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Nearly 1,500 properties bought using Australia’s first home buyers' 5% deposit scheme converted into investments

New data shows the federal government scheme has been used by high-income borrowers, including one couple earning an annual $674,000Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government’s 5% deposit scheme for first home buyers has enabled the purchase of nearly 1,500 properties...

Luca Ittimani 3 weeks ago

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‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggage

Add-on fees such as the new overhead locker baggage charge can make it harder to compare air fares, experts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCut-price fares may now be merely a facade for seemingly endless add-on fees after Jetstar’s new carry-on luggage charge meant the...

Catie McLeod and Jonathan Barrett 3 weeks ago

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The events at Ceuta ​show ​how Europe’s ​hard ​right ​now ​set the ​tone​ on immigration

The narratives of the right are seeping into mainstream EU policy, and Spain finds itself increasingly isolated in its humanitarian stance on borders• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt was over almost as quickly as it began. But the human cost of the mayhem in Ceuta ov...

Katherine Butler associate editor, Europe 3 weeks ago

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Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies

Scientists at a biotech company have used gene editing to create two hypoallergenic beagles that don't trigger allergiesMatt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing – until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey.Now, he can feed Baile...

Associated Press 3 weeks ago

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Woman arrested after four men stabbed in Covent Garden – latest

Police arrested a woman in central London after four men were found with stab wounds in the shopping and entertainment districtThe London Ambulance Service said an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer had rushed to the scene and treated the four men bef...

Vivian Ho 3 weeks ago

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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in defining race for Democrats

Progressive candidate will face Republican Mike Rogers in race to represent midwestern purple state in the SenateUS politics live – latest updatesAbdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, becoming the latest leftwing candidate to capture the party’s nomination ahead of Nov...

Rachel Leingang 3 weeks ago

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Trump administration targets children amid push to ‘deport at all costs’

Federal lawsuit alleges kids are being repatriated despite many of them qualifying to remain in the US legallyThe Trump administration is deliberately targeting children who came to the US unaccompanied by a parent or guardian as it pushes to quickly return them to the countries they fled – amid “dr...

Alexandra Villarreal in New York 3 weeks ago

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‘Alarming’ surge in bluetongue disease among UK sheep

Farmers advised to vaccinate after recent hot weather provides ideal conditions for virus-carrying midgesThere has been an “alarming” surge in the number of sheep affected by an outbreak of bluetongue in the UK, with farmers whose livestock are at risk being urged to move them out of areas where mid...

Bibi van der Zee 3 weeks ago

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Woman arrested after four men stabbed in London’s Covent Garden

Metropolitan police say 47-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapon and assaultA woman has been arrested after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden in central London, police said.Four people were taken to a major trauma centre after the incident on Endell Street on We...

Caroline Davies 3 weeks ago

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Two US men charged for allegedly using snakes, a lemur and a monkey for exotic photoshoots

Men allegedly used exotic animals for photoshoots featuring a ring of fire in a parking garage in Maryland Two Baltimore, Maryland, men are facing charges for allegedly using exotic animals – including snakes, a lemur and a spider monkey – in photoshoots featuring three semi-clothed models and a rin...

Edward Helmore 3 weeks ago

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FAA investigates air ‘safety incident’ involving Trump’s Marine One

Controllers allegedly failed to halt flights, leading to a ‘loss of separation’ with a departing passenger jetAn air “safety incident” in which Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter came closer than permitted to another aircraft over Washington DC is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Admini...

Richard Luscombe and agencies 3 weeks ago

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‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)The taxi app company Uber and the autonomous technology developer Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London, allowing them to offer self-driving taxi rides to paying...

Jasper Jolly 3 weeks ago

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Republican Chuck Edwards drops bid for re-election after report finding sexual harassment of staffers

Congressional ethics panel had recommended Edwards face censure over its findings on ‘hostile work environment’US politics live – latest updatesChuck Edwards announced he would not run for re-election after the US House of Representatives ethics committee determined the US congressman “fostered a ho...

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Middle East crisis live: US and Iran signal hope for Hormuz deal but terms unclear

While Trump suggests deal could come as soon as today, Iran indicates that ongoing talks with Oman would not lead to its immediate reopeningOne idea being floated is for Iran to control the route for ships entering the Gulf, while Oman would be responsible for the exit route. The Associated Press sp...

Taz Ali 3 weeks ago

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Head of drone manufacturer critically injured in car bomb in Russia

Assassination attempt demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to continue clandestine operations deep inside Russian territoryEurope live – latest updatesThe head of a leading Russian drone manufacturer has been critically injured in a car bomb near Ekaterinburg, in what appears to be the latest in a series...

Pjotr Sauer 3 weeks ago

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Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert

Move comes as fourth heatwave of summer intensifies, edging temperatures in some areas close to 40CItaly is to place all of its 27 major cities, from Trieste in the north to Palermo in the south, under the highest heat alert as the fourth heatwave to hit the country this summer intensifies.A red ale...

Angela Giuffrida in Rome 3 weeks ago

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Michigan Democratic race to close to call with El-Sayed in narrow lead | First Thing

Haley Stevens trails progressive in Senate primary as counting continues. Plus, meet the man who names cockroaches after Tolkein and Pokémon charactersGood morning.A Democratic Senate primary in Michigan remains too close to call, with Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, hol...

Martin Belam 3 weeks ago

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Drone found at German airport after cargo plane collides with object mid-air

Investigators looking into whether incidents at Leipzig are linked after DHL plane forced to make emergency landingA DHL cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing after colliding with an unknown object as it was climbing away from Germany’s Leipzig airport, where police later found a drone...

Deborah Cole 3 weeks ago

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Former Pakistani minister arrested over alleged child rape in 1990s Manchester

Exclusive: Rukhsar Ahmed was re-elected as an MP in Pakistan last week despite being on police bail in the UKA former Pakistani state minister has been arrested on suspicion of raping vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s, the Guardian can reveal.Rukhsar Ahmed, who was re-elected as an M...

Shah Meer Baloch, Josh Halliday, Raphael Boyd and Rajeev Syal 3 weeks ago

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Man charged in connection with death of girl on camping trip in Scotland

Police say man, 35, was known to nine-year-old girl, who was found seriously injured in industrial estate in ArbroathA man has been charged in connection with the death of a nine-year-old girl on a family camping trip in Scotland.The girl, from West Yorkshire, was found seriously injured just after...

Hannah Al-Othman North of England Correspondent 3 weeks ago

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‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push

Union exploring options to oppose program that would put US airport screening into hands of private contractors The labor union representing workers at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is raising alarms over a new program that will expand privatizing security checkpoints at three air...

Michael Sainato 3 weeks ago

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Andy Burnham reveals wife’s reaction to third Labour leadership bid

Burnham said his wife, Marie-France van Heel, took some persuading after he ran and lost in contests in 2010 and 2015Andy Burnham has revealed his wife’s dismayed reaction when he told her he wanted to make another attempt at becoming Labour leader.Burnham said that his wife, Marie-France van Heel,...

Geneva Abdul 3 weeks ago

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Peruvian cardinal hails $150m lead poisoning settlement for 1,300 people as a ‘historic milestone’

Cardinal Pedro Barreto received death threats and harassment during his almost 20-year campaign against a US mining company’s operations in the AndesA Peruvian cardinal who received a barrage of death threats when he challenged the firm behind a toxic smelter has called a $150m (£111m) out-of-court...

Dan Collyns in Lima 3 weeks ago

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Michigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to call as El-Sayed holds narrow lead – US politics live

The former public health official has slight lead over congresswoman Haley Stevens, but vote count could continue well into the dayEl-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to callIn some non-primary news: Max Miller, the beleaguered US Republican representative from O...

Vivian Ho 3 weeks ago

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