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Small plane crash in Texas Hill Country leaves five dead

All people onboard Cessna 421C dead after crash late at night in city 40 miles south-west of state capital AustinA small plane crashed among trees in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people onboard, officials said on Friday.The crash happened in the dark late on Thursday night in Wimberley, a ci...

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UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation

Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in public sector contracts in Algeria and Oman, sought through use of agentsThe British defence company Ultra Electronics has accepted responsibility for failure to prevent bribery and agreed to pay £15m after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office....

Juliette Garside 3 months ago

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Trump tears up EU tariff deal and raises some import duties

US president says tariff on cars and lorries will rise to 25% and accuses European Union of non-complianceDonald Trump has said he is tearing up part of the tariff deal he struck with EU leaders at his golf course in Scotland last summer, criticising Brussels for taking so long to ratify the deal.Bl...

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent 3 months ago

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‘No other plan comes close’: how Labour MPs turned to Burnham with Starmer on the brink

Greater Manchester mayor’s team have been quietly preparing a manifesto and identifying seats where MPs could step aside to allow a Westminster runAndy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies sayWhen the eyes of Westminster were on the committee rooms and voting lobbies of p...

Josh Halliday and Jessica Elgot 3 months ago

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Average price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years

Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on IranExxon and Chevron quarterly earnings fall despite soaring oil pricesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe average price for a gallon of gas in California rose to $6 this week as...

Dani Anguiano 3 months ago

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Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on StarmerAndy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, wit...

Jessica Elgot and Josh Halliday 3 months ago

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Sabastian Sawe receives hero’s welcome in Kenya after sub-two hour marathon feat

Record-breaker says London Marathon win was ‘a victory for all of us’ as he is greeted by family and friends in EldoretHugged, cheered and adorned with garlands, the first man to run an official marathon in under two hours has returned as a hero to his home village in Kenya.Sabastian Sawe, who stunn...

Ed Ram in Eldoret 3 months ago

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Zayn Malik cancels all US dates of upcoming tour following illness

Former One Direction member cancelled US shows after recent hospitalization for an unspecified illnessZayn Malik, the former One Direction musician, has cancelled all US dates for his upcoming tour following hospitalization for an unspecified illness.Malik wrote in an Instagram story: “To my fans: T...

Adrian Horton 3 months ago

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Video of attack on French nun in Jerusalem causes widespread condemnation

Israeli foreign ministry denounce ‘shameful act’ after footage shows man pushing woman to the ground and kicking herA video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and has been denounced as a “shameful act” by Israel’s foreign m...

Julian Borger in Jerusalem 3 months ago

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Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exportsMPs have expressed alarm at the closure of the Foreign Office’s international humanitarian law unit, warning it “will impair the UK’s ability to anticipate, assess and respond to serious...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor 3 months ago

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Ofsted inspections pushing headteachers to ‘point of destruction’, union chief says

NAHT leader says schools watchdog for England does not raise standards, amid opposition to ‘Nando’s-style’ scoringSchool leaders are being pressurised “to the point of destruction”, the head of a teaching union has said, as he put the education establishment “on notice”.During a speech to the union’...

Yassin El-Moudden 3 months ago

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‘What’s our red line?’ British Jews question their safety

As antisemitic incidents rise, some Jewish people are asking if it’s time to leave – and where they might go nextFor many Jews sitting down with family and friends for Friday night dinner, the conversation is now turning to their “red line”. “What do we do? Do we have to leave?” asked Barry Frankfur...

Caroline Davies 3 months ago

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Pro-Trump commentator snaps and drops F-bomb on CNN when asked to justify Iran war

Scott Jennings was questioned by Adam Mockler about political concessions gained by the US in its war on IranScott Jennings, CNN’s most prominent pro-Trump commentator, was triggered into swearing at a fellow panelist on live television on Thursday night after being repeatedly pressed to name a sing...

Joseph Gedeon in Washington 3 months ago

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Spirit Airlines prepares to cease operations amid financial struggles and high oil prices

Company had struggled to increase post-pandemic demand before war in Iran pushed up jet fuel costsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxSpirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations after the beleaguered company ran out of cash and a rescue attempt by the Tr...

Lauren Aratani in New York 3 months ago

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Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept blackouts if bills cut

Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household billsThe boss of the UK’s biggest energy supplier has suggested that some households would accept an occasional electricity blackout in exchange for much lower energy bills.A year on from Europe’s largest...

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent 3 months ago

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Zack Polanski apologises for sharing tweet criticising police at Golders Green stabbings

Apology comes after head of Met police said Green party leader risked undermining public confidence in his officersZack Polanski has apologised for sharing a social media post critical of police after the Golders Green stabbings, after the head of the Metropolitan police said the Green leader risked...

Peter Walker and Jamie Grierson 3 months ago

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Cuban immigrant dies in Georgia detention center, ICE tells Congress

Denny Adán González, 33, whose death is being investigated as suicide, is 18th person to die in ICE custody this yearA Cuban immigrant died inside an immigration detention center in Georgia earlier this week, according to a congressional notification sent on Friday and reviewed by the Guardian.The C...

José Olivares 3 months ago

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Charles tamed Trump while rebuking Trumpism in ego-flattering masterstroke

King skillfully appeals to Republicans fond of Britain and Democrats anxious about rules-based order in state visitFor his last trick, the king revealed a bell that hung from the conning tower of a Royal Navy submarine launched from a UK shipyard in 1944. Its name was HMS Trump. “And should you ever...

David Smith in Washington 3 months ago

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Mother knows best as sea otter adopts orphaned pup at California aquarium

Rey is teaching Sunny, aged about two weeks, all her adopted baby needs to know to fend for herselfBefore last month, a young southern sea otter named Rey would never have imagined she would be a mother.That changed when she met Sunny, a pup – about two weeks old – found orphaned and alone on Asilom...

Long Beach Post 3 months ago

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Could key climate talks mark ground zero in global push to ditch fossil fuels?

Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy futureLooking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country’s thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil t...

Fiona Harvey and Jonathan Watts in Santa Marta 3 months ago

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Italian city orders dog owners to wash away urine or face €500 fine

Livorno council says residents have complained of foul smell after rise in number of petsDog owners in an Italian port city will be required to clean up their pets’ urine from public spaces or face fines of up to €500.Luca Salvetti, the mayor of Livorno, on the Tuscan coast, introduced the measure a...

Angela Giuffrida 3 months ago

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End of Trump tariffs on whisky sparks row between Scottish parties over claiming credit

Labour called SNP first minister John Swinney ‘shameless’ for claiming credit when it was the result of king’s US visitDonald Trump’s announcement that he will lift punishing US tariffs on scotch whisky has been overshadowed by a row between rival Scottish party leaders over claiming credit for the...

Severin Carrell Scotland editor 3 months ago

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‘Hotter than Hawaii’: London and East Anglia expected to reach 27C on Friday

The scorching heat means parts of the UK could also be warmer than Sydney, Buenos Aires or TunisYou might expect sunshine in Australia, Tunisia or Argentina, but those staying in the UK are likely to see hotter weather, with some parts of the country expected to reach the high 20s before the bank ho...

Sammy Gecsoyler 3 months ago

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Six wounded after stabbing attack at high school in Washington state

Four students are in critical condition and security guard and suspect also injured after stabbing in TacomaSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFive people were recovering in the hospital on Friday following a mass stabbing incident at a high school in Washin...

Richard Luscombe and agency 3 months ago

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