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• Chris Mason: The battle for truth over Covid is only just starting

  24-05-2023 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A row erupts between the Covid inquiry and the government over how much material should be disclosed
  
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• Cardiff riot: Ely crash death boys were followed by police

  24-05-2023 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harvey Evans and Kyrees Sullivan died in an electric bike crash, which sparked a riot in Cardiff.
  
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• Cardiff: What new CCTV tells us about teens' final minutes

  24-05-2023 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Dan Johnson maps out the timeline of the moments before the crash in Cardiff on Monday.
  
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• ‘No emotional attachment’: Eddie Jones has moved on from time with England

  24-05-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian returns to Twickenham on Sunday with Barbarians‘England are just one of the teams in the Six Nations,’ Jones saysEddie Jones has fallen out of love with England, insisting he has no emotional connection to the side he coached for seven years before his sacking last December.Jones will be back in the Twickenham coaching box on Sunday for the first time since the Rugby Football Union fired him when he takes charge of the Barbarians against a World XV. Though he is relishing
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: US investigating reports American vehicles used in raid inside Russian border

  24-05-2023 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Washington has been clear with Kyiv it does not support use of US-made equipment outside Ukraine, White House spokesperson John Kirby saysWhat we know on day 455 of the invasionRussia’s state-owned news agency Tass is reporting some quotes from Denis Pushilin, who has said that the situation for Russian forces on the flanks of Bakhmut has stabilised.Pushilin, the Russian-imposed leader in occupied Donetsk, which the Russian Federation claims to have annexed, is quoted as saying on the Solo
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian ministry of defence says Ukraine made unsuccessful attack on Black Sea fleet reconnaissance ship

  24-05-2023 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Russia claims unmanned Ukrainian speed boats were destroyed in attempted attack on Ivan Khursreconnaissance shipWhat we know on day 455 of the invasionRussia’s state-owned news agency Tass is reporting some quotes from Denis Pushilin, who has said that the situation for Russian forces on the flanks of Bakhmut has stabilised.Pushilin, the Russian-imposed leader in occupied Donetsk, which the Russian Federation claims to have annexed, is quoted as saying on the Solovyov Live TV channel:The p
  
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• Teenager who entered London home in TikTok ‘prank’ given criminal behaviour order

  24-05-2023 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, was also fined hundreds of pounds for failing to comply with a community protection noticeA teenager has been issued with a criminal behaviour order and fined hundreds of pounds after entering a home as part of a TikTok “prank” video.Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, of Hackney, east London, appeared at Thames magistrates court on Wednesday.Continue reading...
  
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• The country stopped caring whether Boris Johnson broke the rules – thank goodness the civil service didn’t | Zoe Williams

  24-05-2023 18:52 via theguardian.com
  
  It might feel better to move on, but as long as we’re still living with the terrifying consequences of his reign, he still mattersWhat could Boris Johnson possibly have done in Chequers to make the Cabinet Office refer his diary to the police? Obviously we couldn’t speculate, as it’s now a police matter.We could wonder about layers of misdemeanour, and the precise point at which civil servants would cede their own judgment to that of the law. We could speculate wildly about bac
  
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• ‘It’s not just in football’: young players’ families on racism in Spain

  24-05-2023 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Abuse hurled at Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior caused a storm – but what of the everyday reality of life for people of colour?A little after 5pm on Tuesday, a young boy in a Real Madrid strip trotted on to a damp neighbourhood football pitch in the centre of the Spanish capital, oblivious to both the racism flung at the man whose name he wore on his back, and to the national and international debate it had generated. “We haven’t told him about the Viní
  
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• Senior judge to lead Greek caretaker government until fresh June election

  24-05-2023 18:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Ioannis Sarmas appointed to replace outgoing prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after inconclusive ballotGreece will hold fresh elections on 25 June, with the country led by a caretaker government headed by a senior judge until the vote, after an inconclusive ballot last weekend.The president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, appointed Ioannis Sarmas, 66, to replace the outgoing prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose centre-right New Democracy party triumphed over the leftist opposition in Sunday&r
  
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• Joe Biden to call on Republicans to ‘help stop epidemic of gun violence’ on anniversary of Uvalde school shooting – live

  24-05-2023 18:40 via theguardian.com
  
  US president’s speech comes as Kamala Harris joins top Democrats in calling for stricter laws to prevent mass shootingsWith the executive and legislative branches locked in a standoff over raising the debt ceiling, let’s check on the third branch of government: the judiciary. The Guardian’s Martin Pengelly reports that supreme court chief justice John Roberts gave a speech in which he vowed that the court would maintain the highest ethical standards, despite allegations of impr
  
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• Alice Coleman obituary

  24-05-2023 18:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Geographer who championed the idea of ‘defensible space’ in order to improve on the problematic designs of some high-rise estatesThe geographer Alice Coleman, who has died aged 99, set out to prove that British modernist high-rise council estates were failing because their layout lacked “defensible space”, and that their problematic design reduced social interaction while encouraging crime and anti-social behaviour.In her book Utopia on Trial: Vision and Reality in Planne
  
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• Stand clear of the closing jaws: Monster Chetwynd, the artist putting amphibians on the tube

  24-05-2023 18:32 via theguardian.com
  
  She’s worked with luminous slugs, murderous sex toys and inflatable slides. Now the Turner-nominated performance artist – and occasional nudist – is taking over the London UndergroundIt’s rush hour, but not as you know it. On a disused train platform, a gathering of giant toads, lizards and salamanders are causing quite a stir. Groups of schoolchildren stand and point, tourists pose for selfies and sleepy commuters squint in bafflement. It’s fun standing on the plat
  
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• ‘Competitive femininity’: inside the wild and secretive world of sororities

  24-05-2023 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  After the University of Alabama rush went viral on TikTok, a film-maker followed four young women seeking admittanceIn the realm of TikTok trends turned into mass cultural reality shows, few have captured attention quite like Alabama rush. For weeks in August 2021, TikTok was awash in content about the intense, highly scrutinized and anticipated process of sorority recruitment: daily “OOTDs” (outfits of the day), rush recap videos from freshly tanned and coiffed prospective new membe
  
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• JP Morgan claims US Virgin Islands ‘complicit’ in Jeffrey Epstein crimes

  24-05-2023 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Counter lawsuit comes after territory alleged bank ‘facilitated’ exploitation of women and girls by sex offenderJP Morgan has claimed the government of the US Virgin Islands is “complicit in the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein”, saying the convicted sex trafficker maintained a “quid pro quo relationship” with some of the territory’s highest officials over two decades.The claim, contained in a legal filing on Tuesday, comes as part of a legal tussle that began
  
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• Ultranationalist leader backs Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for Turkish presidency

  24-05-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Victory party’s leader says he and Kılıçdaroğlu have signed agreement to deport refugees and not reinstate Kurdish mayorsThe leader of Turkey’s ultranationalist Victory party has endorsed the opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, breaking ranks with the party’s former presidential hopeful Sinan Oğan, who endorsed Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.The Victory party leader, Ümit Özdağ, declared at a joint press conference
  
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• Gary Lineker accepts human rights award with call to show refugees more compassion

  24-05-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Match of the Day host receives award from Amnesty in RomeLineker reflects on temporary suspension by BBC for tweetGary Lineker said people need to show “more compassion, empathy and kindness” towards refugees as the Match of the Day presenter collected an award in Rome on Wednesday.Lineker was in the Italian capital to receive a “Sport and Human Rights” award from Amnesty International for “his strong commitment towards immigration and human rights issues” fol
  
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• Alberto Dainese sprints to Giro stage win as Geraint Thomas holds on to lead

  24-05-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Team DSM rider holds off Jonathan Milan in mass finishMark Cavendish in contention but fades in the final kilometreAlberto Dainese timed his sprint to perfection in a breathless finish to win Wednesday’s stage 17 at the Giro d’Italia, a 195km ride from Pergine Valsugana to Caorle. The Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas continues to lead the overall standings, 18 seconds ahead of João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) with Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) in third.The Team DSM rider Da
  
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• Facebook owner Meta begins final round of mass layoffs

  24-05-2023 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Job cuts are part of plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles, bringing headcount to where it stood mid-2021Meta started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.Meta earlier this year became the first big tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs, after showing more than 11,000 employees the door in the fall. The cuts brought the
  
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• Anger over plan to persuade homeless people to leave Paris before Olympics

  24-05-2023 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Moving people including asylum seekers to temporary regional centres would free up accommodationLocal politicians and charities in France have expressed concerns about a French government plan to encourage thousands of homeless people and asylum seekers to leave the Paris area before next year’s Olympic Games and move to other regions of the country to free up accommodation in the capital.The news agency Agence France-Presse reported that since mid-March, the government has asked local pre
  
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• Kenneth Anger, underground film-maker and Hollywood Babylon author, dies aged 96

  24-05-2023 18:18 via theguardian.com
  
  The pioneering movie-maker had a major influence on queer culture and the 60s counterculture, and is also remembered for authoring the cult film history book Kenneth Anger, the artist and film-maker whose work offered a distinctively radical mix of paganism and homoeroticism, has died aged 96. Art gallery Sprüth Magers confirmed his death, saying: “Through his kaleidoscopic films, which combine sumptuous visuals, popular music soundtracks, and a focus on queer themes and narratives, A
  
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• Cardiff CCTV footage seems to show police following e-bike just before crash

  24-05-2023 17:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Footage puts more pressure on South Wales police who originally said there was no pursuitDramatic new footage has emerged appearing to show police following an e-bike moments before a crash in which two teenagers were killed, sparking a riot in Cardiff.The footage, which emerged on Wednesday, will heap more pressure on South Wales police and the force’s police and crime commissioner, Alun Michael, who originally said there had been no pursuit. Continue reading...
  
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• Madeleine McCann: Portugal search to extend into third day, say sources

  24-05-2023 17:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Operation on banks of reservoir 30 miles from where Madeleine went missing in 2007 had been due to end on WednesdayThe first major search for Madeleine McCann in a decade is expected to be extended into a third day as Portuguese and German police continued to dig into the wooded banks of a reservoir in the Algarve.The operation, 30 miles from where the then three-year-old went missing in 2007, had been due to end on Wednesday but sources close to the investigation indicated that a further day wo
  
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• Has a friend passed out in your kitchen? Ask yourself ‘What would Braverman do?’ | Adrian Chiles

  24-05-2023 17:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Whether it’s your partner who wants to know what the hell’s going on, or sceptical MPs, there’s only one way to deal with difficult questions – dodge themNo amount of nagging will persuade a seal to balance a ball on its nose. This was an indisputable point made in an article I read some time ago about how techniques used by animal trainers could be applied in human relationships. Fascinating stuff. In other words, working someone’s nerves for days on end isn’
  
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• Tory housing plan will put refugees’ lives at risk | Letters

  24-05-2023 17:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers criticise proposals that exempt landlords from upholding basic safety rules for asylum seeker accommodation On the same day that better protection for UK renters was announced (Report, 17 May), it was disturbing to read that basic safety rules could be overlooked for asylum seekers’ accommodation (Asylum seekers in England and Wales to lose basic protections in move to cut hotel use, 16 May).The way to address the pressure on asylum accommodation would be to tackle the huge backlog
  
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• Suella Braverman plays fast and loose with road safety | Letters

  24-05-2023 17:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers on the home secretary’s speeding fine and speed awareness coursesWhether Simon Jenkins likes it or not (Get a grip, Westminster – Suella Braverman speeding is hardly the issue of the day, 22 May), Suella Braverman’s disregard for safety is the Westminster issue of the day. Speeding kills. It is the attitude that my life is more valuable than the life of anyone else on the road. The offence is further confirmation of the tinpot arrogance shown by a succession of this gov
  
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• Crown Estate Scotland could buy Highland estates to sell back to local communities

  24-05-2023 17:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Scottish ministers pushing radical agenda to increase community ownership of large estatesCrown Estate Scotland, the body that manages land and seabed once owned outright by British monarchs, could help buy large Highland estates and then sell them back to local communities.Crown Estate Scotland has agreed to support a radical agenda being pushed through by Scottish ministers to increase community ownership of large estates, in an agreement struck with the Scottish Land Commission. Continue read
  
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• Brexit food trade barriers have cost UK households £7bn, report finds

  24-05-2023 17:34 via theguardian.com
  
  LSE researchers estimate that extra barriers on EU food imports have pushed up bills by £250 on averageBritish households have paid £7bn since Brexit to cover the extra cost of trade barriers on food imports from the EU, according to researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE).The university’s latest report estimating the impact of leaving the bloc on UK food prices found that trade barriers were consistently hampering imports, pushing up bills by an average £250.
  
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• Ron DeSantis to launch presidential bid as Republican primary begins in earnest

  24-05-2023 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Florida governor, the closest challenger to Trump, is due to launch campaign in conversation with Elon Musk on TwitterThe 2024 Republican presidential primary is due to begin in earnest on Wednesday night with the formal entry of Ron DeSantis, the hard-right Florida governor who is the closest challenger to Donald Trump.DeSantis is due to announce his long-trailed candidacy in conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter, followed by an interview on Fox News. The governor is reportedly set to hit the
  
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• Pay attention to Rachel Reeves: her economic thinking is a return to sanity | Martin Kettle

  24-05-2023 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The shadow chancellor has a vision for social democracy in an age of economic shocks and uncertainty – New Labour this isn’tThe mythology of political history insists that politicians’ speeches are important. A lifetime in political journalism tells me different. Political speeches have got to be made, and some politicians are good at them – Michael Heseltine, the best I have ever heard – but most speeches are events of the moment. They are decorative, not determina
  
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• Southgate offers support to Toney and says door still open for Euro 2024 squad

  24-05-2023 17:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Crystal Palace’s Eze rewarded for fine form at club levelSterling left out after discussions with managerGareth Southgate has offered support to Ivan Toney, saying that he still has a chance of making England’s squad for Euro 2024, and has questioned why the striker’s eight-month ban for a breach of FA betting rules does not allow him to train with Brentford.Toney, who made his England debut against Ukraine in March, will not be able to play again until January 2024. His ban wi
  
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• Three British men among foreigners to be tried by Russia for fighting with Ukraine

  24-05-2023 17:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Three Britons, a Swede and a Croatian, released in 2022 in prisoner swap, will likely face trial in absentia on terrorism-linked claimsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has announced that a court in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don will try five foreign men, including three British nationals, accused of fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Moscow.The trial will begin on 31 May on terrorism-linked allegations and other charges. The men are believed to face trial in abs
  
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• Greater Manchester police won’t oppose appeal of man jailed for 17 years for rape

  24-05-2023 17:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Police and CPS say they no longer consider Andrew Malkinson’s conviction safe after another man’s DNA found on victim’s clothingGreater Manchester police will not oppose the appeal of a man who spent 17 years in prison for rape when no DNA linked him to the crime, the Guardian has learned.Andrew Malkinson was convicted in 2004 of the rape of a 33-year-old woman who was left for dead on a motorway embankment in Salford. He always insisted he was innocent, extending hi
  
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• Putin’s threat hangs over tiny Moldova, but its people filled me with hope | Nathalie Tocci

  24-05-2023 17:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian forces planned to invade after conquering Ukraine. Now Europe’s task is to ensure that Moldova’s democracy survivesWhile Russia’s war on Ukraine rages on and Kyiv prepares its counteroffensive, Moldova, the former Soviet republic sandwiched between Ukraine and the EU, is fortunate to be still standing. Had Russia succeeded in its original war aims, not only would it have captured Kyiv and Odesa, but from there it would have been a matter of days before Russian forces ha
  
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• ‘Beyoncé is wearing my jeans!’ Markus Klinko’s best shot

  24-05-2023 17:12 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘This was for the cover of Beyoncé’s Dangerously in Love album. She thought pairing the diamond top with a skirt would look too red carpet. But she hadn’t brought any jeans – so I gave her mine’I was a classical concert harpist before I became a photographer. I studied at the Paris conservatoire and signed with EMI Classics. Then, in 1994, aged 33, a hand injury prevented me from playing. I made a quick decision to do something else and that’s how I bec
  
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• Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again

  24-05-2023 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it, thanks to electronic brain implants
  
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• ‘Ancient’ vase repatriated from UK to Greece faces fresh forgery claim

  24-05-2023 17:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Archaeologist says 5th-century BC wine vase with modern decoration widely regarded as fakeDays after Greece announced the recovery of hundreds of antiquities from a disgraced British dealer, its ministry of culture faces the accusation that one of those artefacts, a vase of the early 5th-century BC, bears a decoration that is in fact a “modern forgery” created in the 1990s.Christos Tsirogiannis, an archaeologist based in Cambridge, expressed astonishment that the ministry
  
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• Paralysed man walks using device that reconnects brain with muscles

  24-05-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Pioneering research could help development of miniaturised devices for stroke patients and paralysed peopleA man who was paralysed in a cycling accident in 2011 has been able to stand and walk with an aid after doctors implanted a device that reads his brain waves and sends instructions to his spine to move the right muscles.Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, was told he would never walk again after breaking his neck in a traffic accident in China, but has climbed stairs and walked for more than 100 metres at
  
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• A magic moment and psychedelic rock – readers’ best photos

  24-05-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Click here to submit a picture for publication in these online galleries and/or on the Guardian letters page Continue reading...
  
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• Football Daily | The ‘Angel of Alkmaar’, landing haymakers for club, king and country

  24-05-2023 16:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In the wake of West Ham’s Tin Pot semi-final win over AZ last week, one man was honoured as a hero, the very personification of all that is wholesome about the East End club who play in the famous claret and blue. Whereas last season it was Mark Noble who was hailed as a Euro legend by Hammers fans for his role in cleaning up the away dressing-room at Lyon, this year’s far more unlikely man of the hour is known as Chris “Knolls
  
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• Animal welfare groups lose court challenge over ‘Frankenchickens’

  24-05-2023 16:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaigners say billions of fast-growing birds will be left to suffer as judge rejects claims animal welfare rules are being breachedAnimal welfare campaigners have said billions of chickens have been left to lead “utterly miserable lives” after the failure of a high court challenge to the legality of fast-growing breeds, which suffer a multitude of health problems.The Humane League UK (THL), represented by Advocates for Animals, argued that the environment secretary, Thér&egr
  
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• Postal ballot ID may lead some voters to ‘give up’, says Age UK

  24-05-2023 16:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Charity says quietly-announced ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ policy will not receive scrutiny from MPsNewly announced government rules to require identity checks for postal and proxy voting in UK parliamentary elections are likely to make it harder for older people to take part in elections, a leading charity has warned.Age UK said the plans, announced quietly via a written statement on Tuesday evening, appeared to be “a sledgehammer to crack a nut”, and said it was conce
  
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• UK funding cuts to east Africa ‘insulting and shortsighted’, say aid organisations

  24-05-2023 16:37 via theguardian.com
  
  NGOs dismayed at reduction in Britain’s contribution as crisis-hit region faces challenges from drought, rising prices and conflict The UK has been accused of taking the “insulting and shortsighted” decision to cut humanitarian aid to east Africa at a time of chronic drought, conflict and rising food prices.At a United Nations pledging conference in New York on Wednesday, which the UK is co-chairing, Andrew Mitchell, the UK’s international development minister, announced
  
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• See what happened and where in Cardiff's night of riot chaos

  24-05-2023 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Lucy Vladev runs through the timeline of how the riot unfolded in Ely, Cardiff on Monday night.
  
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• Four Tet review – Kieran Hebden’s spiritual techno lights up the room

  24-05-2023 16:18 via theguardian.com
  
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  In collaboration with lighting artists Squidsoup, Hebden has found a way to make his wistful dance music seem thrillingly tangibleFour Tet’s shows have never had such a clash of audiences. Some know Kieran Hebden as the grandfather of a certain introspective strain of UK club music; others know him as part of a trio – alongside Britain’s new UK bass royalty Fred Again and dubstep antagonist turned man-bun enthusiast Skrillex – who headlined this y
  
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• ‘The word-of-mouth has been crazy!’ How Colin from Accounts stormed the UK

  24-05-2023 16:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Imelda Staunton’s a fan, viewers adore it and it’s inspired by the real-life marriage of its stars. The duo behind 2023’s most hilariously joyful sitcom talk breast flashes, sex scenes and disabled dogsWhat do the Queen, Doctor Who and death-eating Lucius Malfoy have in common? The stars who play them are all avowed fans of the Australian sitcom Colin from Accounts – the word-of-mouth sensation that sees two singletons go on a romantic journey after a dog is hit by a car.
  
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• When it comes to fashion, M&S is on the right wavelength

  24-05-2023 16:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Reliable sizing, sweet-spot pricing and contemporary – but not faddish – styles are helping high street retailer stand outM&S’s recovery finally looks like the real dealFull story: Denim, dresses and cheaper food lift profitsFashion matters at Marks & Spencer. Clothes are an emotional purchase, and when M&S is successfully delivering clothes that its customers desire, it’s a strong sign that the retailer is on the right wavelength. Food may be a much larger pa
  
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• Boris Johnson cuts ties with government lawyers assisting him in Covid inquiry

  24-05-2023 16:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Allies say former PM has ‘lost faith’ in system after he was reported to police over fresh Partygate allegationsUK politics live – latest updatesBoris Johnson has severed ties with government lawyers supporting him during the Covid inquiry, with allies saying he had “lost faith” in the system after he was reported to police over fresh Partygate allegations.The former prime minister said he was currently “unrepresented” and in the process of instructing n
  
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• Manchester United to act quickly with Kane bid and step up interest in Mount

  24-05-2023 16:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Tottenham forward Kane top of Erik ten Hag’s striker wishlistNapoli’s Victor Osimhen valued at €150m by Italian championsManchester United will attempt to smooth negotiations with Tottenham by bidding as quickly as possible for Harry Kane this summer, while they are also preparing to step up their interest in Chelsea’s Mason Mount.Erik ten Hag is keen to sign a new striker and Kane tops a shortlist that also includes Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Rasmus Højlund
  
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• Clapped out: do film festival standing ovations really mean anything?

  24-05-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Coverage of this year’s Cannes premieres has been dominated by how many minutes attendees are on their feet but the results are often meaninglessArt isn’t maths, on that we can all agree: there’s no scientific way to quantify its ambitions or its success. Yet in film, in particular, we never stop finding ways to organise it by numbers. People pore over Rotten Tomatoes scores, box office figures and Oscar tallies, citing records and precedents as neat bars of achievement. Such c
  
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