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Labor’s tax deal with the Greens is a crucial win – but its NDIS changes could pay the price

The victory may have dinged Labor’s chances of easily passing its significant cost-cutting reforms to the NDIS through the Senate in AugustGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government scored a crucial win on Tuesday, securing support for its tax changes through the Senat...

Josh Butler 2 months ago

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Tasmanian devils, swift parrots, black swans: the animals at risk if bird flu takes off in Australia

Federal government identifies more than 150 native and unique bird species and 10 mammal species at ‘very high risk’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 150 of Australia’s native and unique bird species have been assessed as being at “very high risk” of extinction or...

Graham Readfearn and Lisa Cox 2 months ago

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Blue passports, Big Ben and Bpoplive: the Brexit referendum anniversary quiz

Who put Theresa May’s back up on Instagram, what did Boris Johnson say about bananas and much moreIt is 10 years since the British public decided to pack up its troubles in its old kit bag, give Jacques Delors the final up yours and march off into an EU-free paradise. Opinions may differ on how that...

Martin Belam 2 months ago

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US supreme court ends lawsuit alleging Cisco helped China pursue Falun Gong

Suit ⁠alleged California-based company developed technology that allowed China to surveil members of movement⁠The US supreme court further limited the reach of a federal law used to hold corporations liable for human rights abuses committed abroad, as it issued a ruling on Tuesday ending a lawsuit b...

Reuters 2 months ago

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Hundreds of schools in England and Wales to close in heatwave

Unions say it is dangerous for schools to stay open in high temperatures Hundreds of schools across the south of England and Wales are expected to close or vary their hours this week, in an effort to combat the extreme heat and conditions labelled as dangerous by education unions.School leaders said...

Richard Adams Education editor 2 months ago

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Two people killed and child injured in northern California library shooting

Suspect in incident at Chico branch of Butte county library arrested, police say, but no known motiveTwo people were killed and a child was injured in a shooting at a northern California library on Monday evening, authorities said.A suspect in the incident at the Chico branch of the Butte county lib...

Dani Anguiano in Chico 2 months ago

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Body found in south Wales believed to be missing 14-year-old girl

Gwent police launch murder investigation as Blaenau Gwent councillor says people are ‘devastated’ by the newsPolice have launched a murder investigation after the discovery of a body believed to be a missing 14-year-old girl in south Wales.The body was found in Duffryn Park in the town of Blaina, Bl...

Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent 2 months ago

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From yoghurt to luxury sails: how to shade your home from supercharged UK heatwaves

As hot weather becomes more common, companies and homeowners are coming up with innovative ways to keep properties coolWhen graphic designer Marc Alabaster had a new set of glass doors installed at his West Sussex home eight years ago, he soon realised how they magnified the heat of the afternoon su...

Chris Baraniuk 2 months ago

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Major incident declared after bus crash in west Wales

Injuries reported as bus is said to have flipped on to its side after collision on roundabout on outskirts of KidwellyPolice have declared a major incident after a bus crash in west Wales.Dyfed-Powys police said on Tuesday afternoon there had been a collision involving a bus on a roundabout on the A...

Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent 2 months ago

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Forty drown across France in heatwave and parts of Spain above 30C at night

France has its hottest night on record, 15 Italian cities under red heat alert and UN chief says London is ‘cooking’Europe heatwave live – latest updatesForty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas across France in recent days, the prime minister has said, as people across the coun...

Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent 2 months ago

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Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure

Exclusive: Jim O’Neill, a former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says government should spend more on major projectsThe man tapped by Andy Burnham to be his chief economic adviser has called for billions of pounds more borrowing to pay for investment in infrastructure, in a sign of how Burnham may...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor 2 months ago

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Hantavirus quarantine ends for Americans held for six weeks in Nebraska

The US health department said the enforced 42-day quarantine was necessary to protect the publicEight Americans quarantined for six weeks in Nebraska after they were exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak were released on Monday, including one who accused the government of holding her against her w...

Richard Luscombe and agencies 2 months ago

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UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committeeThe British government had received intelligence that Ethiopia appeared to be supporting a genocidal militia in Sudan’s civil war as far back...

Mark Townsend 2 months ago

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Audit firm to Gupta metals empire fined and banned for ‘egregious’ failures

UK watchdog gives King & King severe reprimand for failing ‘to identify clear self-interest’ when conducting auditsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s accounting watchdog has fined and temporarily banned a tiny audit firm for “egregious” failures and “widespread deficiencies” linked to its wo...

Kalyeena Makortoff 2 months ago

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Marco Rubio to meet Gulf allies amid division over US-Iran ceasefire deal

US secretary of state to reassure UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain that his country remains committed to their securityMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesMarco Rubio, the US secretary of state, is to meet Gulf allies on Tuesday and Wednesday in an attempt to reassure them that the US remains committed t...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor 2 months ago

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Nationalist group leaders agree to stop hoisting St George’s flags in Oxfordshire

Representatives of Raise the Colours appeared in court after local council accused them of intimidating staffLeaders of the nationalist group Raise the Colours have agreed to stop hoisting England flags from lamp-posts in Oxfordshire after the local authority sought a high court injunction against t...

Matthew Weaver 2 months ago

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New Trump book’s authors detail how they pried loose White House secrets: ‘We nearly killed ourselves’

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, the reporters behind Regime Change, were up against an administration that is ‘very good at keeping secrets’They cracked the White House situation room, unearthing secrets from the heart of a secretive administration. But the reporters behind Regime Change, a block...

Martin Pengelly in Washington 2 months ago

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Hosepipe ban introduced by South East Water as heatwave causes surge in demand

Company urges customers in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire to use water only for essential purposes as temperatures soarEurope heatwave live – latest updatesA hosepipe ban has been put in place by South East Water in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire, after a surge in deman...

Farryn Stock 2 months ago

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Deadly collapse at Florida condo happened slowly over several weeks, report finds

Building had been vulnerable before it collapsed in the middle of the night, killing 98 people in 2021The deadly destruction of a Florida beachfront condominium actually started weeks before it collapsed into a pile of rubble in the middle of the night, killing 98 people in 2021 – but the building h...

Associated Press 2 months ago

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Ransom note about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance says she died, according to reports

Note reportedly said kidnappers her didn’t mean to kill mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, but she died shortly after her disappearanceA ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie – the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie – said the 84-year-old had died, CNN and other...

Associated Press 2 months ago

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Europe’s media look on in bemusement at Downing Street’s post-Brexit ‘revolving door’

Front pages across the continent reflect on Britain’s political turmoil after Starmer becomes seventh prime minister to quit since 2016Europe live – latest updatesIn Germany, Downing Street was likened to a transit station, given the regular comings and goings of different prime ministers and staff....

Michael Savage Media editor 2 months ago

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Reader Q&A: ask Rafael Behr your questions now

It’s 10 years since Brexit – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … Guardian columnist Rafael Behr will be here at 5pm to answer your questions about Burnham, Starmer, Brexit and more. Sign up here to join the discussion and post your questionsWelcome to our latest Q&A w...

Guardian moderators (now) Rafael Behr (later) 2 months ago

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Kenyan minister orders halt to construction of US Ebola facility

Decision comes after Aden Duale was held in contempt for ignoring previous high court ruling to stop work Kenya’s health minister has told a court he has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work order.Many...

Agence France-Presse in Nairobi 2 months ago

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Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds

Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolsterAmid rising concern that the artificial intelligence boom is fueling the climate crisis, a new report has found that nearly 80% of datacenters are also exposed to extreme climate hazard...

Dharna Noor 2 months ago

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