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London Marathon hails ‘greatest day’ as Sawe breaks two hours and records tumble
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London Marathon hails ‘greatest day’ as Sawe breaks two hours and records tumble

Men’s and women’s-only world records fallOrganisers hope record number will finish by midnightThe London Marathon’s organisers have hailed the “greatest day” in the event’s 45-year history after huge crowds watched Sabastian Sawe become the first man to shatter the two-hour barrier in an official ra...

Sean Ingle on the Mall
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California measure requiring photo ID at polls will be on November ballot
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California measure requiring photo ID at polls will be on November ballot

Nearly 1 million Californians supported push by Republican Carl DeMaio but it faces historic opposition from DemocratsCalifornia voters will decide in November whether to require photo identification to cast a ballot, making California the latest battleground in a long-running effort by conservative...

Roque Planas
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UK faces higher prices for eight months after war in Iran ends, says minister
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UK faces higher prices for eight months after war in Iran ends, says minister

Darren Jones suggests cost of energy, food and flights will remain high after de-escalation and Hormuz strait reopensThe UK faces higher prices for food and fuel for at least eight months after the war in Iran ends, a minister has said. The closure of the strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane that...

Nadeem Badshah
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No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield
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No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield

Deepening sense of deadlock despite regional diplomacy as Washington and Tehran show no signs of compromiseHopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US faded further on Sunday, amid a deepening sense of a deadlock in the nearly two-month-long conflict despite intense regional dipl...

Jason Burke
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Greggs rolls back self-service cabinets in shoplifting hotspots
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Greggs rolls back self-service cabinets in shoplifting hotspots

Staff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights backGreggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year off...

Simon Goodley
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Orbán associates rush to move wealth out of Hungary after election defeat
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Orbán associates rush to move wealth out of Hungary after election defeat

Incoming PM Péter Magyar accuses Fidesz-linked figures of trying to shield their wealth from accountabilityAlong the banks of the Danube, news that the Viktor Orbán era had come to an end set off an hours-long party. The joy echoed across Hungary as people traded hugs and high-fives. For some, howev...

Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest and Ashifa Kassam
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Trump claims gala shooting gives urgency to White House ballroom plan
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Trump claims gala shooting gives urgency to White House ballroom plan

President presses case for controversial $400m project following White House correspondents’ dinner shootingThe shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel gives new urgency to the project to construct a 1,000-seat ballroom at the White House, Donald Trump claimed after the incident on Saturday night.Th...

Edward Helmore in New York
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New IRA suspected over car explosion outside Belfast police station
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New IRA suspected over car explosion outside Belfast police station

Police say incident in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries“Murderous intent and capability” still exists within paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, officers have said after a car exploded outside a police station on the outskirts of Belfast.Detec...

Emine Sinmaz
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Florida is latest US state to enter redistricting war ahead of 2026 election
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Florida is latest US state to enter redistricting war ahead of 2026 election

Special session comes after Virginia voted to redraw maps and as Trump pressures Republicans to protect House majorityFlorida begins a special session on Tuesday in what may be the last front of the redistricting war before the 2026 election, with Republicans trying to redraw maps to pick up more se...

George Chidi
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Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax
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Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax

Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capital in half, blaming its decision on soaring aviation taxes in the country.The Irish budget carrier sa...

Simon Goodley and Kate Connolly
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White House press dinner shooting suspect could be charged with trying to assassinate Trump, says Blanche
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White House press dinner shooting suspect could be charged with trying to assassinate Trump, says Blanche

Acting attorney general says suspect was believed to have been targeting top Trump administration officials The gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night could be charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump, t...

David Smith, Rachel Leingang and Kira Lerner in Washington
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White House journalists’ gala ended like many US events do: with gun violence
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White House journalists’ gala ended like many US events do: with gun violence

Shooting reveals how political violence has become feature of American life on a night dedicated to press freedomAhead of this year’s White House correspondents’ dinner, conversations centered on the role of the media and freedom of the press as journalists prepared to dine with the president.Instea...

Rachel Leingang in Washington
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Toxins plus climate harms likely cause of reduced fertility, study finds
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Toxins plus climate harms likely cause of reduced fertility, study finds

Researchers find ‘alarming’ effect on fertility across global species from simultaneous exposuresSimultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change’s impacts likely generates an additive or synergistic effect that increases reproductive harm, and may contribute to the broad global drop in f...

Tom Perkins
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Lonely at the top: who are Keir Starmer’s allies as daunting May elections loom?
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Lonely at the top: who are Keir Starmer’s allies as daunting May elections loom?

Prime minister has shed trusted staffers but can still turn to many genuine friends in and out of governmentUK politics live – latest updatesGiven that the signs of an embattled premiership are all around – defensive-sounding interviews insisting he will be in post at the next election; a rush of st...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
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North Dakota state legislator and pilot killed in small plane crash in Minnesota
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North Dakota state legislator and pilot killed in small plane crash in Minnesota

Liz Conmy’s death ‘is a profound loss’, Democratic party affiliate says following crash shortly after takeoffA small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said.Liz Conmy, a North D...

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Keir Starmer vows to lead Labour into next general election after bruising week
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Keir Starmer vows to lead Labour into next general election after bruising week

Prime minister says his job is not at risk over Mandelson vetting as allies back him against claims of wrongdoingKeir Starmer has said he will lead Labour into the next general election as his Downing Street allies denied claims of any wrongdoing over the appointment and vetting of Peter Mandelson a...

Aletha Adu Political correspondent
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Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named as Cole Tomas Allen
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Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named as Cole Tomas Allen

Allen named by law enforcement agencies as Trump posts video of man sprinting through Secret Service checkpoint at hotelUS politics live – latest updatesLaw enforcement agencies have identified Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles, as the suspected gunman arrest...

George Chidi
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