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• Watch 'Wild West' mass brawl at wedding as men wield chairs and poles in angry ruckus

  30-08-2023 21:50 via express.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the Bolton wedding venue before an arrest was made.
  
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• Armed police race to UK city centre after witnesses spot teens with gun

  30-08-2023 21:39 via express.co.uk
  
  Five teenagers, aged between 13 and 15, were detained by police near a popular tourist destination in Liverpool.
  
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• Steve Bell on clearing the air over Ulez – cartoon

  30-08-2023 20:58 via theguardian.com
  
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• 'Our dream Greek wedding was shattered by a devastating email from Jet2'

  30-08-2023 20:51 via express.co.uk
  
  Jo and Danny had been planning their big day for four years and had spent thousands of pounds on the wedding before it was cancelled due to the recent air traffic control chaos.
  
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• Critics say Biden is old and tired. But so is his most likely opponent, Trump | Jill Filipovic

  30-08-2023 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  The two men are almost the same age. Biden’s slight seniority is only an issue because there’s so little else to raiseJoe Biden is a little tired.That shouldn’t be surprising. Biden is, after all, the president of the United States. He has a demanding job, an intense travel schedule and a re-election campaign looming, Most presidents, one would assume, are tired a lot of the time.Jill Filipovic is the author of the The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness Continue reading.
  
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• The Guardian view on the UK and China: Britain is muddling along in dealing with Beijing | Editorial

  30-08-2023 19:54 via theguardian.com
  
  The foreign secretary’s approach is an improvement, but there’s still a long way to goThere’s an old joke about a lost traveller asking how to reach their destination. The local they stop helpfully tells them: “If I were you, I wouldn’t start from here.” The foreign secretary made it to Beijing on Wednesday, but finds himself in something of the same situation when it comes to China policy. In a report published the same day, the foreign affairs committee righ
  
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• The Guardian view on politicians and pop: don’t maim that tune | Editorial

  30-08-2023 19:54 via theguardian.com
  
  By rapping along to Eminem, Vivek Ramaswamy has shown again why politicians should avoid pop cultureThe scene is Des Moines, Iowa, earlier this month. Up on stage is a man running to be the Republican party’s next pick for US president. A song starts over the tannoy. It is one of the hopeful’s declared favourites. Pumping the air, he lifts the mic and begins rapping along: “You better lose yourself in the music / The moment, you own it, you better never let it go.”So goes
  
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• Motorist stopped by traffic police for driving on major motorway with parrot on shoulder

  30-08-2023 19:53 via express.co.uk
  
  The driver was reported to be driving along with the parrot perched on his shoulder as he was at the wheel.
  
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• Germany and US trained Saudi forces accused of killing Yemen migrants

  30-08-2023 19:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Training given despite growing concern over scale of human rights abuses in Saudi ArabiaSaudi border forces accused of killing hundreds of people trying to cross the border from neighbouring Yemen received training from Germany and the US.Despite growing concern over the scale of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia under the country’s crown prince and prime minister, Mohammed bin Salman, both the German federal police service and the US military have been involved in training Saudi border
  
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• Killer nurse Lucy Letby inquiry to be made statutory after demands from bereaved families

  30-08-2023 19:13 via express.co.uk
  
  The inquiry into baby murderer Lucy Letby is finally being made statutory, giving the probe the right to compel witnesses to give evidence, after demands from victims' parents.
  
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• Why I joined 70 economists and human rights experts urging Labour to change course | Kate Pickett

  30-08-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour seems spellbound by the Tories’ economically illiterate cult of austerity – but there is another way to help Britain thriveKate Pickett is co-author of The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone
  Fourteen years ago Richard Wilkinson and I published our book The Spirit Level. Arguably, the onset of the financial crash should have been an auspicious moment for our work to hit the bookshelves. Just as old economic certainties seemed to have been discarded, we were argui
  
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• Ancient computer system and a dozy operator may be to blame for European airport chaos

  30-08-2023 18:25 via express.co.uk
  
  A simple error made by a single person using a 'very old' computing system may be to blame for wreaking flights havoc across the continent.
  
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• Police release CCTV of Aston Villa coach bricking in Burnley

  30-08-2023 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The footage shows the moment a brick was hurled at the Premier League team's bus as it left Burnley.
  
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• Child’s toy sparks fire and fills family home with smoke leaving mum terrified

  30-08-2023 17:57 via express.co.uk
  
  After her child's toy caught fire, quickly filled a room with thick black smoke.
  
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• EU imports of Russian liquified gas leap by 40% since Ukraine invasion

  30-08-2023 17:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Pipeline flows from Russia have fallen to historic lows, but shipments of LNG from all over the world have surgedEU imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) have increased by 40% since the invasion of Ukraine despite efforts to cut down supplies.Member states have bought more than half of Russia’s LNG on the market in the first seven months of this year, according to analysis of data by Kpler, which tracks marine and tanker traffic. Continue reading...
  
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• Tell us: have you been affected by long waits for practical driving tests?

  30-08-2023 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear from people who have been affected by the long waits for practical driving testsLearner drivers face long waits in many parts of the country for their practical driving test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency says it expects long waiting times to remain throughout 2023 and in 2024. There are various reasons for the delays, including an increase in forecast demand and industrial action.Some drivers are booking test slots many miles from where they live and then trying
  
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• Does your baby sleep? It’s all down to luck, not skill | Letters

  30-08-2023 17:12 via theguardian.com
  
  There is still stigma and shame attached to ‘failing’ to get your baby to sleep through the night, writes Polly Procter. Plus letters from Patricia Russell and Siobhán Ní ChuanaighI want to say a big thank you to Lucy Pasha-Robinson for her article about baby sleep, which I read while fruitlessly attempting to get my three-month-old to nap (Baby sleep has become a sign of parenting competence – and a source of shame, 28 August). I have come to conclude that it is
  
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• Waymarks are important for all of us to enjoy the wild | Letters

  30-08-2023 17:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Hiking should not be the exclusive preserve of a privileged few, says Aled Owen, while Pete Stockwell points out how moving cairns can be dangerous. Plus a letter from Austen Lynch Frank Price’s view of waymarker posts on our walking trails (Letters, 28 August) will be regarded by many as non-inclusive. Not everyone who wants to experience the wild is able to use a map, with or without training. Should they be excluded from this sustainable activity that benefits the local economy so that
  
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• Wagatha Christie is back – and this time Rebekah Vardy’s making the running

  30-08-2023 16:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Last year’s ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case left Vardy with a £1.5m bill. But rather than forget the very name, she has trademarked itName: Rebekah Vardy.Age: 41. Continue reading...
  
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• Terrifying moment boy, 11, finds man dead next to allotment as he fetches ball

  30-08-2023 16:10 via express.co.uk
  
  The schoolboy was playing near woods and allotments, off Vivian Road, in Fenton when he found the body.
  
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• Tell us: which cancelled TV show do you miss the most?

  30-08-2023 13:43 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear about the prematurely cancelled shows that you mourn Streaming services are axing finished shows without bothering to air them and deleting classics to save money, in a concerning trend for TV lovers.With this in mind, we would like to hear about the prematurely cancelled shows that you miss the most. Is there a series you mourn? Continue reading...
  
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• How to make tomato soup – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

  30-08-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  At this time of year, tomatoes are cheap as chips – turn them into a simple soup that’s more reliable than the British summerFor all the nostalgic comfort of tinned tomato soup – there’s nothing quite like it when you’re feeling a bit sorry for yourself – its sugary, faintly boiled flavour bears but a passing resemblance to the fruit itself. But, towards the end of summer, when good tomatoes are cheap as chips, celebrate with the real deal – a dish perfe
  
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• Girl, 2, killed in horror crash at UK holiday park as woman arrested by police

  30-08-2023 12:06 via express.co.uk
  
  Isabella Tucker died as a result of her injuries.
  
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• Luis Rubiales and Spain: what happens now? – Football Weekly

  30-08-2023 11:41 via theguardian.com
  
  We wanted to bring you yesterday’s important episode from the Guardian’s other football podcast in which Max Rushden, Suzy Wrack, Semra Hunter, Robyn Cowen and Ceylon Andi Hickman discuss Luis Rubiales, Spain and take a look back at the World Cup.If you like what you hear, make sure to search, listen and subscribe to Football Weekly, wherever you get your podcastsOn the podcast today: the panel reflect on the remarkable period since Spain won the World Cup – a victory now overs
  
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• ‘Say I want to lose weight. Will they cheer me on – or bring me a cupcake?’ The curse of the frenemy

  30-08-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  At home or at work, the most toxic relationships are the ones where we are treated with both kindness and cruelty. So why do we get hooked on them – and how can we take back control?I recently had a discomfiting encounter at the theatre when, rushing for drinks during the interval, I bumped into a woman whom I knew from work years ago. She had been a compelling mix of charisma, random acts of kindness and glib cruelty. Now here she was again. “Hi,” she said, beaming. “How
  
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• Foreign secretary defends China visit

  30-08-2023 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's the first visit by a UK foreign secretary in five years, following a deterioration in relations.
  
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• Seamus Heaney: Digging through Nobel Prize winner's legacy

  30-08-2023 10:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Performers, teachers and teenage poets dig into the famed writer’s legacy 10 years on from his death.
  
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• Why it may be time to stop using the polar bear as a symbol of the climate crisis

  30-08-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The warming planet is causing steep declines among some of the world’s 26,000 wild polar bears, but it is not universal and the picture is complicated, say expertsAlone in the Arctic, surrounded by disappearing sea ice … few fables of the climate crisis are better known than the plight of the polar bear. The marine mammals are heavily dependent on sea ice for hunting, and as the Arctic warms, scientists warn they will become extinct across much of the region.Long term declines have
  
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• Rats, fires and floods: why Parliament is falling down

  30-08-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It is the symbol of Britain’s democracy and it is falling into decay. The Palace of Westminster needs extensive – and expensive – repairs. But are MPs ready to do what it takes to save it?Fire wardens patrol around the clock to stop the building burning down, asbestos lurks inside it – and then there is the falling masonry and leaking sewage. The mother of all parliaments may be a Unesco world heritage site, but it is also in a terrible state. So why are repairs not being
  
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• ULEZ fines amnesty demand as Sadiq Khan reportedly shelves 'zero' plan

  30-08-2023 03:26 via express.co.uk
  
  The Transport Secretary is urging Sadiq Khan to give a fines amnesty to drivers caught out by the ultra-low emission zone expansion in London.
  
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