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Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds

Barnardo’s says survey shows online abuse and harassment becoming ‘part of background noise of growing up’Nearly one in five girls in the UK receive persistent, unwanted images online, according to a poll by the charity Barnardo’s, which warned that online misogyny was becoming an everyday part of c...

Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent 3 months ago

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Wednesday briefing: ​Can the UK adapt in time to a new normal of extreme heat?

In today’s newsletter: As heatwaves intensify, ​B​ritain must confront the limits of a society built for cool​er weather, forcing policymakers, communities and households to rethink how ​w​e live, work and stay coolThe UK swelters once again. On Tuesday, temperatures surged to 35C, condemning millio...

Patrick Greenfield 3 months ago

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Quiz: Name every Conference League finalist

Crystal Palace are in Wednesday's Conference League final and are one match away from their first ever European trophy.

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The footballer setting record straight after 46 years

Roly Gregoire, Sunderland's first black player, sometimes wishes he had never played football because of the racist abuse he found too painful to talk about for 46 years.

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The footballer setting record straight after 46 years

Roly Gregoire, Sunderland's first black player, sometimes wishes he had never played football because of the racist abuse he found too painful to talk about for 46 years.

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Our best friend fell 200ft to his death on a mountain but wouldn't want us to stop hiking

Two men who watched best friend Jack Carne fall to his death off Glyder Fawr won't stop adventuring.

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Basketball-playing robot built by sixth-formers wins tech competition

A basketball-playing robot won Friends' School in Lisburn first place at the UK-wide First Tech Challenge robotics competition.

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Prosecution to open case against ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in sex abuse trial

The former MP has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape.

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Prosecution to open case against ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in sex abuse trial

The former MP has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape.

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Iceland’s foreign minister fears ‘Brexit moment’ in EU accession referendum

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir accuses opponents of fearmongering amid warnings over misinformation and AIIceland’s foreign minister has said she fears her country faces a “Brexit moment” in its looming EU referendum amid warnings over misinformation, foreign interference and AI.With just over three...

Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent 3 months ago

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Justin Stevens resigns as ABC director of news after four years in role

Managing director Hugh Marks says Stevens made ‘incredible commitment’ to broadcaster over 19 years Justin Stevens has resigned as ABC director of news after four years in the role, citing personal and professional reasons.‌ABC managing director Hugh Marks said Stevens had made an “incredible commit...

Amanda Meade 3 months ago

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Police were outgunned during Bondi beach massacre due to lack of long-arm rifles, royal commission hears

Officers were ‘placed at significant risk, being in a gunfight armed with 9mm Glocks against long-arms’, NSW police deputy commissioner saysPolice were outgunned at the Bondi massacre on 14 December, armed with 9mm Glock pistols in a gun battle against rifles, the royal commission on antisemitism an...

Ben Doherty 3 months ago

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How long will the heatwave last?

Following a day of record breaking bank holiday heat, heatwave conditions continue for many. Simon King looks at how many more days of heat you can expect.

3 months ago

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Attorney General Ken Paxton routs veteran incumbent Cornyn in Texas Senate primary

The race will help determine whether Democrats can win back control of the US Senate for the last half of the Trump presidency.

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One killed and nine missing after chemical explosion at US paper mill

Nine others were injured and another nine are missing after a tank ruptured at a paper mill in Longview, Washington.

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Tourists can be refused tap water, Italy's top court rules

The Italian Supreme Court rejected a tourist's claim that her consumer rights were breached when she was only offered €7 bottled mineral water.

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Hotel that refused to give tourist tap water acted lawfully, Italian court rules

The Italian Supreme Court rejected a tourist's claim that her consumer rights were breached when she was only offered €7 bottled mineral water.

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Storied New York food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after contentious campaign

The Park Slope Food Coop boycott vote follows tensions and rifts among members and larger communityMembers of a storied food co-operative in Brooklyn have voted to boycott about a dozen products from Israel and Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine – capping years of contentious debate over a co...

Alice Speri 3 months ago

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One person killed in latest US military strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific

Nearly 200 people killed in Trump administration’s deadly campaign as strikes draw widespread condemnationThe US military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.Video posted on social media b...

Associated Press 3 months ago

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Veteran Texas congressman Al Green beaten in Democratic primary runoff

Christian Menefee wins 18th district race after Republican gerrymandering carved up Green’s reliably Democratic seatChristian Menefee, a freshman Democratic US representative, beat veteran congressman Al Green on Tuesday in a fierce runoff that was the product of Republican gerrymandering.Last year,...

Uwa Ede-Osifo 3 months ago

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Paul Keating urges Labor to stick with capital gains tax overhaul and avoid exemptions that would hurt economy

Exclusive: Former PM says changes to tax rates are ‘so marginal that no entrepreneurial initiative is likely to be thwarted’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPaul Keating has urged Labor to stick to its guns on controvers...

Tom McIlroy Political editor 3 months ago

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‘Scum’: Trump attacks US states’ efforts to regulate prediction markets

President says federal government must retain regulatory authority as concerns grow over ‘addictive’ platformsDonald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday it was “critically important” that the federal government retain control over the multibillion-dollar prediction market industry, as he c...

Roque Planas 3 months ago

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‘Makes no sense’: experts doubt pause in US arms sale to Taiwan is due to Iran war

While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in the Gulf an unlikely causeThe Trump administration’s war against Iran should have no impact on arms sales to Taiwan, experts have said, after a US official suggested a pause in the...

Alastair McCready and Yu-chen Li in Taipei 3 months ago

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The Papers: 'Blair: Starmer has no plan for Britain' and 'The heat's still on'

Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair's essay criticising Labour and the ongoing heatwave lead the papers.

3 months ago

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