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Man who pocketed tiles from medieval priory as boy returns them 60 years later
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Man who pocketed tiles from medieval priory as boy returns them 60 years later

Simon White comes clean after finding clay pieces in toffee tin, saying he took them as souvenir from Wenlock PrioryFragments of a priory’s medieval tiled floor that spent almost 60 years stashed in a toffee tin after being pocketed by a nine-year-old boy during a family outing have finally been han...

Steven Morris
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Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK
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The Guardian · World

Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK

Exclusive: women ‘massively underrepresented’ in next week’s local and devolved elections, campaigners say Women will be massively underrepresented on ballot papers across the UK next week, campaigners say, with research revealing that almost twice as many men as women are standing as candidates acr...

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
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Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says
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The Guardian · World

Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says

Yara CEO warns of global auction that would leave poorest countries scrambling for supplies they can ill affordThe Iran war could have “dramatic consequences”, causing food shortages and price rises in some of Africa’s poorest and most vulnerable communities, the head of the world’s largest fertilis...

Lisa O’Carroll and Matthew Pearce
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Danish treatment of Greenlandic mother may be ‘ethnic discrimination’, says UN
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Danish treatment of Greenlandic mother may be ‘ethnic discrimination’, says UN

Exclusive: Letter sent to government about case of Inuit woman whose baby was removed after now-banned testThe United Nations has warned Denmark that the treatment of a Greenlandic mother whose newborn child was removed by Danish authorities as a result of controversial parenting competency tests “m...

Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
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Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
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Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby

Five-year-old’s grandfather and senior Warlpiri elder appeals for calm, saying: ‘It is time now for sorry business’• Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police say one person is facing charges and more are expected over un...

Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent
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Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has LA abuzz and church unhappy
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Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has LA abuzz and church unhappy

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viralOn any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set...

Uwa Ede-Osifo
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