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Devolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says Burnham
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Devolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says Burnham

PM argues for codified model of decentralisation that would fundamentally change centuries-old workings of stateAndy Burnham has said his programme of devolution strengthens the case for a written constitution for the UK, a move that would fundamentally alter the workings of the state that have developed over centuries.The prime minister has long believed the UK’s “antiquated” political system nee...

Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dies aged 80
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Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dies aged 80

Veteran actor best-known for playing Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero, friend of Tony Soprano who becomes FBI informantVincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best-known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, has died. He was 80.Bob McGowan, who had managed Pastore since his run on The Sopranos, told the Associated Press that he learned...

Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13
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Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13

Aircraft crashes into field after departing from nearby city of Pisco, according to local authoritiesPolice in Peru report that 13 people, among them foreign tourists, have been killed in a plane crash in southern Peru, near the Nazca Lines.Local authorities in Nazca confirmed that 11 tourists and two pilots died when the Cessna Grand Caravan crashed in Pueblo Viejo, approximately 4 miles (6km) fr...

At least 13 dead as tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines

At least 13 dead as tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines

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Plane crashes into field after departing from the nearby city of Ica, according to local authoritiesAt least 13 people have died after a plane carrying tourists crashed into a field in Peru, local authorities said.Nazca’s municipal government said the plane was taking tourists on a sightseeing flight of the Nazca Lines, a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert around Nazca hundreds o...

California announces minimum wage increase as governor taunts Trump

California announces minimum wage increase as governor taunts Trump

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Gavin Newsom says new pay floor of $17.40, set to become highest of any US state, will go into effect on 1 JanuaryCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s minimum wage will rise to $17.40 next year, a ay floor set to become the highest of any US state.The pay bump will go into effect starting 1 January, Newsom announced on Friday. The state’s current minimum rate is $16.90. In a...

EU to hold urgent meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday over Ceuta crisis

EU to hold urgent meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday over Ceuta crisis

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Divisions remain in the bloc over mass crossing of migrants into Spanish territory in north AfricaThe EU is to hold an urgent meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday amid continued divisions in the bloc over the arrival of more than 50,000 migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa.The decision was taken by officials representing EU member states and Frontex border agency experts ...

Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruption

Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruption

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Truth Social, where Trump’s account is by far the largest, to offer users early access for up to $100,000 per monthDonald Trump is now offering early access to his Truth Social posts in a move that has been seen as corruption benefitting a sitting president.Trump Media and Technology Group officially rolled out its new subscription-based data service on Saturday, giving paying customers faster, re...

EU to hold urgent meeting after Spanish PM calls Ceuta crisis response ‘selfish’

EU to hold urgent meeting after Spanish PM calls Ceuta crisis response ‘selfish’

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Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north AfricaThe EU will hold an extraordinary meeting of interior ministers after a breakdown of political unity over the arrival of more than 50,000 irregular migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in north Africa.Officials representing EU member states and Frontex border agency experts met a...

US reporter fighting back after border patrol seized his cell phones

US reporter fighting back after border patrol seized his cell phones

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Max Blumenthal says he was singled out at airport after Trump ally Laura Loomer targeted him in online postsWhen reporter Max Blumenthal went to a cafe in Tehran one night a few weeks ago to upload videos from his reporting on the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, he began seeing social media posts from Trump ally Laura Loomer targeting him, including one that suggested he should be “...

‘Agony and despair’: Nancy Guthrie’s family issues new plea for information on her whereabouts

‘Agony and despair’: Nancy Guthrie’s family issues new plea for information on her whereabouts

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Police also released notes received from presumed abductors of mother of Today anchor Savannah GuthrieThe family of Nancy Guthrie issued a new appeal on Saturday for information on the whereabouts of their missing grandmother, six months after she disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, and a day after local investigators released two purported ransom notes.“Six months ago, someone took her ...

EU offered Spain support ‘from first moment’ of Ceuta crisis, says von der Leyen, after Sánchez hits out – Europe live

EU offered Spain support ‘from first moment’ of Ceuta crisis, says von der Leyen, after Sánchez hits out – Europe live

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‘Not a single person reached mainland Spain or rest of EU,’ says European Commission president, after Spanish PM condemned ‘selfish, polarising’ reaction of some countriesBack to Ukraine, where nine people were killed in Kyiv this morning from a Russian missile and drone attack.Damage was reported in seven districts of the capital, according to Ukrainian officials, with Ukrainian president Volodym...

Trump vows to push $1.8bn slush fund as Senate committee set to reconsider AG nomination

Trump vows to push $1.8bn slush fund as Senate committee set to reconsider AG nomination

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After declaring ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘dead’, Trump reverses and says he’ll revive it despite Senate oppositionThe US Senate judiciary committee has scheduled a meeting early next week to consider Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, as Donald Trump promised to revive the controversial $1.8bn “anti-weaponization” fund.The meeting, set for Tuesday, comes as Blanche’s confirmation ​ha...

Dozens injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

Dozens injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

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At least five taken to hospital and about 300 evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 yearsAt least 26 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s larges...

Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 11 confirmed dead after avalanche in Pakistan

Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 11 confirmed dead after avalanche in Pakistan

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World-renowned climber had been leading expedition on Broad Peak when avalanche struckA world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and former UK Special Forces member has died after being among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.Nirmal Purja was killed leading an expedition of 10 other people on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when an avalanche struck at around noon on Thur...

Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan

Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan

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World-renowned climber had been leading expedition on Broad Peak when avalanche struckA world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and former UK Special Forces member has died after being among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.Nirmal Purja was killed leading an expedition of 10 other people on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when an avalanche struck at around noon on Thur...

D4vd hearing details high hopes and brutal end of girl at heart of murder case

D4vd hearing details high hopes and brutal end of girl at heart of murder case

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Texts reveal that singer and Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been in touch stretching back to when she was 11 years oldThe rising pop singer D4vd and 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were in the throes of a clandestine relationship months before her mangled and decomposing body turned up last September stuffed in an impounded car registered to the musician.D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, is set to ...

Spain leaving Schengen ‘not on table’ says France after Sánchez hits out at EU response to Ceuta crisis – Europe live

Spain leaving Schengen ‘not on table’ says France after Sánchez hits out at EU response to Ceuta crisis – Europe live

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Interior minister confirms France will not ask for Spain’s removal from visa-free travel arrangements, after Spanish PM condemned ‘selfish, polarising’ response of some countries to mass border crossingsBack to Ukraine, where nine people were killed in Kyiv this morning from a Russian missile and drone attack.Damage was reported in seven districts of the capital, according to Ukrainian officials, ...

Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume

Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume

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Nationwide actions seek to counter view that talking about climate crisis distracts from affordability messagingThis summer, torrential rains have washed away Texas neighborhoods, dangerous heat has blanketed swaths of the country, and smoke from Canadian wildfires has choked communities as far south as Florida.Research makes clear that global warming is making extreme weather events more frequent...

Purple reign: how shade became British gardeners’ favourite

Purple reign: how shade became British gardeners’ favourite

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Britons move away from trend of grey paving and pristine lawns in an embrace of colour, with lavender a top choiceIf you manage to spot a garden in bloom this summer, beyond the strips of bleached and torched grass, there may be one colour you see more than any other: purple, the horticultural hue of the season.Plants such as lavender, salvias and catmint are in vogue, according to the Royal Horti...

France says Gironde ‘megafire’ is contained, as wildfires continue to burn in Greece and Spain – Europe live

France says Gironde ‘megafire’ is contained, as wildfires continue to burn in Greece and Spain – Europe live

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Blaze in south-western Gironde region ‘is no longer spreading’, but others have reignited or have been fuelled by strong windsBack to Ukraine, where nine people were killed in Kyiv this morning from a Russian missile and drone attack.Damage was reported in seven districts of the capital, according to Ukrainian officials, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying fires broke out across th...

On the ground in the English seaside town rightwing influencers say is being ‘invaded’

On the ground in the English seaside town rightwing influencers say is being ‘invaded’

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Some in Dover say their town is being exploited by content creators and politicians, but others claim there is a genuine problemIf you believe rightwing influencers and politicians, Dover and the wider Kent coast has been the site of an “invasion” for years now. And, for an online audience of millions, they and their camera crews have been the vanguard in the nation’s defence.Indeed, if you believ...

Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis

Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis

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Hartman residents asked for declaration after infighting exacerbated water crisis and all town leaders resignedA small town in south-eastern Colorado was recently declared abandoned after all of its local public leaders resigned amid a drinking water supply crisis.The office of Colorado’s secretary of state, Jena Griswold, announced the fate of Hartman on 29 July, a little more than a month after ...

Sánchez condemns ‘polarising’ reaction of some EU countries to Ceuta border crisis as death toll rises – Europe live

Sánchez condemns ‘polarising’ reaction of some EU countries to Ceuta border crisis as death toll rises – Europe live

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In letter to Brussels, Spanish PM hits out at ‘selfish and illegal’ responses after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to Spanish enclaveBack to Ukraine, where nine people were killed in Kyiv this morning from a Russian missile and drone attack.Damage was reported in seven districts of the capital, according to Ukrainian officials, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying ...

Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis

Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis

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Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north AfricaEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for an urgent meeting of EU interior ministers after what he called some member states’ “selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction” to this week’s mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in n...

At least 21 injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

At least 21 injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

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More than 250 people evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 yearsAt least 21 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged buildings and a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s largest volcanic ...

Scores injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

Scores injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

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At least 21 injured and more than 250 evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 yearsAt least 21 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged buildings and a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s ...

Boxer secures Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout

Boxer secures Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout

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Tarona Taafaki makes history in women’s 75kg categoryAll boxers eliminated in semis receive bronze medalsA boxer has made history for ⁠Tuvalu by winning the tiny Pacific island nation’s first Commonwealth ⁠Games medal without winning a single fight.Twenty-year-old Tarona Taafaki, ⁠one of five entrants in the women’s 75kg category, received a bye to the semi-finals where she lost on an unanimous po...

DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files

DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files

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State attorney general set 31 July deadline for documents relating to abuse of girls at Epstein-owned Zorro ranchThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) appeared to ignore a Friday deadline set by Raúl Torrez, the attorney general of New Mexico, to share information about the abuse of girls at a remote ranch formerly owned by the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Torrez’s office aske...