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• Bot or not: Are fake accounts swaying voters towards Reform UK?

  13-06-2024 23:01 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC traces people behind social media profiles posting hundreds of repetitive messages backing Reform UK.
  
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• Chris Mason: Reassurance from Labour with a dash of paranoia

  13-06-2024 22:50 via bbc.com
  
  Labour have being going out of its way to make a virtue out of the lack of surprises in its manifesto.
  
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• 1,000 days have passed since Taliban banned girls from attending school past 6th grade: UNICEF

  13-06-2024 22:03 via foxnews.com
  
  A thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary schools, according to the U.N. children’s agency, which said Thursday that "no country can move forward when half its population is left behind."UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in a statement urged Taliban authorities to allow all children to resume learning immediately, and called on the international community to support Afghan girls, who she said need it more than ever. The agency est
  
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• NATO defense ministers thrash out new security aid and training support plan for Ukraine

  13-06-2024 22:01 via foxnews.com
  
  NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale invasion, after Hungary promised not to veto the proposal as long as it’s not forced to take part.The ministers are meeting over two days at NATO headquarters in Brussels in the last high-level talks before a summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on July 9-11, where the military organization’s leade
  
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• Labour manifesto 2024: 12 key policies analysed

  13-06-2024 21:50 via bbc.com
  
  BBC correspondents analyse key policies in the Labour manifesto.
  
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• Plaid Cymru manifesto: 11 key policies analysed

  13-06-2024 21:23 via bbc.com
  
  BBC correspondents analyse key policies in the Plaid Cymru manifesto.
  
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• Electioncast: The Labour Manifesto

  13-06-2024 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And Plaid Cymru’s manifesto & more Undercover Voters!
  
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• Brazil seeks pro-Bolsonaro rioters who fled to Argentina

  13-06-2024 21:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Country asks Argentina to identify rioters’ whereabouts and status before deciding to request extraditionsBrazil has asked Argentina for information about dozens of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro seeking refuge in the neighboring country to avoid legal consequences for rioting in Brasília last year as part of an alleged coup attempt.Brazilian police officials said the request was a precursor to possible extradition requests. Continue reading...
  
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• Two children dead after undergoing routine medical procedures at Canadian hospital

  13-06-2024 21:02 via foxnews.com
  
  A Canadian hospital is pausing scheduled tonsil and adenoid surgery for patients under 18 after two children who underwent the procedure died just after being discharged, officials said last week. McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario treated both patients, Hamilton Health Sciences said in a June 7 statement. One child passed away the day after their surgery, while the second died nine days after the procedure.One died in May and the other in June. TO KEEP YOUR TEETH
  
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• All eyes on Munich as Scotland kick off Euro 2024

  13-06-2024 20:53 via bbc.com
  
  Euro 2024 is finally here so how will the home nations fare and who are the favourites to win the tournament?
  
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• Corbyn accuses Starmer of rewriting history

  13-06-2024 20:17 via bbc.com
  
  The current Labour leader claims he knew it would lose the 2019 general election under his predecessor.
  
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• HIV image in online Green manifesto removed by party

  13-06-2024 20:13 via bbc.com
  
  The Greens said the image, described by some as stigmatising, could be misinterpreted and would be replaced.
  
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• A quick take on the Labour manifesto

  13-06-2024 20:03 via bbc.com
  
  Labour has launched its manifesto, focusing on economic growth and stability.
  
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• Israeli tanks advance in Rafah as fleeing Palestinians ‘face death and starvation’

  13-06-2024 19:58 via theguardian.com
  
  UN warns that more than a million people are being forced to flee to areas in which there is little food, water or shelterIsraeli tanks rolled into the western part of Rafah on Thursday as the city came under intense helicopter, drone and artillery fire in what residents described as one of the worst bombardments of the area so far.The assault on Rafah has driven out more than a million Palestinians who had been sheltering there, forcing them into areas with little or no access to food, water or
  
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• Stellantis says it will ‘fight’ for electric car sales rather than hide behind tariffs

  13-06-2024 19:55 via theguardian.com
  
  The owner of Vauxhall, Jeep and Fiat says it opposes EU measures against Chinese EVs and wants to compete ‘as a global company’The owner of the Jeep, Fiat and Vauxhall brands has said it will not take a defensive stance in the battle for electric car sales, amid signs of an escalating trade war in the market between Europe and China.Stellantis’s chief executive, Carlos Tavares, has criticised the EU tariffs on imported Chinese cars announced on Wednesday and said the world&rsqu
  
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• Weekly quiz: Who did Glastonbury say was its dream headliner?

  13-06-2024 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test how closely you have been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.
  
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• US man dies after being electrocuted in jacuzzi in Mexico resort town

  13-06-2024 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Death of man and injuries suffered by a woman were due to ‘possible electric discharge’ when both were in the jacuzziAn American man has died after being electrocuted in a jacuzzi at a resort in Mexico, local officials have confirmed.The 43-year-old man, identified by police as Jorge N, died after being electrocuted in a jacuzzi he was sharing with a woman. The woman, identified by police as Lizeth N, was taken to the US for medical treatment for her life-threatening injuries. Contin
  
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• A quick take on the Plaid Cymru manifesto

  13-06-2024 19:19 via bbc.com
  
  The party has called for "fair" funding for Wales in its manifesto for the election.
  
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• Sunak accuses Labour of asking for a blank cheque

  13-06-2024 19:14 via bbc.com
  
  Keir Starmer says his manifesto is aimed at wealth creation, but the PM argues it would mean higher taxes.
  
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• Europol smashes Balkan cartel shipping drugs from South America

  13-06-2024 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Eight tonnes of cocaine seized and 40 people arrested after four-year investigation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil• How big is Europe’s cocaine problem – and what is the human cost?Forty people have been arrested and eight tonnes of cocaine have been seized as a result of a four-year international police operation targeting a criminal network that trafficked large quantities of the drug from South America to Europe via west Africa and the Canary Islands.The long-running inve
  
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• Raducanu reaches Nottingham quarter-finals but Norrie loses

  13-06-2024 18:08 via bbc.com
  
  Emma Raducanu continues her Wimbledon preparations by reaching the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open with victory over Daria Snigur.
  
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• G-7 summit begins as leaders back deal to use interest from Russian assets for Ukraine aid

  13-06-2024 18:03 via foxnews.com
  
  Leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies started their annual summit on Thursday, many of them under a cloud at home but determined to make a difference on the world stage as they seek to help Ukraine and counter China's economic ambitions.Heading into two days of talks, diplomats said a deal had been agreed in principle on plans to issue $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow launched its invasion of its neighbor in 2022.Western
  
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• Tory candidate tells BBC election bet was 'huge error of judgement'

  13-06-2024 17:52 via bbc.com
  
  Craig Williams says he "placed a flutter" on the general election and the Gambling Commission were making inquiries.
  
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• Tartan Army descends on Munich ahead of Euro 2024 opener

  13-06-2024 17:03 via bbc.com
  
  With one day to go, the Tartan Army arrives in Munich ahead ofScotland's opening Euro 2024 game against Germany.
  
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• Pope Francis to meet with Biden, Zelenskyy and other world leaders at G-7 summit

  13-06-2024 16:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis will meet with the leaders of the United States, Ukraine, France and India on the sidelines of the Group of 7 (G-7) summit in Italy's Borgo Egnazia, the Vatican said on Thursday.Francis, who in January warned against the "perverse" dangers of artificial intelligence, is due to take part in leaders' talks on the new technology on Friday.He is the first pope to take part in G-7 discussions.SPOTLIGHT ON ITALY'S MELONI AS SHE HOSTS BIDEN, G-7 LEADERS AMID ONGOING GLOBAL CRISESIssuing a
  
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• Italian lawmakers brawl in parliament: video

  13-06-2024 16:25 via foxnews.com
  
  A video has captured a wild brawl erupting in Italy’s parliament that reportedly forced a lawmaker to leave the chamber in a wheelchair. The incident happened Wednesday during a vote on a controversial government bill to give Italy’s regions greater autonomy, according to Politico. It reported that it began when Leonardo Donno of the Five Star Movement party – who is in opposition to the reform – thrust an Italian flag into the face of Roberto Calderoli, the Minister
  
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• Lords would have to retire at 80 under Labour plans

  13-06-2024 16:07 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "modernise" the Lords with new rules and by phasing out hereditary peers.
  
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• Maya twins myth may have influenced child sacrifices, study suggests

  13-06-2024 14:53 via theguardian.com
  
  ​DNA testing on 64 skeletons shows related boys were probably chosen as offerings in ancient city of Chichén ItzáGenetic analysis of the skeletons of 64 infant boys who are thought to have been sacrificed in the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá more than a thousand years ago may shed light on the symbolic role twins played in the myths and rituals of their civilisation.In 1967, the remains of more than 100 children were found in a repurposed chultún, or
  
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• Hezbollah bombards Israel with rockets, drones

  13-06-2024 14:05 via foxnews.com
  
  The Hezbollah terrorist group launched waves of rockets and explosive drones into Israel in an attack that caused "nonstop alerts" on Israeli warning apps Thursday.The barrage was Hezbollah's second major rocket attack in as many days. The increased aggression comes after Israeli forces eliminated a top Hezbollah commander, Sami Taleb Abdullah, in an airstrike this weekend."Hezbollah is targeting northern Israel with more rockets and drones. Nonstop alerts," wrote Fox News foreign correspondent
  
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• Wales should get £4bn HS2 compensation - Plaid Cymru

  13-06-2024 14:04 via bbc.com
  
  Plaid Cymru's manifesto calls for a shake-up to how Wales is funded and for policing to be devolved.
  
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• Europeans await China's response to new EU tariffs on Chinese cars

  13-06-2024 13:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Now that Europe has announced tariffs on China-made electric cars, the continent is bracing to see if the other shoe drops.Will China retaliate with tariffs on European cars, taking aim at German makers such as BMW and Mercedes? Would it put tariffs on agricultural products, targeting Europe's politically influential farmers? Or luxury goods from Italy and France?Analysts warn that an escalating trade war could break out, raising prices for consumers and hurting exporters and their workers on bo
  
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• Henry Zeffman: Mood in Tory and Labour campaigns could not be more different

  13-06-2024 13:30 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC's Henry Zeffman gives us his take on the parties' strategies following their manifesto launches.
  
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• Spotlight on Italy's Meloni as she hosts Biden, G-7 leaders amid ongoing global crises

  13-06-2024 13:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed President Biden and other world leaders at the G-7 summit opening session in Italy on Thursday against the backdrop of multiple global conflicts.The G-7, held in Italy’s southern Puglia region, brings together the leaders of Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S., as well as the European Union (EU).The summit comes shortly after EU elections that saw Meloni’s Brothers of Italy Party secure a resounding vic
  
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• How do I register to vote ahead of Tuesday's deadline?

  13-06-2024 13:22 via bbc.com
  
  Here’s what you need to know about how you register to vote and when.
  
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• How do I register to vote?

  13-06-2024 13:22 via bbc.com
  
  Here’s what you need to know about how you register to vote and when.
  
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• Mother of rescued Hamas hostage says son described 'strange rules' while in captivity

  13-06-2024 13:16 via foxnews.com
  
  The mother of one of the four Hamas hostages rescued by Israeli forces during a special operation over the weekend says her son has described to her "very strange rules" the Palestinian terrorists made him live by. Evgeniia Kozlova told Reuters that her first conversation with Andrey Kozlov after he was freed was "both hard and joyful, and wonderful, and terrible because he was in a huge emotional turmoil." "He told us that they were required to follow some very strange rules, lik
  
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• How quickly are prices rising in the UK?

  13-06-2024 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rate at which prices are rising has fallen from record highs, but is still above the 2% target.
  
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• Brazil’s devastating floods hit ‘Black population on the periphery’ hardest

  13-06-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Porto Alegre’s poorest neighborhoods, often closest to rivers and with the worst infrastructure, bore brunt of crisisIt had been raining for nearly a week when the floodwaters first reached Marcelo Moreira Ferreira’s home in Porto Alegre, the capital of Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul.His wife and their four children left to seek shelter with relatives, but Ferreira, 51, wanted to stay: his father had built the modest one-storey structure and he had lived there h
  
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• Unrwa accuses Israel of frequently preventing aid deliveries to Gaza

  13-06-2024 11:36 via theguardian.com
  
  UN relief agency says authorities are hampering operations by failing to grant requests for access permitsThe UN’s relief agency for Palestinians, the largest aid organisation operating in Gaza, has said Israeli authorities are frequently preventing it from delivering aid and hampering its operations in the territory.“We are getting very few positive responses to our requests for aid delivery and permits to move around Gaza,” said Tamara Alrifai, the director of external relati
  
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• Virginia state trooper hit during DUI stop after another impaired driver slams into patrol vehicle

  13-06-2024 08:08 via foxnews.com
  
  A Virginia state trooper is recovering after an impaired driver hit her patrol vehicle while she was stopped with another motorist for allegedly driving under the influence.Virginia State Police said Trooper C. Aziz responded to a sedan stopped in the northbound lane of Interstate 495 in Fairfax County at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The driver of the sedan was still inside the vehicle and refusing to cooperate with the trooper's requests to exit or move the car to safer location, state police
  
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• Trump-backed John Lee wins GOP primary in competitive Nevada House race

  13-06-2024 07:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee has won the Republican primary for Nevada's 4th Congressional District and will face incumbent Democrat Rep. Steven Horsford in the November general election.Lee, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, was leading his closest competitor, Air Force veteran David Flippo, when the Associated Press called the race.Trump offered his endorsement less than two weeks before the primary, but it appears to have been enough to give Lee the opportunity to flip
  
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• Where does SNP claim of £18bn cuts under Labour come from?

  13-06-2024 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  The SNP insist Labour's tax and spending plans will mean £18bn in cuts, but Anas Sarwar says no to austerity.
  
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• Secret UFO civilization, aliens could be here on Earth already: Harvard scientists

  13-06-2024 06:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Researchers at Harvard University and Montana Technological University speculated that an unidentified, technologically advanced population could be living among humans secretly on Earth.In a new paper, the team hypothesized that sightings of UFOs (or UAP, unidentified anomalous phenomena) "may reflect activities of intelligent beings concealed in stealth here on Earth (e.g., underground), and/or its near environs (e.g., the Moon), and/or even 'walking among us' (e.g., passing as humans)."T
  
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• Chris Dawson loses appeal against conviction for murdering wife more than 40 years ago

  13-06-2024 06:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Dawson’s lawyers had argued in the NSW court of criminal appeal that the 2022 verdict was unreasonableFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChris Dawson has lost his appeal against his 2022 conviction for murdering his wife more than 40 years ago.A panel of judges in the New South Wales court of criminal appeal delivered their ruling on Thursday after Dawson’s lawyers earlier argued that the guil
  
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• Australia news live: Albanese defends Dutton over charter flight expense saying being opposition leader is ‘a hard job’

  13-06-2024 06:12 via theguardian.com
  Follow the day’s news liveExclusive: Peter Dutton took $23k private jet to News Corp event where he spoke on cost-of-living crisisGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChalmers asked about findings that jobseekers unable to afford ‘basics of life’The treasurer Jim Chalmers was up on ABC News Breakfast just earlier, asked about new Anglicare data showing Australians on income support are “structurally unable to afford the basics of life&r
  
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• Tory welfare reform cost working-age families thousands while pensioners benefited – report

  13-06-2024 06:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Retirees or those on disability benefit are biggest annual winners, while large families are £4,600 worse off, says Resolution FoundationPensioners and people on disability benefits are the winners from radical changes to the welfare system made by the Tories over the last decade, while working-age families are losing out by thousands of pounds every year, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation.The Conservatives’ 14-year overhaul of social security has shifted spending aw
  
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• SZA's greatest hits and moments at the BBC

  13-06-2024 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  1Xtra celebrates R&B superstar SZA!
  
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• Storied Titian painting found at London bus stop after theft goes to auction

  13-06-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Work by 16th century master is expected to fetch between £15m and £25m when it goes on sale at Christie’sA highly coveted painting by the Renaissance master Titian that was stolen in 1809 then again in 1995 – after which it was discovered in a plastic bag at a London bus stop – is being put up for auction in July.The Venetian painter is believed to have created Rest on the Flight into Egypt in 1508 when he was barely 20. Painted on a 2ft wide wooden panel, the paint
  
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• More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs

  13-06-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Lack of maintenance support is creating two-tier higher education system, say expertsI once missed four weeks of one module’: the UK students working long hoursMore than half of full-time students are working long hours in jobs to support themselves at university, spending nearly two days a week in paid employment during term time, owing to the cost of living crisis.A survey of 10,000 full-time UK undergraduates by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) found a record 56% had paid em
  
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• Families vow to step up fight for answers on anniversary of Nottingham killings

  13-06-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Relatives of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates instruct legal team to investigate police and health trust The families of the victims of the Nottingham attacks have vowed to take their fight for accountability “to the next level” on the one-year anniversary of the killings.In a joint statement, the families of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates, who were killed by Valdo Calocane in the early hours of 13 June last year, said they had inst
  
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