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University of Cambridge accused of tolerating misogyny and bullying in tribunal
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University of Cambridge accused of tolerating misogyny and bullying in tribunal

Professor alleges Institute of Astronomy has a ‘bad history of misogyny’ and staff were mistreatedThe University of Cambridge’s prestigious Institute of Astronomy has been accused of tolerating misogyny and a “cycle of bullying” in an employment tribunal.The claim, brought by a professor of astrophy...

Daisy Ayliffe
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‘We want to be 100% sure’: war-weary Lebanese greet truce with caution
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‘We want to be 100% sure’: war-weary Lebanese greet truce with caution

While officials welcome ceasefire, many people are uncertain it will last – and return to find homes destroyedHours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced, residents of south Lebanon began to race back to their villages. One man filmed as he drove into the entrance of Harees, his arrival interrup...

William Christou in Beirut
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US-Iran peace deal hinges on shipping, sanctions relief and deferred nuclear talks
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US-Iran peace deal hinges on shipping, sanctions relief and deferred nuclear talks

Agreement contains no restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missiles, nor does it call for regime change or surrenderMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe basic structure of the US-Iran deal reached late on Sunday – a return to the prewar status quo – has been on offer from Iran for more than a month. So...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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UK court finds man guilty of murdering adopted baby
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UK court finds man guilty of murdering adopted baby

Schoolteacher Jamie Varley described as ‘serial manipulator and a serial liar’ in Lancashire courtA schoolteacher described as a “serial manipulator and a serial liar” has been found guilty of murdering a baby he adopted.Jamie Varley, 37, of Staining, Lancashire, had denied the murder of 13-month-ol...

Mark Brown North of England correspondent
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Argentinian activist who spent 50 years looking for disappeared son dies
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Argentinian activist who spent 50 years looking for disappeared son dies

Outpouring of public grief for Lidia ‘Taty’ Almeida, leader of group of mothers that has marched every week since 1977The human rights activist Lidia “Taty” Almeida – who spent more than half a century searching for her son after he was forcibly disappeared by Argentina’s military junta – has died a...

Amy Booth
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Woman, 21, dies after being thrown from Brazil rope jump bridge without harness
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Woman, 21, dies after being thrown from Brazil rope jump bridge without harness

Instructors hurled Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas into 40-metre abyss without attaching safety equipmentA 21-year-old woman who died when two rope jumping instructors threw her from a bridge without first harnessing her to security equipment, has been buried in Brazil’s São Paulo state.Maria Edu...

Associated Press in São Paulo
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Protesters seek to stop plan to cull hundreds of geese in Alabama
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Protesters seek to stop plan to cull hundreds of geese in Alabama

Homeowners association in Madison incites protests and calls for humane solutions after voting to kill geeseA homeowners association in Madison, Alabama, has incited protests and calls for humane wildlife management solutions after voting to kill off hundreds of local geese.Dozens of people gathered...

Michael Sainato
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Court of appeal to review sentence for man who murdered Henry Nowak
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Court of appeal to review sentence for man who murdered Henry Nowak

Solicitor general asks for Vickrum Digwa’s 21-year minimum jail term to be reviewed under ‘unduly lenient sentence’ schemeThe 21-year minimum jail term handed to a Sikh man who murdered Henry Nowak is to be reviewed by the court of appeal after a referral by the solicitor general.In a statement on M...

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
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Two men found guilty over arson attacks linked to Keir Starmer
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Two men found guilty over arson attacks linked to Keir Starmer

Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc convicted at Old Bailey over attacks on property and car connected to PMTwo men have been found guilty of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on property and a car connected to Keir Starmer.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, from...

Priya Bharadia
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Israel will not withdraw from territory in Lebanon, defence minister says
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Israel will not withdraw from territory in Lebanon, defence minister says

Comments by Israel Katz come after announcement of interim deal between US and Iran to end hostilitiesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli military forces will not withdraw from a vast swathe of territory they have seized in southern Lebanon, the country’s defence minister has said, hours after...

Jason Burke in Jerusalem
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Man arrested over 2017 ‘Putney pusher’ incident on south-west London bridge
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Man arrested over 2017 ‘Putney pusher’ incident on south-west London bridge

Police say 44-year-old arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm, after woman pushed into path of busA man suspected of being the “Putney pusher” who appeared to shove a woman into the path of a bus while jogging on Putney Bridge in south-west London has been arrested nine years after...

Matthew Weaver
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Return to pre-crisis oil and gas supplies months away even if strait of Hormuz reopens
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Return to pre-crisis oil and gas supplies months away even if strait of Hormuz reopens

Markets welcome US-Iran peace deal but prices may stay high as buyers race to refill depleted emergency crude stockpilesOil prices hit three-month low and markets rallyBusiness live – latest updatesAfter more than 100 days of the greatest recorded disruption to the world’s energy supplies, the globa...

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
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Backlash against ‘short-termist’ UK plans to weaken EV sales targets
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Backlash against ‘short-termist’ UK plans to weaken EV sales targets

Charging industry and electric vehicle manufacturers say measure could cost jobs and harm UK automotive sectorThe UK government’s plans to further weaken electric car targets have provoked a furious backlash from the charging industry and the electric car brand Polestar, which would lose out from th...

Jasper Jolly
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Woman’s hypothermia death after her release by ICE is ruled a homicide
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Woman’s hypothermia death after her release by ICE is ruled a homicide

Daphy Michel, a vulnerable asylum seeker from Haiti, died at Pittsburgh bus shelter days after leaving federal custodyA medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker in Pennsylvania after being released from federal custody a homicide.Meanwhile, an attorney representing her family...

Associated Press
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US and Iran reach framework peace deal to end war | First Thing
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US and Iran reach framework peace deal to end war | First Thing

Trump says strait of Hormuz to reopen as part of imminent agreement. Plus, best pictures from historic NBA night for New YorkDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The US and Iran have announced a framework peace deal, expected to be signed later this week, that would...

Martin Belam
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‘Loving our country sounds like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser’: Robert De Niro leads crowd in rallying cry against Trump
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‘Loving our country sounds like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser’: Robert De Niro leads crowd in rallying cry against Trump

The actor starts chant after president said he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation, not even a little bit’Robert De Niro has renewed his attack on Donald Trump at an event in New York on Sunday. Speaking at Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the first amendment, the actor led the crowd...

Catherine Shoard
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