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Andy Burnham urged to overhaul ‘timid and limited’ elections bill
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Andy Burnham urged to overhaul ‘timid and limited’ elections bill

Ex-minister who helped write draft calls for bolder action on voting reform, crypto donations and social mediaThe government was “timid” and “incremental” when deciding what to include in its elections bill, a former minister who helped write it has said, as she urged the incoming prime minister, An...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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England risks building new ‘death traps’ as experts warn of overheating crisis
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England risks building new ‘death traps’ as experts warn of overheating crisis

Vulnerable people more at risk as research finds only half of local authority plans require cooling strategiesEngland risks constructing a new generation of “death trap” buildings that can fatally overheat unless the government tightens standards and prioritises climate safeguards, planning experts...

Fiona Harvey Environment editor
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviewsLabour must stop “simply writing a cheque” for health and disability benefit claimants and will provide more job support instead, the work and pensions secretary has said.Pat McFadden said the gov...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
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Green-led council plans to ban cooperation with Home Office on immigration raids
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Green-led council plans to ban cooperation with Home Office on immigration raids

Exclusive: Lewisham council’s move marks first step in Greens’ plan to create a corridor of sanctuary boroughs across LondonA Green-led London council is planning to ban its officials from working with the Home Office on immigration raids, after uncovering evidence suggesting government officials wa...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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Heating oil customers to get up to £350 compensation for cancelled orders
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Heating oil customers to get up to £350 compensation for cancelled orders

Watchdog says about 1,700 people were affected during a price surge triggered by the Middle East crisisHeating oil customers whose deliveries were cancelled when the war in the Middle East caused a price surge are to receive compensation of up to £350 each following an investigation by the UK compet...

Zoe Wood
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Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins
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Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins

Officials set up traps and electric fences after 14 break-ins recored in one town in two weeks, amid fears of a repeat offenderAuthorities are searching for a bear that sneaked into the home of an elderly couple and raided their fridge amid concerns it may be behind 14 break-ins across a Japanese to...

Gavin Blair in Japan
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Liberals re-examine gender quotas in slew of proposals to make party ‘fit-for-purpose political machine’
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Liberals re-examine gender quotas in slew of proposals to make party ‘fit-for-purpose political machine’

Angus Taylor has stated his opposition, but discussion paper’s authors warn ‘if we want a different outcome, we need to be prepared to do things differently’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party is canvassin...

Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent
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Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay ministers $356,000 in defamation case
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Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay ministers $356,000 in defamation case

Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, stands by reporting, saying ministers who sued ‘imposed an extremely strained meaning on what was a solid ​story’Bloomberg News and one of its reporters have been ordered to pay S$460,000 (US$355,734) in damages after an article it published was found...

Reuters
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‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says
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‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says

Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on recordThe UK’s climatic extremes are becoming increasingly normal, a report has found, with last year the hottest on record and further “unprecedented changes” likely to break the record again soon.Data st...

Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
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MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity
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MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity

Commons health committee also recommends end to junk food advertising on billboards and public transportFast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools, and advertising for junk food on billboards and public transport should be banned to help curb obesity, MPs will say today...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires
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Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires

Fire broke out last Thursday in the southeastern province of Almería, which is home to many foreign residentsSeven Britons are among 12 foreign nationals killed in wildfires in southern Spain, authorities said.Officials said 12 of the 13 victims were foreign nationals after completing postmortem exa...

Nadeem Badshah
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US marshal shot dead serving arrest warrant in Louisiana
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US marshal shot dead serving arrest warrant in Louisiana

Clarence Frazier Jr charged with murder over killing of Drew Hanson and could face death penalty if convictedA federal agent was fatally shot while trying to help authorities capture a man who failed to show up to his sexual battery trial in Louisiana, according to the US justice department.Clarence...

Guardian staff
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