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River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday

Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water qualityThe first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London will welcome swimmers for the official start of the bathing season on Friday as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across...

Sandra Laville Environment correspondent 3 months ago

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Photo of US-China delegation criticized over absence of women: ‘masculine, militarized and exclusionary’

‘Backward’ photo panned for display of patriarchy, signaling that ‘women’s voices don’t matter in shaping global order’By the time Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday, the bilateral had featured all the expected pomp and pageantry: a meticulously choreog...

Maya Yang 3 months ago

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Louisiana senate passes bill to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional districts

If state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional majoritySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailOn Thursday, the Louisiana state senate voted 27-10 to pass a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black Hou...

Adria R Walker 3 months ago

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Top California Democratic strategist pleads guilty to $225,000 fraud charges

Dana Williamson, who has ties to Gavin Newsom, conspired to steal gubernatorial hopeful Xavier Becerra’s campaign fundsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Dana Williamson, a top California political strategist with ties to the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, and gubernatorial hopeful X...

Uwa Ede-Osifo in Los Angeles 3 months ago

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Australia news live: Delta Goodrem hits the stage in Eurovision semi; Angus Taylor accused of ‘dog whistle’ budget reply

Australian pop star performs song Eclipse in second semi-final before Sunday’s final. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnd just to reassure you that Delta’s performance was just as spectacular as the rehearsal, here are some more photos hot from the...

Martin Farrer 3 months ago

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Is Andy Burnham about to return to Westminster? - podcast

Andy Burnham has announced he will attempt to return to Westminster after the Labour MP Josh Simons said he will vacate his Makerfield seat in order for Burnham to run in a byelection. It follows a day of breaking news in which the health secretary, Wes Streeting, resigned, saying he has lost confid...

Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Frankie Tobi, music by Axel Kacoutié, the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj 3 months ago

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Three more people sick in California amid ‘unprecedented outbreak’ due to toxic mushrooms

Since November, state has seen 47 cases of people accidentally ingesting poisonous wild mushroomsHealth authorities in California’s Napa county reported that three people had been hospitalized after consuming poisonous wild mushrooms as the state continues to grapple with an “​​unprecedented outbrea...

Dani Anguiano 3 months ago

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‘God gave us this city’: Israeli nationalists join Jerusalem Day protest to mark city’s capture

State-sponsored march through Muslim quarter of Old City saw protesters waving flags and chanting ‘Death to Arabs’ on anniversary of city’s annexationIsraeli nationalist demonstrators chanted “Death to the Arabs”, “May your villages burn” and “Gaza is a graveyard” in a state-sponsored march through...

Julian Borger and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem 3 months ago

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Judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to DRC back to the US

Judge called Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata’s deportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo ‘likely illegal’A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the US from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after she was deported to the African country that had refu...

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US reportedly dropped fraud charges against Indian billionaire after he hired Trump’s lawyer

Gautam Adani, richest man in Asia, was accused of conspiring to pay $250m in bribes to Indian government officialsThe US Department of Justice is dropping its fraud charges against the Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, the richest man in Asia, after he hired a new legal team led by Donald Trump’s per...

Gaya Gupta 3 months ago

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American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney wins Dylan Thomas prize for ‘blistering’ debut poetry collection

The £20,000 award for writers aged 39 or under goes to Joy Is My Middle Name, a collection about navigating race, addiction and womanhoodA debut poetry collection with themes including race, addiction and womanhood has won this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize.American poet Sasha Debevec...

Emma Loffhagen 3 months ago

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US House leaders announce bipartisan effort to combat sexual misconduct in Congress

Announcement of taskforce comes after resignations of two congressmen amid sexual misconduct allegationsUS politics live – latest updatesHouse speaker Mike Johnson and the minority leader Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday announced a bipartisan effort to combat sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill.The “part...

Shrai Popatin Washington 3 months ago

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Closing arguments begin in high-stakes Musk v OpenAI courtroom showdown

Jury set to deliberate and return a verdict on whether they believe AI firm and Altman are liable in caseClosing arguments began on Thursday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, bringing the weeks-long courtroom battle between the two tech moguls nearer to a decision. A nine-person...

Nick Robins-Early 3 months ago

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Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts

Groups say supreme court justice, who owns oil stocks, may be violating ethics codes by participating in certain casesThe supreme court justice Samuel Alito, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating court ethics codes by participating in certain cases that could benefit big oil, government...

Dharna Noor 3 months ago

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Judge bans reporting on trial of six men accused of sexually assaulting teenage girls in Bristol

Details of case in which group deny abusing girls for several years restricted amid dispute with media over transparencySix men have gone on trial at Bristol crown court accused of grooming and sexually assaulting vulnerable teenage girls in the city.They were allegedly part of a large group of men...

Steven Morris 3 months ago

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Mental health ‘system is broken’, says mother of Nottingham triple-killer

Celeste Calocane gives evidence for first time at inquiry into Valdo Calocane’s 2023 attacksThe mother of the man who killed three people in an attack in Nottingham in 2023 has told an inquiry that the mental health “system is broken” and until there is a crisis “no one listens to you”.Valdo Calocan...

Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent 3 months ago

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Oklahoma’s Richard Glossip freed on bond after 30 years on death row

A judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court decisionSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAn Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed Richard Glossip, a former death row prisoner, to be released on bond after almost 30 years behind bars, as he aw...

Associated Press 3 months ago

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Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners

Media law experts cast doubt on viability of a defamation lawsuit promised by Netanyahu over Nicholas Kristof essayIsrael’s prime minister, Benjamin Nethanyahu, and foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, have threatened to sue the New York Times for defamation over the publication of an essay by Nicholas K...

Alice Speri and Jeremy Barr 3 months ago

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US border patrol chief resigns abruptly amid string of exits by Trump immigration officials

Mike Banks, who led Trump’s border crackdown, resigned weeks after reports of prostitution allegationsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailMike Banks, the border patrol chief who oversaw the most aggressive militarization of the US southern border in recent history, has resigned with imm...

Joseph Gedeon in Washington 3 months ago

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Police identify three women who died off Brighton beach

An investigation into how the women came to be in the water is ongoing, but there is no evidence to suggest criminalityPolice believe they have identified three women whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton beach.Sussex police said next of kin have been informed, but it would not be ap...

Caroline Davies and agency 3 months ago

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Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10

A return to Westminster for Andy Burnham is far from guaranteed, while Starmer could fight a leadership challenge and winWhile Keir Starmer’s authority as prime minister feels terminally undermined after calls from MPs and departing ministers to step down, he remains inside No 10 – for now. So how,...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent 3 months ago

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Wes Streeting quits cabinet and calls on Starmer to resign

Streeting, who is on the party’s right, had long been rumoured to be gathering support for tilt at leadershipUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has quit as health secretary and called on Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister, saying it would have been “dishonourable” to remain in post...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor 3 months ago

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US southern states rush to redraw electoral maps to dilute Black voting power

Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and more are pushing to eliminate Democratic districts after supreme court rulingUS southern states are rushing to redraw congressional maps to eliminate Democratic districts and dilute the influence of Black voters in electing candidates, a bare-knuckled blitz occurrin...

Sam Levine in New York 3 months ago

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Clarence Carter, US soul star who had hits with Patches and more, dies aged 90

Singer-songwriter, and former husband of Candi Staton, was blind from birth and had further hits including Slip Away and Back Door SantaClarence Carter, the US soul singer who had numerous hits including the transatlantic 1970 smash Patches, has died aged 90.His management company confirmed his deat...

Ben Beaumont-Thomas 3 months ago

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