Man jailed for carrying replica sword from Legend of Zelda video game in public ( www.theguardian.com )
A man has been jailed for brandishing a replica of a sword from the Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda on the streets of a Warwickshire market town, which he said was a “fidget toy” to keep his hands busy....
TV tonight: a guide to watching the general election results ( www.theguardian.com )
Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie helm the BBC’s coverage, while Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy do things a bit differently on Channel 4. Plus: more juicy drama in Douglas Is Cancelled. Here’s what to watch this evening...
Labor branch in Albanese’s electorate passes motion supporting Fatima Payman ( www.theguardian.com )
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse ( www.theguardian.com )
The first African-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks after he revealed the hate mail, including racist slurs and death threats, he and his staff had received....
Farage says he is part of ‘similar phenomenon’ to Andrew Tate among young men ( www.theguardian.com )
Nigel Farage has said he is part of a “similar phenomenon” to the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, as he claimed that there were forces in society trying to “stop young men from being young men”....
Should cuddling koalas be legal? Here’s why there’s a push to ban it in Queensland ( www.theguardian.com )
Biden wins crucial support of Democratic governors to continue campaign: ‘We’re going to have his back’ – as it happened ( www.theguardian.com )
Vandals in Austria behead sculpture of Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus ( www.theguardian.com )
Artist behind controversial piece in Linz cathedral says vandalism shows there are still ‘people who question women’s right to their own bodies’...
Hippos might fly: UK research discovers animal can get airborne ( www.theguardian.com )
It takes a scientific mind to see the grunting hulk of a hippopotamus and wonder whether, given sufficient motivation, such an improbable beast might ever become airborne....
Britain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmer ( www.theguardian.com )
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse ( www.theguardian.com )
Diaby, of the Social Democrats (SPD), entered parliament alongside Charles M Huber, who sat for the Christian Democrats for just one parliamentary term. They were the first black members of the Bundestag and their entry was hailed as groundbreaking and historic by equal rights campaigners....
Ukraine war briefing: US to announce $2.3bn military aid package for Kyiv ( www.theguardian.com )
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Ukraine war briefing: US to announce $2.3bn military aid package for Kyiv ( www.theguardian.com )
Defence secretary Lloyd Austin says package will include anti-tank weapons and air defence interceptors including Patriot systems. What we know on day 861
Negotiated outcome most likely result of Russia-Ukraine war, major poll says ( www.theguardian.com )
In thinktank’s survey of 15 European countries, few respondents believe Ukraine can secure an outright victory
The supreme court’s presidential immunity ruling mocks the rule of law ( www.theguardian.com )
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The week that changed the US election: Trump’s immunity as Biden falls flat on his face ( www.theguardian.com )
Plus: A dispatch from Wisconsin, more lies and no more lawyering for Rudy Giuliani
Man busted for carrying Master Sword from Zelda in the street ( www.theguardian.com )
Ann Wilson, frontwoman of Heart, diagnosed with cancer ( www.theguardian.com )
Ann Wilson, the lead singer of rock band Heart, has announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer....
EU plan to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Shein and Temu ( www.theguardian.com )
The EU is moving forward with plans to impose customs duty on cheap goods in a shift that could hit imports from online retailers and harm a hoped-for London listing by the fast-fashion seller Shein....
Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government ( www.theguardian.com )
‘It’s nonsensical’: how Trump is making climate the latest culture war ( www.theguardian.com )
Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Woman who died at slapping therapy retreat viewed healer as ‘sent by God’, court told ( www.theguardian.com )
A woman with diabetes who died after stopping her insulin while taking part in a four-day slapping therapy workshop regarded the person who ran the retreat as a “messenger sent by God”, a jury has heard....
Blackbird numbers plummet in south of England amid potential spread of virus ( www.theguardian.com )
Beloved by Shakespeare and the Beatles, the blackbird and its sweet song have captured the imagination of Britons for centuries....