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Burnham team tell ministers to delay resignations to avoid chaos

Exclusive: Allies of Labour’s Makerfield candidate concerned rapid collapse of Starmer government would increase instabilityHow quickly could Andy Burnham become the UK’s prime minister?Andy Burnham’s campaign has been forced to talk ministers out of resigning as early as this weekend to avoid Keir...

Pippa Crerar Political editor 2 months ago

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Cape Verde goalkeeper set to be reunited with his mum

Vozinha's mum has been granted a visa to travel to the US ahead of Cape Verde's next game against Uruguay.

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Cape Verde goalkeeper set to be reunited with his mum

Vozinha's mum has been granted a visa to travel to the US ahead of Cape Verde's next game against Uruguay.

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Teen accused of girl's murder expelled from school hours before her death, court hears

A teenage boy is accused of fatally stabbing nine-year-old Aria Thorpe at her Weston-super-Mare home.

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BBC announces 550 job cuts as first part of £500m savings plan

In an email to staff, the corporation laid out proposals for the initial 200 job losses in the news division.

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UN human rights experts demand release of British couple jailed in Iran

They said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman had been marked by grave irregularities.

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UN human rights experts demand release of British couple jailed in Iran

They said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman had been marked by grave irregularities.

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What's in the US-Iran agreement?

US officials have described the MoU as 'performance-based', with Iran benefitting as it complies.

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‘We had right of way’: when British fair play met Russian firepower off the Isle of Wight

Jane and Alan Kelvey’s holiday yacht met a warship in the Channel – at a tense time for Anglo-Russian relations“We actually had right of way,” said Jane Kelvey, a little crossly, though keeping it civil. “But we weren’t going to argue with a warship.”The dramatic standoff in the Channel on Tuesday m...

Emine Sinmaz and Helena Horton and Jamie Grierson and Daniel Boffey 2 months ago

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US releases text of Iran peace plan as Trump says deal averts ‘worldwide depression’

Details of 14-point MOU revealed as senior US officials claim ‘major win’ despite significant concessions to TehranMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Trump administration has released the text of its 14-point agreement with Iran, claiming it delivered a “major win” for the United States – even as...

Andrew Roth in Washington and Patrick Wintour in Évian-les-Bains 2 months ago

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Trump official declines to call January 6 an ‘attack’, describing ‘protests and such’

Don Berthiaume, Trump nominee for inspector general at justice department, pressed by senators amid confirmationDonald Trump’s nominee to serve as a top independent watchdog at the Department of Justice has refused to call the January 6 insurrection an “attack” during questioning by US senators.Don...

Rachel Leingang 2 months ago

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Ex-Nigeria oil minister cleared in UK bribery trial

Diezani Alison-Madueke had been accused of receiving bribes from oil tycoons but was found not guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.

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Ex-Nigeria oil minister cleared in UK bribery trial

Diezani Alison-Madueke had been accused of receiving bribes from oil tycoons but was found not guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.

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UK officials expect Russia to retaliate for seizure of shadow fleet oil tanker

No formal warning issued to captains or ship owners, but industry body says they are exercising greater vigilanceBritish officials believe Russia will try to retaliate for the Royal Marines’ seizure of the oil tanker Smyrtos, prompting UK ship owners to exercise greater vigilance until tensions with...

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor 2 months ago

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Taller, faster, older: How top footballers' bodies have changed over 50 years

More intense match play and advances in medicine and sports science have transformed the physiology of elite players, experts say.

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Fed holds US interest rates steady as uncertainty over Trump's Iran deal remains

The Federal Reserve held rates between 3.5% and 3.75% after Kevin Warsh's first meeting in charge of the central bank.

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Walter Parazaider, founding member of Chicago, dies aged 81

The originating member of the band with hits like If You Leave Me Now and Hard to Say I’m Sorry died after a battle with Alzheimer’s diseaseWalter Parazaider, a co-founding member of the rock band Chicago, has died at the age of 81 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.His daughter confirmed t...

Owen Myers 2 months ago

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French police authorised to use water cannon on asylum seekers in £660m deal with UK

Refugee charity says decision to let riot police use water cannon, which are banned in Great Britain, is ‘sickening’French riot police deployed in northern France under a £660m deal with the UK are authorised to use water cannon against asylum seekers, the Guardian has been told.Two specialist polic...

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor 2 months ago

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Titan sub: design flaws and company groupthink central to catastrophe, report finds

Canadian officials find structural defects in material used for hull and say firm failed to fully test ‘novel’ designCanadian safety officials have issued a damning report on the catastrophic final voyage of the Titan submersible, finding that the US company behind the expedition was overcome by “gr...

Leyland Cecco in Toronto 2 months ago

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Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady for fourth time this year

US central bank makes decision in first meeting under new chair and Trump appointee Kevin WarshThe US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for the fourth time this year after its first meeting under new chair, Kevin Warsh, a Donald Trump appointee who has taken over the central bank during...

Gaya Gupta in Washington 2 months ago

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Families of Rex Heuermann victims confront US serial killer: ‘Save a spot in hell’

Judge imposes life without parole after emotional statements at Gilgo Beach killer’s sentencingSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe families of eight women killed by Rex Heuermann spoke at the Gilgo Beach killer’s sentencing in Riverhead, New York, on Wednesday, more than three decad...

Edward Helmore 2 months ago

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Lil Nas X shares update after getting mental health care: ‘There’s less fear in my heart’

Musician says on Instagram he is ‘doing much better’ and receiving treatment and therapy after 2025 arrestThe musician Lil Nas X posted a moving video update to his Instagram on Wednesday morning. In the nearly three-minute clip, the artist – born Montero Lamar Hill – shared that he “has been in reh...

Associated Press 2 months ago

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Golden ticket: why Versailles invite is the ‘real deal’ for Trump

The US president’s opulent tastes will be well served in a palace that has hosted Putin, King Charles and JFKFor a US president who has likened himself to a king and redecorated the Oval Office with golden paint and gold ornaments, it feels like the perfect dinner venue.Donald Trump said one of the...

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris 2 months ago

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Mason: Starmer remains defiant as leadership challenge inches closer

The prime minister wants to raise the political bar for his potential challengers to clear.

2 months ago

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