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• Atmospheric dust may have hidden true extent of global heating - The Guardian

  17-01-2023 23:49 via news.google.com
  Atmospheric dust may have hidden true extent of global heating  The GuardianIncreased atmospheric dust is masking greenhouse gases' warming effect, finds study  Phys.orgView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• BBC apologises for pornographic prank during FA Cup football coverage

  17-01-2023 23:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Mobile phone hidden in studio by prankster emitted loud moaning cries during live broadcastThe BBC has apologised after its coverage of an FA Cup football match was marred by pornographic noises being played loudly while its presenters were live on air.Gary Lineker, the host, later said in a tweet that the moaning noises came from a hidden mobile phone which had been “taped to the back of the set” in the studio looking out over the pitch at Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux sta
  
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• Madonna announces Celebration greatest hits world tour - The Guardian

  17-01-2023 22:42 via news.google.com
  Madonna announces Celebration greatest hits world tour  The GuardianMadonna announces a career-spanning greatest hits tour  BBCMadonna tickets: Get presale tickets to Madonna's only UK show here  ExpressMadonna announces tour celebrating 40 years career  Geo NewsMadonna announces Celebration global tour: here's when she'll be in DC and other cities  WUSA9View Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Greta Thunberg detained during coal mine protest in Germany - The Independent

  17-01-2023 22:18 via news.google.com
  Greta Thunberg detained during coal mine protest in Germany  The IndependentGreta Thunberg carried away by police from coal mine protest in German village  Daily RecordGreta Thunberg detained at German coal protest  BBCRiot police carry Greta Thunberg away from German coalmine protest  Guardian NewsClimate activists block railway tracks to protest coal-mining in Germany  Anadolu Agency | EnglishView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Martin Rowson on UK ministers blocking Scotland’s gender recognition law – cartoon

  17-01-2023 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
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• Misogyny hidden in plain uniformed sight – but Braverman pulls her punches over the Met

  17-01-2023 20:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Sex offender David Carrick is sacked. But will heads roll under the home secretary or many more officers slip under the radar?Let’s think this one through. We all know that the Metropolitan police has a culture of misogyny and racism. That’s accepted by almost everyone. Even the Met. Now imagine someone who is so far above the abusive norm that he is given the nickname of “Bastard Dave” by his fellow officers. A man beyond the pale even for certified wrong’uns. The
  
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• Riot police carry Greta Thunberg away from German coalmine protest – video

  17-01-2023 20:08 via theguardian.com
  
  The climate activist was taken away by police during a protest against the demolition of a German village to make way for a coalmine. Thunberg was detained after sitting near the edge of the opencast Garzweiler 2 mine, about 5 miles from the village of Lützerath. Riot police backed by bulldozers removed activists from buildings in the village, with only a few left in trees and an underground tunnel at the weekend, but protesters including Thunberg remained at the site and staged a sit-in in
  
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• Man charged with assaulting Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale at north London derby

  17-01-2023 20:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Joseph Watts, 35, will face court on Friday charged with assault and throwing a missile on to pitchA man has been charged with assault after the Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was kicked by a Tottenham Hotspur fan at Sunday’s north London derby.Joseph Watts, 35, of Hackney in east London, was charged with assault by beating, going on to an area adjacent to a playing area and throwing a missile on to a football pitch, the Metropolitan police said. He is due to appear at Highbury magistra
  
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• Heavy rainfall leaves trail of destruction across California – video

  17-01-2023 19:42 via theguardian.com
  
  California is grappling with the damage left by a series of storms since late December, wreaking havoc in nearly every region from the northern coast to Los Angeles. Intense rainfall has blocked access to roads, flooded houses and left rural areas inaccessible. Communities have been forced to evacuate as land and mudslides still threaten the worst-affected regionsCalifornia’s rainstorm hell ‘among the most deadly disasters in our history’
  California storms: Biden declares major
  
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• Ben Wallace and EU defence ministers to press Germany over tanks to Ukraine

  17-01-2023 19:37 via theguardian.com
  
  UK defence secretary will meet counterparts from Poland and Baltics in drive to get Berlin to agree re-export of Leopard 2 tanksRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe British defence secretary, Ben Wallace, will join counterparts from Poland and the Baltic countries in Estonia to mount a final attempt to put pressure on Germany to authorise sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine this week.The meeting of so-called “Leopard coalition” of countries willing to or keen to see weste
  
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• The Guardian view on reforming the Met: a systemic problem demands political leadership | Editorial

  17-01-2023 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Appalling failings allowed David Carrick to thrive in the force despite terrorising women over decadesDavid Carrick is one of the worst sex offenders in modern criminal history, responsible for 85 crimes against 12 women, whom he terrorised through violence, abuse, coercion and humiliation. But the deeper horror of the case of the Met police officer, sacked on Tuesday, is not its singularity but the chilling fact that this is familiar terrain. The force is now investigating claims of domestic an
  
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• The Guardian view on a deal for Northern Ireland: Sunak must face down his ultras | Editorial

  17-01-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Brexit maximalists must not be allowed to derail progress in easing barriers to trade across the Irish Sea Following the disastrous Liz Truss interlude in Downing Street, Rishi Sunak was championed by supporters as the pragmatic antidote to a period of ideological extremism. As progress is finally made in resolving differences with Brussels over post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade arrangements, Mr Sunak’s ability to justify that reputation for sober realism is about to be put to a defining
  
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• Scotland Gender Recognition Bill: What are the sticking points?

  17-01-2023 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A plan to make it easier to get a gender recognition certificate has led to a constitutional row.
  
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• Conversion practices ban will include transgender people, Donelan confirms

  17-01-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Latest government U-turn on policy comes amid row over Scotland’s gender recognition billUK politics live – latest news updatesThe government’s plans for a ban on so-called conversion practices will now also include transgender people, the culture secretary has confirmed.The policy, which has been proposed several times by successive Conservative governments since 2018 when Theresa May was prime minister, will outlaw attempts to change someone’s sexuality or gender identi
  
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• For peace in Haiti, first win the war on hunger | Letters

  17-01-2023 18:45 via theguardian.com
  
  The millions of Haitians facing food insecurity need our help, says Jean-Martin Bauer of the UN’s World Food Programme, while Selma James urges robust reporting on the crisis “Arguably the two most important steps for the restoration of order [in Haiti] are ending the gangs’ power and holding meaningful new elections,” says your article (Haiti crisis: how did it get so bad, what is the role of gangs, and is there a way out?, 12 January). Peace is a laudable aim, as are th
  
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• Attitudes to ADHD have come a long way – but we still have further to go | Letters

  17-01-2023 18:45 via theguardian.com
  
  There is thankfully more understanding of the condition than when my daughter was first diagnosed over 30 years ago, writes Judy Evans, while Cal Walters-Davies calls for more support and more positive coverageHow refreshing to see so much positive coverage given to the condition ADHD, coverage which helps to widen the understanding of and facilitate support for a disorder that is both challenging and potentially life-changing (ADHD services ‘swamped’, say experts as more UK women se
  
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• Greta Thunberg briefly detained at coal protest in Germany

  17-01-2023 18:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Thunberg was held at the Garzweiler 2 mine near the village of Lützerath, but released after an identity checkGreta Thunberg was among climate activists detained during a protest against the demolition of a German village to make way for a coalmine.Thunberg was detained after sitting near the edge of the opencast Garzweiler 2 mine, about 5 miles from the village of Lützerath. Continue reading...
  
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• Ukrainian adviser quits after claims over Russian missile that killed dozens

  17-01-2023 18:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Oleksiy Arestovych said rocket that hit Dnipro building detonated after being downed by Ukraine forcesA Ukrainian presidential adviser has resigned after causing widespread anger when he suggested a Russian missile that killed dozens had been shot down by Ukraine.45 people were killed in the south-central city of Dnipro when a Russian X-22 anti-ship ballistic missile hit an apartment block on Saturday. Rescuers called off the search on Tuesday with 20 people still missing. Continue reading...
  
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• Strikes Update: How nurses' strikes on Wednesday will affect you

  17-01-2023 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What you need to know about the nurses' strike and other industrial action, by the BBC's Zoe Conway.
  
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• Prince William reveals who's the better cook at home

  17-01-2023 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales unveils his winning dish in the kitchen and rates Catherine's culinary skills too.
  
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• Court battle looms as UK ministers block Scottish gender recognition law

  17-01-2023 17:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Nicola Sturgeon says her government will ‘vigorously defend’ legislation by seeking judicial review of decisionUK politics live – latest news updatesThe UK and Scottish governments appear set on a court battle on constitutional powers after Westminster ministers formally blocked a law passed by Scotland’s parliament creating a self-identification system for people who want to change gender.Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, said the decision by Alister Jack
  
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• Milan men’s fashion week AW23: the highlights – in pictures

  17-01-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Designers took a tried and tested approach in Milan, playing to type rather than hype, but that still means frog footwear, corsets and plenty of sparkle Continue reading...
  
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• Minister says UK government 'respects' devolution despite blocking Scottish gender bill – video

  17-01-2023 16:36 via theguardian.com
  
  The Scottish secretary told MPs he would issue a section 35 order to stop the gender recognition reform (Scotland) bill from getting royal assent. Alister Jack acknowledged it was a 'significant decision' from Westminster to use section 35 of the Scotland Act, but insisted it was not an attack on devolution. He said he hoped the UK and Scottish governments could work together on a new bill. Jack added: 'The United Kingdom government does all we can to respect the devolution settlement and to res
  
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• A New Frontier: NASA's Webb Space Telescope Confirms Existence of Earth-Sized Rocky Exoplanet! - SciTechDaily

  17-01-2023 16:02 via news.google.com
  
  A New Frontier: NASA's Webb Space Telescope Confirms Existence of Earth-Sized Rocky Exoplanet!  SciTechDailyView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK government blocks Scotland's new gender recognition law - CNN

  17-01-2023 15:50 via news.google.com
  
  UK government blocks Scotland's new gender recognition law  CNNBattle lines drawn as UK government plans to block Scottish gender bill  Channel 4 NewsUK government not seeking to veto Holyrood 'whenever it chooses', Alister Jack says  The IndependentBlocking Scotland's gender bill is no anti-woke crusade. But it's not a democratic outrage either  The GuardianReaders' Letters: Gender ID law must be consistent across UK  The ScotsmanView Full cover
  
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• Apple unveils host of Macs including new MacBook Pro with faster M2 chips - The Independent

  17-01-2023 15:45 via news.google.com
  Apple unveils host of Macs including new MacBook Pro with faster M2 chips  The IndependentSuper-powerful MacBook Pro and Mac mini arrive with new Apple M2 Pro & Max chips  TechRadarApple's M2 MacBook Pros, Mac Mini boast more cores, higher clocks and bigger GPUs  The RegisterApple STRIKES Back with M2 Pro and M2 Max!  Hardware CanucksApple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max: more CPU and GPU cores, more L2 cache, more unified memory  GSMArena.comView
  
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• Why a pressure cooker can save both time and money | Kitchen aide

  17-01-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Pressure cookers can steam-cook anything from vegetables and pulses to fish and stews in a fraction of the time, and our panel of chefs agrees they preserve flavour, tooGot a culinary dilemma? Email [email protected] are the advantages of pressure cookers?
  Charlie, Lincoln
  What really sets pressure cookers apart from other bits of kitchen kit, notes food writer Catherine Phipps, is their versatility. “I don’t see them as a gadget, but just as a saucepan with a specially adapt
  
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• My bad trip – it was supposed to be a 75th birthday away, it ended up being a rain-drenched fiasco

  17-01-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Getting my husband and children to the beachside getaway with my parents was traumatic enough, but then it got worseGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMy husband would describe our parenting style as safety-conscious. I would call it risk-averse. So how did we end up driving our small children down the freeway through pea soup fog, getting blown out of our lane by gusts of galeforce wind, hellbent on a holiday despite an emergency warning to avoid non-essential travel? I suspect it comes
  
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• Parents: share your views on the teachers’ strikes in Britain

  17-01-2023 14:49 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear from parents with school-age children amid strikes by teachers in England, Wales and ScotlandTeachers: tell us why you’re striking in BritainThousands of schools in England and Wales will shut in February after teachers voted to take industrial action, union leaders have announced.National Education Union members will stage a mass strike on 1 February, followed by regional stoppages. The union is striking for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise after the governme
  
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• SpaceX Falcon Heavy boosters land in awesome drone view + launch time-lapse - VideoFromSpace

  17-01-2023 14:47 via news.google.com
  
  SpaceX Falcon Heavy boosters land in awesome drone view + launch time-lapse  VideoFromSpaceSpaceX uses ultra-powerful rocket for mystery military mission  The IndependentPowerful Falcon Heavy Launches 2 Space Force Satellites In Spectacular Fashion  News On 6/KOTVSee photos of SpaceX Falcon Heavy's gorgeous Sunday launch  Space.comSpaceX launches spy satellite for U.S. Space Force  Arirang NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Britishvolt: UK battery start-up collapses into administration

  17-01-2023 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The majority of Britishvolt's 300 employees have been made redundant after last minute attempts to find a buyer failed.
  
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• Ken Bruce announces BBC Radio 2 departure live on air

  17-01-2023 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Ken Bruce has presented a weekday mid-morning show for 31 years.
  
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• UK conversion therapy ban to include trans people

  17-01-2023 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The ban will outlaw attempts to change someone's sexuality or gender identity.
  
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• A39 Somerset: Double-decker bus carrying 70 people overturns

  17-01-2023 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The bus overturned in Somerset as icy conditions cause problems on the roads in parts of the UK.
  
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• Ken Bruce to leave BBC Radio 2 show after 31 years and join Greatest Hits

  17-01-2023 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The long-serving DJ says it's "time for a change" and he'll join rival station Greatest Hits Radio.
  
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• David Carrick: Metropolitan Police sack serial rapist police officer

  17-01-2023 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  David Carrick has admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women across two decades.
  
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• How to drive in snow and icy weather

  17-01-2023 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tips on what to carry in your car and how to drive in snow and icy weather.
  
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• Britishvolt: UK battery giant collapses into administration

  17-01-2023 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The majority of Britishvolt's 300 employees have been made redundant after last minute attempts to find a buyer failed.
  
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• Teachers' strikes: When and why are teachers striking?

  17-01-2023 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Teachers in England and Wales are going on strike as Scottish schools face continued action.
  
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• A camel in Saudi Arabia and a horse jumps over a bonfire: Tuesday’s best photos

  17-01-2023 13:36 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Train drivers to go on strike in February

  17-01-2023 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Walkouts are planned for 1 and 3 February after the Aslef union calls a pay offer "clearly unacceptable".
  
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• Surprise asteroid photobombs Hubble telescope image. Can you spot it? - Space.com

  17-01-2023 13:27 via news.google.com
  
  Surprise asteroid photobombs Hubble telescope image. Can you spot it?  Space.comHubble Spots Stealthy Asteroid Photobombing a Fuzzy Galaxy  CNETHubble Spots an Astronomical Intruder in a Distant Galaxy  SciTechDailyHubble Space Telescope gets up close and personal with our neighbours  HT TechView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Former Wagner Group commander who fled to Norway feared for his life

  17-01-2023 13:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Andrey Medvedev told the Guardian he had seen summary executions of mercenary group’s Russian fightersRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA former commander with the Russian mercenary Wagner Group who sought asylum in Norway spoke of how he feared for his life in an interview conducted last month in Russia with the Guardian.Andrey Medvedev, 26, said that in Ukraine he had witnessed the summary killing of Wagner fighters accused by their own commanders of disobeying orders, someti
  
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• Survival rates for 9/10 of most common forms of cancer are LOWER in UK than rest of Europe - Daily Mail

  17-01-2023 13:18 via news.google.com
  Survival rates for 9/10 of most common forms of cancer are LOWER in UK than rest of Europe  Daily MailAction call over fall in cancer diagnosis figures  Shields GazetteNine in 10 cancer survival rates worse than in Europe  The TelegraphFactCheck: Northern Ireland's long breast cancer waits are 50 times higher than in 2011  Channel 4 NewsHundreds of 'missing' cancer diagnoses in Northamptonshire in 2020 – as fewer found at early stage  North
  
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• Meditation could have positive impact on gut and overall health - The Guardian

  17-01-2023 13:02 via news.google.com
  Meditation could have positive impact on gut and overall health  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Pay rises at fastest pace for over 20 years, but below inflation

  17-01-2023 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Wages rose at their fastest rate since 2001 excluding the pandemic, but still lag behind rising prices.
  
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• New Cumbria coalmine likely to break UK’s climate pledge, analysis says

  17-01-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Whitehaven colliery will release about 17,500 tonnes of methane every year, estimates thinktankThe new coalmine in Cumbria is likely to prevent the UK from meeting its internationally agreed commitment to reduce emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane, analysis has suggested.The Whitehaven colliery, controversially approved by ministers shortly before Christmas, will release about 17,500 tonnes of methane every year, according to estimates from the Green Alliance thinktank. Continue rea
  
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• Londonderry: 'Shambolic' road conditions in the north west

  17-01-2023 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  There have been multiple road crashes and school closures across County Londonderry.
  
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• UK weather: Snow and ice causes travel chaos and shuts schools

  17-01-2023 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Temperatures overnight dropped as low as -9.8C with weather warnings set to continue.
  
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• BBC Breakfast turns back the clock on 40th birthday

  17-01-2023 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Russell Grant, Debbie Rix and Francis Wilson are among the familiar faces returning to the red sofa.
  
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