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• PSG put Kylian Mbappé up for sale after leaving him out of pre-season tour

  21-07-2023 23:40 via theguardian.com
  
  PSG will listen to offers for France forwardMbappé will not travel to Japan with PSG squadParis Saint-Germain have put Kylian Mbappé up for sale after leaving the France forward out of their squad for the pre-season tour of Japan.Last month, Mbappé informed PSG that he would not take up the option of a one-year contract extension next summer but underlined his intention to remain in the French capital and leave on a free transfer. However, PSG will now listen to offers for t
  
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• Prince George: New photo to mark 10th birthday

  21-07-2023 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a change of tradition it was taken by a photographer, rather than George's mother, the Princess of Wales.
  
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• Brian Harman hunts first major but McIlroy not ruling himself out of Open

  21-07-2023 22:29 via theguardian.com
  
  American on 10 under; Fleetwood second, five shots backRory McIlroy: ‘We’ll see what the weekend holds’Thirty-six holes down, a five-shot lead. The hunter has become the hunted. Ominously for Brian Harman, in the quintet of mainstream events where he has held any form of advantage at the halfway point, he has failed to win.That statistic may alleviate stress among the remainder of the Open Championship field, who rubbed their eyes with amazement at Harman’s 10-under-par a
  
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• Puffballs and eyelash cups: searching for New Zealand’s curious fungi

  21-07-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Growing interest in native fungi as enthusiasts across New Zealand hunt for the unusual specimens, from gilled oyster mushrooms to fleshy ‘brains’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOne day the forest floor may be filled with leaf litter, soft decomposing logs and tiny tree saplings – the next, the logs flush with gilled oyster mushrooms, rivers of brightly coloured waxgills run along the ground, or puffballs – white orbs, as big as footballs, that suddenly appear
  
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• Josh Hazlewood hoping weather can save Australia after Bairstow’s blast

  21-07-2023 21:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Fast bowler admits tourists face fight to save TestBairstow hits out at criticism after unbeaten 99Josh Hazlewood admitted he was crossing his fingers and hoping for rain at the end of another day of English domination, which ended with Australia 113 for four in their second innings, still 162 away from making England bat again.The amount of rain likely to fall on Manchester over the weekend varies between forecasts, but all of them suggest Saturday’s play will be significantly affected, w
  
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• Bankman-Fried planned to buy Nauru and build apocalypse bunker – lawsuit

  21-07-2023 21:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawsuit filed against FTX founder, 31, includes memo that detailed plans to purchase Pacific island in case world came to an endThe disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded the FTX exchange, had planned to purchase the small Pacific island nation of Nauru in case the world came to an end, according to a new lawsuit.The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by FTX against its 31-year-old founder and three other former executives, and seeking $1bn, included a memo created by Bankman-Frie
  
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• Ella Baron on the Tories looking precarious after byelections – cartoon

  21-07-2023 20:52 via theguardian.com
  
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• Barbie world: fans across the globe celebrate movie release – in pictures

  21-07-2023 20:47 via theguardian.com
  
  The buzzy release of Greta Gerwig’s Mattel epic, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has inspired parties, special events and costumes everywhere from Washington DC to Bangkok. The $145m-budgeted film is expected to top the global box office this weekend‘Unadulterated joy’: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie brings out the crowds Continue reading...
  
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• Tory election victory hopes hit by shattering byelection defeats

  21-07-2023 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Starmer hails results as ‘cry for change’ as Sunak’s party loses Selby and Ainsty and Somerton and Frome, but clings on in UxbridgeRishi Sunak’s chances of guiding the Conservatives to victory at the next general election looked increasingly slim on Friday after his party suffered two shattering byelection defeats.Labour gained its second biggest swing from the Tories since 1945, overturning a 20,000-vote Tory majority in Selby and Ainsty, with the Liberal Democrats also
  
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• ‘Brain fog’ of long Covid comparable to ageing 10 years, study finds - The Guardian

  21-07-2023 20:07 via news.google.com
  ‘Brain fog’ of long Covid comparable to ageing 10 years, study finds  The GuardianCovid`s `brain fog` equals 10 years of ageing: Study reveals long-term impact  WIONSome people's brain function still affected by long COVID years after infection  Medical XpressScientists Find That 'Brain Fog' Of Long Covid Equivalent To Ageing 10 Years  NDTVLong Covid 'brain fog' can last for years, scientists find  The IndependentView Full coverage on
  
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• ‘I lived in this tee for six years’: readers remember beloved band T-shirts

  21-07-2023 20:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Guardian readers pick their favourite band T-shirts, including a threadbare Led Zeppelin tee, a much-loved Waterboys garment and an exhaustive the Who collectionSaint Laurent selling secondhand band T-shirts in its vintage collectionEvery old band T-shirt comes with a story, and this can make them desirable garments even for non-rock fans. As part of Yves Saint Laurent’s “vintage” collection, you can now buy a Nirvana T-shirt for for up to $4,450.With this in mind, we spoke mus
  
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• Josephine Chaplin, actor and daughter of Charlie Chaplin, dies aged 74

  21-07-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Actor, who starred in films including 1971’s Canterbury Tales, died in Paris on 13 July, her family saidJosephine Chaplin, the daughter of Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife, Oona O’Neill, died on 13 July in Paris, her family said on Friday. The actor, who starred in films including Pier Paolo Pasolini‘s The Canterbury Tales, was 74.Josephine Chaplin was the sixth of 11 children fathered by the comedic screen legend and the third of eight with O’Neill, an actor and daugh
  
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• ‘Cabins slightly larger than a prison cell’: life aboard the UK’s barge for asylum seekers

  21-07-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Home Office tour of asylum seeker Bibby Stockholm barge emphasises no-frills features including TVs that don’t workEach two-person cabin in the Bibby Stockholm barge, which is set to start accommodating asylum seekers imminently, has a small flat-screen television screwed to the wall opposite the bunk beds. Residents will not, however, be able to watch them because they have not been wired to anything.The timeline for the arrival of the first group of 50 asylum seekers has slipped from nex
  
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• Rishi, Keir and Ed triumphant as all three parties win byelection day | John Crace

  21-07-2023 19:52 via theguardian.com
  
  All the leaders concluded that things had panned out just as they had hoped, if not betterAnd the winner is … Absolutely everyone. It was the morning after the night before and – slowly, slowly – the leaders of all political parties began to emerge from their bunkers to face the media. And what a tale they had to tell. They had had time to reflect on the results of the three byelections and – amazingly – had all concluded that things had panned out just as they had
  
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• Lightning strikes twice as rescuers of Swiss victims are also hit

  21-07-2023 19:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Police officer and helicopter pilot struck on the way to help victims of earlier blast in Fribourg canton of SwitzerlandLightning never strikes twice, until it does: a police officer and helicopter pilot rushing to help two people injured in a lightning strike on Friday were themselves also hit, Swiss authorities said.A 51-year-old man and 16-year-old boy were struck by lightning around 8.30am while working in a field in Ménières, in the western canton of Fribourg, regional police
  
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• The Guardian view on byelection results: leaders speak of successes amid party defeats | Editorial

  21-07-2023 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  There are good reasons for not voting for the Tories, but Sir Keir Starmer needs to offer compelling reasons to vote for LabourA trio of byelections in England was good news for the main party leaders but not necessarily for their parties. Rishi Sunak can breathe a little easier for not losing three seats. The Tory party, however, will be worried about being defeated in bluest Britain. Sir Keir Starmer has shown he can win in a Conservative heartland, as New Labour did in 1997, overturning a 20,
  
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• The Guardian view on Studio Ghibli: a Japanese success story in a faltering film world | Editorial

  21-07-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  The latest anime from director Hayao Miyazaki aced at the box office without any marketing. All credit to his unique vision and passionate fansIn the razzmatazz that has greeted the big releases of the last fortnight, Mission: Impossible and Barbie, a far more interesting event has passed almost unnoticed in the west. A film with virtually no advance publicity had fans in Japan queueing around the block, taking $17.5m (£13.5m) in its first weekend.How Do You Live? is a new anime by the rev
  
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• ‘We try to keep a good mood’: escapism alive in Odesa’s resorts despite Russian onslaught

  21-07-2023 19:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Repeated attacks this week on southern Ukrainian city stand in contrast with the vestiges of summer life in its beach areasRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAs the sun set over Arcadia, an area of beach clubs and bars on the outskirts of Odesa, a group of four friends in brightly coloured bikinis giggled as they towelled off after emerging from a dip in the Black Sea. At the nearby Prosecco Bar, two elderly men sipped sparkling wine from plastic flutes; at Ibiza, a seafront nightclub
  
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• Kidnapped 13-year-old girl rescued in California after holding up ‘help me’ sign

  21-07-2023 19:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Police charge 61-year-old man after freeing girl who had been snatched days earlier in Texas from parked car in Long BeachA 13-year-old girl kidnapped in Texas was rescued in southern California when passersby saw her hold up a “help me” sign in a parked car, police said.The rescue occurred 9 July in Long Beach, south of Los Angeles, when officers responded to a call and found the “visibly emotional and distressed girl”, police said in a press release on Thursday. Continu
  
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• UK must repatriate more nationals in Syria, says terrorism policy adviser

  21-07-2023 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Britain has been urged by UN to help young children in Syrian detention campsThe UK government must allow greater repatriation of British nationals held in Syria, recognising that circumstances have changed since 2017, according to Jonathan Hall, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation.He also predicted little security risk in allowing the return of Shamima Begum, who fled her east London home when she was 15 years old to join the Islamic State in Syria, because her notoriety is such t
  
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• Fedoras on top as Cillian Murphy moves on from flat caps

  21-07-2023 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Retailers report rise in sales after Peaky Blinders star dons ‘cross between a porkpie and a fedora’ for OppenheimerCillian Murphy’s portrayal of the vicious gang boss Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders caused a rise in the popularity of old-fashioned flat caps over the past seven years.And now the star’s new role in the biographical thriller Oppenheimer is having a similar effect on a different type of headgear. Continue reading...
  
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• Mohoric wins furious stage 19 Tour duel as Vingegaard is quizzed on anti-doping

  21-07-2023 18:58 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘It’s cruel to be a pro cyclist,’ says Slovenian after photo finishLeader Jonas Vingegaard asked about pre-Tour altitude campsMatej Mohoric won a volatile 19th stage of the Tour de France after narrowly outsprinting Kasper Asgreen, a stage winner 24 hours earlier, in Poligny. The Slovenian won by a hair’s breadth, his last-gasp bike throw doing enough to ensure his Bahrain Victorious team’s third stage win in the 2023 Tour.A rapid afternoon of racing through the Jur
  
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• Arrest of French publisher in London referred to police watchdog

  21-07-2023 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Report says detention of Ernest Moret was wrong after he was held for almost 24 hours by counter-terrorist policeThe arrest in London of a radical French publisher under counter-terrorist powers has been referred to the police watchdog after the reviewer of terrorism legislation found that it was wrong.Ernest Moret, 28, was held for almost 24 hours by counter-terrorist police and asked about his opinion of Emmanuel Macron and participation in anti-Macron protests after he arrived at St Pancras s
  
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• Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Pepsico named UK’s biggest packaging polluters

  21-07-2023 18:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Surfers Against Sewage’s annual audit finds 12 companies responsible for 70%of branded pollutionCoca-Cola, McDonald’s and PepsiCo have been named as the biggest packaging polluters in the UK, according to an annual audit.The campaign group Surfers Against Sewage examined more than 30,700 individual polluting items collected by 4,000 citizen scientists alongside coastlines, canal paths, bridleways and city streets over a 12-month period up to 5 June 2023. Continue reading...
  
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• Post Office scandal demands a reset of our justice system | Letters

  21-07-2023 18:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to Marina Hyde’s article about the cover-up still happening in plain sightMarina Hyde’s article on the Post Office scandal (After 20 years, here’s why the Post Office scandal is special: the cover-up is happening in plain sight, 18 July) provided an excellent explanation of its appalling history and consequences. However, it did not highlight one major aspect that requires full investigation and the production of recommendations.How could it happen that such a l
  
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• Why UK holiday destinations are going to the dogs | Letters

  21-07-2023 18:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Kevan Ogden and Philippa Wadsworth on the blight of dog-friendly places, and the difficulty of trying to avoid themLottie Gross says that she loves Northumberland “for its vast open beaches” (20 of the best dog-friendly places to stay in the UK, 15 July). She’s not alone. We spend a lot of time on and around those beaches and are becoming increasingly dog-grumpy over what now feels like a canine invasion.The article says that our “beaches and their dunes are dog‑fri
  
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• Selby and Ainsty by-election: Labour win brings mixed reaction - BBC

  21-07-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
  Selby and Ainsty by-election: Labour win brings mixed reaction  BBCJohnny Mercer will 'soon be history', says Keir Starmer - CityAM  City A.M.Labour overturn 20000 Conservative majority to win Selby and Ainsty by-election  Channel 4 NewsThe Tories are in turmoil so now is the time for Labour to stop playing it safe  inewsThe message Starmer and Labour must heed from by election voters | John Curtice  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Rishi Sunak urged to stick with net zero pledges after Ulez role in Uxbridge win

  21-07-2023 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Green Tories say byelection issue irrelevant to general election as others call for end to ‘unpopular’ environmental policiesUK politics live – latest updatesEnvironmentally minded Conservatives have urged Rishi Sunak to hold firm on net zero commitments after others in the party used their unexpected win in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip byelection to call for an end to “very unpopular” green policies.While the controversial expansion of the ultra-low emission zone
  
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• C of E vicar ‘spiritually abused’ parishioners for 20 years, report finds

  21-07-2023 18:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Rev Michael Hall, who died in 2021, belittled and humiliated members of his Buckinghamshire congregationA Church of England vicar “spiritually abused” members of his congregation for almost 20 years, silencing dissent, commanding obedience, belittling and humiliating parishioners, locking people in rooms, and causing fear and shame, a report has concluded.The Rev Michael Hall retired as vicar of St Margaret’s church in Tylers Green, Buckinghamshire, in 2000 and died in 2021. On
  
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• Lionesses kick off with pressure rising and questions to answer at World Cup

  21-07-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  High expectations, recent goal drought and uncertainty over best XI mean England could do with a strong start against Haiti‘Pressure is a privilege.” Those were the words Leah Williamson uttered on the eve of last summer’s home Euros. Just over a year later, England, with those winners’ medals still gleaming, have to deal with a different kind of pressure, perhaps more increased than ever before. The Lionesses open their World Cup against Haiti in Brisbane with the expect
  
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• UK stars hold London rally in support of striking US actors

  21-07-2023 17:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Sucession star Brian Cox tells gathered members of Equity union ‘we are at thin end of horrible wedge’Brian Cox, Imelda Staunton, Naomie Harris and Simon Pegg were among the British A-list actors leading a demonstration in Leicester Square on Friday in solidarity with the US strikes disrupting the film and television industries.The actor representing their union, Equity, gathered in the shadow of large cinema billboards advertising the Barbie and Oppenheimer movies. Placards being wa
  
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• Experts recover messages from Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone

  21-07-2023 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Former PM’s spokesperson says ‘relevant’ messages will be handed over to Covid inquiry ‘unredacted’UK politics live – latest updatesBoris Johnson has vowed to pass his pandemic WhatsApp messages over to the Covid inquiry after experts managed to recover them from an old phone he had been advised not to use for security reasons.All “relevant” material will be passed to the inquiry in unredacted form as soon as possible, the former prime minister&rsq
  
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• Putin warns Poland against ‘unleashing aggression’ against Belarus

  21-07-2023 17:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian president reacts angrily after Polish defence minister sends troops to guard eastern borderVladimir Putin has said Russia will use “all means at its disposal” to defend Belarus after Poland and other EU countries voiced concerns about the deployment of Russian paramilitaries near their borders.Putin delivered a series of aggressive remarks during a meeting of his security council, where he claimed without evidence that Poland was seeking to invade Belarus, a Russian ally, and
  
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• Watership Down now rated PG after 45 years of terrifying children

  21-07-2023 17:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Film once described as ‘one-way ticket to post-traumatic stress disorder’ originally classified U• Watership Down has been upgraded to a PG. It’ll still terrify childrenWhen Watership Down was first released in 1978, the film’s director, Martin Rosen, insisted the image featured on its promotional poster should warn viewers that this was no cutesy cartoon about some bunnies.“I reckoned a mother with a sensitive child would see a rabbit in a snare with blood com
  
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• Escaped ‘lioness’ in Berlin was most likely a wild boar, mayor says

  21-07-2023 17:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts reach conclusion after analysing video of animal that triggered lion huntA 30-hour search for an escaped lioness that had residents on the southern fringes of Berlin shelter in their homes and the rest of the German capital on tenterhooks has found that what was thought to be an exotic feline predator was most likely a common wild pig.After no more sightings of the big cat were reported overnight, Michael Grubert, the mayor of the municipality of Kleinmachnow, said two leading experts ha
  
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• Can Australia win the Women’s World Cup without Sam Kerr? | Kieran Pender

  21-07-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Striker has ability to change a game in a moment – that X-factor was missing against Ireland so the Matildas must find it elsewhereTo what extent can the Matildas’ laboured, less than convincing performance against Ireland on Thursday be attributed to the dramatic late omission of striker Sam Kerr due to injury? To borrow from a former Australian prime minister (in a very different context), it does not explain everything, it does not explain nothing – it explains some things.T
  
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• Talking Horses: Warm Heart can lift Irish Oaks for O’Brien and Heffernan

  21-07-2023 16:48 via theguardian.com
  
  There is little to choose between the top two in the betting at the Curragh and the selection looks a decent bet at 4-1Seamie Heffernan has won 35 races at the highest level for Aidan O’Brien over the past 23 years and only seven of those winners were favourites, which is an indication of his perennial role as O’Brien’s No 2 rider and a reminder that when it comes to Group One events, jockey bookings are not the most reliable of guides to the relative chances of the yard’
  
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• After the byelections, Starmer’s path to power is clear: revulsion at the Tories is essential – but not enough | Jonathan Freedland

  21-07-2023 16:39 via theguardian.com
  
  No obstacles must stand between Labour and disenchanted Tory voters. But after 13 years of Conservative misrule, the party has to offer something else besides reassuranceWell, that settles nothing. The night of three byelections gave just enough of a split decision for all sides to claim victory. And by all sides, I do not mean the three main parties in England that each chalked up a win. No, I am referring to the factions currently slugging it out within Labour over the best route to power at t
  
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• UK visitor numbers up amid signs of shift away from mainland Europe’s extreme heat

  21-07-2023 16:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Tourism to UK close to pre-Covid levels as Czech Republic, Ireland and Denmark also leap in popularityWhere once holidaymakers flocked south for the summer in search of scorching getaways, the climate emergency may be signalling a reversal of that trend.It seems some tourists are shunning continental Europe, where temperatures are soaring to as high as 48C in the current heatwave, in favour of Britain’s cooler climes. Continue reading...
  
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• No, I didn’t imagine it – the ‘NPC’ craze really offers money for robotic gibberish | Arwa Mahdawi

  21-07-2023 16:37 via theguardian.com
  
  People online pretend to be jerky video-game characters – and some make tons of money doing it. What on earth?Have you ever thought about selling pictures of your feet online? I’m not ashamed to say it’s crossed my mind. It’s not that I have exceptionally lovely feet – in fact, they’re pretty gnarly – it’s just that I like scheming up ways to get rich quick. And, for a while, it seemed like feet were just the ticket. There was a period in 2022 when
  
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• Ros Atkins on... Europe air travel and the summer surge

  21-07-2023 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC’s analysis editor looks at what is causing flight delays and cancellations.
  
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• Tony Bennett's most memorable duets – video obituary

  21-07-2023 16:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Tony Bennett, the American pop and jazz singer whose career spanned seven decades, has died aged 96, his publicist said on Friday. Bennett was perhaps best known for his 1962 signature song I Left My Heart in San Francisco as well as for staging an astonishing career comeback during the 80s and 90s that sustained his popularity into old age. Bennett’s ability to perform across the genres of pop, big band and jazz won him plaudits and a conveyor belt of willing collaborators. The Guardian l
  
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• How brutal heat is breaking records everywhere from the US to Japan

  21-07-2023 15:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in the north-western region of Xinjiang set a Chinese record of 52.2C (125.9F) on Sunday – in a country that was battling -50C weather six months ago. Sanbao is in the Turpan Depression, an arid basin of sand dunes and dried-up lakes where 50.3C was recorded in 2015. Beijing topped its record for high-temperature days in a year on Tuesday, with 27 days above 35C. The temperature in its
  
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• MPs must close loophole to drive out dirty money from UK property | Arun Advani, Anna Powell-Smith and Andy Summers

  21-07-2023 15:50 via theguardian.com
  
  With legislation to tackle hidden ownership delayed until autumn, the job must not be half-doneAs MPs head into their summer break, some vital legislation is being delayed until autumn.One important piece of unfinished business is the economic crime and corporate transparency bill (ECCTB). Although its name is rather a mouthful, it is clear about the intentions: this bill takes an important step forward in the fight against dirty money and the crimes it enables. Continue reading...
  
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• My sister is drinking heavily while pregnant. How can I help her stop? | Ask Annalisa

  21-07-2023 15:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Excessive alcohol consumption puts the baby at risk so she needs urgent professional support – but approach her with compassionI’ve just come back from a trip with my sister, who is pregnant with her first child. During our time away (we were in a larger group), she was often sneaking off to drink, coming back reeking of spirits, while mentioning conspicuously in front of the group on several occasions about what a lightweight she is since she stopped drinking. We shared a bedroom in
  
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• ‘We can’t escape’: climate crisis is driving up cost of living in the US west

  21-07-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Extreme weather, fueled by global heating, is affecting energy, water, insurance premiums and food and housing costs Minerva Contreras can’t keep up with the bills.Recently, after a series of extreme heatwaves in California forced her family to run the AC, her monthly electricity costs rose to about $500. Her water bill averages around $100, but because the water is contaminated with pesticides from nearby agricultural fields, her family spends an additional $140 each month to purchase jug
  
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• Water hyacinth festival and a dry resort: Friday’s best photos

  21-07-2023 14:57 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Strong winds reignite wildfires in Greece, triggering more evacuations – video

  21-07-2023 14:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Greek authorities were forced to evacuate more people on Thursday after a wildfire in an area west of Athens that had been beaten back grew in strength. Fire tore through trees close to buildings near the village of Agios Sotiras, as water bombers and fire engines battled the blaze. Fires on Rhodes and in Lakonia, in southern Greece, also spread, and rising temperatures at the weekend are threatening new outbreaksContinue reading...
  
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• ‘An all time low’: UK hospitality bosses say industry is fighting for survival

  21-07-2023 14:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The sector is facing many challenges, not least the cost of living crisis that could push the price of a pint to £7Closing for lunch: how UK restaurants are adapting to tough timesAdrian Forte, owner of The Duck, a bar and restaurant in Bournemouth, describes the current circumstances in which his venue has to operate as unprecedented.“I’ve been in the business for 40 years, and I’ve never seen such a perfect storm,” he says. “First Brexit, causing all these s
  
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• Will ‘close pals’ rally around Dan Wootton as he faces down catfishing allegations? He’d want that, surely | Marina Hyde

  21-07-2023 14:03 via theguardian.com
  
  The GB News presenter has always offered a very tabloid form of support to celebrities in difficulty. ​They can’t desert him nowWhat is the most shudder-inducing tabloid tone? I think it’s probably fake sympathy. Let’s see a master of it at work. “Danny Dyer’s friends fear he could be ‘heading down the path to sex addiction’,” sympathised Dan Wootton in the Sun in 2017. The next year, pals were fearing again – this time the possibility
  
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