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Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis

Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime electionUkraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence minister warned the country was facing “a crisi...

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Students wait for GCSE and BTec grades as app launches for 750 schools in England

Some pupils in England will be able to see their grades on their phones from 11:00 BST on Thursday.

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Behaviour guidelines for life in UK published for asylum seekers

The nine-page booklet covers issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality.

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Is the US actually too chicken to take on China for trade?

A weak yuan guarantees Beijing massive trade surplus even as the White House tries tamp down on Chinese importsSince China offered a truce in the trade war last October following its threat to deprive the United States of rare-earth magnets, the Trump administration has been happy to stop escalating...

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Who is Trump aide Natalie Harp… and why are Democrats targeting her?

And, will Trump be forever dogged by his war with Iran?

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Who is Trump aide Natalie Harp… and why are Democrats targeting her?

And, will Trump be forever dogged by his war with Iran?

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First bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservation

Researchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinctionResearchers have lauded two giant bluefin tunas being caught off the coast of Yorkshire for the first time in more than six decades as a “success story” for marine conservation.The tunas, which were ca...

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Swimmers warned of toxic algae at newly designated Thames bathing site

People told they and their pets should keep out of river at Ham amid anger over Thames Water’s treated sewage planSwimmers are being warned not to enter the water at the first official bathing site on the River Thames, in south-west London, because of toxic blue-green algae in the water.The blue-gre...

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Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA

Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’Donald Trump nominated Dr Heidi Overton – an abortion opponent who stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines – to be commissioner of the US Food and Drug Adminis...

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Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

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Tongue takes back-to-back wickets but misses out on hat-trick

Josh Tongue removes Salman Ali Agha and Ali Usman in back-to-back balls but falls just short of the hat-trick as Khurram Shahzad hits the third delivery emphatically for four on day one of the opening Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley.

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Lindsay Clancy's trial put postpartum psychosis in the spotlight

Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.

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Tice should apologise to firefighters for ‘enjoy it’ remark on extreme heat, says Labour

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson’s comments show her party feels voters have been alienated by Reform net zero attacksRichard Tice should apologise to firefighters for his comments this week urging British people to “enjoy” this summer’s extreme heat, according to the Labour party chair.Bridget Phillip...

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81,000 warning letters sent to crypto holders in HMRC tax crackdown

According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request the number of letters sent has almost tripled since 2024.

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Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months

A 2.9% rise in inflation had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war “continues to impact prices here at home”.

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Will Andy Burnham get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas? – The Latest

The prime minister has announced a £442m plan to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. It solidifies tackling homelessness as a central policy for Andy Burnham’s government, and gives voters a measure by which to judge his success – although without a concrete target for ministers to hit....

Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Patrick Butler; produced by Bryony Moore and Annie La Vespa; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin 4 days ago

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PM unveils plan to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas

Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.

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Sacking turns former Zelenskyy loyalist into potent political opponent

Mykhailo Fedorov’s blistering critique comes at a time of growing pressure for democratic renewal in UkraineFor more than a month, demonstrators have gathered in Ivan Franko Square outside Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office. The protesters have been chanting a name – not that of Ukraine’s embattled presid...

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Israel opens up tenders for controversial West Bank settlement project

Plans to build on the so-called E1 area - east of Jerusalem - have long been internationally condemned and would in effect divide the occupied West Bank in two.

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Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far

Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.

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'Missing' athletics coach Baptiste serving prison sentence in Morocco

English athletics coach Leon Baptiste was given a 10-month prison sentence in Morocco for sexually assaulting a minor.

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Athletics coach believed missing is in jail for sexual assault

English athletics coach Leon Baptiste was given a 10-month prison sentence in Morocco for sexually assaulting a minor.

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'Missing' athletics coach jailed in Morocco for sexually assaulting minor

English athletics coach Leon Baptiste was given a 10-month prison sentence in Morocco for sexually assaulting a minor.

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Epstein client Leon Black threatened with contempt by House panel chair

Republican James Comer writes to private equity investor demanding full cooperation with investigationThe Republican chairman of the House oversight committee has threatened to hold the private equity investor Leon Black in contempt if he does not fully cooperate with the panel’s ongoing investigati...

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington 4 days ago

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