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Former boss of Italian motorways sentenced to 12 years over Genoa bridge tragedy

Giovanni Castellucci among 32 people convicted over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse, which killed 43Thirty-two people, including the former chief executive of Italy’s motorway operator, have been convicted over the 2018 collapse of a Genoa bridge in which 43 people died.In a hushed courtroom on Thu...

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and agencies 1 month ago

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Inquest reopened into death of 14-year-old boy after ‘TikTok blackout challenge’

Landmark high court ruling calls for fresh inquiry into Jools Sweeney’s death to allow for previously omitted social media evidenceThe inquest into the death of a 14-year-old boy, whose mother believes he died after a TikTok challenge gone wrong, is to be reopened in a landmark ruling by the high co...

Priya Bharadia 1 month ago

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Mother guilty over baby's hairdryer burns death

Courtney Gartshore, 28, denied culpable homicide of her three-month-old daughter Dahlia-Rose.

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What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impact

Wildfires in Ontario have blanketed US and Canadian cities with dangerous smoke.

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Life-threatening flash flooding takes hold of central Texas as storms ravage region

Flash flood emergencies were issued on Thursday for parts of Kerr and Uvalde counties and Texas Hill CountrySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email “Life threatening” flooding has taken hold in south-central Texas, where up to 20in of rain have already fallen in some areas – just one year...

Coral Murphy Marcos 1 month ago

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Burnham planning summer tour of UK in early weeks as PM

Described as a "listening tour of the UK", Burnham will travel across the country in August while MPs break for the summer.

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Couples free to marry at the beach or the pub under new plans

The government says it wants to update "outdated" marriage laws to give couples in England and Wales more choice.

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What next for England? How does Tuchel fix key problems for Euro 2028?

The manner of England's World Cup exit was meek, and Thomas Tuchel must now find a way to fix those problems as focus will soon turn to qualifying for Euro 2028.

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What next for England? How does Tuchel fix key problems for Euro 2028?

The manner of England's World Cup exit was meek, and Thomas Tuchel must now find a way to fix those problems as focus will soon turn to qualifying for Euro 2028.

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What next for England? How does Tuchel fix key problems for Euro 2028?

The manner of England's World Cup exit was meek, and Thomas Tuchel must now find a way to fix those problems as focus will soon turn to qualifying for Euro 2028.

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Uncle of Ann Widdecombe suspect says he 'nearly fell to floor' over arrest

The uncle of a man being held on suspicion of murder tells the BBC his legs "went like jelly" when he heard his nephew had been arrested.

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Man killed woman asleep with her baby, court told

Daniel Sean James, 46, is accused of killing Kirandeep Kaur in her home and stabbing another man.

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Drugmaker Merck announces approval of new cholesterol-fighting drug

Lipfendra can be taken in conjunction with or an alternative to statins, the most prescribed medication in the USSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The drug giant Merck on Thursday announced it had received FDA approval for a daily pill that can be an alternative to statins for treati...

Aram Roston 1 month ago

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UK aid cuts ‘reduce bilateral support to some African countries by 90%’

Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral support the UK will give to some African countries, Foreign Office figures show.The department’s annual...

Heather Stewart 1 month ago

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Keir Starmer makes Sadiq Khan a peer in the House of Lords

Appointment by the outgoing prime minister potentially opens door for London mayor to join Burnham cabinetUK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan has been given a peerage by Keir Starmer just days before the prime minister stands down, potentially opening the door to one of Labour’s most high-pr...

Pippa Crerar Political editor 1 month ago

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Zelenskyy defends sacking Ukraine’s defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov

President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leadersEurope live – latest updatesUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has defended his decision to dismiss the country’s popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and confirmed...

Luke Harding in Kyiv 1 month ago

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Andrew Marr on Burnham's Plan For Number 10

What will Andy Burnham do when he becomes Prime Minister?

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Andrew Marr on Burnham's Plan For Number 10

What will Andy Burnham do when he becomes Prime Minister?

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Nearly one in five World Cup matches reached heat levels players’ union warns against

Guardian analysis finds 19% of games reached heat levels warranting delays, as Fifa defends its player safeguardsThe climate crisis has come for football.During this year’s World Cup, nearly one in five of the tournament’s 100-plus matches took place in levels of heat and humidity that a football pl...

Dharna Noor and Seán Clarke 1 month ago

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Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco

Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years agoGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDaily smoking rates have fallen to a historic low and are tracking well ahead of national targets, while vaping rates have stabilis...

Melissa Davey Medical editor 1 month ago

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‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says

Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarmGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe El Niño climate phenomenon linked to record global temperatures and now locked in pla...

Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent 1 month ago

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Target of Monaco bomb blames attack on Ukrainian spy agency

Vadym Iermolaiev says military intelligence officers were behind assassination attempt that seriously wounded his wife and childEurope live – latest updatesThe Ukrainian businessman who survived an assassination attempt in Monaco has accused Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of organising the a...

Pjotr Sauer 1 month ago

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Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species

New monkey species hailed as 'amazing discovery' by conservationist.

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Air quality plummets in 20 states as smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads across the US

Millions of Americans face air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York as authorities urge people to stay indoorsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Smoke from wildfires burning in south-central Canada and parts of Minnesota is spreading across the US, prompting air quality alerts in...

Anna Betts in New York 1 month ago

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