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• Hometown hero Jordan takes England to 'crunch time' in Barbados

  23-06-2024 23:39 via bbc.com
  
  England bowler Chris Jordan stars on the return to his birthplace Barbados to help his team into the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
  
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• Who needs what to reach Euro 2024 last 16?

  23-06-2024 23:23 via bbc.com
  
  Every side has now played at least twice at Euro 2024. BBC Sport takes a look at the state of the group stage and tells you who needs what to qualify.
  
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• Hungary's Csoboth scores in 100th minute to break Scottish hearts

  23-06-2024 23:18 via bbc.com
  
  Watch as Hungary's Kevin Csoboth scores the winner deep into stoppage time to knock out Scotland in their final group game at Euro 2024 in Stuttgart.
  
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• Ex-Trump security adviser backtracks on proposal to send all Marines to Asia

  23-06-2024 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Robert O’Brien explains his outline to sever US-China economic ties would only be to send in ‘fighting force’Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Robert O’Brien – tipped to play a leading role if the ex-president returns to the White House – backtracked on parts of his proposal to sever US-China economic ties, an aspect of which called for sending the entire US Marine Corps to Asia.O’Brien, who recently submitted a 5,000-word article out
  
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• Polling day is dehumanising, says blind voter

  23-06-2024 22:56 via bbc.com
  
  Elin Williams does not expect to be able to vote independently - like every election so far.
  
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• Ros Atkins: Is Brexit still important to voters?

  23-06-2024 22:31 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC's analysis editor looks at whether Brexit is still a key issue for general election voters.
  
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• Two arrested on murder charge after holiday park death

  23-06-2024 22:28 via bbc.com
  
  A man, aged in his 70s, is found dead in Heron Lake, Crossways, just after midnight on Sunday.
  
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• At least 1,300 hajj pilgrims died during extreme heat, Saudi Arabia says

  23-06-2024 22:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Riyadh says more than four-fifths did not have permit to make pilgrimage to Mecca, where temperatures hit 51.8CAt least 1,300 people have died during the hajj pilgrimage, which took place during intense heat, Saudi Arabia has said, adding that most of the deceased did not have official permits.“Regrettably, the number of mortalities reached 1,301, with 83% being unauthorised to perform hajj and having walked long distances under direct sunlight, without adequate shelter or comfort,”
  
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• At least 1,301 people died during Hajj - Saudi Arabia

  23-06-2024 21:21 via bbc.com
  
  Most were unregistered pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat, officials said.
  
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• Data used for Gaza famine claims changing as expert cautions 'no one seems to be trying to explain why'

  23-06-2024 21:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Dire warnings from the United Nations, the U.S. EU and aid organizations of mass starvation and famine among civilians in northern Gaza seem to be overstated, according to some experts."Leaders said that thousands of children were going to die, and it didn’t materialize, and no one seems to be trying to explain why," David Adesnik, senior fellow and director of research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told Fox News Digital. Adesnik has been tracking recent increases in food a
  
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• More people investigated over election bet claims

  23-06-2024 20:36 via bbc.com
  
  The regulator is looking at other people with links to the Conservative Party, Chris Mason writes.
  
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• Russia opens terror probe after attacks on synagogues, Orthodox churches; priest and police officers killed

  23-06-2024 20:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Gunmen opened fire on two synagogues, two Orthodox churches and a police post in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday.The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a terrorism investigation in response to the "armed attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala, as a result of which police officers and civilians were killed and injured," according to the agency’s Telegram page. Shamil Khadulaev, chairman of the Public Monitoring Commission of Dagestan, said a 66-ye
  
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• Earl 'would like' to transfer Lough Neagh ownership

  23-06-2024 20:21 via bbc.com
  
  The Earl of Shaftesbury says he would transfer ownership "into a charity or community trust model".
  
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• Glastonbury Festival as seen from the sky

  23-06-2024 19:29 via bbc.com
  
  James Pearce, a Somerset-based paraglider, shared images of the site from thousands of feet up.
  
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• England thrash USA to secure semi-final place

  23-06-2024 19:23 via bbc.com
  
  England charge into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a ruthless 10-wicket thrashing of the United States.
  
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• Labour avoids saying it will scrap proposed gender lessons ban

  23-06-2024 19:10 via bbc.com
  
  Bridget Phillipson says draft guidance has some "good" parts but "other elements" are "too partisan".
  
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• IDF investigates soldiers who tied Palestinian man to vehicle’s bonnet

  23-06-2024 18:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Military says conduct seen in video from occupied West Bank city of Jenin ‘does not conform’ to its valuesThe Israel Defense Forces have said they are investigating an incident in which soldiers strapped a wounded Palestinian man to the bonnet of a military vehicle during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday.A video circulating on social media showed a man, variously identified as Mujahid Azmi or Fayyad, from the Jabriyat neighbourhood between the towns of Burqi
  
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• Pundits must remember tournaments are tough - Kane

  23-06-2024 18:13 via bbc.com
  
  England captain Harry Kane says former internationals who are now pundits should "remember what it’s like to wear the shirt".
  
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• Daku given two-game ban after offensive chants

  23-06-2024 18:02 via bbc.com
  
  Albania forward Mirlind Daku has been banned for two matches after leading his country's fans in derogatory chants.
  
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• Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy

  23-06-2024 17:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Over 200 signatories urge government to reverse decision enabling action against writer under anti-terrorism lawMore than 200 Indian academics, activists and journalists have published an open letter urging the Indian government to withdraw last week’s decision sanctioning the prosecution of the Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy under the country’s stringent anti-terrorism law.“We … deplore this action and appeal to the government and the democratic forces in the
  
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• US withholding arms shipments, says Netanyahu, days after Washington denies claim – as it happened

  23-06-2024 16:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli prime minister told his Cabinet that there had been a ‘dramatic drop’ in US weapons deliveriesThe United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that it had received a report of a distress call from a vessel 96 nautical miles southeast of Nishtun, Yemen, adding that authorities were investigating it.A drone damaged a merchant ship 65 nautical miles (120km) west of Hodeidah, Yemen, on Saturday. The ship made its way to its next port of call and “all crew
  
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• Sir John Curtice: Biggest parties down in polls, as Reform narrows gap

  23-06-2024 16:56 via bbc.com
  
  Our favourite number cruncher Sir John Curtice looks at how the parties are doing as the general election looms nearer.
  
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• Offensive remarks by several Reform candidates revealed

  23-06-2024 16:56 via bbc.com
  
  The comments included remarks about murdered MP Jo Cox and a black reality TV contestant.
  
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• Yellow heat-health alerts set for most of England

  23-06-2024 16:40 via bbc.com
  
  A yellow heat-health alert will be issued for most of England from 08:00 BST on Monday.
  
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• 'It's utter chaos': Video shows huge crowds stuck in darkness at terminal

  23-06-2024 16:33 via bbc.com
  
  One passenger describes seeing people climbing over one another after a major power cut hit the airport.
  
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• Woman attacked by wolves in safari park near Paris

  23-06-2024 16:26 via bbc.com
  
  The victim, who was staying at a nearby lodge, strayed into the car-only safari zone at Thoiry park.
  
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• Man's joy at Northern Lights and glowing plankton sea shots

  23-06-2024 16:23 via bbc.com
  
  Photographer Lee McGrath waited hours to capture the amazing phenomenon on the south Wales coast.
  
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• Potter and Swift racers thrill Ally Pally crowd

  23-06-2024 14:10 via bbc.com
  
  Teams create the wackiest homemade soapboxes, relying on gravity to navigate the downhill course.
  
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• ‘A return to the cold war’: Putin and Kim have joined forces as global delinquents | Andrew Roth

  23-06-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The defiant Russia-North Korea friendship pact raises big questions for Washington and Seoul – but also for BeijingA quarter of a century ago, Vladimir Putin flew to Pyongyang to sign a ­“friendship treaty” with Kim Jong-il that helped revive Russia’s relations with North Korea without obliging the two sides to come to each other’s aid in case of a military attack.With his visit last week, Putin has in effect gone further into the past, signing a deal with Kim J
  
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• Swinney: Parliament stamps not used for campaign

  23-06-2024 13:15 via bbc.com
  
  The first minister responds to fresh claims about SNP parliamentary resources being used for campaigning.
  
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• In pictures: Saturday at The Isle of Wight Festival

  23-06-2024 12:55 via bbc.com
  
  Saturday saw a headline set from the Pet Shop Boys, as well as performances from S Club and Jessie J.
  
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• General election live: James Cleverly says he has ‘no reason to believe’ cabinet ministers placed bets on date of vote

  23-06-2024 12:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Party’s chief data officer has reportedly taken leave of absence after more betting allegations made against Tory party officialsThe SNP leader John Swinney said at the manifesto launch that a win in Scotland for his party would be a mandate to push for a second vote.The Labour party leader, Keir Starmer, widely expected to become the prime minister after 4 July, said categorically last week that he would refuse to participate in negotiations for another independence referendum even if the
  
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• Cleverly says aide called Rwanda policy 'crap' for effect

  23-06-2024 12:36 via bbc.com
  
  The Tory candidate - who worked for the home secretary - was heard making the remark at an event.
  
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• WATCH: Russian amusement park ride malfunctions, trapping a dozen people 50 feet in the air

  23-06-2024 12:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Firefighters in Russia last week had to rescue dozens of riders from an amusement park attraction when they got stuck dangling 50 feet above the ground. "Swing rides at the amusement park… stopped due to technical reasons," officials said after the rescue, according to Newsflare. The swing ride at the park in Nalchik City malfunctioned on June 16, prompting the Emergency Situations Ministry (EMERCOM) to deploy a rescue operation. Video of the rescue showed a fire rescue worker c
  
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• Israel-Gaza war live: investigation after wounded Palestinian man strapped to Israeli military vehicle

  23-06-2024 12:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Footage of Saturday’s incident widely shared, as military says ‘conduct of the forces … does not conform to values of the IDF’Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile batteries risk being overwhelmed in the opening strikes of any significantly escalated conflict with Hezbollah.The assessment delivered by US officials late last week, echoing recent analysis by experts in Israel and the United States, comes amid fears that a war with Hezbollah could be a far more dangerous un
  
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• Tory MPs paid £100,000 of public funds to party’s in-house web designers

  23-06-2024 12:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Conservatives including Hunt and Truss used Bluetree for websites and claimed costs as expensesUK election live – latest updatesMore than 120 Conservative MPs, including Jeremy Hunt, Liz Truss, Sajid Javid and Gillian Keegan, paid £100,000 of taxpayers’ money to the Conservatives’ in-house web design services, it can be revealed.The MPs used the Bluetree website service to design their websites. When billed by Bluetree, they would pay for the sites then claim b
  
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• Man survives being lost in California mountains for 10 days by eating berries

  23-06-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Lukas McClish hadn’t notified anyone of his planned three-hour hike that turned into a more than weeklong ordealA man who got lost in California’s mountains for more than a week – after heading out on what he expected would be a hike of just a few hours – survived his ordeal by drinking creek water and eating wild berries, he told a local news station.“I didn’t bring anything” besides a flashlight and folding scissors because “I thought I was doing
  
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• Fourth Tory official subject to investigation in election date betting scandal

  23-06-2024 11:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Watchdog has reportedly told chief data officer he is part of inquiry and party says he has taken leave of absenceUK election live – latest updatesA senior Conservative official has become the fourth party figure subject to an investigation by the gambling watchdog, amid reports he placed dozens of bets on the timing of the election before it was announced.The Gambling Commission has informed Nick Mason, the Tories’ chief data officer, that he is part of its inquiry into bets on the
  
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• Home secretary’s aide says Rwanda policy is ‘crap’, in leaked recording

  23-06-2024 11:32 via theguardian.com
  
  James Sunderland, an aide to James Cleverly who is seeking re-election as MP, made comments at event in AprilUK election live – latest updatesAn aide to the home secretary and Conservative parliamentary candidate said the government’s Rwanda scheme is “crap”, in a leaked recording.James Sunderland, who is running for re-election in Bracknell, was recorded criticising the policy at a Young Conservatives event in April. Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester airport power cut causes cancelled flights and ‘extreme disarray’

  23-06-2024 11:13 via theguardian.com
  
  All passengers flying from terminals one and two advised not to go to airport despite power being restoredA power cut at Manchester airport has caused a “significant number of flights” to be cancelled, with all passengers flying from terminals one and two advised not to travel to the airport on Sunday.In a statement released on Sunday morning, Manchester airport said “a major power cut in the area earlier this morning” had caused “widespread disruption”, with
  
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• Israel’s Iron Dome risks being overwhelmed in all-out war with Hezbollah, says US

  23-06-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Militants in Lebanon can fire 3,000 missiles a day, US officials warn as fears grow that the conflict will escalateSee all our Gaza war coverageIsrael’s Iron Dome anti-missile batteries risk being overwhelmed in the opening strikes of any significantly escalated conflict with Hezbollah.The assessment delivered by US officials late last week, echoing recent analysis by experts in Israel and the United States, comes amid fears that a war with Hezbollah could be a far more dangerous undertaki
  
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• Reports of young men with weapons at Westfield shopping centre in Adelaide sparks lockdown

  23-06-2024 10:30 via theguardian.com
  
  South Australia police investigate after reports of two groups of young males fighting in food court area of the Westfield Marion centreGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA major South Australian shopping centre was placed into lockdown after two groups of young men were fighting with some reported to have weapons.South Australia police received reports just before 3pm on Sunday of two groups fighting in the food court area of the Westfield Marion shopping c
  
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• Senior Tories line up to denounce Nigel Farage’s defence of Putin’s war

  23-06-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Conservatives are desperate to halt the rise of Reform UK, which is splitting their party in twoRishi Sunak and a string of senior Conservatives have condemned Nigel Farage for claiming the west provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine, amid a growing internal Tory battle over how to deal with the Reform UK leader.The prime minister accused Farage of playing “into Putin’s hands” after he made the claim in a BBC Panorama interview on Friday, in which he linked Nato and EU expans
  
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• A Norway deal? What are Labour’s options for forging closer ties with Europe? | Philip Inman

  23-06-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Starmer and Reeves plan to improve parts of the relationship with the EU. But what of becoming a member of the single market – or even a return to full membership?Labour’s plans to re-engage with Brussels after a tumultuous and often acrimonious eight years since the referendum will be welcomed by all those who have recognised Brexit as an act of self-harm. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have put forward tentative ­proposals tackling discrete issues in the UK’s relationship
  
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• At least 11 injured as bus crashes into Seattle building, fire department says

  23-06-2024 09:28
  
  The Sound Transit bus ran into a building at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Terrace Street in downtown just before 7 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department said.
  
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• Social media age restrictions may push children online in secret, Australian eSafety commissioner says

  23-06-2024 09:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Minors could also miss crucial support under a potential ban, online safety regulator’s office tells inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRestricting children from social media could risk limiting their access to critical social support and could result in them accessing social media in secret, Australia’s online safety regulator has warned.The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, this month
  
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• NHS faces ‘ticking bomb’ with number of heart failure patients set to soar

  23-06-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Cases are predicted to nearly double by 2040 as charity warns of 400,000 people with undiagnosed heart failureThe health service faces a “ticking time bomb” over people suffering from heart failure, with diagnosed cases predicted to nearly double by 2040, medical experts have warned.The British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) warns there are an estimated 400,000 people with undiagnosed heart failure in the UK. It warns there is an urgent need for a national initiative to detect these
  
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• ‘They miscalculated’: Gaza’s floating aid pier failing to deliver in rough seas

  23-06-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The future of US military project costing $230m in question after weather and poor security prevent aid distributionA floating pier built by the US military for seaborne humanitarian deliveries to Gaza has proved itself to be fragile in the face of rougher seas than expected, and the future of the whole $230m project is now in question.The pier has been usable for just 12 days since it began operations on 17 May. On most of those days the assistance arriving by sea has had to be left on the beac
  
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• ‘Mother of all battles’: French left join forces to beat far-right electoral threat

  23-06-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Socialists, Greens and Communists have put aside their differences to form a ‘New Popular Front’ The posters strung across the street in Montreuil, east of Paris, were still fluttering in the breeze days after the stage, the microphones and the politicians at the launch of France’s newest political force had gone.Here, out of the smouldering ashes of the country’s bickering left, a coalition had risen to take on the far right. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Long held denialism’: Paul Keating launches stinging attack on Coalition’s nuclear power push

  23-06-2024 07:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Former Labor prime minister claims opposition leader Peter Dutton will do ‘everything he can to de-legitimise renewables’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPaul Keating has launched a broadside at Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, accusing him of “seeking to camouflage” the Coalition’s “long held denialism in an industrial fantasy”.The former Labor prime minis
  
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