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School food standards pilot in England cuts meal uptake by 15%
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School food standards pilot in England cuts meal uptake by 15%

Results of six-week trial prompt concerns over government proposals as children reject healthier mealsA pilot to test England’s new school food standards triggered a 15% decline in uptake of meals, with children rejecting healthier options in favour of a packed lunch, a caterer has revealed.The resu...

Sally Weale Education correspondent
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Trump accuses ally Meloni of lacking courage for not joining attacks on Iran
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Trump accuses ally Meloni of lacking courage for not joining attacks on Iran

Remarks come as Italian PM suspends defence agreement with Israel amid growing domestic pressure over conflictDonald Trump lashed out at one of his closest allies on Tuesday, saying Italy’s Giorgia Meloni lacked courage in light of her failure to join the US in attacking Iran.“I’m shocked at her. I...

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
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Severe storms damage the Plains and midwest as forecasts warn of tornadoes
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Severe storms damage the Plains and midwest as forecasts warn of tornadoes

Thousands face power outages and a number of schools close across region as forecasters warn of hail and floodingSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the midwest, forecasters warned that storms co...

Associated Press
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran talks could resume ‘over next two days’; Lebanon and Israel enter negotiations
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran talks could resume ‘over next two days’; Lebanon and Israel enter negotiations

US president says the country is ‘inclined’ to go to Pakistan for more talks; Israel and Lebanon enter direct negotiations in Washington for the first time since 1990sUS starts naval blockade of Iranian ports after deadline passesSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has said rising tensions around t...

José Olivares (now); Tom Ambrose, Taz Ali and Adam Fulton (earlier)
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure by Maryland non-profit
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure by Maryland non-profit

Parent company of non-profit news website Baltimore Banner announces it acquired paper for undisclosed sumThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has roots that date back to 1786, was set to close next month, in a major blow to the city and a sign of the distressed state of local news. Not any more.On Tu...

Jeremy Barr
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ICE detention of US citizen in Minnesota investigated as kidnapping, false arrest
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ICE detention of US citizen in Minnesota investigated as kidnapping, false arrest

County officials review whether ICE’s warrantless raid and forced transport of a St Paul US citizen broke lawAuthorities in Minnesota are investigating the detention by federal immigration officers of a US citizen as a possible kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment.The arrest of ChongLy “Scott...

Richard Luscombe and agencies
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Government sets aside extra £1bn for victims of UK’s infected blood scandal
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Government sets aside extra £1bn for victims of UK’s infected blood scandal

Additional funds include extra £35,000 each for former pupils experimented on at school without their knowledgeCompensation payments will rise for people affected by the infected blood scandal, including an extra £35,000 each for former pupils who were experimented on at school without their knowled...

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
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BP’s new boss to reset company structure after failed green foray
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BP’s new boss to reset company structure after failed green foray

Meg O’Neill to return to upstream and downstream divisions after oil major’s costly foray into green energyBP’s new boss has set out plans to reinstate the company structure the fossil fuel supermajor ditched six years ago as part of its failed attempt to reorganise the business to pursue a green ag...

Jillian Ambrose and Julia Kollewe
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V&A censored catalogues after demands by Chinese printer
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V&A censored catalogues after demands by Chinese printer

Exclusive: Victoria and Albert Museum has deleted maps and images deemed sensitive by Beijing censors from exhibition publicationsOne of the UK’s leading museums has accepted demands by a Chinese firm that publishes its catalogues to remove images that fall foul of the country’s censorship laws.The...

Matthew Weaver
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Democrat Ro Khanna to introduce bill to stop US gasoline exports amid Iran war
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Democrat Ro Khanna to introduce bill to stop US gasoline exports amid Iran war

Congressman says keeping gas supplies at home could lower costs for Americans amid price hikes sparked by warAmid historic jumps in gas prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran, the California congressman Ro Khanna is to introduce legislation on Tuesday that would ban the export of gasoline du...

Dharna Noor
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Group of Labour MPs proposes new policies to beat rightwing populism
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Group of Labour MPs proposes new policies to beat rightwing populism

Policies include a Swiss-style EU deal, lower electricity prices and reduced dependence on the USA group of Labour MPs is to propose a series of new policies to defeat rightwing populism, including a Swiss-style deal with the EU, lower electricity prices, a robust defence of climate policies and a r...

Jessica Elgot
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United Airlines CEO reportedly pitched merger with American, sparking competition fears
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United Airlines CEO reportedly pitched merger with American, sparking competition fears

Critics warn of ‘absolute disaster for the flying public’ if two air travel giants try to combineThe CEO of United Airlines is said to have pitched a blockbuster merger with American Airlines during a meeting with Donald Trump, floating the combination of the world’s two largest carriers.Scott Kirby...

Lauren Aratani, Michael Sainato and agencies
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Zelenskyy hails Magyar’s win over Orbán as ‘the victory of light over darkness’ in Hungary – as it happened
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Zelenskyy hails Magyar’s win over Orbán as ‘the victory of light over darkness’ in Hungary – as it happened

Ukrainian leader hopes for ‘pragmatic’ and ‘friendly’ relations with new government in contrast with hostility of previous pro-Russian regimein BerlinAt his press conference with Zelenskyy, Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also welcomed Péter Magyar’s decisive victory, saying it would have “impli...

Jakub Krupa in Budapest
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China Evergrande’s billionaire boss pleads guilty to fraud
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China Evergrande’s billionaire boss pleads guilty to fraud

Hui Ka Yan expresses remorse in trial proceedings after collapse of world’s most indebted property developerBusiness live – latest updatesA former steelworker who rose to become one of China’s richest people has pleaded guilty to charges including fundraising fraud after the collapse of Evergrande,...

Julia Kollewe and agencies
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UK steel exports to EU at risk as bloc doubles tariffs and halves quotas
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UK steel exports to EU at risk as bloc doubles tariffs and halves quotas

Decision to reduce duty-free quotas by 47% aimed at curbing Chinese importsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is to go ahead with plans to double tariffs and halve quotas on imports of steel from July, in a move designed to curb Chinese imports but which could damage UK exports to the bloc.The dec...

Lisa O’Carroll
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IMF warns ‘unprecedented’ energy crisis could trigger global recession as Australia prepares for G20 fuel talks
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IMF warns ‘unprecedented’ energy crisis could trigger global recession as Australia prepares for G20 fuel talks

As treasurer Jim Chalmers weighs ‘extreme uncertainty’, one economic scenario sees global growth plunging to just 2% in 2026Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe International Monetary Fund has warned the US-Israel war on Iran risks creating an “energy crisis of an unprecede...

Patrick Commins Economics editor
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