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A skier from France is also killed with manslaughter investigation to be carried out by mountain rescue policeTwo Britons are among three skiers to have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps.The pair were part of a group of five people, accompanied by an instructor, off-piste skiing in Val d'Isère, in south-east France. A French national,...
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Letter says it is clear the former US ambassador 'holds critical information' for their investigation into EpsteinPeter Mandelson has been asked to testify to the US Congress over his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Robert Garcia, ranking member of the committee on oversight and government reform, and congressman Suhas...
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German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says 'democracies have partners and allies'The US acting alone has reached the limits of its power and may already have lost its role as global leader, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, warned Donald Trump at the opening of the Munich Security Conference.Merz also disclosed he had...
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Flawed evidence by psychologist Melanie Gill was used to remove children from woman in 2019A mother who did not see her children for nearly six years after they were taken away by the family courts has been reunited with her son after the flawed evidence used in her case was overturned.An assessment by an unregulated psychologist led to...
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The Puerto Rican star's album Debí Tirar Más Fotos jumps to No 2, while the song DTMF rises to No 4Despite being one of the most streamed musicians in the world, Bad Bunny had never had a solo UK Top 10 hit – until now.The Puerto Rican musician has attracted a huge number of curious new fans – and jubilant preexisting ones – after last...
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Discipline committee decides to terminate Miles Kwan from studies because of 'multiple acts of misconduct'A Hong Kong university student who had called for accountability over a deadly fire at an apartment complex in the city has been expelled by the school for disciplinary offences.Miles Kwan, a politics student, was detained for two nights by the...
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EU's head of foreign policy claims 'Board of Peace' is vehicle for Trump with no accountability to Palestinians or UNA bitter dispute between Europe and the US over the future of Gaza has broken out into the open, with the EU's head of foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, warning that Donald Trump's "Board of Peace” was a personal vehicle for the US...
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USS Gerald R Ford will take about three weeks to sail to region, amid push for Iran to curb its nuclear ambitionsDonald Trump has ordered the world's largest aircraft carrier to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East in an effort to increase pressure on Iran amid discussions over curbing its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.The USS...
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Annexe holding 6,000 women and children is now mostly empty, raising security and humanitarian concernsMost of the foreign families of suspected Islamic State fighters have left al-Hawl camp since the Syrian government took control of the facility, prompting security and humanitarian concerns over their whereabouts.About 6,000 women and children...
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Tree has never been granted preservation order to protect it under law and prevent it from being cut downThe future of the original Bramley apple tree, which is responsible for one of the world's most popular cooking apples, is at risk now that the site where it grows has been put up for sale, campaigners have warned.The tree is situated in the...
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The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary's decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. Palestine Action was the first direct action protest group to be proscribed.The decision was widely condemned and was defied by a civil disobedience campaign, during which more than 2,000 people have been...
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Designer Stella Jean forced to paint over image of revolutionary on ski suits after being told it breached rulesWinter Olympics live – latest updatesThe designer behind the Haitian team's uniform for the 2026 Winter Olympics has said she had to redesign their ski suits for the opening ceremony after being told they did not comply with the...
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Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around cityA Beijing pastry shop visited by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on a lunar new year tour this week has been swarmed by customers hoping to get their hands on Xi-approved sweet treats.Traffic was brought to a standstill in Beijing's...
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Author says she is 'disgusted' by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apoliticalThe author Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlinale after the film festival's chief jurist said film-makers must stay out of politics.The festival got off to a shaky start on Thursday after the competition jury, led by the German...
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Roblox says it has removed account after massacre that left nine people including the shooter deadThe 18-year-old suspect in a high school shooting in British Columbia had previously created a mass shooting simulator on the gaming platform Roblox, it has been revealed.The simulator, set in what appeared to be a virtual shopping mall, allowed users...
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In Canadian town stunned by shooting perpetrated by one of its own, there is anger, but also a prevailing sense of dutyResidents of the Canadian mining town Tumbler Ridge largely agree that Tuesday 10 February began like a normal day. The cloudy haze that settled over the valley was typical. So, too, was the chill of winter.There were no hints that...
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The Victorian senator's elevation may help mitigate the effects of the party dumping its first female leader after only nine months. It also suggests the moderates still hold influenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter nine months in the political wilderness, Jane Hume has made a triumphant return to the Liberal...
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Night at the opera theme for Kors' autumn-winter collection features elegant gowns draped in opulent coatsFive years ago, Covid prevented Michael Kors celebrating 40 years as a fashion designer, so nothing was going to stop him partying when that figure reached 45. "It's crazy, I've been in fashion 45 years, but I'm only 32,” said Kors, 66.The...
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Army in turmoil after Xi Jinping placed top general under investigation for suspected corruption last monthThe CIA (the US's Central Intelligence Agency) has published a Mandarin-language recruitment video aimed at Chinese soldiers, in an apparent attempt to capitalise on the recent instability in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) after a series...
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Prosecutors' office says two museum workers, several tour guides and suspected mastermind among those detainedFrench police investigating a suspected €10m (£8.7m) ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre museum in Paris have detained nine people, including two members of staff."Based on the information available to the museum, we suspect the existence...
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Western Australia and Madagascar struck by destructive winds and rain, while Finland and Norway have coldest January since 2010Tropical Cyclone Mitchell hit the coast of Western Australia last week. It initially developed as a weak tropical low over the Northern Territory in early February, then tracked eastwards over Western Australia's Kimberley...
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Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appealJudges have humiliated ministers by insisting Palestine Action should not be banned under anti-terrorism laws in a ruling that has left thousands of its alleged supporters in legal limbo.The high court said on Friday the government's...
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All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire"It takes 60m years and about six hours to make a curling stone,” shouts Ricky English above the whine of the lathes. The operations manager at Kays Scotland is surrounded by wheels of ancient granite in varying states of refinement.It...
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This live blog is now closed.If you need a primer on what's on the agenda for the next three days, I spoke with the MSC's head of policy Nicole Koenig, the author of the European part of their security report published ahead of the meeting.I asked her what is most likely to be the focus of this year's forum, will Rubio deliver a "JD Vance 2.0”...
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Union urges Leonard Blavatnik to scrap Channel 13 deal, saying it is part of Netanyahu plan 'to capture the media'Israeli journalists have appealed to a British billionaire not to proceed with the sale of a stake in an Israeli television channel, which they warn would represent a severe blow to the independence of the country's media.Sir Leonard...
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Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia's annual carbon footprintFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has approved the expansion of a Queensland coalmine that will clear habitat for...
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Donald Day discussed extreme conspiracies with Queensland family before they killed two police officers and a neighbour at rural propertyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn American man who spent a year discussing extreme conspiracies with the Queensland family behind...
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Kremlin's repeated targeting of infrastructure has left thousands without heating, reliant on shelters and desperate home hacksNatalya Pavlovna watched her two-year-old son, Danylo, play with Lego. "We are taking a break from the cold,” she said as children made drawings inside a warm tent. Adults sipped tea and chatted while their phones...
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Destined to a perilous life with no right to an education or to vote, state recognition 'gives them hope', campaigners sayThrough the decades that the Daulatdia brothel in Bangladesh has existed, children born there have been invisible, unable to be registered because their mothers were sex workers and their fathers unknown. Now, for the first...
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Prime minister to meet mourners in mining town as families speak of their loss in one of Canada's deadliest mass shootingsCanadian prime minister Mark Carney is to join mourners in Tumbler Ridge on Friday, as authorities and relatives released details of the six children and assistant teacher killed by a shooter in the remote mining town's high...
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A sign for the northern beaches Hop, Skip and Jump bus says 'clothing must be worn over swimwear'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney's Northern Beaches council has banned bikini-clad and shirtless passengers from riding its free community bus service after receiving feedback from passengers.The Hop, Skip and Jump is a...
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Japan says vessel failed to comply with order to stop, with incident coming weeks after row with China over TaiwanAuthorities in Japan have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain in a move that is likely to inflame an ongoing diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing.The seizure, which occurred on Thursday about 105 miles (170km)...
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Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh's democracy after years of political turmoil The Bangladesh Nationalist party, led by Tarique Rahman, has won a sweeping victory in the country's first election since a gen Z uprising toppled the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina.Results from the election commission confirmed...
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Despite premier Chris Minns's objection to an inquiry, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says it is in public interest to investigate 'alleged misconduct'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn independent inquiry into reports of police brutality at a Sydney protest...
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Ley says she will step away 'completely and comprehensively from public life' after losing Liberal leadership ballot to Angus TaylorTaylor becomes opposition leader after defeating Ley in Liberal leadership ballotFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley will soon...
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Exclusive: Manufacturers tell European Commission proposed ban would cause unnecessary confusionMore than a dozen food companies have urged the European Commission not to ban the use of words such as "sausage” and "burger” for non-meat products.Companies including Linda McCarney Foods, Quorn and THIS have signed a joint letter calling on...
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Ex-PM's thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for billsA thinktank with close ties to Saudi Arabia and substantial funding from a Donald Trump ally needs to present a particularly robust analysis to earn the right to be listened to on the climate crisis. On that measure, Tony...
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Men praying were grabbed at Sydney town hall rally against Israeli president Isaac Herzog's visitFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA lack of communication between officers contributed to the violent disruption of a group of Muslim worshippers at a protest against the...
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Former shadow defence minister wins partyroom vote, ending Ley's tumultuous nine-month reign as the first female leader of the LiberalsSussan Ley to quit politics after being deposed as Liberal leader triggering contentious byelectionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news...
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Canadian authorities seized firearms from the residence approximately two years ago but later returned themPolice have said they were called on multiple occasions to the home of the teenage suspect behind one of Canada's deadliest school shootings after concerns were raised regarding mental health problems and weapons.Six people, including a...
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Much-needed supplies but no oil arrive on navy ships as Trump stokes island nation's economic crisisAs the sun came up on a flat calm Florida Straits, two ships arrived off the port of Havana: the Isla Holbox, a squat logistics ship, followed by the more aggressive looking Papaloapan, whose bow ramp gave the appearance of a large beetle.The two...
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This blog is now closedNew opposition leader Taylor wants to stop 'bad immigration' but says Liberals aren't 'One Nation lite'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo far we know that Jane Hume and Dan Tehan will run for the deputy, but there are other names that are being floated.One of those was Tim Wilson (who's often made...
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Elbridge Colby tells meeting in Brussels that US plans to reduce conventional forces in Europe but remains committed to Nato allianceThe Pentagon's policy chief, Elbridge Colby, has told European Nato defence ministers in Brussels that they need to step up their combat capabilities and take the lead in protecting their continent from the Russian...
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Protesters are enjoying greater freedom of expression since Nicolás Maduro's downfall despite lack of regime changeProtesters have taken to the streets of cities across Venezuela in the latest sign of an embryonic political shift after Nicolás Maduro's recent downfall.Student demonstrators gathered on the campus of the Central University of...
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The Bob Coveiro (the Gravedigger) Law 'recognises the emotional bond between guardians and their pets'A dog that remained beside his former owner's grave for 10 years has now given his name to a new state law allowing pets to be buried alongside their loved ones in São Paulo.The new law – already being informally referred to as the Bob Coveiro...
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Jeremy Carl, assistant secretary of state nominee, has espoused 'racist, antisemitic' views, says non-profit leaderUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump's pick for a top diplomatic post has championed "white supremacist, racist, antisemitic and homophobic views”, a former US state department official has warned.Jeremy Carl is set to go...
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Advocate general questions decision, saying reforms needed to unfreeze about €10bn have not been carried outEurope live – latest updatesThe top adviser to the EU's highest court has said it should annul a decision by the European Commission to unfreeze billions of euros of payments to Hungary that had been suspended because of serious concerns...
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Legislation is latest step in crackdown by Giorgia Meloni's far-right government on irregular migrationItaly's prime minister says her government will deploy every tool at its disposal to "guarantee the security of our borders” after approving a bill authorising naval blockades to stop boats from arriving in Italy during periods of "exceptional...
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Actor pens emotional handwritten letter to remember late Dawson's Creek co-star as show creator also shares his griefJames Van Der Beek was so much more than just DawsonJames Van Der Beek: a life in picturesKatie Holmes has shared a handwritten letter to her late Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek.The actor, who played Joey in the...
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At a press conference to open the 76th edition of the Berlin film festival, the jury president said 'cinema has an incredible power' but little influence on political decision makersVeteran director Wim Wenders has hailed the power of cinema to help heal a broken planet as he takes up the jury presidency of the Berlinale, the most politically...
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Continuing extreme weather has caused deaths of 16 people, evacuation of thousands and destruction of homesEurope live – latest updatesPortugal is under pressure to draw up plans to adapt to the climate emergency as the country continues to be lashed by an unprecedented series of storms that have killed at least 16 people and left tens of...
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South Korea's spy agency monitoring whether girl, believed to be 13, will appear at political conference this monthSouth Korea's spy agency has told lawmakers it believes the teenage daughter of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator, is close to being designated as the country's future leader, as Kim moves to extend the family dynasty to a fourth...
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Opposition leader ousted as Barbados Labour party wins all 30 seats in assemblyThe prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has won her third election victory, with her Barbados Labour party sweeping all seats in the House of Assembly, state TV reported.Mottley's BLP won all 30 seats available in the lower house of parliament, unseating the...
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Report on Islamic State says Ahmed al-Sharaa was targeted twice by IS front group that bombed Damascus churchFive separate plots to assassinate Syria's president or his senior ministers were foiled last year, the UN has said in a report on Islamic State.According to the report, the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was targeted twice, once in...
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To help combat the impact of screen-time creep, the Countdown word supremo has a few suggestionsChildren's vocabulary shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, says Susie DentChildren's vocabulary is shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, the Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent has suggested, as she urged families to read, talk and play...
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