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Child abuser who preyed on orphans housed at Christian Brothers property
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Child abuser who preyed on orphans housed at Christian Brothers property

Exclusive: Records obtained by the Guardian show property owned by Catholic order used to house at least two brothers with horrific histories of child sexual abuseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChristian Brothers properties have been used to house convicted child sexual a...

Christopher Knaus and Nino Bucci
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Online platforms will have to ban scam ads under UK proposals to tackle fraud
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Online platforms will have to ban scam ads under UK proposals to tackle fraud

Range of measures announced by regulator Ofcom under new phase of implementing Online Safety ActMajor tech platforms will be required to ban scam advertisers in the UK under new proposals to tackle online fraud.Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X and YouTube will have to block bad actors who post fraud...

Dan Milmo Global technology editor
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Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google
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Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google

Direct oversight of ‘critical third parties’ such as Oracle and Microsoft given to ensure resilient cyber-defences and help safeguard UK economyThe Bank of England has been handed powers to regulate important tech firms including Amazon and Google from next week, amid fears that system failures coul...

Kalyeena Makortoff and Dan Milmo
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Police investigating death of Ann Widdecombe
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Police investigating death of Ann Widdecombe

Death of 78-year-old former MP and TV personality was announced on Friday by her managementPolice are investigating the death of the former MP Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead at her home in Dartmoor at the age of 78.A statement from Devon and Cornwall police is expected on Friday afternoon, with...

Guardian staff
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Protests engulf Indian state after rape and murder of 11-year-old girl
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Protests engulf Indian state after rape and murder of 11-year-old girl

Innocent man lynched by mob in West Bengal as police killing of suspect further escalates tensionsProtests have engulfed the Indian state of West Bengal after the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, the subsequent lynching of an innocent man and the police killing of one of the accused.Outrage e...

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight
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Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight

Serbian man reportedly saved by wife hanging on to his legs after window shattered on journey from GreeceA passenger on a Ryanair flight was reportedly almost sucked out of a window after it shattered in mid-air during a journey from Greece.The man was said to have been sucked out of his seat into t...

Mark Sweney
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Reform Greater Manchester candidate criticised over ‘migrant rapists’ comments
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Reform Greater Manchester candidate criticised over ‘migrant rapists’ comments

Sian Astley doubles down on stance that people who vote for open borders should house ‘criminals and rapists’ who enter UKUK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform UK candidate in the Greater Manchester mayoral race has been criticised by her rivals after doubling down on comments that voters for...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent
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GMB warns Labour MPs that cap on political donations could endanger party funding
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GMB warns Labour MPs that cap on political donations could endanger party funding

Exclusive: Sources say Labour whips are calling MPs urging them to heed union’s warning and not vote for capOne of Britain’s biggest trade unions has told Labour MPs not to vote for a cap on political donations next week, saying it could endanger union funding for the party.The GMB union has written...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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Pressure mounts on Texas to address brutal heat crisis in prison cells
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Pressure mounts on Texas to address brutal heat crisis in prison cells

State hit by new wrongful death lawsuit by family of Jason Wilson, who died in ‘brutally hot, un-airconditioned’ cellTexas, the state with the largest prison population in the US, is coming under mounting legal pressure to address the ongoing crisis of brutal heat in its cells, as extreme summer tem...

Ed Pilkington
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‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive
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‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive

Critics accuse president of ‘fattening the wallets of his cronies’ as working Americans face higher energy ratesThe Trump administration has directly spent $2.7bn of taxpayer money on its crusade against wind power while pouring $1.125bn into boosting coal, which critics say is pushing up Americans’...

Dharna Noor with data visuals by Andrew Witherspoon
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Ministers plan legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies
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Ministers plan legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies

Exclusive: Move comes as allies of Andy Burnham work on proposals to take water companies into public controlMinisters are drawing up plans to set legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies as they look for ways to avoid another corporate failure such as Thames Water.Sources say Emma...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake
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French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake

Xavier Niel buys 16% through investment vehicle Vega after Emirati telecoms group sells shareholdingThe French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel has become Vodafone’s largest shareholder after buying a 16% stake for £4.4bn.On Friday, the Emirati telecoms group e&, which first took a stake worth £...

Mark Sweney
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New York City seeks to implement ban on deceptive subscription practices
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New York City seeks to implement ban on deceptive subscription practices

Rule from Mamdani administration would target streaming services, gym memberships and other recurring chargesNew York City is trying to implement a new rule that would ban companies from using deceptive subscriptions to trap customers into paying for gym memberships, streaming services and other rec...

Heather Timmons
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Completely nuts: Dutch gallery covers floor in peanut butter to honour late artist
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Completely nuts: Dutch gallery covers floor in peanut butter to honour late artist

Wim T Schippers asked that his 800lb sculpture be spread smoothly and without ‘educational purpose’A museum in Rotterdam has paid tribute to the idiosyncratic character of one of the most influential figures in the Dutch arts by spreading 800lb of peanut butter across the floor of one of its galleri...

Philip Oltermann European culture editor
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