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Republican congressman absent over ‘personal health matter’, Johnson says
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Republican congressman absent over ‘personal health matter’, Johnson says

Tom Kean, who has not voted since 5 March and whose seat is top Democratic target, due back ‘very soon’, speaker saysA vulnerable Republican congressman who has not voted in weeks “is attending to a personal health matter”, the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, said on Friday as he struggles to maintain his historically small majority in Congress’s lower chamber.Tom Kean Jr’s New Jersey district...

US veteran lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days rescued by his own son
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US veteran lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days rescued by his own son

Mark Young battled dehydration and killed a rattlesnake while his children and others looked for him for daysA Vietnam war veteran says he is a living “miracle” after getting lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days with precious few supplies – and ultimately being rescued by his own son.“I’ve never felt so loved,” Mark Young said in an interview aired on Phoenix’s KNXV news station about the mo...

Family under longest immigration detention of Trump’s term released
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Family under longest immigration detention of Trump’s term released

US judge orders release of a woman and her five children who were family of the 2025 Colorado fire attack suspectA woman and her five children, whose immigration detention of more than 10 months marked the longest family detention under Donald Trump’s second administration, were released on Thursday hours after a judge’s order, their lawyer said.US district judge Fred Biery of the western district...

New US exhibition explores power of monuments – with help from Rocky
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New US exhibition explores power of monuments – with help from Rocky

Statue – one of city’s most popular tourist attractions – on steps of Philadelphia Museum of Art key plank of new showA statue of Sylvester Stallone’s fictional boxer Rocky Balboa is the focal point of an examination of the power of monuments opening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this weekend that marks two millennia of boxing and celebrity.The statue, placed on the “Rocky Steps” of the museum...

Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to resume talks on Iran war

Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to resume talks on Iran war

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White House says its Middle East envoys will meet Tehran’s foreign minister in IslamabadMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump is sending his Middle East envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to resume negotiations to end the war with Iran, which has lasted nearly eight weeks.The White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed the travel on Friday, saying that Witkoff and K...

US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants

US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants

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Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occuredSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAn American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an ant...

US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without formal request

US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without formal request

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Police investigating allegations Mandelson and former prince Andrew passed sensitive info to Epstein will struggle to make charges stick without filesBritish police investigating the former prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson are preparing to start interviewing witnesses in royal and government circles.It comes as police fear that prosecutors will be “reluctant” to bring charges unless the Trump adm...

TV presenter withdraws claims against Dan Walker after ‘mutual agreement’ with Channel 5

TV presenter withdraws claims against Dan Walker after ‘mutual agreement’ with Channel 5

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Claudia–Liza Vanderpuije has fully withdrawn allegations relating to her former co-host, her lawyers sayThe TV presenter Claudia–Liza Vanderpuije has withdrawn claims against her former Channel 5 News co-host Dan Walker after reaching a “mutual agreement” with the broadcaster and ITN.Vanderpuije, who co-hosted a show with Walker for a year between 2022 and 2023, had filed claims of unfair dismissa...

Michael B Jordan to take on big-screen adaptation of hit video game Battlefield

Michael B Jordan to take on big-screen adaptation of hit video game Battlefield

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Oscar winner set to produce, and possibly star in, film of war game series with Christopher McQuarrie at the helmMichael B Jordan is following up his Oscar win with the announcement of another new project: a big-screen adaptation of the hit video game series Battlefield.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Sinners star will produce, and possibly star in, a film based on the long-running war se...

Suicide-related callouts to fire services triple in England in a decade

Suicide-related callouts to fire services triple in England in a decade

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Exclusive: Samaritans calls for mandatory training for firefighters amid rise in incidentsSuicide-related callouts to fire and rescue services in England have tripled in the last decade, with Samaritans now calling for mandatory training for firefighters, who they say are struggling to deal with the increase in traumatic incidents.New figures show that fire services in England attended 3,250 suici...

Zack Polanski calls for ‘nuance’ when discussing antisemitism in rebuke of PM

Zack Polanski calls for ‘nuance’ when discussing antisemitism in rebuke of PM

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Green party leader accuses Keir Starmer of ‘silly games’ in accusing his party of playing down hate crimesZack Polanski has called on politicians to treat antisemitism with “consideration, care and nuance” as he accused Keir Starmer of trying to play political games with the issue.The Green leader’s comments come after the prime minister accused him of playing down recent antisemitic incidents. Po...

US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without lengthy formal request

US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without lengthy formal request

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Police investigating allegations Mandelson and former prince Andrew passed sensitive info to Epstein will struggle to make charges stick without filesBritish police investigating the former prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson are preparing to start interviewing witnesses in Royal and government circles.It comes as police fear that prosecutors will be “reluctant” to bring charges unless the Trump adm...

Middle East crisis live: US envoy and Trump’s son-in-law to travel to Pakistan amid hopes for renewed Iran peace talks

Middle East crisis live: US envoy and Trump’s son-in-law to travel to Pakistan amid hopes for renewed Iran peace talks

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Pakistan, White House says; Iranian state media says foreign minister Abbas Araqchi traveling to Islamabad, Muscat and MoscowThe EU’s foreign chief has said that talks with Iran should include nuclear experts otherwise “we will end up with a more dangerous Iran.”Speaking on Friday ahead of an informal summit of EU leaders in Cyprus, EU’s foreign chief K...

‘No clear strategy’: how Trump went from shock and awe to wait and see in Iran

‘No clear strategy’: how Trump went from shock and awe to wait and see in Iran

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Lack of a sustained plan to end the war has convinced US allies that the White House is running out of ideasNearly eight weeks after Donald Trump launched his assault on Iran, the White House has shifted from a strategy of shock-and-awe bombardments and leadership decapitation to a plan of sustained economic pressure as it tests the wills of a regime practiced over decades at wars of attrition.Sin...

Man found guilty over birds of prey dumped outside Hampshire village shop

Man found guilty over birds of prey dumped outside Hampshire village shop

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James Kempster’s DNA was found on dead barn owl and kestrel rammed into door handles of volunteer storeA man has been found guilty of possessing the bodies of wild birds of prey that were dumped alongside 50 dead hares outside a village shop in Hampshire.Traces of James Kempster’s DNA were found on a barn owl and kestrel that were rammed into the handles of the volunteer-led shop in Broughton. Con...

MPs vow to bring back assisted dying bill after ‘undemocratic’ Lords block

MPs vow to bring back assisted dying bill after ‘undemocratic’ Lords block

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Labour’s Kim Leadbeater tells of plan to table identical bill that peers would be unable to stopMPs and peers who led the assisted dying bill have promised to bring it back to parliament after it ran out of time in the House of Lords.Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP who tabled the private member’s bill, said the plan would be to table an identical bill in the next parliamentary session, which would p...

Iran foreign minister to embark on three-nation tour as US peace talks remain stalled

Iran foreign minister to embark on three-nation tour as US peace talks remain stalled

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Abbas Araghchi to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia to see if talks can be reopened, with both sides still in stalemateMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is planning a tour of Pakistan, Russia and Oman in an effort to see if there is a basis to reopen peace talks that can end with a permanent US-Israeli commitment to cease its attacks on Iran, now one of T...

TikTok and Visa launch debit card to speed payouts to UK creators

TikTok and Visa launch debit card to speed payouts to UK creators

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Creator card is designed for people making money through TikTok Live, some of whom have complained of delays in paymentsTikTok and Visa have launched a debit card for content creators in the UK that they say will allow people to quickly access their earnings from the platform.The creator card is designed for the growing numbers of people making money through TikTok Live, a live streaming feature w...

Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions

Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions

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Revised figures increase fears about how the energy-intensive sites could worsen the climate emergency The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their estimate of carbon emissions from the technology by a factor of more than 100.According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the ...

‘Look, no hands’: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show

‘Look, no hands’: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show

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As domestic sales slow manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas marketsAt the world’s biggest car fair, which opened in Beijing on Friday, there were hundreds of manufacturers, more than 1,000 vehicles, hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts – and hardly anyone behind a wheel.China’s car companies have cornered the domestic electric vehicle market, and are i...

Top Democrat says DoJ dropped ‘bogus’ Powell investigation to ‘clear the path’ for Trump Fed chair nominee Warsh – live

Top Democrat says DoJ dropped ‘bogus’ Powell investigation to ‘clear the path’ for Trump Fed chair nominee Warsh – live

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Senator Elizabeth Warren says inquiry into current Fed chair Jerome Powell stopped just for ‘Senate Republicans to install Trump’s sock puppet Kevin Warsh’Sign up for the Breaking News US emailWhen Pete Hegseth was asked about Pope Leo XIV’s condemnation of the war in Iran, and comments from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops suggesting the conflict is not a “just war”, the defense secretary si...

Massive tornado tears through homes in Oklahoma, injuring at least 10

Massive tornado tears through homes in Oklahoma, injuring at least 10

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Homes were reduced to rubble as twister touched down for 30 minutes and carved out a trail of destructionSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAt least 10 people were injured after a tornado hit northern Oklahoma, as a strong weather system produced a dozen reported twisters that tore destructively through parts of the central US overnight.Emergency services ...

UK eases airline penalties as jet fuel shortages threaten flights

UK eases airline penalties as jet fuel shortages threaten flights

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Carriers will retain airport slots if they cancel services as passengers are urged to continue with travel plansPenalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, it has emerged, as the government issued fresh advice to reassure the public they can still fly and should stick to travel plans.Airlines who cancel flights will not lose their rights to valuable ...

Assisted dying bill fails to become law after running out of time in parliament – as it happened

Assisted dying bill fails to become law after running out of time in parliament – as it happened

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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDowning Street has hit back at reports suggesting the US could reconsider its position over the UK’s claim to the Falkland Islands because the UK did not do enough to assist the American bombing of Iran was leaked.The prime minister’s official spokesperson said: “The UK position is clear and isn’t going to change … It’s a longstanding on...

Kezia Dugdale, incoming Stonewall chair, says sorry after backlash over JK Rowling remarks

Kezia Dugdale, incoming Stonewall chair, says sorry after backlash over JK Rowling remarks

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Former Scottish Labour leader says she understands that expressing respect for author caused ‘worry, anger and upset’The incoming chair of the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall says she is “truly sorry” after she expressed “huge respect” for JK Rowling in an interview with the Guardian. Kezia Dugdale, the former leader of Scottish Labour, said she understood that her words had caused “worry, anger and ups...

Revealed: Axel Springer skipped due diligence before £575m Telegraph takeover

Revealed: Axel Springer skipped due diligence before £575m Telegraph takeover

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Sources say German group may struggle to recoup its investment as titles shift to less profitable modelsAxel Springer did not complete due diligence on the Telegraph before sealing its £575m takeover, with sources saying the German media company could struggle to recoup its eye-watering investment as the titles shift toward less-profitable digital subscribers.To wrap up the deal quickly, Mathias D...

Police across the US worry officers are being misidentified as ICE, records show

Police across the US worry officers are being misidentified as ICE, records show

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Exclusive: Emails and internal memos reveal concerns immigration enforcement is interfering with police workLaw enforcement and local government officials across the US have over the last year expressed concerns that immigration operations were interfering with police work and leading to threats to officers, according to internal emails and briefings shared with the Guardian.The development comes ...

Justice department ends criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell – US politics live

Justice department ends criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell – US politics live

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US attorney for Washington DC says she is closing probe into Powell’s management of ongoing renovations to central bankSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxWhen Pete Hegseth was asked about Pope Leo XIV’s condemnation of the war in Iran, and comments from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops suggesting the conflict is not a “just war”, the defense secretary...

Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

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Prime minister tells Jewish leaders legislation against malign state actors will go before parliament in JulyKeir Starmer has promised to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards by introducing legislation in the next session of parliament in July.On a trip to Kenton united synagogue in north-west London on Thursday, the prime minister said he wanted “to make Britain a country where our Jewish commun...