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• One in five pro footballers use snus or nicotine pouches, study suggests

  28-05-2024 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  About one in five professional footballers who took part in a new survey are using snus, nicotine pouches or both.
  
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• Labour pledges to clear NHS waiting list backlog in England in five years

  28-05-2024 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Wes Streeting says another Conservative term could result in waiting list swelling to 10m casesLabour has promised to clear the NHS waiting list backlog in England within five years, with Wes Streeting warning that the health service risks becoming “a poor service for poor people” while the wealthy shift to using private care.In an interview with the Guardian, the shadow health secretary said that in another Conservative term the total waiting list in England could grow to 10m cases,
  
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• Half of players using snus would like to stop - study

  28-05-2024 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  About one in five professional footballers who took part in a new survey are using snus, nicotine pouches or both.
  
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• Nikki Haley writes ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells during Israel visit

  28-05-2024 23:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-governor also criticises Biden administration for temporarily withholding weapons to discourage attack on RafahNikki Haley, the failed Republican presidential nominee, signed Israeli artillery shells with the inscription “Finish Them!” on a Memorial Day visit to Israel.The former South Carolina governor’s graphic display of support came on a trip to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, where she was accompanied by Danny Danon, a former Israeli ambassador to the Unite
  
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• Stormont budget passed by MLAs despite opposition

  28-05-2024 23:09 via bbc.com
  
  The UUP and SDLP refused to back the budget, the first to be passed by MLAs in three years.
  
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• Sunak pledges to replace ‘rip-off’ degrees with skilled apprenticeships

  28-05-2024 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tory policy would be funded by scrapping courses with high drop-out rates and low job progressionRishi Sunak has promised to create 100,000 high-skilled apprenticeships a year by scrapping “rip-off degrees” if he wins the general election.In the latest of a flurry of announcements as the Conservatives try to narrow Labour’s 20-point poll lead, the party pledged to replace “low-quality” university degrees with apprenticeships. Continue reading...
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of beach stabbing murder

  28-05-2024 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amie Gray, 34, died following the attack on Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth on Friday.
  
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• Bournemouth beach stabbing: man arrested on suspicion of murder

  28-05-2024 22:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Dorset police make arrest after fatal stabbing of Amie Gray, 34, on Friday eveningA 20-year-old man from south London has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was fatally stabbed on a beach in Bournemouth, police have said.Two women from Poole in Dorset were stabbed on Durley Chine beach at about 11.45pm last Friday. A 34-year-old woman died at the scene while a 38-year-old woman sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital. Continue reading...
  
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• US aid to Gaza stalls after temporary pier breaks apart in heavy seas

  28-05-2024 22:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Crucial supply line for aid deliveries to starving Palestinians cut off and will take at least a week to repair, Pentagon saysUS aid efforts for Gaza have suffered an embarrassing setback after the temporary pier built by the military broke apart in heavy seas, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.The $320m pier was intended to provide a crucial supply line for aid deliveries by sea to reach starving Palestinians and alleviate a humanitarian catastrophe. Now the effort is on hold for at least a week. Co
  
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• Pope apologises over reported homophobic slur

  28-05-2024 22:34 via bbc.com
  
  Pope Francis has apologised after an alleged slur he made against gay men became public.
  
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• Watch dealer's family pay tribute to 'beautiful boy'

  28-05-2024 22:24 via bbc.com
  
  Oliver White, 27, was found dead a day after being assaulted during a robbery at a London jewellers.
  
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• SNP back Holyrood ban for Matheson over iPad bill row

  28-05-2024 22:22 via bbc.com
  
  Former health secretary Michael Matheson stood down over an £11,000 bill racked up on his parliamentary iPad.
  
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• Sussex university students warned they may not graduate if fees remain unpaid

  28-05-2024 21:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Those struggling to pay debts include students from overseas who have seen the value of their currency crashHundreds of students at the University of Sussex have been warned they may be unable to graduate or re-register for the next academic year if they fail to pay outstanding debts.Those affected include students from Nigeria and Iran who have been struggling to pay their fees after the value of their currencies crashed. Other international students, as well as UK students, are also among thos
  
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• 'I've gone back into tennis's top 10 rankings but I'm still planning to retire'

  28-05-2024 21:49 via bbc.com
  
  American player Danielle Collins has enjoyed one of the finest seasons of her career. In her first BBC Sport column, she explains why she is retiring.
  
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• 'I'm top 10 but this is why I'm retiring'

  28-05-2024 21:49 via bbc.com
  
  American player Danielle Collins has enjoyed one of the finest seasons of her career. In her first BBC Sport column, she explains why she is retiring.
  
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• No police action after Rayner council house probe

  28-05-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police had been investigating the deputy Labour leader over a house in Stockport she sold in 2015.
  
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• Swinney calls on UK government to recognise Palestinian state

  28-05-2024 21:09 via bbc.com
  
  The FM has written to the prime minister and Sir Keir Starmer and urged the UK to follow countries like Ireland.
  
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• Biden official says more sanctions are needed to counter Russia war economy

  28-05-2024 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Daleep Singh said that sanctioning third parties that trade with Russia is needed, in addition to seizing assets for UkraineRussia’s shift towards a full-fledged war economy requires the west to extend its sanctions policy, including by sanctioning third-party entities that trade with Moscow, a senior White House official signalled on Tuesday.Daleep Singh, deputy national security adviser for international economics, said the United States would consider export controls to prevent China-Ru
  
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• Kenya begins public hearings into alleged abuses by UK troops

  28-05-2024 20:40 via theguardian.com
  
  British soldiers stationed in Kenya have been accused of rights violations and offences including murderKenya has launched public hearings into allegations of human rights violations and abuses of power by British troops based in the former colony.The British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) is an economic lifeline for many in the central town of Nanyuki, where it maintains a permanent base, but soldiers stationed there have also been accused of committing offences including murder. Continue rea
  
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• Georgian parliament overrides veto by president on ‘foreign influence’ law

  28-05-2024 20:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Salome Zourabichvili addresses protesters outside parliament by video link, urging them to mobilise against ‘Russian slavery’Georgia’s parliament has voted to override a presidential veto on the controversial “foreign influence” law, a move that is poised to derail the EU aspirations of many Georgians in favour of closer ties with Moscow.The divisive bill, which requires civil society organisations and media that receive more than 20% of their revenues from abroad t
  
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• Argentinian president to meet Silicon Valley CEOs in bid to court tech titans

  28-05-2024 20:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Javier Milei to hold private talks with Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman as Argentina faces worst economic crisis in decadesJavier Milei, Argentina’s president, is set to meet with the leaders of some of the world’s largest tech companies in Silicon Valley this week. The far-right libertarian leader will hold private talks with Sundar Pichai of Google, Sam Altman of OpenAI, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Tim Cook of Apple.Milei also met last month with Elon Musk, who has become one of the S
  
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• Three Labour names in frame with Diane Abbott’s candidacy in doubt

  28-05-2024 20:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Three activists with links to Hackney constituency widely talked about as possible replacements to stand for electionLabour could select one of three “credible” candidates to run in Diane Abbott’s seat as it seemed intent on not allowing Abbott to stand for the party despite an investigation into her conduct being completed six months ago.Abbott, Britain’s first black female MP, was suspended from the party in April last year over a letter in the Observer that seemed to p
  
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• In historic first, Canada lawmaker addresses legislature in Indigenous language

  28-05-2024 19:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Sol Mamakwa gave first-ever Indigenous-language speech to Ontario provincial legislature, following rule changeA First Nations lawmaker in Ontario has addressed the province’s legislature in Anishininiimowin, in a “historic” milestone that repudiates a centuries-long colonial “war” on Indigenous languages.Sol Mamakwa, a New Democratic party member from the community of Kingfisher Lake First Nation, rose on Tuesday to give the province’s first-ever Indigenous l
  
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• Fewer than 10% of sexual assaults reported to NSW police end in a conviction, report finds

  28-05-2024 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research study finds no legal action was taken in about 85% of reported sexual assault incidentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOnly 8% of contemporary child sexual assault incidents reported to New South Wales police end in a conviction, according to a Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research report released on Tuesday.The number is lower for reported historic sexual assa
  
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• Tories pledge 'Triple Lock Plus' pension allowance

  28-05-2024 19:30 via bbc.com
  
  The Conservatives pledge to raise the tax-free pension allowance by at least 2.5% a year if they win the election.
  
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• Remains of horses buried 2,000 years ago found in central France

  28-05-2024 19:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Archaeologists trying to determine whether animals were killed in battle or buried as part of a ritualFrench archaeologists have uncovered nine large graves containing the remains of horses from up to 2,000 years ago, in a find described as “extraordinary”.The 28 stallions, all around six years old, had been buried shortly after they died, each placed in pits on their right side with their head facing south. Nearby a grave contained the remains of two dogs, heads facing west. Continu
  
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• Drawings depicting gladiators among latest discoveries at Pompeii

  28-05-2024 19:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Charcoal graffiti believed to have been sketched by children uncovered at ancient Roman cityDrawings of gladiators believed to have been made by children inspired by watching battles at Pompeii’s amphitheatre are among the latest discoveries in the ruins of the ancient Roman city.The charcoal drawings were found during excavations at I’Insula dei Casti Amanti, a cluster of homes in Pompeii’s archaeological park that opened to the public for the first time on Tuesday. Continue r
  
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• Georgia’s parliament votes to override presidential veto of controversial ‘foreign agents’ law – as it happened

  28-05-2024 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed. You can read more on this story hereHere are more images from Tbilisi today.Last week, the speakers of seven European parliaments called on Georgia’s parliament to withdraw the controversial ‘foreign agents’ law. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel-Gaza war live: reports of new Israeli airstrike on area designated as a humanitarian space by IDF

  28-05-2024 18:08 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereMedical workers in Gaza ‘exhausted’ and their message is not getting through, the MSF chief has said.When asked about the types and extent of injuries arising out of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah that left at least 45 people dead, Dr Christos Christou, the Médecins Sans Frontières International president, says his organisation’s medical facility received more than 128 patients, some of whom, after b
  
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• Rwanda’s top UK diplomat oversaw use of Interpol to target regime opponents

  28-05-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Johnston Busingye formally appointed days after UK agreed Rwanda asylum deal with Paul Kagame in 2022Rwanda’s top diplomat in the UK oversaw the use of the international justice system to target opponents of the country’s rulers around the world, the Guardian can reveal.New details of the Rwandan government’s suppression of opposition beyond its borders add to concerns about the regime at the heart of Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy. Continue reading...
  
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• DATELINE WEEKEND MYSTERY PREVIEW: Secrets from the Grave

  28-05-2024 17:35 via nbcnews.com
  Josh Mankiewicz reports Saturday, June 1, at 10/9c on NBC.
  
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• Reform becoming new Conservative movement - Farage

  28-05-2024 16:57 via bbc.com
  
  The party's honorary president says the election had got off to the "dullest start" and attacks a "lack of debate".
  
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• Lib Dems pledge water firm reform to tackle sewage

  28-05-2024 16:21 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Ed Davey says his party would put environmental experts on water company boards.
  
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• Taiwan passes controversial reform bill after violence and protests

  28-05-2024 16:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Reforms will expand parliamentarians’ powers to question officials and citizensTaiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament has passed a controversial reform bill after days of hostile debate and physical fights between MPs inside, and mass protests by citizens outside.The bills passed 58 votes to 45, Bloomberg reported, after a third reading on Tuesday evening in Taipei during which there were further scuffles and members of the ruling party throwing paper planes and hurling garbage ba
  
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• Geissler, Wark and Miller to front BBC Scotland election coverage

  28-05-2024 15:51 via bbc.com
  
  Martin Geissler, Kirsty Wark and Laura Miller will lead the corporation's election night coverage.
  
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• WATCH: Humpback whale rescued from fishing lines

  28-05-2024 14:19
  
  A humpback whale was successfully freed from fishing gear following a complex two-day rescue effort.
  
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• Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed

  28-05-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with interceptsRevealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiryWhen the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the
  
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• Myrie and Kuenssberg to lead BBC election coverage

  28-05-2024 13:32 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC unveils its presenter line-up for election night on Thursday 4 July.
  
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• Hong Kong police arrest six people under new security law

  28-05-2024 13:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister, among those held over social media posts before Tiananmen Square anniversaryHong Kong police have arrested six people, marking the first time that the city’s new national security law, known as Article 23, has been used against suspects since it was implemented in March.The six people, aged between 37 and 65, are accused of publishing messages with seditious intent ahead of an “upcoming sensitive date”, according to a police statement. Con
  
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• WATCH: Colombian police find cocaine hidden in banana shipment

  28-05-2024 13:12
  
  Police in Colombia said they seized 623 kilograms of cocaine -- more than 1,300 pounds -- hidden inside a shipment of bananas bound for Germany.
  
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• Perfume's dark secret: Child labour behind some of your fragrances

  28-05-2024 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pickers earn as little as a dollar a day, while huge profits are made in the industry
  
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• The three options open to the Trump jury at the end of five-week trial

  28-05-2024 09:51 via bbc.com
  
  A verdict could come this week - the former president's conviction or acquittal, or there could be a mistrial.
  
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• Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

  28-05-2024 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources saySpying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposedThe former head of the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, allegedly threatened a chief prosecutor of the international criminal court in a series of secret meetings in which he tried to pressure her into abandoning a war crimes investigation, the Guardia
  
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• Jeremy Bowen: Ukraine faces its worst crisis since the war began

  28-05-2024 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  The composure Ukrainians show in the face of Russian attacks cannot conceal the dangers Kyiv faces in the summer ahead.
  
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• ‘Crippling’ drought in Zambia threatens hunger for millions, says minister

  28-05-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Collins Nzovu says country’s plight is foretaste of disasters that will increasingly afflict region as climate breakdown takes holdSevere drought in Zambia is threatening hunger for millions of people, cutting off electricity for long periods and destroying the country’s social fabric and economy, the environment minister has warned, in a harbinger of what is in store for the region as the climate crisis worsens.Collins Nzovu said the “crippling drought” his country was e
  
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• North Korea spy satellite explodes in flight as latest launch fails

  28-05-2024 01:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Cause of accident was ‘operational reliability of engine’, says Pyongyang, after two failed attempts last yearNorth Korea’s latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit ended in a mid-air explosion, Pyongyang said late Monday, hours after its announcement of a planned launch was criticised by Seoul and Tokyo.Japanese broadcaster NHK ran footage of what appeared to be a flaming projectile in the night sky, which then exploded into a fireball. NHK said the footage was taken f
  
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• The 63+ best Amazon Memorial Day 2024 sales

  28-05-2024 00:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shop the best Amazon Memorial Day from brands like Dyson, Hydro Flask, Apple and Revlon.
  
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