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Disunited in music Frustration and fury as Israel row clouds Eurovision
The official motto of the 68th edition of Eurovision is \"united by music\", but as the continent's sequined masses descended on the Swedish city of Malmö for tonight's grand final, music's ability to heal and bridge divides was looking in serious doubt.
Cost of royal security cannot be made public, judges rule
Judges on a freedom of information tribunal have ruled that the cost of protecting members of the royal family cannot be revealed to the public.
NFU lobbied minister to increase amount of pesticides allowed in drinking water
The National Farmers' Union lobbied to increase the amount of pesticides allowed in the UK's drinking water and to allow farmers to spread manure more frequently as part of a post-Brexit loosening of environmental regulations, it can be revealed.
Are you kidding me? Italian island inundated with offers to adopt its roaming goats
When the mayor of a remote Italian island grappling with an overpopulation of wild goats offered to give the animals away, he anticipated a smattering of interest from farmers on neighbouring isles who were perhaps keen to boost their production of ricotta cheese.
IT contractor failed to report MoD data hack for months
The information technology company targeted in a Chinese hack that accessed the data of hundreds of thousands of Ministry of Defence staff failed to report the breach for months, the Guardian can reveal.
Service sector growth helps to pull UK out of recession
The UK is officially out of recession after figures showed that the economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of the year.
Disunited in music Frustration and fury as Israel row clouds Eurovision
The official motto of the 68th edition of Eurovision is “united by music”, but as the continent’s sequined masses descended on the Swedish city of Malmö for tonight’s grand final, music’s ability to heal and bridge divides was looking in serious doubt.
Rappers' row Toronto eatery proves the only winner amid artists' feud
When he arrived for dinner with his mother at the New Ho King, Averie Taylor Francois , 14, did not need to read the menu.
Starmer pledges to stop Rwanda flights from day one if elected
Labour will not allow any deportation flights to take off for Rwanda from the moment it wins an election, Keir Starmer said yesterday.
Israel isolated as UN backs Palestine membership bid
The UN general assembly voted overwhelmingly yesterday to back a Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signalled Israel’s growing isolation amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis .
El Kaabi's double strike ends Aston Villa's European dream
There is a graffiti mural in the north stand home to the most ardent, impassioned Olympiakos supporters - that displays a mockup of Muhammad Ali standing over his opponent sandwiched between the words: \"Piraeus means knock out!\" And so it proved for Aston Villa, whose European adventure came to a joyless end in the Greek port.
'A lot of sadness': Worcestershire to honour Baker
County pay respect to late spinner by wearing his squad number after incredibly tough’ return to training
Nadal sees off Bergs but must 'lose fear' in time for Paris
Rafael Nadal says he has reached the point where he must let go of his fear of injury and \"go for everything\" in order to see if he will be able to perform at the highest level by the time of the French Open.
Boeing supplier 'regularly shipped defective parts'
A former employee of Boeing's largest supplier has alleged that key aircraft parts regularly left the factory with serious defects.
Malta's former PM charged over hospital privatisation scandal
Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat has been charged with corruption in a hospital privatisation scandal that was once investigated by the murdered investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Slow motions Trial delay smooths way to election
Despite dismal days spent in the courtroom, Donald Trump earned two significant legal victories this week with separate decisions that make it all but certain two of the pending criminal trials against him will take place after the November election.
Claims children in Darfur 'piled up and shot' add to atrocities evidence
Gruesome new testimony gives details of one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudanese civil war - the large-scale massacre of civilians as they desperately tried to flee an ethnic rampage in Darfur last summer.
Fury at iPad ad showing books and instruments being crushed
Apple has faced criticism over an advert for its new iPad that features an industrial-sized hydraulic press crushing a collection of items including musical instruments and books.
Scottish Greens oppose choice of Forbes as deputy FM
The Scottish Greens have voted against Kate Forbes' appointment as Scotland's new deputy first minister over her views on equalities.
PM tells university leaders they have duty to keep Jewish students safe
University leaders should take \"personal responsibility\" for protecting Jewish students on campus, Rishi Sunak said to vice-chancellors yesterday at an antisemitism roundtable hosted at Downing Street.
Conran, the 'queen of the bonkbuster novel', dies aged 91
Shirley Conran, the author of Lace and Superwoman, has died aged 91, her son Jasper Conran, the designer, has confirmed.
World is on edge of climate abyss, UN says after damning Guardian survey
The world is on the verge of a climate abyss, the UN has warned, in response to a Guardian survey that found that hundreds of the world's foremost climate experts expect global heating to soar past the target of 1.5C.
Elphicke MP says sorry for defending ex-husband
Labour's newest MP has apologised for defending her ex-husband and casting doubt on his victims' testimonies after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two women.
Stormy Daniels denies financial motivation as Trump's lawyers apply pressure during trial
Donald Trump's lawyers continued trying to undermine Stormy Daniels' credibility yesterday, asking the adult film star why she had not gone public with her story and instead agreed to a hush-money payment.
DWP has 'head in sand' on carer payment crisis
Tens of thousands of unpaid carers are at risk of debt and prosecution because their cases are lying unchecked on a government \"alert\" database of people being overpaid benefits, new figures show.
Starmer pledges to rip up Rwanda scheme
Keir Starmer will promise to rip up the government's Rwanda scheme and divert £75m to fund hundreds of new officers to tackle people-smuggling with new counter-terror powers.
'Fear and trepidation' as 100,000 people flee Rafah bombardment
Israel steps up strikes, with PM vowing to ‘fi ght with our fi ngernails’
'If you don't like it at United ...' Ratcliffe tells home workers 'to seek alternative employment'
Sir Jim Ratcliffe cited email traffic statistics to Manchester United staff as the basis for a ban on working from home and told them to seek \"alternative employment\" if they are not willing to come to club premises.
Joselu shatters Bayern with Neuer blunder helping Real snatch victory
Just ridiculous. Just Real Madrid.
Villa wait on Martínez fitness with team facing their 'biggest challenge'
Emery urges players to cope with atmosphere in quest to produce semi-final comeback victory against Olympiakos