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Angela Rayner moves to protect pubs from being turned into houses or offices

Housing secretary says developers will have to prove there’s no way to save pub, as she prepares planning shakeupAll pubs will get protection from being turned into housing or offices under a shakeup of planning laws in England to be presented by Angela Rayner this week.The housing secretary will pu...

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor 1 week ago

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Soldiers praised for 'phenomenal job' helping crews tackle wildfires

About 200 members of the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment have been involved in the operation.

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Soldiers praised for 'phenomenal job' helping crews tackle wildfires

About 200 members of the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment have been involved in the operation.

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University spinout to launch water quality app for UK and US waters

Molendotech will collate data from daily tests that detect E coli and other bacteria amid reports of swimmers falling illA UK university spinout behind a rapid bacterial water testing kit is planning to launch live water quality maps, as scores of beachgoers report falling ill after swimming.Molendo...

Julia Kollewe 1 week ago

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Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP

Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in countryOne of UK’s best fossil collections sold in ‘loss to the nation’An MP has called on ministers to change export controls so that significant fossils can be classed as national treasures after one of the...

Nicola Davis Science correspondent 1 week ago

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King Charles and Prince William face £10m energy upgrade bill for estates

New rules could affect nine in 10 rental properties in duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster and at Sandringham King Charles and Prince William could be forced to spend up to £10m upgrading hundreds of rental properties on their private estates to meet planned energy-efficiency rules.The government has...

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People who fled Stourbridge fires start to return home

Many families are only just discovering the extent of damage to their homes for the first time.

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Makhachev beats Machado Garry to break UFC win record

Islam Makhachev cements his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world with a commanding victory over Ian Machado Garry.

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Three killed as Russia launches fresh aerial attacks across Ukraine

Firefighters are tackling a fire at a market in Kyiv, while Moscow reports that a warehouse was hit.

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The rapper turning council jargon into poetry

A former council worker is using poetry and spoken word to explain council policy to young people.

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Athletics medal ceremonies postponed after fraud arrest

Transport was also delayed because of the arrest, leading to crowds building up outside the venue.

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Twelve killed as Polish bus veers off Hungarian motorway

Dozens more are seriously injured after the tourist bus overturned in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools

Jared Cooney Horvath argues that educational technology undermines how children learn and developJared Cooney Horvath is on a mission. In the wake of global campaigns for smartphone bans in schools and social media restrictions for under-16s, the neuroscientist wants to raise the alarm about educati...

Sally Weale Education correspondent 1 week ago

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Bangladesh thrash Australia for historic win

Bangladesh thrash Australia by nine wickets on the fourth day of the series-opener in Darwin to complete one of Test cricket's greatest upsets.

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Bangladesh thrash Australia in one of Test cricket's greatest upsets

Bangladesh thrash Australia by nine wickets on the fourth day of the series-opener in Darwin to complete one of Test cricket's greatest upsets.

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Hawaii battles strong winds and rain as Hurricane Lala threat looms

If the storm makes landfall, it will be Hawaii's first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years.

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Gorging on bearcam: the livestream of big beasts eating that draws millions

Ahead of Fat Bear Week, avid fans are glued to the spectacle of brown bears devouring salmon at Brooks Falls in AlaskaOne of this summer’s biggest onscreen hits has had big beasts, great escapes and choppy waters, but it’s not Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – it’s a livestream of Alaskan brown bear...

Matthew Pearce 1 week ago

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‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos

Fraudsters use pictures posted on Instagram or Facebook to create emails seeking bank account detailsYou are on a short break in Porto and post some pictures of your family on Instagram or Facebook. With a small section of the Douro river in the background, you think it could have been taken anywher...

Shane Hickey 1 week ago

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How important is Community Shield to a team's season?

Premier League champions Arsenal take on FA Cup winners Manchester City in Sunday's Community Shield - but would winning suggest a successful season ahead?

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Strong favourites or tougher task - will Arsenal defend their title?

Arsenal begin this season as Premier League champions but just how difficult is it to defend the league title, and how well equipped as they for the challenge?

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New UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflation

Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout British households are facing a renewed cost of living squeeze, with official figures expected to show this week that soaring energy bills drove up inflation in July to clo...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent 1 week ago

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Japan’s defence minister heads to Australia to meet Marles in wake of melon-gate controversy

Discussions to focus on Australia’s acquisition of Mogami-class frigates as Japan plays down Albanese’s podcast commentsJapan’s defence minister will visit Canberra this week, the highest level engagement with Australia after controversy over Anthony Albanese’s comments about a gift of melons from p...

Tom McIlroy Political editor 1 week ago

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Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube

The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking waterFor centuries, the rock was seen as a warning. When it began to emerge from the Danube, beneath Gellért Hill in Budapest, it meant the river had fallen so low that floating mill...

Lorenzo Tondo in Hungary. Photographs by David Levene 1 week ago

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Rescue teams search for survivors in Indonesia after powerful earthquake

Searchers dig through collapsed buildings and debris after 7.7 magnitude quake killed at least 47 peopleRescue crews dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris in eastern Indonesia on Sunday as they searched for bodies and possible survivors a day after a powerful earthquake killed at leas...

Associated Press 1 week ago

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