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August 08, 2024
Thousands take to the streets to counter threat from far right
Police stage biggest mobilisation across country since 2011 riots
![Thousands take to the streets to counter threat from far right](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/xF-bFQh-n1723087260028/THOUSANDS-TAKE-TO-THE-STREETS-TO-COUNTER-THREAT-FROM-FAR-RIGHT.jpg)
4 mins
Two held in Austria over alleged plot to attack Taylor Swift shows
Austrian authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly planning an Islamist attack in the Vienna region, in connection with concerts by US star Taylor Swift later this week.
![Two held in Austria over alleged plot to attack Taylor Swift shows](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/EPP-lwB9f1723089331928/TWO-HELD-IN-AUSTRIA-OVER-ALLEGED-PLOT-TO-ATTACK-TAYLOR-SWIFT-SHOWS.jpg)
1 min
Reform UK chair and donor was still member of Tories until last week
The chair of Reform UK, Zia Yusuf, was a member of the Conservatives until last week when party officials were approached by the Guardian.
![Reform UK chair and donor was still member of Tories until last week](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/yRRbgBymK1723089252354/REFORM-UK-CHAIR-AND-DONOR-WAS-STILL-MEMBER-OF-TORIES-UNTIL-LAST-WEEK.jpg)
2 mins
'London zoo' art keeps growing in monkey business from Banksy
Banksy has revealed his third animal-themed artwork in London since Monday, this time showing monkeys swinging across a railway bridge in east London.
!['London zoo' art keeps growing in monkey business from Banksy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/Ie5QhnURH1723089375264/LONDON-ZOO-ART-KEEPS-GROWING-IN-MONKEY-BUSINESS-FROM-BANKSY.jpg)
2 mins
United against hate Counter-protesters left with nothing to counter
It was the day that England held its breath. Across the country, and over the Irish Sea in Belfast, police forces were braced for the most widespread night of violence in more than a decade.
![United against hate Counter-protesters left with nothing to counter](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/KJ2GC7bFP1723089451871/UNITED-AGAINST-HATE-COUNTERPROTESTERS-LEFT-WITH-NOTHING-TO-COUNTER.jpg)
4 mins
Tories Rival accuses Jenrick of nasty and divisive rhetoric'
Robert Jenrick was criticised by a rival for the Tory leadership and Muslim parliamentarians yesterday for saying police should \"immediately arrest\" protesters shouting \"Allahu Akbar\", the Arabic phrase that means God is great.
![Tories Rival accuses Jenrick of nasty and divisive rhetoric'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/g1-HckZKH1723089603309/TORIES-RIVAL-ACCUSES-JENRICK-OF-NASTY-AND-DIVISIVE-RHETORIC.jpg)
1 min
Southport attack Man who took on killer wishes he had been 'more like Bruce Willis'
A man who suffered a 12cm-deep leg wound tackling the Southport attacker said yesterday he wished he could have done more to prevent the fatal stabbings by behaving like a Bruce Willis action hero.
![Southport attack Man who took on killer wishes he had been 'more like Bruce Willis'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/bwkaIAaEv1723089677412/SOUTHPORT-ATTACK-MAN-WHO-TOOK-ON-KILLER-WISHES-HE-HAD-BEEN-MORE-LIKE-BRUCE-WILLIS.jpg)
2 mins
NHS delay to trial of puberty blockers prompts fresh row
Patients will not start being recruited into the first clinical trial to examine the effects of puberty blocking drugs until early next year, months later than had been planned, NHS England has admitted.
![NHS delay to trial of puberty blockers prompts fresh row](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/jHlf5k7Y41723089749211/NHS-DELAY-TO-TRIAL-OF-PUBERTY-BLOCKERS-PROMPTS-FRESH-ROW.jpg)
2 mins
Giant energy-hungry 'cruisezilla' ships have doubled in size since 2000 - study
The huge liners sometimes known as \"cruisezillas\" are getting bigger than ever, according to new research which has found that the world's biggest cruise ships have doubled in size since 2000.
![Giant energy-hungry 'cruisezilla' ships have doubled in size since 2000 - study](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/sfQN1n24D1723089846321/GIANT-ENERGYHUNGRY-CRUISEZILLA-SHIPS-HAVE-DOUBLED-IN-SIZE-SINCE-2000-STUDY.jpg)
2 mins
Supreme court bars Begum's appeal in UK citizenship case
Shamima Begum's legal fight to restore her UK citizenship has received a significant blow from the supreme court, which refused to hear an appeal.
![Supreme court bars Begum's appeal in UK citizenship case](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/q3xYBmtT01723089918609/SUPREME-COURT-BARS-BEGUMS-APPEAL-IN-UK-CITIZENSHIP-CASE.jpg)
2 mins
'It was crazy': Hudson-Smith pipped at line to take silver in men's 400m final
Matt Hudson-Smith missed out by four-hundredths of a second on a first British Olympic gold in the men's 400m since Chariots of Fire's Eric Liddell but a slew of silvers kept Britain neck-and-neck with France in the Olympic medal table.
!['It was crazy': Hudson-Smith pipped at line to take silver in men's 400m final](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/z5vvcC4Gs1723090019104/IT-WAS-CRAZY-HUDSONSMITH-PIPPED-AT-LINE-TO-TAKE-SILVER-IN-MENS-400M-FINAL.jpg)
4 mins
"Despair' Indian wrestler over 50kg limit by weight of banana
India's Olympic contingent were left devastated yesterday after one of their marquee athletes, the female wrestler Vinesh Phogat, was disqualified hours before her gold medal match for exceeding the 50kg restriction by the weight of a medium-sized banana (100 grams) despitecutting off her hair in an attempt to fight for gold.
!["Despair' Indian wrestler over 50kg limit by weight of banana](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/0Qsq_0AXC1723090136638/DESPAIR-INDIAN-WRESTLER-OVER-50KG-LIMIT-BY-WEIGHT-OF-BANANA.jpg)
1 min
Stakeknife inquiry chief voices concern over timing of fresh documents from MI5
The police chief investigating murders allegedly carried out by Freddie Scappaticci, a British agent in the IRA known as Stakeknife, has expressed alarm that hundreds of pages of files providing \"new investigative leads\" have been found by MI5 a year after Scappaticci's death.
![Stakeknife inquiry chief voices concern over timing of fresh documents from MI5](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/tC-htuAFw1723090219500/STAKEKNIFE-INQUIRY-CHIEF-VOICES-CONCERN-OVER-TIMING-OF-FRESH-DOCUMENTS-FROM-MI5.jpg)
2 mins
Prospective homebuyers focus more on beds than boilers
A fifth of homebuyers spend less than 20 minutes looking at a home before deciding to make an offer, with viewers more likely to focus on artworks and furniture than structural features, research suggests.
![Prospective homebuyers focus more on beds than boilers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/FWjtC_aOe1723090303379/PROSPECTIVE-HOMEBUYERS-FOCUS-MORE-ON-BEDS-THAN-BOILERS.jpg)
2 mins
Experts explain the science behind foiling static hair
It is one downside of hot, dry weather: static hair that sticks up in a Worzel Gummidge-style halo.
![Experts explain the science behind foiling static hair](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/-A0bq2q9O1723090403434/EXPERTS-EXPLAIN-THE-SCIENCE-BEHIND-FOILING-STATIC-HAIR.jpg)
1 min
Dhaka Student army swaps placards for brooms as the clean-up begins
Students have been out in force on the streets of Dhaka - no longer protesting, but instead working to put a city back together after the dramatic events of the past few days.
![Dhaka Student army swaps placards for brooms as the clean-up begins](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/1Ei0Tpdfv1723090467105/DHAKA-STUDENT-ARMY-SWAPS-PLACARDS-FOR-BROOMS-AS-THE-CLEANUP-BEGINS.jpg)
2 mins
Putin meets top military advisers as Ukrainian forces extend incursion into Kursk
Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region continued into a second day yesterday, prompting Vladimir Putin to convene a meeting with his top defence and law enforcement officials.
![Putin meets top military advisers as Ukrainian forces extend incursion into Kursk](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/YKhW1z-7n1723090567976/PUTIN-MEETS-TOP-MILITARY-ADVISERS-AS-UKRAINIAN-FORCES-EXTEND-INCURSION-INTO-KURSK.jpg)
2 mins
Green boost: Walz adds strength on climate policy to Harris's campaign for US presidency
Environmental groups in the US have welcomed the announcement of Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris's running mate in the presidential election, as the pair continued their battleground tour with rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan yesterday.
![Green boost: Walz adds strength on climate policy to Harris's campaign for US presidency](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/n7vs9JiBj1723090633655/GREEN-BOOST-WALZ-ADDS-STRENGTH-ON-CLIMATE-POLICY-TO-HARRISS-CAMPAIGN-FOR-US-PRESIDENCY.jpg)
3 mins
'In our DNA' Iceland's president on the push for gender equality
Halla Tómasdóttir was just 11 years old when Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became Iceland's head of state and in the process the world's first democratically elected female president.
!['In our DNA' Iceland's president on the push for gender equality](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/xM1qQ45Af1723090726366/IN-OUR-DNA-ICELANDS-PRESIDENT-ON-THE-PUSH-FOR-GENDER-EQUALITY.jpg)
2 mins
House prices forecast to rise through year after jump of 0.8% in July
UK house prices increased by 0.8% in July, and lower mortgage rates are expected to lead to continued growth throughout the rest of the year, according to the mortgage lender Halifax.
![House prices forecast to rise through year after jump of 0.8% in July](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/jn6Re7RsJ1723090810685/HOUSE-PRICES-FORECAST-TO-RISE-THROUGH-YEAR-AFTER-JUMP-OF-08-IN-JULY.jpg)
1 min
Old Trafford will be kept if United build new stadium
Manchester United do not plan to demolish Old Trafford if they build a new stadium. Their home ground since 1910 would probably be scaled down to 30,000 capacity for use by the women's team and academy.
![Old Trafford will be kept if United build new stadium](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/zmvkRpJvu1723090885620/OLD-TRAFFORD-WILL-BE-KEPT-IF-UNITED-BUILD-NEW-STADIUM.jpg)
1 min
'End of my first life': Karabatic bids emotional farewell
France lose in overtime after failing to close out quarter-final to end handball legend's chance of fourth gold
!['End of my first life': Karabatic bids emotional farewell](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/ZCLXEtLng1723091039057/END-OF-MY-FIRST-LIFE-KARABATIC-BIDS-EMOTIONAL-FAREWELL.jpg)
4 mins
'I lived like all Cubans, I was no longer in the bubble of sports'
Anational hero after his gold in Tokyo, Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez now proudly flies the flag for refugees
!['I lived like all Cubans, I was no longer in the bubble of sports'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/u37Mh6aOt1723091149368/I-LIVED-LIKE-ALL-CUBANS-I-WAS-NO-LONGER-IN-THE-BUBBLE-OF-SPORTS.jpg)
3 mins
Second gender row boxer Lin into gold medal match after comfortable victory
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting will compete for an Olympic gold medal for the first time after she defeated Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision in their women's 57kg semi-final.
![Second gender row boxer Lin into gold medal match after comfortable victory](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1792574/vh3_4dW6U1723091324086/SECOND-GENDER-ROW-BOXER-LIN-INTO-GOLD-MEDAL-MATCH-AFTER-COMFORTABLE-VICTORY.jpg)
2 mins
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