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• Armed police who gave up weapons ‘bullied and intimidated’ by bosses

  27-09-2023 23:55 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Chief of the Police Firearms Officers Association, Mark Williams revealed armed police who chose not to carry guns have been threatened with sanctions by senior figures.
  
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• Minister demands Ofcom probe as presenter says GB News must not be cancelled

  27-09-2023 23:49 via express.co.uk
  
  Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox have both been suspended by GB News - but the Technology Secretary is calling for further action from the regulator.
  
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• Labour 'making it up as they go along' after Starmer's 'inevitable flip flop'

  27-09-2023 23:21 via express.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer was forced into an embarrassing u-turn on tax breaks for private schools
  
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• Ava Evans calls insults on GB News 'really nasty'

  27-09-2023 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox have been suspended from the channel
  
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• Uruguay fight back to deny 14-man Namibia first-ever Rugby World Cup win

  27-09-2023 21:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Pool A: Uruguay 36-26 NamibiaDes Sethie sent off as discipline costs outsidersUruguay secured their first win at this year’s Rugby World Cup, fighting back to beat Namibia 36-26 in their Pool A meeting in Lyon.Namibia led 14-0 early on and 23-12 soon after half-time, but were punished for ill-discipline as their bid for a first-ever World Cup win fell short. Des Sethie saw his yellow card for a high tackle upgraded to a red, while Johan Coetzee and the captain Tjiuee Uanivi were also sent
  
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• 'It's just not right': residents react to demolition order for Mast Quay II tower block – video

  27-09-2023 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Residents at the Mast Quay Phase II tower block and surrounding area in Greenwich spoke to the Guardian about a demolition order for their building from the Greenwich council due to a series of planning breaches. Many of the people residing in the 23-storey housing development initially received the news through journalists and expressed surprise and disappointment with the decision. Anthony Okereke, the Labour leader of Greenwich council, said developers were 'lining their pockets' by letting t
  
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• ‘It’s fertile ground’: far right tries to muscle in on France’s World Cup

  27-09-2023 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Rugby’s spot in the limelight at a home World Cup comes with divisive attention from all sides of the political spectrumEven when he’s not playing, all eyes are on Antoine Dupont. With the France captain seemingly closing in on a freakishly rapid return to action after fracturing his cheekbone, the hosts’ hopes for World Cup glory on home soil appear to be back on track. Les Bleus’ star player has inevitably been the face of the competition, his growing renown attracting
  
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• Nature crisis: One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain

  27-09-2023 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.
  
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• The Guardian view on the Rosebank oilfield: a symbol of Sunak’s cynicism | Editorial

  27-09-2023 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  The PM continues to play politics with the climate emergency. The dismal consequences will long outlast his time in officeOn Tuesday, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) pleaded with governments to up the pace in reducing the world’s dependence on oil and gas. A “strong signal to energy markets” was needed, said Fatih Birol – one which indicated that governments are taking the climate seriously. Wealthy countries, he added, having disproportionately contribu
  
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• The Guardian view on disappearances in China: silence sends a sinister message | Editorial

  27-09-2023 19:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Several senior officials have conspicuously vanished. But it is ordinary people, especially Uyghurs, who are most vulnerableIn 1971, Lin Biao, hailed by China as Mao Zedong’s successor, fell from grace, fled the country and was killed in an aircrash in Mongolia. Despite his prominence, it was weeks before the public was told of his death, and months before any explanation was offered. The recent spate of disappearances from China’s top echelons is hardly as seismic. They have happene
  
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• Covid inquiry: What is it investigating and how does it work?

  27-09-2023 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The second round of public hearings examining the UK's handling of the pandemic starts on 3 October.
  
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• Golden geese and a lounging lizard – readers’ best photos

  27-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Click here to submit a picture for publication in these online galleries and/or on the Guardian letters page Continue reading...
  
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• Ukraine urges Uefa to reconsider Russia decision and will boycott tournaments

  27-09-2023 15:08 via theguardian.com
  
  UAF condemns Uefa’s plans to readmit Russia under-17 teamsEngland and Poland say they will also not play against RussiaUkraine has said it will not play in tournaments involving Russian teams after Uefa announced plans to reinstate Russia’s under-17 sides to European competitions.In a statement the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) urged Uefa to reconsider its decision and urged other countries not to play against Russian teams. Continue reading...
  
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• Croydon stabbing: 'It's happening far too often', say local parents

  27-09-2023 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Local parents speak to the BBC near to where a 15-year-old girl was killed in a stabbing in London.
  
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• Storm Agnes: What do you need to know?

  27-09-2023 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first named storm of the 2023-24 season is likely to bring some impacts from strong winds and rain.
  
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• Tell us: have you been on a zero-hours contract for a decade?

  27-09-2023 12:20 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to speak to people for whom zero-hours contracts have become a long-term way of lifeSince 2013, zero-hours contracts have become a mainstay of the retail, social care, hospitality, and education sectors, despite efforts from trade unions to ban what they feel is an exploitative labour practice. The Labour Party has now committed to abolishing zero hours contracts were they to be elected in a general election.Have you been on a zero-hours contract, or multiple zero-hours contracts,
  
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• Apple Explains How Game Mode Works in macOS Sonoma - MacRumors

  27-09-2023 11:24 via news.google.com
  
  Apple Explains How Game Mode Works in macOS Sonoma  MacRumorsThe best macOS Sonoma tips and tricks 2023  StuffHow to create a Kanban board in the MacOS Sonoma Reminders app  ZDNetApple Seeds First Public Beta of macOS Sonoma 14.1  MacRumorsmacOS Sonoma is better without being hugely different and I'm here for it  TechRadarView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘Our world is beautiful’: winners of the largest annual photo competition

  27-09-2023 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The 10 winning images from 509,612 entries have been announced by photo printing firm Cewe. A winner has been chosen from each of the 10 categories all celebrating the ‘Our world is beautiful’ theme Continue reading...
  
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• Bon voyage! All aboard the perfect cruise – in pictures

  27-09-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Mounir Raji set off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in search of the ideal holiday – a world where every detail is planned to deliver comfort and pleasure Continue reading...
  
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• From the archive: ‘Mama Boko Haram’: one woman’s extraordinary mission to rescue ‘her boys’ from terrorism – podcast

  27-09-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2020: Aisha Wakil knew many of Boko Haram’s fighters as children. Now she uses those ties to broker peace deals, mediate hostage negotiations and convince militants to put down their weapons – but as the violence escalates, her task is becoming impossible Continue reading...
  
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• Overcrowded and understaffed: life in England’s crumbling prisons – podcast

  27-09-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Rats, broken windows and overfilled cells are a daily reality for prisoners in England’s crumbling jails. Helen Pidd reportsWhen the 21-year-old terror suspect Daniel Khalife managed to escape from Wandsworth prison earlier this month, apparently on the underside of a van, it turned the spotlight on to what was really going on in England’s jails.The Guardian’s north of England editor, Helen Pidd, has been investigating the state of prisons and tells Nosheen Iqbal she found in s
  
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• Wallabies sink to new rankings low after dismal Rugby World Cup campaign

  27-09-2023 01:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Record defeat to Wales sees Australia drop one place to 10Eddie Jones’s side trade places with ninth-ranked ArgentinaThe hits have kept coming for the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup in France with the team sinking to an all-time low in the world rankings at 10. Following their record 40-6 loss to Wales in Lyon, which all but ended their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in history, Australia have dropped one place on the rankings.Eddie Jones’s men have traded
  
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