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• This Is Why Migrant Government Workers Are Protesting On The Streets Of London Today

  22-01-2019 15:07 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  Migrant cleaners, security guards and receptionists working for two major
  
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• Sussex university students warned they may not graduate if fees remain unpaid

  28-05-2024 21:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Those struggling to pay debts include students from overseas who have seen the value of their currency crashHundreds of students at the University of Sussex have been warned they may be unable to graduate or re-register for the next academic year if they fail to pay outstanding debts.Those affected include students from Nigeria and Iran who have been struggling to pay their fees after the value of their currencies crashed. Other international students, as well as UK students, are also among thos
  
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• Nikki Haley pictured writing ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells in Israel visit – live

  28-05-2024 21:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Former Republican candidate and UN envoy for the US says ‘I want Israelis to know you’re doing the right thing’Up next was Harry Dunn, a former Capitol police officer.He referenced his campaign for Congress representing a Maryland district, which ended last week when he lost the Democratic primary. Continue reading...
  
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• Election conspiracies are ‘done all the time’, Trump lawyer tells trial jurors

  28-05-2024 21:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Hush-money trial enters final stages as defense makes closing argument in case centered on allegedly falsified business recordsTrump trial – live updatesDonald Trump’s secret plot to bury negative press ahead of the 2016 election deprived Americans of their right to choose a candidate at the ballot box, said the prosecution in its summation on Tuesday at the former president’s New York hush-money trial.Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass’s closing statement reminded jurors of a
  
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• US aid to Gaza stalls after temporary pier breaks apart in heavy seas

  28-05-2024 21:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Crucial supply line for aid deliveries to starving Palestinians cut off and will take at least a week to repair, Pentagon saysUS aid efforts for Gaza have suffered an embarrassing setback after the temporary pier built by the military broke apart in heavy seas, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.The $320m pier was intended to provide a crucial supply line for aid deliveries by sea to reach starving Palestinians and alleviate a humanitarian catastrophe. Now the effort is on hold for at least a week. Co
  
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• Manufacturing dissent: welcome to the political excesses of the election campaign

  28-05-2024 20:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Rishi Sunak is so palpably convinced he can’t win he’s promising any old mad thing. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are falling off kayaksPeople say manufacturing has declined under the Conservatives, but the sheer volume of outrage manufactured by Rishi Sunak’s national service wingnuttery at the weekend was last night compounded by his decision to unveil a quadruple lock to the state pension. Truly the seven-blade razor of advanced pensions technology. It’s so innovative it mig
  
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• Kenya begins public hearings into alleged abuses by UK troops

  28-05-2024 20:40 via theguardian.com
  
  British soldiers stationed in Kenya have been accused of rights violations and offences including murderKenya has launched public hearings into allegations of human rights violations and abuses of power by British troops based in the former colony.The British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) is an economic lifeline for many in the central town of Nanyuki, where it maintains a permanent base, but soldiers stationed there have also been accused of committing offences including murder. Continue rea
  
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• Georgian parliament overrides veto by president on ‘foreign influence’ law

  28-05-2024 20:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Salome Zourabichvili addresses protesters outside parliament by video link, urging them to mobilise against ‘Russian slavery’Georgia’s parliament has voted to override a presidential veto on the controversial “foreign influence” law, a move that is poised to derail the EU aspirations of many Georgians in favour of closer ties with Moscow.The divisive bill, which requires civil society organisations and media that receive more than 20% of their revenues from abroad t
  
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• Albert Ruddy, The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby producer, dies at 94

  28-05-2024 20:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Ruddy, born in Canada, produced more than 30 movies, and was on hand for the very top and very bottomAlbert S Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby, developed the raucous prison-sports comedy The Longest Yard and helped create the hit sitcom Hogan’s Heroes, has died at age 94.Ruddy died “peacefully” Saturday at the UCLA medical center, according to a spokesperson, who added that among his final words were:
  
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• Argentinian president to meet Silicon Valley CEOs in bid to court tech titans

  28-05-2024 20:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Javier Milei to hold private talks with Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman as Argentina faces worst economic crisis in decadesJavier Milei, Argentina’s president, is set to meet with the leaders of some of the world’s largest tech companies in Silicon Valley this week. The far-right libertarian leader will hold private talks with Sundar Pichai of Google, Sam Altman of OpenAI, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Tim Cook of Apple.Milei also met last month with Elon Musk, who has become one of the S
  
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• Donald Trump sells private jet to Republican donor amid cash squeeze

  28-05-2024 20:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Former president transfers ownership of Cessna Citation X, worth $8.5m to $10m, to holding company tied to Mehrdad MoayediWith more than $500m in court fines on his back, Donald Trump has sold one of the two private jets he owns to a major Republican donor.According to FAA records, the former US president transferred ownership of the 1997 Cessna Citation X on 13 May. While it is unclear how much he sold the plane for, the private aviation company evoJets estimates a Citation X costs about $8.5m
  
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• Wembley to ramp up security operation for Champions League final

  28-05-2024 20:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Move follows chaotic scenes at recent showpiece eventsReal Madrid and Borussia Dortmund meet on SaturdayWembley will implement its biggest security operation for Saturday’s Champions League final in an effort to avoid any repeat of the chaos that has surrounded recent showpiece events at home and abroad.More than 2,500 stewards will oversee crowds attending the match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, while a £5m investment in beefed-up infrastructure is intended to ensure th
  
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• In historic first, Canada lawmaker addresses legislature in Indigenous language

  28-05-2024 19:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Sol Mamakwa gave first-ever Indigenous-language speech to Ontario provincial legislature, following rule changeA First Nations lawmaker in Ontario has addressed the province’s legislature in Anishininiimowin, in a “historic” milestone that repudiates a centuries-long colonial “war” on Indigenous languages.Sol Mamakwa, a New Democratic party member from the community of Kingfisher Lake First Nation, rose on Tuesday to give the province’s first-ever Indigenous l
  
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• The Guardian view on the Tory rail legacy: a dismal record of failure | Editorial

  28-05-2024 19:47 via theguardian.com
  
  A report by cross-party MPs offers a damning verdict, six years after a ‘root and branch’ review called for wide-ranging reformThe vertiginous pace of events since Boris Johnson’s 2019 election victory has been such that pledges made only a few years ago seem almost to belong to another era. “I am a great believer in rail,” said Mr Johnson in 2021, announcing a major programme of reforms to the country’s network, “but for too long passengers have not had
  
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• The Guardian view on the Rafah offensive: crossing US red lines should have consequences | Editorial

  28-05-2024 19:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe Biden should back a UN security council resolution to end the fighting in Gaza rather than shielding Israel from criticismThe Israeli strike that killed at least 45 displaced Palestinians, many of them women and children, at a tent camp in Rafah this weekend clearly crossed Joe Biden’s “red line” over the need to protect civilians in the Gaza conflict. France’s Emmanuel Macron did not doubt what should happen next. “These operations must stop,” he pos
  
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• Man jailed for attempted murder of pregnant ex-girlfriend in south Wales

  28-05-2024 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Daniel Mihai Popescu given more than 17 years for stabbing Andreea Pintili as she left home in AberfanA man who stabbed his pregnant ex-girlfriend weeks before she was due to give birth to their baby has been jailed for 17 years and four months for attempted murder.Daniel Mihai Popescu, 29, grabbed Andreea Pintili as she left home in Aberfan, south Wales, and told her: “I have a knife and I am going to kill you.” Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester United staff offered early bonus by Sir Jim Ratcliffe if they resign

  28-05-2024 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Ratcliffe wants everyone in club offices and happy to trim staffScheme set out in email and is open until next Wednesday Manchester United staff have been offered early payment of an annual bonus if they resign by next ­Wednesday, as part of Sir Jim ­Ratcliffe’s edict to get all employees into the club’s offices and his push to trim the workforce.United have made it compulsory for staff to work from their offices in either ­Manchester or London rather than at home from 1
  
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• Angela Rayner cleared of criminal wrongdoing over sale of home

  28-05-2024 19:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Police say no further action will be taken as deputy Labour leader criticises ‘desperate tactics’ of Tories who urged officers to investigateAngela Rayner has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing over claims she avoided tax on the sale of a home, with the Labour deputy leader criticising what she called the “desperate tactics” of Conservative MPs who urged police to investigate.In a statement, Greater Manchester police (GMP) said any allegations that Rayner should have pai
  
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• No budget until September if Labour wins election, says Reeves

  28-05-2024 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Shadow chancellor insists no additional tax rises will be needed beyond ones already announced by the partyRachel Reeves has said there will be no budget until September if Labour wins the election, and the party will not announce any additional tax measures beyond what it has already promised.The party has ruled out increases to income tax, national insurance, corporation tax or any form of wealth tax and Reeves said there would be no new measures proposed or “black holes” to fill.
  
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• Nadal’s mind has not reached the end, but will his body let him go on? | Tumaini Carayol

  28-05-2024 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Despite his physical ailments the Spaniard, 38 in June, feels he is making progress and is pushing for an Olympic appearance in ParisShortly after his first opening‑round defeat on Court-Philippe Chatrier, Rafael Nadal arrived at the press conference room for his postmortem in a jovial mood. After a career of dominance at Roland Garros, where he has so often been untouchable even against some of the sport’s greatest players, he would have been forgiven for feeling a sense of inj
  
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• Remains of horses buried 2,000 years ago found in central France

  28-05-2024 19:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Archaeologists trying to determine whether animals were killed in battle or buried as part of a ritualFrench archaeologists have uncovered nine large graves containing the remains of horses from up to 2,000 years ago, in a find described as “extraordinary”.The 28 stallions, all around six years old, had been buried shortly after they died, each placed in pits on their right side with their head facing south. Nearby a grave contained the remains of two dogs, heads facing west. Continu
  
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• Stunts, sewage and serious messaging: Lib Dems hope to capitalise on outrage at water pollution

  28-05-2024 19:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Party unveils plans for new regulator to tackle sewage crisis and banning bonuses for water firm CEOs as it vies for attentionThe Liberal Democrats are no strangers to election stunts as they vie for attention in a crowded political field: already this year they have produced a giant hourglass to represent “time running out for Rishi Sunak” and have had an activist dress up as a “Tory” dinosaur, holding a sign reading “Make this Conservative government history&rdquo
  
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• ‘Polycriminal age’ harming lives of millions, says Interpol candidate

  28-05-2024 19:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Stephen Kavanagh urges law enforcement agencies to work with academia and tech firms to tackle ‘new era of crime’The world is entering a “polycriminal age” where cross-continental gangs use fraud, synthetic drugs, AI and child sexual abuse to generate profits bigger than the gross domestic products of nation states, a senior figure in Interpol has claimed.Stephen Kavanagh, an executive director of the international agency, said multibillion-pound syndicates were destabili
  
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• Drawings depicting gladiators among latest discoveries at Pompeii

  28-05-2024 19:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Charcoal graffiti believed to have been sketched by children uncovered at ancient Roman cityDrawings of gladiators believed to have been made by children inspired by watching battles at Pompeii’s amphitheatre are among the latest discoveries in the ruins of the ancient Roman city.The charcoal drawings were found during excavations at I’Insula dei Casti Amanti, a cluster of homes in Pompeii’s archaeological park that opened to the public for the first time on Tuesday. Continue r
  
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• ‘We’ve got to get it right twice’: Owen Farrell fires up Saracens for final push

  28-05-2024 19:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Saracens visit Northampton in Premiership playoff semi-finalFarrell leaves club for Racing 92 at the end of the seasonThe clock is ticking on Owen ­Farrell’s Saracens career and the fly-half knows the hands will reach midnight if they fail to overcome Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday.Brad Barritt, the former captain, was at training in St Albans on Tuesdayas a reminder of the days when the London club were nearly invincible. But that aura has gone as they contemplate t
  
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• Martin Rowson on the young, the rich and the election – cartoon

  28-05-2024 18:52 via theguardian.com
  
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• Partner pays tribute to watch dealer found dead after London robbery

  28-05-2024 18:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Alana Dredge posts emotional message to Oliver White, who died hours after being put in chokehold during raid in RichmondThe partner of a watch dealer who was found dead the day after he was the victim of a robbery in south-west London has paid tribute to him, saying she loved him more than she could express in words.The man, reported to be Oliver White, died hours after being put in a chokehold during the raid. Police have said they are not treating the death as suspicious. Continue reading...
  
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• Former Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz gets 16-month doping ban

  28-05-2024 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Rio 2016 gold medallist found to have violated anti-doping rulesBraz will miss 2024 Games this summer but has filed Cas appealThiago Braz da Silva, the Brazilian pole vaulter who won Olympic gold on home soil in 2016, has been banned for 16 months after he was found to have violated anti-doping regulations.In a statement released on Tuesday, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Braz was deemed to have breached the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules (ADR 2.1) relating to “presence of a pr
  
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• Make the Tories pay for their crimes against Britain | Letters

  28-05-2024 18:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s call for voters to make this a ‘punishment election’ for the Conservative partyYes, Jonathan Freedland, the Tories’ cruelty, neglect and lies are appalling, but they didn’t start 14 years ago (Make this the punishment election – damning the Tories for 14 years of cruelty and lies, 24 May). It was between 1979 and 1997, when they last held power, that the Tories began to degrade everything they touched.Two items Free
  
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• Labour must beware the pitfalls of its new towns policy | Letters

  28-05-2024 18:35 via theguardian.com
  
  The party must ensure the benefits of significantly increased land values in the proposed areas for development are shared by all, says Miles Gibson. Plus letters from Christina McGill​​​​ and Peter WatermanAs a former town planning policy adviser to both Tony Blair and David Cameron, I have only one question about Labour’s proposed new towns: who will benefit from the significant increase in land value arising from granting planning permission for them (Labour will
  
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