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B&Q sales hit by wet Easter but it hopes to gain in heatwave
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B&Q sales hit by wet Easter but it hopes to gain in heatwave

Kingfisher, owner of the DIY chain, is top FTSE 100 riser after it says it will stick to full-year profit outlookBusiness live – latest updatesA wet and cold Easter hit sales of barbecues and garden products at the home improvement chain B&Q, but it hopes to make up lost ground during the curren...

Julia Kollewe
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Seven deaths in France linked to record-high temperatures
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Seven deaths in France linked to record-high temperatures

Five of the deaths were by drowning while two people died competing in sporting eventsSeven people have died in France in an extreme early-summer heat event that is affecting a swathe of western Europe, as France and the UK set record highs for May and temperatures were forecast to rise further on T...

Jon Henley in Paris
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Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights
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Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights

Trump campaign accelerating climate crisis as officials move migrants to detention jails and deport them from USUS immigration enforcement flights are producing hundreds of thousands of metric tonnes of climate-damaging carbon emissions as officials shuttle unprecedented numbers of people to detenti...

Alexandra Villarreal with graphics by Aliya Uteuova
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Mother of boy who may have died in TikTok challenge urges No 10 to ban social media
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Mother of boy who may have died in TikTok challenge urges No 10 to ban social media

Ellen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16sThe mother of a teenager who believes he died in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has said Downing Street has been too slow to move towards a social media ban for under-16s, and accused the government of “...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs
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Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemploymentBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Next has sounded the alarm about a “dramatic fall” in the number of entry-level jobs in the UK and its impact on youth unemployment, saying the retaile...

Julia Kollewe
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Green party announce new candidate for Makerfield byelection
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Green party announce new candidate for Makerfield byelection

Sarah Wakefield, Manchester city councillor, to stand for party after initial candidate withdrewThe Green party has announced its new candidate in the Makerfield byelection.Sarah Wakefield, a councillor on Manchester city council, will stand for the party after its initial candidate withdrew from th...

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NT police will not lay charges against officers over Kumanjayi White’s death while being restrained at Coles
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NT police will not lay charges against officers over Kumanjayi White’s death while being restrained at Coles

Police commissioner acknowledges outcome causes ‘significant distress’ for 24-year-old Warlpiri man’s family and wider communityWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police will not lay any charges against officers after an Indigenous man...

Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent
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UK experiences ‘tropical night’ after hottest ever May day
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UK experiences ‘tropical night’ after hottest ever May day

Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday night at Kenley airfield in south LondonThe UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day.Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley airfi...

Geneva Abdul
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Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling
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Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling

Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farmsMillions of fish deaths caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation on Scottish salmon farms have been revealed after the inspection agency was forced to share its reports.The UK governmen...

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
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Medieval King Arthur manuscript could fetch £2m at auction
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Medieval King Arthur manuscript could fetch £2m at auction

Book containing early versions of the Merlin and Grail legends has remained in private hands for 700 years In one illustration, painted on vellum and decorated with gold leaf, the sorcerer Merlin is depicted as a powerful shape-shifter who has transformed into a talking stag. In another, the Knight...

Donna Ferguson
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Family of missing woman hope raid on UK-based sect will bring answers
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Family of missing woman hope raid on UK-based sect will bring answers

Seven years after Lisa Wiese went missing, a police raid on the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light has given her family a glimmer of hopeAs he watched the footage of a convoy of police vehicles driving through the security gates of the headquarters of a religious sect, AbdelRahman Hashem felt a glim...

Maeve McClenaghan
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UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings
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UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings

Revelation that policing and state agency figures were in secret policymaking group angers victims’ groupsThe British security services were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, which offered an amnesty to soldiers and paramilitiaries despite MI5’s role in many killings during the N...

Cormac Kehoe and Haroon Siddique
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UK consumers likely to face higher prices ‘for many months to come’
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UK consumers likely to face higher prices ‘for many months to come’

Data shows even if Iran war ends, shop price inflation on rise, while only 16% of firms left unscathed by conflictHigher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire talks between the US and Iran bear fruit, consumers have been warned, with economic shock waves likely to be felt “for many...

Rob Davies
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Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences to begin in Newry
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Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences to begin in Newry

Former DUP leader faces charges spanning 21 years in case that triggered political earthquake in Northern IrelandThe trial of former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences is set to begin in a case that triggered a political earthquake in Northern Irela...

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
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Do red-light masks really keep you looking young? – podcast
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Do red-light masks really keep you looking young? – podcast

Home red-light therapy devices have exploded in popularity as masks, body wraps and mittens promise to reduce wrinkles, redness and even acne. But do the claims stack up, and what other benefits are scientists investigating? Ian Sample hears from his co-host, Madeleine Finlay, and the consultant der...

Presented by Ian Sample with Madeleine Finlay; produced by Ellie Sans; sound design by Joshan Chana; executive producer Ellie Bury
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Two men arrested in connection to Dezi Freeman’s movements after Porepunkah shootings
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Two men arrested in connection to Dezi Freeman’s movements after Porepunkah shootings

A 48-year-old and 35-year-old will be interviewed by police after their arrests at two separate locations in north-east VictoriaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been arrested in connection to Porepunkah shoo...

Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
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