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UK universities warn of cuts for impoverished students if dire funding issues continue

Nearly a third of vice-chancellors would cut hardship support if necessary over next three years, according to pollVice-chancellors have said they may need to cut hardship support for impoverished students and reduce outreach activities aimed at disadvantaged groups if the dire funding struggles at...

Richard Adams Education editor 3 months ago

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Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows

Definition of green facilities made in 2022, before release of ChatGPT, says Action to Protect Rural ScotlandA Scottish government policy designed to encourage datacentres to build in Scotland could lead to a massive volume of carbon emissions being ignored, according to an analysis by a Scottish ch...

Aisha Down 3 months ago

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GPS jammed on RAF jet carrying UK defence secretary close to Russian border

Russia suspected of obstructing signal on flight bringing John Healey home from visit to British troops in EstoniaAn RAF jet carrying the defence secretary, John Healey, had its signal jammed for the entire three-hour flight after it flew near the Russian border.Healey had been visiting British sold...

Nadeem Badshah 3 months ago

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Australia politics live: speculation teals may form new party; Gaza flotilla activists arrive home

Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall said to be exploring ways independents can work more closely together. Follow today’s news live‘I’m always open’ to talks, says SteggallOne of the MPs at the centre of the teal party whispers, Zali Steggall, has given us a bit of a wink and a nod, confirming to the...

Krishani Dhanji 3 months ago

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Overheated chemical tank in southern California ‘will fail’, EPA chief says

Lee Zeldin says ‘low-volume release’ of flammable chemicals is most likely amid fears of explosion at Orange county facility near DisneylandGovernment officials in Orange county, California, have warned that an overheated chemical tank “will fail” and could result in a chemical explosion in the area...

Gloria Oladipo 3 months ago

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Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

World Health Organization says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains lowCongolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak in the east of the country.The Congolese ministry of communication, in a post o...

Associated Press 3 months ago

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Labour to expand youth work experience and training schemes

Announcement comes after Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected generation of young people struggling to access work and training opportunitiesMinisters are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for e...

Aletha Adu Political correspondent 3 months ago

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Trump says he does not make bad deals, but even Republican hawks doubt that now

The US has apparently had to agree to unfreeze billions of Iranian assets for a regime more hardline than before the warMiddle East crisis: live updatesOn 24 May each year, Iranians celebrate a historic victory in the war with Iraq: the liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982.This year, some were hoping...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor 3 months ago

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Riz Ahmed says UK spies tried to recruit him on three occasions

Actor recounts three alleged approaches by intelligence services, including through senior BBC executiveRiz Ahmed, the Oscar-winning actor, has claimed that Britain’s intelligence services tried three times to recruit him, including one occasion involving a senior BBC executive.Ahmed, 43, said: “Wel...

Nadeem Badshah 3 months ago

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Bridget Phillipson orders review of hidden childcare charges hitting parents

Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable depositsBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is ordering a competition review of hidden childcare charges amid concerns parents are being hit with extra charges, despite the government’s flagship ex...

Aletha Adu political correspondent 3 months ago

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Trump has ‘alienated’ voters ahead of midterms, warns ousted Republican Thomas Massie

GOP congressman says his party is set to count cost of ‘Trump disappointment syndrome’ after primary defeatDonald Trump’s Republican party is on course for a damaging rejection at the ballot box in November, according to a maverick US congressman ousted by a challenger handpicked by the president.Th...

José Olivares 3 months ago

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Gunman who opened fire near White House was known to Secret Service

Suspect who died after exchanging fire with agents had tried to enter the complex last summer, records showA gunman who opened fire outside the White House on Saturday before he was shot by federal agents was already known to the US Secret Service, court records show.The man, 21, was taken to a near...

Lucy Campbell 3 months ago

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Israeli strikes pound Lebanon despite signs US and Iran are close to peace deal

Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reportsMiddle East crisis: live updatesIsraeli strikes have hit southern and eastern Lebanon, a day after 11 people were killed in a single raid on the south despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezb...

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Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim

Reform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind the disclosure of £5m giftNigel Farage is under mounting pressure to provide evidence for his claim that a state-sponsored Russian hack was behind the disclosure of the £5m gift he received from the crypto...

Aletha Adu and Dan Sabbagh 3 months ago

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Escapes, fires, stabbing: catastrophic security failures revealed in Australia’s immigration detention network

Exclusive: prison multinational MTC uses a ‘minimalist staffing model’ that critics say is putting detainees and staff in serious dangerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA series of catastrophic security failures involving the US private prison company running Australia’s im...

Christopher Knaus and Ariel Bogle 3 months ago

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Labor urged to use anti-corruption commission appointment to restore public confidence in watchdog

Helen Haines says ‘the clock is ticking’ on replacing deputy commissioner Nicole RoseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA key architect of the National Anti-Corruption Commission says parliament should consider new merit-based and independent selection processes for major app...

Tom McIlroy Political editor 3 months ago

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‘We’re concerned’: US-based prediction markets taking bets on Australian elections and Albanese’s word choices

Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and KalshiGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUS-based “prediction market” websites are taking tens of thousands of dollars in bets on Australian elections and even specific...

Josh Butler 3 months ago

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Warrants for defendants skipping court in England and Wales up 50% since 2020

Former justice secretary Alex Chalk KC says figures Channel 4 obtained show the ‘horror show’ in the systemAlmost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued for defendants who skipped court in England and Wales last year, up nearly 50% since 2020 in further evidence of the “horror show” in the criminal just...

Matt Shea and Haroon Siddique 3 months ago

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‘Pompeii, but in the middle of a massive city’: the ice age fossil site hidden in Los Angeles

La Brea Tar Pits – the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world – gets a mammoth face lift for the first time in nearly 50 yearsLos Angeles is known for famous museum such as the Getty and the Lacma, but perhaps fewer people are aware that – in the heart of the city – lies a museum that c...

Chris Iovenko in Los Angeles 3 months ago

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Republican hawks warn of ‘disastrous mistake’ as Trump nears deal with Iran

Trump insists US won’t rush talks with Tehran after rebukes from Republicans, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey GrahamRepublican hawks have issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump over his planned peace deal with Iran, describing it as a “disaster” and questioning why the US president launched the war in...

Lucy Campbell 3 months ago

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces police investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour at Royal Ascot, says report

Alleged incident said to have happened at racing event in 2002, the year of the queen’s Golden Jubilee, according to the Sunday TimesPolice investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are looking into an allegation that he behaved inappropriately towards a woman at Royal Ascot, according to a report.Th...

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent 3 months ago

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Europe and US need ‘separate bedrooms’ but not divorce, says David Miliband

Speaking at Hay literary festival, former Labour minister says complete disengagement has potential ‘for us to end up in a very, very difficult position’ Former foreign secretary David Miliband has said Europe should have “separate bedrooms” from the US, but not seek a “divorce” from its traditional...

Ella Creamer 3 months ago

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Suicide bombing near railway track in Pakistan kills at least 23 people

Explosives-laden vehicle detonated as passenger train travelled through south-western city of QuettaA suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train travelled through the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 23 people and wounding m...

Associated Press 3 months ago

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River Wye granted rights in UK first that could help in fight against pollution

Charter to be adopted along river’s entire catchment from Cambrian mountains to Chepstow and Bristol ChannelThe entire catchment of the River Wye has been formally recognised as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights in a charter, a UK first that campaigners hope will help save the highly polluted...

Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent 3 months ago

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