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Flight attendant’s breast cancer was occupational disease, court rules
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Flight attendant’s breast cancer was occupational disease, court rules

Sophie Lainault, who worked for Air France, wins legal case linking illness to more than 12,600 hours on flightsA flight attendant in France has succeeded in having her breast cancer recognised as an occupational disease, a first for the country’s aviation industry, her lawyer and a trade union said.The ruling, which recognised that Sophie Lainault, a former flight attendant for Air France, had fr...

Pubs, bars and hotels report ‘Burnham bounce’ in optimism but call for further tax relief
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Pubs, bars and hotels report ‘Burnham bounce’ in optimism but call for further tax relief

Sentiment in hospitality and brewing sectors more positive since business rates action, trade bodies’ survey findsBusiness live – latest updatesPubs, bars and hotels have reported a “Burnham bounce” in optimism as a result of the prime minister’s overtures to the sector, polling suggests, but they warn that the goodwill could evaporate without further tax relief.Andy Burnham has positioned himself...

Devon man becomes first person to swim Switzerland’s 10 largest lakes
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Devon man becomes first person to swim Switzerland’s 10 largest lakes

Neil Gilson completes 230-mile challenge after a ‘tough’ 22-hour crossing of Lac LémanHe staggered rather than sprang out of the lake but it wasn’t surprising.Neil Gilson, a former international athlete, could be forgiven for feeling a little wobbly, having become the first person to swim the 10 largest lakes in Switzerland, a total of about 230 miles (370km). Continue reading...

Inquest opens into death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday
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Inquest opens into death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday

Academic was found unresponsive by family members, inquest told, as coroner adjourns proceedings to later dateA coroner has formally opened an inquest into the death of Jason Arday, who resigned as a professor at the University of Cambridge amid allegations of plagiarism.Arday, 41, died at his home in Battersea, south London on 14 August, nine days after his resignation. Family members watched the...

Trump claims CIA director’s surprise visit to Russia is ‘semi-routine’ despite mounting speculation – live

Trump claims CIA director’s surprise visit to Russia is ‘semi-routine’ despite mounting speculation – live

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Trump administration had not formally announced John Ratcliffe’s trip, but various outlets captured the flight tracking data of the US jet and the Kremlin confirmed the meetingDarline Graham wins Republican primary for US SenateSign up for the US Breaking News emailA US military strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday killed four people, officials said.US Southern Co...

Police not ruling out links to A66 crash after two killed in Middlesbrough house fire

Police not ruling out links to A66 crash after two killed in Middlesbrough house fire

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Murder inquiry launched after blaze in Grangetown area, amid investigation into collision in which seven died A murder investigation has been launched after two people were killed in a house fire in Middlesbrough, with police not ruling out links to organised crime or the fatal crash on the A66 that killed seven people including two police officers on Saturday.The blaze in the early hours of Wedne...

ICE agent embroiled in interstate extradition dispute after allegedly shooting Venezuelan man

ICE agent embroiled in interstate extradition dispute after allegedly shooting Venezuelan man

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Christian Castro is charged in Minnesota with assault and falsely reporting a crime by anotherSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent accused of firing his gun and wounding a Venezuelan man in the leg is caught in an interstate extradition dispute between Texas and Minnesota – and could walk out of a Texas jail as soon as Wednesday if a...

Trump touts primary success after Republicans win elections in South Carolina and Oklahoma – live

Trump touts primary success after Republicans win elections in South Carolina and Oklahoma – live

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Sister of late Lindsey Graham, who has been backed by Trump, overcomes concern about lack of experience to win place on November ballotDarline Graham wins Republican primary for US SenateSign up for the US Breaking News emailA US military strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday killed four people, officials said.US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that...

Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived back in UK, say reports

Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived back in UK, say reports

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Harry, Meghan and family expected to enjoy ‘extended stay’ with children Archie and Lilibet already enrolled at schoolThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived back in the UK, landing at Birmingham airport, according to reports.Prince Harry, Meghan, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are expected to enjoy an “extended stay” in Britain, with the children already enrolled at school ...

Channel 5 drama to examine how Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband stole SNP funds

Channel 5 drama to examine how Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband stole SNP funds

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To Nicola, Love Peter will focus on couple’s relationship during 12-year period of embezzlement and fallout of caseChannel 5 is reuniting with the producers of Power: the Downfall of Huw Edwards for a drama about how Nicola Sturgeon’s former husband embezzled £400,000 from the Scottish National party and the impact it had on her reputation.To Nicola, Love Peter will examine the couple’s relationsh...

Women using HRT at lower risk of dementia, study suggests

Women using HRT at lower risk of dementia, study suggests

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Scientists found those who had used hormone replacement therapy were 10% less likely to be diagnosed with dementiaHormone replacement therapy may reduce the risk of dementia, a study has found.Scientists tracked more than 180,000 postmenopausal women in the UK in the largest study of its kind. They found that those who had used HRT were 10% less likely to develop any type of dementia and 16% less ...

Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missing

Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missing

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More than 380 tourists among those unaccounted for after homes, roads, bridges and power plants swept awayHundreds are missing and at least 22 people have died after torrential floods ⁠hit the Himalayan border areas of ⁠Nepal and in ​Tibet in China.Houses, roads, bridges and power projects were swept away ⁠in Nepal while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” with some missing in t...

First Thing: Pause on US immigrant visa leaves thousands of applicants in limbo

First Thing: Pause on US immigrant visa leaves thousands of applicants in limbo

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All US immigrant visa applications halted as state department moves to tighten restrictions and limit access. Plus tributes pour in for Dolly Parton, who has died aged 80Good morning. All US immigrant visa applications have been paused by the Trump administration as the state department moves to tighten restrictions and limit access to applicants whom they deem could need US assistance. The agency...

Murder investigation launched after two die in Middlesbrough house fire

Murder investigation launched after two die in Middlesbrough house fire

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Cleveland police not ruling out links to organised crime as force also continues to investigate circumstances around fatal A66 crashA murder investigation has been launched after a house fire in Middlesbrough killed two people, with police not ruling out links to organised crime.The blaze in the early hours of Wednesday came as police continue to investigate the wider circumstances around a collis...

Hope and concern swirls for Ohioans around ‘world’s largest datacenter’

Hope and concern swirls for Ohioans around ‘world’s largest datacenter’

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Piketon datacenter promises to generate thousands of jobs, but environmental groups voice concern over projectOn a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial intelligence datacenters on the planet.Last March, the energy secretary, Chris Wright, the comm...

Mpox is back – and in new countries. How can this outbreak be contained?

Mpox is back – and in new countries. How can this outbreak be contained?

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The public health emergencies in 2022 and 2024 saw the virus reported in 145 countries, but in the new cases children appear particularly affectedA fresh outbreak of mpox in Guinea Bissau – the country’s first – means the virus formerly known as monkey pox is back in the headlines. So what has changed?Since 2022, there have been almost 190,000 lab-confirmed cases of mpox reported worldwide in 145 ...

Groups sue Trump’s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals

Groups sue Trump’s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals

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Exposure to two compounds approved can result in ‘sudden death’ and range of other serious health risks, lawsuit warnsThe Trump administration has approved two new datacenter chemicals to which exposure can result in “sudden death” and a range of other serious health risks, like cancer, eye corrosion, neurological damage and reproductive harm, a new lawsuit warns.The two compounds approved by the ...

Mpox is back – and in new countries. How this outbreak can be contained

Mpox is back – and in new countries. How this outbreak can be contained

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The public health emergencies in 2022 and 2024 saw the virus reported in 145 countries, but in the new cases children appear particularly affectedA fresh outbreak of mpox in Guinea Bissau – the country’s first – means the virus formerly known as monkey pox is back in the headlines. So what has changed?Since 2022, there have been almost 190,000 lab-confirmed cases of mpox reported worldwide in 145 ...

Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda

Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda

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In effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows A pro-Israel messaging website badged with the name of a thinktank that does not exist has published more than half a million words in nine days, built on a commercial platform that promises to optimize content so that AI chatbots will cite it.The site g...

On scraps of land and under constant threat, Gaza farmers struggle to survive

On scraps of land and under constant threat, Gaza farmers struggle to survive

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Efforts to rebuild domestic food production face severe challenges and have come at deadly costAs Gaza’s population of 2.1 million has been hemmed into an ever smaller slice of the territory, farmers are using every last remaining patch of unspoiled earth, no matter how tiny, in their struggle to survive.With severe shortages of water, fertiliser and pesticide, and with more than 80% of greenhouse...

‘Major casualties’ feared after flash floods along Nepal-Tibet border

‘Major casualties’ feared after flash floods along Nepal-Tibet border

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Death toll of nine likely to rise as floods and mudslide sweep away houses, roads, bridges and power projectsTorrential floods ⁠in the Himalayan border areas of ⁠Nepal and in ​Tibet in China have killed at least nine people and destroyed roads, bridges and power projects, as authorities in both countries braced for more casualties.Houses and roads were swept away ⁠in Nepal while officials in Tibet...

Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover

Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover

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Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact in 6,000-word essayBusiness live – latest updatesBill Gates has called for “human reserved” jobs in certain sectors to prevent AI replacing them, and expressed concern that governments are not prepared for the impact the technology will have.In a 6,000 word essay titled The turbulent AI era is here. The ch...

Dominic Perrottet’s sister-in-law denies lying under oath to protect husband over allegedly illegal donations, Icac hears

Dominic Perrottet’s sister-in-law denies lying under oath to protect husband over allegedly illegal donations, Icac hears

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Anita Perrottet tells an inquiry hearing that hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to her were for ‘strategic and marketing advice’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sister-in-law of Dominic Perrottet has rejected the suggestion she had been put in an “impossible situation” and lied under oath to cover illegal donations to her husband, an inquiry has heard.Anita...

New data shows record number of arrests and deportations of immigrants in the US

New data shows record number of arrests and deportations of immigrants in the US

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Trump administration has moved away from high-profile, militarized raids as its deportation spree has ramped upThe Trump administration arrested and deported a record number of immigrants in July, according to newly released government data – apprehending an average of 1,500 people and removing 1,100 people daily.This latest data confirms what attorneys and immigrant advocates have been seeing acr...

Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

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Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimatedAre you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from youUsing the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations.Af...

Sonya Massey’s family says death of sheriff’s deputy who killed her ‘doesn’t feel like justice’

Sonya Massey’s family says death of sheriff’s deputy who killed her ‘doesn’t feel like justice’

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A cousin says death of Sean Grayson in prison ‘doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her’ to her childrenThe death in prison of the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home “doesn’t feel like justice to me”, a cousin of the woman has said in an emotional statement.“It doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her back to her [two] c...

Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate – US politics live

Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate – US politics live

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Sister of late Lindsey Graham, who has been backed by Trump, overcomes concern about lack of experience to win place on November ballotSouth Carolina chooses Darline Graham as Republican nominee for US SenateHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Senator Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother, Lindsey, on South Carolina’s general election ballot.The US...

‘National scandal’: extreme heat linked to 40,000 deaths in England between 1988 and 2025

‘National scandal’: extreme heat linked to 40,000 deaths in England between 1988 and 2025

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ONS data shows rising toll of climate crisis, with officials warning this summer on track to set further recordsMore than 40,000 more people died on the hottest days in England between 1988 and 2025 than would be expected in normal temperatures, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday.The figures do not include this summer, when England has sweltered under a ...

Extreme heat linked to deaths of over 40,000 people in England between 1988 and 2025

Extreme heat linked to deaths of over 40,000 people in England between 1988 and 2025

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ONS data shows rising toll of climate crisis, with officials warning this summer on track to set further recordsOver 40,000 more people died on the hottest days in England between 1988 and 2025 than would be expected, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday.The figures do not include this summer, when England has sweltered under a succession of heatwaves and ...