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Flake and Crunchie chocolate products among those potentially contaminated with bacteriaSix Cadbury-branded desserts including Flake and Crunchie chocolate desserts have been recalled by their manufacturer over fears they could be contaminated with listeria.The dairy company Müller, which produces the desserts, said it was recalling various batches as a precaution, all of which have a use-by date of either 17 or 18 May. Continue reading...

White House announces transfer of three C-130 aircraft and two coastal patrol vessels during Washington visit of President Ferdinand Marcos JrPresident Joe Biden has said the US is “ironclad” in its commitment to defending the Philippines, including in the highly contested South China Sea where Philippine vessels have reported continued harassment by China.Biden hailed the two countries’ “deep friendship” as he hosted Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos in the White House on Monday. “We are facing new challenges and I couldn’t think of a better partner to have than you,” Biden told Marcos before their meeting. Continue reading...

Describing daughter as ‘happiest person you could ever meet’, Colin and Lorna Sturrock reveal she had been expecting baby boyThe parents of Marelle Sturrock, the pregnant primary school teacher who was killed in Glasgow last week, have paid tribute to their daughter as “the happiest person you could ever meet” as they revealed she had been expecting a baby boy.Sturrock, 35, was found dead at her home in Glasgow at about 8.40am on Tuesday 25 April. Continue reading...

Several people killed outside East Nile hospital as civilian groups step in to help people caught in conflictFierce street fighting, including the use of heavy weaponry and artillery fire, has consumed centralKhartoum as worsening violence tests a deteriorating ceasefire.Volleys of airstrikes and sounds of gunfire were audible in Khartoum’s twin city, Omdurman, overnight as clashes raged throughout the capital, and were particularly heavy in areas around major government and military infrastructure in the city centre. Continue reading...

Olabisi Abubakar ordered to remain in clinic in south WalesA mother who starved her three-year-old son to death by causing him to join her in a religious fast when she was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia has been detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act.Olabisi Abubakar’s mind was “thrown off balance” by the Covid lockdown and concerns about her immigration status and she began denying herself and her child, Taiwo, food, hoping fasting and prayers would save the world from coronavirus. Continue reading...

Keir Starmer says party will set out ‘fairer solution’ to funding university fees in coming weeks

Oil and gas company beats analysts’ forecasts, with profits reaching $5bn in first three months of year

Accounting firms offer extra training on face-to-face presentations and in-person meetingsTwo of the UK’s big four accounting firms are giving extra training to younger recruits after finding that those who spent large parts of their education remote working during Covid lockdowns struggled with communication and teamwork tasks.Deloitte and PwC said they were offering newer recruits training on skills that may have been neglected during the pandemic such as giving face-to-face presentations and participating in in-person meetings. Continue reading...

Bill retains harshest measures of legislation adopted in March, including death penalty for certain same-sex actsUganda’s parliament has passed a mostly unchanged version of one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ bills after President Yoweri Museveni asked that certain provisions from the original legislation be toned down.Despite some changes, the bill retains most of the harshest measures of the legislation adopted in March. Those include the death penalty for certain same-sex acts and a 20-year sentence for “promoting” homosexuality, which activists say could criminalise any advocacy for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer citizens. Continue reading...

Hermann Hauser says UK chip designer rules could seek secondary listing in London laterBrexit “idiocy” is partly to blame for Arm’s decision to choose New York over London for its stock market listing, but a secondary listing in the UK at a later date would make sense, according to a co-founder of the Cambridge-based chip designer.Arm’s parent, the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, has officially filed for a US-only listing, in a blow to the UK government, which has lobbied hard for a London listing. Continue reading...

The cavernous club in an old Rotherhithe printing factory closed on Monday amid regeneration of the area. Its operators explain how they intend to keep the party goingAfter six years in which it’s established itself as London’s most ambitious and visually impressive new venue for electronic music, post-industrial superclub Printworks – a hulking 6,000-capacity complex in Canada Water, once home to the printing presses of the Daily Mail and Evening Standard – closed its doors for the final time on Monday night.Like countless inner-city club closures in recent memory, this was a decision prompted by the commercial demands of gigantic property developers: over the next four years the 53-acre site in which Printworks sits will be flattened and rebuilt by developers British Land and AustralianSuper, transforming it into a glittering array of upscale shops, restaurants, offices and luxury flats. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Fires more than quadruple since 2020 after surge in popularity of battery-assisted travelFires sparked by faulty e-bikes and e-scooters have injured at least 190 people in the UK and killed eight, the Guardian can reveal, as a surge in public enthusiasm for battery-assisted travel is matched by a more than quadrupling in blazes since 2020.Overheating lithium-ion batteries create fierce fires, releasing toxic smoke, and are now occurring at the rate of at least six a week in the UK, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Fire and electrical experts are warning riders against buying batteries in less regulated online marketplaces, particularly from China, and are urging greater precautions when charging. Continue reading...

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Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group, was found unconscious in his cell early on TuesdayMilitants in the blockaded Gaza Strip have launched rockets at Israel in response to the death after a hunger strike of a well-known political figure affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.Khader Adnan, a 44-year-old father of nine from near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, was found unconscious in his cell in the early hours of Tuesday after an 87-day-long hunger strike during which he refused medical treatment, the Israeli prison authority said. He was transferred from the maximum-security detention facility in the central Israeli city of Ramle to a local hospital, where he was declared dead. Continue reading...

Victoria Sinclair tells coroner of strong reaction to toxins before Natasha Lechner’s death

Vivek Murthy urged public officials to treat isolation with the same urgency as substance abuse or tobaccoThere’s an ailment linked to increased heart attacks, depression, diabetes, crime and premature death in the US, and it’s impacting people no matter where they live or who they are: loneliness.US surgeon general Vivek Murthy released an advisory on loneliness and isolation on Tuesday and urged people and public officials to treat the matter with the same urgency as other serious conditions such as obesity or drug abuse as it continues to surge, affecting approximately half of the people living in the US. Continue reading...

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Concerns growing that any changes to rental assistance will also fall along generational divides

King Charles’s sister responds to reports that monarch could reduce number of working royals and cut back staffingPrincess Anne, the 16th in line to the British throne, has said she does not think a slimmed-down monarchy is a “good idea”.Speaking to the Canadian public broadcaster, CBC News, the princess royal was asking about reports that her brother King Charles intends to overhaul the institution, in a move frequently referred to as a “slimmed down” monarchy. Continue reading...

Labour leader says he is confident Gray, offered the role of his chief of staff, has not broken any rulesThe Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has denied having recruitment discussions with the senior civil servant Sue Gray while she was investigating the former prime minister Boris Johnson.Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Starmer said he was confident Gray, who was offered the role of his chief of staff, to lead Labour’s potential transition into government, had not broken any rules. Continue reading...

The Writers Guild of America have announced a strike will begin tomorrow, after talks broke down with major studios and streamersHollywood’s writers are going out on strike for the first time in more than 15 years.The Writers Guild of America announced on Monday night that its 11,500 members will stop working on Tuesday afternoon, after negotiations between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a group representing most major studios and streaming services, broke down. Continue reading...

Nationwide expert hails ‘tentative signs of a recovery’ as buyers’ confidence improves

Officers chase bright green vehicle after gunman raided the sportsman’s family home in Canberra, Australia, court documents say

Submissions to inquiry described hunting as generational tradition, while animal activists displayed dead ducks outside parliament building

Government says its $50,000 retention bonus is just ‘a start’ in addressing workforce problems raised by defence review

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has overhauled rules around campaigning for Oscars after incidents involving Andrea Riseborough, Jerry Bruckheimer and Michelle YeohThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its “most significant overhaul” of rules around campaigning for Oscars, fresh after Andrea Riseborough’s controversial nomination for best actress.The changes and clarifications come after several incidents were flagged as possibly breaking the rules around campaigning for nominations at this year’s Academy Awards. These included Riseborough’s nomination for her performance in To Leslie, after an aggressive guerrilla campaign that saw actors including Kate Winslet, Amy Adams and Gwyneth Paltrow endorse the low-budget indie film. The British actor had not been considered a contender for a nomination, with some suggesting her inclusion had come at the expense of Black actors. Continue reading...

Makeshift homes demolished after protesters removed from former Aboriginal reserve south-west of Brisbane

Pat Cullen urges health secretary not to disrespect nurses and to do the ‘decent thing for the NHS’Steve Barclay has “lost the public” and striking nurses “are not going to go away”, the head of the Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen, has warned.Her comments came after Barclay, the health secretary, described the industrial action by nurses as “premature” and “disrespectful” to other trade unions who are set to meet to discuss the government’s pay offer on Tuesday. Continue reading...

With under a week until the Big Help Out begins, data shows that volunteering is at a historic low‘I do what’s needed’: extraordinary UK volunteers doing the extraordinaryVolunteering is at a historic low in England, with two different pieces of research revealing the damaging, long-term effect the pandemic has had.There is just one week to go before the Big Help Out, an official part of the coronation weekend designed to create one of the biggest community activations in British history. Continue reading...

Despite 1.6 million fewer people volunteering than five years ago, there are everyday individuals making a differenceVolunteering in sharp decline in EnglandVolunteering is in crisis across Britain. Two separate pieces of analysis this weekend have revealed the long-term impact the pandemic has had on people’s willingness to come forward: with the number raising money or taking part in sponsored events falling by 48% since 2018; and the number organising or helping to run an activity down by 52%.In total, about 1.6 million fewer people volunteered last year, compared with five years ago. Continue reading...

It is unclear where High Peak, which has a habit of swinging like a pendulum between Labour and the Tories, will land this timeSean Winterbottom does not like politics. But like all people who do not like politics, once he starts talking about it, he has a lot to say. “Last general election I voted Conservative, but I don’t know for this one. They all just spin you whatever they want to spin you,” he said, leaning over the counter in the plumber’s merchant on the high street in Glossop where he works.“I know it’s never going to happen but the parties should work together, contribute in areas that they’re good at and just work for the benefit of the country. There’s too much mudslinging and point-scoring, and they’re all as bad as each other. I don’t like drama.” Continue reading...

Vcat has ruled Ulyana Kora will be suspended for her role as a private midwife while working for Ten Moons, a home birthing service

Review of 27 investigations says the issue is ongoing and many cases have gone unreported

Long dispute creates unwanted uncertainties as increased migration and outside actors enter the conflictFears remain that Sudan – riven by fighting between the Sudanese army and its paramilitary rival, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – could plunge into a protracted crisis, prompting a humanitarian disaster with broad geopolitical implications.A string of failed or divided states already exist on Europe’s peripheries, a crescent of instability that stretches from the African Sahel, Libya, through to Yemen, Syria, and north into Ukraine, three countries where extended wars have been raging. Continue reading...

Russians in Tbilisi often arrive unaware of historical sensitivities and simmering hostilityAs midnight approached on a recent Saturday evening in Tbilisi, the animated chatter and joyous shouting on the city’s central Rustaveli Avenue was almost all taking place in Russian.A married couple from Rostov-on-Don headed home from dinner; passing them, a group of friends from St Petersburg were off for a late drink with some acquaintances from Moscow. Continue reading...

Former Liberal leader also criticises his party’s state president in his first interview since November

Extra 100,000 visitors expected amid £1bn lift for UK hospitality in May helped by coronation, bank holidays and EurovisionLiverpool is likely to receive a £40m boost as tens of thousands of Eurovision fans descend on the city to celebrate the annual song contest next week.Liverpool, which saw off Glasgow to be chosen as host after last year’s winners, Ukraine, were unable to hold the event amid Russia’s invasion, is expecting an influx of visitors. Continue reading...

Victim in her 30s pronounced dead at the scene in south London on Monday afternoonA woman was stabbed to death in broad daylight in Brixton, south London on Monday, the Metropolitan police has said.The force said it was called at about 4pm to reports of a stabbing in Stockwell Park Walk, just off Brixton Road. Continue reading...

Supporters claim government to rule she broke civil service code in bid to delay role as Keir Starmer’s chief of staffFormer senior official Sue Gray is facing a “political witch-hunt”, allies believe, with the government set to conclude that she broke the civil service code, in an alleged bid to delay her appointment as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff until after the next general election.Ministers are expected to announce on Tuesday that an internal inquiry into Gray’s departure from Whitehall has concluded that she breached the code by holding talks with Labour about the new role without informing civil service officials. Continue reading...

Seventeen-year-old boy had gone missing in the water near Lechlade-on-Thames in Gloucestershire on SundayA body has been found in the search for a teenager who failed to resurface while playing in the Thames with friends.Police were called at around 10pm on Sunday after a 17-year-old boy went missing in the river near Lechlade-on-Thames in Gloucestershire. Continue reading...

Peppimenarti locals say they are living in fear without effective support as police minister’s visit cancelled due to ‘unrest'

New Zealand group Half/Time to perform alongside artists who sing in Cymraeg as part of musical cultural exchangeThey will bring heavy riffs, pounding drums and lyrics delivered with a growl – but a punk band from New Zealand arriving in Wales this week also hope to spark important conversations about what it means to create pop songs in “minority” languages.The band Half/Time, who perform in Māori as well as English, will appear alongside artists and groups who sing in Cymraeg as part of a cultural exchange organised by the universities of Cardiff and Waikato. Continue reading...

Michael Allen, 36, died in early hours of Sunday morning after incident in which several people suffered knife woundsA man who died after an incident near a Cornish nightclub in which several people suffered stab wounds and a total of seven people were taken to hospital has been named.Family and friends paid tribute to 36-year-old Michael Allen from Bodmin, who died in the incident in the early hours of Sunday. Continue reading...

Officials claim material on Jimmy Lai constituted political slogans but David Davis calls heavy-handed approach ‘completely daft’

Shavkat Mirziyoyev will be able to remain in power until 2040 after Uzbeks backed changes in tightly controlled pollVoters in Uzbekistan have overwhelmingly approved constitutional changes that will allow the president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to remain in power until 2040.Mirziyoyev, 65, became president in 2016 after the death of dictator Islam Karimov. Continue reading...

Paramedics attending crash scene recognised nurse who was killed while on her way home from work

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New UN envoy to the region warns that humanitarian situation is ‘reaching breaking point’Sudan’s rival military forces have accused each other of violating a fresh ceasefire as the deadly conflict rumbles on for a third week despite warnings of a slide towards civil war.Both sides said a formal ceasefire agreement that was due to expire at midnight would be extended for a further 72 hours. The army said it hoped what it called the “rebels” would abide by the deal but it believed they had intended to keep up attacks. The parties have kept fighting through a series of ceasefires over the past week. Continue reading...

Investors claim sportswear giant failed to minimise their exposure to risk after the rapper and designer’s antisemitic comments led to a sharp decline in the share priceAdidas shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the sportswear brand, claiming it knew about Kanye West’s problematic behaviour years before it ended their partnership over his antisemitic comments.The shareholders also allege that Adidas failed to mitigate their financial losses or take precautionary measures to minimise their exposure, after the designer and rapper’s erratic behaviour and offensive comments saw him and his Yeezy brand dropped by Adidas, which resulted in a sharp decline in the company’s stock. Continue reading...

Judge says the daughter of a former ATO deputy commissioner believed she and her conspirators had not done anything wrong