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Weather tracker: Europe breaks more heat records as temperatures soar
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Weather tracker: Europe breaks more heat records as temperatures soar

Drought and wildfires intensify across continent, while tropical storms bring heavy rain and disruption to east AsiaEurope live – latest updatesHigh pressure has dominated central and eastern Europe in early August, breaking temperature records across the region. Austria recorded a high of 41.2C (106.2F), while Slovakia reached 42.2C. Hungary hit a peak of 41.8C, surpassing a record set in 1905, ...

More parts of England to be declared in drought amid another summer heatwave – latest updates
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More parts of England to be declared in drought amid another summer heatwave – latest updates

The heat and continuing dry conditions are being supercharged by the escalating climate crisisThe National Drought Group (NDG) is expected to meet this afternoon and declare that more parts of England are officially in drought, as parts of the UK head into a potential fifth heatwave of the year this week.All of Wales and more than half of England are already in drought after an unprecedented perio...

Woman assaulted after Travelodge staff gave room key to her abuser
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Woman assaulted after Travelodge staff gave room key to her abuser

The woman had gone to London hotel for a ‘night away from the fear’ in latest incident of chain giving keys to men without checking firstTravelodge staff gave a room key to the domestic abuser of a woman, who then physically attacked her.The woman, who is remaining anonymous, told the BBC that she was staying in a branch of the hotel in London to escape the man, but he followed her and was given a...

Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief

Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise itBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water has paid its chief financial officer, Steve Buck, a £1m signing fee despite intense scrutiny of Britain’s biggest water company’s finances as it tries to avoid being taken into public control.The utility revealed that it made the payment last month, in a le...

Labour says Farage has ‘no serious answers’ to prisons crisis – UK politics live

Labour says Farage has ‘no serious answers’ to prisons crisis – UK politics live

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Reform says it will free up space in jails in England and Wales by rapidly deporting all foreign offendersGood morning. Andy Burnham has said Middlemarch is his favourite novel, but he may not remember George Eliot’s line about the genial businessman Mr Vincy who “blustering as he was, had as little of his own way as if he had been a prime minister”. Burnham only took over in No 10 three weeks ago...

Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refining facilities – Europe live

Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refining facilities – Europe live

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that strikes on such facilities were directly linked with putting more pressure on MoscowA Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed 12 people and wounded 39 others, Russian authorities said.The city, some 1,000 kilometers within Russia, hosts a major oil refinery, with facilities long targeted by Ukrainian army. Ukraine previous...

SA premier announces royal commission into AI – as it happened

SA premier announces royal commission into AI – as it happened

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This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:Some good news here that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands. … We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are. But we can identify that they’re not human.But we’...

Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

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Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beachHarry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate the “grave” of Dobby, a fictional elf.The character was laid to rest on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, during the...

Two workers temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney airport

Two workers temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney airport

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Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe transport minister, Catherine King, has said improved staff rostering will be in place at Sydney airport from next mon...

Australia news live: SA premier announces royal commission into AI; Icac witness questioned on fake invoices says ‘every tradie in Sydney has wife as the director’

Australia news live: SA premier announces royal commission into AI; Icac witness questioned on fake invoices says ‘every tradie in Sydney has wife as the director’

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:Some good news here that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands. … We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are. But we can identify that they’re not human.But we...

UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms

UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms

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Met Office considers amber or red warning as forecasters say Thursday is likely to be hottest day of the weekTemperatures could reach 36C (97F) or higher this week, forecaster have said, with possible disruption to railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare amber or red extreme heat warnings.Parts of the UK are forecast to experience their fifth heatwave of the summe...

Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with Reformers

Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with Reformers

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Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the conservative Liberal group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal donations has told the corruption watchdog that it does not have a “shred of evidence” that he...

Two workers were temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney Airport

Two workers were temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney Airport

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Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planes The transport minister, Catherine King, has said improved staff rostering will be in place at Sydney Airport from next month after “unacceptable” delays and a near-miss collision that resulted in two workers being stood down.King call...

Albanese gives ground on gambling inducements as Labor and Coalition inch towards deal

Albanese gives ground on gambling inducements as Labor and Coalition inch towards deal

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Prime minister and opposition leader meet in Canberra to advance agreement on gambling advertising Anthony Albanese has bowed to pressure and will limit gambling inducements as part of a deal between Labor and Angus Taylor, even as some Liberals warn it might not do enough to help vulnerable people.The prime minister and the opposition leader met in Canberra on Monday to negotiate the deal, a week...

Australia news live: SA premier announces royal commission into AI and ‘how it will be deployed’; Albanese confirms Labor will amend gambling legislation

Australia news live: SA premier announces royal commission into AI and ‘how it will be deployed’; Albanese confirms Labor will amend gambling legislation

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:Some good news here that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands. … We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are. But we can identify that they’re not human.But we...

Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’

Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’

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If opposition wins November’s state election, leader Jess Wilson vows households will not pay more under the changeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Liberals have vowed to restore weekly rubbish collections if they win November’s state election, with leader Jess Wilson describing the current fortnightly sy...

Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo

Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo

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In today’s newsletter: ​Jerusalem’s most volatile site has again become a flashpoint, with Arab states and former Israeli officials sounding the alarm over Benjamin Netanyahu’s complicityGood morning. In late July, Itamar Ben-Gvir, West Bank settler and far-right extremist minister of security in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, joined a group of more than 2,000 Jewish extremists to storm al-Aqsa ...

Australia news live: Two workers were temporarily stood down over airport near-miss; Albanese confirms Labor will amend gambling legislation

Australia news live: Two workers were temporarily stood down over airport near-miss; Albanese confirms Labor will amend gambling legislation

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:Some good news here that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands. … We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are. But we can identify that they’re not human.But we...

‘Body’ found in suitcase near Goulburn was actually lifelike doll with ‘bruises and grazes’

‘Body’ found in suitcase near Goulburn was actually lifelike doll with ‘bruises and grazes’

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What was originally reported as a body found in Oallen on Sunday was ‘very realistic in the terms of looking like human remains’, NSW police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat appeared to be a woman’s body found in a suitcase by the side of a road near Goulburn in regional New South Wales was in fact a lifelike d...

Eight teenagers charged with murder over alleged attack after Queensland party

Eight teenagers charged with murder over alleged attack after Queensland party

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Man, 21, dies six days after being taken to hospital in critical condition after alleged attack in Bahrs Scrub, Logan A “preconceived plan” to do harm at a party has resulted in a young man’s death and murder charges for eight teenagers, police say.The group of teens allegedly attended an Airbnb gathering south of Brisbane armed with various weapons before it erupted into violence and left the 21-...

UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year

UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year

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Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attackNearly a third of British manufacturers have been hit by a cyber-attack on them or a company in their supply chain, according to a survey that highlighted the growing hacking risk to companies.The findings come almost a year after Britain’s largest automotive employer, JLR, was hit by an at...

British national shot dead in Kashmir by Pakistani security forces

British national shot dead in Kashmir by Pakistani security forces

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Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough killed during clashes between authorities and protestersA British national was shot dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir during clashes between security forces and protesters, the Guardian can reveal.Another Briton has been held in a regional prison for more than two months despite his family’s efforts to secure his release through the Foreign Office. Contin...

‘Body’ of woman found in suitcase near Goulburn was actually lifelike doll with ‘bruises and grazes’

‘Body’ of woman found in suitcase near Goulburn was actually lifelike doll with ‘bruises and grazes’

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What was originally reported as a body found in Oallen on Sunday was ‘very realistic in the terms of looking like human remains’, NSW police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat appeared to be a woman’s body found in a suitcase by the side of a road near Goulburn in regional New South Wales was in fact a lifelike d...

Australia news live: Two workers were temporarily stood down over airport near-miss; Icac witness says his wife is having contractions

Australia news live: Two workers were temporarily stood down over airport near-miss; Icac witness says his wife is having contractions

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:Some good news here that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands. … We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are. But we can identify that they’re not human.But we...

‘Body’ of woman found in suitcase by side of road near Goulburn was actually lifelike doll

‘Body’ of woman found in suitcase by side of road near Goulburn was actually lifelike doll

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What was originally reported as a body found in Oallen on Sunday was ‘very realistic in the terms of looking like human remains’, NSW police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat appeared to be a woman’s body found in a suitcase by the side of a road near Goulburn in regional New South Wales was in fact a lifelike d...

‘Body’ of woman found in suitcase by side of road near Goulburn was actually life-like doll

‘Body’ of woman found in suitcase by side of road near Goulburn was actually life-like doll

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What was originally reported as a body found in Oallen on Sunday was ‘very realistic in the terms of looking like human remains’, NSW police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat appeared to be a woman’s body found in a suitcase by the side of a road near Goulburn in regional New South Wales was in fact a life-like ...

Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal group

Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal group

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Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the factional group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal donations has told the corruption watchdog that it does not have a “shred of evidence” that he was part o...

British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years

British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years

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Authorities say application to stay was made too late, as UK officials say Sweden takes ‘stricter approach’ than other EU countriesA 78-year-old British widow who has lived in Sweden for 21 years is fighting deportation from the country after authorities told her a post-Brexit application to stay had been submitted too late.Her case is the latest of 2,500 British people ordered to leave the countr...

Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai

Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai

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Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inlandMore than a million people were moved to safety across eastern China by Sunday evening as powerful Typhoon Dolphin made landfall amid fears torrential rain would cause flooding and landslides.Wenzhou, a coastal city in Zhejiang province, said it relocated more than 900...