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Democrats allege Trump administration stalled US-Canada bridge opening as a favor to billionaire donor

Delay seen as move to protect interests of Matthew Moroun, the owner of nearby Ambassador Bridge and a Trump donorThe Trump administration for months blocked a $4.7bn publicly owned bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a move critics allege is a quid pro quo for a billionaire Donald Trump do...

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‘A first step to fascism’: critics denounce Trump administration replacing slavery exhibit at George Washington’s ​home

Replacement of panels with version that’s sympathetic to enslavers comes amid effort by Trump to dismantle diversity initiativesCritics say the Trump administration acted under the “cover of darkness” to replace an exhibit exploring the lives of nine enslaved people who lived at George Washington’s...

Melissa Hellmann 1 month ago

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‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39mThe teenage hackers had London’s transport network at their mercy. Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers had burrowed into the heart of Transport for London’s IT systems and...

Dan Milmo and Joe Pinner 1 month ago

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Trump to meet Darline Graham at the White House today – US politics live

President will meet new Republican senator who has taken over the seat following the death of her brother Lindsey GrahamSign up for the Breaking News US emailFriedrich Merz has warned Donald Trump’s administration against interfering in German elections after the US state department announced a sche...

Tom Ambrose 1 month ago

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First Thing: US attacks tanker in continuing Iran conflict as Tehran releases US citizen

US renews blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran attacks sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. Plus, legendary director John Waters on 60 years of screen carnageGood morning. The US has fired on an oil tanker attempting to reach Kharg Island in the strait of Hormuz as part of its blockade on Iranian ports, as...

Martin Belam 1 month ago

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Uber to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero in $14.8bn global deal

Agreement combines Uber Eats with food delivery brands in 99 countries and expands taxi service reachBusiness live – latest updatesUber has reached an agreement to take over the German takeaway company Delivery Hero in a $14.8bn (£11bn, or €12.9bn) deal that would create a global food delivery giant...

Jasper Jolly 1 month ago

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Demise of Timmy the whale inspires satirical play exploring German identity

Timmy: Hope Dies Last elevates stranded humpback into Jesus-like figure, igniting hope and grief When people in Germany organised a daring rescue mission for a humpback whale stranded on the Baltic coast in April, it briefly looked like a country stricken with political division and economic anxiety...

Philip Oltermann European culture editor 1 month ago

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‘People think you’ve got 10,000 cats’: the support group for hoarders

Many hoarders are scared to seek help but one UK housing association is taking a more empathetic approachAt one end of the table sits Tony*, who showers at his local leisure centre in Birkenhead every day. His landlord won’t fix his bathroom because of his hoarding. Then there’s Sarah*, who ended up...

Jessica Murray and Faisa Mohamed 1 month ago

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Ocado chief says he won’t be a ‘puppet master’ amid apparent succession row

Tim Steiner speaks as shares in the online grocer slide nearly 15% on plunge in pre-tax profits to £17mBusiness live – latest updatesThe co-founder and boss of Ocado has insisted he has “no intention of being a puppet master” exerting control over its staff amid an apparent boardroom row over succes...

Sarah Butler 1 month ago

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Starmer nationalises British Steel and visits Ukraine on last full day as Labour leader – UK politics live

Outgoing PM moves to cements his legacy before his replacement by Andy Burnham as party leader tomorrowArgentina’s players’ behaviour was “entirely inappropriate” when they waved a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands after their World Cup semi-final win against Englan...

Andrew Sparrow 1 month ago

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UK investigation to determine if TikTok fails to protect children from harmful content

Ofcom concerned platform’s age verification is ineffective, leaving some at risk of seeing posts about self-harm and suicideTikTok is under formal investigation over concerns it has failed to protect children from harmful content, the UK’s online regulator, Ofcom, has announced.The social media plat...

Robert Booth and Dan Milmo 1 month ago

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US strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis live

Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in TehranIran has warned it would retaliate if its infrastructure is attacked, after Trump threatened t...

Taz Ali 1 month ago

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Keir Starmer arrives in Kyiv for farewell visit as British PM – Europe live

Arrival of outgoing British leader in Ukraine comes as Zelenskyy faces outrage after removing popular defence ministerand Artem Mazhulin in KyivFedorov’s six months in office coincided with a dramatic improvement in Ukraine’s position on the battlefield. Kyiv has repeatedly hit Russian oil refiner...

Jakub Krupa 1 month ago

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British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply

Scunthorpe factory is expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensationBritish Steel has formally been taken into public ownership 15 months after the government stepped in to prevent the closure of its steelworks in Scunthorpe and the loss of 4,000 jobs.Keir St...

Jasper Jolly 1 month ago

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Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly reptile caught in bike chain

Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomousA woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake that had become entangled in her bike chain in re...

Ima Caldwell 1 month ago

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UK economy grew by 0.1% in May despite impact of Iran war

Rise in GDP follows a 0.1% decline in April, figures from the Office for National Statistics showThe UK economy grew by 0.1% in May, despite the impact of the Iran war on energy costs, official figures show.The Office for National Statistics said GDP rose, in line with economists’ forecasts, followi...

Heather Stewart Economics editor 1 month ago

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British girl, 15, stranded in Rome for six weeks due to new passport rules

The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policyA British girl was prevented from returning to her school in the UK for six weeks after a trip to see her grandmother in Italy because of the Home Office’s new rule requiring dual Br...

Lisa O’Carroll 1 month ago

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Police release images of clothes to help identify victims of alleged Sydney childcare paedophile

AFP release images of children’s clothes found on electronic devices seized as part of investigation into Hamish Tait Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA tiny dinosaur puffer jacket could lead police to more victims of a former childcare worker and alleged prolific child sex...

Australian Associated Press 1 month ago

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Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach

‘Malicious actor’ obtains sensitive data including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results in cyber-attack on Partnered HealthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians’ medical records and patient in...

Kat Wong 1 month ago

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Hundreds of refugees feared dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN

Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboardThe United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its...

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Brazil condemns US move to impose 25% tariffs next week

Trade office cites investigation of Brazilian trade practices while Marco Rubio says Lula’s policies ‘bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians’ Brazil has condemned the US decision to impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian products, after the Trump administration found a range of what it deemed unf...

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All newborns in England to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy from 2027

Campaigners hail ‘landmark moment’ in early detection and treatment of rare muscle-wasting diseaseEvery baby born in England will be screened for a rare muscle-wasting disease, starting next year, the Department of Health and Social Care announced on Thursday.Campaigners said the “landmark moment” s...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor 1 month ago

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‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business

Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old SpitalfieldsTraders at Brixton market say they are in a battle of “people over profit” after submitting a last-minute plan to stop the site being bought by a private equity firm whi...

Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent 1 month ago

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Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake

Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic riskTourists in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, are staying in illegal accommodation listed on Airbnb and Booking.com in buildings considered so seismically vulnerable they could collapse in the e...

Andrei Popoviciu in Bucharest and Carmen Aguilar García 1 month ago

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