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The Guardian · World

Campaigners hope to save mother tree of bramley apple

Appeal launched to buy Nottinghamshire cottage, where tree was planted in 19th century, and turn it into heritage centreCampaigners have launched an appeal to try to save for the nation the mother tree of perhaps the most popular cooking apple in the world.The original bramley apple tree, which grow...

Patrick Barkham 3 months ago

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BBC News · World

Rapper Kid Cudi removes British star M.I.A. from tour

British singer songwriter M.I.A will no longer be the opening act for Rebels Rage tour after disagreement with US rapper Kid Cudi.

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BBC News · World

Rapper Kid Cudi removes British star M.I.A. from tour

British singer songwriter M.I.A will no longer be the opening act for Rebels Rage tour after disagreement with US rapper Kid Cudi.

3 months ago

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UK electric car sales leap ‘could be hit by Iran war inflation and energy price rises’

BEV sales jumped nearly 60% in April, taking total electric car registrations to more than 2m, says SMMTBusiness live – latest updatesA recent jump in electric car sales in the UK is likely to be “tempered” by worries over rising inflation and energy prices caused by the Iran war, a leading industry...

Julia Kollewe 3 months ago

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Matt Damon seen in new trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan's movie, based on the Greek epic, also stars Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson.

3 months ago

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The Guardian · World

Ohio voters head to polls to select candidates for midterm elections

State expected to play major role in deciding whether Republicans maintain control of Congress in his final two yearsVoters in Ohio on Tuesday are selecting candidates ahead of November’s midterm elections. The state is expected to play a major role in deciding whether Donald Trump’s fellow Republic...

Chris Stein 3 months ago

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Peak of Eta Aquarid meteor shower to dazzle May skywatchers

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be at its best this week but will the skies be clear?

3 months ago

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The Guardian · World

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

The launch of ‘Project Freedom’ in the strait of Hormuz has brought the region back to the brink of full-scale war. Plus: The electoral battle for CongressGood morning.Donald Trump has again raised the stakes in the Gulf region with the Monday launch of “Project Freedom” to open a route through the...

Vivian Ho 3 months ago

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RFU backs Borthwick but flags multiple Six Nations failings

The Rugby Football Union demands improvement from England head coach Steve Borthwick after their worst-ever Six Nations campaign.

3 months ago

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The Guardian · World

Australians are poorer because of war on the other side of the world – Michele Bullock’s logic is hard to fault

In sobering comments, the RBA governor forecasts economic malaise due to the global fuel shock. Not recession but higher prices, lower growth and wages that don’t keep pace with inflationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs far as rallying cries go, Michele Bullock’s “we are...

Patrick Commins 3 months ago

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Counter-terror police investigating arson at disused synagogue

The fire broke out at the former East London Central Synagogue on Tuesday morning.

3 months ago

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Nine coal miners die in gas explosion in Colombia

The explosion is the latest accident in the locality of Sutatausa, the site of another deadly mine disaster in 2023.

3 months ago

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The Guardian · World

Can Indiana lawmakers win after defying the president’s vote?

Seven Republican state senators battle for re-election against candidates backed by Donald TrumpIndiana voters go to the polls today in a test of the Republican party’s staying power after the party’s state lawmakers resisted Donald Trump’s bruising campaign to pressure them into redrawing the congr...

Cate Brown 3 months ago

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The Guardian · World

Police investigate suspected arson attack at ex-synagogue in east London

Minor damage to gates is believed to have been caused by fire that CCTV shows was started deliberately, Met saysCounter-terrorism officers are investigating a suspected arson attack at a former synagogue in east London, the Metropolitan police have said.The Jewish security charity Shomrim said fire...

PA Media 3 months ago

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Pussycat Dolls cancel US leg of reunion tour after poor ticket sales

The Dolls say the decision was "heartbreaking" but add that the European shows will go ahead as planned.

3 months ago

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French broadcaster hits back at Bath's TMO criticism

French television broadcaster says the "video referee is the master of what he wants to see" in response to Bath boss Johann van Graan's TMO criticism.

3 months ago

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Foden reaches agreement over new Man City deal

England midfielder Phil Foden reaches an agreement in principle over a new four-year deal at Manchester City.

3 months ago

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‘Group is a lifesaver’: strangers buy Wetherspoon’s meals for homeless people through app

WhatsApp group has bought tens of thousands of meals for people via Facebook pageCarl used to own pubs – several of them – and a string of hotels. Then two years ago, rising costs forced him into bankruptcy. Now he sleeps on the beach in summer, and in winter sits in an all-night McDonald’s nursing...

Amelia Hill 3 months ago

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Remains of US airman missing since second world war laid to rest in Florida

Robert Cyr Jr, a US navy airman, had gone missing in 1944 when his seaplane crashed in the Segond channelThe remains of a US military aviator who went missing after his crew crashed during the second world war were recovered and identified through DNA analysis and his family recently laid him to res...

Ramon Antonio Vargas 3 months ago

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Russia launches attacks on Ukraine energy infrastructure amid truce talks – Europe live

‘Russia could cease fire at any moment, and this would stop the war,’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in sharp criticism of PutinMeanwhile, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, responded to US president Donald Trump’s latest threats on car tariffs.Blindsiding Brussels late on Friday, a...

Jakub Krupa 3 months ago

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Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills at least 26

Other fireworks manufacturers in Liuyang, in central Hunan province, ordered to halt production after deadly blastAn explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has killed at least 26 people and injured 61, prompting the halting of all firework manufacturing near the site.The blast...

Associated Press in Beijing 3 months ago

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Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Steve Reed urges MPs not to move against Keir Starmer and says most people are ‘sick and tired of all this psychodrama’Labour should not be “doomscrolling” through leaders like the Conservatives, the communities secretary, Steve Reed, has said, urging MPs not to move against Keir Starmer after the M...

Jessica Elgot and Pippa Crerar 3 months ago

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BBC News · World

Man, 25, dies after Brixton drive-by shooting

Keanu Taylor, 25, dies in hospital after shots were fired on Coldharbour Lane on Saturday.

3 months ago

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The Guardian · World

Alan Jones claims invalid warrants, police impropriety and ‘willy-nilly’ search in sex abuse investigation

Broadcaster’s lawyers say NSW police should reveal which officers accessed or downloaded material from Jones’s phoneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice stand accused of engaging in impropriety when raiding the home of former shock jock Alan Jones during a sexual assault...

Australian Associated Press 3 months ago

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