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Kirsty, 11, seeks more Kirstys to help raise money for brain tumour research

Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate tooCalling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tunbridge Wells in Kent is seeking people who share her name to help raise money for research into paediatric brain tumours like the one for which she is...

Esther Addley 3 months ago

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Reform government could cause Truss-style chaos, says renewables industry

Lobbyist Tara Singh says stripping projects of subsidy contracts would undermine investor confidence in UKBritain could be beset by levels of economic chaos last seen under Liz Truss if a Reform UK government were to fulfil its promise to strip renewable energy projects of subsidy contracts, accordi...

Jillian Ambrose 3 months ago

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First Thing: Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships through strait of Hormuz

US president’s post follows flurry of mixed signals including concern Tehran had not ‘paid big enough price’. Plus, could Santa Marta climate talks mark ground zero in push to ditch fossil fuels?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has announced this mor...

Nicola Slawson 3 months ago

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Europe must face up to ‘tensions’ with Trump, Keir Starmer says

Comments at European Political Community summit come as Britain seeks to join EU’s loan scheme for UkraineUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has acknowledged that “tensions” between Donald Trump and Europe are high as he attends a summit of the European Political Community dominated by th...

Pippa Crerar Political editor 3 months ago

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At least 13 hurt in shooting at Oklahoma campground party

No arrests made, police say, and site of shooting – a heavily wooded area – is slowing search for evidence and suspectAt least 13 people were hurt in a mass shooting during a party at a campground in Oklahoma on Sunday night, authorities said.The shooting took place at Spring Creek Park on Arcadia L...

Richard Luscombe and agencies 3 months ago

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Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests

Hangings are latest wave of near-daily killings as authorities seek to instil fear in Iranian societyMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran has executed three men charged in connection with political protests this January, authorities said, the latest in a wave of hangings against the backdrop of the...

Agence France-Presse in Paris 3 months ago

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Jeremy Bamber banned from communicating with media from prison

Bamber, 65, has long used press interviews to campaign against convictions for murder of five family membersJeremy Bamber, who has served more than 40 years in prison for murdering five members of his family, has been banned from communicating with the media.Bamber was convicted in 1986 by a 10-2 ma...

Simon Hattenstone 3 months ago

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Labor extends EV tax break to encourage cheaper vehicles amid soaring fuel prices

As the cost of the scheme blows out, the government has announced the full discount will be retained for another year, after which it will only apply to EVs costing less than $75,000Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has opted to retain its electric vehicle discount in...

Patrick Commins Economics editor 3 months ago

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France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 presidential bid

The radical left leader will seek presidency for the fourth time – despite previously vowing to stand aside Jean-Luc Mélenchon, France’s radical left leader, has confirmed he will run again for president next spring, saying it was urgent for the country to stand up against war being waged by the US...

Angelique Chrisafisin Paris 3 months ago

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Reform pledges to open migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas

The Green Party has accused Reform of "making abhorrent announcements in attempts to distract voters".

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Shropshire council staff met with rising ‘abuse and intimidation’ over removal of flags

Authority says workers and councillors ‘threatened for explaining the council’s position’ as union jack and St George’s flags taken downResidents, council staff and councillors have been subject to rising “abuse, harassment and intimidation” directly linked to the removal of unauthorised flags, a lo...

Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent 3 months ago

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Golders Green MP decries ‘lack of vocal solidarity’ from liberal left for Jewish community

Sarah Sackman says response to rising antisemitic violence in UK has been ‘muted’ after stabbings in her constituencyThere has been a “lack of vocal solidarity” from parts of the liberal left in the face of rising antisemitism against the Jewish community, the Labour MP for Golders Green has said.Sa...

Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent 3 months ago

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What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' aimed to help stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz

What does the operation entail and could it lead to a resumption of hostilities?

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Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde

Officials say they will not authorise docking ‘to protect public health’ after deaths of three passengers What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?Officials in Cape Verde have said they will not allow a cruise ship believed to be harbouring an outbreak of a rare...

Ashifa Kassam 3 months ago

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Republicans split with Trump and back Haitians – to save their seats

In Ohio, where Haitians have helped revive the economy, vulnerable Republicans are reluctant to toe the Trump lineFor months Carl Ruby, a pastor at a church in Springfield, Ohio, and a prominent supporter of the city’s estimated 10,000 Haitian immigrants, had been trying to contact his local congres...

Stephen Starrin Springfield, Ohio 3 months ago

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Modi's BJP conquers Bengal, one of India's toughest political frontiers

West Bengal’s verdict could reshape not just the state’s politics, but the future trajectory of Modi’s BJP.

3 months ago

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Peter Kay bomb hoax accused removed from court

Birmingham's Utilita Arena was evacuated on Friday night with the comedian ushered off stage.

3 months ago

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Peter Kay bomb hoax accused removed from court

Birmingham's Utilita Arena was evacuated on Friday night with the comedian ushered off stage.

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Europe can rebuild rules-based international order, says Mark Carney

Canadian PM says Europe is not destined to submit to a more ‘transactional, insular and brutal world’Europe will not submit to a more “brutal world”, and can instead be the base from which a new international order can be rebuilt, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, has said.Carney was speakin...

Patrick Wintour in Yerevan 3 months ago

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GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay

Video game retailer’s CEO warns that unsolicited bid could turn hostile if it is rebuffed by resale site’s board US video games retailer GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5bn (£41bn) in an unsolicited bid that its boss warned could turn hostile if the proposal is rebuffed by eBay’s board.Game...

Kalyeena Makortoff 3 months ago

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Hearing for suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting scheduled for today – US politics live

Cole Allen remains in custody after being charged with attempting to assassinate Donald TrumpThe Trump administration is continuing to pressure the United Nations and the international aid sector more broadly to adopt trade-focused policies to benefit US firms – or face the threat of further budget...

Tom Ambrose 3 months ago

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Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land

Exclusive: Minister says proposals show government’s ambition, as it faces unprecedented pressure from GreensUK politics live – latest updatesTree nurseries could be built at prisons and military ranges could be turned into heathland or peat bogs as part of an ambitious plan to make government land...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent 3 months ago

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Shipping bosses nervous over Trump plan to guide vessels from strait of Hormuz

US president gave no details on how operation would work as Iran says it will attack any armed force entering waterwayMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US has launched an operation to “guide” ships trapped in the Gulf by the Iran war through a southern route of the strait of Hormuz, even as Tehra...

Julian Borger in Jerusalem 3 months ago

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Trump administration claims food aid fraud but critics say ‘there’s no evidence’

Agriculture secretary claims without evidence Snap recipients included owners of luxury cars The Trump administration’s attack on the 87-year-old food aid program that supports tens of millions of low-income Americans escalated last week as the agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, claimed that 14,...

Michael Sainato 3 months ago

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