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French prosecutors investigate racist abuse of Kylian Mbappé by Paraguayan senator
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French prosecutors investigate racist abuse of Kylian Mbappé by Paraguayan senator

Celeste Amarilla could face charges after French Football Federation complains about social media posts over World Cup matchProsecutors in France have opened an investigation into the racist attack on Kylian Mbappé by a Paraguayan senator, with officials weighing whether to demand that the senator b...

Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
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Recession off the cards but Australia faces dreary outlook, economists say
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Recession off the cards but Australia faces dreary outlook, economists say

De-escalation of war in the Middle East has lowered oil prices and eased fears of economic downturn but households are still feeling the pinchGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFears of a recession have fallen away, with economists saying that Australia is set to safely navig...

Patrick Commins Economics editor
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M&S invests in fridges that can cope with weather as hot as 45C
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M&S invests in fridges that can cope with weather as hot as 45C

Retailer admits it struggled in June heatwave and also had to order more ice-cream to keep pace with demandMarks & Spencer is investing in refrigeration equipment that can cope with weather as hot as 45C as the climate crisis is expected to drive regularly higher temperatures in the UK.“There is...

Sarah Butler
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Record wildfires in Europe show failure to adapt carries a mounting cost
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Record wildfires in Europe show failure to adapt carries a mounting cost

Scientists call for better land management alongside reduction in greenhouse gases causing the crisisWhen storm after storm battered the Mediterranean at the start of the year, drowning fields and sending water spurting from plug sockets, few people were fretting about fires.But just four months lat...

Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
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Murder investigation launched after mother and children found dead near Bedford
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Murder investigation launched after mother and children found dead near Bedford

Police appeal for information from the public and say suspect is thought to have fled the countryA murder investigation has been launched after a mother and her two children were found dead at a property near Bedford.Bedfordshire police said they believed that the suspect, who was known to the victi...

Matthew Weaver
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Curry, bagels … and AI? Londoners fight plan for huge datacentre in Brick Lane
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Curry, bagels … and AI? Londoners fight plan for huge datacentre in Brick Lane

Residents and council say creating affordable housing is more urgent than ‘high-frequency trading’ in nearby CityCampaigners in east London are opposing plans for a datacentre in Brick Lane that they say will worsen the area’s housing crisis and drive long-term residents away.The road, famed for its...

Matthew Taylor
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Italian businessman questioned over bombing at investigative reporter’s home
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Italian businessman questioned over bombing at investigative reporter’s home

Valter Lavitola suspected of planning bomb attack on Sigfrido Ranucci, for which four people have been arrestedItalian prosecutors have placed a businessman and former journalist under investigation for allegedly masterminding a bomb attack at the home of Sigfrido Ranucci, a prominent investigative...

Angela Giuffrida in Rome
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Nigel Farage quits as MP amid scrutiny over finances
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Nigel Farage quits as MP amid scrutiny over finances

Farage was under pressure over undeclared gifts, including from crypto gambler and fraudster George CottrellUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has announced he is to resign as the MP for Clacton to fight a byelection, revealing he is under a second investigation by the parliamentary stand...

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
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Act soon to change ‘unsustainable’ direction of UK debt, OBR warns
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Act soon to change ‘unsustainable’ direction of UK debt, OBR warns

Forecaster says curtailing rising costs such as health and pensions ‘are today’s challenge, not just tomorrow’s’Business live – latest updatesPolicymakers must act to prevent public debt rising unsustainably in coming decades as the population ages and defence spending rises, the government’s indepe...

Heather Stewart Economics editor
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Prince Harry loses lawsuit against Mail publisher over phone-hacking claims
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Prince Harry loses lawsuit against Mail publisher over phone-hacking claims

Duke of Sussex and other prominent figures sued Associated Newspapers alleging it sourced stories using unlawful methods• Prince Harry court case - latest updatesThe Duke of Sussex and six other prominent figures have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail over claims it sourced sto...

Michael Savage Media editor
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United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'window seats' that lack windows
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United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'window seats' that lack windows

Passengers say they paid extra for outside views but were seated beside blank cabin walls insteadA federal judge on Monday rejected United Airlines’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit ⁠by passengers who complained they paid extra money to sit in window seats – only to discover their seats ⁠had no actual windo...

Reuters
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Medicaid billing allowed to resume for Planned Parenthood after being cut off
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Medicaid billing allowed to resume for Planned Parenthood after being cut off

Defunding, mandated in Trump’s 2025 policy, has been blamed for closure of clinics as well as reduction in screenings for cancer and STDsPlanned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a yea...

Associated Press
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Belgium unites to enjoy national team’s World Cup success over USA and Trump
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Belgium unites to enjoy national team’s World Cup success over USA and Trump

Fans across Belgium watched 4-1 win in early hoursVictory ‘a real slap in the face for Trump and Infantino’Belgium fans reacted with jubilation after the national team trounced the USA in a World Cup game that was overshadowed by the controversy over Donald Trump’s lobbying to overturn the suspensio...

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
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Fresh doubt over Marine Le Pen presidential bid as court orders electronic tag
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Fresh doubt over Marine Le Pen presidential bid as court orders electronic tag

Court shortens electoral ban but custodial sentence could complicate far-right leader’s campaign hopesA French court of appeal has upheld Marine Le Pen’s ⁠conviction ⁠for embezzling European parliament funds but shortened her ban ⁠on running for elected office, potentially reopening a narrow path fo...

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
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EU rejects suspending biometric border controls despite 20 ‘difficult spots’
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EU rejects suspending biometric border controls despite 20 ‘difficult spots’

Officials admit new post-Brexit EES system is ‘not perfect’, as airports and airlines voice fears over delaysThe EU has rejected calls by airports and airlines to suspend the implementation of new fingerprinting and facial recognition border controls even though it admits there are “20 difficult spo...

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent
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