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Unfinished Hurston novel on King Herod due out in 2025

A final novel by the late American writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston will be published next year.

IT glitch hits Scotland's exam results day as pass rates fall

The pass rate has fallen while the attainment gap has widened across all Scottish school qualifications after a chaotic start to results day yesterday as thousands of pupils received a blank email instead of their exam results.

Unions welcome Labour move to scrap 'draconian' Conservative strike law

Unions have welcomed the government's move to formally scrap a \"draconian\" anti-strike law that would have ensured a minimum level of service during industrial action.

TikTok Live Police viewing live streams to catch far-right rioters in act

Police officers are watching TikTok in an attempt to catch far-right demonstrators livestreaming selfincriminating footage of their illegal behaviour.

'It was a dark time' Photographers fear for their safety as they are targeted in violent attacks

Violence from the far right against press photographers is getting worse, with the last few days leaving them fearing for their safety, the National Union of Journalists has said.

Belfast Man in serious condition after brutal attack

A man is in a serious condition after being attacked in a suspected hate crime in Belfast, police said, as others were arrested and charged with race-related offences for the first time since the riots began in England and Northern Ireland last week.

Muslims Community leaders urge restraint in response

Muslim community leaders have urged restraint amid signs of a growing readiness to defend mosques, businesses and homes using violence if necessary after a week of aggression from the far right.

"Thuggery on tour' Violence in Plymouth blamed on outsiders

As rioters hurled bricks, bottles and fireworks in a frenzy of violence in Plymouth, on Monday, members of the local mosque were taking no chances.

Cash converters: new Royal Mint factory turns tech into jewellery

The Royal Mint has revealed a \"pioneering\" new factory that will recover gold from electronic waste, creating a more sustainable source of metal for the coin manufacturer's luxury jewellery line.

'It made me cry': climate crisis laid bare by return to glacier

A tourist has posted \"staggering\" pictures of himself and his wife at the same spot in the Swiss Alps almost exactly 15 years apart, in a pair of photos that highlight the speed with which global heating is melting glaciers.

Hundreds of harmful chemicals found in all English rivers

Hundreds of harmful chemicals, some of them banned, have been found in various mixtures across all 171 river and groundwater catchments tested in England in 2024, according to data from the Environment Agency (EA), analysed by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations.

Record £168m fine for three water firms over failure on sewage

Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water will be fined a record £168m between them for a \"catalogue of failure\" over illegal sewage discharges into rivers and the sea after the industry regulator's biggest investigation yet.

Harris picks 'impressive' Walz as running mate

Kamala Harris has named Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate ahead of the November election.

Sprint guru's accreditation pulled over allegations

Rana Reider, the coach of the sprinters Marcell Jacobs and Andre De Grasse at these Olympic Games, has had his accreditation withdrawn amid safeguarding concerns and allegations of sexual and emotional abuse.

Hodgkinson storms home for long-awaited 800m glory on grandest stage

Outrageously composed 22-year-old kicks clear and leaves near-misses behind her

Clarke and Woods emerge with medals from the foamy bedlam

Team GB take silver and bronzein kayak cross, a sport that has arrived witha splash

'It's politics and terror' Dnipro feels heat of Russian air attacks

At 5pm on 28 June, Lana Yefimova left work as usual, walking from her office in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Minutes later a Russian rocket hit the nine-storey block of flats opposite her workplace and crashed through the upper floors, ripping through ceilings.

Harris expected to reveal choice of running mate in video today

Kamala Harris will reportedly announce her choice of a running mate with a video released today, before they appear together at an rally in Philadelphia to kick off a five-day tour of the swing states that are crucial to winning the election.

Iran says it has moral duty to punish Israel for killing Hamas leader

Iran has called in foreign ambassadors based in Tehran to warn of the country's moral duty to punish Israel for what it sees as its \"adventurism\" and lawbreaking in assassinating Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader, a week ago in the Iranian capital.

Inmates' ordeals Starved, humiliated and beaten in jail 'hell'

Ashraf al-Muhtaseb is a musician who described leaving Israel's jails with no hearing in his left ear, four fractured ribs and a broken hand, so ill and weak from hunger he could no longer walk.

Chess prodigy of 15 becomes youngest British grandmaster

A 15-year-old chess prodigy has become the youngest British grandmaster.

Algerian boxer at centre of gender eligibility row hits out at 'bullies'

An Algerian boxer in the centre of an Olympics gender eligibility row has accused those opposed to her presence at the Games of being bullies as the Russian head of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, launched a fresh barrage of criticism at a chaotic press conference.

Strictly unveils comedian as its first blind contestant

The comedian Chris McCausland will be the first blind contestant to compete in Strictly Come Dancing when the show returns this year.

Greco-Roman wrestling Cuba's legendary López eyes fifth consecutive gold

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greatest Olympian of them all? Ask an American and they would probably say Michael Phelps. In Cuba, you may get a different answer.

Men's 100m Apology after announcer on NBC declares wrong winner

For a few moments on Sunday, Kishane Thompson was an Olympic champion to viewers in the US at least.

Athletics Hodgkinson wins gold after finishing second in every way possible

Seven minutes before the gun, Keely Hodgkinson is sitting in the call room waiting with the other runners to be brought out on to the track for the women's 800m final.

Fast-track to glory: glut of medals on day of record-breaking success

Keely Hodgkinson punched the air as she confirmed herself as the poster girl of British athletics with a stunning win in the women's 800m final after Team GB's velodrome campaign had kicked off with a world record-breaking gold medal run.

Tommy Robinson What can authorities do about activist's alleged online incitement?

Images of Tommy Robinson scanning his phone from a sun recliner in Cyprus as a Rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers was set alight have prompted outrage among those concerned about his ability to inspire far-right action, even from a distance.

Priti Patel Tory criticises Farage for likening riots to Black Lives Matter protests

The Conservative leadership candidate Priti Patel has criticised Nigel Farage's response to the far-right riots, saying it was wrong to compare the violence to Black Lives Matter protests.

Asylum seekers and refugees left terrified by far-right mobs

Outside the asylum seeker hotel the far-right mob were baying: \"Get them out\" while hurling rocks, fireworks and other missiles. Behind the hotel windows the residents cowered in terror.