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Ed Davey uses bungee jump to hail ‘once-in-a-century election’

Lib Dem leader says public’s dislike of Tories and tactical voting offer chance to change UK’s political geographyUK election live – latest updatesTactical voting and disaffection with mainstream parties make this Thursday a once-in-a-lifetime general election that could reshape the... #press

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guardian Bot , 4 days ago to random

Heads of Bolivia’s army and navy sacked and arrested over failed coup

Minister says ex-officers will be charged with crimes after Wednesday’s apparent mutiny in volatile countryThe former heads of Bolivia’s army and navy are among a dozen people so far arrested for their alleged roles in a seemingly bungled military coup designed to topple... #press

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guardian Bot , 5 days ago to random

Flatulent livestock to incur green levy in Denmark from 2035

World’s first emissions tax on agriculture will require farmers to pay for greenhouse gas pollution from livestockFarmers in Denmark will have to pay for planet-heating pollutants that their cattle expel as gas, after the government agreed to set the world’s first emissions tax on... #press

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guardian Bot , 22 days ago to random

Police more than six times more likely to strip-search black children

Exclusive: New study also shows forces in England and Wales 10 times more likely to search black peopleBlack children are more than six times more likely than white children to be subjected to a strip-search by police, a new study shows.Of the forces in England and... #press

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guardian Bot , 22 days ago to random

Daniel Kramer obituary

American photographer who captured Bob Dylan on the cusp of his dramatic reinvention from acoustic to electric soundThe American photographer Daniel Kramer, who has died aged 91, was just beginning his professional career when by chance he caught a young folk singer’s performance on the Steve Allen Show on 25 February 1964. Until that moment, Kramer had never heard... #press

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guardian Bot , 23 days ago to random

The US fire season is heating up – are we in for severe blazes and burns?

Extreme temperatures and flammable grass fed by a wet winter are among this year’s biggest risks, experts sayThis week’s broiling heatwave in the US south-west is just the start of what experts warn will be a brutally hot summer, setting the stage for an active wildfire season – even in places that don’t burn... #press

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guardian Bot , 1 month ago to random

Trump was found guilty – what could his punishment be?

The former president has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case – what’s next?Trump found guilty – live updatesFull report: Trump found guilty on all 34 countsA Manhattan jury has convicted Donald Trump on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the hush-money... #press

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guardian Bot , 1 month ago to random

New Caledonia unrest: Australia and New Zealand sending evacuation flights for stranded tourists

France gives clearance for several planes to bring home travellers stuck in French Pacific territory in wake of violent protestsPeople in New Caledonia: how have you been affected by the riots?Australia and New Zealand said... #press

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guardian Bot , 1 month ago to random

Anthony Albanese says children under 16 should be banned from social media

PM backs campaign calling for minimum age to be raised from 13, saying impact of platforms can be ‘devastating’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese... #press

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guardian Bot , 1 month ago to random

Trump trial judge rebuked for donations to Democrat-aligned groups in 2020

Ex-president’s legal team sure to make hay out of Juan Merchan’s $35 gift to Biden for President and anti-Republican groupsThe judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush-money campaign finance trial in New York has been cautioned by a state ethics panel over two small donations made to... #press

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guardian Bot , 1 month ago to random

Devon residents told to boil tap water over risk of parasitic disease

South West Water has detected ‘small traces’ of parasite in drinking supply that can cause diarrhoea-type diseaseBoil your tap water before you drink it, residents in Devon have been told, after 22 cases of a parasitic disease were confirmed.South West Water... #press

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guardian Bot , 1 month ago to random

Court upholds Steve Bannon’s January 6 contempt of Congress conviction

Hard-right strategist faces prison time after losing appeal against conviction for defying subpoena to testify on Capitol attackSteve Bannon, the controversial hard-right strategist who has been influential in the thinking of Donald Trump, has lost his appeal against his conviction for contempt of... #press

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guardian Bot , 1 month ago to random

Sunak to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind

Exclusive: decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’Fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas under offshore wind-power sites for the first time, the government... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Duane Eddy, pioneering rock’n’roll guitarist, dies at 86

The Grammy-winning musician, who had a string of instrumental hits in the 50s and 60s, has died of cancerDuane Eddy, the rock’n’roll guitarist who achieved solo stardom with a string of instrumental hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Rebel Rouser and the theme to the TV series Peter Gunn, has died at the age of... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Arizona Democrats to make final push to repeal near-total abortion ban

Fourteen Democrats in state senate hoping to get at least two Republican votes to win final approval for bill repealing banDemocrats in the Arizona legislature are expected to make a final push on Wednesday to repeal the state’s near-total ban on abortions.Fourteen Democrats in the state senate are... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says it has foiled 55 Russian attacks after admitting worsening situation on frontline

Moscow claims another eastern village as struggling Ukrainian forces await the arrival of crucial weapons from the USIt has gone 10am in Kyiv and in Moscow. This is our latest Guardian blog covering all the latest developments... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

There’s a hard-right tidal wave about to hit Europe – and it will only make the economic crisis worse | Gordon Brown

Near-zero growth has crushed living standards, sending voters to populist demagogues. But they have no solutions to offerBy the time of the European parliament elections in June, this year’s rightward ebb in European politics will have turned... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

New EU nature law will fail without farmers, scientists warn

Open letter calls for green policies that empower farmers, after months of protests jeopardise future of flagship biodiversity dealThe EU’s nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading scientists has said,... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/26/eu-must-work-with-farmers-if-new-nature-restoration-law-is-to-succeed-say-experts-aoe?utm_source=press.coop

guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

House speaker condemned for remarks on pro-Palestine student protests

Republican Mike Johnson accused of ‘wilfully spreading misinformation’ and ‘inciting violence’ after CNN interviewProgressive activists have condemned Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House of Representatives, for “willfully spreading misinformation” and “inciting violence” in a TV interview about student... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Outgoing Tory MPs take lucrative second jobs and ‘swan off on jollies’

Sixty four Tories and four independent MPs who lost party whip plan to stand down from the Commons amid dire polling for ConservativesA cohort of Conservative MPs standing down before the next election have netted jobs worth millions of pounds and have taken dozens of all-expenses-paid trips... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/21/tory-mps-lucrative-second-jobs-stand-down-commons?utm_source=press.coop

guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws

Exclusive: Whistleblowers point to broader sewage scandal, with wastewater systems manipulated to divert sewageWhistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage, and that some treatment works are manipulating... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

NatCon conference to resume after Brussels court overturns closure order

Belgian PM condemns move by local mayor to shut down radical rightwing conference as ‘unconstitutional’The NatCon conference that has Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, among its speakers will resume on Wednesday after a Brussels court... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kharkiv at risk of becoming ‘second Aleppo’ unless US votes for further aid, says mayor

Ukraine needs further military aid to obtain air defences needed to prevent long-range Russian attacks, says Ihor Terekhov Continue reading... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds

Swiss food firm’s infant formula and cereal sold in global south ignore WHO anti-obesity guidelines for Europe, says Public EyeNestlé, the world’s largest consumer goods company, adds sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

China braced for rise in air pollution deaths

Country needs to speed up environmental response to protect its ageing population, multinational study findsIn 2005 Beijing was crowned the smog capital of the world. Concerns about air pollution and athlete health overshadowed preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games and required industry and traffic shutdowns to clean the air... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

New book details Steve Bannon’s ‘Maga movement’ plan to rule for 100 years

Isaac Arnsdorf’s Finish What We Started shows how the strategist wanted to create a dominant coalition to take US political powerSteve Bannon, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chair and White House strategist, believed before the 2020 election and the January 6 attack on Congress that a “Maga movement” of Trump supporters... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Former speaker of South Africa’s parliament arrested in corruption inquiry

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigned amid accusations she solicited bribes when she was defence ministerSouth Africa’s former parliament speaker has been arrested as part of a corruption inquiry, the latest scandal to hit the governing ANC party ahead of elections in... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Brexit import charges may mean rise in food prices, say trade groups

Fees of up to £145 on EU animal and plant products through Dover and Folkestone begin on 30 AprilBusiness live – latest updatesTrade groups have warned that consumers could see a rise in food prices after the UK government announced the introduction of post-Brexit charges on... #press

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guardian Bot , 2 months ago to random

Just when you think Trump can’t get any weirder … he launches his own version of the Bible | Zoe Williams

Of course there’s extra material as well as the usual gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But is it enough to make America believe again?Donald Trump’s Bible costs $59.99, which puts it at the more expensive end of the King James editions, but... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

Rain in Spain dampens Easter penitents’ fervour – in pictures

Torrential rain forced the cancellation of Good Friday processions through Seville and other holy week parades, from Cádiz in the south-west to Zaragoza in the north Continue reading... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

I understand why people are wary about assisted dying, but it gave my mother a dignified end | Renate van der Zee

The Dutch legalisation spared her further misery. We don’t take euthanasia lightly; we’re just grateful to have the optionMy mother, Jannèt, was 90 years old when she ended her life by means of euthanasia. For years she had been suffering from... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

Fresh crisis for Thames Water as investors pull plug on £500m of funding

Decision raises concerns about financial future of UK’s biggest water companyInvestors at Thames Water have pulled the plug on £500m of emergency funding, raising concerns about the financial future of the country’s largest water company.The beleaguered utilities firm... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

Choice by Neel Mukherjee review – parables for our times

A bleak, brilliant moral maze of a novel about ethical dilemmas, from global poverty to the climate crisisIn the middle ages, morality would be transmitted in images. Churchgoers would commonly find above the altar a panel of three paintings relating a biblical parable or commandment. Such altarpieces could... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

Middle East crisis live: US and Israel in talks to revive Washington trip to discuss Rafah

Israeli PM had cancelled officials’ US visit to discuss planned offensive in southern Gaza after the US refused to veto a UN security council vote on a ceasefireSee all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage here Continue reading... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/28/middle-east-crisis-live-us-and-israel-in-talks-to-revive-washington-trip-to-discuss-rafah?utm_source=press.coop

guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

Russia- Ukraine war live: Ukraine ‘strikes warship that Russia captured in 2014’

Landing ship ‘not combat-capable’ say Ukraine’s navy as investigations continue into the Moscow terror attackRussia has been discussing the location of a future Russian military base in the Central African Republic (CAR), Russian state-run news agency Tass... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

Asian hornet may have become established in UK, sighting suggests

Predatory species, which poses huge danger to bee populations, spotted on 11 March, indicating winter stayAsian hornets may have become established in the UK after the earliest-ever sighting of the predatory insect was recorded by the government this... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

EU agrees in principle to give profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

Agreement to effectively sequester €190bn came late on Thursday after almost a year of negotiationsEU leaders have agreed in principle to commandeer a large majority of windfall profits generated from frozen Russian assets and give them to Ukraine.The agreement late... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

‘They’re all high’: Louisiana police say rats eating marijuana in evidence room

New Orleans superintendent tells council committee that rodents have infested the building and requests to move headquartersCops in New Orleans are on the tail of a brazen gang of narcotics traffickers who broke into the evidence room at police headquarters and pilfered all the pot: a... #press

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guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

Pamela Salem obituary

Actor who played Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again and had roles in Doctor Who and Blake’s 7The actor Pamela Salem, who has died aged 80, brought a touch of class to a number of well-known franchises during a screen career of more than 50 years. She achieved cinematic immortality by playing the loyal secretary Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond film... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/07/pamela-salem-obituary?utm_source=press.coop

guardian Bot , 3 months ago to random

Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128m in unpaid severance

Suit by former employees, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, follows a separate legal complaint by other workers seeking $500mElon Musk is facing a $128m lawsuit from four former Twitter executives who allege the billionaire tech mogul failed to pay them severance after buying the social network. The suit,... #press

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guardian Bot , 4 months ago to random

Hobbycraft refused to sell paint to black man as ‘he may use it for graffiti’

Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmetA black man shopping for paint with his four-year-old son says he was racially profiled and refused service at Hobbycraft after staff said he may use the... #press

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guardian Bot , 4 months ago to random

Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row

The extent of ice floating around the continent has contracted to below 2m sq km for three years in a row, indicating an ‘abrupt critical transition’For the third year in a row, sea ice coverage around Antarctica has dropped below 2m sq km – a threshold which before 2022 had not been... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/24/antarctica-sea-ice-reaches-alarming-low-for-third-year-in-a-row?utm_source=press.coop

guardian Bot , 4 months ago to random

Constance Marten given nearly £50k before going on the run with baby

Aristocrat still had nearly £19k in bank just before search launched for fugitive couple and baby VictoriaA fugitive aristocrat was given nearly £50,000 from her trust fund around the time she disappeared with her partner and newborn baby, a court has heard.Constance Marten was... #press

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guardian Bot , 4 months ago to random

Bill Bailey: a comic maestro of bits, bobs and barbs at the Tories

Thoughtifier, a new European tour, brings familiar whimsy from the Strictly Come Dancing champ. But does the mirth cramp his musical stylings?Forty years into his performing career, you know what you’re going to get with Bill Bailey. Musical noodling: some comic songs, some batty... #press

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guardian Bot , 4 months ago to random

US man pleads not guilty after two-year-old daughter accidentally shoots herself

Michael Tolbert, 44, of Flint becomes first person charged under Michigan’s new law requiring safe storage of gunsA Michigan man whose two-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver last week pleaded not guilty after becoming the first person charged under the state’s... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/21/michigan-man-pleads-not-guilty-daughter-shooting?utm_source=press.coop

guardian Bot , 4 months ago to random

Boeing 737 Max program chief ousted after cabin panel blowout

Ed Clark’s exit announced as company battles to repair reputation amid safety crisisBoeing has ousted the head of the 737 Max program as the planemaker fights to repair its reputation following a terrifying cabin panel blowout.Ed Clark, who was also general manager of Boeing’s Renton plant, is leaving the business,... #press

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guardian Bot , 4 months ago to random

Two charged with murder over Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting

Suspects charged with second-degree murder in shooting at Chiefs’ victory parade that left one person dead and 22 injuredTwo men were charged on Tuesday afternoon with murder in connection with a mass shooting in Kansas City on February 14 that killed one person and wounded 22 others at a rally for the... #press

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guardian Bot , 4 months ago to random

UK shows signs of recovery from mild recession, says Bank of England

Bank’s governor predicts Britain’s economy will receive a boost when interest rates start to fall later this yearBritain is showing signs of recovery from its mild recession and will receive a boost when interest rates start coming down later this year, the Bank of England... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/20/uk-shows-signs-of-recovery-from-mild-recession-says-bank-of-england?utm_source=press.coop