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• Bompastor warns ‘nothing done yet’ after Chelsea shatter Crystal Palace

  23-04-2025 23:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Chelsea put their Champions League defeat against Barcelona behind them with a dominant 4-0 victory against a 10-player Crystal Palace. Guro Reiten opened from the spot before Catarina Macario scored a brace. Mia Fishel rounded off the night to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Women’s Super League.Sonia Bompastor praised her side’s performance to gain a “crucial result” but warned that “nothing is done yet” in terms of the league title. “We
  
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• European football: Milan blow away Inter to reach Coppa Italia final

  23-04-2025 23:32 via theguardian.com
  Jovic double gives Milan 3-0 win over rivalsReal keep their title hopes alive with victoryMilan ruined Inter’s push for a treble and advanced to the Coppa Italia final with a 3-0 derby win courtesy of two goals from Luka Jovic.Inter pressed forward early on and Federico Dimarco struck the crossbar in the 23rd minute. But Jovic put Milan ahead 13 minutes later with a powerful header and then doubled the advantage from close range shortly after the break. Tijjani Reijnders added another for
  
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• Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England

  23-04-2025 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of £1,000A party of party poopers? Or defenders of the “quiet majority”? Either way, the Liberal Democrats are redefining “political battlebus” by proposing a ban on people playing music and videos out loud on their phones on public transport.Under the plan, those who blast out songs and TV shows from their phone on public transport, or while at stations or bus stops, could face a maximum fine
  
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• Race Across the World review – would you really do this show with your ex?

  23-04-2025 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Five brave duos battle the epic 14,000km trek across Asia … and this time, there are teenage lovers and a separated couple. Warning: there will be tears and travel disastersIt’s hard to believe that Race Across the World has only been on TV since 2019, so integral is it to the BBC’s springtime schedules. In six short years, the reality competition has become a flagship format, skipping over from BBC Two to BBC One and scooping up Baftas for both its civilian and celebrity seri
  
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• Palace’s Mateta punishes Arsenal muddle to leave Liverpool one point from title

  23-04-2025 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Liverpool’s coronation as Premier League champions will have to wait a few more days, although it’s only a matter of when, not if. In a match that could have represented a microcosm of their domestic season, Arsenal appeared to be heading towards a narrow victory against a dogged Crystal Palace side. Eberechi Eze’s brilliant volley had cancelled out Jakub Kiwior’s early opener but Leandro Trossard then restored the Gunners’ lead.However, an uncharacteristic mistake
  
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• Israel’s far-right security minister to visit Yale day after Mar-a-Lago dinner

  23-04-2025 22:42 via theguardian.com
  Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has past convictions for supporting terrorism, attended fundraiser at Trump’s resortIsrael’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was set to address a meeting at Yale University, a day after being honored at a lavish dinner at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.Ben-Gvir, who has past convictions for supporting terrorism and was considered persona non grata under the Biden administration, attended a fundraising event at the Florida resort on Tu
  
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• Harvey Weinstein retrial opens with new allegations of sexual assault

  23-04-2025 22:40 via theguardian.com
  For the first time, prosecutors identified Kaja Sokola and detailed her account of what unfolded with movie producerHarvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial opened on Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations – plus a newly added claim.For the first time, prosecutors publicly identified Kaja Sokola, a former model, and detailed her account of what unfolded between her and the Oscar-winning movie producer in the early 2000s. He is criminally ch
  
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• Kashmir attack sparks fear of fresh conflict between India and Pakistan

  23-04-2025 21:28 via theguardian.com
  Tensions rise between nuclear-armed neighbours who have fought three wars over territory as Delhi vows to respondThe brutal militant attack that killed 26 people in one of Kashmir’s most scenic spots has shattered the region’s relative calm, turning a popular tourist destination into a scene of horror – and raising fears of a fresh conflict between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.Soon after the attack in which gunmen emerged from dense pine woods and opened fire on fami
  
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• Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset

  23-04-2025 20:54 via theguardian.com
  More than 60 MPs sign letter calling for time-limited visas for 18- to 30-year-olds to travel freelyStarmer’s realignment with Europe will be a low-key oneKeir Starmer is under pressure from more than 60 Labour MPs to allow thousands of young Europeans to live and work in the UK, a move seen as key to unlocking a more ambitious trade reset with Brussels.The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said discussions on a potential scheme were ongoing, in the clearest hint yet that the government is prepar
  
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• Colombian ex-minister accuses the country’s president of drug abuse

  23-04-2025 20:42 via theguardian.com
  Gustavo Petro hits back after Álvaro Leyva accused him of going awol during official visit to FranceA prominent Colombian politician and former minister has accused the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, of being a drug addict who allegedly went awol during an official visit to France.In a damning letter to the South American leader, the former foreign minister Álvaro Leyva painted a dire picture of his one-time boss and ally, later publishing the text on his official X acco
  
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• Ella Baron on repercussions of the UK supreme court’s gender ruling – cartoon

  23-04-2025 20:21 via theguardian.com
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• Ministers braced for showdown over ‘postcode pricing’ in energy market shake-up

  23-04-2025 20:11 via theguardian.com
  Ed Miliband’s looming decision on electricity market changes could mean regional bill disparities for householdsBritain’s most senior government ministers could soon be drawn into a deepening row over plans to charge some households higher electricity bills than others, as Ed Miliband prepares to decide on sweeping energy reforms.The energy secretary is understood to be close to making a decision on whether to move ahead with proposals to replace the country’s single electricit
  
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• Bite marks on York skeleton reveal first evidence of ‘gladiators’ fighting lions

  23-04-2025 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Study offers rare insight into human-animal combat during Roman empireBite marks from a lion on a man’s skeleton, excavated from a 1,800-year-old cemetery on the outskirts of York, provide the first physical evidence of human-animal combat in the Roman empire, new research claims.While clashes between combatants, big cats and bears are described and depicted in ancient texts and mosaics, there had previously been no convincing proof from human remains to confirm that these skirmishes forme
  
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• Children in school shelter among 25 killed in wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza

  23-04-2025 19:43 via theguardian.com
  Israel launches wave of airstrikes as Arab negotiators make new ceasefire proposalAt least 25 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, including 11 in the bombing of a school turned shelter, the strip’s civil defence agency said, as Israel’s war against Hamas in the besieged Palestinian territory grinds on despite a new ceasefire proposal from Arab mediators.Intense Israeli bombings hit several areas of Gaza on Wednesday, killing 11 in a school sheltering displaced
  
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• The Guardian view on the UK supreme court’s equality ruling: a clear legal line, a blurred social one | Editorial

  23-04-2025 19:42 via theguardian.com
  A legal milestone that’s raising questions about how transgender Britons will be able to navigate public spacesIn a landmark ruling, the UK supreme court has found that, under the Equality Act 2010, “sex” means biological sex – an unambiguous legal position with profoundly ambiguous social consequences. In doing so, the bench overruled the Scottish courts and curbed devolved lawmaking. Crucially, the court said that a gender recognition certificate (GRC) doesn’t cha
  
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• The Guardian view on US-Russian talks: Trump wants a deal, whatever it means for Ukraine | Editorial

  23-04-2025 19:39 via theguardian.com
  Washington, like Moscow, prefers bilateral talks to a wider diplomatic process. Kyiv and other European governments are rightly alarmedThere could hardly be clearer evidence than Donald Trump’s latest attack on Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the US administration’s last-minute snub of London peace talks, that what matters to him is not Ukrainian sovereignty and safety, nor the transatlantic alliance, but a deal with Vladimir Putin. The US president says an agreement is
  
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• Scientists discover source of bowel cancer in young people as 44,000 people affected each year - lbc.co.uk

  23-04-2025 19:36 via news.google.com
  Scientists discover source of bowel cancer in young people as 44,000 people affected each year  lbc.co.ukChildhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’  The GuardianE. coli linked to rise in bowel cancer among under-50s  The TimesHuge surge in stomach bug linked to tainted SALAD could explain explosion of colon cancer in young people, dis  Daily MailGut toxin exposure linked to rising bowel cancer cases  Fi
  
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• Boeing hopes to find new buyers for up to 50 planes returned by China

  23-04-2025 19:30 via theguardian.com
  Airplane manufacturer says it is lobbying Donald Trump over ‘unfortunate’ decision to impose tariffsBoeing will try to divert as many as 50 planes ordered by Chinese airlines to customers elsewhere after steep tariffs prompted by Donald Trump’s trade war.The US manufacturer said it was confident it could find other buyers for the planes, but said it was lobbying Trump personally to resolve an “unfortunate situation”. Continue reading...
  
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• India closes land border with Pakistan after 26 tourists killed in Kashmir attack

  23-04-2025 19:28 via theguardian.com
  Water treaty also suspended amid hunt for militants said to have executed men unable to recite Islamic versesIndia has closed a key land border with Pakistan, cancelled a water-sharing treaty and barred Pakistan’s citizens from entering under a visa exemption scheme after Tuesday’s attack by Islamic militants in Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.India’s defence minister, Rajnath Singh, said those who carried out and planned the Kashmir region’s worst attack on civilians in
  
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• Rory McIlroy shaken by scale of ‘absolutely amazing’ reaction to Masters triumph

  23-04-2025 19:23 via theguardian.com
  Augusta winner returns in Zurich Classic of New OrleansMcIlroy and Shane Lowry are the defending championsRory McIlroy has admitted to being taken aback by the scale of reaction to his Masters triumph. Two US presidents – Donald Trump and Barack Obama – plus huge names from worlds outside sport have contacted the Northern Irishman since he completed the career grand slam at Augusta National. Amid moving scenes at Augusta, McIlroy’s outpouring of emotion reverberated way beyond
  
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• Culture warrior Kemi and defiant Keir slog it out over sex and gender at PMQs | John Crace

  23-04-2025 19:12 via theguardian.com
  The opposition leader was adamant the PM should eat humble pie but he wasn’t having it. Cue a slanging matchYou could see this one coming from a long way off. On the day after the International Monetary Fund lowered its growth forecast for the UK by 0.5%. On the day when it was announced that UK government borrowing was £15bn more than expected. On the day when the US wandered out of the latest efforts to end the war in Ukraine.Yup, you’ve guessed it. Kemi Badenoch wasn’t
  
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• Xi contrasts China’s clean energy promises with Trump turmoil

  23-04-2025 18:51 via theguardian.com
  Virtual meeting of leaders also hears UN’s António Guterres proclaim ‘no group or government’ can stop green revolutionChina will continue to push forward on the climate crisis, Xi Jinping has said while appearing to criticise the “protectionism” of Donald Trump’s tariff policies.The Chinese president was attending a closed-door virtual meeting with the UN secretary general, António Guterres, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da S
  
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• Russia imposes sanctions on 15 UK MPs over ‘hostile statements’

  23-04-2025 18:31 via theguardian.com
  Six members of House of Lords also targeted as Moscow accuses UK of trying to ‘demonise’ it amid Ukraine warRussia has imposed sanctions on 15 UK MPs and six members of the House of Lords, banning them from the country over what it called “hostile statements and unfounded accusations” about Moscow.The Russian foreign affairs ministry published a statement on Wednesday accusing the UK of “fabricating anti-Russian narratives” and attempting to “demonise&rd
  
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• French PM’s daughter says she was brutally beaten at scandal-hit school

  23-04-2025 18:21 via theguardian.com
  François Bayrou faces questions over what he knew about school at centre of allegations of decades of abuseThe daughter of the French prime minister, François Bayrou, has said she was brutally beaten at a private Catholic school at the centre of a growing sexual abuse scandal that has shocked France.Hélène Perlant, 53, told Paris Match that a senior priest at Notre-Dame de Bétharram beat her in front of her peers during a summer camp in the 1980s, when she was
  
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• Turkey: 151 hurt jumping from buildings amid earthquake, say authorities

  23-04-2025 18:18 via theguardian.com
  People flee to open spaces after 6.2-magnitude quake hits near Istanbul but there are no early reports of major damageA 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit below the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the Turkish city, although there were no immediate reports of serious damage.More than 150 people were hospitalised with injuries sustained while trying to jump from buildings, said the governor’s office in Istanbul, a city that is considered at high r
  
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• Brussels rejects Russian recognition of Crimea and sanctions relief included in leaked US proposal - Euronews.com

  23-04-2025 18:15 via news.google.com
  Brussels rejects Russian recognition of Crimea and sanctions relief included in leaked US proposal  Euronews.comTrump’s deal would plunge the world into war  The TelegraphUS intensifying bid to end Ukraine war - but chances of success remain unclear  BBCThe Guardian view on US-Russian talks: Trump wants a deal, whatever it means for Ukraine | Editorial  The GuardianTrump’s Plan to Sell Out Ukraine to Russia  The Atlantic
  
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• How idea of charging women with murder infiltrated the anti-abortion movement

  23-04-2025 18:05 via theguardian.com
  ‘Abolitionists’ have migrated out of the fringes and moved toward the center of movement alongside Republicans’ penchant for punishmentSo far this year, lawmakers in at least 12 states have introduced legislation that would treat fetuses as people and leave women who have abortions vulnerable to being charged with homicide – a charge that, in several of these states, carries the death penalty.Once seen as politically toxic, this kind of legislation has become more popular
  
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• London Marathon organisers boycott X over ‘descent into gutter’ under Musk

  23-04-2025 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Trans women to remain barred from elite female racesEvent director hits out at abuse aimed at Eilish McColganThe London Marathon has revealed that it is permanently boycotting X, with the event director, Hugh Brasher, accusing the social media platform of “descending into a gutter” since Elon Musk took charge.Brasher’s comments came after he was asked about the horrific levels of abuse suffered online by Eilish McColgan, who has been accused of “looking like a skeleton&rd
  
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• Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities

  23-04-2025 17:59 via theguardian.com
  Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedomNorway has launched a new scheme to lure top international researchers amid growing pressure on academic freedom in the US under the Trump administration.Following in the footsteps of multiple institutions across Europe, the Research Council of Norway on Wednesday launched a 100m kroner (£7.2m) fund to make it easier to recruit researchers from other countries. Continue reading...
  
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• Emma Raducanu returns to action with Madrid Open win over Suzan Lamens

  23-04-2025 17:59 via theguardian.com
  First clay-court match of the season is 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory‘Not my best level but I competed really well,’ says BritonEmma Raducanu opened her Madrid Open campaign with a gritty victory against a quality, in-form opponent, holding off Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands 7-6 (4), 6-4 to reach the second round.Over the past three-and-a-half years, as Raducanu has tried to navigate the pressure, stress and ­discomfort that accompanied her spectacular arrival, there have been times wher
  
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• UK overtures to China worry Hongkongers | Letter

  23-04-2025 17:52 via theguardian.com
  A pragmatic China policy should not ignore the lived experience of the diaspora in Britain and beyond, says Sum KungAs a Hongkonger with a British national (overseas) – BNO – passport who is now living in Britain, I read your editorial about the UK’s evolving position on China with both personal and political weight (The Guardian view on UK-China relations: a dilemma made sharper by Brexit, 16 April). For many of us who left Hong Kong following the imposition of the national se
  
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• Labour must do the right thing on two-child benefit cap | Letters

  23-04-2025 17:52 via theguardian.com
  Readers respond to a report that the government is not going to ditch the two-child policy as it is popular with votersIf ministers are “privately ruling out” scrapping the two-child social security limit in part because polls suggest that voters support it, that is profoundly depressing (Ministers privately ruling out scrapping two-child benefits cap, 21 April). Tony Blair once observed that politicians face a tension between wooing and leading the electorate. This is an issue on wh
  
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• Treadmills are out, barbells are in: why gym-goers are abandoning cardio for weight training

  23-04-2025 17:42 via theguardian.com
  Is loads of muscle all you need for a long and healthy life? You’d think so, given the way everyone’s fighting over the squat racksName: CardioAge: 64 Continue reading...
  
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• Families of detainees in El Salvador and Venezuela decry Bukele’s prisoner swap offer

  23-04-2025 17:31 via theguardian.com
  Salvadorian president denounced as ‘tyrannical’ as he floats trading 252 prisoners with fellow authoritarian regimeThe families of prisoners being held by the authoritarian governments of El Salvador and Venezuela have condemned President Nayib Bukele’s offer to swap 252 Venezuelan detainees sent to his jails by the Trump administration for the same number of political prisoners incarcerated by Nicolás Maduro’s regime.Nelson Suárez, whose brother was among t
  
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• Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘scared about playing’ before beating Ali Carter in world championship

  23-04-2025 17:30 via theguardian.com
  Seven-time champion rockets to 10-4 victory at CruciblePang Junxu next up after getting better of Zhang AndaRonnie O’Sullivan made a ­mockery of his recent period of inactivity by ­reeling off three centuries in five frames as he completed a 10-4 victory against Ali Carter in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.The seven-time champion, who has not played on the professional tour since he crashed out of the Championship League in January, looked
  
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• The holy screen: a brief history of popes on film and TV, from Peter O’Toole to Robbie Coltrane

  23-04-2025 17:25 via theguardian.com
  Jonathan Pryce was humorous, O’Toole capricious, Liv Ullman secretly female and Jude Law memorably Speedo-clad – onscreen pontiffs have come in all formsEverything about the papacy is cinematic – especially picking a new one, as shown in the wildly popular movie Conclave, with Ralph Fiennes as an unwilling contender for the top job. There is the mystery, the ritual, the vestments; the spectacle of a lone, fragile human being poised over an abyss of history and good and evil; th
  
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• Trump’s an unstable bully – but it’s hard to defend the economic orthodoxies he is attacking | Larry Elliott

  23-04-2025 17:21 via theguardian.com
  With Rachel Reeves in the US, some clarity is needed: the global economy has been mismanaged and the Federal Reserve does deserve criticism Continue reading...
  
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• ‘We don’t call them woolly maggots’: how wildlife campaigners put sheep at heart of rewilding plans

  23-04-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  The Wildlife Trusts are in shock after acquiring 4,000 sheep in Rothbury estate deal as part of land restoration projectWoolly maggots, nature-destroyers – sheep are criticised by many conservationists for denuding Britain’s uplands of rare plants and trees.So The Wildlife Trusts were shocked when they were compelled to buy 4,000 sheep as part of the biggest land restoration project in England. Continue reading...
  
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• Space craft and heavenly respite – readers’ best photographs

  23-04-2025 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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• ‘Oh my God sir, you’re on Love Island!’ What happens to teachers who do reality TV?

  23-04-2025 16:48 via theguardian.com
  How do you control a class of kids after the whole nation’s watched you backstabbing on The Traitors, snogging strangers on Love Island or starving half to death on Hunted? Three teachers reveal allWhen English teacher Joe Scott used to sign homework planners, it was because students were in trouble. But things changed in January, when the Southampton-based secondary schoolteacher appeared in the latest series of the BBC reality show The Traitors. Pupils started voluntarily pressing their
  
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• What to do if your phone is lost or stolen: practical steps to restore peace of mind

  23-04-2025 16:32 via theguardian.com
  From remotely locking your phone to changing passwords, do this quickly to protect yourself and restore peace of mindSmartphones contain the entirety of our modern lives, from photos, messages and memories to credit cards, bank accounts and all life admin, so when one gets lost or stolen it can be far worse than the cost of the actual handset.Here’s what to do if the worst happens. Quickly taking these steps will help protect yourself against data theft, scams and fraud, and with luck coul
  
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• I loathe pigeons. You wouldn’t believe what they do to my downpipe | Adrian Chiles

  23-04-2025 16:22 via theguardian.com
  These noisy, filthy, feral creatures make my life a misery. Is there really no way to get rid of them?Pigeons. Appalling things. I looked them up on the bird charity RSPB’s website and snorted when I came across the Where to See section. The answer is, just so you know, everywhere. Perhaps not so much outside towns and cities but in urban areas you’re never far from the sight and sound of the bloody things. If, unaccountably, you’re not familiar with this species, do feel free
  
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• The best mascaras for longer, fuller and fluttery lashes: 10 favourites worn and rated by our beauty expert

  23-04-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Whether you’re searching for volume, length or waterproof warpaint, we tested 30 mascaras (and applied up to 40 coats) to find the best for your makeup bag• Anti-ageing products that actually work: Sali Hughes on the 30 best serums, creams and treatmentsIf you were allowed to pick only one makeup item to use for the rest of your life, what would you choose? Without a doubt, mine would be mascara. It’s the most transformative beauty staple. Defining your lashes has literally eye-
  
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• A dwarf crocodile carried home by a hunter: Thomas Nicolon’s best photograph

  23-04-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  ‘As a species, these crocs are easy to find and easy to catch. Brice Itoua is the most skilled hunter in his village. But they kill the crocs to eat – not to sell’The Congo dwarf crocodile is a lovely species. They’re very shy and, unfortunately, very easy to find and catch. Mostly hunted for their bushmeat, these crocs only grow up to a few feet in length and during the dry season, they often spend the daytime hiding in burrows and dens at the water’s edge. Hunters
  
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• Paddleboard guide jailed for 10 years over deaths of four people in Wales

  23-04-2025 15:53 via theguardian.com
  Nerys Lloyd had pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter over expedition in swollen River CleddauA former police officer has been jailed for 10 years and six months after leading a paddleboarding expedition on a rain-swollen river that ended in four people losing their lives.Nerys Lloyd, 39, pleaded guilty to four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and a Health and Safety at Work offence over the tragedy on the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest, south-west Wales. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘An outlier’: why does the US rank low on demands for climate action?

  23-04-2025 15:19 via theguardian.com
  Support for climate action is growing in the US, but partisan divides and fossil fuel interests hold swayOver the last 12 months, the United States has endured a rash of disasters worsened by the climate crisis: devastating wildfires in southern California, a catastrophic hurricane in western North Carolina, and deadly heatwaves across the country.Americans increasingly believe global heating is a serious threat that will affect them personally – and 74% want to see more climate action. Ye
  
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• Blood test that can detect 12 common cancers to be trialled on NHS - Sky News

  23-04-2025 15:11 via news.google.com
  Blood test that can detect 12 common cancers to be trialled on NHS  Sky NewsBreakthrough in bowel cancer research will speed up diagnosis  GOV.UKWorld-leading blood test for 12 most common cancers launched by NHS  The TelegraphBlood test for bowel cancer (and 11 others) to be trialled on NHS  The TimesStreeting: AI cancer breakthrough 'honours' legacy of Dame Deborah James | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• Exact time to see rare 'smiley face' planet alignment as Venus, Saturn and the Moon meet in UK skies - Manchester Evening News

  23-04-2025 14:41 via news.google.com
  Exact time to see rare 'smiley face' planet alignment as Venus, Saturn and the Moon meet in UK skies  Manchester Evening NewsRare 'Smiley Face' Moon About to Hit The Sky With Venus And Saturn  ScienceAlertDon't miss a 'mini planet parade' early on April 24 as the moon, Venus and Saturn line up in the morning sky  SpaceRare ‘smiley face’ planet alignment to light up night sky this week  The IndependentExact time to find rare 'smiley face' in the
  
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• Prayers, Jane Fonda and a volcanic eruption: photos of the day – Wednesday

  23-04-2025 14:05 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Cluster headaches are ‘the most painful condition on the planet’. Sufferers are going to extreme – and secretive – measures for relief

  23-04-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  The condition is more excruciating than childbirth or gunshot wounds, but little understood. An online community of ‘clusterheads’ are self-experimenting with psilocybin – with promising resultsPeter was working late, watching two roulette tables in play at a London casino, when he felt something stir behind his right eye. It was just a shadow of sensation, a horribly familiar tickle. But on that summer night in 2018, as chips hit the tables and gamblers’ conversation swe
  
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