‘People are incandescent…’ How sewage spills became a vote-winner for the Lib Dems ( www.theguardian.com )
Polluted chalk streams in England’s South Downs infuriated voters in Chichester, a seat that had been Conservative for a century...
Widow of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi given death sentence by Iraqi court ( www.theguardian.com )
Top Democrats plan crisis meeting despite Biden’s vow to fight on ( www.theguardian.com )
Congressional Democrats are to hold an emergency weekend meeting to discuss Joe Biden’s tottering presidential candidacy, after a primetime television interview failed to dispel doubts triggered by last week’s debate fiasco....
Disney faces strike threat as thousands of California workers vote on walkout ( www.theguardian.com )
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Thames Water fails to complete 108 upgrades to ageing sewage works ( www.theguardian.com )
Thames Water has failed to complete more than 100 upgrades to ageing sewage treatment works to meet legal pollution limits, the Guardian can reveal....
Who is in the new Labour cabinet? ( www.theguardian.com )
With many MPs who served Blair and Brown, Starmer’s team is one of the most experienced in recent times
Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests ( www.theguardian.com )
Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill ( www.theguardian.com )
The satanists see the law, which comes amid a vigorous theocratic drive into education by the religious right nationally, as an equal opportunity: if Christian chaplains are permitted access to students, often at the most vulnerable and impressionable stages of their lives, then so are they....
The ‘tricky balancing act’: Jordan’s dilemma on Israel and Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )
Trump asks judge to gut classified documents case after immunity ruling ( www.theguardian.com )
We’re all feeling sequel fatigue – but Hollywood’s giving us Shrek 5 ( www.theguardian.com )
Streaming has meant it has never been easier for Hollywood to measure the power of nostalgia. They watch what we’re watching and rewatching and it means they bring back, to varying degrees of success: The Matrix, Scream, Top Gun, Indiana Jones, Mad Max, Hocus Pocus, Legally Blonde, Ghostbusters, Home Alone, Blade Runner, Kung...
‘Blue wall’ of Tory seats collapsed because of green issues, say Greenpeace ( www.theguardian.com )
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Radio host resigns after admitting Biden aides gave her questions for interview ( www.theguardian.com )
The outlet, which describes itself as Pennsylvania’s only African American-owned and operated radio station, also said the White House’s decision to supply questions to Lawful-Sanders prolonged a historical practice of marginalizing and “de-legitimizing Black voices” in US media....
Artificial light on coastlines lures small fish to their doom, coral reef study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Babbling scouse youngster shows babies can have accents, say scientists ( www.theguardian.com )
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New Zealand’s sea temperatures hit record highs, outstripping global averages ( www.theguardian.com )
Why are the US and IMF imposing draconian austerity measures on Kenya? ( www.theguardian.com )
US economy adds 206,000 June jobs as labor market cools slightly ( www.theguardian.com )
Wessex Water’s TV ad banned for omitting sewage record ( www.theguardian.com )
Kenyan president sacks cabinet after weeks of deadly protests ( www.theguardian.com )
Tesla won’t free up use of its batteries, leaving owners unable to reap full benefits ( www.theguardian.com )
Herring gull chicks would rather have fish than your chips, finds study ( www.theguardian.com )
Herring gulls have wrecked many a seaside picnic, pouncing on unsuspecting people trying to enjoy a Cornish pasty, a sandwich or a bag of chips....
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people ( www.theguardian.com )
Doubt raised about election hopefuls who stood without providing photos, biographies or contact details
Opinion: Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race? ( www.theguardian.com )
According to one journalist’s tally, the New York Times has run 192 stories on the subject since the debate, including 50 editorials and 142 news stories. The Washington Post, which has also gone for saturation coverage, published a resignation speech they wrote for him. Not to be outdone, the New Yorker’s editor-in-chief...
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan accused of being ‘serial tax evaders’ ( www.theguardian.com )
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