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King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University
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King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University

Merged institution will become second largest mainstream university in UK with about 47,000 studentsKing’s College London has agreed to merge with Cranfield University, creating a new UK “super-university” that would rival many of its international competitors in size and research output.The merger...

Richard Adams and Sally Weale
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Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of UK’s biggest private hospital operator
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Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of UK’s biggest private hospital operator

Shares in Spire Healthcare jump after approach from Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’Business live – latest updatesThe board of Britain’s largest private hospital operator has backed a buyout proposal worth £1bn from its second biggest shareholder, a hedge fund manager know...

Julia Kollewe
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Brazil’s Atlantic forest records lowest deforestation in 40 years
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Brazil’s Atlantic forest records lowest deforestation in 40 years

Environmentalists hail decline but warn weakened laws could reverse gainsBrazil’s Atlantic forest, the country’s most threatened biome, last year recorded its lowest level of deforestation since monitoring began 40 years ago, a new report shows.The forest is Brazil’s most populous biome, and home to...

Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
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Burberry’s £2,000 Cotswolds handbag hits ‘a sweet spot’ with Americans
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Burberry’s £2,000 Cotswolds handbag hits ‘a sweet spot’ with Americans

American zeal for ‘the Hamptons of England’ has rubbed off on sales with luxury British fashion house back to a full-year profitThe luxury fashion brand Burberry has said a new £2,000 handbag named after the Cotswolds has boosted sales, as the English region becomes increasingly popular with wealthy...

Sarah Butler
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Anderson juices up the vibes for Dior with spotlight on Hollywood
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Anderson juices up the vibes for Dior with spotlight on Hollywood

Designer suggests decision to stage show in Los Angeles is part of strategy to deepen label’s cinema presenceLike Christian Dior, the founder of the house he now leads, fashion designer Jonathan Anderson’s ambition is to be not just a Parisian couturier but a Hollywood power player. “We think of Dio...

Jess Cartner-Morley in Los Angeles
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Chicago Knight Rider car framed for speeding in New York City
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Chicago Knight Rider car framed for speeding in New York City

A Kitt lookalike was filmed speeding in Brooklyn but the fine was sent to a museum where a replica is on displayA replica of the talking car Kitt from the 1980s US television action series Knight Rider for years has been parked in a museum about an hour’s drive north of Chicago, so how did it get a...

Ramon Antonio Vargas
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What was HMRC’s investigation into Angela Rayner’s tax affairs all about?
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What was HMRC’s investigation into Angela Rayner’s tax affairs all about?

Findings of inquiry into stamp duty paid on Hove flat crucial to any leadership bidUK politics live – latest updatesAngela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC of deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs, the Guardian reported, paving the way for a potential leadership bid as Keir Starm...

Heather Stewart
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French authorities lift lockdown on norovirus-hit cruise ship
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French authorities lift lockdown on norovirus-hit cruise ship

Asymptomatic people allowed off ship from Wednesday afternoon but those infected ordered to remain in isolationA norovirus-hit cruise ship carrying mainly passengers from the UK and Ireland has had a French lockdown order lifted.All 1,701 people onboard Ambition were prevented from disembarking for...

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Victorian Labor signals tougher stance on young offenders after 109 charges against 14-year-old dropped
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Victorian Labor signals tougher stance on young offenders after 109 charges against 14-year-old dropped

The state’s opposition said case was proof ‘the justice system is broken’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Labor government says it will “do everything” it can to “toughen consequences” for young offenders a...

Benita Kolovos and Australian Associated Press
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Trump and Xi meet in Beijing for key summit, with trade, Iran and AI on table
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Trump and Xi meet in Beijing for key summit, with trade, Iran and AI on table

US president says he and his Chinese counterpart have ‘known each other for a long time’ and Xi is ‘great leader’Trump in Beijing – latest updatesFive key issues for Xi-Trump summitThe US president, Donald Trump, has met China’s leader, Xi Jinping, for a momentous summit that will pack negotiations...

Amy Hawkins in Beijing
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Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed
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Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed

Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discountsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastColes’s “Down Down” promotion is one of Australia’s best known campaigns. But the supermarket has been caugh...

Jonathan Barrett Business editor
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UK economy records surprise 0.3% growth in first month of the Iran war
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UK economy records surprise 0.3% growth in first month of the Iran war

GDP reading ties in with some surveys suggesting UK plc has kept up momentum despite rising fuel costsThe UK economy unexpectedly grew during the first full month of the Iran war, according to official figures, suggesting the Middle East conflict has not yet affected growth as much as feared.Figures...

Tom Knowles
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Farage criticised for backing preacher who says homosexuality is ‘abomination’
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Farage criticised for backing preacher who says homosexuality is ‘abomination’

Reform UK leader records video with Essex pastor to support his battle against council banning orderNigel Farage has been criticised for giving his full support to a Christian church leader who preached that homosexuality was an “abomination” and would lead to eternity in hell.The Reform UK leader r...

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
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