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• Prevent: A Personal Reflection

  10-08-2017 17:23
  He had just turned 50 and it was a brutal and unforgiving end to a life he had dedicated to social work and to caring for disadvantaged children.
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy fears rising US-Iran tensions will scupper key peace talks in UAE

  31-01-2026 03:27 via theguardian.com
  Apparent pause in Russia-Ukraine hostilities comes amid concern that peace talks set for Sunday in Abu Dhabi will be delayed. What we know on day 1,438Rising tensions over possible US strikes on Iran have injected fresh uncertainty into the plans for senior Ukrainian and Russian officials to meet in Abu Dhabi this weekend for another round of talks. “The date or the location may change,” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “From our point of view, something is happeni
  
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• Trump news at a glance: Epstein files release shows emails with Trump officials past and present

  31-01-2026 03:20 via theguardian.com
  Democrats question redactions and whether Trump officials are holding back more documents – key US politics stories from 30 January at a glanceThe US justice department has released more than 3m pages of documents related to its investigation into the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a long-awaited announcement that appears to represent the bulk of the so-called Epstein files that have dogged Donald Trump politically.While an analysis is still under way, the release
  
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• Thousands march in anti-ICE protest in New York City: ‘If it’s them today, it’s us tomorrow’

  31-01-2026 02:36 via theguardian.com
  In nationwide day of action, people brave plunging cold temperatures to march in city and demonstrate against ICEThousands chanted and marched in New York City on Friday to protest the Trump administration’s escalating mass deportation campaign.Among the protesters were young and old people, all braving plunging cold temperatures in thick coats, hats and gloves. Continue reading...
  
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• Heatwave across Australia’s south-east continues for eighth day ahead of a welcome cool change

  31-01-2026 02:17 via theguardian.com
  The BoM forecasts parts of inland NSW will exceed 45C on Saturday, with Thargomindah in Queensland to reach 46C, Mildura 45C and Canberra 41CGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA cool change this weekend is expected to bring an end to eight consecutive days of blistering temperatures above 40C in Australia’s south-east.But before it does, the heat continued on Saturday. Heatwave warnings remained in place for parts of every state and territory excluding Tasmania, wit
  
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• I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy

  31-01-2026 01:06 via theguardian.com
  ‘Everyone wants to know,’ Melania says at the beginning of the two-hour extravaganza – but do we?It’s Friday afternoon at Hoyts on Sydney’s northern beaches, and the atmosphere is horrific. I am here to see Amazon’s $75m “documentary” on Melania Trump, which has already been condemned as a flop ahead of its release.When I arrive, I panic for a second that I have the time wrong. There are no Melania posters anywhere and the screening is tucked into
  
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• The arrest of Don Lemon is blatant censorship. And he is not the only one | Seth Stern

  31-01-2026 01:05 via theguardian.com
  Thursday’s arrests of Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort demonstrate the administration’s lawless crusade against routine journalismTwo federal courts reviewed the government’s evidence against journalist Don Lemon and declined to approve his arrest last week. But nevertheless, the attorney general, Pam Bondi, persisted, desperate to please her authoritarian boss no matter what the constitution and law say or what her ethical obligations as an attorney require.Thursd
  
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• One in seven food delivery businesses in England are ‘dark kitchens’, study shows

  31-01-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  University researchers say growth of the hidden fast food industry may pose risks to public healthOne in seven food businesses on major delivery platforms, including Deliveroo and Just Eat, is now a “dark kitchen”, a university study shows.The findings, which shine a light on the scale of the hidden takeaway industry, found that 15% of all online food retailers in England were dark kitchens. Continue reading...
  
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• New type of Bordeaux wine to gain official status as result of climate pressure

  31-01-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Formal validation for claret reflects hotter conditions, falling consumption and shift towards chillable redsBordeaux’s wine industry has historically adapted to consumer habits. In the 1970s the region leaned towards white, but by the 2000s was famed for powerful oak-aged reds.Now it’s turning to a much older form of red with a name familiar to anglophones: claret. With origins in the 12th century, when it was first shipped to Britain, claret was soon our favoured wine, a
  
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• Atlanta FBI boss reportedly ousted after questioning DoJ’s renewed interest in 2020 election

  30-01-2026 23:34 via theguardian.com
  Paul W Brown reportedly voiced concerns about the FBI’s unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in Fulton countyThe special agent in charge of the FBI’s Atlanta field office was reportedly removed from his post after questioning the Trump administration’s renewed interest in investigating the role of Fulton county, Georgia, in the 2020 election.The agent, Paul W Brown, had expressed concerns around the unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud in Fulton county, which have been p
  
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• Premier League news: Carrick vows United will not ease up; Isak saga is behind us, says Howe

  30-01-2026 23:33 via theguardian.com
  News from Friday’s press conferences, including Everton, Tottenham, Manchester City and West Ham Continue reading...
  
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• Trump commerce secretary Howard Lutnick arranged to visit Epstein island, files show

  30-01-2026 23:26 via theguardian.com
  Newly released documents reveal Lutnick sent email to ‘Jeff’ and floated plan for ‘Sunday evening for dinner’Howard Lutnick, currently serving as Trump’s US secretary of commerce, arranged to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2012, according to Epstein-related files released by the Department of Justice on Friday.According to the newly released documents, on 20 November 2012, Epstein’s longtime assistant emailed Lutnick saying that “Jeffrey Epstein
  
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• More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say

  30-01-2026 23:11 via theguardian.com
  Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phonesMore than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, a spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday.Rubaya produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum – a heat-resistant metal that
  
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• Under Salt Marsh review – Rafe Spall’s thrilling Welsh crime drama is clever, gripping TV

  30-01-2026 23:05 via theguardian.com
  This carefully plotted tale of the investigation into a small boy’s death is a compelling, psychologically astute watch – which constantly pulls the rug out from under youBy ’eck – it’s grim out west. Such is the overriding impression wrought by Under Salt Marsh, a six-part crime drama set in the fictional Welsh town of Morfa Halen. As the title suggests, the town sits alongside the treacherously boggy lands, under lowering skies and just, but only just, above risin
  
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• Man accused of falsely confessing to killing Charlie Kirk faces up to 15-year sentence

  30-01-2026 22:52 via theguardian.com
  George Zinn, 71, further admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material and pleaded no contest to allegationsA man accused of trying to thwart authorities investigating Charlie Kirk’s killing by falsely confessing to the deadly shooting faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading no contest to the allegation – and separately admitting to possessing child sexual abuse material.The case centering on George Zinn, 71, all but concluded at a court hearing on Thursday in Provo, Utah,
  
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• Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary

  30-01-2026 22:47 via theguardian.com
  Sundance film festival: a once-in-a-lifetime dinner party from 1972 is transformed into a thrilling and inspiring hang-out movieIn August 1972, the experimental film-maker William Greaves convened a once-in-a-lifetime dinner party at Duke Ellington’s townhouse in Harlem. The occasion was a celebration and reconsideration of the Harlem Renaissance, the watershed African American cultural movement of the 1920s. The guest list included its still-living luminaries, some of the 20th century&rsq
  
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• Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show

  30-01-2026 22:19 via theguardian.com
  Newly released files from DoJ show the pair making plans in 2012 and 2013 for the Tesla CEO to visit Epstein’s islandElon Musk had more extensive – and more friendly – communications with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than previously publicly known, according to documents released on Friday by the Department of Justice. Emails in the files appear to show the two cordially messaging each other on two separate occasions to make plans for Musk to visit Epstein&rsq
  
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• Andrew went to intimate dinner with Epstein after his prison release, files suggest

  30-01-2026 22:09 via theguardian.com
  Famous figures including Woody Allen were invited to party with disgraced financier and Mountbatten-Windsor, documents indicateAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor attended an intimate party with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he was released from prison, files suggest.The US justice department released another cache of documents relating to the disgraced financier on Friday.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or jo@s
  
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• Catherine O’Hara managed to make difficult characters utterly delightful

  30-01-2026 21:25 via theguardian.com
  The death of the 71-year-old actor and comedian leaves behind a long line of unforgettably original comic creations, from Beetlejuice to Schitt’s CreekCatherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71One of the later and less beloved Christopher Guest comedies featuring his troupe of peerless, often SCTV-related improvisers is For Your Consideration, a medium-funny savaging of Hollywood’s feverish awards-season prestige campaigning.The film&rsq
  
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• Harry Brook adds to England woes by admitting he lied about nightclub incident

  30-01-2026 21:10 via theguardian.com
  White-ball captain claims he was protecting teammatesBethell and Tongue investigated over drinking sessionHarry Brook, the England white-ball captain, has admitted teammates were present on the night he clashed with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand last year.Speaking at the start of England’s tour of Sri Lanka, Brook said that he was on his own when he was punched by a bouncer on the eve of the third one-day international against New Zealand in Wellington. Continue reading...
  
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• Arsenal’s terminally online Premier League title pursuit is a symbol of our times | Barney Ronay

  30-01-2026 21:00 via theguardian.com
  A robotic team fuelled by data and scrutinised relentlessly in a climate of angst and rage feels like a digital-age metaphorLike most people who have no talent for business ideas, I have a huge number of highly promising business ideas always on the go, ideas that are available for investment from any passing billionaire or Dragons’ Den rainmaker type.Not one of the A-listers, obviously. I’m not insane. Not a Meaden or a Paphitis. But perhaps one of the minor ones, some strangely gro
  
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• Trump nominates Federal Reserve critic Kevin Warsh as its next chair

  30-01-2026 20:52 via theguardian.com
  Pick of former Fed governor to replace Jerome Powell comes as White House seeks to tighten grip on central bankDonald Trump has announced Kevin Warsh as his nomination for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, selecting a candidate who has been an outspoken critic of the US central bank.The move ends months of speculation about who the president would pick to replace Jerome Powell, as he waged an extraordinary campaign to influence policymaking at the Fed by repeatedly calling for interest rate
  
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• US DoJ opens federal civil rights investigation into killing of Alex Pretti

  30-01-2026 20:40 via theguardian.com
  Deputy attorney general makes announcement over fatal shooting in Minneapolis as fierce protests there continueThe US deputy attorney general announced on Friday that the justice department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of the Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti last Saturday by immigration officers, as fierce protests continued on the streets there.“We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Todd Blanche, deputy to the a
  
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• ‘A place of two halves’: how Margate’s art-led renewal has left town ‘splintered’

  30-01-2026 20:14 via theguardian.com
  Madonna labelled it ‘heaven’ on a recent visit, but the cost of living in the seaside resort is hitting many residents hard Not many chefs working in small, family-run restaurants expect global megastars to turn up for dinner and to design them a menu from scratch.But that’s what happened to Simona Di Dio last weekend, when she cooked dishes inspired by her Italian grandmother’s recipes for Madonna, who sat on the single wooden dining table in Di Dio’s cosy, candlel
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein sent money to Mandelson’s husband after prison release, emails suggest

  30-01-2026 19:43 via theguardian.com
  Child sex offender sent thousands of pounds to Reinaldo Avila da Silva, according to documents published by US justice departmentJeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds in bank transfers after his release from prison in 2009 to Peter Mandelson’s husband, according to emails published by the US Department of Justice on Friday.The latest documents raise fresh questions about Epstein’s relationship with Mandelson, who was sacked as the UK’s ambassador to Washington when details o
  
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• Novak Djokovic thanks doubters for giving him strength after Sinner success

  30-01-2026 19:42 via theguardian.com
  ‘There is a lot of experts that wanted to retire me’Serb won five-set epic to reach Australian Open finalNovak Djokovic thanked his doubters for helping to give him strength after he produced an incredible performance to defeat Jannik Sinner, the No 2 and two-time defending champion, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open final.Djokovic, the fourth seed, will contest his 11th Australian Open final and 38th grand slam final overall on Sunday, his first losing the Wimbled
  
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• Trump says he believes Iran wants to make deal as he extols size of US ‘armada’

  30-01-2026 19:38 via theguardian.com
  US president declines to say whether he plans Venezuela-like operation, after Tehran signalled it was ready for talksKilling Khamenei? Hitting military sites? It is unclear what a US attack on Iran would achieveDonald Trump has said he believes Tehran wants to make a deal to head off a regional conflict, as he claimed the US “armada” near Iran was bigger than the task force deployed to topple Venezuela’s leader.“We have a large armada, flotilla, call it whatever you want,
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday takeover in limbo while EFL checks source of bidders’ funding

  30-01-2026 19:38 via theguardian.com
  EFL examining if funds mostly from gambling proceeds Bidders’ advisers say money is from investmentsThe English Football League is taking its time assessing the prospective buyout of Sheffield Wednesday to establish whether the purchase would be largely funded by the proceeds of gambling and crypto-gambling operations.A consortium was given preferred bidder status by Wednesday’s administrators on Christmas Eve, with the funding coming from two of its members, the professional poker p
  
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• Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71

  30-01-2026 19:29 via theguardian.com
  Actor, also known for Beetlejuice and her work with Christopher Guest, died after a brief illnessCatherine O’Hara managed to make difficult characters utterly delightulCatherine O’Hara: a life in picturesCatherine O’Hara, actor known for Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone and Best in Show, has died at the age of 71.Her manager confirmed the news to Variety. She died after a brief illness. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Isolation isn’t the way forward’: readers on their unusual living arrangements

  30-01-2026 19:08 via theguardian.com
  We spoke with five people from Atlanta to rural Germany and the UK whose households range from grandparents to three couples who own a farmhouseIn Atlanta, Carolyn Martinez, 65, lives in a household spanning four generations – and a lifelong friendship. Her 90-year-old mother, who has lived with her for more than 40 years due to various disabilities, shares the house with Martinez, 65, her adult daughter, aged 25, and her granddaughter, aged three months. “My mum has lived with me li
  
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