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Now we know how much tax King Charles pays, and it is very little
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Now we know how much tax King Charles pays, and it is very little

The monarch’s declaration doesn’t tell us much, except that his bill is lower than for people with much smaller fortunesThe veil of secrecy that surrounds the royal finances was nudged aside a little on Thursday to allow the release of a new piece of information. We learned for the first time how mu...

Juliette Garside
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Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes
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Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes

New member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their payAndy Burnham has said he will be donating 15% of his MP’s salary to local causes in his constituency of Makerfield.An MP’s salary currently stands at £98,599 and a number of MPs currently do...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent
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Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east
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Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east

Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress The number of deaths in France linked to the heatwave has climbed to four toddlers and more than 55 drownings, as the brutally hot conditions sweeping Europe were forecast to shif...

Ashifa Kassam in Madrid, Damian Carrington in London and Helena Smith in Athens
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Gavin Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California
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Gavin Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California

California governor calls for national tax on super-wealthy and suggests the US should own a stake in AI companiesUS politics live – latest updatesCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, called for a national “billionaires tax” on Friday as he fights a ballot measure targeting the ultra-wealthy in his...

Nick Robins-Early and agencies
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Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10
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Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10

Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Claims by a senior official in the Trump administration that British police were making thousands of “freedom of speech” arrests have been rejected by the UK government.Sarah B Rogers, wh...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent
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Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence
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Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence

Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mold – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty10 Downing Street has two things: mice and a chief mouser. For more than a decade, an officially recognized feline has kept the residence’s rodent infestation to a minimum.Over a similar p...

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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New York City will freeze rent for 1m apartments in big victory for Mamdani
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New York City will freeze rent for 1m apartments in big victory for Mamdani

City’s mayor has consistently argued that rising housing costs have made it increasingly unaffordableA New York City housing board has voted to freeze rent for approximately 1m apartments.In a major victory for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor who campaigned on a pledge to freeze rent, the Rent Guidelines...

Maya Yang
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Survivors tell of ‘brutal and fast’ Venezuela quake as hunt for survivors goes on
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Survivors tell of ‘brutal and fast’ Venezuela quake as hunt for survivors goes on

Worst incident of its kind in country for more than 125 years leaves many searching for multiple family members – and pleading for international helpScenes of destruction after deadly earthquakes in Venezuela – visual guideNearly all of Ligia Level’s family lived in a trio of apartment blocks along...

Camille Rodríguez Montilla in La Guaira, Clavel Rangel in Caracas, Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Jane Clinton
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Venezuela death toll doubles as interim president vows to save ‘as many people as possible’
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Venezuela death toll doubles as interim president vows to save ‘as many people as possible’

Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving but people are angry at official response and limited resourcesVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has vowed to fight to save “as many people as possible” as the official death toll from the country’s worst earthquake in more than a...

Clavel Rangel in Caracas and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
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OpenAI staggers AI model release after Trump administration request
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OpenAI staggers AI model release after Trump administration request

Sam Altman announces limited preview of GPT 5.6 in move that echoes launch of Anthropic’s MythosBusiness live – latest updatesOpenAI is staggering the release of its latest AI model after a request from the US government, in a move echoing the launch of Anthropic’s Mythos product.Sam Altman, the chi...

Dan Milmo Global technology editor
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Why is alcohol dangerous in a heatwave, and should I cut it out completely?
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Why is alcohol dangerous in a heatwave, and should I cut it out completely?

Those partial to a pint may be relieved to know a modest of amount of weak beer may actually be beneficialEuropean heatwave live – latest updatesAs Europe endures a record-breaking heatwave, countries are taking steps to keep people safe and prevent health services from becoming overstretched. Paris...

Ian Sample Science editor
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UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act
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UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act

Plans to protect people fall ‘far short of what is needed’, government told, as MP warns of heatwave deathsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government is facing increasingly urgent calls for action to protect people against the intensifying effects of the climate crisis, as the highest maximu...

Damian Carrington Environment editor
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State functions, offices and tourists: plans for revamped Buckingham Palace
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State functions, offices and tourists: plans for revamped Buckingham Palace

Despite £369m upgrade, King Charles will never live in palace but aides stress it will remain ‘buzzing hive’ of activityNot all modern British monarchs have viewed the prospect of moving into Buckingham Palace with unalloyed joy. So in announcing he will never live there, after the completion of its...

Caroline Davies
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Trump administration moves to restart LGBTQ+ suicide hotline it initially ended
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Trump administration moves to restart LGBTQ+ suicide hotline it initially ended

The Trevor Project non-profit that helped pioneer LGBTQ+ ‘press 3’ option for 988 hotline is being shut out as it restartsThe Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline – but the group that helped pioneer the idea...

Associated Press
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Hawaii ruling praised by US gun rights groups – are more rollbacks coming?
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Hawaii ruling praised by US gun rights groups – are more rollbacks coming?

Experts say decision presents problem for business owners – and indicates direction court’s conservatives are headingExperts say a supreme court ruling that struck down a Hawaii law banning people from carrying guns on private property without permission could present problems for business owners –...

Abené Clayton in Los Angeles
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Kent van driver praised for giving lift to armed officer chasing suspect
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Kent van driver praised for giving lift to armed officer chasing suspect

Bodycam footage captures moment motorist pulls over to help police officer and calls: ‘Get in the back’A van driver in Kent has been praised after giving a lift to an armed police officer who was chasing a suspect.Bodycam footage from the officer captured the moment the motorist pulled over to help...

Serena Richards
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