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Monday briefing: Trump’s late-night deal with Iran

In today’s newsletter: A peace deal between the US and Iran has been announced, but what it contains, and what could happen next, remain unclearGood morning. A war which had no clear objectives and no obvious endgame, but unleashed havoc across the globe, looks to be on the brink of coming to a clos...

Jacqueline Housden 2 months ago

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GB News critics want to limit free speech to ‘liberal, Islington consensus’, Grade says

Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’Critics of GB News are part of a “liberal, Islington consensus” bent on limiting freedom of expression, Michael Grade, the recently departed chair of Britain’s media watchdog, has said.The Cons...

Michael Savage Media editor 2 months ago

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Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments

‘Pointless’ reviews are wasting public money and ‘significantly harming’ the mental health of claimants, charity says Disabled people with lifelong conditions are repeatedly being put through “pointless” benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidance, new analysis suggests.A study by the anti-...

Frances Ryan 2 months ago

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Britain ‘faces deindustrialisation’ without relief from high energy prices, survey warns

Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take actionBritain’s industrial sector is at risk of collapse as thousands of companies warn that they could face bankruptcy within the next year because of high energy prices, according to an industry s...

Phillip Inman 2 months ago

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Fashion goals: Socceroos trade kit bags for it-bags as they level up off-field style

Australia stepped off the team bus in suits and holding designer pouches, showing they’ve come ‘a long way from a Country Road bag on the side of the field’Video: Is this Australia’s greatest World Cup win in 20 years?As suited and booted Socceroos stepped off the bus in Vancouver and towards a 2-0...

Alyx Gorman 2 months ago

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Oil prices tumble amid hopes strait of Hormuz will soon reopen

US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crude but analysts warn complex negotiations lie ahead, potentially halting further significant dropsMiddle East crisis: live updatesPeace deal between US and Iran announced, with strait of Hormuz expected to reopenWhat do we know about the US-Iran...

Jillian Ambrose and Jonathan Barrett 2 months ago

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Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summit

US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and IranEmmanuel Macron, the host of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, has framed an agenda to make it as palatable as possible to his guest of honour, but the French president has no idea...

Patrick Wintour in Évian les-Bains 2 months ago

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Attacks on education, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study

Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA saysAttacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed in 2...

Sarah Johnson 2 months ago

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Shark expert says Tony Abbott ‘doesn’t understand the science’ after former PM calls for cull

Another expert says drone technology may have prevented a shark attack at Coogee beach on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA shark behaviour expert says Tony Abbott “doesn’t understand the science” after the form...

Graham Readfearn and Petra Stock 2 months ago

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Pakistani police officer arrested over shooting death of ‘happy, bubbly, friendly’ Australian girl Hania Ahmed

Punjab police said an officer mistakenly opened fire at the Ahmed family, who were victims of a robbery at ChakwalA Pakistani police officer has been stood down and arrested after mistakenly shooting dead a young Australian girl who was on holiday with her family.Australian-born Hania Ahmed and her...

Australian Associated Press 2 months ago

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Father may have thrown daughter into Parramatta River in suspected murder-suicide, police say

NSW police say suicide note and ‘other evidence’ suggest six-year-old’s death was an act of domestic violenceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA suicide note has been located after the bodies of a young girl and her fathe...

Australian Associated Press 2 months ago

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In Makerfield for the byelection that could change everything - podcast

Helen Pidd goes to Makerfield where the Labour candidate and would-be prime minister Andy Burnham faces Reform UK in a crucial byelection. With reporting from Josh HallidayOn Thursday, Makerfield is hosting what is surely the most consequential byelection in memory.If he wins, Andy Burnham will chal...

Presented by Helen Pidd with Josh Halliday; produced by Ivor Manley, Saskia Collette and Ross Burns; executive producer Sami Kent 2 months ago

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Kyiv monastery set on fire in night of Russian attacks across Ukraine

Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, and residential buildings hit across capitalUkraine has come under a massive Russian missile and drone attack with waves of explosions echoing through the capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Monday mornin...

Peter Beaumont in Kyiv 2 months ago

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Globally significant volcanic event formed Giant’s Causeway, scientists find

Geochronologists say Antrim coastline’s basalt columns developed over 5.5m years – 8m less than thoughtFor centuries, the tale has been passed from generation to generation: how the Irish giant Finn McCool built the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland to fight Benandonner, his Scottish rival, by hu...

Donna Ferguson 2 months ago

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UK hypermobility sufferers wait up to 21 years for diagnosis, study suggests

Awareness of disorders such as hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is low among British healthcare professionalsPeople in the UK with hypermobility conditions are waiting up to 21 years to be diagnosed while suffering from symptoms ranging from chronic pain to partially dislocated joints, research su...

Donna Ferguson 2 months ago

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Australia news live: Debate over shark cull after Coogee attack; Joyce says fundraised millions to pay for One Nation ad campaign

Little evidence a cull would make swimming safer, scientists say. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLittle evidence for shark culls to improve beach safety, experts sayExperts warn there is little evidence shark culls keep ocean-goers safer following...

Nick Visser 2 months ago

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‘Reeks of corruption’: protesters rally as Trump hosts UFC event on his birthday

Demonstrations took off in Washington and across US as Trump throws first private, for-profit sporting event ever held on White House groundsDozens of people stood across the entrance gates to the Ellipse, the park south of the White House, on Sunday afternoon, holding protest signs and chanting as...

Fabiola Cineas in Washington 2 months ago

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‘A giant of the labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93

Labour grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died at the age of 93.Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a “giant of the labour movement”. Continue reading...

Nadeem Badshah and Jessica Elgot 2 months ago

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JD Vance says he will discuss 2028 presidential run after midterm elections

Vice-president says he tries not to make decisions until he ‘absolutely must’ but has ‘no doubt’ Trump will support himJD Vance said that he will discuss a 2028 US presidential run with his wife after the 2026 midterms.The US vice-president gave insight into his ongoing decision on whether to run du...

Gloria Oladipo 2 months ago

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Assisted dying bill set to return to the Commons

Labour MP Lauren Edwards to use private member’s bill to put issue before MPs againThe assisted dying bill is set to return to the Commons after the Labour MP Lauren Edwards agreed to use her private member’s bill to put the issue before MPs again.Edwards said she wanted to give the legislation anot...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor 2 months ago

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US musician Oliver Tree, 32, killed in helicopter crash in Brazil

Alternative singer and internet personality among six who died when two helicopters collided over Rio de JaneiroThe American musician Oliver Tree has died in a helicopter crash in Brazil at the age of 32, according to reports.Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed...

Guardian staff and agencies 2 months ago

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Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in Missouri plane crash

Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport at 11.30am on SundaySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailTwelve people were killed in a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.According to Bates county emergency management, a private plane that had dep...

Maya Yang 2 months ago

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Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine

Trump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviserDonald Trump told Vladimir Putin that ending Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine was critical and that he was prepared to help, reported Russia’s TASS news agency.During a phone call on...

Gloria Oladipo 2 months ago

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New defence secretary to ‘reprioritise’ UK plan for military spending, say sources

Starmer ‘can’t sack him or let him resign’, says ally of Dan Jarvis after predecessor’s resignation The new defence secretary is to revisit a controversial plan for funding the armed forces and may return to demand more cash from the Treasury, allies have said.Multiple government sources said Dan Ja...

Jessica Elgot, Dan Sabbagh and Alexandra Topping 2 months ago

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