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• Sexual assault trial in Sheffield collapses after juror falls asleep

  21-08-2023 23:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Judge orders retrial owing to ‘important evidence’ being missed by jury, which also included juror with hearing loss caused by tinnitusA sexual assault trial in Sheffield has collapsed after a member of the jury fell asleep and missed “important evidence”, it has been reported.The judge said the situation was astonishing, after he was told that another juror had been unable to hear the complainant giving evidence because of tinnitus. Continue reading...
  
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• UK growth forecast to be slowest in G7, Labour analysis shows

  21-08-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Keir Starmer says sluggish economy has driven up prices and is holding back students and apprenticesUK growth will be the slowest in the G7 in 2024, Labour analysis of the latest economic forecasts shows, as Keir Starmer said that the economic climate would prevent him from going to university today.The opposition said the economy was “stuck in a low-growth trap” that had led to higher taxes, higher prices in the shops, and the British people worse off. Continue reading...
  
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• UK bill for housing asylum seekers ‘to hit £5bn a year by end of next parliament’

  21-08-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Thinktank says new Illegal Migration Act likely to deepen crisis by leaving thousands more people in limboBritain’s bill for housing asylum seekers will climb to more than £5bn a year by the end of the next parliament as the government’s approach to illegal migration leaves thousands more waiting indefinitely for their case to be handled, according to a report.Adding to the growing pressure on Rishi Sunak to halt small boat crossings of the Channel, the left-leaning Institute f
  
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• Ironman swimming race in Ireland in which two died did not have approval

  21-08-2023 23:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Ivan van Chittenden and Brendan Wall were competing in event that Triathlon Ireland did not sanction owing to bad weatherAn Ironman swimming race in which two competitors died was not sanctioned by the governing body for triathlons in Ireland due to concerns about “adverse conditions”.Triathlon Ireland said it had not sanctioned the Ironman Cork event in Youghal because of the weather. Continue reading...
  
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• Bond for Donald Trump set at $200,000 in Georgia election subversion case

  21-08-2023 23:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Terms include a ban on threatening any co-defendant or witness – but some say ex-president won’t be able to follow ordersDonald Trump’s bond on racketeering and conspiracy charges relating to attempted election subversion in Georgia was set at $200,000.In a court document posted online on Monday, bond amounts for the 13 charges against the former president ranged from $10,000, for counts including criminal conspiracy and filing false documents, to $80,000, for a violation of th
  
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• Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood review – a charming attempt to create a Down’s syndrome superhero movie

  21-08-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Line of Duty star is no stranger to breaking barriers, but will he be able to break the US? Jessop and his film-maker brother pitch a movie to a hotshot producer to find outTommy Jessop certainly isn’t shy about trying new things. Viewers may recognise him from his gripping portrayal of murder suspect Terry Boyle in the final seasons of crime drama Line of Duty. It was made all the more memorable by the fact that it was an exciting and multi-faceted role – something that is rarel
  
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• The Confessions of Frannie Langton review – a superbly multifaceted gothic thriller

  21-08-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Far from ‘just another one of those slave stories’, this is a deeply woven whodunnit murder mystery. It is also a story about love, disfranchisement, and who holds the narrativeThe late-Georgian stage is set for a fine gothic thriller, as a servant is dragged screaming from her blood-sodden mistress’s bed and arrested for the murders of her and the master of the house, who is splayed out on the floor downstairs. The accused, grief-stricken and protesting her innocence, is throw
  
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• Ødegaard edges Arsenal to win at Crystal Palace despite Tomiyasu red

  21-08-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This was a scrap and, having squeaked through it, Arsenal will not mind at all. They did so thanks to a penalty from Martin Ødegaard eight minutes into the second half and may reflect that, while a refashioned side looks short of last season’s brilliance at this early stage in the term, they merited the points on the balance of chances. Nonetheless Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace offered a typically challenging workout and were encouraged during the final quarter when Takehiro To
  
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• Sha’Carri Richardson storms to 100m gold in stunning redemption tale

  21-08-2023 22:59 via theguardian.com
  
  American beats Jackson and Fraser-Pryce from outside laneBritain’s Dina Asher-Smith trails in disappointing eighthEver since Usain Bolt’s retirement, track and field has been desperate for a way to reenter the sporting mainstream. Over 10.65 extraordinary seconds it finally hit the jackpot. It came in the form of the 23-year-old Sha’Carri Richardson, the most flamboyant, brilliant and controversial talent the sport has seen for years, who powered home from lane nine to win a th
  
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• Trump 2026 trial date in election case should be rejected, prosecutors argue

  21-08-2023 22:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Special counsel prosecutors urged the US district court judge Tanya Chutkan to ignore Trump’s ‘skewed’ statisticsSpecial counsel prosecutors sharply objected on Monday to Donald Trump’s request for an April 2026 trial date in the case involving his efforts to subvert the 2020 election results, arguing his lawyers’ reasons were disingenuous and denied the American public’s right to a speedy trial.The six-page court filing took particular issue with how the form
  
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• Show business to no business: how are the strikes hitting Hollywood?

  21-08-2023 22:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Weeks into the actors and writers strike and the impact is being felt with movies underperforming and shows getting cancelledIt’s been 111 days since Hollywood writers put down their pens and 38 days since actors joined them, both guilds striking in the hopes of building a fairer industry for today and the many days ahead. While there have been recent signs of potential progress (especially for writers with the WGA set for another vital meeting this week), the situation remains without any
  
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• What role did the climate crisis play in Storm Hilary – and could there be more like it?

  21-08-2023 22:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Such storms landing on California are extremely rare – but experts say they could become more common as the ocean heats upAs Storm Hilary continues to batter California and the US south-west, questions loom about what role the climate crisis played in supercharging the storm and whether there could be more like it in the future.After a year of weather extremes in California and the US west – including record-breaking winter rain and snowfall and punishing summer heatwaves – the
  
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• Controversial country song Rich Men North of Richmond makes US chart history

  21-08-2023 22:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Oliver Anthony has becomes the first to top the Billboard Hot 100 with no prior chart history, for a song which has drawn backlash for its stereotypes of welfare recipientsOliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond, the out-of-nowhere country song that went viral earlier this month, has debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making him the first artist to ever notch a top single with no prior chart history in any form.The song, which Anthony says is the first he ever recorded
  
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• 3D eye scans at opticians could identify those at risk of Parkinson’s, study finds

  21-08-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  People with high chance of developing disease could be warned up to seven years before symptoms appear, research indicates3D eye scans widely used in high street opticians could help to identify people at high risk of developing Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before they have symptoms, data has suggested.The finding added to growing evidence that the use of eye scan data could help to detect neurodegenerative diseases and followed recent studies suggesting that the technique could h
  
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• Manchester United’s lack of moral leadership on Greenwood is depressing | Barney Ronay

  21-08-2023 21:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Nothing has been fixed or resolved or made good by the club’s painfully delayed decision to move Mason Greenwood onAnd so we all get to move on now; or at least to shift our gaze elsewhere. If there is any sense of closure or catharsis to be found in the news that Manchester United will not be re‑engaging Mason Greenwood as a first-team player, it is to be hoped that these qualities are reserved for Greenwood’s initial, presumed, now‑withdrawn – phrase it however yo
  
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• 850 people still missing from Hawaii fires as Bidens travel to Maui

  21-08-2023 21:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Maui county mayor says 114 people confirmed dead as president and first lady will visit damaged town of LahainaUS politics – latest updatesA total of 850 people are still missing from the devastating wildfires earlier this month, the Maui county mayor has announced.Mayor Richard Bissen said in an update on Facebook that 114 people have been confirmed dead and 27 of them have been identified, with 11 families notified. The 850 names of missing people came from the FBI, which combined lists
  
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• Bunker review system approved for World Cup despite Farrell controversy

  21-08-2023 21:17 via theguardian.com
  
  World Rugby confirm use of system for tournamentFarrell faces second hearing after red card against WalesWorld Rugby has confirmed the “bunker” review system for yellow cards will be introduced for the forthcoming World Cup despite the furore caused over Owen Farrell’s recent sending off.Farrell faces his second disciplinary hearing on Tuesday and the conclusion of a drawn‑out saga that led to questions over the review system’s credibility after his red card was ove
  
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• Inquiry into King’s charity ‘would have offended important people’

  21-08-2023 21:06 via theguardian.com
  
  MP who first called for inquiry says he is not surprised the Metropolitan police have decided to take no further actionAsked about the Metropolitan police decision to take no further action in the cash-for-honours allegation involving King Charles’s Prince’s Foundation, the author and former Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker said wearily: “I’m not actually surprised. To have taken action would have offended important people in society.”Baker, the author of the 2019 c
  
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• ‘Push through the pain barrier’: KJT and coach reveal her golden training runs | Sean Ingle

  21-08-2023 21:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Aston Moore put Katarina Johnson-Thompson through brutal sessions to make the heptathlete a world-beater againKatarina Johnson-Thompson’s coach has revealed the brutal training sessions – and mind games – that occasionally made her sick but turned her into a heptathlon world‑beater again.Most people had written off the 2019 world champion after serious achilles tendon and calf injuries in 2020 and 2021, while Johnson‑Thompson also feared she was destined to fade int
  
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• ‘Holy crap’: Ted Cruz duped by fake image of shark on flooded LA highway

  21-08-2023 21:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Texas senator falls for one of the oldest internet hoaxes after sharing image online that has ‘been circulated several times over’The Texas US senator Ted Cruz, a former candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, appeared on Monday to fall for one of the oldest internet hoaxes, sharing a supposed picture of a shark on a flooded highway in Los Angeles with the remark: “Holy crap.”California does indeed face potentially catastrophic flooding thanks to Storm Hilar
  
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• French get royal nod to rename Le Touquet airport after Queen Elizabeth

  21-08-2023 21:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Resort town receives King Charles’s approval and says tribute is for late monarch who had a fondness for FranceA French seaside resort has renamed its airport after the late Queen Elizabeth II, with her son King Charles’s blessing.Le Touquet received the official support of the king on Monday for the change, the northern resort’s town hall said in a statement. Continue reading...
  
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• Laura Ramoso: Frances review – TikTok star’s full-bodied commitment to joking

  21-08-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
  Ramoso delivers an irresistible show featuring dozens of characters in sketches, improv and a comic playSketch is usually a team game – and you could believe there’s a team of comedians at work generating Laura Ramoso’s Frances, a Canadian hit now transferring to the fringe (and London soon). In it, the comic and TikTok star plays character after character, many in the same scene. It’s a densely populated show featuring sketches, improv, characte
  
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• Jason White on Russian spacecraft Luna-25 crashing into the moon – cartoon

  21-08-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
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• Bronze and Batlle's embrace signifies most global and connected women’s World Cup | Jonathan Liew

  21-08-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Rise of European superclubs raised the bar to undreamed level with Spain’s devastating show of strength and the US in declineLucy Bronze and Ona Batlle held each other. One in defeat and one in victory, one with a medal she wanted and one with a medal she did not. But in that moment they were not rivals or adversaries, just Lucy and Ona: friends, soulmates, former Manchester residents, and in very short order teammates at Barcelona.And as both sets of players embraced after Sunday’s
  
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• Rapist police officer held details of 750 women on his phone, court hears

  21-08-2023 20:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Sentencing hearing reveals predatory history of Adam Provan, who was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl and a fellow officerA “Jekyll and Hyde” former Metropolitan police officer who raped a 16-year-old girl and a female colleague hoarded the details of more than 700 women on his phone, a court has heard.In June, Adam Provan, 44, of Newmarket, Suffolk, was found guilty of raping a fellow police officer six times between 2003 and 2005, and twice raping a teenager whom he met on
  
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• Spotless giraffe, thought to be only one in world, born at Tennessee zoo

  21-08-2023 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Brights zoo hopes publicity around unnamed female, who lacks distinctive patches, will draw attention to plight of giraffes in wildOne of the rarest sights in the animal kingdom has appeared in the unlikely setting of a Tennessee zoo, which has hosted the birth of what is thought to be the world’s only singularly colored giraffe.The female giraffe, born on 31 July, is a uniform brown color, lacking the distinctive patched pattern that giraffes – along with their exceptionally long ne
  
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• Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members

  21-08-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South AfricaLeaders from developing countries representing almost half the world’s population including China and Russia are to meet in South Africa for a key summit aimed at reinforcing their alliance as a counterweight to the west.The Brics grouping summit in Johannesburg, which starts on Tuesday, will be hosted by the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and brings together the prime minist
  
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• Ecuadorians vote to halt oil drilling in biodiverse Amazonian national park

  21-08-2023 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Referendum result protecting Yasuní reserve will benefit huge range of species as well as ‘uncontacted’ Indigenous peoplesEcuadorians have voted in a historic referendum to halt the development of all new oilwells in the Yasuní national park in the Amazon, one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet.Voters opted to safeguard the unique biosphere by a margin of nearly 20% with more than 90% of the ballot counted – with more than 58% in favour and 41% against,
  
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• The Guardian view on 'unretirement': older workers could help with labour shortages | Editorial

  21-08-2023 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Ministers need to better target policies to encourage economically inactive 50- to 64-year-olds back to workThe disappearance of 565,000 mostly older people from the UK’s labour force was one of the problematic effects of Covid. For most people, work is one of the things that gives their lives shape and meaning – as well as providing them with an income. For such a large number of older people not to need to work also points to rising generational inequality. In other countries, empl
  
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• ‘The last campfire in Swedish society’: Sommar i P1, the radio show that unifies a nation

  21-08-2023 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Hosting one of these 90-minute episodes has been compared to receiving a knighthood – with guests ranging from Greta Thunberg to Sven-Göran ErikssonFrom tales of drinking a “very tasty” 100-year-old sherry with Putin to diplomatic shock over Finland’s entry into Nato without Sweden and the secret to happiness, surprisingly few subjects were off the table for a sitting president. Perhaps even more surprising was that Finnish head of state Sauli Niinistö was talki
  
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• The Guardian view on the Chinese economy: it looks bad. What we can’t see may be worse | Editorial

  21-08-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Political tightening and an anti-espionage law make it harder for outsiders to gauge the situation. How accurately can insiders do so?A spate of recent statistics shows that the Chinese economy is faring poorly. The country was supposed to rebound after ditching its draconian “zero Covid” policies, but, after an initial revival, things have gone awry. Earlier this month it slipped into deflation. Key indicators, including industrial production, investment and retail sales, came in we
  
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• Small retailers and fans step in as Nike refuses to make replica Mary Earps shirt

  21-08-2023 19:17 via theguardian.com
  
  England No 1 crowned goalkeeper of the tournament after 1-0 defeat in final watched by 14.8m people in UKDozens of small-scale T-shirt manufacturers and football fans are stepping into a Nike own goal-shaped hole after the company again refused to produce a replica England goalkeeper shirt after England’s best finish at a Women’s World Cup.Nike refused to change tack following England’s 1-0 defeat to Spain on Sunday, even as Mary Earps saved a penalty and was crowned goalkeeper
  
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• ‘We’re craving intimacy’: how art can show the power and limitations of trust

  21-08-2023 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  In a new exhibition at the Whitney, 11 diverse artists explore ‘trust and also its failure’ through their workVulnerability, intimacy, and most of all trust are essential – albeit fraught – parts of our most important relationships. They can bring about the kind of connections that make life rich and meaningful, and they are what allow human beings to truly support one another, but they are also extremely complicated and often challenging to navigate. Through an intergene
  
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• Scam websites lure in Wilko customers with offers such as £4.99 sofa

  21-08-2023 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Shoppers warned to be careful with sales as collapsed budget chain only selling goods in its storesShoppers have been warned to avoid a spate of fake websites attempting to scam bargain hunters by pretending to offer heavily discounted goods from the collapsed budget chain Wilko.Wilko is no longer selling goods online and has stopped all home deliveries or click and collect services after calling in administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers on 10 August as it ran short of cash. Goods are only a
  
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• Spanish FA chief admits kiss ‘somewhat tarnished’ Women’s World Cup win

  21-08-2023 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Luis Rubiales strikes more conciliatory note after previously defending his kissing on lips of forward Jenni HermosoIt was a triumphant moment across Spain and around the world, a precedent-setting show of talent that offered a tantalising preview of what lies ahead for women’s football. But the day after Spain’s women won the World Cup, it was the country’s football chief – a 45-year-old man – dominating domestic headlines.The rumbling started soon after Spain&rsqu
  
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• Women’s World Cup 2023: how the England players rated

  21-08-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  There was consistency throughout the squad with Jess Carter, Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp the pick of the bunchMary Earps The current Fifa goalkeeper of the year earned her stripes once again. Big personality and world-class saves in every match were a vital part of England’s performances. Saved Jenni Hermoso’s penalty in the final and picked up the Golden Glove award. 8Millie Bright Solid, especially given that a knee injury had ruled her out since March. The game against Haiti wa
  
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• Lucy Letby sentenced to whole-life jail term after murdering seven babies

  21-08-2023 18:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Former nurse will never be released from prison as judge describes ‘deep malevolence bordering on sadism’Lucy Letby sentencing – latest updatesThe serial killer nurse, Lucy Letby, will never be released from prison after she was sentenced to a rare whole-life term for the “sadistic” murders of seven babies.Letby, who is Britain’s worst child serial killer, refused to leave the court cells as the parents of her newborn victims described the horrifying impact of
  
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• Pressure mounts on Nadine Dorries as second council calls for her to quit as MP

  21-08-2023 18:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Member of parliament for Mid Bedfordshire said she would resign in June but has yet to do soNadine Dorries is under increasing pressure to step down as an MP after a second council in her constituency called for her immediate departure.The former culture secretary said she would resign from representing her Mid Bedfordshire constituency with immediate effect in early June when Boris Johnson stood down as an MP and she failed to secure a peerage. Continue reading...
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop calls it ‘legendary’. But would you pay £22 for a loaf of bread?

  21-08-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  There are 16 ingredients in the Happy Tummy Loaf, including chia seeds and ‘generatively farmed’ egg. But even if it can give you ‘perfect poos’, it’s not exactly a bargainName: The Happy Tummy LoafAge: Nine. The Happy Tummy Loaf was created in 2014. Continue reading...
  
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• The government’s ‘Treasury brain’ has got the UK in an economic mess. How can we cure it? | Fran Boait

  21-08-2023 17:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Despite all the evidence that privatisation has been a disaster and investment is needed, the department remains in thrall to discredited financial orthodoxyBarely a week goes by without more cracks appearing in our heavily privatised utilities and public services. From the near collapse of Thames Water and raw sewage discharges, to a deeper and more intense cost of living crisis due to the extreme marketisation of our electricity grid. Yet despite the increasing evidence of the failure of priva
  
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• ‘We’ve had one Fleabag. We can’t have another’ – has the legendary Edinburgh hit become a curse?

  21-08-2023 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s uncouth one-woman show is seen as the epitome of festival success. But 10 years on, we speak to three fringe performers battling to escape its long shadowTen years ago, Phoebe Waller-Bridge perched on a stool and delivered a line about having a massive arsehole in a manner that was precision-engineered to make the audience gasp and laugh. It worked on me. It clearly worked for other people, too, because the show, Fleabag, staged in one of the cave-like spaces of Edin
  
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• Talking Horses: Heat needs to be turned down fast in sauna-gate

  21-08-2023 17:20 via theguardian.com
  
  A solution must be found in the simmering dispute between racing’s rulers and jockeys over the removal of track saunasBattle lines have been drawn and trenches dug in the latest dispute between the British Horseracing Authority and Britain’s Flat jockeys, and the two sides seem set for a protracted struggle.At issue is the racecourse sauna, which was, for generations of riders, a daily point of call until Covid-19 prompted to their closure, as a measure to prevent spread of the virus
  
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• Rare hybrid dolphins spotted off Cornish coast

  21-08-2023 17:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Falmouth sighting of cross between common and striped dolphins thought to be UK firstRare hybrid dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Cornwall in what is thought to be a UK first.The pair of cetaceans, seen in Falmouth, are a cross between a common dolphin and a striped dolphin. Continue reading...
  
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• Dario Gradi to lose MBE after failing to protect children from sexual abuse

  21-08-2023 17:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Complaints made by survivors in 2021 led to forfeiture this weekSheldon Review revealed Gradi’s failure over Barry BennellThe disgraced football coach Dario Gradi is to be stripped of his MBE after complaints made by survivors of child sexual abuse.The Offside Trust, a group formed by survivors of sexual abuse in sport, wrote to the Cabinet Office in 2021 asking that Gradi lose the MBE he received for services to football more than two decades previously. After a two-year process, an offic
  
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• ‘Embrace it or risk obsolescence’: how will AI jobs affect Hollywood?

  21-08-2023 17:15 via theguardian.com
  
  As dual Hollywood strikes rage on, studios and streamers such as Netflix and Disney are on a hiring spree within the world of artificial intelligenceSince actors joined writers on the picket line in July, the two guilds, on their first joint strike since 1960, have found a common locus of fear and frustration: the potential encroachment of artificial intelligence on their livelihoods.The Writers Guild of America (WGA) warns of the possibility that generative AI – the type of machine-learni
  
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• Met police criticised for ending cash-for-honours inquiry into king’s charity

  21-08-2023 17:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Force launched investigation after reports alleged offers of help to secure honours and citizenship were made to Saudi nationalThe Metropolitan police has come under fire after announcing it has discontinued its investigation into cash-for-honours allegation involving the king’s charity, the Prince’s Foundation.The force said on Monday no further action would be taken after the conclusion of an 18-month inquiry into media reports that offers of help to secure honours and citizenship
  
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• Mason Greenwood: Manchester United striker will leave club after internal investigation - BBC

  21-08-2023 17:09 via news.google.com
  
  Mason Greenwood: Manchester United striker will leave club after internal investigation  BBCDavid Ornstein: Man United have 'no final decision' on Mason Greenwood | Premier League | NBC Sports  NBC SportsMason Greenwood to leave Manchester United after internal inquiry  The GuardianOpinion: Man United’s Mason Greenwood must not be allowed to set foot on a football pitch ever again  CaughtOffsideMason Greenwood: Forward to leave club following interna
  
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• Anger is most powerful emotion by far for spurring climate action, study finds

  21-08-2023 17:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Link to climate activism is seven times stronger for anger than it is for hope, say Norwegian researchersAnger is by far the most powerful emotional predictor of whether somebody plans to take part in a climate protest, research suggests.The study, which asked 2,000 Norwegian adults how they felt about the climate crisis, found the link to activism was seven times stronger for anger than it was for hope. The effects were smaller for other actions, but fear and guilt were the best predictors of p
  
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• Weather tracker: tropical storm makes landfall in California for first time in 84 years - The Guardian

  21-08-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  Weather tracker: tropical storm makes landfall in California for first time in 84 years  The GuardianPost-tropical cyclone Hilary: Widespread flooding batters California and Nevada  BBCTropical Storm Hilary floods California with LA warned worse to come - live updates  The IndependentStorm Hilary: Over half a year's rain in one day downs 911 lines  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• NHS’s culture of denial allowed Lucy Letby to keep killing babies | Letters

  21-08-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Dr Maybelle Wallis says the health service’s authoritarian management culture has to change. Plus letters from Sharon Grant, Eddie Dougall and a nurse who tried to raise a complaintRe your editorial on the Lucy Letby case (18 August), I have been a paediatrician since 1985, a consultant since 1996 in the UK, and since 2017 in Ireland. Like my colleagues, I am grieved and outraged at reading that NHS managers were unable to prevent Letby from perpetrating irreversible harm.A neonatal databa
  
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