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Hundreds of dead sharks and fish wash up on two beaches in Wales
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Hundreds of dead sharks and fish wash up on two beaches in Wales

Local conservationist says a fishing boat hoping for a more commercial catch may have thrown them overboardHundreds of dead sharks and fish believed to be part of a discarded catch have washed up on two Welsh beaches.Dog walkers found a full net of dogfish, also known as catsharks, on Carmarthenshir...

Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent
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‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds
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‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds

Nature groups urge people to avoid unauthorised areas to protect birds during nesting seasonNature groups have pleaded with swimmers to give wildlife a wide berth after dozens of people swam in a nature pond on Hampstead Heath among nests of baby birds.Swans and their 12-day-old cygnets were disturb...

Helena Horton
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Manchester United take £22m hit from sacking of Ruben Amorim
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Manchester United take £22m hit from sacking of Ruben Amorim

On-pitch performance and cost-cutting help to halve pre-tax losses to £18m in the first nine months of the yearManchester United have taken a £22m hit from the sacking of their former manager Ruben Amorim but cut their losses in half thanks to improved performance on the pitch and the cost-cutting z...

Rob Davies
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Blair’s advice for Labour fails to engage with inequality, senior party figures say
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Blair’s advice for Labour fails to engage with inequality, senior party figures say

Andy Burnham and Torsten Bell say the former Labour PM’s essay does not address today’s challengesUK politics live – latest updatesTony Blair’s criticism of the Labour party fails to engage with inequality and the “extremes of austerity”, senior party figures have said.Andy Burnham, the mayor of Gre...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak
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WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, with suspected cases at 900The head of the World Health Organization has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to help tackle the Ebola outbreak there.Tedros Adhanom Gheb...

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
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Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says
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Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says

Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive daysThe UN climate chief has said an extreme early heat event sweeping parts of western Europe was “a brutal reminder of the spiralling impacts of the climate crisis”, after...

Jon Henley in Paris and Sam Jones in Madrid
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Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK
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Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK

At least nine people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterwaysWater safety experts have warned about the dangers of outdoor swimming after a number of drownings in recent days as people try to escape soaring temperatures by cooling off in rivers, lakes, reservo...

Ian Sample Science editor
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Resident doctors in England to stage four-day strike in June
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Resident doctors in England to stage four-day strike in June

BMA blames new health secretary for decision to stage 16th strike in long-running jobs and pay disputeUK politics live – latest updatesResident doctors in England will next month stage the 16th strike in their long-running jobs and pay dispute, and have blamed the new health secretary for their deci...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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One skydiver killed and one injured after midair collision in Washington state
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One skydiver killed and one injured after midair collision in Washington state

Randy Hubbs died and Nicole Klein was injured after the two collided during a group jump at West Plains SkydivingA skydiver was killed and another injured after the two collided midair during a group jump in Washington state, authorities said this week.The Adams county sheriff’s office said in a sta...

Anna Betts
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UK heatwave triggers price rises for items such as hot tubs and air conditioning units
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UK heatwave triggers price rises for items such as hot tubs and air conditioning units

Of 11 seasonal items in Guardian price comparison, six hit highest price in last three months, with some nearly doubling in price in last weekThe heatwave has triggered a surge in prices for seasonal items, with the cost of one inflatable hot tub nearly doubling in a week, while an industry expert s...

Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent
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Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel
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Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel

Exclusive: Vetting officials also flagged £1m loan when recommending he should be denied security clearanceKey questions: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia?Peter Mandelson’s associations with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the UK’s vettin...

Paul Lewis, Henry Dyer and Pippa Crerar
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Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine to be sentenced
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Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine to be sentenced

Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty over role in Friends actor’s death from drug overdose in 2023Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe personal assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine several times with no medical training, including on the day the Friends actor was found dead i...

Uwa Ede-Osifo
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Biden sues justice department to block release of Hur interview audio
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Biden sues justice department to block release of Hur interview audio

Former president says disclosure of recordings tied to classified files inquiry would violate his privacyJoe Biden, the former president, has filed a lawsuit to try to prevent the justice department (DoJ) from releasing transcripts and audio of interviews that exposed his frequent memory lapses and...

Richard Luscombe and agency
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Hungarian MPs vote to remain member of ICC, overturning decision made by Orbán
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Hungarian MPs vote to remain member of ICC, overturning decision made by Orbán

Since Péter Magyar’s election victory he has vowed to reverse withdrawal from court before it took effectLawmakers in Hungary have voted overwhelmingly for the country to remain a member of the international criminal court, reversing a decision made by the previous government of Viktor Orbán.Wednesd...

Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
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Israel fires more than 120 airstrikes at Lebanon and says it is escalating offensive
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Israel fires more than 120 airstrikes at Lebanon and says it is escalating offensive

One of heaviest days of bombing in weeks complicates US talks with Iran, which insists any peace deal must mean end of attacks on LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael launched more than 120 airstrikes against Lebanon on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, as the Israel...

Jason Burke International security correspondent
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Germany’s most wanted woman jailed after three decades evading police
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Germany’s most wanted woman jailed after three decades evading police

Former Red Army Faction militant Daniela Klette sentenced to 13 years for armed robberies after dissolution of terrorist networkEurope live – latest updatesA German court has sentenced Daniela Klette, a former member of the Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader-Meinhof group, to 13 years in jai...

Deborah Cole in Berlin
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