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What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?

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What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?

BBC Verify has spoken to experts and analysed satellite imagery to piece together what we know about the site, and the potential impact of a US strike.

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‘Proteinmaxxing’ could lead to higher prices for infant formula, say experts

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The Guardian · World

‘Proteinmaxxing’ could lead to higher prices for infant formula, say experts

Whey protein, a key infant formula ingredient, is in growing demand, partly linked to rising use of weight-loss drugsThe rise of “proteinmaxxing” – a trend in which consumers try to eat as much protein as possible – could lead to higher prices for infant formula, experts warn.Whey protein, a key ing...

Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent 1 month ago

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The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?

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The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?

The double assassination of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone awayIt was a warm evening in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol last year when two Scottish men met a violent end.The punters of Monaghans seafront bar had b...

Robyn Vinter 1 month ago

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Noma restaurant prepares to reopen under new leadership after abuse allegations

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Noma restaurant prepares to reopen under new leadership after abuse allegations

World-class venue puts renewed focus on staff wellbeing under new head chef after René Redzepi stepped down and apologised for his behaviourThe Copenhagen restaurant Noma – often ranked among the world’s best – is preparing to reopen next week under new leadership for the first time since its star c...

Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent 1 month ago

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Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least nine, Ukraine officials say

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Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least nine, Ukraine officials say

The attack comes as Moscow escalates deadly ballistic missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

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‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

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‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

Exhausted firefighters wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the air. At tables laid out in the shrinking shade on the desiccated grass an...

Jason Burke in Le Porge 1 month ago

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‘Who could have done this?’ Mystery over Briton found dead in a suitcase in Athens

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‘Who could have done this?’ Mystery over Briton found dead in a suitcase in Athens

Greek police throw entire homicide division at trying to explain fate of 38-year-old Elisabeth-Jane RossTwo worlds separated by sheets of corrugated iron: one, a tree-lined road, bordered by a park and the home of Greece’s oldest sports club; the other a wasteland of derelict buildings and graffiti-...

Helena Smith in Athens 1 month ago

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ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

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ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem servicesA senior policymaker at the European Central Bank has said the climate emergency and the breakdown of nature poses a dramatically growing risk to the global economy.Frank Elderson, a...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent 1 month ago

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Singapore bans Massive Attack for showing Palestinian flag, breaching ban on foreign emblems

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Singapore bans Massive Attack for showing Palestinian flag, breaching ban on foreign emblems

Two members given ‘stern warnings’ after concert and barred from returning, with band also excluded from performing in Singapore again, say authoritiesBritish trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from performing in Singapore after an investigation found two members unfurled a Palestinian fla...

Agence France-Presse in Singapore 1 month ago

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The Papers: 'Spanish border crisis' and 'iron chancellor'

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The Papers: 'Spanish border crisis' and 'iron chancellor'

The crossing of 60,000 migrants into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco is featured prominently across Saturday's papers.

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The Papers: 'Spanish border crisis' and 'iron chancellor'

The crossing of 60,000 migrants into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco is featured prominently across Saturday's papers.

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Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least four, Ukraine officials say

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Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least four, Ukraine officials say

The attack comes as Russia escalates deadly ballistic missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

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Petrol prices on track to top $2 a litre as Bowen sounds death knell for fuel excise relief

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Petrol prices on track to top $2 a litre as Bowen sounds death knell for fuel excise relief

Petrol now costs more than $1.90 a litre in every capital city, with diesel expected to exceed $2.40 a litrePetrol prices could surpass $2 a litre and diesel $2.40 in coming days, after the government’s 16-cent discount ends on Sunday.The 32-cent per litre reduction in fuel excise, introduced in Mar...

Luca Ittimani 1 month ago

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CPS to target assets of jailed funeral director

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CPS to target assets of jailed funeral director

As Robert Bush starts a 20-year prison sentence, prosecutors want to claw back the money he stole.

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I was working to survive and I wasn't paid

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I was working to survive and I wasn't paid

Sonia Garcia Monuz is among ex-catering firm employees who claim they are owed unpaid wages.

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Former workers fight for wages they say they're owed: 'It makes me sick'

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Former workers fight for wages they say they're owed: 'It makes me sick'

Sonia Garcia Monuz is among ex-catering firm employees who claim they are owed unpaid wages.

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Victims of disgraced funeral boss demand industry regulation

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Victims of disgraced funeral boss demand industry regulation

Campaigners say "full statutory regulation" must be brought in following Legacy funerals scandal.

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Victims of disgraced funeral boss demand industry regulation

Campaigners say "full statutory regulation" must be brought in following Legacy funerals scandal.

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Victims of disgraced funeral boss demand industry regulation

Campaigners say "full statutory regulation" must be brought in following Legacy funerals scandal.

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Bessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5-10bn of Japanese yen

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Bessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5-10bn of Japanese yen

Treasury secretary’s notepad, photographed by Reuters on Friday morning, prompts questions over US plansDuring a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, the US treasury secretary Scott Bessent carelessly revealed plans for the US to buy $5-$10bn ⁠in Japanese yen in a scribbled “to do” list left vis...

Robert Mackey and agencies 1 month ago

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