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Xi hosts surprise meeting with White House national security adviser in Beijing

Xi Jinping has spoken with the US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, in a surprise meeting during the senior Joe Biden aide's three-day visit to Beijing.

Palestinian fighters killed in mosque in West Bank as Israeli assault continues

The Israeli military said it had killed five Palestinian fighters inside a mosque in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in the midst of one of the largest assaults on the occupied territory for months.

New rail minister threatened firm over engineer's Euston safety fears

The new rail minister threatened ina previous role to withhold public contracts from one of the UK's largest engineering groups until it disciplined a senior engineer for raising concerns about safety at one of London's busiest railway stations.

Man suffered stroke after being smuggled into UK in crowded van

A Vietnamese man suffered a \"lifelimiting stroke\" after being rescued from a tiny hidden compartment in a van with six other people being smuggled into the UK.

Eastwood steps down after nine years as SDLP leader

The leader of the Social Democratic and Labour party (SDLP), the once dominant party of Irish nationalism in Northern Ireland, has announced he is stepping down after nine years.

It's gnome joke: BBC reveal new foe for Wallace and Gromit

A first look at a new character for the upcoming film Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl was unveiled by the BBC yesterday.

Marmosets use distinct names when calling to each other, study finds

Whether referring to a politician, cheering on an athlete or recounting what friends and family have been up to, names often crop up in everyday human communication. Now researchers say marmoset monkeys use similar labels.

Cleaners at prestigious girls' school win fight over pay and conditions

Cleaners at a prestigious London private school have won their battle for improved pay and working conditions, as well as compensation for steep cuts in their hours, and have scrapped plans for industrial action due to have started next week.

'It's a really bad idea' Staff and punters split over plan for fresh restrictions

On an average weekend in Moseley, Birmingham, the beer gardens tucked behind the high street pubs of which there are at least eight - are usually packed with punters.

Round-the-world cruise stuck in Belfast for three months

It was supposed to be a life on the ocean waves, a home on the rolling deep. Instead, cruise passengers who signed up for a three-year voyage around the world have been gazing at a rainswept quayside in Belfast for the past three months.

Maskill wins GB's first gold in the pool but it's heartbreak for cyclist Cox

Swimmer Poppy Maskill set a stunning new world record yesterday to deliver Great Britain's first gold medal of the 2024 Paralympics.

Boy found guilty of stabbing to death 'happy teenager'

A teenage boy has been found guilty of murdering the schoolgirl Holly Newton, inflicting 36 knife wounds, after he was said to have stalked her.

Suspect held in Sweden after two Britons found dead in burnt-out car

Swedish authorities have arrested and held a person on suspicion of aiding and abetting the murder of two British citizens who were found dead in a burnt-out car in Malmö.

'Sinister turn' as two journalists in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition

Two journalists from the closed Hong Kong media outlet Stand News were found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious materials yesterday - the first such convictions since Hong Kong's return to Chinese control after a trial that was closely observed as a barometer for the city's diminishing press freedom.

Bridge of sighs: rail company fences off viaduct arches to prevent damage by Harry Styles fans

It has survived two world wars and nearly 200 years of northern English weather-but nothing threatens critical infrastructure like a Harry Styles fan.

Oil and gasfields in doubt after Miliband refuses legal support

The future of two of the UK's most controversial oil and gas projects has been thrown into doubt after the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, withdrew government support for the companies in two legal cases brought by campaigners.

EU working on fresh mobility plan for UK

EU member states are working on an updated proposal for a youth mobility scheme with Britain after an earlier paper by the European Commission was rejected out of hand by Labour in April, it has emerged.

Starmer risks clash with pub firms over plan for outdoor smoking ban

Public backs move but hospitality groups fear serious economic harm’

Bower's late strike takes Hammers past Bournemouth

After a decidedly dull Carabao Cup encounter seemingly destined for penalties from the opening whistle, it was fitting that West Ham scrounged a controversial late winner.

‘Brutal changes’ to Test side helped England, says Pope

Ollie Pope believes England are benefiting from Brendon McCullum's decision to discard Jonny Bairstow and push Jimmy Anderson towards retirement this summer.

'If I didn't have the heart of a sportsman I wouldn't be alive'

Ryadh Sallem, France's most loved Paralympian, on taking inspiration from jugglers and changing people's mindsets

Senegal Hope for troubled region with rise of local boy to PM

In April, an overnight ferry from the Senegalese capital, Dakar, arrived in Ziguinchor, the capital of the southern region of Casamance, the first such voyage in more than 10 months.

Russia's hit on energy sites raises concerns for winter in Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities are scrambling to assess the damage caused by one of the biggest Russian airstrikes of the war this week, which targeted energy infrastructure across the country, further crippling a sector targeted by Moscow multiple times in the spring.

Trump staff accused by military cemetery of abusing employee

Officials at Arlington national cemetery in the US have filed a report over the behaviour of members of Donald Trump's campaign staff who reportedly shoved and verbally abused an employee during a \"crass\" photo opportunity for the Republican presidential candidate.

Maduro regime accused of kidnapping lawyer for opposition

The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has accused Nicolás Maduro's regime of \"kidnapping\" one of her allies as protesters took to the streets to mark one month since the allegedly stolen presidential election and a cabinet reshuffle left government opponents fearing an upsurge in repression.

Red Sea No sign of oil spill after attack on ship, says EU

The area around a Greek-flagged tanker attacked last week by Yemen's Houthi rebels appears to be free of oil, the EU mission in the Red Sea has said.

Gaza relief USAid cautioned Biden against sea pier plan

President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza earlier this year even as some staff at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) expressed concerns that the plan would be difficult to pull off and would undercut the effort to persuade Israel to open \"more efflcient,\" land crossings, according to a USAid inspector general report.

At least 10 killed in fighting as Israel launches raids and airstrikes on West Bank

Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians in the West Bank in raids and airstrikes on Tuesday night that they said were intended to contain attacks on Israelis using Iranian-supplied arms.

Boy, 11, one of 14 arrested in Teesside over riots as prison spaces fill up

An 11-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with this summer's riots, as police vowed to continue catching those suspected of being involved despite dwindling places available in prisons.

US airlines lobbied EU over its plan to monitor emissions

US airlines lobbied against plans to monitor damage from planet-heating pollutants pumped out of planes in a meeting with the European Commission, the Guardian can reveal.