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US chemical tank disasters remain rare despite recent incidents, experts say

Tragedy in Washington and near-miss in California cast in sharp relief the risk of chemical spills and explosionsFor several tense days last week, tens of thousands of southern California residents were left wondering whether a 7,000-gallon chemical storage tank would either explode or spill out int...

Roque Planas 2 months ago

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Triumph of the underdogs: New Yorkers are reveling in the Knicks and Mamdani

From watching their team win to watching their mayor in the nosebleeds, residents are feeling hopefulNew York City, hardly a city deprived of energy, is having a moment. In the past two weeks, the bars have been even more packed than usual. Several nights a week, usually at around 11pm, there has be...

Adam Gabbatt in New York 2 months ago

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Striking differences in benefit entitlements across UK countries, study finds

Scottish family on low income receives £15,000 more a year than identical household in EnglandThe emergence of “welfare nationalism” in the UK has created striking differences in benefit entitlement that result in a Scottish family on a low income receiving £15,000 a year more in state support than...

Patrick Butler Social policy editor 2 months ago

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Four in 10 struggle to access mobile signal on the move in the UK

Survey finds consumers cannot reliably access 4G or 5G, highlighting weaknesses in digital infrastructure More than four in 10 people in the UK struggle to access 4G or 5G on their mobile devices for at least half the time they are on the move, according to a survey that highlights the poor state of...

Phillip Inman 2 months ago

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Deaths within two weeks of prison release hit record high in England and Wales

Exclusive: Experts say homelessness is primary driver of crisis that led to 77 ‘avoidable’ deaths in 2025Falling through the cracks: ex-prisoners who died within two weeks of releaseThe number of people who die within two weeks of being released from prison in England and Wales has reached a record...

Olivia Lee and Jessica Murray 2 months ago

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Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected worldIn a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B Johnson argued that the goal was to ensure “every country can shape its own destiny” since only in such a world could the US...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor 2 months ago

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‘It’s never enough’: young Americans struggle to build financial independence as cost of living spikes

A difficult job market and rising costs are making it harder for young adults to enter adulthoodYoung people are already facing the worst entry-level job market since the start of the pandemic and significant economic instability.But overall economic conditions are making it more challenging for tho...

Rainesford Stauffer 2 months ago

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Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows

Experts hail daraxonrasib as ‘gamechanger’ for patients with advanced pancreatic cancerA daily pill can double survival time in patients with the world’s deadliest cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial that experts are saying is a “gamechanger” and one of the biggest breakthroughs in...

Andrew Gregory Health editor in Chicago 2 months ago

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Colombia goes to polls in election pitting outgoing leader’s ally against pro-Trump candidates

Ballots are being cast in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential electionsColombians are casting ballots in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential election, choosing between candidates with radically diverging visions for the future of peace in a country hau...

Associated Press in Bogotá 2 months ago

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Trump’s cuts to intervention programs could increase violent crime, experts say

Community programs are more effective at reducing violence than simply making arrests, advocates sayHomicides in the US have fallen dramatically in recent years after a spike during the Covid-19 pandemic, but now some advocates for community violence intervention programs worry federal funding cuts...

Eric Berger 2 months ago

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Supplier of housing for homeless linked to faith group tax avoidance scheme

Midos Management denies ties to property group accused of making millions from bogus prayer roomsA property investor who sells temporary accommodation to local councils is part of a family accused of avoiding tax by hosting bogus prayer sessions, a Guardian investigation can reveal.Publicly availabl...

Rob Davies and John Lubbock 2 months ago

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Priest accuser hopes Texas conviction will keep him from victimizing others

Woman, who says Anthony Odiong pressured her into sex acts, says church officials failed to act when told of abuseThe first woman to publicly accuse a Roman Catholic priest who was convicted by a Texas jury on Friday of repeated adult, criminal clergy sexual abuse has said she “can only hope he is k...

Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans 2 months ago

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Wes Streeting calls for NI tax cuts for businesses to ‘incentivise’ hiring

Labour should also drill for oil and gas in North Sea, says former health secretary and leadership candidateWes Streeting has called for national insurance tax cuts for businesses, and for the government to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea.The former health secretary and leadership candidate t...

Helena Horton 2 months ago

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Sky exits UAE news venture after genocide denial accusations

Sky News Arabia to retain its name in brand licensing deal after criticism of its coverage of the war in SudanSky is exiting its TV news joint venture with the United Arab Emirates, Sky News Arabia, which has been criticised for its coverage of the war in Sudan, with accusations of genocide denial.S...

Mark Sweney Media business correspondent 2 months ago

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‘Labour have lost their way’: voters in Makerfield say it’s time for a change

Andy Burnham and the Reform candidate lead the polls, but issues such as flooding and the state of the high street are main concerns locallyThe roads that connect the collection of towns and villages that make up this constituency in England are studded with turquoise banners declaring: “Makerfield...

Hannah Al-Othman and Sundus Abdi 2 months ago

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Middle East crisis live: Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years

Capture of Beaufort castle near the city of Nabatiyeh comes despite a nominal ceasefire and shortly before talks due in the USIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops along Israel’s northern border, accompanied by Israeli defence minister Israel Katz. Israel is escalating its offensi...

Hayden Vernon 2 months ago

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English Green party leader Zack Polanski tells Australian colleagues to ‘connect with anger’ to counter rightwing populism

Australian Greens should ‘take on’ Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Polanski tells Victorian conference, just as he took on Nigel Farage’s Reform UKGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastZack Polanski, the leader of the Green party of England and Wales, has told his counterparts in A...

Joe Hinchliffe 2 months ago

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Nicola Sturgeon: I feel as if I’m serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit

Former Scottish first minister says she will not apologise for actions of her ex- husband found guilty of embezzlementNicola Sturgeon has said feels like she is “serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit” after her former husband and former Scottish National party chief executive, Peter Murrel...

Josh Halliday 2 months ago

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‘It’ll be like Barbenheimer’: UK gripped by new wave of Beatlemania in lead-up to four biopics

Fab Four are still making waves 60 years on – and upcoming Sam Mendes films are expected to turn the hype up to 11If anyone needed a reminder of the enduring cultural clout of the Beatles, the past few weeks have provided a glut. Firstly, there’s the small matter of The Boys of Dungeon Lane, Paul Mc...

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent 2 months ago

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Government declines to protect Indigenous sacred site to be bulldozed for Brisbane Olympic stadium

Environment minister Murray Watt decides against emergency declaration to halt construction but does not rule out ‘longer term protections’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has decided against an 11th-hour intervention to halt construction of an Olympi...

Joe Hinchliffe 2 months ago

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Recruiter who was allowed to buy back his insolvent firm falls behind on payments after offering staff Vegas trip

Premier Group Recruitment went into administration with debts of £2.9m – including £647,000 owed to HMRCA recruitment executive – who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments despite it accumulating almost £3m of debt – has fallen behind on promised payments after pledgi...

Simon Goodley 2 months ago

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Japan defence minister rebuffs claims of ‘new militarism’ levelled by China

Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’Japan’s defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing’s criticism of Tokyo’s increasingly mu...

Agence France-Presse 2 months ago

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Thousands without power in Perth as destructive storms hit WA

Wind gusts up to 125km/h forecast to hit city as residents urged to stay away from windowsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTens of thousands of residents have been left without power in Perth as an intense storm lashed Australia’s west coast, with authorities warning on Sun...

Australian Associated Press 2 months ago

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Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs

There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputesA move by the German government to reclassify nightclubs to distinguish them from amusement and adult entertainment facilities could give a much-neede...

Kate Connolly in Berlin 2 months ago

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