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This California town booted out its leaders – what happens if they refuse to leave?

Avenal has been rocked by the council’s refusal to accept the results of a recall election – and the repercussions extend far beyond the Central ValleyFrom the outside, the city of Avenal appears to embody every bit of its motto – an “oasis in the sun”. Approaching the community, passing through the...

Dani Anguiano in Avenal 3 days ago

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Harry and Meghan’s security funding on UK return is private matter, Burnham says

Prime minister wishes couple well in their move back from the US to a non-royal residence outside London• Harry and Meghan: key moments and controversies since US moveSecurity funding for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they return to live in the UK this month is a “private matter”, Andy Burnham...

Caroline Davies 3 days ago

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Boohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts

Fashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic productsThe British online fashion seller Boohoo has been fined €2.3m (£2m) by France’s consumer watchdog ⁠for deceptive ⁠practices ​such as offering fake discounts.The Manchester-based firm, whose parent co...

Sarah Butler 3 days ago

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Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians

Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremistsIsrael’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating video of the construction of a gallows compl...

Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent 3 days ago

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‘You have got to go’: former NSW minister tells Icac ‘something strange at play’ when she was sacked by Perrottet

Eleni Petinos tells inquiry her sacking as a minister in Dominic Perrottet’s government was potentially motivated by her reluctance to get rid of the building commissionerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former New South Wales fair trading minister Eleni Petinos has giv...

Anne Davies 3 days ago

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Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud

Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty finesBusiness live – latest updatesThe founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated.Hui Ka Yan, 67 a...

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent 3 days ago

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Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit ‘by one of these beasts’

Alessandro Rapinese denies he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlashThe mayor of Como has set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in the walled historical centre of the lakeside city after being hit by one.Alessandro Rapinese’s ban, which comes into for...

Angela Giuffrida in Rome 3 days ago

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Democrats and Republican outraged over $40tn national debt – US politics live

Deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and BidenUS gross national debt tops $40tn for first timeSign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump on Wednesday posted that he intends to inflict on Iran “the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY C...

Vivian Ho 3 days ago

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North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint drills

Launches, detected by South Korea and Japan, came after US scaled back exercises with South Korea in apparent overture to Kim Jong-unNorth Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after North Korea shrugged off Trump’s ord...

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 3 days ago

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First Thing: Israel admits its soldiers opened fire at car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab

Israeli military orders criminal investigation into deaths of Hind and six family members. Plus, FCC chair Brendan Carr’s close coordination with White House revealedGood morning.The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six...

Jem Bartholomew 3 days ago

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From ‘elation’ to ‘terrible news’ in 10 minutes: how the confusion over missing bushwalker Lily Hooper unfolded

The 18-year-old’s body was found in Nattai national park on Thursday – but initial police messages indicated she was aliveTeen hiker Lily Hooper found dead as NSW police apologise for miscommunication ‘born of elation’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have blamed dens...

Luca Ittimani 3 days ago

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Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist

‘Emma’ the Rotherham chatbot has 17 languages says AI firm – but health watchdog says system struggling with local ‘twangs’Patients in a South Yorkshire town are frustrated by an AI GP receptionist not understanding their “broad accents”, a health watchdog has said.Healthwatch Rotherham, a local hea...

Mark Brown North of England correspondent 3 days ago

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Drug-dealing, makeshift weapons and a ‘culture of fear’ at Villawood detention centre, report warns

Prolonged detention of children, insufficient staffing and hazardous damage to buildings are among the ombudsman’s concernsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDrugs are being openly dealt inside Villawood detention centre;...

Ben Doherty and Christopher Knaus 3 days ago

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Burnham announces plans to clean up illegal waste dumps – UK politics live

The prime minister has promised a crackdown on criminal gangs making money from dumping waste Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff has lifted the lid on how “unbearable” it was working in No 10, revealing she feared her conversations were being recorded by colleagues seeking to leak her remarks to t...

Tom Ambrose 3 days ago

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Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance

Inflation deterring shoppers from spending, especially in the US, says sportswear fashion chain Sports fashion retailer JD has slashed its profit forecasts as cost-of-living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers.JD Sports, which sells a range of sports brands includi...

Kalyeena Makortoff 3 days ago

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Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds

Improvements in fire management however could mitigate increases by more than 70%, study showsWildfires are projected to burn 39% more of Europe by the end of the century even in the best-case scenario for stopping the planet from heating, a study has found, unless action is taken to manage them bet...

Ajit Niranjan 3 days ago

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GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths

Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1%GCSE results – latest updatesAlmost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths while results in English improved across the board, helping to propel improv...

Richard Adams and Sally Weale 3 days ago

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‘An insult’: Zomi Frankcom’s family issues strongly-worded statement as Israel rejects criminal investigation into her killing

Penny Wong calls in Israeli ambassador as PM expresses ‘outrage’ over IDF decisionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of the slain Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom has described a decision by the Israel Defense Forces not to open a criminal investigation into her...

Tom McIlroy Political editor 3 days ago

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Russia launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv and surrounding region – Europe live

Zelenskyy says Russia had been preparing for a long time, combining different types of missilesUkraine’s air ⁠force said that Russia ⁠had ⁠launched dozens ​of ballistic, cruise, and ⁠hypersonic missiles, as well as 168 ⁠drones in ​its ‌overnight attack ‌on the country.It said ‌that air defence units...

Jakub Krupa 3 days ago

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Alan Jones’s ‘yelling stopped’ when his ‘sexual behaviour’ began, alleged victim tells court

Sydney court hears complainant was more than 40 years younger and far less powerful than the shock jock when he started working as his driverFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones’s yelling stopped when his “sexual...

Kat Wong and Amanda Meade 3 days ago

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Travelodge boss quits amid fallout over hotel chain’s security failings

Joanna Boydell steps down after widespread criticism over company’s handling of guest safety issuesThe boss of Travelodge has resigned after widespread criticism of her handling of security failings at the hotel chain, including a shocking case where a domestic abuser was given a key to a woman’s ro...

Kalyeena Makortoff 3 days ago

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More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia

South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier, Peter Malinau...

Lisa Cox 4 days ago

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Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams

Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faithA former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of misusing the UK’s Christianity “to channel anti-Muslim feeling” and said he also had “some awkward questions” for the far-right a...

Caroline Davies 4 days ago

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Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood

A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleakA lone visitor looks for a garden outside an empty monastery. A morose housekeeper won’t let anyone behind...

Logan Scherer 4 days ago

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