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School strikes paralyse France; Spain braces for torrential storms
Nationwide school protests have forced hundreds of French schools to close and spread to universities, alarming Macron’s government, whilst Spain’s east coast faces its highest weather alert as torrential storms approach.
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Labour MPs urge welfare safeguards as Burnham weighs under-25s reform
Andy Burnham is facing warnings from Labour MPs over possible welfare reforms that could remove the health element of Universal Credit from some disabled people under 25. The proposal would replace payments of £217 a month for people with less severe conditions with intensive employment support, including subsidised jobs and help with mental health. MPs…
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Tories to unveil tapestry mocking Labour’s record in power
The Conservative Party will unveil a spoof Bayeux Tapestry at next week’s conference satirising Labour’s first two years in power. The 88ft-long parody mocks controversies including Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador amid his links to Jeffrey Epstein, Angela Rayner’s resignation over unpaid stamp duty on a flat, and government failures on small-boat crossings and…
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Nations League: Italy earn draw against 10-man France, Northern Ireland stun Ukraine
Zinedine Zidane’s first home match in charge of France ended in a 1-1 Nations League draw against Italy on Friday. Italy’s visiting goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced several important saves to frustrate the hosts, who ended the game with 10 men after Dayot Upamecano’s late dismissal. Michael Olise put France ahead in the 55th minute with…
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Detroit officer and partner charged after toddler brings loaded gun to daycare
The parents of a three-year-old child who brought a loaded handgun to a Michigan daycare have appeared in court facing charges. Brandon John Ely, a 28-year-old Detroit police officer, and Rabab Ibrahim Al Zayad, 27, were arraigned on Thursday after their son retrieved an unsecured gun from a backpack at Children’s World Early Learning Center…
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Amazon pledges $1bn for data centre neighbours amid environmental concerns
Amazon has pledged more than $1 billion over five years to communities near its data centres, funding priorities such as education, job training, affordable energy and water. The company says it will prevent its centres from raising power bills or depleting local water, but environmental advocates say the plan understates pollution and other impacts as…
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Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s love triangle saga takes dark turn as her bodyguard ex is arrested over gun plot
Matthew Ammel, the former partner and bodyguard of ex-Senator Kyrsten Sinema, has been arrested again after prosecutors accused him of breaching his release conditions and preparing to obtain weapons. The case has raised concerns among prosecutors about possible threats to Sinema and public officials, though Sinema has declined to assist them. Ammel, 39, was arrested…
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Elderly suspect cleared in 1993 Welsh farming couple’s murders
An 87-year-old man arrested in December 2025 in connection with the 1993 murders of farming couple Harry and Megan Tooze has been cleared after ten months of investigation. The arrest was made as part of Operation Vega, a forensic review launched in 2023, but police have advised the man he faces no further action. This…
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Tories warn UK grooming gangs inquiry must include Scotland as SNP fails to act
Scottish Conservative MP Harriet Cross has urged the Home Secretary to extend the UK’s statutory inquiry into grooming gangs to include Scotland. She argues that excluding Scotland, where victims have been reported in every council area, would leave the inquiry with an incomplete account of group-based child sexual abuse across the UK. The UK inquiry,…
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AI could expose how Georgia voters cast their ballot, researchers warn
A Princeton researcher has demonstrated that artificial intelligence can expose how Georgia voters actually cast their ballots by combining publicly available election records with an AI language model subscription costing just $20. This represents a significant breach of ballot secrecy, a fundamental democratic safeguard that protects voters from influence or intimidation. The discovery has prompted…