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Peter Kyle rejects predictions Labour will not win enough seats for outright majority in Commons

Deaths of 18-year-old near Dagenham Heathway station and man in late 20s on Mare Street follow that of Walthamstow schoolboyThree people were stabbed to death in separate incidents in east London over a period of less than eight hours as the bank holiday weekend began on Friday.Murder investigations began after the deaths of an 18-year-old and a man in his late 20s, the Met police said, while detectives are still hunting for the killers of a 16-year-old who was ambushed as he left school and stabbed to death. Continue reading...

Jaws star went on to defend Laurence Olivier’s performance in blackface in the 1965 adaptation of OthelloAcademy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss has harshly criticized the Oscars’ new diversity and inclusion standards, saying “they make me vomit.”In an interview with PBS’s Firing Line, the co-star of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller Jaws told host Margaret Hoover that he disagreed with the new set of rules that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has imposed for films to qualify for best picture nominations. Continue reading...

Coronation comes after anti-monarchy protesters arrested in central London. This blog is now closed

One person killed in incident in Nizhny Novgorod region, according to Russia’s interior ministry

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and finance minister Katy Gallagher announce changes ahead of budget tipped to be at or near surplus

Fatal car crash shows a different approach is needed to keep the community safe, leading children and human rights advocates say

Erica Herman files court documents alleging she was forced to sign an NDA about their relationship or lose her jobTiger Woods’s ex-girlfriend has accused him of sexually harassing her while his employee, alleging that the star golfer forced her to sign a non-disclosure agreement or be fired from her job.According to a court document filed on Friday and reviewed by Sports Illustrated, Erica Herman dated Woods for more than five years. She was also an employee at his south Florida restaurant The Woods Jupiter before she alleges that she was forced to sign an NDA about the pair’s sexual relationship under the threat of termination, which she argues amounted to sexual harassment. Continue reading...

Headteacher of Kelmscott school in Walthamstow says killing of 16-year-old was ‘darkest of days’A 16-year-old boy was ambushed as he left a school in east London and stabbed to death on Friday in a “senseless attack”.The pupil at Kelmscott school, Walthamstow, was met outside by his attackers who were “waiting for him”, an eyewitness said. He tried to escape but was stabbed a short distance away outside an auto parts store as other pupils watched. Continue reading...

Zakhar Prilepin wounded in explosion in the region of Nizhny Novgorod, Russian state news agency says. This blog is now closed

Football club says how spectators choose to react to God Save the King is a ‘personal choice’The British national anthem has been met with resounding boos at Anfield, with Liverpool fans drowning out the music with heckles before their fixture against Brentford hours after King Charles’s coronation.Liverpool supporters could also be heard chanting “Liverpool, Liverpool” in what has become somewhat of a tradition whenever the national anthem is played at the ground. Continue reading...

US and Riyadh confirm talks amid reports of more airstrikes and gun battles in Khartoum despite threat of sanctionsSudan’s rival factions have arrived in Saudi Arabia for direct talks, after three weeks of clashes in the capital, Khartoum, and the south-western region of Darfur that have killed at least hundreds and wounded many more.Representatives of the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were in Jeddah on Saturday for “pre-negotiation talks” aimed at establishing a durable ceasefire that would allow aid to reach millions of desperate civilians trapped by the fighting. Continue reading...

Contentious MP reacts to arrest of coronation protesters by telling British republicans to emigrateThe Conservative party’s deputy chair, Lee Anderson, has said that anti-monarchist campaigners should emigrate rather than use their right to free speech to protest against the coronation of Charles III.The comments followed the arrest of a number of demonstrators at the king’s coronation, including Graham Smith, the chief executive of the country’s largest republican pressure group, Republic, which was formed in 1983. Continue reading...

After his absence from the Queen’s funeral, the youngest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales was present at the king’s crowning to the delight of fans

Archbishop of Canterbury places crown on Charles’s head during ceremony in front of more than 100 heads of state

The first female Lord President of the Council receives praise on Twitter for her teal dress and sword-wielding

Labour is bridging the Brexit gap but is not yet poised to win a general election. One thing could change that…Rishi Sunak will be grateful that the coronation bank holiday weekend diverts attention away from the electoral bloodbath his party suffered on Thursday. More than 1,000 Conservative councillors lost their seats, and 48 Tory administrations were swept out as voters turned against the government in local authorities across the length and breadth of England.The BBC’s projected national share – which estimates how parties would do had the whole country behaved in a similar way to the places voting last week – put the Conservatives on 26%, down two points on an already awful 2019 performance. Labour won a projected 35 points, up seven on 2019. The nine-point projected Labour lead is the largest in two decades. Continue reading...

Offenders convicted under new law in England and Wales spared jail, analysis carried out by the Observer showsAbusers who strangle their partners are being given lenient punishments that fail to reflect the severity of their crimes, campaigners say, after an Observer analysis of cases prosecuted under a new law suggested inconsistencies in sentencing.Violent offenders who committed attacks in front of children, threatened victims with knives or were convicted of multiple offences are among those spared jail in recent months, according to court records for England and Wales. Continue reading...

The former Italian prime minister was speaking for the first time since he was hospitalised a month agoThe former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has given his first address to the public since being hospitalised a month ago, delivering a video message to party members from his hospital room.“Here I am, here for you, wearing a shirt and jacket for the first time in a month,” the 86-year-old billionaire media mogul said, in a pre-recorded address to a convention of his right-wing Forza Italia party. Continue reading...

Showers in London and around UK mirror ‘atrocious’ weather on Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation day

Last-minute sales and rentals of tents have been boon to small firms as Robert Dyas and John Lewis report 70% increase in salesSome fear soggy cakes and mushy sandwiches. For others, it’s the thought of empty chairs at empty tables, their dreams of a right royal knees-up forsaken under dripping-wet bunting.With heavy downpours predicted across the country, the organisers of coronation street-party organisers are desperately begging, borrowing and panic-buying gazebos. Continue reading...

Shootings in a school in Belgrade and a day later in a rural area left 17 people dead and 21 injuredFunerals are being held in Serbia for some of the victims of two mass shootings that happened in just two days this week, leaving 17 people dead and 21 injured, many of them children.The shootings on Wednesday in a school in Belgrade and on Thursday in a rural area south of the capital city have left the nation stunned with grief and disbelief. Continue reading...

King’s youngest son seated in Westminster Abbey two rows behind his brother Prince William and family

Cruelty Free International loses legal challenge against Home Office over cosmetics regulationsAn animal welfare organisation has lost a high court challenge over allegations the government “secretly” abandoned a historic ban on testing cosmetic product ingredients on animals.Cruelty Free International (CFI) brought legal action against the Home Office, accusing it of leaving the public “in blissful ignorance” that the department’s longstanding policy apparently changed after February 2019. Continue reading...

Habib Farajollah Chaab allegedly behind attack that killed dozens of people in southern province of Khuzistan in 2018Iran has executed a man who was allegedly behind an attack that killed dozens of people at a military parade in the southern province of Khuzistan in 2018, state media have reported.Habib Farajollah Chaab had been sentenced to death for being “corrupt on Earth”, a capital offence under Iran’s strict Islamic laws. Continue reading...

Justin Welby to ‘invite’ show of support from congregation rather than widespread call to swear allegiance

Five MPs have given John Pesutto a notice of motion seeking her expulsion, which will go to the party room on Friday

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Fugitive Mehul Choksi claims UK-based group was part of alleged conspiracy to abduct him in 2021A fugitive Indian-born businessman has won the first round of a court battle to prove that a UK-based group including a younger woman was part of an Indian intelligence service plot to lure him to a Caribbean villa to be kidnapped and extradited to his home country.The high court of Antigua and Barbuda has found that Mehul Choksi has an “arguable” case in relation to his civil claim against the country’s attorney general and chief of police over the response to his alleged abduction and illegal rendition to Dominica in May 2021. Continue reading...

Company challenged over advice that one expert says will enable families to avoid paying tax on private school feesA boutique tax advisory firm run by the Scottish National party’s new auditors has been accused of potentially running a tax avoidance scheme to help parents who are paying private school fees.Signature Tax, an offshoot of AMS Accountants Group, offers clients “tailored tax solutions” on its website, including advice on paying fees in a “tax efficient manner”. Continue reading...

PM calls results ‘disappointing’, while Labour says it’s on track to win power at next general election

Leonard Leo funneled funds to Ginni Thomas with instructions not to mention her, Washington Post reportsThe conservative supreme court justice Clarence Thomas is under renewed scrutiny after the Washington Post found that an activist with interests in the court’s decisions funneled tens of thousands of dollars to Thomas’s wife, with instructions not to mention her name.The report published on Thursday outlines instances in which activist Leonard Leo paid Clarence Thomas’s wife, Ginni Thomas, via the GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway. Citing documents it had obtained, the Post said that Leo told Conway to bill one of his non-profits and send the funds to Thomas, at one point mentioning that paperwork associated with the transaction should have “no mention of Ginni, of course”. Continue reading...

At least 176 die after heavy rainfall in South Kivu province causes rivers to overflowAt least 176 people have died in flash floods in an eastern territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a regional governor said on Friday, as heavy rain destroyed buildings and forced aid workers to gather mud-clad corpses into piles.The rainfall in Kalehe territory in South Kivu province caused rivers to overflow on Thursday, inundating the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi. Continue reading...

Lib Dem Chris Twells’ shock win in Cotswolds prompts calls to close loophole in electoral lawA Liberal Democrat councillor in Salford says he will resign after winning a second seat in the Cotswolds thanks to a loophole in electoral law.Chris Twells, who won a seat on Salford council last year in the Ordsall ward, stood as what his own party insisted was a “paper candidate” in the Cotswolds – and confounded expectations by winning. Continue reading...

Tory losses worse than expected, while Labour’s wins in Midlands and army towns suggest progress in urban south

Eccentric array of acts from the Vengaboys to the ENO and Hot Chip to play series of mostly free gigsThe Eurovision song contest always attracts an eclectic bunch of performers but this year’s host city, Liverpool, has tried to go one further for a “pre-party to end all pre-parties”.An eccentric array of acts including Jedward, the Vengaboys, the English National Opera and Katrina and the Waves will play to thousands of Europop fans before the grand final next Saturday. Continue reading...

Modern slavery team reveals further allegations of people being trafficked to London for body partsThe Metropolitan police is investigating more cases of organ trafficking in the UK after new victims came forward following the first conviction for the offence under modern slavery laws.Detectives from Scotland Yard’s modern slavery and child exploitation team have said they are investigating more allegations of people being trafficked for their body parts to London and other areas of the UK. Continue reading...

Despite attempts at positive spin, with Labour now in ascendancy the PM will be looking over his shoulder

Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, both now 26, were among 276 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in NigeriaTwo Nigerian women abducted as schoolgirls by a jihadi militant group nine years ago have been rescued, the west African nation’s military has said. One had a one-year-old baby, while the second gave birth to her second child days after being freed.Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, both 26, were among 276 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants in April 2014 from the government girls’ secondary school in the village of Chibok. Continue reading...

Warning comes after party ditched its promise to abolish university tuition fees in England

Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurityThe UN is in a race against time to get food supplies to Sudanese refugees crossing the border into Chad before the rainy season begins, as neighbouring countries struggle to cope with the numbers of people fleeing the civil war.More than 110,000 people are now estimated to have crossed into other countries as patchy ceasefires fail to stop deadly clashes between Sudanese army troops and a paramilitary rival that have killed hundreds and forced more than 330,000 from their homes. Continue reading...

Teenager accessed electronic terminals at the Preston Hotel last year, the gambling watchdog has alleged in a series of charges against the pub

The city has evicted all the residents from Wood Street amid the worst housing and homelessness crisis everThe Wood Street encampment in Oakland, once northern California’s biggest, has been shut down, with officials on Wednesday removing the last handful of residents who remained as the city’s plan for a phased eviction comes to an end.Only months ago, the encampment spanned several city blocks under the off-ramp of the 880 interstate in West Oakland. In April, the city started a protracted eviction that swept through and scattered those who were living there. Up until last week, a dozen or so residents remained at the camp in what they called “the Commons”: the heart of a thriving community of outcasts. They saw themselves participating in a radical experiment in how to rethink helping the unhoused. Continue reading...

Opposition leader hails ‘very, very good’ outcome of local elections after his party takes control of key councils

Record minimum temperatures observed in northern India, as clashing conditions bring thunderstorms in USIt has been a historically chilly start to May in India, thanks to an unusually strong low pressure system that moved in from the west, sweeping humid air from the Arabian sea across the Indian subcontinent. The resulting overcast skies reduced the heating effect from the sun, which combined with the brisk winds and abnormally high rainfall to lower temperatures significantly.May is considered the final month of the Indian summer, before the monsoon season begins in June, and is the hottest time of the year for many parts of India. However, in the past week large parts of the country have been about 10C colder than normal, with many weather stations in northern India observing record minimum temperatures for the month. Continue reading...

Arrest follows hunt for shooter who fired automatic weapon from moving vehicle in town south of BelgradeA suspect has been arrested after at least eight people were killed and 13 injured in a second mass shooting in Serbia in as many days.The man – who has been identified only by his initials UB – was detained near the city of Kragujevac, the interior ministry said. Continue reading...

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Mohamed Nur, of south-west London, charged with murder and possession of offensive weapon, police sayA man has been charged with the murder of the stabbing victim Johanita Dogbey as well as offences connected to alleged knife attacks two days earlier.Mohamed Nur, 33, of Bond Way, south-west London, was charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...