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• Duke speaks publicly about Epstein

  16-11-2019 01:28 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  Prince Andrew has spoken publicly for the first time about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Real Madrid v Bayern Munich: Champions League semi-final second leg – live

  08-05-2024 21:54
  
  Champions League semi-final, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 2-2)Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And you can mail Scott2 min: Sane tries to bring down a long pass but Mendy hassles him from behind and the Bayern man loses control.38 sec: Kroos, making his 150th Champions League appearance tonight, sends in an aimless corner. Bayern clear their lines easily. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump has yet to decide his VP pick – and it’s turning into a pageant of its own

  08-05-2024 21:35
  
  It’s less than six months until election day, and Donald Trump is choosing his running mate. It’s quite the spectacleSign up for The Stakes: a free newsletter on the 2024 US presidential electionHello there, and welcome to the Guardian’s brand new US election newsletter. I hope you’re having a nice week.It’s less than six months until election day, and Donald Trump, when he’s not in court or looking at racing cars, is spending time weighing his vice-presidenti
  
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• Aston Villa wait on fitness of Emiliano Martínez for Olympiakos second leg

  08-05-2024 21:11
  
  Goalkeeper returned to training this week after thigh problemUnai Emery: ‘If he is available 100%, he is going to play’Unai Emery has said he will make a last-minute call on whether Emiliano Martínez will face Olympiakos as they attempt to overturn a first-leg defeat to reach the Europa Conference League final. Martínez, who returned to training this week after a thigh problem, has travelled to Athens but Emery confirmed he will speak to the club doctor before making a
  
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• Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging

  08-05-2024 21:10
  
  Rasoulof is one of Iran’s leading directors and his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig is due to premiere at Cannes film festivalThe Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison, flogging, a fine and the confiscation of property, his lawyer has confirmed.Writing on X, Babak Paknia, a human rights lawyer representing Rasoulof, said that the judgment was confirmed in a court of appeal and the case had now been sent for enforcement. Continue reading...
  
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• Elon Musk’s lawyers succeed in challenge to remove OpenAI case judge

  08-05-2024 21:07
  
  Challenge cited California state law that allows plaintiffs and defendants to remove judge they believe can’t grant impartial trialThe California judge presiding over Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, has removed himself from the case. Judge Ethan Schulman on Monday sustained a challenge from Musk’s lawyers, which cited a California state law that allows plaintiffs and defendants to remove a judge they believe cannot grant an impartial trial.The law, k
  
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• Government’s domestic abuse adviser criticises early release plans

  08-05-2024 21:06
  
  Survivors of abuse being put in danger by plans to release prisoners 70 days early, says commissionerSurvivors of domestic abuse have been put in danger by ministers’ failure to give notice of the early release from prison of their abusers, a Home Office adviser has said.Nicole Jacobs, the independent domestic abuse commissioner, criticised the lack of warning of a new policy to free prisoners up to 70 days early from full jails. Continue reading...
  
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• Labour vows to ban fire and rehire after war of words with unions

  08-05-2024 20:49
  
  Exclusive: plans revealed in new leaked dossier sent to unions ahead of crunch meeting with Keir StarmerLabour has vowed it will change the law to ban fire and rehire, after a war of words with unions who accused the party of watering down its pledges on workers’ rights.The plans are revealed in a new leaked dossier, which was sent to trade unions ahead of a crunch meeting with Keir Starmer and contains sweeping plans for an overhaul of workers’ rights including on employment status,
  
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• Garrick club chair says ‘exceptional lady members’ may be fast-tracked

  08-05-2024 20:38
  
  Christopher Kirker tells members that normal waiting times will apply for most women as concerns raised about tokenismThe chair of the Garrick has told its members that the club may consider “allowing one or two exceptional … lady members” to join in the near future but that normal waiting times will apply for the majority of women.A leaked email from Christopher Kirker to all members on Wednesday described Tuesday’s vote ending the London institution’s men-only ru
  
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• David Lammy tells US Republicans he can find ‘common cause’ with Trump

  08-05-2024 20:37
  
  In Washington DC speech, shadow foreign secretary says Labour ‘will always work with US, whoever wins’David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, has set out in a Washington DC speech his credentials as a British foreign secretary capable of working with a Trump presidency, saying he “gets the agenda that drives America First”, and insisting he would seek to find “common cause” with Donald Trump.He vowed a Labour government “will always work with the Unit
  
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• GB News joint owner loses fight over £34m of secretly salvaged silver

  08-05-2024 20:34
  
  Paul Marshall’s claim on thousands of WW2 silver bars successfully challenged by South African governmentThe joint owner of GB News has lost a legal battle with the South African government over £34m of silver secretly salvaged from a second world war shipwreck.Sir Paul Marshall, who is lining up a bid for the Daily Telegraph, had claimed ownership of 2,364 silver bars his company had recovered from the bottom of the Indian Ocean. Continue reading...
  
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• Luis Rubiales to stand trial for World Cup kiss of footballer Jenni Hermoso

  08-05-2024 20:32
  
  Former Spanish soccer federation chief faces one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for alleged actions in the aftermathThe former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of the national team player Jenni Hermoso after a high court judge admitted the case, the court said on Wednesday.Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his alleged actions in the aftermath of the kiss. The offences carry prison terms of one ye
  
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• Port Talbot couple admit ‘dine and dash’ offences with £1,000 in unpaid bills

  08-05-2024 20:13
  
  Bernard and Ann McDonagh admit five joint charges of fraud after not paying at four restaurants and one takeawayA couple from south Wales have admitted carrying out a string of “dine and dash” offences, racking up large bills for food and drink before leaving without paying.Bernard McDonagh, 41, and Ann McDonagh, 39, from Port Talbot, admitted five joint charges of fraud and will be sentenced at Swansea crown court this month. Continue reading...
  
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• Natalie Elphicke’s queasy welcome shows Labour will turn no one away | John Crace

  08-05-2024 20:04
  
  A quick win is a quick win for Keir Starmer. Never mind the politics, just feel that Tory majority weakeningSome things you just don’t see coming. Defections from the Tory party may be very on trend: just last month it was Dan Poulter. Or Dan Who? to his friends. But when Natalie Elphicke took her place right behind Keir Starmer on the Labour benches for prime minister’s questions there were open mouths on both sides of the Commons. Penny Mordaunt had to do a quick double-take. Could
  
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• Keir Starmer sparks Labour anger with decision to admit Natalie Elphicke

  08-05-2024 20:02
  
  MP says many in party think rightwing Tory defector is ‘vile’, while shadow minister asks: ‘Are we welcoming Farage next week?’Keir Starmer is facing shadow cabinet anger for welcoming into his party a rightwing Conservative MP who has repeatedly attacked Labour over migration.Natalie Elphicke became on Wednesday the second Tory MP in two weeks to cross the floor of the Commons, dealing another major blow to Rishi Sunak. Continue reading...
  
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• US signals to Israel more arms shipments could be paused over Rafah offensive

  08-05-2024 20:00
  
  Move would mark significant pivot in relations as pressure builds on Israel to pull back from attack US officials have signalled to Israel that more arms shipments could be delayed if the Israeli military pushes ahead with an offensive in Rafah, Gaza, in what would mark the start of a major pivot in relations between the two countries.Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, confirmed on Wednesday that the Biden administration had paused the supply of thousands of large bombs to Israel, in opposi
  
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• US crypto entrepreneur arrested in Dubai alleges torture by police

  08-05-2024 20:00
  
  Edel Hsieh, who is linked to HyperVerse CEO, alleges police tortured him into signing a false confessionAn American cryptocurrency entrepreneur locked in a legal dispute with the CEO of the collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse has been detained in Dubai and alleges police have tortured him into signing a false confession, the Guardian can reveal.Edel Hsieh, 43, from California, was first arrested in March at Dubai’s airport while attempting to fly to London. Police beat him during his interrog
  
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• Labour MP urges government to review ECB plans to sell stake in Hundred

  08-05-2024 20:00
  
  Proposal will offer eight franchises for sale to private investorsJohn Spellar: ‘There should be full public accountability’A Labour MP has called on the ­government to review any future decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board to sell its stake in the eight Hundred franchises to ­private investors.The ECB has given the 18 ­counties plus the MCC until this Friday to give consent to this new “direction of travel” for the sport’s showpiece dome
  
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• Natalie Robyn, FIA’s first female chief executive, leaves post after 18 months

  08-05-2024 19:57
  
  FIA says Robyn will ‘pursue opportunities elsewhere’Fourth senior employee to depart governing body recentlyNatalie Robyn is leaving Formula One’s governing body after serving just 18 months as its first chief executive, the FIA said on Wednesday.Robyn was one of the most senior female executives in motorsport and her arrival from the auto industry was hailed by the sport’s governing body, the FIA, as a “transformative moment” for an organisation led by Mohamm
  
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• How rude! British insults such as berk, nitwit and plonker in danger of dying out

  08-05-2024 19:57 via express.co.uk
  
  Great British insults such as berk, nitwit, pillock and plonker are set to die out because younger generations haven't even heard of them.
  
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• Andrew Tate served with UK civil proceedings papers at Romania home

  08-05-2024 19:55
  
  Influencer served legal papers in relation to allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four British womenAndrew Tate has been served with civil proceedings papers at his home in Romania in relation to allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four British women.Lawyers representing the women said the alleged victims were bringing a case against the self-professed “misogynist influencer” at the high court in the UK, after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to p
  
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• Little remains of Brewdog’s ‘punk’ ethos as co-founder steps down

  08-05-2024 19:53
  
  James Watt steered the brewer to great success but a private equity stake and attending Nigel Farage’s 60th suggest the edginess is goneBrewDog’s James Watt to step down as chief executive of beer companyThe extraordinary success of the Scottish beer and bars company BrewDog owes much to a shrewd realisation on the part of its co-founder, James Watt.The 42-year-old, who announced his departure as chief executive on Wednesday, realised early on that punk, once a subculture, could be t
  
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• Scottish first minister John Swinney appoints Kate Forbes as deputy

  08-05-2024 19:42
  
  Announcement comes after Swinney is sworn in as seventh first minister ‘for everyone in Scotland’Kate Forbes, the former finance secretary who stepped aside last week allowing John Swinney to stand unopposed for the Scottish National party leadership, has been appointed deputy first minister.The announcement came after Swinney was sworn in as Scotland’s seventh first minister at the court of session on Wednesday morning, after his nomination by MSPs at Holyrood, where he pledge
  
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• ‘We can’t defeat nature but we can be climate-resilient’: how plant roots can help stop landslides

  08-05-2024 19:34
  
  Thanks to soil bioengineering in a village in north India, a submerged road was accessible in less than one week, according to officialsOn 14 August 2023, heavy rainfall in north India triggered flash floods and landslides, devastating the region. Kishori Lal, the sarpanch (head) of the Kothi Gehri village in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, recalls the events of that day: “Our link road connecting to the state highway and a few homes along that road were completely devastated.&rdq
  
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• The Guardian view on the climate emergency: we cannot afford to despair | Editorial

  08-05-2024 19:32
  
  Top experts believe global temperatures will rise by at least 2.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100. That frightening prediction must spur us to actionFirst, the good news. We understand the problem: almost two-thirds of people worldwide believe the climate crisis is an emergency. We know what needs to be done, and should be confident that we will be able to achieve it, thanks to the rapid advance of renewable technologies. Collectively, we can also muster the money to do it.The scale and spe
  
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• The Guardian view on MPs crossing the floor: a triumph of political theatre over substance | Editorial

  08-05-2024 19:31
  
  Natalie Elphicke is not a comfortable fit for Labour, but her defection is eloquent in expressing the decline of Rishi Sunak’s ToriesSurveying recent election losses, some Conservatives have concluded that the problem is a deficit of radical Conservatism – a prospectus defined by commitment to always cutting taxes, public spending and immigration. Natalie Elphicke would once have been considered a likely proponent of that approach, but on Wednesday the MP for Dover expressed her frus
  
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• David Miliband condemns ‘absurd’ lack of cooperation between EU and UK

  08-05-2024 19:30
  
  Former foreign secretary to call for next government to seek much closer ties with bloc on foreign policy and defence issuesDavid Miliband will on Wednesday urge British ministers to forge closer links with the EU and condemn the “absurd” lack of cooperation between London and Brussels on foreign and defence issues.The former foreign secretary will give a speech at the Irish embassy in London in which he will criticise the Conservatives for their attitude towards the EU and call on t
  
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• Steve Albini, US alt-rock musician and producer, dies aged 61

  08-05-2024 19:15
  
  Vocalist, guitarist and producer for Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey suffers heart attack at his recording studioSteve Albini, the vocalist, guitarist and producer who was at the helm of a series of the most esteemed albums across the US alternative music scene, has died aged 61 from a heart attack suffered at his recording studio. Staff at his studio, Electrical Audio, confirmed the news to Pitchfork.As well as fronting the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac, who all pushed at the boundaries of
  
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• ‘Baby Fed’ no more: Grigor Dimitrov has grown up and is in form of his life | Tumaini Carayol

  08-05-2024 19:10
  
  Bulgaria’s best shares his feelings on Federer comparisons and how finding his identity on court has fuelled his resurgenceGrigor Dimitrov was describing his improbable journey from humble origins in Haskovo, Bulgaria, a country with almost no men’s tennis heritage before him, to the very top levels of his sport when suddenly he paused: “I had all these comparisons with Roger [Federer] for so many years,” he said, laughing. “Thank you for not saying it. I appreciate
  
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• Ben Jennings on Natalie Elphicke’s defection from the Conservatives to Labour – cartoon

  08-05-2024 19:09
  
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