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• Met chief under pressure amid row over porn on Damian Green’s computer

  02-12-2017 23:01
  On her first day as commissioner of the Metropolitan police in April, Cressida Dick attended the funeral of PC Keith Palmer, who had been stabbed to death in a terror attack near the Palace of Westminster.The home secretary Amber Rudd and mayor of London Sadiq Khan were in the congregation at Southwark Cathedral.The Daily Mail’s front-page headline declared: “Tories at war with the police.” Conflict had broken out, the paper said, “after former officers tried to oust Ther
  
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• Norway v Senegal: World Cup 2026 – live

  23-06-2026 02:26 via theguardian.com
  ⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 8pm ET/1am BST/10am AEST
  ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Jeff12 min Fox commentators Ian Darke and Landon Donovan vouch for the quality of the pitch, with Donovan saying it is adequately slick for an attacker-friendly game.Norway already looking to their bench and signaling about a potentially necessary early sub… Continue reading...
  
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• France v Iraq: match resumes after two-hour storm delay at World Cup 2026 – live

  23-06-2026 02:24 via theguardian.com
  ⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm ET/10pm BST/7am AEST
  ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email TimAnd here’s our reporter at the game, Paul MacInnes. “Ground already packed for a match that has been highly anticipated in Philly,” he writes. “The French are here is big numbers (I followed a load of them to the ground today) but the Iraqi contingent is hardly to be sniffed at. They’ve packed out the stand behind one goal, and have been
  
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• Trump says five people arrested as he again blames ‘vandals’ for reflecting pool damage without giving evidence – live

  23-06-2026 01:49 via theguardian.com
  President did not provide evidence that ‘knife’ and ‘fertilizer’ were used to causealgae bloom and cut that keeps growing in the tellingTrump’s reflecting pool claims factchecked Sign up for the Breaking News US emailCalifornia sued the Environmental Protection ⁠Agency ⁠on ​Monday after the agency sent Congress landmark state vehicle emissions rules for ⁠potential repeal, Reuters reports.According to the EPA, waivers under ‌the Clean Air
  
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• School closures LIVE: Major update as Met Office warns of scorching 40C heatwave

  23-06-2026 01:07 via express.co.uk
  The Met Office has issued red extreme heat warnings, with June temperature records forecast to be broken.
  
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• Julián Alvarez sparks transfer frenzy by telling Atlético Madrid he wants to leave

  23-06-2026 01:06 via theguardian.com
  Argentina forward wants to ‘fulfil dream’ by departingBarcelona, Real Madrid and PSG linked with 26-year-oldJulián Alvarez has said he wants to ⁠leave Atlético Madrid to “fulfil his dream” following reported interest from Barcelona, Real Madrid ⁠and Paris Saint-⁠Germain.“I ​spoke with people at the club [Atlético], with those I had to speak with, ⁠and the best thing for everyone is a transfer and I want to fulfil &#
  
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• Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas

  23-06-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Technology to be used in six more areas next year as critics say tens of thousands of people will be forced into ‘digital police lineup’The Metropolitan police is to expand its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology, first into London’s West End by Christmas and then into a further six areas next year.The new cameras will be fixed, and could be attached to street furniture such as lamp-posts. Critics said the new plans mean tens of thousands of people will be forced in
  
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• Reflecting pool to be drained again as Trump claims five vandalism arrests

  23-06-2026 00:40 via theguardian.com
  President says ‘vandals’ to blame for algae blooms and peeling paint as $14m renovation to undergo further repairsThe Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is set to be drained again after Donald Trump said on Monday – without providing proof – that five people were arrested for vandalism and five more are under investigation in connection to the algae blooms and peeling paint that appeared weeks after his ill-fated $14m renovation attempt.“It’s not a lot of damage
  
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• New SNP MP 'crosses fingers' during King Charles loyalty oath: 'She disgraced herself'

  23-06-2026 00:35 via express.co.uk
  Lara Bird was one of three new MPs sworn in at Westminster on Monday after winning by-elections last week - but she has already upset some on social media.
  
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• Plan to auction over 100 Titanic artifacts faces US government opposition

  23-06-2026 00:28 via theguardian.com
  Company wants to sell objects despite agreements to only display them at museums and traveling exhibitionsA plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic – including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor – is facing pushback from the US government, according to newly unsealed court documents.RMS Titanic Inc, the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck deep in the North Atlantic, wants to sell the artifacts fo
  
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• Preston Davey’s sick and twisted killer ‘determined he wanted a baby, not a toddler’

  22-06-2026 23:52 via express.co.uk
  Preston Davey was in the hands of his adoptive parents for just four months before he died.
  
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• Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday

  22-06-2026 23:43 via theguardian.com
  UK Health Security Agency also issues red heat alert for six English regions, indicating risk to life even for the healthyMet Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity, while a red heat health alert has been issued in England indicating “a risk to life for even the healthy population”.The weather warning covers southern Wales as far west as Swansea, and an area of England that includes London and runs
  
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• California drivers sue gas stations for allegedly using AI to inflate prices

  22-06-2026 23:39 via theguardian.com
  Firms including BP and 7-Eleven accused of coordinating prices to ‘wring more money from pockets of consumers’Gas ⁠station ​operators including BP, Circle K, Marathon, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Albertsons were sued on Monday by California drivers ⁠who accused them of using artificial intelligence to boost prices at the pump.According to a proposed class action, the defendants ⁠violated California’s main antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, by using an AI-based
  
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• UK plans to give established media more visibility on YouTube and TikTok

  22-06-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Move for greater prominence on social media comes as ministers warn online misinformation risk becoming ‘existential for our democracy’Plans to hand established broadcasters and media companies greater prominence on digital platforms such as YouTube and TikTok have been unveiled, as ministers warned online misinformation risked becoming “existential for our democracy”.In proposals that set up a new clash with global tech companies, content from the likes of the BBC, ITV a
  
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• Arsenal make Villa’s Morgan Rogers their No 1 target in transfer window

  22-06-2026 23:20 via theguardian.com
  Champions expected to make an approach for forwardFee could be around £100m for Villa’s England playerArsenal are expected to make an approach to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa after identifying the England forward as their primary transfer target this summer.The Premier League champions want to strengthen Mikel Arteta’s squad and are hopeful of bringing Rogers to north London, although he could cost up to £100m. Talks with Villa have yet to commence but they are exp
  
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• House of the Dragon review – the orgy of carnage it should always have been

  22-06-2026 23:15 via theguardian.com
  After two forgettable seasons, the Game of Thrones prequel finally comes into its own – blazing back on to our screens with the most epic dragon-based smackdown imaginable. Fans can breathe a fiery sigh of relief!Ah yes, House of the Dragon! Unlikely as it is that a megabucks Game of Thrones prequel with a blue-chip cast could be forgettable, in its first two seasons HotD did not help itself, with the first either killing off its best characters too soon or recasting them to accommodate be
  
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• Andy Burnham prepares for power as emotional Keir Starmer bows out

  22-06-2026 23:14 via theguardian.com
  New Makerfield MP could get keys to No 10 unopposed after British prime minister’s resignation paves way for successorWho is Andy Burnham, the ‘man of the people’ likely to be next UK prime minister?Keir Starmer has finally bowed to intense pressure to stand down as British prime minister as he conceded that he was no longer the right man to lead the country, leaving Andy Burnham all but certain to succeed him.In an extraordinary day at Westminster, Starmer announced a timetabl
  
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• HR consultant wins English court case using AI lawyer in apparent legal first

  22-06-2026 23:09 via theguardian.com
  Barrister who was given material produced by Garfield AI says advocacy at trial ‘remained fundamentally human’An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the first time a trial has been won using an AI lawyer.A freelance HR consultant, Tamires Camal Taquidir, paid the firm, Garfield AI, about £400 to send a legal letter and then issue court proceedings over an unpaid debt of £7,000. Continue reading...
  
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• Serbian TV pundit causes outrage with racist comment during Belgium game

  22-06-2026 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Rade Bogdanovic made comments on public broadcasterFormer player and broadcaster apologises for statementThe former Yugoslavia and Atlético Madrid striker Rade Bogdanovic has sparked controversy on Serbian TV after saying that “Black players lack concentration beyond 60 to 80 minutes” during the Belgium v Iran World Cup match.Bogdanovic, 56, made the comment on a World Cup programme aired by Serbia’s public broadcaster (RTS) late on Sunday night while discussing the 66th
  
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• Met Office urges homes in 50 areas to gather batteries and torches from Wednesday

  22-06-2026 22:52 via express.co.uk
  The rare 36-hour warnings come into effect at 9am on Wednesday.
  
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• Irrepressible Messi breaks World Cup scoring record as Argentina beat Austria

  22-06-2026 22:50 via theguardian.com
  It had to be Lionel Messi, it had to be on this day and perhaps it even needed to be in Dallas too. History was created in the way he knows best, a clinical left-footed flourish setting him out on his own as the World Cup’s highest goalscorer of all time. An occasion that already throbbed with an epic, cinematic quality had its moment for the ages and the genius who served it up will surely provide even more. A first golden boot would not be the worst present for an icon who turns 39 on We
  
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• Man charged with terrorism-linked attempted murders after Edinburgh attacks

  22-06-2026 22:08 via theguardian.com
  Lewis Hawkes, 36, charged with five counts of attempted murder ‘aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection’A 36-year-old man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder “aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection” after a series of attacks in Edinburgh last Friday.Lewis Hawkes has also been charged with assault and robbery, two counts of breach of the peace and two counts of culpable and reckless conduct, all of which were also aggravated b
  
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• M1 traffic RECAP: Motorway closure with several vehicles engulfed by huge flames

  22-06-2026 22:07 via express.co.uk
  Emergency services have rushed to the scene.
  
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• Clive Davis predicted music’s biggest stars like no one else | Alexis Petridis

  22-06-2026 21:56 via theguardian.com
  The legendary music executive signed everyone from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow and changed the industry foreverClive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94Clive Davis: a life in pictures from Diana Ross to Aretha FranklinClive Davis always claimed that his life in the music business was really kickstarted when he chose to attend the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival: it was there he saw Janis Joplin and her band Big Brother and the Holding Company
  
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• L’Équipe apologises to Belgian footballer Jérémy Doku for presenter’s comments

  22-06-2026 21:40 via theguardian.com
  French media outlet distanced itself from criticism of Doku’s plan to fly back from World Cup for birth of first childThe French media outlet L’Équipe has apologised to the Belgian footballer Jérémy Doku after he was criticised by one of its pundits for saying he would leave the World Cup to be present at the birth of his first child.The Belgian football federation said Doku had made it back to London in time to be with his wife, Shireen, who gave birth to a boy
  
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• Jack Draper hails new coach Andy Murray after winning return at Eastbourne

  22-06-2026 21:27 via theguardian.com
  Draper defeats Marcos Giron 6-4, 7-6 (5) in first roundMurray in player box alongside fellow coach TrotmanAn amusing question at the beginning of this new, hopeful chapter in Jack Draper’s career was tendered to the 24-year-old without hesitation before his return to competition in Eastbourne this week. In the heat of a dispiriting, stressful battle on court, when things are going badly and he might need to discharge some of his tension, would he ever allow himself to scream at Andy Murray
  
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• Widnes fire RECAP: Huge blaze erupts as 'entire sky turns black' with smoke

  22-06-2026 21:03 via express.co.uk
  Dramatic pictures show thick plumes of black smoke filling the sky.
  
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• UK football club owners hit with 18 fresh charges including rape and sex with a child

  22-06-2026 20:55 via express.co.uk
  Millionaire couple Barrie and Scott Drewitt-Barlow, who purchased Maldon & Tiptree FC in 2025, face multiple rape offences and sexual assault allegations
  
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• Keir Starmer’s resignation speech: anatomy of a picture

  22-06-2026 20:32 via theguardian.com
  What can we learn from the prime minister’s address in Downing Street and the people looking on? By Ben Quinn Photograph Sean SmithKeir Starmer announced his intention to resign as Britain’s prime minister in a short speech on Monday morning.Apart from the rain which poured down on his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, the scene was reminiscent of that which unfolded just under two years ago when the Conservative prime minister resigned. Continue reading...
  
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• Thomas Tuchel brings The Surge to make England genuine World Cup threat

  22-06-2026 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Head coach wants players to use energy in the right spaces and is also getting the best out of an in-form Harry KaneIt didn’t take long for one wag in the travelling England caravan to come up with a deeply inappropriate nickname for that jazzed-up high-energy start to the second-half performance in Dallas last Wednesday. That name was: Packetball.The word packet is, the Urban Dictionary confirms, slang for a small sachet of the same illegal and wholly inadvisable stimulant that was d
  
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