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Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social care
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Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social care

PM promises lasting solution for England but Tories rule out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowingAndy Burnham has pledged to work collaboratively with other parties to find a lasting solution on social care, though the Conservatives have ruled out backing changes funded by tax rises or b...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78
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Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78

Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’Ronnie Le Drew, best known for operating the puppet Zippy on the classic children’s television programme Rainbow has died aged 78, after a short illness. The news was confirmed by the British Puppet Gu...

Martin Belam
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Spurs’ plans for new training facility in London park blocked by high court
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Spurs’ plans for new training facility in London park blocked by high court

Judge quashes Enfield council’s decision to grant planning permission for new women’s and girls’ football academyA council’s decision to allow Tottenham Hotspur Football Club to build a new training facility in a park in north London has been quashed by a judge at the high court.The campaign group G...

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Burnham brings members of Socialist Campaign Group into government
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Burnham brings members of Socialist Campaign Group into government

Appointment of three ministerial aides is first time members of Labour’s most leftwing faction have held government positionsAndy Burnham has appointed three new ministerial aides from Labour’s most leftwing faction, the first time members of the Socialist Campaign Group have been part of the govern...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash
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New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash

Salamanca City Central says it is pausing project with Realbotix as it addresses concerns including data privacyA New York school district has walked back plans to introduce a humanoid robot at its high school after the proposal sparked backlash from educators and community members.The Salamanca Cit...

Maya Yang in New York
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Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails
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Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails

Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisisDonald Trump has once again warned that the US will return to “strong military action” against Iran if diplomatic efforts do not bring a rapid resolution to the crisis in the Middle East.“We are in ver...

Patrick Wintour
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France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
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France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins

Officials talk of ‘absolutely critical’ days for firefighters before rise again from middle of the weekFirefighters in France and Spain are racing to bring huge wildfires under control before another heatwave later this week that will complicate efforts to tame the flames.Spain’s interior minister,...

Angelique Chrisafis in Bordeaux, Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
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Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago
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Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago

Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Jara in 2023, but fled from authorities in ChileMore than 50 years after the murder of the Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara, the last man wanted in connection with his death has been tracked down and brought to justice.Nelson Haase Mazzei, a retired col...

John Bartlett in Santiago
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Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months
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Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months

No one was injured and no suspects have been identified in connection to shooting near Toronto compound, police sayShots were fired near the US consulate in Toronto early on Monday but no one was injured in the second shooting near the diplomatic compound in four months.“Officers heard a firearm bei...

Agence France-Press in Montreal
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GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud while Labour aide
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GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud while Labour aide

Torbitt admits to two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his parliamentary expensesA GB News pundit has admitted fraud in relation to his parliamentary expenses when he was a Labour aide.Matthew Torbitt, a prominent political commentator who once described himself as “Britain’s f...

Geraldine McKelvie
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Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal
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Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal

Former top US health official wrote about challenging interactions with publicity-fixated Trump during CovidDiary entries released by a Republican senator in an attempt to damage Anthony Fauci also show the former top US government science adviser’s growing disillusionment with Donald Trump in the f...

Martin Pengelly
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Homeless families in London temporary housing told not to use air conditioning
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Homeless families in London temporary housing told not to use air conditioning

Exclusive: Two children reportedly taken to hospital after residents told in-built units ‘not offered as amenity’Homeless families placed in temporary accommodation in London were told they could not use the in-built air conditioning as it had “not been offered as an amenity” for them, leading to tw...

Peter Walker
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Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal
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Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal

Temperatures up to 35C forecast, triggering heat health alerts and pleas to take care in parched parks and rural areasParamedics and firefighters are braced for emergencies across the country this week after UK forecasters predicted a fourth heatwave of the year.Temperatures are forecast to reach as...

Damien Gayle
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