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Burnham pledges to get thousands of rough sleepers off streets for Christmas – UK politics live

PM promises to mount ‘Covid-style campaign’ to get homeless people off streets in winter Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog.Andy Burnham has pledged to work to “get everyone in for Christmas” as he continues to build on his policy to end rough sleeping.We see people bedded down in doorwa...

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David Shrigley London exhibition will find the funny side of old masters

Dulwich Picture Gallery show to feature British artist’s work hung next to paintings by Dutch and Flemish greatsThe contemporary UK artist David Shrigley will apply his trademark arch humour and distinctive artistic practice “in dialogue” with old masters of Dutch and Flemish painting in a major new...

Caroline Davies 5 days ago

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Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut

Company’s robots have gained global fame via videos of them performing martial arts and as dancers for pop starsUnitree, the world’s biggest humanoid robot maker, has made a spectacular entry on to China’s stock market, with its shares surging by more than 600%.The Chinese company’s robots have gain...

Lauren Almeida 5 days ago

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Peta Murphy called for gambling reform three years ago. Her husband says Labor’s changes fall ‘well short’

The government’s gambling ad changes are expected to pass the Senate on Wednesday night or Thursday morning with the Coalition’s supportFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe husband of the late Labor MP Peta Murphy has sa...

Josh Butler 5 days ago

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Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican Dan Sullivan lead in Alaska primary for US Senate – US politics live

Incumbent Sullivan is running for third term while Peltola is fighting to flip seat and aid Democrats retake control of CongressThe Guardian’s Chris Stein has more on the Alaska primary:Dan J Sullivan is a retired schoolteacher and US Forest Service employee living in the town of Petersburg in south...

Vivian Ho 5 days ago

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Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen

Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAll sides of politics are feeling the heat from Pauline Hanson.On Tuesday, the One Nation...

Tom McIlroy 5 days ago

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SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it

Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage touristsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEngineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are on their way to a remote A...

Petra Stock 5 days ago

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UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war fuels living costs squeeze

Higher energy costs push up CPI but jobs slowdown could deter Bank of England from raising interest ratesBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation rose to 2.9% in July as the impact of the Iran war on energy prices triggered a renewed cost of living squeeze for British households.Underscoring the c...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent 5 days ago

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In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy?

President Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quartersAt their first summit, in August last year, South Korean president Lee Jae Myung told Donald Trump: “If you, Mr President, become the peacemaker, then I will assist you...

Raphael Rashid in Seoul 5 days ago

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Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears

Dallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bankThe chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW has denied he performed a factory reset on a work phone and iPad to wipe critical evidence for an investigation into allegations...

Penry Buckley 5 days ago

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UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report

Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is importedThe UK is vulnerable to food price shocks because of its dependence on imports of fruit and vegetable from countries even more exposed to the climate crisis, researchers say.Much of Britain has...

Joanna Partridge 5 days ago

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NSW judge says anti-Israel graffiti case went ‘haywire’ when vandalism was labelled antisemitic

Mohommed Farhat spray-painted slogans and torched a car in Woollahra. He pleaded guilty but supreme court judge says case appears to be a ‘miscarriage of justice’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor almost two years, Mohommed Farhat has been in prison after he pleaded guilt...

Jordyn Beazley 5 days ago

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John Irvin, British film-maker who directed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 86

The director’s BBC hit opened the door to Hollywood action films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw DealJohn Irvin, the British film-maker who directed the Bafta-winning BBC miniseries Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as well as films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw Deal,...

Sian Cain 5 days ago

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Camilla found it ‘difficult’ keeping king’s cancer diagnosis private before announcement

In video celebrating Maggie’s cancer charity, queen recalls ‘longing to let it out’ on visit to centre in 2024The queen has spoken for the first time of how difficult she found it to keep King Charles’s cancer a secret before it was announced publicly.Camilla found herself “longing to let it out” du...

Caroline Davies 5 days ago

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Tourists on pastry quest overrun scenic spot in Italian mountains

Alpine communities hit out after influencer videos draw huge queues to Friedrich August refuge in DolomitesHundreds of people overwhelmed a mountain hut in the Italian Dolomites, not for the panoramic views but in search of a creamy pastry, reigniting the debate about social-media-driven tourism.The...

Angela Giuffrida in Rome 5 days ago

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Erin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justice

Allowing jurors to stay in same hotel as police and prosecution denied Patterson a fair trial, lawyers tell Victorian court of appealLawyers for Erin Patterson argue that allowing jurors to stay in the same hotel as police and the prosecution while they deliberated over their verdicts in the triple...

Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter 5 days ago

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Trump hits pause on Canada tariffs threat, and hints at revival of Keystone XL oil pipeline project

US president delays 50% tariffs by three days, and says contentious oil project ‘may be awoken from the grave’Canada has temporarily avoided a bruising 50% US tariff, reaching a Tuesday-evening agreement with Trump administration officials hours before a hike that would have affected $20bn worth of...

Uwa Ede-Osifo 5 days ago

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First Nations MP resigns from NT parliament, accusing government of passing laws which are ‘dehumanising, oppressing and destroying’ Indigenous people

Yolngu independent Yiŋiya Guyula accused the CLP of ‘contributing to the breakdown of our culture and people, in what is becoming a slow genocide’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA First Nations MP from the Northern Terr...

Douglas Smith Indigenous affairs reporter 5 days ago

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US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks

South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise would end on 21 August at the request of the USSouth Korea’s military has confirmed that joint military drills with the US will be cut short, days after Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back the exercises.In a state...

Raphael Rashid in Seoul 5 days ago

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‘Prepare early’: bushfire authorities sound alarm for NT, NSW and Queensland

Effects of global heating in NT worsened by ‘dangerous and fire-promoting buffel grass’, expert saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFire authorities have warned large parts of the Northern Territory are facing heightened fire danger throughout spring, with above average fu...

Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent 5 days ago

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Erin Patterson appeal live: mushroom murderer challenges convictions over fatal beef wellington lunch

Victorian court of appeal to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder guilty verdicts should be quashedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJustice Peter Kidd asks Edney about what “contact” the jury had with the parties.Edney says “contact” should have a broad meani...

Adeshola Ore 5 days ago

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Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race

Nixon bested Alexander Vindman to win Democratic nomination and now faces Republican Ashley Moody in NovemberIn an upset for the Democratic establishment, progressive Angie Nixon won the party’s US Senate primary in Florida, beating former army intelligence officer Alexander Vindman.Nixon, a state r...

Richard Luscombe 5 days ago

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Trump-backed Byron Donalds wins Republican primary in race to succeed Florida governor DeSantis

Congressman had pledged to implement president’s agenda if he gained governor’s seatByron Donalds, a congressman backed by Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination for governor on Tuesday in the race to succeed Ron DeSantis.Donalds, who has represented south-west Florida since 2021, trounced thre...

Richard Luscombe in Miami 5 days ago

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Jon Ossoff condemns Trump as ‘draft-dodging, crook president’

Democratic senator intensifies White House feud after remarks about ‘Natalie’ drew ire of president and alliesDemocratic senator Jon Ossoff called Donald Trump a “draft-dodging, crook president” while defending senator Mark Kelly as a hero during a Tuesday campaign appearance in Georgia, escalating...

Cecilia Nowell 5 days ago

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