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One killed and 63 hurt in Iran attack on Kuwait airport as Trump says ceasefire talks ongoing
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One killed and 63 hurt in Iran attack on Kuwait airport as Trump says ceasefire talks ongoing

US and Iran exchange more strikes but Trump says he is not looking to escalate and there is no need for boots on the groundMiddle East crisis – live updatesKuwait’s military said Iranian strikes that hit a terminal at its international airport killed at least one person and wounded 63 in the first deadly attack on the Gulf since a ceasefire on 8 April came into effect.The US and Iran also exchange...

UK politics: Hampshire chief constable says his force ‘sorry for handcuffing and arresting’ Henry Nowak – as it happened
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UK politics: Hampshire chief constable says his force ‘sorry for handcuffing and arresting’ Henry Nowak – as it happened

Alexis Boon says student’s death was a tragedy and video was a ‘very difficult watch’Zia Yusuf, the Reform UK home affairs spokesperson, told Sky News this morning that he thought the treatment of Henry Nowak did justify his party’s claim that two-tier policing operates in the country. He said:Having watched that footage [of Nowak’s arrest] … it’s hard to escape the conclusion that it is a demonst...

Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to battery charges over New Orleans bar incident
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Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to battery charges over New Orleans bar incident

Actor sentenced to probation for incident in which he attacked three men and yelled homophobic slurs, according to witnessesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Shia LaBeouf on Wednesday pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery charges filed against the actor after his arrest over allegations that he struck three men at a New Orleans bar in February.After his plea in the city’s criminal ...

London braces for second day of Tube strike disruption
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London braces for second day of Tube strike disruption

TfL says 60% of drivers worked on first day of stoppage as RMT confirms second day of action will go aheadA London Underground drivers’ strike will bring another day of transport disruption to the capital on Thursday, after the RMT union confirmed its action would go ahead.Transport for London (TfL) urged the union to call off the strike, the second 24-hour stoppage this week in a dispute over the...

Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

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Christi Hill and male officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa murder case on AI platforms including GrokUK politics live – latest updatesA former police officer has been forced to flee to a safe space after she was falsely accused online of being involved in the arrest of Henry Nowak.Christi Hill, who served as a police constable for 12 years, has criticised social media and AI platforms, including...

City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs

City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs

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New crisis at former vocational charity involves alleged withholding of data and breaching redundancy lawsCity & Guilds is facing potential legal and industrial action over claims it has been “dishonest” over plans to shed about 400 UK staff.Officials at the Unite union allege the owner of the training and qualifications body has been “unlawfully withholding key information during transfer con...

Is Kemi Badenoch getting better at being Conservative leader?

Is Kemi Badenoch getting better at being Conservative leader?

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Badenoch differentiated herself from Nigel Farage in response to Henry Nowak’s murder and supporters say her ratings are risingKemi Badenoch has a hard-earned reputation for combativeness, especially on culture war issues, but at prime minister’s questions, with the murder of Henry Nowak in the headlines, Keir Starmer ended up thanking the Conservative leader for her “tone”. So is she a changed po...

Hampshire chief constable says his force ‘sorry for handcuffing and arresting’ Henry Nowak – UK politics live

Hampshire chief constable says his force ‘sorry for handcuffing and arresting’ Henry Nowak – UK politics live

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Alexis Boon says student’s death was a tragedy and video was a ‘very difficult watch’Zia Yusuf, the Reform UK home affairs spokesperson, told Sky News this morning that he thought the treatment of Henry Nowak did justify his party’s claim that two-tier policing operates in the country. He said:Having watched that footage [of Nowak’s arrest] … it’s hard to escape the conclusion that it is a demonst...

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu downplays US row as Trump confirms heated call between pair

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu downplays US row as Trump confirms heated call between pair

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Israeli PM gives interview to CNBC insisting they are on the same page over disarming Hezbollah despite Trump saying he was ‘perturbed’ at Lebanon attacksThe Kuwaiti defence ministry said it intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones launched by Iran today.A drone and missile attack on Kuwait’s international airport killed one person, which Kuwaiti authorities identified as an Indian national...

Three Lebanese hospitals hit by Israeli forces in under a week

Three Lebanese hospitals hit by Israeli forces in under a week

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Airstrikes in south of country kill nine people and wound another 150, most of them medical staffMiddle East crisis – live updatesThree hospitals in southern Lebanon have been attacked by Israel in under a week, wounding more than 150 people and killing nine, according to Lebanon’s ministry of health.Israel carried out an attack in the immediate vicinity of the public hospital in Tebnine on Wednes...

Judge in Luigi Mangione case holds secret hearing despite press objections

Judge in Luigi Mangione case holds secret hearing despite press objections

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Hearing in New York state case over shooting of healthcare executive sealed at short notice ‘at request of the defense’Luigi Mangione’s New York state case in the killing of the healthcare executive Brian Thompson descended into secrecy on Wednesday when Judge Gregory Carro held sealed proceedings despite press objections.Mangione’s state trial for allegedly shooting dead Thompson on a Manhattan S...

One killed and 63 wounded in  Iranian attack on Kuwait’s international airport

One killed and 63 wounded in Iranian attack on Kuwait’s international airport

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US and Iran exchange more strikes across Gulf region, jeopardising efforts to secure a new ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesKuwait’s military said Iranian strikes that hit a terminal at its international airport killed at least one person and wounded 63, as well as causing significant damage in the first deadly attack on the Gulf since a ceasefire on 8 April came into place.The attack cam...

Former officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

Former officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

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Christi Hill and male police officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa case on AI platforms including GrokUK politics live – latest updatesA former police officer has been forced to flee to a safe space after she was falsely accused online of being involved in the Henry Nowak murder.Christi Hill, who served as a police constable for 12 years, has criticised social media and AI platforms, including El...

Nissan maps out deal to build cars for Chery at its Sunderland plant

Nissan maps out deal to build cars for Chery at its Sunderland plant

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Non-binding agreement to start building vehicles in 2027 would safeguard jobs at UK’s largest car factoryNissan has agreed to look at building cars in northern England for Chinese manufacturer Chery, in a move that would secure jobs at the UK’s largest car factory.The Japanese carmaker on Wednesday said it had signed a non-binding agreement and that discussions were ongoing over contract manufactu...

NSW motorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive without fear of major penalty

NSW motorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive without fear of major penalty

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Premier Chris Minns says changes would balance road safety and a more practical approach for medicinal cannabis usersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMotorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive on New South Wales roads without fear of a severe penalty as the Minns government announces long-awaited reforms.The government announced on Thursday it would in...

Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser

Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser

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There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positiveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA remote Aboriginal community at the centre of the Northern Territory’s diphtheria outbreak is struggling to cope with rising case numbers, with locals saying there is no...

Anti-abortion activists are trying to limit access in NSW – and they are just getting started

Anti-abortion activists are trying to limit access in NSW – and they are just getting started

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Obstetricians and gynaecologists say anti sex-selective abortions bill ‘predicated on misinformation’ and ‘underlying aim is to restrict access to abortion’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe man who wants to ban “sex-selective abortions” is the first person who will tell you it won’t work.New South Wales Libertarian party MLC John Ruddick has introduced legislation that...

Middle East crisis live: Trump will decide on any return to full-scale action against Iran, says Netanyahu

Middle East crisis live: Trump will decide on any return to full-scale action against Iran, says Netanyahu

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Israeli PM gives interview to CNBC as Trump confirms heated phone call between the pair over attacks on LebanonThe Kuwaiti defence ministry said it intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones launched by Iran today.A drone and missile attack on Kuwait’s international airport killed one person, which Kuwaiti authorities identified as an Indian national. It is the first reported death in a Gulf ...

‘Everyone knew what Iran would do in response,’ Marco Rubio tells House committee – US politics live

‘Everyone knew what Iran would do in response,’ Marco Rubio tells House committee – US politics live

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‘President and administration was aware there would be consequences to action,’ says secretary of state as he says consequences of Iran having a nuclear weapon ‘would be worse’The Democrats to watch after Tuesday’s primariesSign up for the Breaking News US emailIowa voters cast their ballots in yesterday’s heated primaries, setting up for months of fervent campaigning ahead of the November midterm...

Lloyds customers unable to make payments due to IT glitch

Lloyds customers unable to make payments due to IT glitch

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Bank apologises after IT update caused problems with Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland appsLloyds Banking Group has apologised after thousands of its customers were unable to make payments or send money due to another IT glitch.According to Downdetector, a website that lets people track real-time service issues and outages, customers started noticing problems shortly after 11am on Wednesday, wi...

Trump’s intelligence chief pick puts surveillance program renewal in doubt

Trump’s intelligence chief pick puts surveillance program renewal in doubt

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Democrats say appointment of Bill Pulte could doom bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ActSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump’s appointment of a close political ally with no intelligence experience to lead the nation’s spy agencies has thrown last-ditch efforts to renew a critical surveillance program into doubt.Bill Pulte, curre...

Trump’s loyalist intelligence chief pick throws into doubt renewal of critical surveillance program

Trump’s loyalist intelligence chief pick throws into doubt renewal of critical surveillance program

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Democrats say appointment of Bill Pulte could doom bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ActSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump’s appointment of a close political ally with no intelligence experience to lead the nation’s spy agencies has thrown last-ditch efforts to renew a critical surveillance program into doubt.Bill Pulte, curre...

​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?

​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?

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​The first heatwaves of the season reveal how ​ill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereMeteorological summer has begun, ushered in with scorching heat that struck before spring was up. Although western Europe is now mostly free from last week’s heat dome – which shatt...

South East Water’s greatest failure was not contacting customers during winter outages, report finds

South East Water’s greatest failure was not contacting customers during winter outages, report finds

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Fewer than one in 10 SEW customers satisfied with firm’s handling of supply crisis, which left tens of thousands without waterSouth East Water failed to adequately communicate with customers during outages last winter that left tens of thousands of people without water, a report has concluded.Fewer than one in 10 SEW customers were satisfied with how the company handled the water supply crisis tha...

Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England

Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England

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DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to ‘widely available free tools’Disability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut funding for specialist tech support for tens of thousands of disabled students in England.Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing Department for Education (DfE) proposals to withdraw funding f...

Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS told him to inject ‘falsehoods’ into reporting

Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS told him to inject ‘falsehoods’ into reporting

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Veteran journalist says executives pushed unverified claims and gave politicians a say in interviewsThe longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, who was fired by CBS News on Tuesday after clashing with the network’s new management, issued a public statement accusing the network’s new executives of silencing employees and claiming they instructed him “to inject falsehoods and bias” into his ...

Farage exploiting Henry Nowak’s murder against wishes of his family, says Starmer – UK politics live

Farage exploiting Henry Nowak’s murder against wishes of his family, says Starmer – UK politics live

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Reform leader jeered in parliament as he is urged to condemn violenceZia Yusuf, the Reform UK home affairs spokesperson, told Sky News this morning that he thought the treatment of Henry Nowak did justify his party’s claim that two-tier policing operates in the country. He said:Having watched that footage [of Nowak’s arrest] … it’s hard to escape the conclusion that it is a demonstrable example of...

Three Royal Navy members killed in Devon helicopter crash

Three Royal Navy members killed in Devon helicopter crash

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Ministry of Defence confirms deaths of three crew members after crash near Okehampton during training exerciseThree members of the Royal Navy have died in a helicopter crash in Devon during a training exercise, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident at Sourton Down, near Okehampton, around 4am on Wednesday. Continue reading...

UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire

UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire

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Chancellor hails deal saying it will create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction, hospitality, creative and technology sectorsBusiness live – latest updateBritish taxpayers will provide £1.3bn in funding to help Hollywood studio giant Universal build its first theme park in Europe.Comcast, the US media company that owns NBC Universal and Sky, had been considering a number of countries in ...