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Woman, 70, charged with murder of British expat Karen Carter in France

Public prosecutor for the region said suspect had been initially arrested shortly after the murder on 29 April last yearA 70-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of Karen Carter, the British expat found dead in south-western France last year, according to reports.According to the Dordogne...

Jamie Grierson and Kim Willsher 1 month ago

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Tories ask HMRC to investigate whether Nigel Farage owes tax on £5m gift

Party chair queries status of funds Reform leader received from crypto billionaire Christopher HarborneThe Conservatives have asked HMRC to investigate whether Nigel Farage should have paid tax on the £5m gift her received from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.The party chair, Kevin Holli...

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor 1 month ago

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Prosecutors argue D4vd had financial motivation to kill Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Details emerge about how much Interscope Records paid the singer at hearing to determine if there is probable cause for murder case to proceed to trialSinger D4vd had a multimillion-dollar recording deal, an executive at his former label testified on Wednesday, as prosecutors sought to establish the...

Uwa Ede-Osifo in Los Angeles 1 month ago

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Charles Gaines, whose book Pumping Iron helped to popularize bodybuilding, dies at 84

1974 book led to making of seminal documentary and introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to the worldCharles Gaines, the author whose book and documentary Pumping Iron helped bring professional bodybuilding into the mainstream and introduce Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world, has died. He was 84.Gaines d...

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Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports

Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán ran into traffic and killed by semi after federal officials approached him at Florida gas stationThe Mexican man who was hit and killed by a semi-truck in Florida when running away from federal immigration officials was vacationing in the US with a tourist visa, according...

José Olivares 1 month ago

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Trump’s war on Iran is unpopular and expensive. He’s perfectly OK with that

Trump’s response to the Iran war’s mounting death toll and astronomical costs? ‘It won’t have any impact on me’This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayCould it be … that Donald Trump isn’t a team player?The midterm elections are les...

Adam Gabbatt 1 month ago

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Segro board U-turns on £14bn takeover bid by US rival Prologis

UK warehouse landlord says board unanimous in recommendation to accept ‘best and final offer’ The board of the UK warehouse landlord Segro has U-turned and said it would be willing to accept a £14bn takeover by Segro’s bigger US rival, Prologis, in a deal that would be one of the largest foreign ta...

Joanna Partridge 1 month ago

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‘Our system is in dire straits’: progressive Democrats hold Medicare for All hearing

Congressional Progressive caucus say ‘healthcare should not be a privilege’ as they champions single payer systemThe Congressional Progressive caucus (CPC) held a shadow hearing on Medicare for All on Wednesday, led by Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell.The hearing comes as over half of the House De...

Michael Sainato 1 month ago

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Scottish Labour’s rivals decry ‘chancer’ Anas Sarwar for resigning to join Andy Burnham’s government

The new prime minister plans to make Sarwar, the first Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer’s resignation, a peerScottish Labour’s rivals in Holyrood have slammed Anas Sarwar’s shock decision to resign as leader to sit in Andy Burnham’s new government, calling him a “chancer” and accusing him of l...

Robyn Vinter 1 month ago

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One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide

Up to 25 tonnes of nurdles, the raw material for plastic manufacturing, have spread further than initially fearedApproximately a billion tiny plastic nurdles have entered the River Tyne after a “devastating spill”, with the pellets thought to have spread much further than first thought.Nurdles, whic...

Pippa Neill Environment reporter 1 month ago

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Thousands of immigrant children risk losing lawyers after Trump aid cuts

More than 20,000 unaccompanied children risk going to US immigration court alone after federal funding cutsThousands of immigrant children who came to the United States without being accompanied by a parent or guardian are now at imminent risk of losing the attorneys assisting on their legal cases,...

Alexandra Villarreal 1 month ago

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Mamdani says he can’t arrest Netanyahu as mayor and urges US to enforce ICC warrant

Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Israeli prime minister after saying he’s ‘not welcome’ in New York CityZohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, doubled down on his support for the international criminal court on Wednesday, a day after calling on federal authorities to execute the court’s war...

Alice Speri 1 month ago

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Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press

Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinionA political lobbying firm founded by the former electoral strategist for David Cameron and Boris Johnson secretly pays journalists to write pieces for British newspapers that are...

Peter Apps and Robert Booth 1 month ago

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France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave

Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperaturesFrance recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during its June heatwave, authorities have said, as swathes of southern Europe continue to endure another record-breaking period of extreme temper...

Jon Henley, Europe correpondent 1 month ago

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Nolan Wells’ autopsy inconclusive as family presses for answers in teen’s death

Independent exam of Black teen found cause and manner of death ‘undetermined’ as family questions timelineSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailNolan Wells’ cause of death and manner of death are both “undetermined, pending investigation”, according to an independent autopsy, announced on...

Adria R Walker 1 month ago

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AusAlert test will blast emergency warning siren over most phones in Australia on Monday. Here’s what to know

National emergency test alert will be sent to all mobile devices on 27 July, with domestic violence advocates advising how to turn off safe phonesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVirtually every phone in the country will blare an emergency siren at 2pm AEST on Monday 27 Jul...

Josh Butler 1 month ago

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Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach

The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in JuneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTop US AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI cheered when Australia announced it would set new...

Luca Ittimani 1 month ago

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How will Australia’s emergency services cope if satellites go down? With a sextant and a street directory

Military and SES personnel being taught analog communication and navigation techniques as experts warn solar flare could knock out ‘critical space infrastructure’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s emergency services and military personnel are being trained to read...

Tory Shepherd 1 month ago

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Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science

Research identifies 808,585 viral genomes belonging to what scientists estimate to be 362,802 different virusesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than a decade after the human microbiome was comprehensively mapped, scientists have now identified the vast communities of m...

Donna Lu 1 month ago

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​Andy Burnham’s ​domestic ​revolution ​could ​unobtrusively pull Britain ​closer to Europe

The new PM talks less about the continent than his predecessor, but his agenda is more closely aligned with the EU’s• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereEurope’s leaders queued up this week to welcome Andy Burnham as Britain’s seventh prime minister since the Brexit vote –...

Jon Henley 1 month ago

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Mamdani taps Lina Khan and Tony Shorris for key New York economic posts

The appointments mark a shift at the state’s powerful development agencies as the mayor reshapes his economic agendaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has named Lina Khan as the next chair of the city’s Economic Development Board (EDB) and longtime...

Marina Dunbar 1 month ago

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Salman Rushdie attacker faces US terrorism trial

Hadi Matar, already serving 25 years for attempted murder, denies federal charges that could bring a life sentenceThe man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in the eye on stage in 2022 is standing trial for a second time – this time facing terrorism charges after being found guilty of attempted murder and s...

Emma Loffhagen 1 month ago

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Venezuela’s Maduro in court for pre-trial hearing in US drug-trafficking case

Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held at Brooklyn jail and both have pleaded not guiltyNicolás Maduro returns to court with his lawyers on Wednesday and is expected to continue objecting to the US military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power and deposit...

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Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak

Outbreak has been traced to Upper East Side cooling towers, but Mamdani says source of exposure has been eliminatedA fifth person has died in New York City in connection with the legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood, according to the city’s health department.In...

Anna Betts in New York 1 month ago

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