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Middle East crisis live: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to reach peace deal

US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it doesn’t come to an agreementUAE blames Iran or its proxies for drone strike fire near nuclear plantOman’s foreign ministry has condemned the drone strike that caused a fire at the perimeter of UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant on Sund...

Yohannes Lowe 3 months ago

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Romaine calm: live frog found in discount supermarket lettuce bag

‘Look, if I was in a French supermarket, I probably would have got a two for one deal on that one,’ woman in WA told national TVFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen a group of housemates in Western Australia bought a pa...

Joe Hinchliffe 3 months ago

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Starmer is not setting out timetable for his departure, says David Lammy

Deputy PM says Andy Burnham would be ‘great addition to parliament’ but leadership row is an ‘own goal’ for LabourKeir Starmer is not about to set a timetable for his departure from Downing Street, David Lammy, one of the prime minister’s closest cabinet allies, has said, urging Labour to get beyond...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent 3 months ago

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Police running out of room to store illegal cigarettes they’ve seized amid Australia’s booming illicit trade

Inquiry into black market hears cost of destroying vapes has also soared, with some requiring manual dismantlingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are struggling to store a growing wave of illegal cigarettes and vap...

Tom McIlroy Political editor 3 months ago

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National Conversation project launches as Britain risks ‘being torn apart by differences’

Commission led by Sajid Javid and Jon Cruddas asks public to share vision of community and country to help rebuild social cohesionSajid Javid has warned the country risks “being torn apart by our differences” as figures from across public life launch a project that asks what it means to be British.T...

Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent 3 months ago

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‘When your signal goes down, something’s going on’: life next to a US air base in the UK

While RAF Lakenheath holds its secrets, neighbours contend with plane spotters, protesters and sonic boomsThe local people know there is something going on when the internet and phone signal drops dead, they say. If the heavy bombers are flying low, the teachers will pause their school assembly unti...

Daniel Boffey 3 months ago

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Two-thirds of NHS nurses believe lack of staff is putting patients at risk, survey finds

Union to urge ministers to bring in mandatory minimum staffing, as ageing population increases demand for careAlmost two-thirds of nurses believe there are too few of them working in the NHS to keep patients safe and give them proper care, a survey has revealed.Understaffing and the increasingly com...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor 3 months ago

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UK’s next ambassador to Japan may be called to give evidence in Mandelson inquiry

MPs will decide whether Corin Robertson will face questions over decision to award security clearance against adviceThe UK’s next ambassador to Japan could be called to give evidence over the decision to award Peter Mandelson security clearance against the advice of vetting officials.Corin Robertson...

Henry Dyer and Paul Lewis 3 months ago

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‘Quieter and cleaner’: Sydney to trial electric ferry after two-year delay, with new fish market route slated for 2029

NSW transport minister says contracts signed for 24-metre, battery electric ferry to be trialled for 12 months from 2028Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpluttering journeys across Sydney Harbour could soon be a thing of...

Penry Buckley 3 months ago

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Hundreds of children affected by UK’s halting of refugee family reunion, says Red Cross

Charity estimates up to 1,360 children could remain separated from families for every month the suspension continuesHundreds of children every month face being separated from their families since the UK suspended refugee family reunion last September, according to analysis by the British Red Cross.B...

Diane Taylor 3 months ago

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Introducing Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – podcast

The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority Black districts, sparking chaos for the midterm elections. Kai Wright tal...

Hosted by Kai Wright, produced by Anabel Bacon and Monica Espitia, engineered by Ivan Kuraev, executive producer 3 months ago

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Xi Jinping prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin to China, four days after hosting Donald Trump

China’s deep relationship with Russia remains a continuing cause for concern in the west, particularly since Moscow launched its invasion of UkraineXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged “congratulatory letters” on Sunday ahead of the Russian president’s visit to Beijing this week, four days since...

Amy Hawkins in Beijing 3 months ago

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Neo-Nazi group challenges hate ban by arguing law ‘operates as a doorway to tyranny’

Banned White Australia group lodges documents with high court stating legislation ‘burdens freedom of governmental and political communication’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA neo-Nazi group, which is aiming to start a...

Jordyn Beazley 3 months ago

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French star Patrick Bruel denies multiple sexual assault allegations

Singer and actor who has appeared in more than 40 films faces investigations in France and BelgiumThe French singer and actor Patrick Bruel, the subject of multiple rape allegations, protested his innocence on Sunday and said he would not step away from his work.The Paris prosecutor’s office announc...

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Pianist Jayson Gillham’s case against MSO mustn’t turn into ‘roving inquiry’ on Middle East conflict, judge warns

Federal court case of classical pianist who alleges Melbourne Symphony Orchestra unlawfully discriminated due to his views beginsThe judge hearing the case of a classical pianist who alleges the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra unlawfully discriminated against him because of his views on Israeli forces...

Nino Bucci justice and courts reporter 3 months ago

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UK firms halt investments and hiring as Iran war pushes up costs, bosses warn

Survey shows businesses ‘struggling to absorb latest economic shock’, while data says April vacancies down 7.7%The worsening fallout from the Iran war is forcing businesses to halt their UK investment and hiring plans, bosses have warned, as Britain enters a renewed period of political and economic...

Sarah Butler 3 months ago

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Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs

Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’Campaigners against the UK’s controversial drug pricing deal with Donald Trump are threatening the government with legal action unless it scraps a key element of the plan.They claim that a change...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor 3 months ago

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David Lammy promises 25% cut in number of children jailed while they await trial

Justice secretary’s white paper will overhaul youth justice rules and could end lifelong criminal records for under-18sDavid Lammy has promised to cut the number of children kept in jail while they await trial by a quarter as part of an overhaul of youth justice rules that could also end lifelong cr...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor 3 months ago

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Government-backed Pensions Commission calls for action on gender savings gap

Body says, on average, British women approaching retirement have half private pension savings of men – £81,000 versus £156,000A shake-up of pensions in Britain must involve measures to close the gap in retirement savings between men and women, the revived Pensions Commission is to tell ministers.Acc...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent 3 months ago

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News live: Australian health officials to work on ebola outbreak response, minister says; NSW police arrest 993 in domestic violence sweep

World Health Organization declared outbreak in Africa a ‘public health emergency of international concern’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, says he expects Australian health officials will be working wi...

Nick Visser 3 months ago

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Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders

British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’UK business leaders have warned that crime is becoming an increasingly “serious barrier” to growing Britain’s economy amid a rise in shoplifting, fraud and cyber-attacks against companie...

Sarah Butler 3 months ago

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Minnesota deploys national guard to help fight wildfires in northern region

Tim Walz, the state’s governor, calls blazes ‘unpredictable and fast-moving’ as dry, windy weather fuels themMinnesota’s national guard has been activated to help battle wildfires burning in the northern part of the state after the department of natural resources requested additional support.Governo...

Marina Dunbar 3 months ago

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Air force base in Idaho locked down after air show incident, officials say

Emergency crews responding to incident involving aircraft during weekend air show at military base in western IdahoAn investigation is under way after an incident on Sunday at an air show at Mountain Home air force base in western Idaho, a spokesperson told Reuters.A social media post by Airshow New...

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Thousands gather on National Mall for daylong prayer rally

White House-backed event billed as ‘One Nation Under God’ criticized for blurring lines between church and stateThousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally on Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation Under God”.Against the backdrop of the Washi...

Roque Planas 3 months ago

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