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STV’s Scotland election coverage to be hit by strike action over pay
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STV’s Scotland election coverage to be hit by strike action over pay

About 120 journalists and broadcast staff expected to protest about pay freeze as STV invests in new radio stationUK politics live – latest updatesCoverage of Scotland’s election counts by STV, the commercial broadcaster, is expected to be heavily hit by strike action in an escalating dispute over...

Severin Carrell Scotland editor
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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi as multiple tornadoes reported
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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi as multiple tornadoes reported

Governor asks people to ‘pray for Mississippi’ while National Weather Service reported ‘very large and dangerous tornado’Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado tore through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds of homes, tearing up trees and downing power lines, authorities...

Associated Press
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More than 50,000 pupils expected to strike over German rearmament policy
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More than 50,000 pupils expected to strike over German rearmament policy

Organisers of nationwide protest say its aim is to stop the government turning young Germans into ‘cannon fodder’Tens of thousands of pupils across Germany are expected to boycott the classroom and take to the streets in a nationwide protest organisers say is to stop the government’s rearmament poli...

Kate Connolly in Berlin
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Starmer’s failure to demonstrate strong values ‘driving away progressive voters’
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Starmer’s failure to demonstrate strong values ‘driving away progressive voters’

Report using research from senior Blair and Clinton pollster comes as Labour braces for dismal election resultsMay elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?UK politics live – latest updatesProgressive voters have been driven away from Labour by a lack of argument and vision from...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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Kumanjayi Little Baby: Advocates say five-year-old’s death ‘should not be politicised’ as hundreds gather at vigils
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Kumanjayi Little Baby: Advocates say five-year-old’s death ‘should not be politicised’ as hundreds gather at vigils

Crowds were invited to stand in silent solidarity with the family of the Warlpiri girl who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs last weekWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe national body re...

Sarah Collard and Douglas Smith
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Reopening strait of Hormuz would have limited impact on cargo flows, says Maersk
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Reopening strait of Hormuz would have limited impact on cargo flows, says Maersk

CEO of Danish shipping group says increased costs due to higher fuel bills passed on to customersBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of the shipping company Maersk has said the reopening of the strait of Hormuz would have a “limited impact” on cargo flows, as the industry grapples with a sharp ri...

Lauren Almeida
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Woman, 28, charged after allegedly posing as 16-year-old Bronx student
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Woman, 28, charged after allegedly posing as 16-year-old Bronx student

Suspect accused of enrolling under false identity before arrest, in case echoing similar US incidentsA 28-year-old woman pretended to be age 16 and enrolled at a Bronx high school under a false identity before New York City police jailed her recently, according to officials.Kacy Claassen pleaded not...

Ramon Antonio Vargas
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Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground
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Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground

Powerful radar system is providing new data on city’s subsidence, which experts hope will draw more attention to itWalking into Mexico City’s sprawling central Zócalo is a dizzying experience. At one end of the plaza, the capital’s cathedral, with its soaring spires, slumps in one direction. An atta...

Oscar Lopez in Mexico City
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JD Sports says Iran war could hit consumer spending and raise prices
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JD Sports says Iran war could hit consumer spending and raise prices

Retail group with 4,800 stores worldwide expects drop in profits this year amid ‘muted market’Business live – latest updatesThe sports fashion retailer JD has warned that profits will fall this year amid a “muted market” hit by weaker spending by young people and concerns about the Middle East confl...

Sarah Butler
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Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’
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Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’

In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the governmentA woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has described how she was tortured by her guards.Sa...

Sarah Johnson and Mohamed Bulbul
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