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• The moment ex-Premier League footballer crashes car into shop

  18-04-2023 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly-obtained video shows Danny Graham's Land Rover smashing into a Co-op doorway.
  
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• Share your thoughts on the impact of the murder of Stephen Lawrence

  18-04-2023 15:39 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian is keen to speak to people, particularly those from Black African and Black Caribbean backgrounds, to ask what impact his death had on themIt has been 30 years since Stephen Lawrence was killed in a racist attack as he made his way home with a friend in South East London. The response from the police was found to have been marred by institutional racism and a failure of leadership. The campaigning led by Lawrence’s family and activists led to profound and lasting impact on att
  
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• Colin Beattie: Police arrest SNP treasurer in finance probe

  18-04-2023 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colin Beattie has been taken into custody by officers investigating the party's finances and funding.
  
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• Noel Hanna: Mountaineer dies in Nepal expedition

  18-04-2023 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Noel Hanna was considered one of the top mountaineers from the island of Ireland.
  
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• Guilty plea over Rowley Regis dog attack which killed Lucille Downer

  18-04-2023 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Darren Pritchard admitted being in charge of American bulldogs that went on to kill Lucille Downer.
  
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• Killamarsh murders: Inquest to examine failings over quadruple killer

  18-04-2023 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Damien Bendall killed a pregnant mother and three children after being given a suspended sentence.
  
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• More people looking for work as vacancies fall

  18-04-2023 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of jobs on offer continues to fall with companies blaming economic pressures.
  
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• World Snooker Championship 2023: Barry Hearn says sport is an easy target for protesters

  18-04-2023 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former World Snooker Tour chairman Barry Hearn says sport is an "easy target" after protestors disrupted snooker's World Championship on Monday.
  
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• Sussex and Surrey Police forces reprimanded for recording calls

  18-04-2023 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey and Sussex forces are reprimanded for recording 200,000 calls without people's knowledge.
  
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• Chris Heaton-Harris says Stormont is best way to secure union

  18-04-2023 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NI secretary spoke to unionists as he marked the Good Friday Agreement's 25th anniversary.
  
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• Anger as prepayment energy meter force-fittings to be allowed again

  18-04-2023 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners criticise new rules over which homes can be forcibly switched to a prepayment energy meter.
  
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• Weymouth: Thousands of fish reportedly poisoned in lake

  18-04-2023 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A contaminating substance is alleged to have been deliberately poured into the water, police say.
  
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• Archaeologists discover remains of Roman fortlet near Clydebank

  18-04-2023 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Attempts to unearth the structure in West Dunbartonshire failed in the 1970s and 1980s.
  
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• World's longest-serving male brass band member, 95, named

  18-04-2023 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Street is surprised with the accolade for the longest-serving man to play in a brass band.
  
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• Bill Clinton optimistic about Stormont restoration

  18-04-2023 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former US president says he believes problems can be resolved in the not too distant future.
  
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• End racial disparities in maternal deaths - MPs

  18-04-2023 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Report says racism played a role in the higher death rates of black and Asian women giving birth.
  
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• Police officer faces prosecution over death scenes images

  18-04-2023 08:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PSNI officer and an ex-officer are charged with a range of offences.
  
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• Cost of living: Pet owner would 'rather starve' to feed cats

  18-04-2023 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Miari Workman says her two children and five cats are the most important things in her life.
  
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• Vishal Mehrotra: Killed boy's family cannot forgive police inaction

  18-04-2023 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The father of Vishal Mehrotra says his death 40 years ago has not been fully investigated by police.
  
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• UK has no public electric charger or hydrogen refilling station solely for HGVs

  18-04-2023 07:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Automotive sector’s lobby group warns deadline to end sale of fossil fuel trucks by 2040 may be missedThe UK does not have a single public electric charger or hydrogen refilling station dedicated to lorries, with fewer than 12 years until the first ban on diesel engines comes into force, according to the automotive industry’s lobby group.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the government must urgently set out a strategy to help the sector to decarbonise or risk
  
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• Roman gateway rebuilt in ‘exact spot’ at site of invasion of Britain

  18-04-2023 07:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Reconstructed rampart structure that stood almost 2,000 years ago will open to visitors in Richborough, KentAn 8-metre-high rampart and gateway built almost 2,000 years ago at the spot where Roman forces invaded Britain has been reconstructed for 21st-century visitors.The original structure was built to allow soldiers a clear view of any threat to the military base they created at Richborough in Kent, the main entry point to Britain from mainland Europe and often referred to as the “gatewa
  
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• West prepares for Putin to use ‘whatever tools he’s got left’ in Ukraine

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials ready for nuclear threats and cyber-attacks as part of Russian response to predicted counter-offensiveWestern leaders are preparing for Vladimir Putin to use “whatever tools he’s got left” including nuclear threats and cyber-attacks in response to an expected Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russia.British officials at the G7 foreign ministers’ summit in Japan said they were expecting Russia to retaliate and “must be prepared” for extreme tactics
  
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• Voter ID will disenfranchise poor and marginalised people. Our best defence? Talk about it | Gaby Hinsliff

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  There has been too little publicity to help people comply. If ministers won’t spread the word, we should do so ourselvesWhen the polling card for this May’s local elections arrived, as usual I stuck it on the fridge absent-mindedly without looking. It was only when it fell off the fridge at the weekend that, in picking it up, I noticed the small print about bringing photo ID to vote for the first time this year.Like countless other married women, I live a double life. I kept my maide
  
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• Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still ‘tooting’?

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The decentralized social network has seen user numbers drop in recent months, but tech-savvy users remain passionateWhen Elon Musk bought Twitter nearly six months ago, bringing back white supremacists and booting journalists who had criticized him, many users felt it was the right time to leave the platform.Thousands of tweeters – myself included – fled to Mastodon: a scrappy social media project designed from its start in 2016 to be resistant against takeovers by billionaires. Mast
  
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• The disgusting food of TikTok: is it designed to eat, provoke – or arouse?

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Social media has a long history of gross-out content. But on FoodTok, the recipes are more bafflingly repulsive than ever I have just ironed my husband a toasted sandwich like some kind of tradwife and to be honest, I’m disappointed with his reaction. Admittedly, there were a few issues. The steam didn’t help, plus I wrapped it in too much tinfoil, so the heat couldn’t penetrate. The main problem, though, was that holding an iron meant I automatically started ironing the packag
  
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• Sleeping beauties: the evolutionary innovations that wait millions of years to come good

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Some organisms truck along slowly for aeons before suddenly surging into dominance – and something similar often happens with human inventions, too. But why?What are the most successful organisms on the planet? Some people might think of apex predators like lions and great white sharks. For others, insects or bacteria might come to mind. But few would mention a family of plants that we see around us every day: grasses.Grasses meet at least two criteria for spectacular success. The first is
  
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• Quarter of hairdressers considering closing or scaling back businesses

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Research finds independent salons particularly hard hit by consumer spending squeeze and rising billsMore than a quarter of hairdressers are thinking of closing sites or reducing the size of their salon as stylists struggle with high bills and fewer clients, research suggests.Two-fifths of salon owners say they are anxious about the future, with almost a quarter struggling to pay their energy costs and one in five having to ask family and friends for financial help, according to a survey by the
  
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• Private equity’s dominance has gone too far | Nils Pratley

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  London Stock Exchange should try to create stepping stone between private ownership and quoted statusHere it is then: private equity’s long-predicted raid on the UK’s ranks of mid-sized quoted companies. Last week, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, a veterinary medicine group, said it had received a potential cash bid of £4.6bn from EQT, the Swedish private equity firm. Then Network International, a payments processor in the Middle East and Africa, said it was in talks with the European
  
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• King Charles’s private luxury car fleet worth an estimated £6.3m

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Bentleys, Rolls-Royces and Aston Martins among royal cars, but Guardian investigation finds ownership often unclearThe royal family have the use of a fleet of luxury cars, including vintage Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Jaguars and an Aston Martin. But untangling which vehicles are owned privately, which are held by the sovereign in right of the crown, and which are leased from the manufacturer is no simple task.The royal mews at Buckingham Palace is the primary home of the motorcade of limousines and
  
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• Horticulturalists turn to ‘desert gardens’ at UK flower shows amid climate crisis

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Hampton Court flower show to feature gardens using creative methods to mitigate against heatwavesWilting flowers, dried-up soil and sweltering tents have become the norm at flower shows in England as the country faces more frequent heatwaves and droughts in summer.Now, “desert gardens” featuring cacti and other succulents are being used at top shows as horticulturalists struggle with a changing climate.The pretty, pink palm-like shrub Cordyline australis brings some colour while bein
  
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• Boy trapped inside claw machine after climbing inside to get a prize

  18-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Thirteen-year-old was rescued and banned from North Carolina park for one year for attempted theftA 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed inside hoping to score a prize, according to an official at a North Carolina amusement park.Carowinds officials were alerted just before 2pm on Sunday that the boy was inside the Cosmic XL Bonus Game, which contained plush prizes, according to Courtney C McGarry Weber, a spokesperson for the park south of Charlotte. Continue read
  
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• China’s economy rebounds faster than expected after Covid reopening

  18-04-2023 06:58 via theguardian.com
  
  First quarter growth rate was higher than forecast by analysts as the country’s retail sector performed better than expectedChina’s economy rebounded faster than expected, surpassing growth estimates for the first quarter of the year, after the country relaxed its onerous Covid-19 restrictions and consumer spending surged.The world’s second largest economy grew at a rate of 4.5% compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The p
  
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• Wicked: Village gets Oz makeover for Ariana Grande film

  18-04-2023 06:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A huge set has been built for Wizard of Oz film spin-off Wicked, which stars Ariana Grande.
  
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• Blinken urges Sudan ceasefire in talks with rival generals as death toll rises

  18-04-2023 06:49 via theguardian.com
  
  At least 185 killed after days of violence between Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force RSF Explainer: why is there fighting in Sudan?US secretary of state Antony Blinken expressed “grave concern” over civilian deaths in Sudan in separate calls with rival leaders, as the number of people killed after days of clashes neared 200.Fighting has continued since Saturday, when violence erupted between army units loyal to Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of Sudan’s trans
  
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• Colorado River snaking through Grand Canyon most endangered US waterway – report

  18-04-2023 06:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Unique ecosystem on the brink of collapse due to climate crisis and mismanagement, says conservation group American RiversA 277-mile stretch of the Colorado River that snakes through the iconic Grand Canyon is America’s most endangered waterway, a new report has found.The unique ecosystem and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon is on the brink of collapse due to prolonged drought, rising temperatures and outdated river management, according to American Rivers, the conservation group whic
  
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• ‘Our country is sick’: survivors in shock after deadly Myanmar airstrike

  18-04-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  On 11 April 168 people were killed in deadliest attack since coup as locals were celebrating opening of village hallIt was supposed to be an opportunity for local people to gather and share food. After more than two years of turmoil following the 2021 military coup, hundreds of locals from neighbouring villages had been invited to Pa Zi Gyi to celebrate the opening of a new village hall, which had been set up by the junta’s domestic opponents. Families – from young toddlers and pregn
  
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• Blue spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska after SpaceX rocket releases fuel

  18-04-2023 05:31 via theguardian.com
  
  The appearance of the swirl was shared online after it was caught in time-lapse on the Geophysical Institute’s all-sky cameraNorthern lights enthusiasts got a surprise as they watched the Alaska skies early on Saturday, when a light blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.The cause of the spiral was excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about three hours before it appeared. Continue reading...
  
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• China ready to broker Israel-Palestine peace talks, says foreign minister

  18-04-2023 04:51 via theguardian.com
  
  China is positioning itself as a regional mediator after brokering the restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi ArabiaChina’s foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks, state media reported.The separate phone calls between Chinese foreign minister, Qin Gang, and the Israeli and Palestinian top diplomats comes amid recent moves by Beijing to position itself as a regional mediator. Continue reading...
  
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• The Pentagon leaks: how did US security files end up on Discord? – podcast

  18-04-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Earlier this year, hundreds of top secret Pentagon documents were posted on the social media platform Discord. Manisha Ganguly and Julian Borger reportThe US authorities are investigating the leak of hundreds of secret US defence documents, some of which related to the war in Ukraine.The Guardian’s investigations correspondent, Manisha Ganguly, tells Hannah Moore how these documents migrated between different websites before being picked up by the press. Julian Borger, the Guardian’s
  
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• Japan’s ‘toxic’ dolphin meat contains mercury up to 100 times safe level, test shows

  18-04-2023 03:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Conservation group Action for Dolphins has lodged a complaint with police, demanding the meat be removed from saleMarine conservation campaigners have lodged a complaint with police demanding that “toxic” dolphin meat be removed from sale in Japan, after a test showed a sample contained levels of mercury up to 100 times higher than the government’s recommended safe level.Action for Dolphins (AFD), a nonprofit based in Australia, filed the complaint with police in cen
  
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• Ron DeSantis threatens prison near Disney theme park in latest retaliation

  18-04-2023 02:44 via theguardian.com
  
  After being humiliated by its outgoing board, the Florida governor has hit upon another idea to punish the companyRon DeSantis has unveiled the latest act of retaliation against Disney for speaking out against his “don’t say gay” law: he’s threatening to build a new state prison next to the company’s central Florida theme parks.The Republican governor dropped the suggestion at a hastily convened Monday lunchtime press conference, at which he laid out steps the state
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasion

  18-04-2023 02:01 via theguardian.com
  
  West condemns sentencing of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison; US ambassador makes first visit to jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan GershkovichThe UK has condemned the sentencing of Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was jailed for 25 years for opposing the war in Ukraine. UK foreign secretary James Cleverly summoned the Russian ambassador, Andrei Kelin, for an explanation. Kara-Murza holds dual Russian-British citizenship.Kara-Murza’s wife,
  
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• Police charge white man for shooting Black teen boy who had wrong address

  18-04-2023 01:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Ralph Yarl, 16, is in stable condition as outrage spread over the police’s initial decision to release the homeowner without chargesA white homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, has been charged with armed assault after he shot a Black teenager who rang his doorbell by mistake, authorities announced on Monday.Andrew Lester, 85, is also facing a charge of armed criminal action after shooting Ralph Yarl, 16, twice on Thursday. The teenager, a high school junior, was going to pick up his younge
  
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• UK cyber security chief to warn of China’s rise as a technology superpower

  18-04-2023 01:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Lindy Cameron speech expected to present the security threat posed by Beijing as an epoch-defining challenge to the westChina poses an “epoch-defining” challenge to the west, the head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is reportedlyto warn.Lindy Cameron, who is the director of the GCHQ arm, will use a speech in Belfast this week to warn the UK and allies of the “dramatic rise of China as a technology superpower”. Continue reading...
  
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• People in London’s poorest areas face higher risk of traffic death or injury – TfL

  18-04-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Figures show need for work to make streets safer, including cutting speed limits, says Transport for LondonPeople living in London’s poorest areas face a far higher risk of suffering traffic-related deaths or serious injury than those in wealthier neighbourhoods, a Transport for London study has found.TfL said the casualty figures demonstrated the need for continued work to make streets safer as a matter of social justice – including cutting speed limits on more of the roads it manag
  
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• MPs condemn failure to tackle ‘glaring’ racial inequalities in UK maternal health

  18-04-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Committee says too many black women receive treatment that falls short of acceptable standardsMinisters have failed to tackle “appalling” and “glaring” racial disparities in maternal health despite repeated promises, MPs have said, as they called for new targets to eliminate inequalities.In a scathing report, the women and equalities committee said maternal death rates in deprived areas were on the rise, with women in the poorest areas about two and half times more likely
  
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• Machetes and zombie knives could be banned in England and Wales

  18-04-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  In government’s plan to close loophole people who sell blades would face up to two years in jail Machetes and zombie knives could be banned in England and Wales, with people selling them facing up to two years in jail, under government plans to close a legal loophole.After complaints from police chiefs and MPs that some large, bladed weapons are excluded from current laws, the Home Office will consult the public over plans to ban their ownership and sale. Continue reading...
  
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• EU faces legal action after including gas and nuclear in ‘green’ investments guide

  18-04-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  European Commission accused of acting unlawfully in two separate cases bought by environment groupsThe European Commission is being sued by environmental campaigners over a decision to include gas and nuclear in an EU guide to “green” investments.Two separate legal challenges are being lodged on Tuesday at the European Union’s general court in Luxembourg – one by Greenpeace and another by a coalition including Client Earth and WWF – after the classification of fuels
  
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• Cost of British food basics increases by up to 80% in a year

  18-04-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Cheddar and budget sausages sold by Asda were highest risers, with supermarkets’ prices for oats and skimmed milk also soaringThe price of staple foods such as cheddar cheese, white bread and pork sausages has soared by up to 80% in some shops over the past year, in further evidence of how inflation is hitting those on the tightest budgets the hardest.Porridge oats topped the price increase ranking among a basket of British basics measured by the consumer group Which?, with prices up by an
  
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• Chris Mason: How big a deal is inquiry into Rishi Sunak's declarations?

  18-04-2023 00:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak is being investigated over a possible failure to declare an interest related to a childcare firm.
  
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