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UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned
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UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned

Vertical Aerospace says government has given £10m backing, taking its total investment in the project to £48mBritish flying taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has said the UK government has expressed interest in buying a military variant of its aircraft as it races to gain approval for flights with pay...

Jasper Jolly in Farnborough
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Tuesday briefing: Inside Andy Burnham’s first day
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Tuesday briefing: Inside Andy Burnham’s first day

In today’s newsletter: As the new prime minister enters No 10, our journalists take you through what it was like covering his first hours in powerGood morning, and let’s abandon all conditional tenses because finally Andy Burnham is UK prime minister and, on a day of ceremony and celebration, he ple...

Libby Brooks
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UK surrogacy law ‘creaking at seams’ as demand rises sharply
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UK surrogacy law ‘creaking at seams’ as demand rises sharply

Experts urge ministers to update legislation to prevent intended parents resorting to riskier arrangements abroadSurrogates, parents and children are being failed by the UK’s archaic laws, which are “creaking at the seams” as demand for surrogacy grows rapidly, experts have said.Figures obtained by...

Rachel Hall and Jessica Murray
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Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’
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Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’

Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical promptsAI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent and unreliable guidance to voters asking which party they should back, a study suggests, often recommending the wrong party, not...

Jon Henley Europe correspondent
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Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told
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Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told

New prime minister urged to introduce 2% minimum charge on households with more than £100m in wealthA wealth tax on the UK’s super-rich households could raise £10bn a year, according to academics who urged Andy Burnham to include the measure in his plans to “make tax fairer” and pay for better publi...

Phillip Inman
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Gruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouse
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Gruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouse

Revamped Ripon attraction reopens as a more immersive experience telling ‘national story’ of poverty and welfareVisitors to one of Britain’s most complete surviving Victorian workhouses won’t have to strip and bathe in someone else’s bath water. But they might get some gruel, they can sweep the yard...

Mark Brown North of England correspondent
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Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds
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Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds

Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder•Warning: This story contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news...

Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent
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Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed every day in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in
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Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed every day in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in

Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 90 football fields’ worth of woody habitat were bulldozed in New South Wales every d...

Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent
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Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says
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Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres, the water industry has said in stark criticism of the government’s AI growth plans.Datacentres rely on large amounts of water to manage th...

Pippa Neill Environment reporter
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Five people die in attempt to save struggling swimmer in Ohio river
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Five people die in attempt to save struggling swimmer in Ohio river

Rescue crews find two women, pronounced dead at hospital, and the bodies of three men after motorist calls 911Five people have died in a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday.A motorist called 911 after spot...

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Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections
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Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections

Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will ‘build a wall’ against the oppositionNicaragua’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has said the country will hold no further elections to prevent the opposition from coming to power.The 80-year-old authoritarian leader, who has...

Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
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Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House says
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Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House says

Turmoil likely as Trump officials say Canada unfairly discriminated against US autos, alcohol and dairy productsDonald Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, White House officials said on Monday, declaring Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy pro...

Guardian staff and agencies
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Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister, to run for full Senate term
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Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister, to run for full Senate term

Interim senator appointed after Lindsey Graham’s death endorsed by Trump ‘for the Good of our Nation’Darline Graham, the South Carolina interim senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham, said she plans to run for a full Senate term after Donald Trump endorsed her last week.In an interview with S...

Shrai Popat
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Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu ‘will not be arrested’ if he visits the US
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Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu ‘will not be arrested’ if he visits the US

Israeli prime minister is subject of an arrest warrant issued by international criminal court over alleged war crimes in GazaDonald Trump has said Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, “will not be arrested” if he visits the US.His comments came days after Zohran Mamdani, the New York City...

Maya Yang in New York
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Small dog missing for weeks rescued while swimming in San Francisco Bay
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Small dog missing for weeks rescued while swimming in San Francisco Bay

A team of firefighters saved the pup from the water in a mission that utilized boats, trucks and a droneFirefighters rescued a small dog that had been missing for weeks after finding it swimming into the San Francisco Bay.The dog had gone missing over the Fourth of July weekend, according to the Men...

Roque Planas
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Andy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinet
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Andy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinet

New prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economyUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said his arrival in power will “bring back hope” to Britain as he launched his premiership with the surprise appointment of John Healey as c...

Pippa Crerar Political editor
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