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French star Patrick Bruel charged with rape and sexual assault
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French star Patrick Bruel charged with rape and sexual assault

Singer and actor has denied all charges after more than 20 women came forward with allegations going back to the 1990sThe French singer Patrick Bruel has been charged with rape and sexual assault in one of the biggest #MeToo cases in the French music industry.The 67-year-old, a major figure in Frenc...

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
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Brunel’s SS Great Britain site drops historical name in ‘cool’ rebrand
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Brunel’s SS Great Britain site drops historical name in ‘cool’ rebrand

New name, Bristol Dockyards, and museum revamp aimed at becoming more rooted in community, says chief executiveOne of the UK’s maritime landmarks is being renamed as part of a drive to make it “cooler” and more inclusive.For a decade, the dockland site in Bristol that houses the ocean liner SS Great...

Steven Morris
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Sole survivor of Air India crash demands ‘honesty and answers’ one year on
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Sole survivor of Air India crash demands ‘honesty and answers’ one year on

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the only passenger to survive the incident in June 2025, which killed 260 peopleThe only survivor of the Air India plane crash that killed 260 people in June 2025 has called for “honesty, transparency and answers” a year on from the disaster, and spoken about his “significa...

Aneesa Ahmed
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Convicted gang rapist Mohammed Skaf hit with two dozen drug charges in Sydney
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Convicted gang rapist Mohammed Skaf hit with two dozen drug charges in Sydney

NSW police say two men and a woman will face court on Thursday over alleged involvement in large-scale drug supply schemeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMohammed Skaf, a notorious gang rapist, has been arrested in Sydne...

Nick Visser
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Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's land swap with SpaceX in Texas
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Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's land swap with SpaceX in Texas

Environmental groups say exchange between US government and SpaceX would worsen ecological risksSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Environmental groups on Wednesday sued in an attempt to stop the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of wildlife re...

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A conservative California county is trying to kill mail-in voting
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A conservative California county is trying to kill mail-in voting

Shasta county passes measure requiring elections to be held in person on one day and limiting absentee ballotsUS politics live – latest updatesNorthern California’s Shasta county, best known for its radical conservative politics and thriving election-skeptic movement, appears on track for another cl...

Dani Anguiano
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Police use water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland
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Police use water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland

Force disperses crowd of 300 people who burned truck and reportedly planned to target hotel hosting migrantsPolice have used water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland in a second night of anti-immigration protests.Police used the cannon to disperse a crowd of about 300 people who burned a tru...

Hannah Al-Othman and Rory Carroll
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Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast
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Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast

Any official reprimand will come from regulator Ofcom, but not for at least two monthsUK politics live – latest updatesElon Musk’s X will face no action to remove a mass of posts inciting violence in Northern Ireland for at least two months, despite widespread condemnation of the platform and its bi...

Peter Walker, Hannah Al-Othman, Rory Carroll and Vikram Dodd
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Former Louisiana mayor sentenced to 90 days over rape of 16-year-old boy
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Former Louisiana mayor sentenced to 90 days over rape of 16-year-old boy

Misty Roberts, 44, who faced up to 17 years in prison, convicted of two felonies including statutory rape Misty Roberts, a former mayor in Louisiana, has been sentenced to 90 days for raping a 16-year old boy.On Tuesday, 44-year old Roberts was sentenced following her conviction earlier this year of...

Maya Yang
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Farage suddenly returns to political stage – but dodges questions about £5m gift
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Farage suddenly returns to political stage – but dodges questions about £5m gift

Reform UK leader has been unusually quiet in recent weeks – at great cost to the party during a crucial byelectionFake images of Nigel Farage have been ubiquitous online lately – but the real politician has proved far more elusive since it was revealed seven weeks ago that he took a £5m personal gif...

Rowena Mason and Josh Halliday
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Keir Starmer aides ‘war gaming’ over leadership contest with Andy Burnham
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Keir Starmer aides ‘war gaming’ over leadership contest with Andy Burnham

Prime minister is ‘hellbent’ on fighting any contest - including sacking ministers who support BurnhamUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s closest aides are “war-gaming” how to win a leadership contest ahead of Andy Burnham’s much-anticipated return to Westminster if he wins the Makerfiel...

Pippa Crerar,Kiran Stacey and Jessica Elgot
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A&E patients with non-urgent ailments may be told to come back later under NHS plans
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A&E patients with non-urgent ailments may be told to come back later under NHS plans

NHS bosses urge all hospitals in England to use ‘digital triage’ process to combat overcrowding in emergency servicesPatients who turn up at A&E with non-urgent ailments could be told to come back another time under NHS plans to stop hospitals becoming overcrowded and avoid the service’s usual w...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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‘Pleasure and invigoration’: Diana Evans wins UK’s Jhalak prose prize
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‘Pleasure and invigoration’: Diana Evans wins UK’s Jhalak prose prize

Awards for prose, children’s writing and poetry, for writers of colour in UK and Ireland, come with £1,000Diana Evans has won this year’s Jhalak prose prize for I Want to Talk to You, a nonfiction collection on subjects ranging from Jean Rhys and Toni Morrison to lockdowns and the British monarchy.T...

Ella Creamer
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers makes €1.98bn takeover bid for Hugo Boss
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers makes €1.98bn takeover bid for Hugo Boss

Fashion and sportswear group, which owns 26% of the German luxury brand, is now seeking full controlMike Ashley’s retail group, Frasers, has launched a near-€2bn takeover offer for the German luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss.The fashion and sportswear group, which owns 26% of Hugo Boss, said it is off...

Guardian staff and agencies
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Glenn Close and Ridley Scott among names set to receive honorary Oscars
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Glenn Close and Ridley Scott among names set to receive honorary Oscars

The actor and director who have long been snubbed will finally take home Oscars at November’s Governors awardsGlenn Close and Ridley Scott are among the names set to receive honorary Oscars at this year’s Governors awards.The two have long been snubbed at the Oscars, with Close receiving eight nomin...

Benjamin Lee
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House panel to seek testimony from Alan Dershowitz about Jeffrey Epstein
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House panel to seek testimony from Alan Dershowitz about Jeffrey Epstein

Republican who chairs House panel says he based decision on testimony from Epstein’s longtime assistant Lesley GroffRepresentative James Comer, the Republican who chairs the House committee on oversight and government reform, announced that he would be asking Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein’s form...

Anna Betts
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UK minister defends changes to student loans as criticism mounts
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UK minister defends changes to student loans as criticism mounts

Lucy Rigby says heavily subsidised system gives the government the right to alter terms of existing agreementsMinisters have rejected accusations that recent changes to student loans are unfair, arguing that they are so heavily subsidised that the government has the right to alter their terms.Pressu...

Rupert Jones
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Trump signs $70bn immigration act ensuring ICE funding through 2029
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Trump signs $70bn immigration act ensuring ICE funding through 2029

Package allocates $38bn to ICE, $26bn to Customs and Border Protection and $5bn more to the DHSSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump signed a nearly $70bn immigration enforcement package into law on Wednesday after the House narrowly passed the legislation, ensuring funding f...

Marina Dunbar
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MSG Sports criticizes NYPD and Mamdani over Knicks Game 4 security
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MSG Sports criticizes NYPD and Mamdani over Knicks Game 4 security

James Dolan’s company slams mayor and police commissioner as ‘party poopers’ over large restricted zoneThe owner of the New York Knicks basketball team sharply criticized both the New York police department and Zohran Mamdani after city officials announced an extensive security strategy for Game 4 o...

Marina Dunbar
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Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring weapons in visit to Guantánamo Bay
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Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring weapons in visit to Guantánamo Bay

US defense secretary continues ramp-up of pressure against country including sanctions and devastating oil blockadePete Hegseth has warned Cuba against acquiring weapons that could threaten the United States, during a visit to the US military base at Guantánamo Bay.Washington has ramped up pressure...

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