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August 26, 2024

PM's top legal adviser intervenes in review of weapons sales to Israel

Keir Starmer's most senior legal adviser has intervened in the contentious decision over whether to ban UK arms sales to Israel, the Guardian has learned, as officials struggle to distinguish between \"offensive\" and \"defensive\" weapons.

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'I don't do fear': woman, 102, breaks record as oldest UK skydiver

A 102-year-old military veteran who has become Britain's oldest skydiver says she \"doesn't do fear\" and is urging people in their 80s and 90s to \"not to give up anything\".

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On the brink Both sides are holding back, but for how long?

If Israel and Hezbollah wanted an all-out war it would have happened a long time ago.

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'You hit us, we will hit you' South Lebanon residents left reeling by IDF barrage

Like every morning, Ali Abu Khudoud woke just before dawn yesterday to perform the fajr prayer.

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Search for remains of British army officer killed by IRA

A search is to begin for the remains of a British army captain and undercover officer who was kidnapped, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in 1977.

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'Peace and love still reign': carnival's message of unity

Thousands of have gathered on the streets of London draped in flags and decked in jewels to celebrate the annual Notting Hill carnival, with some describing the festival as a \"big statement\" on cultural diversity.

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Hospitals not working, says sister of woman who died waiting in A&E

The sister of a woman who died under a coat in a crowded Nottingham A&E department says her story shows \"the whole hospital system isn't working\" as she fears more people could die due to overcrowding and mistakes.

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Widen access to classical with free lessons, says Master of the King's Music

All children should be taught musical instruments for free at school to widen access to classical music, according to the first black woman to be appointed Master of the King's Music.

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'Our sanctions are fair' The secondaries sending away one in four pupils

Fifty secondary schools in England suspended more than a quarter of their students after the pandemic, with children at schools with the most disadvantaged pupils three times as likely to be suspended as children living in wealthier areas, according to analysis by the Guardian.

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Police acted as 'private security' for Drax, say climate camp activists

Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have accused police of acting as \"private security\" for the UK's biggest carbon emitter after dozens of preemptive arrests forced the cancellation of a climate protest camp near Drax power station.

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Autonomy tycoon's guard pays tribute to 'genuine and loving' family

The armed guard assigned to Mike Lynch while he faced fraud charges has described how close he became to the \"loving\" tech entrepreneur and his family.

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Expect more economic pain to cut costs, says McFadden as Starmer blames the Tories

A senior cabinet minister has warned of more economic pain to come as the government prepares to restrict public spending in ways MPs and campaigners say could exacerbate the cost of living crisis.

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Conservative leadership Which candidates are strongest on net zero?

Out of power, and with no one paying the Tories much attention, the Conservative leadership contest may seem fairly irrelevant to UK climate policy.

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'Fakeaway' posh pizza grabs a bigger slice of the ready meal market

If you were in the mood for pizza the supermarket choice used to be straightforward fresh or frozen, thin or thick, margherita or pepperoni - but the UK's growing appetite for posh pizza is bringing little-known Italian regional specialities and outre toppings to the mainstream.

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Allsopp hits back after son's trip to Europe reported to council

Kirstie Allsopp has hit back at Britain's \"risk-averse\" culture as she revealed she was reported to social services for allowing her teenage son to go on an Interrailing trip.

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Protection for asylum seekers in hotels needed urgently, Cooper warned

More than 50 refugee organisations have written to the home secretary calling for urgent protections to be put in place for asylum seekers living in hotels who may be at risk from further far-right attacks.

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Women abused as children could be denied justice due to legal anomaly

Thousands of women who were sexually abused as children could be unable to obtain justice because of an anomaly in the law of England and Wales that is being challenged at the European court of human rights.

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Fear in Venezuela Maduro seeks to cement third term as 1,600 detainees languish in cells

Nicolás Maduro calls his political crackdown Operación Tun Tun (Operation Knock Knock) after the spine-chilling visits his security forces pay their targets.

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Solingen stabbings suspect motivated by ideology of Islamic State, prosecutors say

Prosecutors have said the suspect arrested over a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen shares the radical ideology of the Islamic State and was acting on those beliefs when he launched his attack.

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Von der Leyen expected to miss gender target for senior EU jobs

Ursula von der Leyen is expected to miss her target of a gender-balanced European Commission, after EU governments snubbed her request to propose male and female candidates.

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RFK Jr's sibling 'heartbroken' over Trump endorsement

Max Kennedy, the brother of Robert F Kennedy Jr, has implored the public to ignore his sibling's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election and endorse Donald Trump.

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'Everyone was afraid' DRC's displaced families caught on the mpox frontline

First, liquid-filled blisters developed on threeyear-old Marceline Désiré's back.

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Manufacturers renew calls for UK industrial strategy

UK manufacturers have renewed calls on the government to urgently draft an industrial strategy that will bring in investment and fix the \"terrible\" damage caused by the Brexit deal.

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Evolving England have youthful appeal for 'grandad' Root

Former captain is enjoying life in the ranks as Brendon McCullum's team show they can win in a different style

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