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Government brings British Steel under public ownership; UK economy grows 0.1% in May – business live
The UK government has formally brought British Steel into public ownership, saying the move will “protect the future of steel production” at the Scunthorpe site. The company employs around 2,700 people and had been under government operational control since April last year, after fears that Chinese owner Jingye Group was preparing to shut down its…
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Emergencies on planet Earth: images from the climate crisis – in pictures
This Guardian photo gallery showcases images exploring the climate crisis and related humanitarian emergencies, tied to Summit Photo, the Royal Geographical Society’s environmental and humanitarian photography forum running 17–19 July in London and online. The collection brings together leading photojournalists and artists whose work spans wildfires, flooding, plastic pollution, industrial hazards and displacement, illustrating how…
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Grieving father who lost his daughter in Laos methanol poisoning makes desperate plea for change to save lives
The father of Bianca Jones, an Australian teenager who died after drinking methanol-laced drinks while travelling in Laos, has called for urgent changes to protect other travellers from suffering the same fate. He is pushing for wider awareness of the dangers of methanol poisoning and for practical tools that could allow tourists to check whether…
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‘The Implications Are Global’: International Music Publishers Welcomes Australian Government’s ‘Landmark’ Statement on AI
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged that AI and tech companies will not be permitted to use copyright-protected creative works without consent, credit and fair payment, a stance that has been strongly welcomed by the international music publishing industry. Speaking at the University of Sydney, Albanese said no company should use Australian books, music,…
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England exit World Cup after late Argentina collapse, Tuchel under fire
England’s World Cup campaign has ended in a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina in Atlanta, with the South Americans advancing to face Spain in the final in New York. England had taken the lead but conceded late on, a collapse that players, pundits and supporters have called one of the most painful defeats in the…
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Victoria’s top cop springs into action to take down armed man in Melbourne city street: ‘Angry and confused’
Victoria’s Chief Commissioner, Mike Bush, personally intervened to help detain an armed man during an incident on a Melbourne city street. The senior police officer stepped in to assist with the arrest, which comes amid ongoing public concern about knife and weapons offences in the Victorian capital. The man, described as “angry and confused” during…
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‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business
Traders at Brixton market have launched a last-minute campaign to buy the site for community ownership, fearing that a sale to a private equity firm could drive out the long-standing independent businesses that give the market its character. The Buy Back Brixton campaign has reached the second stage of the bidding process, competing against multinational…
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Lindsey Graham’s final act reverberates in Senate as sister is urged to “keep pedaling”
Fox News’s chief congressional correspondent recounts learning of the death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, aged 71, and the subsequent swearing-in of his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out the remainder of his term. The piece reflects on Graham’s political legacy and the emotional response within the Senate, framing his sister’s…
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Man, 38, fired on drug rival’s Range Rover with shotgun ‘in broad daylight’ on Rotherham street
“You could have killed someone so easily”
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Anthony Albanese reveals he’s sick and hasn’t had a single day off all year as he pulls out of key event
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed he is battling an illness.