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EU halves duty-free steel quota but UK and other partners given better rate
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EU halves duty-free steel quota but UK and other partners given better rate

Twelve countries with a free trade agreement with Brussels have their quota reduced by just one-thirdBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has halved the amount of duty-free steel it will accept from abroad, but has agreed to higher levels of imports for 12 trading partners including the UK.The curbs...

Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels
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Delhi launches ‘gamechanger’ ban on petrol vehicles to tackle air pollution
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Delhi launches ‘gamechanger’ ban on petrol vehicles to tackle air pollution

Government hopes to make 30% of city’s fleet electric vehicles by 2030 and build 30,000 public charging pointsThe unruly chaos of Delhi’s roads would be unrecognisable without the rickshaws and scooters that zip through India’s capital in their millions, emitting toxic fumes in their wake. But now n...

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases
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Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases

Police say there are similarities but no evidence of links between Thunchanok Donhomla’s alleged murder and two other deaths in past two years in same regionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThai police are investigating whether an Australian man charged with murdering a 17-...

Natasha May and Vee Intarakratug in Pattaya
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Europe and US on collision course over next high representative for Bosnia
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Europe and US on collision course over next high representative for Bosnia

Diplomats from around world meet in Sarajevo in second attempt to agree on top envoy, as US pushes for its choiceDiplomats from around the world are due to meet in Sarajevo on Tuesday in an attempt to resolve a deep rift between the US and Europe over a top envoy appointment that could have a powerf...

Julian Borger in Sarajevo
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Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europe’s hellish week of heat
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Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europe’s hellish week of heat

Our European environment correspondent has been reporting on the shocking heatwave that continues to scorch its way across Europe, covering everything from the lack of preparation to ways to deal with the heatPost your questions now – Ajit will be here at 1pm BST (2pm CEST) to answer themMany Europe...

Guardian moderators (now); Ajit Niranjan (later)
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Monaco parcel bomb blast severely wounds Ukrainian oligarch
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Monaco parcel bomb blast severely wounds Ukrainian oligarch

Source says Vadym Yermolaiev was one of two adults left with life-threatening injuries after apartment blast on MondayA parcel bomb blast wounded a Ukrainian oligarch and two others in Monaco on Monday in an unprecedented act that has rocked the super-safe principality.A couple and a teenager were w...

Agence France-Presse in Monaco
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How I survived the record Paris heatwave while seven months pregnant
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How I survived the record Paris heatwave while seven months pregnant

It feels as if we are being abandoned to our fate by those in power, with further extreme heat expected next weekIn the summer of 2019, I had a “fun” idea for a piece. Paris was due to experience its hottest day in history, and I proposed travelling around the city trying out its various cooling-off...

Megan Clement
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Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows
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Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows

Hospitality trade bodies’ data published as celebrity chefs and restaurateurs launch campaign for VAT cutNearly a quarter of UK pubs, bars and restaurants are losing money, according to new survey data that came as a group of celebrity chefs and business owners stepped up their campaign for a sector...

Rob Davies and Charlotte Smith
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Cost to rewire Great Britain’s electricity network could reach £90bn in 2030s
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Cost to rewire Great Britain’s electricity network could reach £90bn in 2030s

Energy system operator says sum needed to deliver clean power targets while meeting rising demand is up by 50%The cost of rewiring Great Britain’s electricity networks through the 2030s is now 50% higher than before the Labour government came to power, and could reach almost £90bn in the next decade...

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
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Unite boss to face leadership challenge amid concerns over rise of Reform
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Unite boss to face leadership challenge amid concerns over rise of Reform

Simon Dubbins to announce he has secured required number of nominations to challenge Sharon GrahamSharon Graham, the leader of the UK’s second biggest union, Unite, is to face a challenge as general secretary over claims the union is not doing enough to challenge the rise of Reform UK.Simon Dubbins,...

Matthew Taylor
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Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms
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Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms

In today’s newsletter: As the home secretary details reforms to the asylum system, a look at the challenges Labour faces – and what better story could be told about immigrationGood morning. Last night home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, set out further planned reforms to the asylum system. A new means-...

Libby Brooks
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Brompton sells stakes to Decathlon and Chinese Labubu backer
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Brompton sells stakes to Decathlon and Chinese Labubu backer

British bike maker says cycling market is recovering from sales slump and investments will add new expertiseThe French sports gear retailer Decathlon and a Chinese investment group that was an early backer of Labubu soft toys have bought stakes in the British folding bike maker Brompton, as its boss...

Sarah Butler
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School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says
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School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says

Outright bans may have unintended negative consequences for young people, University College London report warnsSchool smartphone bans are “overly simplistic” and are not supported by young people who regard them as “punitive” rather than helpful, according to research by University College London.T...

Sally Weale Education correspondent
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Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud
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Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud

Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising China’s Communist party, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money launderingA US federal court has sentenced exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of people out of more than $...

Alastair McCready in Taipei
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Director sentenced to more than two years for defrauding Netflix out of $11m
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Director sentenced to more than two years for defrauding Netflix out of $11m

Carl Rinsch requested $11m for never-finished sci-fi series but diverted money to personal account, prosecutors saidHollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to two-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11m for a never-finished sci-fi series....

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