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Czech energy group hints at combined bid for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK

Exclusive: Sev.en Global Investments could turn state-owned businesses into Britain’s biggest steelmakerBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of the UK’s largest electric steelworks has said the government should find a single buyer for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), a move that wou...

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Woman denied permanent birth control on NHS wins case with ombudsman

Leah Spasova from Oxfordshire fought for 10 years to obtain tubal ligation procedure, while men could get vasectomiesAnalysis: questions over how accessible procedure should beA woman denied a permanent form of birth control on the NHS over fears she might regret it, while men were allowed contracep...

Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent 3 months ago

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Woman’s fight for sterilisation raises questions over access to procedure

Critics say women face unequal treatment but others say tighter controls reflect legitimate medical concernsA psychologist who was denied sterilisation on the NHS has successfully challenged the decision after taking her case to the health ombudsman, raising questions over how accessible the procedu...

Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent 3 months ago

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Top California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue

Rusty Hicks concerned that Democrats could crowd each other out in ‘open’ system and hand victory to RepublicansThe chair of the California Democratic party says he wants to get rid of the state’s idiosyncratic “open primary”, calling it a failure that risks pitting a crowded field of Democratic can...

Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles 3 months ago

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Pentagon plans to make US military ‘AI-first fighting force’ by pairing with companies

Agreements with artificial intelligence firms spark concerns over public spending, cyber security and domestic surveillanceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence (AI...

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22-year jail term for woman who murdered her sister in London

Judge tells 70-year-old Nancy Pexton she showed no remorse for the ferocious attack on Jennifer AbbottA woman who murdered her sister in her London flat and stole her Rolex watch has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.Nancy Pexton stabbed Jennifer Abbott 10 times and left her body...

Jamie Grierson 3 months ago

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Thousands in US to join ‘no school, no work, no shopping’ protest in economic blackout

Walkouts, marches and other gatherings planned for ‘May Day Strong’ demonstrations across the countryThousands are set to join an economic blackout for International Workers’ Day on Friday, as part of 3,500 “May Day Strong” events across the country. Organizers are calling for “no school, no work, n...

Lex McMenamin 3 months ago

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Man appears in court over attempted murders of three people in London knife attacks

Essa Suleiman accused of stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green and Ishmail Hussein in south LondonA man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murders of three people during two knife attacks in London.Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green on Wednesda...

Kevin Rawlinson 3 months ago

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Ex-Tory councillor who drugged and raped wife admits making child abuse images

Philip Young changes all pleas to guilty after initially denying charges of making indecent images of childrenA former Conservative councillor who admitted nearly 50 offences of drugging, raping and sexually assaulting his former wife has pleaded guilty to additional offences of making indecent imag...

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First Thing: Trump doubles down on rift with Germany, Italy and Spain amid war on Iran

The US president has criticised the German chancellor and raised the prospect of pulling US troops from Italy and Spain. Plus, 10 lessons on ending the fossil fuel eraGood morning.Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain a day after he saying was looking at curtailing t...

Nicola Slawson 3 months ago

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Digested week: King bites his tongue as a president indulges his fantasies | John Crace

While Charles and Camilla were on a three-line whip, MPs watched the excruciating discomfort of civil servants We don’t often get to see senior civil servants out and about in the wild. They are kept away from the public gaze, sat behind a desk trying to persuade their ministers not to do something...

John Crace 3 months ago

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Uganda copying Russia and China with new bill designed to crush dissent, say critics

New law proposes up to 20 years in prison for promoting ‘foreign interests’, and restricts those who work with or are funded by overseas partnersUgandan opposition figures, human rights organisations and legal experts have condemned a sweeping bill that proposes up to 20 years in prison for promotin...

John Musenze 3 months ago

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New Orleans archdiocese plans on removing priest’s name from chapel as his Texas sexual abuse trial looms

Anthony Odiong is accused of sexually abusing three spiritually vulnerable female congregants in WacoPlans are under way for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans to remove a priest’s name from a chapel he helped build outside the city as a criminal trial looms in Texas for the clergyman on...

Ramon Antonio Vargas 3 months ago

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Woman charged over death of two eight-year-old girls after Wimbledon car crash

Claire Freemantle accused of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving when 4x4 hit school in 2023The driver of a 4×4 that crashed into a south-east London primary school has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two eight-year-old girls were killed.Claire Freemantle...

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Trump administration rejects need for Iran war Congressional approval despite deadline – US politics live

Pete Hegseth argued that a ceasefire agreement with Iran more than three weeks ago ‘means the 60 day clock pauses, or stops’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHello and welcome to our live coverage of the day.Today marks 60 days since the Trump administratio...

Vivian Ho 3 months ago

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Antigua and Barbuda prime minister set to win fourth term in election

Gaston Browne is on course to win 15 of the 17 seats in parliament after calling snap electionGaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, is set to win a fourth term in the country’s snap general election with preliminary results showing his party on course to win 15 of the 17 seats in...

Natricia Duncan in Kingston, Elesha George in St John's, and agencies 3 months ago

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Superdry co-founder James Holder found guilty of raping woman after night out

Court heard woman asked fashion boss to stop but he did not even when she started cryingJames Holder, a co-founder of the clothing firm Superdry, has been found guilty of raping a woman after a night out in the Gloucestershire town of Cheltenham.Gloucester crown court heard Holder, 54, had been due...

Steven Morris and Jamie Grierson 3 months ago

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Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Italy and Spain

US president says European countries are ‘absolutely horrible’ to refuse to support operations in strait of Hormuz Europe live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain a day after saying he was looking at reducing the number deployed in Germany.The US pr...

Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Jon Henley 3 months ago

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Pakistan acting as backchannel as US and Iran inch towards deal, experts say

Islamabad has reportedly switched to lower-profile role but believes peace can make progress without face-to-face meetingsPakistan is passing proposals between Iran and the US to keep talks alive behind the scenes and inch towards a peace agreement, officials and experts say.Pakistani officials say...

Saeed Shah in Islamabad 3 months ago

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CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay

Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levelsCEO pay increased 20 times faster than worker pay around the world in 2025, according to a new analysis from Oxfam and the International Trade Union Confederation, the world’s largest trade union fe...

Michael Sainato 3 months ago

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Met police chief denies ‘intervening in politics’ after open letter to Zack Polanski – UK politics live

The Green party leader reshared a post on social media that appeared to show officers kicking the suspect in the Golders Green attack in the headFull report: Zack Polanski’s criticism of Golders Green attack arrest will have ‘chilling effect’, says Met chiefThe minister for victims, Alex Davies-Jone...

Taz Ali 3 months ago

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UK house prices jump despite impact of Middle East conflict

Rise of 3% in April, the fastest annual pace in 11 months, leaves typical property worth £278,880, says NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesHouse price growth in the UK has surprised estate agents and economists by jumping in April at the fastest annual pace in 11 months, according to Nationwide...

Tom Knowles 3 months ago

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Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift

Electoral Commission reviewing whether Reform UK leader should have declared billionaire’s gift before entering parliamentUK politics live – latest updatesAnalysis: Farage’s bid to get ahead of story only raises more questionsThe UK elections watchdog is considering whether to investigate an undiscl...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent 3 months ago

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Weather tracker: Tornadoes and giant hail in central US

Strongest tornado hits Mineral Wells, Texas, where disaster was declared. Elsewhere, extreme rain inundates ChinaSpring is the season for severe thunderstorms across the central US, and the start of this week was a particularly active period for the region. A favourable weather pattern fuelled inten...

Ed Walton and James Michelin for MetDesk 3 months ago

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