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Fury in Cornwall over herbicide plan to tackle weeds
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Fury in Cornwall over herbicide plan to tackle weeds

Council proposal to use glyphosate to tidy up pavements criticised over potential harm to humans and wildlifeCornwall is famed for its glorious gardens and verdant landscapes but a bitter row has broken out over a plan to tackle a less glamorous type of vegetation – roadside weeds.The unitary author...

Steven Morris
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Why Trump’s pick for Fed chair will not bring home the bank for the president
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The Guardian · World

Why Trump’s pick for Fed chair will not bring home the bank for the president

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s ‘central casting’, has a long road ahead of convincing board members to lower interest ratesDonald Trump’s fate is to be frustrated by monetary policy.Even assuming he gets his way and Kevin Warsh succeeds Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve next month, it is unlikely...

Eduardo Porter
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Tucker and Trump’s marriage of convenience heads for divorce court
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Tucker and Trump’s marriage of convenience heads for divorce court

Conservative host says he’s ‘tormented’ by previous support for Trump – could this presage his own run for president?He can’t live with him and can’t live without him. But, finally, the conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson seems to have made up his mind about Donald Trump. Their up-and-down marriag...

David Smith in Washington
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‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers
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‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers

Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media#ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTokIn a TikTok video a young girl – her age anywhere between 10 and 15 – sits unboxing package after...

Carmen Aguilar García and Sarah Marsh
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Channel Seven’s Spotlight digging for dirt on clean energy ignores fundamental facts and basic journalistic standards | Temperature Check
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Channel Seven’s Spotlight digging for dirt on clean energy ignores fundamental facts and basic journalistic standards | Temperature Check

Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to ChinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren sieve mud, workers drop down claustrophobic hand-cut mine shafts, men grimace while others carve...

Graham Readfearn
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UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid soaring fuel prices driven by Iran war
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UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid soaring fuel prices driven by Iran war

Annual March rate adds to pressure on household finances and follows warnings of slowdown to UK economyBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation rose by 3.3% in March after the surge in fuel prices triggered by the Iran war led to the biggest jump in transport costs since December 2022.Figures from...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
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The Deb actor in feud with Rebel Wilson signed $150,000 record deal, court told
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The Deb actor in feud with Rebel Wilson signed $150,000 record deal, court told

Wilson is being sued for defamation by Charlotte MacInnes over social media posts alleging a sexual harassment complaintFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn actor accusing Rebel Wilson of damaging her career secured a $15...

Australian Associated Press
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El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged members of notorious MS-13 gang
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El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged members of notorious MS-13 gang

Human rights groups have warned that the collective prosecutions violate due process and block defendants from accessing legal counselA Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, in one of the biggest mass trials under president Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gang...

Reuters
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Woolworths’ ‘Prices Dropped’ rules intended to prevent ‘gaming’ the promotional system, executive tells court
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Woolworths’ ‘Prices Dropped’ rules intended to prevent ‘gaming’ the promotional system, executive tells court

Senior manager at supermarket giant gives evidence on day two of case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer CommissionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA senior Woolworths executive has defended relaxing rule...

Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter
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UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency
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UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency

Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidentsThe UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the count...

Dan Milmo Global technology editor
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Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds
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Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds

Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme...

Mark Townsend
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Robbins says officials considered withholding Mandelson vetting files from parliament
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Robbins says officials considered withholding Mandelson vetting files from parliament

Sacked civil servant acknowledges ‘debate’ about release of documents after question about alleged ‘cover-up’Olly Robbins responded to a question about an alleged “cover-up” on Tuesday by confirming that government officials had considered withholding Peter Mandelson’s secretive vetting documents fr...

Paul Lewis, Pippa Crerar and Henry Dyer
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Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll
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Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll

Experts say Muslims and other minorities have been disproportionately deleted from the electoral roll ahead of the West Bengal elections this weekMillions of people in the Indian state of West Bengal have been stripped of their vote ahead of a critical state election this week, after a controversial...

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi
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Temporary accommodation linked to deaths of 104 children in England in six years
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Temporary accommodation linked to deaths of 104 children in England in six years

Calls for ‘urgent, sustained action’ over rising number of children who do not have permanent homeLiving in temporary accommodation has contributed to the deaths of 104 children in England in the past six years, 76 of whom were under the age of one, according to data.Statistics also show there were...

Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent
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Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown
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Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown

Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughtsClimate breakdown has extended the pollen season in the UK and mainland Europe by between one and two weeks since the 1990s, a study has found, adding itchy eyes and runny noses to t...

Ajit Niranjan
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Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief
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Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief

Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says presidentIsrael’s observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly could be suspended over the country’s new law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of some of...

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
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