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Gen Z earning more than millennials did at the same age, says thinktank
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Gen Z earning more than millennials did at the same age, says thinktank

At age 24, workers born in the late 1990s are paid more than any cohort since those born in the 1950sGen Z’s early careers are more financially rewarding than those of millennials, research suggests.Those typically born between 1997 to 2012 are experiencing a mini-rebound in pay packets, according t...

Simon Goodley
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Top officer says anti-racism guidance has fuelled myth of two-tier policing
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Top officer says anti-racism guidance has fuelled myth of two-tier policing

Head of Greater Manchester force refutes claims of anti-white bias but says he understands where it comes fromPolicing in Britain has “adopted the language of activism” and official guidance has “over-corrected” to combat accusations of racism, one of the UK’s most senior officers has said.Sir Steph...

Josh Halliday North of England editor
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Thousands of staff at Czech public broadcasters strike over funding plans
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Thousands of staff at Czech public broadcasters strike over funding plans

Industrial action is biggest escalation yet in months-long dispute with populist government of Andrej BabišThousands of public service media employees in Czechia are holding a 24-hour strike after the government of the billionaire prime minister, Andrej Babiš, pushed ahead with controversial plans t...

Anna Koslerova in Prague
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From mobile jungles to shadow art: how Dutch people try to beat the heat
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From mobile jungles to shadow art: how Dutch people try to beat the heat

A national heatwave plan has been activated to help people stay cool during the Netherlands’ increasingly hot summersHouseholds in Amsterdam are being urged to hang their curtains outside their windows as health experts recommend simple hacks to moderate the heatwave rolling across the Netherlands,...

Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
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At least seven people killed in Chicago shootings as Trump renews military call
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At least seven people killed in Chicago shootings as Trump renews military call

Mayor says ‘violence has no place in our city’ as president criticizes governor for not accepting national guard troops At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in several shootings in Chicago since Friday, police said, with Donald Trump once again calling for military intervention...

Gloria Oladipo
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UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows
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UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows

Two-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationalsTaxpayers want the UK to increase levies on giant global technology companies such as Facebook owner Meta, Google and Amazon, a survey of Britons’ attitudes on corporate taxes suggests.The polling released on...

Simon Goodley
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Planes were just 300ft apart in Boston airport near miss, expert says
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Planes were just 300ft apart in Boston airport near miss, expert says

FAA investigating incident involving Delta and American jets that forced Delta plane to abort landing attemptA Delta jet was roughly 300ft (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviatio...

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Wowcher apologises for email referencing toddler crocodile attack
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Wowcher apologises for email referencing toddler crocodile attack

Company ‘extremely sorry’ for ‘unacceptable’ email urging customers to ‘Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid!’The discount voucher website Wowcher has apologised after appearing to make reference to a crocodile attack on a toddler at a zoo in an email promoting its offers.A spokes...

Harry Taylor
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Utah wildfire forces evacuation of small town as extreme heat roasts US west
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Utah wildfire forces evacuation of small town as extreme heat roasts US west

Town of Eureka evacuated due to risk from Iron fire as officials forecast more hot weather in week aheadExtreme heat and dry, windy conditions are fueling multiple wildfires across the US west, including a massive blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town, with hot weather in the fore...

Guardian staff and agencies
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Trump faces fresh bipartisan criticism on Iran deal as Vance hails peace talks
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Trump faces fresh bipartisan criticism on Iran deal as Vance hails peace talks

Objections comes as Trump threatens to renew attacks on Iran if it doesn’t rein in its proxy in LebanonUS political figures from left and right voiced fresh objections on Sunday to Donald Trump’s provisional deal with Iran – even as the US president made fresh threats while Vice-President JD Vance h...

Edward Helmore in New York
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‘A shift has taken place’: Starmer faces the music after weekend of reflection
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‘A shift has taken place’: Starmer faces the music after weekend of reflection

While PM’s desire to fight was strong, time with his inner circle at Chequers sharpened his sense of the inevitableOn Friday, as the dust settled on Andy Burnham’s thumping victory in the Makerfield byelection, Keir Starmer was in defiant mood. “I have said repeatedly, I am not going to walk away,”...

Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar and Peter Walker
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Starmer expected to announce exit plan that will clear way for Burnham to become PM
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Starmer expected to announce exit plan that will clear way for Burnham to become PM

Ministers say Starmer will set out his intentions on Monday morning with an autumn departure the most likely optionKeir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his departure on Monday morning, clearing the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister without a formal contest by the autumn.C...

Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar
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Trump says beleaguered reflecting pool will ‘probably’ be drained for repairs
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Trump says beleaguered reflecting pool will ‘probably’ be drained for repairs

Algae blooms and peeling paint mar $14.2m renovation as president blames problems on ‘disgraceful Vandalism’The troublesome Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington is “probably” going to be drained for repairs, Donald Trump has said, after algae blooms and peeling paint marred the controversi...

Edward Helmore in New York
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Teenager rescues two men who fell from inflatable toy boat off Isle of Skye
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Teenager rescues two men who fell from inflatable toy boat off Isle of Skye

Archie Law, 15, sailed his own vessel to save men in distress, beating lifeboat service to the sceneA 15-year-old boy rescued two men who had fallen from an inflatable toy boat off the Isle of Skye by sailing his own vessel to save them, beating the lifeboat service to the scene.Archie Law beat a vo...

Donna Ferguson
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Transition timetable: what a Starmer autumn handover could look like
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Transition timetable: what a Starmer autumn handover could look like

New leader could be chosen unchallenged or after a quick contest while outgoing PM has time to finalise his legacyUK politics live – latest updatesIf the predictions are proved correct and Keir Starmer does announce a timetable for an autumn departure from Downing Street, the machinery of government...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
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Burnham ally to unveil ambitious plan to reverse decades of privatisation
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Burnham ally to unveil ambitious plan to reverse decades of privatisation

Exclusive: Productive State policy paper envisages state regaining control of basics to make life affordable, in fleshing out of ManchesterismAndy Burnham’s government should reverse 40 years of privatisation with a long-term plan to take over failing utilities in administration, issuing “bonds for...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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Secret correspondence claims suggest tensions at top of Iranian government
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Secret correspondence claims suggest tensions at top of Iranian government

Former negotiating team member gives shock interview claiming supreme leader’s instructions were not followedMiddle East crisis – live updatesA former member of Iran’s negotiating team in the previous round of talks with the US in Islamabad is facing the threat of prosecution and dismissal from parl...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison
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Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison

Prison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfarePet ferrets kept as therapy animals at the UK’s largest children’s prison have been co-opted by managers to kill rats, resulting in a bloody incident and concerns over child and animal...

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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