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Police arrested a woman in central London after four men were found with stab wounds in the shopping and entertainment districtTwo of the four men stabbed this afternoon have been discharged from the hospital, the Metropolitan Police posted on X.The two other victims remain at a hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing, police said. Continue reading...

Six additional states caught up in investigation after Michigan reported first two US deaths linked to diseaseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly expanded the scope of the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to more states, including Arkansas and Missouri.A spokesperson from Arkansas's health department confirmed the outbreak expansion to their state in a statement to the Guardian: Arkansas is one of the states the CDC is adding to the multi-state outbreak for cyclosporiasis." Continue reading...

German state prosecutors including units working on extremism and terrorism prevention take over investigation into Leipzig incidentFor what it's worth, DHL Group CEO Tobias Meyer said the German logistics firm was studying the overnight incident which also involved an object clashing with one of its planes near Leipzig.We've got plans for cases like this, and we'll try to make sure that the influence on our customers will be as low as possible," Meyer said during a quarterly results call earlier this morning, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

The former public health official beat congresswoman Haley Stevens in race to face Republican Mike Rogers to represent state

New data shows the federal government scheme has been used by high-income borrowers, including one couple earning an annual $674,000

Add-on fees such as the new overhead locker baggage charge can make it harder to compare air fares, experts say

IDF had issued warning to inhabitants of southern Lebanese village to flee homes before strikingAs we reported earlier, oil prices rose on Wednesday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels said they attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, denting hopes of a de-escalation in Iran war hostilities that could restore shipping traffic and oil flows in the region.Brent crude futures were up 81 cents, or 1.02%, at $80.17 a barrel by 12pm GMT. US West Texas Intermediate futures gained 34 cents, or 0.45%, to $76.11. Continue reading...

Metropolitan police say 47-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapon and assault

Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council to meet with Tory party but decline meeting with Joshua Bonehill-Paine

Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)The taxi app company Uber and the autonomous technology developer Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London, allowing them to offer self-driving taxi rides to paying customers - but with a human safety driver in place, for now.The companies said they would start trips in the UK later this summer" before the full public launch. Continue reading...

Assassination attempt demonstrates Ukraine's ability to continue clandestine operations deep inside Russian territory

Investigators looking into whether incidents at Leipzig are linked after DHL plane forced to make emergency landingA DHL cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing after colliding with an unknown object as it was climbing away from Germany's Leipzig airport, where police later found a drone on the ground.The German government on Wednesday confirmed the incident, which led to serious disruption of air traffic. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Rukhsar Ahmed was re-elected as an MP in Pakistan last week despite being on police bail in the UKA former Pakistani state minister has been arrested on suspicion of raping vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s, the Guardian can reveal.Rukhsar Ahmed, who was re-elected as an MP in Pakistan last week after five years out of office, is on police bail in the UK after his arrest in July 2024 on suspicion of rape and trafficking children in care as part of a grooming gang. Continue reading...

Police say man, 35, was known to nine-year-old girl, who was found seriously injured in industrial estate in ArbroathA man has been charged in connection with the death of a nine-year-old girl on a family camping trip in Scotland.The girl, from West Yorkshire, was found seriously injured just after midnight on Monday morning at the Elliot industrial estate in Arbroath, Angus. Continue reading...

Ukraine shoots down most drones but no ballistic missiles in overnight attack that mainly targeted warehouses

Exclusive: cases of Afghan man, Ukrainian man and Saudi woman show repeated nasogastric tube insertions and lack of legal representationOne hunger striker in an immigration detention center was force-fed for almost six months.One detained immigrant with mental health problems was about to be force-fed, until his attorney intervened and stopped the process.Read part one and part two of our Ice force-feeding series Continue reading...

National Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacleMexico's largest and most prestigious university has announced that about 58,000 students will have to resit their entrance exam after abnormally high test results raised suspicions of widespread cheating.The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam) said the exam would take place in person after its first attempt at a fully remote online version led to a debacle and thousands of annulled results. Continue reading...

Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislationEnergy minister Chris Bowen says the federal government will override state governments that oppose new national rules on datacentres, with commonwealth legislation forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas.Bowen said he expected his counterparts in Queensland and the Northern Territory - who had protested the new federal rules at a meeting last week - to be unhappy with the move, but said the Albanese government was committed to powering the AI revolution with renewable energy. Continue reading...

UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurityAbout 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly developing El Nino weather system, according to forecasting.This is in addition to the hundreds of millions of people already facing dangerous levels of hunger, owing to years of drought in parts of Africa and pressure on food prices from the war in Iran. Continue reading...

Sarah Henderson says bill ignores gambling inducements, uniting parties and independents against controversial legislation

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Emergency services were seen outside Hilton's home in Miami on Tuesday night after members of the public reported seeing Hilton harm himselfThe celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has been hospitalised after livestreaming footage of himself self-harming on TikTok.Emergency services were seen outside Hilton's home in Miami on Tuesday night after concerned members of the public reported seeing Hilton harm himself in a graphic video streamed live on TikTok. Hilton's TikTok account was suspended minutes later. Continue reading...

Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and drawn response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zeroNobody can deny that the UK is getting warmer and high temperatures are becoming a clear threat to homes, nature and food security," read the lengthy news report, which explored the devastating effect of British wildfires on families in recent years.The article's conclusions, written after the wildfires in Suffolk last week, were no surprise given the UK's changing climate. However, the fact that the piece appeared in the Telegraph, the rightwing title that has been a leading critic of green policies, did raise eyebrows among some readers. Continue reading...

In today's newsletter: The past week shows how quickly images, rumours and right-wing political opportunism can eclipse the facts on the groundGood morning. Last week, an estimated 72,000 migrants began crossing into a tiny Spanish enclave on the tip of Morocco. Within 24 hours, most of them had headed home. At least 88 people died after attempting the crossing, according to local officials. This isn't the whole story of what happened over the last week, but the facts are worth remembering.At an emergency meeting yesterday, EU interior ministers sought to draw a line under Ceuta, insisting that the passport-free Schengen area had never been at risk from the arrival of migrants at this scale. Despite this, much of the media coverage has suggested that events in Ceuta represent a territorial threat to Europe, sparking calls for greater security across the region's borders.Environment | Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.UK politics | Women should not feel pressurised into experiencing an ideal birth", the new health secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said, promising a root-and-branch reform of standards after several damning maternity scandals.Middle East | Jordan is convening an emergency meeting over an imminent" threat of an Israeli takeover of the most important Muslim site in Jerusalem, with the potential to trigger a religious conflict".Ukraine | Russian strikes in and around Kyiv killed at least 14 people, injured 27 and damaged warehouses, emergency service officials said. Some reports put the death toll at 15.Ceuta | Hundreds of people have gathered in the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq, near the border with Spain's Ceuta, flashing photos of their missing loved ones to passersby in the hope of tracking them down. Continue reading...

Kellie Sloane says leaking a report is never good' as Reformer Jean-Claude Perrottet tells inquiry group signed up members to dodgy' branches

Victorian corruption watchdog finds serious and concerning' conduct by senior Andrews government members in dealings with union boss

Airline says struggling to find room in overhead lockers on planes a stressful part of the airport experience'

Increasingly erratic weather patterns due to climate change mean people are losing homes, crops and livestockAs rain lashed the Pir Panjal mountains before dawn on 19 July, Haji Mohammad Latief stepped outside his home in Murrah, a remote mountain village in Indian-administered Kashmir. His daughter had asked him to move the family's car to a safer place as the rain got heavier.I had only just parked it," Latief recalled. When I turned around, I saw the water coming." Minutes later, a cloudburst sent mud, boulders and water crashing down the hillside. Continue reading...

Spin Time provides homes, food banks and after-school clubs but the authorities have locked out residentsHundreds of people have spent a week sleeping in tents in the Rome heat amid a standoff between Giorgia Meloni's far-right government and local politicians over the future of Italy's most high-profile centre for housing and social assistance.A minor fire last week forced the evacuation of the building, occupied by grassroots groups since 2013, and it has remained closed as the Meloni government attempts to crack down on such squatted properties. Continue reading...

People hope to see friends or relatives among those still returning as death toll from mass crossing nears 100Hundreds of people have gathered in the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq, near the border with Spain's Ceuta, flashing photos of their missing loved ones to passersby in the hope of tracking them down.Their perch was the same small tranche of land that made headlines around the world last week as extraordinary scenes emerged of about 72,000 people making their way into Ceuta, a tiny Spanish territory in north Africa. Continue reading...

Video from group claiming responsibility for arson attack raised prospect of further vandalism or targeted action and said Stop arming Israel or else'

Exclusive: Warren Pickering told 2025 podcast mass deportations not a reality' in Australia and suggested politicians over 55 should handball it to the next generation'

As home affairs minister's National Press Club address is postponed, refugee advocates lament missed opportunity to bring Australians together'

WTA event win earns 21-year-old a presidential reception in the Philippines as interest in tennis surges in home countryThe Philippines has been swept up in tennis fever after 21-year-old rising star Alex Eala delivered a historic win, drawing praise from the president who hosted a reception in her honour.On Monday, Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour-level singles title. Continue reading...

The former Liberal finance minister was questioned by Icac counsel assisting, Peggy Dwyer, on Tuesday

Dogs Trust points to hundreds of incidents over recent years, some involving deaths of pets or peopleWith its gentle rippling water, tall purple flowers and rustling trees, Earlswood Lakes near Solihull in the West Midlands seems the perfect spot for dogs to paddle. But their owners have been warned that the otherwise idyllic open water could prove perilous to pets.We've had all this hot weather and millions of families are now spending time around open bodies of water, and it's easy to not realise the dangers," said Emma-Jane Thomas, rehoming manager at Dogs Trust Kenilworth during a walk around Earlswood. Continue reading...

Official action by regulator for England and Wales comes after formal complaint made by Labour MP about the fundsAn official investigation has been launched into charities in England and Wales donating funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine.The Charity Commission will aim to establish the amount of charitable funds going to illegal settlements, whether the spending was in furtherance of their purposes and any regulatory action that may be necessary. Continue reading...

Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groupsMinisters will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work.As part of a government push to reduce the number of people not in education, employment or training (Neets) in the UK and boost regional growth, public sector buyers will double the consideration they give to whether companies will get more people into jobs, rather than if they can show they are improving social and environmental wellbeing. Government procurement contracts account for about 90bn of taxpayers' money spent each year. Continue reading...

US secretary of state comments come after treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Washington could reach a deal by tomorrow'

Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a moderate who owns an auto repair shop, hopes to retain congressional seatThe two-term Democratic congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is heading into one of the country's most closely watched contests on Tuesday after national recognition for flipping a Republican seat in 2022.Representing Washington state's third district, Gluesenkamp Perez finds herself squeezed between Democrat and progressive Brent Hennrich and Republican state senator John Braun on her right. There are six other candidates on a single crowded ballot and the top two finishers will advance to the November general election regardless of party. Continue reading...

Masoud Pezeshkian dismisses talk of internal rift as hardline Assembly of Experts call US negotiations futile'

Restaurant chain pulls peppers out of an abundance of caution' as salmonella outbreak sickens 100 peopleChipotle said on Tuesday it had removed jalapenos from some of the chain's restaurants after identifying the peppers as a potential ingredient tied to a salmonella outbreak, replacing them with supplies from different growers.The company said it began tracing ingredients through its supply chain after learning of a potential outbreak and identified jalapenos from a common lot as a possible source. Continue reading...

Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP supportIndia's ruling Bharatiya Janata party has lost a byelection in a seat it had held for three decades, after the Cockroach movement student protests that have shaken Narendra Modi's government.Prashant Kishor, a high-profile electoral strategist turned politician, scored a breakthrough win for his fledgling Jan Suraaj (Good Governance) party in the Bankipur constituency in Patna, the capital of the eastern state of Bihar. Continue reading...

Meg O'Neill says where we generate jobs, we generate tax revenue', as company's profits more than double

All passengers thought to have been taken to Boulogne after large air and sea rescue operation by France and UKA dinghy carrying 173 people has capsized after its engine caught fire as it attempted to cross the Channel from France.The people onboard were rescued from the water after a large air and sea operation was launched using UK border security and French vessels along with an RNLI boat. Continue reading...

Migration commissioner says scheme regularising undocumented people not a good signal' for Europe

BBC actor Sera Cracroft says if disgraced former newsreader had won it would be hurtful to abuse survivorsThe disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been criticised after entering a Welsh poetry competition under a pseudonym.Actor Sera Cracroft, best known for her role in the long-running BBC Welsh language soap opera Pobol y Cwm, told the BBC it would have been catastrophic" if Edwards had won the prize, and that the image of him being crowned in front of the nation" would be hurtful to survivors". Continue reading...

Optimism echoes Trump's claims on Monday that deal is close as mediators say they are exchanging proposals

Winner called waste management team after she realised stub showing she had hit the jackpot had been thrown awayA 1m lottery ticket has been recovered from the rubbish in Italy after the frantic winner called on refuse collectors to help her retrieve it, according to the waste management company.The instant win ticket was miraculously still in one piece" after garbage workers combed through mounds of rubbish on their truck, said Roberto Nicola Toscano, the administrator of the SANB company in Italy's southern Puglia region. Continue reading...