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Georgia school shooter handed victims’ families ‘life sentence of trauma’, court hears

Colt Gray, who was 14 at time of attack on Apalachee high school, admits 55 charges including four counts of murderThe wife of a teacher killed in a high school shooting in Georgia two years ago told a court on Friday that the families of the four victims had been handed “a life sentence of grief an...

Richard Luscombe and agency 1 month ago

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Democrats move to keep South Carolina as first state to vote in 2028 presidential primaries

DNC move aims to better represent views of party’s racially diverse voter base ahead of next presidential cycleDemocrats moved to keep South Carolina as the first state to vote in their party’s 2028 presidential primary process, while moving up several other states, in an effort to better represent...

Chris Stein in Washington 1 month ago

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Police say alcohol withdrawal caused woman’s death in California backcountry

Joanna Ruth Shields’ body was discovered in a pool of water with suspicious marks, driving speculation she was attackedA young woman whose body was found in the backcountry of California’s Big Sur with suspicious marks on her face and neck died of alcohol withdrawal, the Monterey county sheriff’s of...

Roque Planas 1 month ago

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US surpasses 2025’s record number of measles infections as cases climb

The latest milestone, a recorded 2,318 infections, makes 2026 the worst year for measles in the US since 1991The US has officially surpassed last year’s record number of measles infections, marking the highest case count since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000.New figures from the US Cente...

Marina Dunbar 1 month ago

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Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sectorHundreds of thousands of care workers could be exempted from the home secretary’s plans to toughen up the immigration system under proposals being considered by Andy Burnh...

Kiran Stacey and Patrick Butler 1 month ago

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Karim Khan ousted from role as prosecutor of international criminal court

Member states vote to remove British barrister found to have committed serious misconduct over alleged sexual abuseThe prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, has been removed from office after the court’s oversight body found he had committed serious misconduct in connection to...

Harry Davies 1 month ago

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Thousands of lightning strikes trigger fresh wildfires in western Canada

At least 90 active blazes in British Columbia in what PM says is one of the country’s most intense seasons on recordHow dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?Fresh wildfires have broken out in western Canada and forests continued to ⁠burn in Ontario as the country ⁠batt...

Reuters in Toronto 1 month ago

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Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial’ tariffs over fines of US tech giants

After Google fined €890m by EU, US president said Europe was ‘robbing’ American companies and taxpayersWhat to know about Trump’s new tariffs on more than 80 countriesDonald Trump has threatened the European Union with “substantial” tariffs after Brussels imposed a series of steep fines on US tech g...

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Five officers injured as police boat strikes Westminster Bridge

Metropolitan police say officers on marine policing boat are receiving treatment after incident in central LondonFive officers have been injured after a police boat struck Westminster Bridge in central London on Friday afternoon.The Metropolitan police said the incident occurred at about 3.40pm and...

Hayden Vernon 1 month ago

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11 people indicted over deaths of six people in cargo container in Texas

Six migrants from Honduras and Mexico – including 14-year-old boy – were found dead in May near US-Mexico borderSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of six migrants whose bodies were found i...

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Iran’s much improved missile systems pose a real threat to the US

Tehran’s increasingly accurate and lethal attacks are showing up failures in American air defences in the GulfAs the crisis in the Middle East escalates, Iran has been bombing US bases and critical infrastructure in the Gulf with increasing accuracy, helped by Chinese satellite imagery and tactics l...

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor 1 month ago

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US expands Iran attacks as Trump warns Tehran and Houthis over Red Sea strikes

No end to fighting in sight as Revolutionary Guards launch drones at targets in Bahrain, Jordan and KuwaitThe US struck targets across Iran on Friday, reaching as far as the Caspian Sea, as Donald Trump threatened “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen for extending th...

Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent 1 month ago

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Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution

Exclusive: Eight companies expect to be covered by the ban for 2025-26, the Guardian can revealWater company bosses’ total pay rose over the past year despite a government bonus ban and public outrage over pollution and bills, the Guardian can reveal.One chief executive, Mark Thurston of Anglian Wat...

Jasper Jolly 1 month ago

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Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’

Party briefing notes say: ‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election’ Reform UK has instructed its councillors to describe a police investigation into donations from the mother of George Cottrell as an establishment stitch-up, as polling showed the par...

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent 1 month ago

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Plus-size models and £5 tickets: Sinéad O’Dwyer’s runway show puts inclusivity first

V&A event celebrates all shapes and sizes as wider fashion industry stalls on body diversityVisitors to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on Friday afternoon to watch Sinéad O’Dwyer’s Fashion in Motion show would have encountered something a little different. The cast of performers and models...

Lauren Cochrane 1 month ago

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Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?

A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are thinking how to cooperate in future Keir Starmer’s leaving party had been planned for some time. But in years to come it might be seen as the birth of a new Labour movement.Dozens of ministers, aides and Starmer himsel...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor 1 month ago

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Guyanese authorities confirm death of 72 people in sinking of coastal ferry

Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 were rescued as efforts continue to salvage the ship and recover all bodiesThe confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has risen to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggle to salvage the partial...

Associated Press in Georgetown 1 month ago

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US cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to nine states as CDC investigates 7,400 cases

Over 11,500 people this summer are suspected to have been sickened by disease that can cause explosive diarrhea, CDC saysInvestigations into the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak on record expanded to nine states this week, as more than 11,500 people are suspected to have been sickened this summer, ac...

Jessica Glenza 1 month ago

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Australian households face prospect of interest rate hike and petrol prices rising above $2 a litre

Economists’ warning comes as escalating Middle East crisis pushes global crude oil back above $US100 a barrelGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian households face the prospect of a Reserve Bank interest rate hike and petrol prices above $2 a litre over the coming week...

Patrick Commins Economics editor 1 month ago

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Pauline Hanson’s domestic violence comments were no stumble

The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor a decade, Pauline Hanson has...

Ben Smee 1 month ago

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How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?

The conditions for ferocious fires are expected to worsen as the planet heats up, putting more people at riskFierce wildfires after back-to-back heatwaves have forced tens of thousands of people across southern Europe to flee their homes, while powerful infernos across Canada and the US choke big ci...

Ajit Niranjan 1 month ago

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Confusing product recall adds to US cyclospora outbreak uncertainty

Explosive diarrhea infection detected in 41 states with at least 72 sickened by new, as yet unknown source of parasiteConfusion abounds in the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands in at least 41 states, as officials identify a new cluster of cases and more potential products come under sc...

Melody Schreiber 1 month ago

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Middle East crisis latest: US carries out strikes across Iran as Tehran targets American bases in region

Latest attacks come after Trump vowed ‘major military punishment’ for Tehran and its Houthi alliesIran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned civilians in the Middle East on Friday to stay away from US forces, state media reported.In an interview carried out by state TV, the IRGC said:We warn the genera...

Mabel Banfield-Nwachi 1 month ago

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Parts of England under heat alert with 30C possible

Warning in place until Sunday morning in southern and central regions after drought declared in parts of WalesHeat alerts are in place across parts of England, with officials saying temperatures are likely to have an impact on health and wellbeing.The yellow heat health alerts issued for the East Mi...

PA Media 1 month ago

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