Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of Ukrainian convicts join fight against Russian forces ( www.theguardian.com )
TV tonight: the maid who inherited a castle she is not allowed to sell ( www.theguardian.com )
A fascinating documentary details the conundrum Justina faces when she is bequeathed the property she has worked in all her life. Plus: lifesaving surgeons at work. Here’s what to watch this evening...
EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains ( www.theguardian.com )
"Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7....
Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought ( www.theguardian.com )
Black swing voters in Georgia aren’t swayed by the ‘Trump okey-doke’ – and then there’s Biden ( www.theguardian.com )
Norway blocks sale of last private land on Svalbard after Chinese interest ( www.theguardian.com )
The Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China....
Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse scraps US filming plans after outcry from Native American groups ( www.theguardian.com )
In a May 2000 essay published on his website, Hancock writes: “I have consistently argued that the Americas were inhabited in prehistoric times by a variety of ethnic groups – Negroid, Caucasoid and Mongoloid … Such ideas have caused deep offense to some American Indians, who have long claimed to be the only ‘native’...
Met apologises for spying on police justice campaigners in 1980s and 1990s ( www.theguardian.com )
Pranksters reveal odes to Putin were Russian translations of Nazi verse ( www.theguardian.com )
Patriotic poems published under invented name of Gennady Rakitin were embraced as examples of ‘Z poetry’
We regret to inform you that Ray Kurzweil is back on his bullshit ( www.theguardian.com )
Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv as Zelenskiy appeals for help ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Mansplaining’ UK election coverage marginalises women’s concerns, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
General election coverage has been dominated by male voices, according to researchers from Loughborough University....
Meta accused of breaking EU digital law by charging for ad-free social networks ( www.theguardian.com )
European Commission objects to ‘pay or consent’ model for users of Facebook and Instagram
Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Porn sites and Meta among those tasked with drafting Australia’s online child safety rules ( www.theguardian.com )
Regulator gives industry groups six months to come up with draft code, expected to include rules about age verification
Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought ( www.theguardian.com )
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Thousands fear they will lose vote in UK election after postal ballot delays ( www.theguardian.com )
Voters in the UK and abroad have either not received their ballots or have been left with too little time to return them...
Freed Gaza hospital head accuses Israel of repeated torture ( www.theguardian.com )
Al-Shifa’s Mohammed Abu Salmiya alleges Israel tortured him across seven months of detention without charge...