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Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine with plans to share UK blueprints for long-range missiles - Europe live
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Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine with plans to share UK blueprints for long-range missiles - Europe live

UK PM to announce support for France in setting up assembly lines for long-range missiles during his Kyiv visit, as coalition of willing the meets later todayHello and welcome to our live coverage of Europe. I am kicking us off but Jakub Krupa will be taking over a little later on.UK ⁠prime ⁠minister Andy ​Burnham arrived in ⁠the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday alongside a number of European lead...

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UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade
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UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade

Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, says recruitment website AdzunaGraduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting site.Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, the recruitment website Adzuna reported on Monday, down 45% compared with the same p...

How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way
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How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

Phillip Island’s ‘iconic’ little penguins get first bird flu vaccinations in what is thought to be largest program of its kindFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 1,000 little penguins have received their first dose of bird flu vaccine in Victoria, in what is believed to be the world’s largest vaccination program...

Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years
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Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years

Pair are offspring of two beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in DecemberWild beaver kits have been born in Norfolk for the first time in more than 500 years.The pair of newborns are the offspring of two free-living beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December. Continue reading...

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Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East

Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East

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Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his has father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approvalThe father of a US sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln ⁠aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war has been taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor ⁠said.The border ​patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, or...

Guests joked Alan Jones and alleged victim looked ‘like a great couple’ at luncheon, court hears

Guests joked Alan Jones and alleged victim looked ‘like a great couple’ at luncheon, court hears

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Radio host’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial enters fourth week, with shock jock Jason Morrison telling court complainant C appeared ‘stuck’ beside JonesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFellow shock jock Jason Morrison has told the Alan Jones trial that guests at a luncheon hosted by the 2GB breakfast presen...

New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media

New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media

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Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of childrenNew Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has said his party will introduce a bill in parliament that ⁠seeks to ban children ⁠under ​16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance.The bill would ⁠require social media platf...

New daily diabetes pill that helps with weight loss launches in UK pharmacies

New daily diabetes pill that helps with weight loss launches in UK pharmacies

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Foundayo will be available on private prescription, with pharmacists warning of counterfeit GLP-1 problemA new daily pill that treats diabetes and helps with weight loss will be available in UK pharmacies from Monday.Pharmacists said the move would be welcome for people who cannot use weight-loss jabs, but also issued a warning over the growing problem of fake, unlicensed or counterfeit versions o...

Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in six European nations, survey finds

Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in six European nations, survey finds

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Poll also finds sizeable majorities who believe it should be easier to install air con in homesGiven the choice, more people across six major European nations including the UK favour encouraging the adoption of air conditioning over keeping carbon emissions down, a survey has found.After four extreme heatwaves that have caused thousands of excess deaths across the continent, the survey showed betw...

Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in five European nations, survey finds

Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in five European nations, survey finds

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Poll also finds sizeable majorities who believe it should be easier to install air con in homesGiven the choice, more people across five major European nations including the UK favour encouraging the adoption of air conditioning over keeping carbon emissions down, a survey has found.After four extreme heatwaves that have caused thousands of excess deaths across the continent, the survey showed bet...

New Fed chair faces critical test at Jackson Hole as inflation fears mount

New Fed chair faces critical test at Jackson Hole as inflation fears mount

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Investors will hope Kevin Warsh offers ‘comfort blanket’ at annual meeting of central banks amid bond market anxietyThe new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government bond markets over inflation and Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans.As the world’s most powerful central bank prepares for its annual Jackson Hole conference, analysts said bon...

‘An amazing relief’: implant offers hope for those with refractory angina

‘An amazing relief’: implant offers hope for those with refractory angina

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Study finds device brings significant fall in chest pain in 75% of patients, but further trials and NHS approval are needed“It’s an amazing relief, both physically and emotionally, to be able to live my life again normally, without feeling that I’m limited all the time in what I can do.”Cristian Jensen is describing the difference that an implant inserted in his chest – to reduce the symptoms of h...

Fast-fashion giant Shein aims for $27bn valuation in Hong Kong market debut

Fast-fashion giant Shein aims for $27bn valuation in Hong Kong market debut

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Known for selling cheap clothing, the online retailer has seen its value drop sharply from earlier estimates amid scrutiny over its environmental footprintShein will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on 1 September, the fast-fashion retailer said on Monday, in a long-awaited listing that would value the group at close to $27bn.Founded in China and now headquartered in Singapore, the online ret...

Photo of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request finds

Photo of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request finds

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Press Association given list of 65 items from publicly owned collection that have gone missing since 2024A photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, an engraved portrait of William Wilberforce and a cartoon of Barbara Castle have all been misplaced by the UK parliamentary authorities, a freedom of information (FoI) request has revealed.The Press Association has been given a list of more than 65 works of ar...

Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows

Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows

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Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capitalIt was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre.But the plans, slated for earlier this month, had to be scrapped after they were seized on by rightwing and conservative ...

Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report

Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report

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‘Shocking’ breaches such as sweets and crisps at breakfast uncovered just before expansion of free school mealsThree-quarters of secondary schools in England are breaking the rules on food offered to pupils by serving chips, burgers and hash browns too often – and sweets and crisps at breakfast time, according to a report.“Shocking” breaches of school food standards have been exposed on Monday, in...

Australia news live: AFL chief says ‘actions of a few’ don’t define the game; police raid CFMEU headquarters in alleged secret commissions investigation

Australia news live: AFL chief says ‘actions of a few’ don’t define the game; police raid CFMEU headquarters in alleged secret commissions investigation

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones trial enters its fourth weekThe Alan Jones trial enters its fourth week today, with a series of witnesses expected to give evidence at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court before Judge Glenn Walsh. Continue reading...

Australia news live: KMPG axes hundreds of staff in wake of audit leaks scandal; jobseeker now barely two-thirds of pension

Australia news live: KMPG axes hundreds of staff in wake of audit leaks scandal; jobseeker now barely two-thirds of pension

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Audit and consulting giant reports revenue fall of 1% year-on-year. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones trial enters its fourth weekThe Alan Jones trial enters its fourth week today, with a series of witnesses expected to give evidence at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court before Judge Glenn Walsh. Continue reading...

US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific

US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific

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US agency releases plan to lease millions of hectares of seabed off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands and GuamA US government plan to lease out millions of hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for deep sea exploration has drawn opposition from US territories in the Pacific, as the Trump administration remains locked in a race with China for control of critical ocean minerals.On Tuesd...

Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer

Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer

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Review will look at improving system for English and Welsh hospitality venues before next revaluation date in 2029 The government has promised that business rate valuations will be “made fairer” for pubs and hotels in England and Wales, as Andy Burnham faces growing calls to help the UK’s struggling hospitality sector.An independent review for England and Wales will look at improving the system fo...

UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds

UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds

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Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisisProductivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation.The thinktank suggests the chancellor, John Healey, may have inherited an economy finally starting to emerge from the long shadow ...

Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles

Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles

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PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow componentsBritain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to make its own long-range missiles, Andy Burnham will announce on Monday, as he travels to Kyiv for the country’s independence day on his first foreign visit as prime minister.Burnham will arrive in the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning at a crucial ...

Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana

Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana

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Lillian Smart of Ruston infected with fatal Naegleria fowleri, likely after swimming in Lake Claiborne, health officials sayAn eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare, typically fatal brain-eating amoeba after a swim in Lake Claiborne.Lillian Smart, of Ruston, died on Saturday, one day after celebrating her birthday, her family announced in a public Facebook post on the “Lo...

Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says

Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says

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Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African stateA ⁠landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to ⁠collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks.The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans to close the ⁠sit...

Australia news live: shark attack victim thanks donors after ‘incredibly difficult’ recovery; second fur seal dies of suspected bird flu

Australia news live: shark attack victim thanks donors after ‘incredibly difficult’ recovery; second fur seal dies of suspected bird flu

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Leah Stewart lost her arm in a great white shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNightly ‘penguin parade’ undergoes vaccinations for bird fluThe nightly parade of penguins on Phillip Island is a tourist favourite, but has recently taken on a more serious tone, AAP reports.We started on some of the quieter penguin p...