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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv to hold talks on ending war
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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv to hold talks on ending war

Arrival marks the pair’s first visit to Ukraine and comes day after ‘substantive plans’ were discussed in MoscowThe US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Kyiv for a second day of talks on how to end the war in Ukraine.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met Kushner and Witkoff in Sophia Square, in front of Kyiv’s historic Saint Sophia Cathedral. Zelenskyy greeted Wit...

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law
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Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law

Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked to categorically rule o...

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform breached electoral law
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Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform breached electoral law

Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked to categorically rule o...

Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister
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Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister

Business secretary says masked anti-immigration protest was ‘not something we would want’ on British streetsA cabinet minister has condemned the blocking of Dover roads by dozens of masked and black-clad people on Saturday.Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said that although peaceful protest was an “essential part of British life”, this differed from “dressing up in costumes like this and...

Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister

Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister

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Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugeeLabour has accused Reform’s Zia Yusuf of “straightforward racism” after he suggested the party’s frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection was not British.Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and the leader of Camden counc...

Witkoff and Kushner discussed ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US

Witkoff and Kushner discussed ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US

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Donald Trump’s business ally and son-in-law now heading from Moscow to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian presidentSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are headed to Kyiv for the first time in their roles as Donald Trump’s peace envoys to Kyiv following talks on Saturday in Moscow, at which the White House said they “discussed substantive plans for next steps” towards ending the war between Ukraine and Russia duri...

Witkoff and Kushner discuss ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US

Witkoff and Kushner discuss ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US

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Donald Trump’s business ally and son-in-law now head from Moscow to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian presidentSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are headed to Kyiv for the first time in their roles as Donald Trump’s peace envoys to Kyiv following talks on Saturday in Moscow, at which the White House said they “discussed substantive plans for next steps” towards ending the war between Ukraine and Russia during ...

Victoria police hunt for man on run after allegedly attacking brother and parents with axe

Victoria police hunt for man on run after allegedly attacking brother and parents with axe

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Police say they believe argument took place before three people critically injured in Gippsland town of Tyers on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have urged the public to remain vigilant as they search for a man who allegedly attacked his brother and parents with an axe or tomahawk.Police issued...

Far-right AfD predicted to win big in crucial German state election

Far-right AfD predicted to win big in crucial German state election

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Polling stations open in Saxony-Anhalt with anti-immigration party AfD predicted to gain 41% vote shareGerman voterswent to the polls on Sunday for a crucial regional election where the far-right, anti-immigration and Moscow-friendly Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is expected to win.AfD, polling at more than 40% for months in Saxony-Anhalt, even has its sights on winning its first-ever state go...

Councils in England and Wales accused of excessive fees to run outdoor classes

Councils in England and Wales accused of excessive fees to run outdoor classes

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Report documents use of commercial licensing for free or donation-based exercise classes in parks and on beachesAt 6am on the beach at Westgate-on-Sea in Kent, Angela Brier-Stephenson used to meet a small group of about 10 people for yoga.The class lasted 45 minutes and participants paid what they could. Continue reading...

Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – UK politics live

Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – UK politics live

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The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign donationsIn an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssbergg, Nigel Farage acknowledged that the comments by James Orr and Dan Jukes were “injudicious at best” and admitted that the optics of the undercover filming don’t look good for his party.“This looks bad, as does the sale of peerag...

Nigel Farage to be quizzed as he battles to contain growing donations scandal – UK politics live

Nigel Farage to be quizzed as he battles to contain growing donations scandal – UK politics live

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The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign donationsGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The Reform UK party leader, Nigel Farage, is scheduled to appear on Laura Kuenssberg’s Sunday politics programme at 9am, where he will likely be asked more about an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4 N...

‘The engine’s on fire’: Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney reroutes after flames seen by passengers

‘The engine’s on fire’: Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney reroutes after flames seen by passengers

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Passenger recalls seeing cabin lights flicker and ‘a lot of screaming’ after suspected engine issueGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiza-Jayne Loch was returning home from a business trip to New Zealand when her Qantas flight ran into trouble.The plane was climbing above the scenic South Island’s mountain ranges on Saturday afternoon, bound for Sydney, when a bang shook t...

Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners

Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners

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Most gambling websites nudge users towards accepting tracking data and harvest it before consent is given, study showsOnline bookmakers and casinos have been accused of widespread non-compliance of information privacy requirements, including “data surveillance” of customers, according to a study.Nearly nine out of 10 (86%) licensed British gambling websites appear to be flouting the general data p...

England losing tennis courts as number of padel facilities rises exponentially

England losing tennis courts as number of padel facilities rises exponentially

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Country loses 200 tennis courts in three years, but they still outnumber padel facilities by a factor of 11 to oneEngland has lost almost 200 tennis courts in three years as padel facilities have grown nearly sixfold.Guardian analysis of Sport England data found that the country has lost 183 tennis courts since 2023 – the first such decline since at least 2000. The data includes local authority an...

Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

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Queensland capital hits 34.4C with local fire bans issued for Ipswich and Lockyer ValleyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents have been put on high alert as an unseasonably hot start to spring gives way to blazes and increased fire risks in the nation’s east.Queensland fire authorities issued local fire bans for Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley on Sunday as temperature...

Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests

Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests

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Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confessionThe twins were 19 and still in high school when they were taken from their beds in the dead of night by masked men later identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.After four months of desperately seeking news from hospitals and state institutions, their mother, Marzieh Nour...

Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

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Exclusive: Tan Dhesi says Argentinian threats make it more crucial than ever that PM increase defence spendingJavier Milei’s threats to the Falkland Islands make it even more important that Andy Burnham increase defence spending immediately, according to the Labour chair of the defence committee.Tan Dhesi said the comments by the Argentinian president this week show why the government should raise...

Brisbane expected to swelter under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

Brisbane expected to swelter under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

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Queensland capital forecast to hit 34C with local fire bans issued for Ipswich and Lockyer Valley, while Sydney sees reprieve from record heatGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEarly spring fire bans have been put in place as Australia’s eastern states reckon with unseasonably hot conditions for the start of the season.The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) warned of unseasonal he...

Victoria police release image of man on run after allegedly attacking three people with axe

Victoria police release image of man on run after allegedly attacking three people with axe

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Police say they believe argument took place before three people critically injured in Gippsland town of TyersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have identified the man suspected of attacking three people with an axe and going on the run in Gippsland on Saturday.Police issued an arrest warrant for Peter O’...

Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case

Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case

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Police received information nearly immediately after the killing. It took Las Vegas police 27 years to make an arrestFor years, US law enforcement officials blamed their failure to solve hip-hop star Tupac Shakur’s murder on the lack of cooperation from key witnesses, and on gang members’ “snitches get stitches” culture.But testimony in a much-delayed murder trial, which concluded this week, almos...

Travellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire

Travellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire

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Sources indicate some members states will not enforce EES biometric controls after 6 September deadlineWhat are the new EU border checks and how will they affect your holiday?Travellers to the EU could face renewed border queues as flexibility measures for the bloc’s entry-exit system officially come to an end – although numerous sources have indicated that some member states will not enforce biom...

Up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme – as it happened

Up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme – as it happened

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standa...

‘Nobody will win’: Zelenskyy adviser warns of mutual destruction if war with Russia continues

‘Nobody will win’: Zelenskyy adviser warns of mutual destruction if war with Russia continues

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Serhii Beskrestnov says deadlock on frontline and increasing use of deep strikes is placing civilians and infrastructure at greater riskRussia and Ukraine are locked in an escalating war of long-range strikes with a growing risk to civilians in which neither side can entirely prevail, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defence technology adviser.Serhii Beskrestnov, widely known by his call sign, F...

Australia news live: up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme

Australia news live: up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standa...

Coalition denies flag-burning ban an attempt to undercut One Nation as Labor says push has ‘element of desperation’

Coalition denies flag-burning ban an attempt to undercut One Nation as Labor says push has ‘element of desperation’

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Policy unveiled on Sunday would create new criminal offences for flag burning and defacing historical monuments, and legislate 26 January as Australia DayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter hereAngus Taylor has rejected claims the Coalition’s push to criminalise burning of the Australian flag is an attempt to undercut O...

Australia news live: Labor say Coalition plan to criminalise flag burning has ‘element of desperation, trying to chase One Nation’

Australia news live: Labor say Coalition plan to criminalise flag burning has ‘element of desperation, trying to chase One Nation’

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standa...

Australia news live: Labor say Coalition plan to criminalise flag burning flag has ‘element of desperation, trying to chase One Nation’

Australia news live: Labor say Coalition plan to criminalise flag burning flag has ‘element of desperation, trying to chase One Nation’

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standa...

Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’

Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’

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Anika Wells expected to release legislation creating a digital duty of care in parliament this week, but Coalition argues it is ‘attempt to censor the internet’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter hereLabor’s plan to crack down on social media algorithms faces significant opposition in federal parliament, with the opposi...