causing one death and widespread power cutsSevere thunderstorms have been wreaking havoc across eastern Australia this week, unleashing heavy rain, strong winds, flash flooding and giant hailstones.In some regions there were wind gusts of more than 100mph (160km/h) and strong winds...
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More than 1,000 trees have fallen in Sydney as wild weather causes problems around cityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least two people have been hit after a huge fig tree fell in Sydney's centre amid strong winds.The large tree in Hyde Park crashed to the ground...
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UK phone, broadband and pay-TV firms can no longer impose hikes linked to unknown future rates of inflationMillions of consumers will be protected from "nasty surprises” from Friday as new rules take effect that mean telecoms firms must tell people upfront – in "pounds and pence” – about any future price rises.It means mobile phone,...
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Schemes at 20 sites in England will create woodlands, wood pasture, hedgerows and orchardsSome of the schemes are relatively modest, such as orchards planted with heritage varieties of fruit and nut trees, while others are much grander, thousands of trees linking up existing patches of woodland to create nature-rich forests.Almost half a million...
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House in Dover Heights doused with red paint in what NSW premier labels a 'targeted' and 'disgusting and dangerous act of violence'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA prominent Jewish leader has said "there is an evil at work in this country” after his former home in...
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This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlleged attack in Dover Heights 'disgusting and dangerous', NSW premier saysThe NSW premier Chris Minns has labelled the alleged attack at Dover Heights overnight as a "disgusting and dangerous act of violence”. In a statement issued this morning, he said:This is a...
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Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the cityOn a crisp December morning, office workers and tourists stroll along a tree-lined stream in central Seoul, pausing on stepping stones that cross its flowing waters. It's difficult to imagine...
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Judge rules former president's passport will not be returned in case he uses it to flee abroad amid coup investigationBrazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro – who is under investigation for allegedly plotting a coup – has seen his hopes of attending Donald Trump's inauguration dashed after a judge ruled his confiscated passport would not be...
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After 15 months of war, a ceasefire deal in Gaza has been reached. In his farewell address to the nation, Joe Biden tried to convince the US public that it was just one of many successes he'd had in the White House. But is that how his time in office will be remembered? Jonathan Freedland speaks to the author Franklin Foer about Biden's...
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Actor repeatedly stabbed during 2am attack at Mumbai flat he shares with Kareena Kapoor and their two childrenSaif Ali Khan, one of Bollywood's most popular actors, is recovering in hospital after a knife became lodged in his spine during an attack by an intruder in his Mumbai home.Medical officials said Khan sustained six stab wounds in the...
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Olivier Grondeau was arrested in 2022 and has accused Iran of using him for 'political blackmail' against FranceThe mother of a French traveller detained in Iran for two years has said authorities "know he is innocent” but continue to hold him in the country's notorious Evin prison.Olivier Grondeau, 33, was arrested from his hotel room in Shiraz,...
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If Herbert Kickl becomes chancellor, Vienna will join list of disruptive member states, putting EU policies in perilWhen Austria's Freedom party (FPÖ) entered government 25 years ago, shock waves reverberated around Europe. Punitive measures were imposed, diplomatic visits cancelled and Belgium even suggested the EU could do without the Alpine...
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Police believe 27-year-old Katie Tangey's death was a case of mistaken identity as friends rally to raise funds for her familyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA popular performer, killed by fire in what police say is a case of mistaken identity, has been remembered as...
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Joint project between Guardian and city's Science and Industry Museum will open in early 2027The role transatlantic enslavement played in shaping Manchester is at the heart of a new exhibition developed in partnership by the Guardian and the city's Science and Industry Museum.The exhibition is the first time the museum, which tells the story of...
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James Clarkson, 20, hit the jackpot in first national lottery draw of 2025 but was back at work on Monday morningHis luck began on Christmas Day. After winning £120 in the Lotto Christmas Day Draw, 20-year-old James Clarkson decided to buy five lottery tickets for the first draw of 2025 – and won £7.5m.Clarkson, a trainee gas engineer from...
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Neighbours told to stay inside as police seek information on stabbing deaths of two men from same familyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men died in a brawl at a birthday party on that spilled on to the streets in Melbourne's outer south-eastern suburbs, police...
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This blog is now closed, please follow live coverage on our new liveblogKey mediator Qatar said that 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the war in the Palestinian territory.Israel earlier said it would release about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in the first stage of a Gaza truce...
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Lawyers say impeached president will not attend questioning, with investigators expected to seek warrant to extend his detentionSouth Korea's arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend a new round of questioning by investigators on Friday, his lawyer said, as authorities face an imminent deadline to obtain a warrant to extend his detention...
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Calls for central bank to reduce 'unfair' costs for consumers and stop businesses 'being gouged'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSix Labor MPs are urging the Reserve Bank to ban all surcharges for every debit transaction and dramatically reduce merchant fees for...
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The FireAid concert, scheduled to take place on 30 January, will benefit those who have been affected by California firesLady Gaga and Billie Eilish are reported to be headlining this month's benefit concert to raise money for those affected by the California wildfires.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the lineup for the FireAid benefit concert...
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Latest world report by Human Rights Watch describes country as a 'vibrant democracy … marred by some key human rights concerns'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia's "diabolical” treatment of asylum seekers and youth crime has worsened, a global human rights...
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Experts say the flood of users to the Chinese app highlights flaws in the Albanese government's social media banFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the TikTok ban looms in the United States, users have flocked to RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, a China-based app...
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Steven Spielberg, Nicolas Cage, Ron Howard and others share their respects for film-maker who died this week at 78David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78David Lynch: the great American surrealist who made experimentalism mainstreamActors and directors have been paying tribute to the director David Lynch, who died this...
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Exclusive: Guardian Australia has seen an email from the director of Australia's largest private mental health provider about the contractFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government is considering moving public psychiatry patients into private...
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Elianne Andam was stabbed to death by friend's ex-boyfriend Hassan Sentamu after dispute outside shopping centreElianne Andam was known, above all, for her caring nature. During her memorial service, her father recounted an evening when she found six snails flushed out on the pavement due to the rain. She picked up the "slimy creatures” and moved...
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Letters seen by Guardian Australia focus on alleged pickets on 26 November outside warehouses that were not then on strikeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo workers have been dismissed and Woolworths has told dozens of warehouse employees it is investigating their...
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Tribunal decision for 54-year-old Veronica Stephan-Miller suggests onus of proof should be on NDIA, not recipient, before revoking benefitsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA tribunal has questioned whether it is lawful for the National Disability Insurance Agency to...
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Duties remain unclear for the three actors, who are Trump supporters and are no strangers to controversyDonald Trump has tapped three of his longstanding celebrity supporters – Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone – to purportedly make Hollywood "stronger than ever before” as "special ambassadors” to the movie capital.The...
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Israeli prime minister's demand before expected cabinet meeting threatens to derail peace negotiationsMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has said his cabinet will not meet to vote on the ceasefire deal intended to pause the war in Gaza until "Hamas accepts all elements of the agreement”, in a move that threatens to derail...
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Anne, 53, was scammed out of hundreds of thousands after believing she was in a long-term relationship with the actorA spokesperson for Brad Pitt has addressed the viral story about a French woman who believed she was in a long-term relationship with the actor and was scammed out of €830,000 ($855,000, £700,000) by someone posing as him."It's...
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Cancer mortality has decreased overall, while racial and gender disparities in cancer rates continue to persistCertain types of cancer are on the rise among younger adults and women, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. This marks the first time since the early 1900s that cancer has been higher among women than men.The...
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Kemi Badenoch says she's sorry not sorry for the mess left by 14 years of the Tories, but offers no clue of how to dig us out of itSeeing is not always believing. Fair to say that Kemi Badenoch's time as leader of the Tory party has not got off to the best of starts. Hopeless at prime minister's questions and seemingly already out of ideas, many in...
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Palestinians describe grief and anxiety as they seek news that the ceasefire is going ahead, and airstrikes continueMiddle East crisis – live updatesAmid continuing airstrikes, bitter cold and news of delays, millions in Gaza were waiting anxiously on Thursday for confirmation that the ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Hamas and Israel was...
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Arab diplomats fear political vacuum and say PA should work in conjunction with UN relief agency UnrwaIsrael and the incoming Trump administration are being urged by Arab states to avoid a dangerous political vacuum in Gaza and allow the Palestinian Authority (PA), in conjunction with the UN Palestinian relief agency Unrwa, to oversee the...
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Relatives of some of 98 still believed held by Hamas describe being in limbo but remain 'cautiously optimistic'Middle East crisis – live updatesFamilies of hostages being held in Gaza have said delays to the ceasefire and hostage deal have left them in limbo and agony.Relatives of some of the 98 hostages still believed to be held by Hamas reacted...
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