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Former Conservative Minister Ann Widdecombe was found dead in her home last week.
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After Ann Widdecombe’s murder, Reform UK has criticised the Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle and suggested its MPs are not given enough security. Pippa Crerar tells Kiran Stacey what Hoyle’s team have been telling herPlease keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.comPlease follow and subscribe to the Politics Weekly YouTube channel here Continue reading...
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The new Alejandro González Iñárritu film sees Cruise playing an eccentric oil baron on a mission to save the worldThe first full length trailer for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s hotly anticipated comedy-drama Digger has been released, and with it audiences’ first look at Tom Cruise’s least recognisable role since he donned a fatsuit and prosthetics for 2008’s Tropic Thunder.The film will be released worldwide in early October and stars Cruise as Digger Rockwell, “the most powerful man in the wor
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President says appointing Darline Graham Nordone would be ‘fabulous tribute’ to Republican who died on SaturdayGraham’s death triggers a scramble to replace him – what happens next?Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump recommended that Lindsey Graham’s sister be named as the senator’s temporary replacement after his death on Saturday.Trump posted on social media that the South Carolina governor, Henry McMaster, should appoint Darline Graham Nordone to fulfill the rest of
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The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day.
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A bipartisan group argue in lawsuit that $110bn merger would hurt competition and lead to thousands of job lossesA bipartisan group of US state attorneys general are seeking to block the $110bn merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, arguing in a lawsuit filed Monday that it would hurt competition and lead to higher prices for consumers.The coalition behind the lawsuit is led by the California attorney general, Rob Bonta, who has been a staunch critic of the merger since it was a
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The group, which includes Porsche and Audi, has faced a steep fall in profits and tough competition from China.
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Israel has offered Palestinians several opportunities for statehood.
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The UK signs a new services deal with Switzerland it says will increase exports by £5.2bn annually "in the long run".
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Authorities ask for DNA to help identify victims as local government leader says ‘we are in a state of climate chaos’A British couple have been named as two victims of the wildfires in Spain that have killed 13 people, as authorities race to use DNA to identify those who did not manage to escape the blaze.Pete and Fran Gillam, who lived in Bédar, the village that bore the brunt of the wildfires on Thursday, are believed not to have survived.. Continue reading...
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Three of those arrested were detained on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, say counter-terrorism policeTwelve people have been arrested, including three on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, over a suspected far-right threat against an Islamic event held this weekend, police have said.Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation which they said was related to “extreme rightwing terrorism” targeting an event held at Shrubland Hall in Suffolk. Continue reading...
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France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, spoke before a meeting of more than 25 allies in Paris, in a show of support for Ukraine and against Russia.
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Posts promoting illegal products appear across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube as expert says platforms ‘aren’t doing the job they promised they would do’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIllegal vape sellers have turned to social media to promote nicotine-filled products, with experts calling for a crackdown including stronger penalties for the platforms.Guardian Australia has identified a network of posts across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube promoting the sale of illegal
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Donald – a small community about 280km from Melbourne – is grieving after a missing teenager was found deadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the week after Layla Jeffery failed to return home in the early hours of 4 July, residents in the tiny Victorian town of Donald worriedly shared posts about the missing 13-year-old girl.One woman, who was receiving chemotherapy treatment in the town last week, wrote on Facebook that she felt “sick” at the thought of something hap
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The March 2025 marine disaster may be linked to a high number of dolphin deaths in the region, scientists sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe number of dead dolphins washing up on South Australian beaches spiked in 2025, according to long-term data that reveals mortalities during the state’s devastating algal bloom were the highest in 12 years.Last year, at least 70 carcasses of common and bottlenose dolphins were found across South Australia, with a further 20 repo
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Labor sources say the PM will discuss safety concerns in speech this week but will not provide an update on copyright reforms to protect artistsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will describe the progress of AI as an inflection point for society on par with the renewable energy transition, but is not expected to detail progress on copyright reforms to protect creative industries.The prime minister will deliver a highly anticipated speech in Sydney on Wed
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Higher temperatures can cause radio, TV and microwave signals to travel hundreds of miles farther, upsetting communicationsIt was 3am in north-east Indiana’s Huntington county when the outdoor emergency alarm went off on 1 July.The only issue? There wasn’t a storm, tornado or any other emergency weather event forecast or present anywhere for hundreds of miles. Continue reading...
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Shooting occurs days after man killed by immigration agent during traffic stop in TexasUS politics live – latest updatesA person was killed on Monday in a shooting involving US immigration agents in Maine, media outlets reported citing a prominent state lawmaker, days after a man was killed by an immigration agent during a traffic stop in Texas.Media reports of the shooting in Biddeford, Maine, cited a post by the Maine state house’s speaker, Ryan Fecteau, on a personal Facebook page. Cont
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Elizabeth Warren asked Jamie Dimon if he took advice from child sex offender while lobbying against UK tax on bankers’ bonusesA leading Democratic senator has written to the JP Morgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon to request clarification on the bank’s contact with the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the senate banking committee, wrote to the Wall Street grandee last week to ask if he took advice from Epstein while lobbying against a UK tax on banker bonuses, in
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Suspects, aged 15 and 16, taken into custody but not formally charged in ‘targeted mass shooting’ in East St LouisTwo teenagers were arrested Sunday in connection with a “targeted mass shooting” that killed five members of the same family and wounded two others in East St Louis, Illinois, according to state police.The 15- and 16-year-old suspects were taken into custody at Holten State Park, a recreation area east of the city, Illinois state police director Brendan Kelly said at a Sunday news co