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Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassadorOfficials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliamentFive key questions: Who overruled the decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?Peter Mandelso...

Paul Lewis, Henry Dyer and Pippa Crerar 4 months ago

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Pope says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House

Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war, after US bishops offer him support after Vance remarksSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPope Leo XIV has said that the world is being “ravaged by a handful of tyrants” who spend billions on war,...

Richard Luscombe in Miami 4 months ago

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News of BBC jobs cuts ‘real concern‘, says UK’s culture secretary

Lisa Nandy says BBC staff have been strongly affected and have expressed frustration that high-paid presenters and executives are unlikely to be affectedThe BBC’s sudden announcement of 2,000 job cuts has had a “very strong effect” on staff, the UK’s culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said, as emplo...

Aletha Adu and Mark Sweney 4 months ago

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Trump’s triumphal arch plan for US capital faces key federal review vote

Design among projects before US Commission of Fine Arts as lawsuits challenge scale and impactDonald Trump’s design for the triumphal arch he wants built at an entrance to the US capital comes up for a review and possible vote on Thursday by a key federal agency. It is one of several projects the US...

Associated Press 4 months ago

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Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left owing to Iran war, says energy chief

There will be flight cancellations ‘soon’ if oil supplies are not restored in coming weeks, says head of IEABusiness live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesEurope has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left before shortages will hit because of the Iran war, according to the head of a...

Jasper Jolly 4 months ago

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More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré

Tycoon’s media empire accused of pushing far-right ideas, as writers say: ‘We refuse to be hostages in ideological war’Europe live – latest updatesMore than 100 writers have quit the historic French publishing house Grasset in protest at its conservative billionaire owner, Vincent Bolloré, whose med...

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris 4 months ago

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Stakes high as supreme court set to rule on law involving Monsanto’s weed-killing pesticide

Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warnThe US could face foreign attacks, food shortages and agricultural “devastation” if the supreme court rules against Monsanto in a closely watched case over pesticide regulation th...

Carey Gillam 4 months ago

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Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand

Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuitsThe actor Pedro Pascal is waging a legal battle against a Chilean pisco merchant who has chosen a cheeky name for his brand of the country’s national spirit: Pedro Piscal.David Herrera re...

John Bartlett in Santiago 4 months ago

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Covid jab injury payments must be urgently reformed, says inquiry chair

Heather Hallett hails vaccine scheme but criticises rule that only those meeting 60% disabled threshold can get payoutsThe Covid-19 vaccine programme in the UK was an “extraordinary feat” but the payment scheme for people injured by the jabs must be urgently reformed, the public inquiry on the pande...

PA Media 4 months ago

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‘A dollar or two increase is devastating’: US readers on toll of rising gas prices

Guardian readers describe how their lives have been upended by cost hikes stemming from Trump’s Iran warWith the US and Israel’s war on Iran now in its seventh week, with a fragile ceasefire in place since earlier this month, Americans are continuing to feel the effects at the pump as global fuel pr...

Maya Yang 4 months ago

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Utah passes new law to combat overcharges at dollar stores after Guardian investigation

Investigation of Family Dollar and Dollar General prompts lawmakers to double penalties for retailers that repeatedly charge more at checkout than prices listed on shelvesUtah lawmakers have voted to stiffen penalties on retailers who chronically overcharge customers.The new state law, which takes e...

Barry Yeoman 4 months ago

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Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’

PM summons senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X and says social media is ‘putting our children at risk’Keir Starmer has told social media bosses “things can’t go on like this” in a Downing Street meeting over internet safety.The prime minister summoned senior figures at Meta, TikTok, Googl...

Dan Milmo and Kiran Stacey 4 months ago

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Church warden jailed for life for murder of lecturer has conviction quashed

Retrial ordered in case of Benjamin Field, found guilty in 2019 of murdering Peter Farquhar, 69, in BuckinghamshireA former church warden who was jailed for life for the murder of a university lecturer has had his conviction quashed at the court of appeal.Benjamin Field was jailed for at least 36 ye...

PA Media 4 months ago

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New regulator powers could stifle advocacy, UK’s largest civil society bodies warn

Exclusive: Letter urges ministers to consult on Charity Commission measures meant to tackle extremismSeveral leading civil society organisations have urged the government to consult the sector before introducing new powers for the Charity Commission, which they caution risks “suppressing legitimate...

Geneva Abdul 4 months ago

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South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence

Leader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rallyThe South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018.Lawyers for the leader of the Econom...

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg 4 months ago

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Hampshire College was ‘a magical place’ for a progressive education. It couldn’t survive this era

Hampshire is latest school to fall to declining enrollment amid a decades-long crisis affecting liberal arts collegesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxWhen Hampshire College enrolled its first class of students in 1970, it offered a new breed of liberal art...

Alice Speri 4 months ago

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Has Marles bowed to Trump’s wishes on defence spending? The figures are as clear as mud

The defence minister insists that increases in spending did not happen because of thinktanks, retired generals ‘or washed-up bureaucrats’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf there’s anyone who knows just how much pressure Donald Trump is heaping on allies to lift defence spe...

Tom McIlroy 4 months ago

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Ian Katz to leave role as Channel 4 content chief in the autumn

Exit of former Newsnight editor after eight years comes after appointment of new chief executive Priya DograChannel 4’s content chief, Ian Katz, who holds responsibility for the broadcaster’s £650m annual programming budget and output, is to leave after almost nine years in the post.Katz, a former s...

Mark Sweney 4 months ago

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Struggling theatres must ‘programme their way out’, says Young Vic director

Nadia Fall calls for bold thinking as she announces new shows including anti-Trump version of Thelma & LouiseTheatres facing financial difficulty can only prosper by “programming their way out of it”, according to the Young Vic artistic director, Nadia Fall, who has announces her new slate of sh...

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent 4 months ago

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Contingency plans in place for possible food shortages if Iran war continues, minister confirms – UK politics live

Peter Kyle did not dispute Times’ report that under a ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ supermarkets might start running out of some itemsPeter Kyle, the business secretary, was giving interviews this morning to promote a government announcement that will help companies in energy-intensive industries...

Andrew Sparrow 4 months ago

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Europe live: Russia ‘does not deserve’ lifting of sanctions, Zelenskyy says, after deadly overnight strikes in Ukraine

Ukrainian president says nearly 700 Russian drones and 19 ballistic missiles mostly targeted Kyiv, Odesa and DniproUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia “does not deserve any easing … or lifting on sanctions” after an overnight attack killed 16 and wounded 100 people in Ukraine.He said...

Jakub Krupa 4 months ago

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UK could face gaps on supermarket shelves by summer if Iran war continues

Ministers drawing up contingency plans for ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ if supply of CO2 is disruptedBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK could face some gaps on supermarket shelves this summer if disruption caused by the Iran war continues, with shortages of carbon dioxide potentially hitting s...

Joanna Partridge and Sarah Butler 4 months ago

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Tesco warns profits could fall amid Iran war uncertainty

UK’s biggest supermarket voices caution for year ahead despite annual profits rising 8.5% to £2.4bnBusiness live – latest updatesTesco has warned that profits could fall back in the year ahead amid “increased uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East”.The warning came after the UK’s bigg...

Sarah Butler 4 months ago

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UK economy showed surprise 0.5% growth before Iran war

ONS figure for February suggests Britain was gaining momentum before conflict dashed hopes of recoveryBusiness live – latest updatesUK GDP expanded by a stronger than expected 0.5% in February, official figures show, suggesting the economy was gaining momentum before the onset of war in the Middle E...

Heather Stewart 4 months ago

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