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• Astronomers spot star being ‘repeatedly shredded and consumed’ by black hole - The Guardian

  07-09-2023 23:45 via news.google.com
  Astronomers spot star being ‘repeatedly shredded and consumed’ by black hole  The GuardianBlack hole is observed snacking on sun-like star, bite by bite  The Jerusalem PostX-Ray Telescope Spots Black Hole Slowly Devouring a Star  GizmodoRipped Apart: A Gigantic Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star  SciTechDailyRavenous black hole consumes three Earths'-worth of star every time it passes  Phys.orgView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Rishi Sunak makes 'historic' G20 visit to India

  07-09-2023 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He will be the first British prime minister of Indian heritage to visit the country.
  
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• Mercury prize 2023: London group Ezra Collective secure first ever jazz win

  07-09-2023 23:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Band say unexpected win is ‘testimony to good, special people putting time and effort’ into helping young people to play musicThe 2023 Mercury prize has been awarded to Ezra Collective, the London band whose propulsive blend of jazz, funk and Afrobeat has electrified audiences and cemented the capital’s jazz scene as one of the world’s most exciting.“We met in a youth club,” said drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso on accepting the award for the year’s b
  
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• The showman must go on: Maddison aiming to make England mark at last | David Hytner

  07-09-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  James Maddison has made an immediate impact since joining Tottenham – now he hopes to ignite his England careerIt is not easy to explain, it may not bear forensic scrutiny but sometimes it just feels right, the possibilities so tantalising that they override everything. And so James Maddison signed for Tottenham in June; the showman midfielder, full of mischief and expression, at a club where a player of his ilk is practically a constitutional requirement.“That kind of look on it was
  
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• Rishi Sunak ready to discuss corporate visas deal with India, No 10 suggests

  07-09-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  PM travels to Delhi for G20 summit this weekend and is likely to discuss trade agreement with Narendra ModiRishi Sunak is willing to discuss corporate visas as part of a trade negotiation with India, Downing Street officials have indicated, as he flies to Delhi this weekend hoping to lay the groundwork for an agreement later this year.Sunak lands in Delhi on Friday for the weekend’s G20 summit of world leaders, but will begin his trip with a key meeting with Narendra Modi at which official
  
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• Creggan: Police attacked with petrol bombs during searches

  07-09-2023 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The disorder broke out at about 16.00 BST in Londonderry.
  
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• Actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rape

  07-09-2023 23:22 via theguardian.com
  
  The actor, 47,who has been in custody since May, was found guilty of raping two women two decades agoActor Danny Masterson, who starred in That 70s Show, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday for the rapes of two women two decades ago.Los Angeles superior court judge Charlaine F Olmedo handed down the sentence to Masterson, 47, after hearing statements from the women about the trauma and suffering they experienced. Continue reading...
  
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• Former Trump White House adviser found guilty of contempt of Congress

  07-09-2023 23:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Peter Navarro, a senior trade adviser, had refused to cooperate with the investigation of the House January 6 committeeA White House adviser to Donald Trump was found guilty of contempt of Congress on Thursday when he refused to cooperate with an investigation of the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol.Peter Navarro, a senior trade adviser during Trump’s presidency and who had promoted his baseless claims of mass voter fraud, was convicted in Washington’s federal courthouse aft
  
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• Captain Tom Foundation income plummets, accounts show

  07-09-2023 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A watchdog inquiry has a big impact on fundraising, accounts for the charity in the veteran's name show.
  
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• Man arrested in connection with homophobic attack outside London nightclub

  07-09-2023 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The suspect, 19, has been held on suspicion of two counts of grievous bodily harm after two men were stabbed in Clapham on 13 AugustA 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a homophobic attack outside a nightclub in south London in which two men were stabbed, police have said.Two men were taken to hospital after the incident in Clapham on 13 August. They have since been discharged. Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester United invited convicted paedophile Geoff Konopka to WSL game

  07-09-2023 22:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Club failed to conduct checks on former ladies managerUnited have now cut ties after ‘recently’ obtaining informationManchester United invited a convicted paedophile to be a special guest at the biggest women’s football match in the club’s history.Geoff Konopka was the manager of Manchester United Ladies between 1983 and 2001, but was sentenced to four years in prison in 2011 and put on the sex offenders register for a decade after being convicted of offences of indecent
  
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• Two Brewers: Teen arrested over alleged homophobic attack

  07-09-2023 22:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating an alleged homophobic attack in south London arrest a teenager on suspicion of GBH.
  
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• Bedfordshire PC sacked for sexual relationship with crime victim

  07-09-2023 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PC Dermot Dunne becomes the 10th Bedfordshire officer sacked for misconduct in the last 12 months.
  
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• Wayne Rooney in frame for Birmingham City job if John Eustace departs club

  07-09-2023 21:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Rooney’s contract with DC United expires in DecemberEustace may be Rangers contender if Michael Beale sackedWayne Rooney has been identified as a leading contender to succeed John Eustace if the manager was to depart Birmingham City, whose American owners explored making a big-name appointment after completing their takeover earlier this summer.Rooney, the 37-year-old former England captain, is thought to have admirers within the Birmingham hierarchy. Shelby Companies Limited acquired the
  
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• Sunak has not dropped plan to ban children from changing gender identity, says No 10

  07-09-2023 21:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Government is proceeding with ‘extreme caution’ and taking more time to hear from expertsDowning Street has backed away from suggestions Rishi Sunak is to drop plans to ban schoolchildren from changing their gender identity, after draft guidance from his attorney general determined such a move would be unlawful.The government is proceeding with “extreme caution” on the issue and additional time was being taken to hear from experts, the prime minister’s spokesperson
  
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• Watch: Sightings of catering lorry used in prison escape

  07-09-2023 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage shows the vehicle being searched by police after it left HMP Wandsworth.
  
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• Daniel Khalife: Police search catering delivery lorry

  07-09-2023 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage shows the vehicle being searched by police after it left HMP Wandsworth.
  
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• Hospitals regularly have to shut units due to dilapidation, NHS England says

  07-09-2023 20:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Julian Kelly discusses structurally unsound hospitals during evidence to Commons public accounts committeeSome hospitals are so dilapidated that they regularly have to shut wards and operating theatres to safeguard patients’ safety, a senior NHS boss has admitted.Julian Kelly, NHS England’s deputy chief executive, made the statement when giving evidence to the House of Commons public accounts committee on Thursday. Continue reading...
  
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• Risk of corruption in Border Force increased by staff dissatisfaction

  07-09-2023 20:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Confused leadership structures and lack of data also hampering ability to stop agents abusing positions, watchdog findsDissatisfaction over pay and conditions has increased the risk of corruption in the Border Force, the government’s watchdog has said.David Neal, the chief inspector of borders and immigration, said in a report that the UK’s border security agency could face its own version of the scandals that have engulfed policing if it does not improve its ability to deal with &ld
  
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• Ben Jennings on the UK’s crumbling political landscape – cartoon

  07-09-2023 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
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• Russia launches fourth drone attack in five days on Ukrainian food exports

  07-09-2023 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Bombings around Izmail, main port along Danube river, lasted three hours and injured two truck drivers, Odesa governor saysRussia has maintained its bombing campaign against Ukrainian food exports with the fourth drone attack in five days on grain silos and other infrastructure around the port of Izmail along the Danube river.The governor of the Odesa region, Oleh Kiper, said Thursday’s attack lasted three hours, and the general prosecutor’s office said two truck drivers were hurt an
  
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• Shrinking fish drive decline in size of animal and plant species, says study

  07-09-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis of thousands of species finds some invertebrates and plants also getting smaller, while others are increasing in body sizeA global analysis of thousands of animal and plant sizes has found that species are shrinking, an effect most clearly found by researchers in changes to the body size of fish, which are getting smaller.Species such as the thorny skate, a north Atlantic fish that can grow up to a metre in length, have become smaller, while smaller-bodied species such as mackerel are g
  
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• Mitchell and May to start as England go ‘all guns blazing’ for Argentina opener

  07-09-2023 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
  No 9 tasked with providing quick ball in World Cup openerWe have been written off too early, says captain LawesEngland have vowed to come out “all guns blazing” against Argentina in Saturday’s crunch World Cup opener after claiming they have been written off too early amid a desperate buildup to the tournament.The head coach, Steve Borthwick, has handed a surprise start to the livewire scrum-half Alex Mitchell and struck a defiant tone on Thursday following widespread criticism
  
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• The Guardian view on electric vehicles: UK boom could run out of juice before it begins | Editorial

  07-09-2023 19:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Britain’s transport needs to be low-carbon. State intervention is needed to coordinate the necessary investments to transform societyRishi Sunak’s decision this summer to keep the government’s target to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 was the easy bit. The hard stuff has barely been tackled. There is no feasible way to decarbonise transport without electric vehicles (EVs), which don’t spew out greenhouse gases. The good news is that the UK’s only dedicated manufa
  
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• The Guardian view on the professional enablers taskforce: anti-immigration policy unhinged | Editorial

  07-09-2023 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
  The government won’t solve its border problems by constantly making things that are already illegal even more illegalAfter countless speeches, digital campaigns and a dedicated act of parliament, the government’s determination to “stop the boats” carrying migrants across the Channel is hardly in doubt. Public confidence that the job will be done is a different matter. So far, Rishi Sunak has succeeded only in raising hackles while advertising his impotence. He would not b
  
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• Daniel Khalife: Met police on lorry escape route

  07-09-2023 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Met Police have said its officers stopped the vehicle after it had been on the route for an hour.
  
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• September heatwave sets new record

  07-09-2023 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Temperatures pass 30C (86F) for four consecutive days, and more hot weather is on the way.
  
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• Student unions and lecture halls shut at Raac unis

  07-09-2023 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News has learned 13 universities have buildings containing a crumbling concrete.
  
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• Nottingham maternity deaths: Police announce criminal inquiry

  07-09-2023 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are to investigate deaths at a trust in Nottingham, already the subject of a major review.
  
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• Stokes makes England ODI return but doubts linger over future as all-rounder

  07-09-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Stokes says lure of winning another World Cup key to comebackTest captain has ‘good plan’ to treat knee injury after World CupBen Stokes returns to the England ODI fold hopeful that his post-World Cup plans will solve the long-running saga of his left knee – leaving him free to continue his career as his country’s marquee all-rounder.Stokes, who will play purely as a batter in the four-match series against New Zealand, starting on Friday, and the World Cup, refused to be
  
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• ‘Sleeping giant’ drought threatens more disasters after record Canada wildfires

  07-09-2023 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Unprecedented drought in British Columbia could usher in a fresh set of natural disasters, including devastating floodsA season of record-breaking wildfires in British Columbia is nearly over, but officials in the Canadian province have warned that a persistent drought in the Canadian province is a “sleeping giant” which could usher in a fresh set of natural disasters, including devastating floods in the coming months.Bowinn Ma, British Columbia’s emergency management minister
  
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• Scotland aim to take big step towards Euro qualifying

  07-09-2023 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Continuity and confidence are key factors for Scotland as they aim to take a significant step towards Euro 2024 qualification, says head coach Steve Clarke.
  
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• As a ‘spy cops’ victim, I thought the police couldn’t sink any lower. This new case shows I was wrong | Alison

  07-09-2023 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Even I was shocked by the case of ‘Mary’, who unknowingly spent two decades in a relationship with an undercover police officerMore than 20 years ago, after the sudden disappearance of my boyfriend, I became obsessed with a crazy theory that he was an undercover police spy infiltrating the political group of which I was a member. Most of my friends and family considered me delusional, and I understood why. No one had heard of the “spy cops” scandal at that point. We&rsquo
  
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• France’s abaya ban isn’t intended to be divisive | Letters

  07-09-2023 18:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to an article about the ban on Muslim headscarves in French schools and the principle of laïcitéI understand the point made in this article (Muslims are already excluded from French political life: that’s the real issue in the school abayas row, 5 September), but I feel that it doesn’t tell the whole story. Laïcité is historically a pillar of the French school system.Since 1880, teachers have been forbidden to show any religious or political vi
  
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• Jung-haters dismiss his work because they fear what they don’t understand | Letters

  07-09-2023 18:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Gill Coombs and Ben Whitmore respond to Zoe Williams’ article on Carl Jung and how much her father loathed himCarl Jung, who was hated by Zoe Williams’ father (My late father hated Carl Jung. Should I shun him for ever too?, 4 September), is famous for his work on dreams. It’s perhaps less well known that from his long experience of treating others and observing themes and patterns, he developed a personality type theory as well. Isabel Myers and Katharine Briggs turned this in
  
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• Watford church leader Mike Pilavachi 'massaged young male interns'

  07-09-2023 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mike Pilavachi was said to have also wrestled youths as he used his "authority to control people".
  
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• 'Ritual mass murder' report in Chapel St Leonards was yoga class

  07-09-2023 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the call was made with "good intentions" after students were mistaken for bodies.
  
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• UK's long-lasting snow patch melts away for 10th time in 300 years

  07-09-2023 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is believed to be only the 10th time in 300 years The Sphinx is known to have vanished.
  
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• Prince William kissed by Gazza in Bournemouth Pret a Manger

  07-09-2023 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former England star planted a kiss on the Prince of Wales' cheek as they met in Bournemouth.
  
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• Daniel Khalife: HMP Wandsworth inmate recalls kitchen colleague

  07-09-2023 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daniel Khalife seemed "odd", according to Chris Jones who worked with him in Wandsworth Prison.
  
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• Lucy Letby: Court to hear retrial plan for outstanding charges

  07-09-2023 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The serial killer nurse was jailed last month but the jury was unable to reach verdicts on six charges.
  
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• A taste of the past: a food writer on the power of timeless flavours

  07-09-2023 17:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Dominated as our world is by the visual, it’s easy to forget how important our tastebuds are in creating meaning and memory. Clare Finney pays tributes to the tastes that have the power to take her back “He was just a bit bland,” my mum once said of an ex-boyfriend. “A bit vanilla,” she went on, as if she’d not made herself clear enough. Vanilla was harsh, I replied. Not on him, but on a flavour which is far from boring. Who can resist the sweet, aromatic warm
  
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• From Halloween to Hogmanay: seven menus for autumn and winter festivals – and the drinks to pair them with

  07-09-2023 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  The second half of the calendar is packed with occasions to celebrate. So what’s on the menu for these big dates, and how best to pair a whisky with festive food?The grinches among us always seem to moan about the festive season getting longer every year, but is that really so bad? Plenty of traditional festivals fall between September and December – a series of excuses to eat different dishes, try different drinks, and enjoy the relaxed company of loved ones.On cooler, cosy nights a
  
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• Whisky and what now? Four surprising pairings for double-casked single malt

  07-09-2023 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  From jollof rice to Taiwanese fried chicken, here are four new food trends you’ve got to sample with a dramLike ham and pineapple, some unexpected pairings just make sense. The same goes for whisky, which, when partnered with the right foods, can sit comfortably next to dishes from west Africa to Taiwan and everywhere in between.“If you know the basics of pairing wine and food, then you’re halfway there,” says Andrew Lennie, whisky expert and global single malt specialist
  
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• Keighley rapist who fled UK after attacking girl jailed

  07-09-2023 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arif Choudhury fled to Bangladesh after raping the girl when he was a teenager, court hears.
  
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• Network Rail admits failings caused deaths in Stonehaven crash

  07-09-2023 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The driver was not warned that part of the track near Stonehaven was unsafe before the fatal crash in 2020.
  
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• Councils, sewage, school buildings: Britain has neglected the dull but vital stuff – and is paying a heavy price | Gaby Hinsliff

  07-09-2023 17:02 via theguardian.com
  
  One of the hallmarks of a civilised nation is a state that manages basic services. That was our right and privilege, but no longerBirmingham was booming. It was a city on the up, or so everyone said, anyway; and certainly that was easy enough to believe, if you came once a year or so for some conference or other. Each year seemingly brought fresh signs of regeneration, from the revival of its historic jewellery quarter as a creative hub to the fancy apartments shooting up, with further plans unv
  
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• My friend’s fixation on her gluten intolerance puts people off. Should I let her know? | Leading questions

  07-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s possible your friend is trying to counter an isolating illness, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Even if you find it tedious, don’t assume everyone else will tooI have a dear friend who I’ve known for over 10 years. She’s very intelligent, beautiful insightful and emotionally intelligent. She’s expressed to me that she wants nothing more than to find a good partner and have children, and I think she’d be a wonderful partner and brilliant moth
  
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• Met Police: Ex-officers admit sending racist WhatsApp messages

  07-09-2023 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex was discussed in the five men's WhatsApp messages, a court heard.
  
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• Met Police: Officer in court charged with six counts of rape

  07-09-2023 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PC Cliff Mitchell was arrested after a member of the public saw a woman in the street in distress.
  
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