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Inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal faces five-year delay without extra funding

Police officer in charge says budget could reach £19.3m and nearly 100 more investigators are neededThe police criminal inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal faces a five-year delay unless it is handed millions in extra funding and nearly 100 more staff, according to the chief officer in c...

Alex Daniel 3 months ago

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Reform UK civil service plan ‘would sack more planning officers than exist’

Analysis of party’s proposed cuts also suggests it would get rid of two-thirds of psychologists who support prison staffA Reform UK plan to cut the size of the civil service would involve sacking more planning officers than exist and getting rid of at least two-thirds of the psychologists who suppor...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent 3 months ago

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Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar was innocent bystander, police say

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting outside One Four One in the city centreA woman shot dead outside a bar in Sheffield was an innocent bystander, police say.Officers were called to the scene outside the One Four One bar on West Street in in the city centre at 2.45a...

Serena Richards 3 months ago

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Ministers urged to press ahead with ban on zero-hours contracts

Campaigners reject claims that tougher rules will deter hiring – and lock young people out of jobsMinisters should press ahead with a ban on zero-hours contracts, campaigners say, despite claims by business leaders that it would deter hiring and lock out more young people from the labour market.Chil...

Phillip Inman 3 months ago

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Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate appeared to doubt seriousness of Covid on X

Exclusive: Robert Kenyon has been linked to vaccine scepticism and advised a person with the virus to ‘stop having boosters’The Reform UK candidate in this month’s Makerfield byelection appeared to express doubt over the seriousness of Covid and the efficacy of vaccines for the virus in another tran...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent 3 months ago

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Salem witch trials help explain why Faithfuls fail to spot real Traitors, says David Olusoga

Historical events like Spanish Inquisition show the ‘velocity’ at which rumours move to conviction, says Celebrity Traitors contestantHistory might explain why Faithfuls find it so difficult to root out Traitors in the hit BBC show, suggests one member of the Celebrity Traitors cohort, who were reco...

Ella Creamer 3 months ago

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‘Implosion’ at Washington state packaging plant injures multiple people

Officials say a hazardous materials incident injured several people but there is no immediately threat to the publicSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAuthorities in Washington state are responding to an “implosion” at a packaging plant early on Tuesday morning that left multiple peopl...

Dani Anguiano 3 months ago

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Another day in Florida: RFK Jr posts video of him wrestling two snakes

US health secretary gets nip from one of two serpents he grabbed at home of fellow Trump official Dr OzHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Tuesday added to his lengthening catalog of bizarre wild animal encounters by posting to social media a video of himself in Florida wrestling with two snakes...

Richard Luscombe in Miami 3 months ago

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Turkish police fire teargas to break up protest after opposition leader ousted

Water cannon also used at rally called by Özgür Özel days after court dismissed him as CHP leaderRiot police in Turkey have fired teargas and water cannon to break up a rally called by the ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel days after a court dismissed him from office.On Sunday, riot police had bat...

Agence France-Presse 3 months ago

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Manchester University to offer work placements to all undergraduates

Russell Group university promises students, from chemical engineering to classics, ‘meaningful real-world experience’A leading UK university is promising work placements to all undergraduates regardless of their degree, to better equip them for the challenges of the job market.In what appears to be...

Sally Weale Education correspondent 3 months ago

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Iran remains in peace talks despite first US strikes since ceasefire

Tehran condemns ‘definitive violation’ but announces no specific reprisals as negotiations near decisive stageMiddle East crisis – live updatesA proposed peace agreement between Iran and the US seemed to still be in prospect on Tuesday despite US bombings of Iranian targets – the first military acti...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor 3 months ago

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Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks

Age limits and changes to allegedly addictive design features could be in place by the end of the yearLabour is expected to announce a social media crackdown within weeks as the prime minister, Keir Starmer, on Tuesday said he would act “very, very quickly” despite splits between campaigners and chi...

Robert Booth and Jessica Elgot 3 months ago

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US woman killed after wind-blown umbrella strikes her neck at restaurant

Dana Weinger was dining outside Driftwood Grill in Summerton, South Carolina, when she was hitSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA woman in South Carolina died in a freak accident after she was struck in the neck by a restaurant table umbrella that had been picked up by a strong gust o...

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Trial of US priest charged with sexual assault begins with jury selection in Texas

Anthony Odiong, accused of sexually abusing three female congregants in Waco, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison per chargeThe criminal trial of a Roman Catholic priest who ministered in Texas and south-east Louisiana and was charged with illicitly abusing his status as a clergyman to pursue sex...

Ramon Antonio Vargas in Waco, Texas 3 months ago

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People in Kent and Sussex asked to use water only for essentials after outages

South East Water says demand has jumped owing to extreme heat but stops short of compulsory measuresSouth East Water has asked members of the public to use water only for essential purposes after demand surged on Monday to 100m litres more than average.After water outages for hundreds of homes acros...

Sandra Laville 3 months ago

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Sales of fans, ice cubes and sunscreen surge during May UK heatwave

With many homes poorly designed for extreme heat, retailers report high demand for air conditioning and outdoor shadeFans are selling at a rate of three a minute and sales of ice cubes have tripled, retailers have said, as shoppers search for everything from ice baths to cooling eye masks to combat...

Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent 3 months ago

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SNP accused of ‘embezzling’ voters over Peter Murrell’s theft of party funds

Scottish National party’s attempt to focus on call for independence referendum overshadowed by embezzlement scandalThe Scottish National party was accused of “embezzling” voters after opposition leaders highlighted the crisis over Peter Murrell’s misuse of £400,000 from party funds.The scandal over...

Severin Carrell Scotland editor 3 months ago

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Italy’s top court rules against tourist refused tap water in Dolomites hotel

Woman argued water was a universal human right but court ruled no law obliged hoteliers to serve it from tapsA tourist’s simple request for a glass of tap water at a hotel restaurant in the Italian Dolomites has culminated in Italy’s top court ruling that being served water from the tap is not a con...

Angela Giuffrida in Rome 3 months ago

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Hammer to re-release 1958 Dracula in UK with long-lost footage added

Classic starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing will include footage censors decided was too gruesomeHammer Films’ horror masterpiece Dracula is to be re-released in UK cinemas in October, including footage believed to have been lost for more than six decades after it was deemed too gruesome for...

Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent 3 months ago

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Image of ‘twin babies’ used by anti-abortion activist appears to show sugar gliders

Joanna Howe says the image was sent to her by a woman ashamed of her abortion, and used it to support ‘rally for Emma and Ruth’ in favour of NSW billGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn image posted by anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe claiming to show aborted twin girls ca...

Tory Shepherd 3 months ago

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Rein in fossil fuel tax concessions, Labor MP says after BHP revelations

Jerome Laxale breaks ranks to publicly back reforms that would also wind back the diesel fuel rebateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Labor MP Jerome Laxale says it’s “reasonable to expect more” from mining giants, br...

Dan Jervis-Bardy, Christopher Knaus and Adam Morton 3 months ago

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Czech police release Russian bishop after ‘white powder’ found in his car

Russia says arrest of Bishop Hilarion, who heads Orthodox congregation in Karlovy Vary, was politically motivated ‘setup’Czech police have released a Russian Orthodox bishop who had been detained on suspicion of drug possession, after Moscow condemned the arrest as a politically motivated setup.Bish...

Pjotr Sauer 3 months ago

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UK records highest ever May temperature for second day in a row

Temperature reaches 35C at Heathrow on Tuesday after 34.8C high at Kew Gardens in London on MondayTell us: how are you coping in the UK heatwave?The UK has recorded its highest-ever May temperature for the second consecutive day, as thermometers hit 35C (95F) at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, t...

Kevin Rawlinson 3 months ago

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Jury sworn in at trial of Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences

Trial of former DUP leader is expected to last four weeks and is among the most high-profile in Northern Ireland in recent yearsThe jury in Jeffrey Donaldson’s trial for alleged sex offences has been sworn in, launching one of the most high-profile trials in recent Northern Irish history.The former...

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent 3 months ago

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