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UK house prices stall for second straight month as agents warn of summer slump

Average price of typical home little changed at £277,484 in June, says Nationwide, while housebuilder shares fallBusiness live – latest updatesUK house price growth stalled for a second consecutive month in June as rising interest rates triggered by the war in Iran hurt homebuyer demand and agents w...

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Chris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m after dog attack

Maria Aliva was left with scarring, vision loss and nerve damage following the attack in December 2020.

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Chris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m after dog attack

Maria Aliva was left with scarring, vision loss and nerve damage following the attack in December 2020.

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A trip to India left me with 38 parasites in my brain

Lowri's headaches, seizures and psychosis were due to an infection caused by pork tapeworm larvae.

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Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74

Victor Willis was the band's frontman and co-wrote most of their hit songs including YMCA.

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Starmer to take PMQs as he faces backlash over ‘poisoned chalice’ defence investment plan – UK politics live

Concerns that plan is not properly funded and will take cash from much-needed road projectsHere is Jessica Elgot’s story about the backlash over the proposed road scheme cuts that will part-fund the defence investment plan.Good morning. Yesterday Keir Starmer published the defence investment plan (D...

Andrew Sparrow 2 months ago

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Ireland set to take presidency of EU in Dublin opening ceremony – Europe live

Ireland’s tasks at helm of bloc include help navigate talks on fresh Russia sanctions, and Ukraine and Moldova accessionIreland is set to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union today at a ceremony at Dublin Castle attended by some of the EU’s top figures – and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Ze...

Jakub Krupa 2 months ago

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The Guardian · World

Call to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full

Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checksAirlines and airports have called for the new EU biometric border check system to be suspended during the peak summer holiday period,saying some flights are leaving half full and passengers are stru...

Mark Sweney 2 months ago

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RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play

Three-time Olivier winner to play general viewed through ‘urgent new lens’ of misogynoir in futuristic productionThe Royal Shakespeare Company has cast Sharon D Clarke as a black lesbian Othello in a futuristic reimagining of the play which is being billed as projecting the 400-year-old story throug...

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent 2 months ago

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‘Life-saving’ drug for people with opioid dependency to be pulled from Australia by end of year

Exclusive: Fears that US companies may withdraw more medicines as global markets react to policy changes by the Trump administrationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA “life saving” drug heavily subsidised for Australians living with opioid dependency will be pulled from the...

Melissa Davey 2 months ago

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Ministers ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan

Robert Jenrick and MP for Lincoln among those whose constituencies could be hit by cuts to road infrastructure plansThe MP for Lincoln and the Middle East minister, Hamish Falconer, and the Reform MP Robert Jenrick have voiced anger at the cancellation or delay of key transport infrastructure projec...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor 2 months ago

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Chris Mason: Starmer's defence plan leaves crunching trade‑offs for Burnham to confront

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason reflects on the fallout from the Defence Investment Plan.

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The Guardian · World

‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population

Fears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climateA “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality in the west African state following the introduction of a new penal code earlier this y...

Sarah Johnson 2 months ago

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‘Happy vowel’ is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds

Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city Pronunciation of the “happy vowel” is one of the key indicators of social class in Mancunian accents, researchers have found.A sociolinguistic study, led by Lancaster University, found that the final v...

Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent 2 months ago

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World Cup fans sweat through US 'heat dome'

As scorching heat left the US east coast baking in the middle of the World Cup, the BBC caught up with fans braving the weather to support their team.

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The Guardian · World

Friend of Thai teen allegedly murdered by Australian man went to his condo after reporting her missing

Security footage images show a friend went to Simon Peter Carman’s apartment in Pattaya, Thailand after reporting Thunchanok Donhomla missing The friend of the 17-year-old girl allegedly murdered in Thailand reported her missing to police and then visited the condo of the Australian man charged over...

Natasha Mayand Vee Intarakratug in Pattaya 2 months ago

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Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says

The Amnesty report adds to evidence of atrocities in el-Fasher, which the UN says bore the hallmarks of genocide.

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Creatives sound alarm on copyright as Pocock calls $50bn datacentre proposal ‘ultimate dirty deal’

Proposal has been put to cabinet to allow AI companies to mine content, in exchange for investment and $350m fund to compensate artists, sources sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCreatives are demanding further assuran...

Dan Jervis-Bardy and Tom McIlroy 2 months ago

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What we know about Taylor Swift's rumoured NYC wedding celebrations

The couple has been mum about their upcoming nuptials, but speculation has mounted about a multi-day celebration at Madison Square Garden.

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Families search for earthquake survivors in one of Venezuela's hardest hit areas

BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Caraballeda, La Guaira, where locals are still desperately searching for family members in the rubble.

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Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake

Video footage shows rescuers cheering as the child is pulled from rubble in La Guaira state.

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The Guardian · World

Wednesday briefing: After two powerful earthquakes, what is the reality on the ground in Venezuela?

In today’s newsletter: A country already in crisis since the removal of its leader earlier this year by the US, now has to find a way to rebuild with little state presence in evidenceThe shaking seemed to come from nowhere. In a moment captured by fishers off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, two earthqu...

Patrick Greenfield 2 months ago

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Mexico rampant at fortress Azteca - and England could be next

Mexico have won all four games and not conceded a goal at this World Cup. Their last-16 opponents must also contend with playing at the Azteca Stadium.

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Mexico rampant at fortress Azteca - and England could be next

Mexico have won all four games and not conceded a goal at this World Cup. Their last-16 opponents must also contend with playing at the Azteca Stadium.

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