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

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...

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

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
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Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis

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

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

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...

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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...

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

Sánchez condemns ‘selfish’ 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 ‘polarising and illegal’ reaction after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to Spanish enclaveThe Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has hit back at some EU countries for what he described as their “selfish, polarising and illegal reaction” to the mass border crossings at Ceuta, as he thanked Morocco for its help in dealing with the cr...

Death toll in Ceuta border crisis rises to 67 as Spanish government announces plans for barrier – Europe live

Death toll in Ceuta border crisis rises to 67 as Spanish government announces plans for barrier – Europe live

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Tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to the Spanish enclave this weekFrance has been battling one of its most destructive wildfires in decades, with firefighters facing a vast and unpredictable inferno in the south-west of the country. In this feature, my colleague Jason Burke reports from Le Porge, where he explores the extraordinary efforts of those on the frontline, from firefighter...

Zelenskyy warns of low air defence supplies after Russian strike kills nine in Ukraine – Europe live

Zelenskyy warns of low air defence supplies after Russian strike kills nine in Ukraine – Europe live

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Twenty-two people were injured in overnight attack in which Kyiv said it was able to shoot down just one of 27 Russian ballistic missilesThere has been an update by the Spanish government on the Ceuta border crisis, with officials saying the death toll has risen to 67. The government also announced plans to install a containment barrier extending from the breakwater into the sea to deter further c...

Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless underwear isn’t as outrageous as it seems

Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless underwear isn’t as outrageous as it seems

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Some have called it ‘S&M’, but partnership with Ann Summers is less a scandal than another step in a century of evolving underwear trends, experts sayThe news that Marks & Spencer is selling Ann Summers crotchless knickers on their website has been greeted – as might be expected – with outrage online, being described as everything from “tawdry” to “S & M”.But it could be this is just t...

Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems

Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems

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Some have called it ‘S&M’, but partnership with Ann Summers is less a scandal than another step in a century of evolving underwear trends, experts sayThe news that Marks & Spencer is selling Ann Summers crotchless knickers on their website has been greeted – as might be expected – with outrage online, being described as everything from “tawdry” to “S & M”.But it could be this is just t...

‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster

‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster

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Alcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report findsParliament is “Britain’s last alcohol-soaked workplace” where MPs are offered free drinks as early as midday despite alcohol-related scandals, a report has revealed.Drinking is commonplace and some MPs have had their stomachs pumped after consuming so much alcohol that they ended up in hospital, o...

EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges

EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges

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Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadershipExtraordinarily, given the importance of geopolitics, the office of foreign secretary has sometimes appeared a consolation prize in British politics, perhaps reflecting the transfer of responsibility to Downing Street or the Cabinet Office.That is not how Ed Miliband views the job. His alli...

First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

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Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreadsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 80 dead and sick birds seen on rocks off the South Australian coast are suspected to be the first mass mortality event from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, only six weeks after the disease arrived in Australia.Authorit...

Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM

Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM

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Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheetMPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham have told the prime minister there is a “third way” tlauo gain more control of failing companies, as the row over whether or not to nationalise Thames Water rumbles on.Burnham is said to be concerned about the increase in government debt that Treasury...

‘A symbol of resistance’: the fight to save treehouse built on no man’s land next to Berlin Wall

‘A symbol of resistance’: the fight to save treehouse built on no man’s land next to Berlin Wall

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Supporters fear structure could be torn down as safety hazard and want it to become memorial to postwar foreign labourers in honour of its Turkish creatorSometimes the currents of history converge in a single spot. In Berlin, one of the most intriguing of those places is a small traffic island with a lovingly tended garden and a ramshackle two-storey structure called the Treehouse at the Wall.In 1...

The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK

The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK

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Nigel Farage’s £5m gift, the Cottrell family’s links and donations, and Richard Tice’s business dealings form part of an increasingly clear nexus of relationshipsIt has been three months since the Guardian revealed that Nigel Farage had accepted a £5m gift from Christopher Harborne, a billionaire donor to Reform UK.This was not the first story in our continuing investigation. But it has proved the...

‘Proteinmaxxing’ could lead to higher prices for infant formula, say experts

‘Proteinmaxxing’ could lead to higher prices for infant formula, say experts

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Whey protein, a key infant formula ingredient, is in growing demand, partly linked to rising use of weight-loss drugsThe rise of “proteinmaxxing” – a trend in which consumers try to eat as much protein as possible – could lead to higher prices for infant formula, experts warn.Whey protein, a key ingredient in infant formula, has surged in popularity over the past year as health professionals empha...

The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?

The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?

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The double assassination of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone awayIt was a warm evening in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol last year when two Scottish men met a violent end.The punters of Monaghans seafront bar had barely finished watching the Nations League final on 8 June when a car pulled up outside. A masked gu...

Noma restaurant prepares to reopen under new leadership after abuse allegations

Noma restaurant prepares to reopen under new leadership after abuse allegations

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World-class venue puts renewed focus on staff wellbeing under new head chef after René Redzepi stepped down and apologised for his behaviourThe Copenhagen restaurant Noma – often ranked among the world’s best – is preparing to reopen next week under new leadership for the first time since its star chef and co-founder, René Redzepi, stepped down amid accusations of physical and psychological abuse....

‘Who could have done this?’ Mystery over Briton found dead in a suitcase in Athens

‘Who could have done this?’ Mystery over Briton found dead in a suitcase in Athens

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Greek police throw entire homicide division at trying to explain fate of 38-year-old Elisabeth-Jane RossTwo worlds separated by sheets of corrugated iron: one, a tree-lined road, bordered by a park and the home of Greece’s oldest sports club; the other a wasteland of derelict buildings and graffiti-covered walls in what was once a car park.It is here, on the wrong side of the divide, in Kypseli, a...

‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

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Exhausted firefighters wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the air. At tables laid out in the shrinking shade on the desiccated grass and sand outside the sports centre in Le Porge, 200 men and a handful of women have gathered. Firefigh...

ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

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Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem servicesA senior policymaker at the European Central Bank has said the climate emergency and the breakdown of nature poses a dramatically growing risk to the global economy.Frank Elderson, a member of the ECB’s executive board, said the eurozone lender of last resort was stepping up its mon...

Singapore bans Massive Attack for showing Palestinian flag, breaching ban on foreign emblems

Singapore bans Massive Attack for showing Palestinian flag, breaching ban on foreign emblems

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Two members given ‘stern warnings’ after concert and barred from returning, with band also excluded from performing in Singapore again, say authoritiesBritish trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from performing in Singapore after an investigation found two members unfurled a Palestinian flag during a concert, police said.Singapore, known for its tough laws on public speech and assembly, b...

Petrol prices on track to top $2 a litre as Bowen sounds death knell for fuel excise relief

Petrol prices on track to top $2 a litre as Bowen sounds death knell for fuel excise relief

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Petrol now costs more than $1.90 a litre in every capital city, with diesel expected to exceed $2.40 a litrePetrol prices could surpass $2 a litre and diesel $2.40 in coming days, after the government’s 16-cent discount ends on Sunday.The 32-cent per litre reduction in fuel excise, introduced in March at the peak of the fuel price spike, was halved to 16 cents in July. Continue reading...

Justice department admits reflecting pool damage not caused by vandals as it moves to drop charges against Olympian – as it happened

Justice department admits reflecting pool damage not caused by vandals as it moves to drop charges against Olympian – as it happened

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This blog is now closed. You can read our latest story hereWhen asked by a reporter at Camp David about negotiations with Iran, Trump said the US would be “hitting them very hard”.“We just want to win,” he said. “We’re doing very well, trying to be nice, as nice as you can be in a situation like that, but, you know, they’re being decimated. They have no Navy. They have no air force, they have no a...

Bessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5bn-$10bn of Japanese yen

Bessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5bn-$10bn of Japanese yen

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Treasury secretary’s notepad, photographed by Reuters on Friday morning, prompts questions over US plansDuring a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, the US treasury secretary Scott Bessent carelessly revealed plans for the US to buy $5bn-$10bn ⁠in Japanese yen in a scribbled “to do” list left visible to a Reuters photographer.The image, taken over Bessent’s shoulder during a portion of the me...