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• 75 buildings with cladding fail safety tests

  26-06-2017 20:25
  
  Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed the cladding from 75 high-rise buildings has failed safety tests.
  
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• We offered my friend a room to help her out, but four years later she’s still living with us

  08-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  You need to check where you stand legally, but I fear you’re being taken advantage of and will have to ask her to leaveIn spring 2022, my husband and I were lucky enough to sell our house for a profit and, with help from my parents, bought a much bigger home. At the time, my friend was going through a tough time, so I asked if she would like to move in with us and our two children. There was no written agreement, but the plan was that she would either quit her job and retrain, or save
  
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• ‘We need to accept the cost’: future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up

  08-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options?British Steel was losing £700,000 a day last year when its Chinese owner announced plans to shut the steelworks at Scunthorpe. After Jingye rejected support to buy raw materials, the UK government stepped in with emergency legislation to take control of the plant.But that was not the end of the crisis. The cost to the government of propping up British S
  
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• ‘I don’t have to create his legacy, I just have to protect it’: Chadwick Boseman’s widow Simone on grieving a global star – and guarding his secrets

  08-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Black Panther made him a megastar, but in private the actor and his wife Simone Ledward Boseman were dealing with his terminal cancer diagnosis. In a rare interview, she talks about the shock of losing him, and how a revival of one of his plays has helped her healSimone Ledward Boseman is reflecting on the five years that have passed since the death of her husband, actor and writer Chadwick Boseman. “The edges of grief get less sharp over time,” she says. “Five years definitely
  
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• Failure to compensate pelvic mesh implant victims ‘morally unacceptable’, say campaigners

  08-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Thousands of women with life-changing complications still in limbo two years after call for financial redressThe government’s failure to respond to calls for a compensation scheme for women harmed by pelvic mesh has been described as “morally unacceptable” by campaigners.Thousands of women were left with life-changing complications after receiving transvaginal mesh implants, with some unable to walk or work again. Continue reading...
  
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• Cylla, Birmingham: ‘Maybe the best potato side dish being served in the UK today’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

  08-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Punchy cocktails and roaringly traditional Greek food in the heart of BirminghamCylla, a classy Greek restaurant on Newhall Street, Birmingham, draws inspiration, it says, from Scylla, the legendary Greek man-eating sea monster that lives close to the whirlpools of Charybdis. She’s a beautiful woman, but has six dog heads, all grumpy and snarling, as well as a serpent’s tail.If Scylla herself were ever to turn up at Cylla, dogs’ heads barking and tail flapping, they’d hav
  
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• As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump

  08-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Jeff Bezos’s axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America’s democracy to withstand Trump’s attacksThe email landed in Lizzie Johnson’s in-tray in Ukraine just before 4pm local time. It came at a tough time for the reporter: Russia had been repeatedly striking the country’s power grid, and just days before she had been forced to work out of her car without heat, power or running water, writing in pencil becaus
  
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• After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni

  08-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemnedJanine di Giovanni is a war correspondent and the executive director of The Reckoning Project, a war crimes unit in Ukraine, Sudan and GazaIn Syria, where I worked during the years of Bashar al-Assad’s terror, people were often taken away to torture cells before dawn by masked men. The timing was deliberate. It disoriented them at their most vulnerable, ensuring the torture to com
  
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• Queensland moves to ban pro-Palestine slogan ‘from the river to the sea’ under sweeping new hate speech laws

  08-02-2026 06:43 via theguardian.com
  Laws to be introduced this week include up to two years in prison for distributing, displaying or reciting prohibited phrases to harass or offendGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland could become the first state in Australia to outlaw the phrase “from the river to the sea”, under sweeping new hate speech reforms announced by the state government.The premier, David Crisafulli, announced the proposed laws on Sunday, ahead of their introduction to parliam
  
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• Spice up your life! 17 soups with a kick – from chicken curry laksa to roast pumpkin

  08-02-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com
  What could be more warming than a tangy soup? Here are some excellent options, whether you’re using up leftover veg or exploring unexpected new flavoursTechnically, many soups are spiced in some way, even if it’s just with pepper. But we all know what is meant by a spiced soup: something with a jolt to it, and a bit of heat to warm up a winter evening. When it comes to soup, spice is the ultimate companion to a main ingredient that may otherwise be considered boring or bland. In this
  
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• NSA detected foreign intelligence phone call about a person close to Trump

  08-02-2026 05:54 via theguardian.com
  Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staffLast spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) flagged an unusual phone call between two members of foreign intelligence, who discussed a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney who was briefed on details of the call.The highly sensitive communique, which has roiled Washington over the past week, was brought to the attention of the director o
  
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• Thai voters head to the polls with three main parties vying to form government

  08-02-2026 03:48 via theguardian.com
  People’s party, which is pledging structural changes to Thailand’s political and economic system, leads opinion polls but is not expected to win outright majorityPolling stations opened in Thailand on Sunday for an election that pits a youthful pro-democracy party against rivals that are offering a mix of nationalism and populist policies.The People’s party, which is pledging structural changes to Thailand’s political and economic system, has led opinion polls before Sund
  
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• The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham

  08-02-2026 03:19 via theguardian.com
  The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hiddenThe modern Olympics sell themselves on a simple premise: the whole world, watching the same moment, at the same time. On Friday night in Milan, that illusion fractured in real time.When Team USA entered the San Siro during the parade of nations, the speed skater Erin Jackson led the delegation into a wall of cheers. Moments later, when cam
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hints June deadline for peace with Russia could be linked to US midterms

  08-02-2026 03:15 via theguardian.com
  Ukrainian president says US has invited Ukraine and Russia to more talks next week. What we know on day 1,446Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hinted that a new June deadline from the US for peace between Ukraine and Russia could be linked to Trump’s midterm elections campaign. The Ukrainian president on Saturday told reporters that both sides had been invited to further talks next week. Zelenskyy said the Trump administration “will probably put pressure” on Ukraine and Russia to end the
  
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• Why has food become another joyless way to self-optimise? | Emma Beddington

  08-02-2026 03:00 via theguardian.com
  The age of ‘liquid salad’, fibremaxxing and recolonising your microbiome is here – but our meals should be about pleasure, tooThe crisis point came with the sea moss. Or perhaps the hemp protein powder? Certainly, when I started adding goose-poo-coloured dust to my breakfast, the unease I have been feeling around food culture deepened. Turning an already drab meal (plain vegan yoghurt, enough seeds to kill a gerbil) into what looked, and tasted, like mud felt more like self-har
  
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• In the decade since my sons left home, walking has brought us together

  08-02-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The exodus of grown children mostly happens without fanfare. For Lisa Walker, hiking the Camino turned into both a goodbye and a glimpse at the futureRead more summer essentialsDon’t let them push you around, my youngest son said halfway through the Camino de Santiago. You don’t have to get up early if you don’t want to.I didn’t know that was an option, replied his brother from his bunk. Continue reading...
  
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• 'We will pay,' Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother

  08-02-2026 01:50 via theguardian.com
  Today show host tells potential kidnappers of mother Nancy that family is prepared to pay for safe returnSavannah Guthrie told the potential kidnappers of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on Saturday that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return, as the frantic search for the 84-year-old entered a seventh day.“We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her,” she said in a video posted on social media, flanke
  
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• ‘Sea puppy pancakes’: what it’s like to pat a 300kg wild stingray

  08-02-2026 01:30 via theguardian.com
  Visitors to a site near Gisborne in New Zealand’s North Island get to interact with the animals in their habitat and learn about their importance to Māori cultureIn a shallow reef close to New Zealand’s east coast shore, a group of 30 people wearing khaki overalls and boots huddle together like a crescent moon, waiting for the stars of the show to arrive.They don’t have to wait long. Continue reading...
  
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• UK’s ‘unsung army’ of full-time unpaid carers needs more support, report says

  08-02-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilitiesA growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties.The trend is the result of an ageing society and rising ill-health and disability concentrated in the poorest half of the country’s workin
  
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• Minneapolis protesters arrested during one-month anniversary of Renee Good’s death

  08-02-2026 00:55 via theguardian.com
  Several demonstrators taken into custody Saturday after marking killing of Minnesota woman by immigration officerPolice arrested several demonstrators Saturday outside a federal building just south of Minneapolis, breaking up a protest marking the one-month anniversary of a Minnesota woman’s death at the hands of an immigration officer.Renee Good was killed on 7 January as she was driving away from immigration officers in a Minneapolis neighborhood. Her death and the killing of another Min
  
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• ‘No end in sight’ to Britain’s wet weather as dozens of flood warnings issued

  08-02-2026 00:38 via theguardian.com
  Met Office forecasts more rainfall to continue UK’s 37-day run, and flooding expected especially in south-west England and MidlandsThe unrelenting rain is expected to continue on Sunday and into next week with dozens of flood warnings in place across Great Britain.The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 85 warnings for England, meaning flooding is expected, mainly concentrated in the south-west and Midlands. Continue reading...
  
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• Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts

  08-02-2026 00:27 via theguardian.com
  Departure comes days after newspaper laid off nearly one-third of staff, including more than 300 journalistsWill Lewis, the Murdoch media veteran who took over as publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post in early 2024, announced abruptly on Saturday evening that he is leaving the company.His departure comes just three days after the Post laid off nearly one-third of its entire staff, citing the need to cut costs and reposition the money-losing publication. Lewis, who did not appear o
  
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• Boxing: Nick Ball knocked out by Brandon Figueroa to lose world title fight in Liverpool - BBC

  08-02-2026 00:25 via news.google.com
  Boxing: Nick Ball knocked out by Brandon Figueroa to lose world title fight in Liverpool  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Brad Arnold of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down dies aged 47 - The Guardian

  08-02-2026 00:22 via news.google.com
  Brad Arnold of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down dies aged 47  The GuardianBrad Arnold, Lead Singer of 3 Doors Down, Dies at 47  Yahoo News UKUS rockstar dies after Stage 4 cancer battle  The Independent3 Doors Down lead singer Brad Arnold dies at 47  BBC3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold dies at 47  NBC News
  
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• Brad Arnold of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down dies aged 47

  08-02-2026 00:22 via theguardian.com
  Lead singer died on Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancerBrad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, has died, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47.The band said in a statement on Saturday that Arnold “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer”. Continue reading...
  
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• Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts - The Guardian

  08-02-2026 00:15 via news.google.com
  Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts  The GuardianWashington Post chief executive Will Lewis steps down after mass lay-offs  BBCWill Lewis steps down as Washington Post publisher and CEO after job cuts  Financial TimesThe Literary Ecosystem Is Dying  The AtlanticWashington Post CEO Will Lewis steps down, days after a third of staff made redundant  Sky News
  
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• Brandon Figueroa scores incredible late stoppage win over Nick Ball - Boxing Scene

  07-02-2026 23:39 via news.google.com
  Brandon Figueroa scores incredible late stoppage win over Nick Ball  Boxing SceneNick Ball vs Brandon Figueroa RECAP: Relive Brandon Figueroa's knockout of Nick Ball in Liverpool  BBCNick Ball loses WBA featherweight title after brutal knockout defeat in 12th and final round to Brandon Figueroa  Sky SportsBall vs Figueroa: Fight time, undercard, prediction, odds and more  London Evening StandardNick Ball vs Brandon Figueroa LIVE RESULT: World title fight W
  
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• Dinosaur season two review – this hilarious, heartwarming comedy is a classic

  07-02-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  It’s refreshing, groundbreaking and absolutely piles up the gags. The return of this Glaswegian sitcom is very welcome indeedThe second series of Dinosaur opens on the Isle of Wight – a mere seven-hour drive and ferry ride away from our heroine’s beloved Glasgow. Oh dear. Nina (Ashley Storrie) is eight months into a dig, the job she took at the end of series one, and despite discovering a metazoic dung beetle and getting pally with a big American fella called Clayton who is so
  
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• Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off - BBC

  07-02-2026 23:10 via news.google.com
  Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off  BBCPeter Mandelson got five-figure payoff for sacking as ambassador  The TimesReview launched into Peter Mandelson's US ambassador payoff  Sky NewsMandelson given ‘five-figure payoff’ after being axed as US ambassador  The TelegraphMandelson faces demands to hand back pay-off after after US ambassador sacking | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• Dango Ouattara tips seesaw contest Brentford’s way to sink Newcastle - The Guardian

  07-02-2026 23:03 via news.google.com
  Dango Ouattara tips seesaw contest Brentford’s way to sink Newcastle  The GuardianPremier League LIVE: Build-up to Man Utd v Spurs plus six other games - score, results & updates  BBCNewcastle vs Brentford LIVE! Premier League match updates, news, score, stream and highlights - live on Sky Sports  Sky SportsPremier League LIVE: News conferences and team news before the weekend  BBCLatest. Confirmed line-up: Bruno back for Brentford  New
  
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