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Andy Burnham says ‘nothing off table’ in case of Rochdale grooming gang leader
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Andy Burnham says ‘nothing off table’ in case of Rochdale grooming gang leader

Labour leader-in-waiting wants to close loophole preventing deportation of sex offenderAndy Burnham will explore “all possible options”, if he becomes prime minister, to close a legal loophole that prevented the deportation of a “vile” Rochdale grooming gang leader.In his first significant intervent...

Josh Halliday and Hannah Al-Othman
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England has just had its hottest June on record, Met Office data shows
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England has just had its hottest June on record, Met Office data shows

Chief scientist says dangerous heatwaves, which are getting more likely, ‘bring home the implications of climate change’The month of June was the hottest in England on record, driven by a searing heatwave in the final days of the month, which for the first time had red heat alerts for three days, ac...

Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
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Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access
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Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access

Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British MuseumPeople keen to see the Bayeux tapestry faced online queues of up to nine hours when tickets went on sale for the first time on Wednesday morning.The British Museum, which is hosting the wool-...

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
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At least 3.3m people were victims of Dutch enslavement, research claims
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At least 3.3m people were victims of Dutch enslavement, research claims

Figure is more than five times the widely used 600,000 figure widely cited in apologies by king and politiciansAt least 3.3 million people were enslaved in the Netherlands during the transatlantic slave trade, research claims – more than five times the 600,000 figure widely used in history books and...

Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent
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Venezuelan police officers arrested over alleged looting after earthquakes
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Venezuelan police officers arrested over alleged looting after earthquakes

Anger at authorities and government grows as local people, volunteers and rescue teams continue search for survivors Four Venezuelan police officers have been arrested and are facing dismissal after being accused of looting cash from the rubble of a building that collapsed during last week’s devasta...

Tom Phillips in Caracas, Sam Jones and agencies
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Canada to ​join Eurovision song contest from 2027
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Canada to ​join Eurovision song contest from 2027

Country is first to join since Australia in 2015 as event director says it ‘continues to welcome the world’Canada will ​join the Eurovision song contest in 2027, becoming the first new ⁠participant since Australia in 2015, organisers have announced.Participation is not limited to countries in geogra...

Guardian staff and agencies
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