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• Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes 'lied and cheated', trial hears

  08-09-2021 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth Holmes pretended her blood-testing technology worked in order to enrich herself, prosecutors say.
  
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• Iran attacks Gulf countries following fresh US strikes – Middle East crisis live

  12-07-2026 14:02 via theguardian.com
  Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE reportedly came under attack as Tehran says it is closing Strait of HormuzThere has been almost no visible traffic in the strait of Hormuz so far today, with only two oil products tankers seen approaching the narrow waterway, according to a Bloomberg report.As a reminder, the US president, Donald Trump, has declared the ceasefire over while leaving the door open for talks, and mediators have been trying to salvage a diplomatic solution despite the attacks
  
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• Outcry after Atlanta tosses unhoused people’s belongings near World Cup spot

  12-07-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  City official says staffers were performing ‘routine park maintenance’ where 15 people have gathered for monthsCity employees in Atlanta, Georgia, recently threw away tents, medication, identification and other belongings of unhoused people at a public park without warning. This led activists and a local official to point to an apparent violation of procedures created after a city employee ran over a tent with a front loader last year, killing a man.The sweep through the park occurre
  
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• New anti-racism standard will force Australian universities to use definitions of antisemitism and Islamophobia

  12-07-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Higher education chiefs, academics and students to give evidence this week at royal commission Australian universities will be required to adopt definitions on antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from next year, under a legally enforceable standard designed to stamp out discrimination on campuses.Details of the anti-racism standard will be published on Monday as university bosses, students and academics prepare to appear at the royal commiss
  
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• Nothing to suggest Ann Widdecombe death politically motivated, say police

  12-07-2026 13:40 via theguardian.com
  Officers say they are not looking for anyone else after arrest of man, 28, on suspicion of murdering ex-Tory politicianPolice have said there is nothing to suggest the death of Ann Widdecombe was politically motivated.Speaking at a press conference on Sunday morning, the assistant chief constable of Devon and Cornwall police, Matt Longman, said detectives were open-minded about the motive for the killing, but stressed there was no evidence to suggest it had been politically motivated. He also sa
  
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• Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, has died after sudden illness, his office says

  12-07-2026 12:30 via theguardian.com
  Republican served in Senate since 2003 and was sharp Trump critic before becoming one of his most loyal backersLindsey Graham, a longtime US senator and key ally of Donald Trump, has died from a sudden illness, his office said on Sunday. He had just turned 71.Graham’s abrupt death will send shock waves through Washington and the Republican party. He had served in the Senate since 2003, representing South Carolina, and was running for re-election in November. Continue reading...
  
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• New LS Lowry exhibition aims to demolish ‘naive and uncultured’ myth

  12-07-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Gallery director says collection of 140 paintings will offer a more balanced view of Manchester painter’s workA new exhibition of work by LS Lowry will “bust a few myths” about the Mancunian artist, who the show’s co-curator says is still wrongly derided for being “naive and uncultured”.LS Lowry: the Theatre of Life features 140 paintings by the artist, who captured working-class life in the industrial north-west of England during the early and mid 20th centur
  
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• Israel’s war in Gaza dominates US midterm races as Democrats split

  12-07-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tensions between progressive and moderate camps of Democratic party on display in key Senate race in Michigan The Israel-Gaza war created gaping divisions in the Democratic party and contributed to a resounding loss in a critical presidential election year in 2024. Two years later, the issue continues to dominate races across the country, as progressives try to seize on Israel’s falling popularity and a broad anti-war sentiment ahead of November’s midterms.A recent debate among two D
  
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• ESPN analyst Matt Miller faces financial investigation amid car crash recovery

  12-07-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Miller takes indefinite leave after arm amputation and questions of possible financial improprietiesAn on-air analyst for a top US sports broadcaster says he is pulling back from his role indefinitely as he heals from a car crash in Missouri that forced him to undergo a life-saving amputation – and while he reportedly faces a law enforcement investigation into possible financial improprieties connected to what he billed as side charity work.Matt Miller’s announcement on Friday that h
  
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• US Senator and close Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness'

  12-07-2026 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The influential politician had just returned from Kyiv, where he met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.
  
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• Man arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe murder

  12-07-2026 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old white British national has been arrested in South Yorkshire, police say.
  
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• Tommy Robinson’s Musk-funded Russia trip spurs call to defend UK democracy

  12-07-2026 11:41 via theguardian.com
  Ed Davey voices concern about the Musk family foundation taking the far-right activist on a visit to MoscowThe UK must do more to defend its democracy after it emerged that Elon Musk’s family foundation had taken the far-right activist Tommy Robinson to Russia, Ed Davey has said.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was brought to Russia by the Musks, the billionaire tech mogul’s father told the Guardian. Continue reading...
  
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• Reeves tells Burnham to expect ‘shocks and challenges’ from outset in No 10

  12-07-2026 11:25 via theguardian.com
  Chancellor says PM-in-waiting needs ‘worked through plan’, in what could be one of her final interviews in No 11Rachel Reeves has urged Andy Burnham to arrive in Downing Street with a “worked through plan”, saying the incoming prime minister will be tested quickly by a range of incoming “shocks and challenges”.In what could be one of the first female chancellor’s final major interviews while in No 11, Reeves said Burnham should remain focused on the prio
  
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• People flee as Russian strike hits near Ukraine coffee shop

  12-07-2026 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three cameras caught the moment people ducked then ran for cover in Sumy, in north eastern Ukraine.
  
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• UK becoming ‘wild west’ for experimental peptides, expert warns

  12-07-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Prof Channa Jayasena says growing online sales of unregulated drugs risk fatalities as responsibility falls between regulatorsFitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on TelegramThe UK has become a “wild west” for people peddling experimental peptides, steroids and other substances, a leading expert has said, warning action must be taken to avoid fatalities.Prof Channa Jayasena of Imperial College London, a consultant in reproductive endocrinolo
  
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• First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC

  12-07-2026 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality ratesThere is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – but there are hopes that could change within months as the first patients are enrolled in a treatment trial.It is a record pace to set up and start this kind of research, scientists said, with
  
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• China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall

  12-07-2026 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Schools, work and outdoor activities have been suspended in Zhejiang province and many transport services cancelled.
  
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• 'The perfect football song': Why England fans (like Beckham) and players love Wonderwall

  12-07-2026 09:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Beckham joined in with the latest Oasis singalong, following England's World Cup win in Miami.
  
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• US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz

  12-07-2026 08:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The strikes follow an attack on a Cyprus -flagged vessel travelling through the critical waterway.
  
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• 'Exceptional' wildfire risk for parts of UK as heat health alerts issued

  12-07-2026 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The warnings come as parts of the UK are set to enter their second week of temperatures above the heatwave threshold.
  
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• Missing woman’s former partner charged with murder after remains found in Queensland bushland

  12-07-2026 07:49 via theguardian.com
  Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong, mother of a four-month-old baby, was last seen on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland police have charged a former partner of a missing woman with murder, after a body believed to be hers was discovered in bushland by a group of hunters.As of Sunday, the remains were yet to be formally identified but police investigators said they believed they were those of Jana Armstro
  
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• US and Iran exchange strikes as Tehran again says strait of Hormuz is closed

  12-07-2026 07:27 via theguardian.com
  Tehran says vessel using unapproved route in strait was struck, drawing retaliation from US forcesIran and the US exchanged fresh strikes early on Sunday over what Tehran said was unauthorised use of the strait of Hormuz by a container ship, raising further doubts about the prospects of talks to agree a way forward for the vital waterway.The latest flare-up began when the ⁠Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had struck a vessel travelling on an unapproved route and then closed the st
  
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• Champion Sinner wary of Zverev before Wimbledon final

  12-07-2026 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Recent history suggests Jannik Sinner should be confident of retaining his Wimbledon title - but he is wary of French Open champion Alexander Zverev.
  
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• How Aldi is taking on US supermarkets with its $4 almond butter

  12-07-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The German supermarket's $9bn US push targets urban hubs like Manhattan. Can its discount model match Walmart?
  
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• EU accused of dragging its feet over ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

  12-07-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Foreign ministers will discuss options on Monday but decision on imports is not expected for monthsThe EU has been accused of dragging its feet over upholding international law, on the eve of a long-awaited debate about banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements.EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday will discuss a possible ban on imports from the settlements, against an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where a UN inquiry found Israel to be committing a genocide, and surging
  
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• A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela

  12-07-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to disaster for which they seem ill-preparedEven before two powerful earthquakes reduced the OPPE 25 government housing project to an anarchy of shattered concrete and broken lives, the foundations of Hugo Chávez’s populist “Bolivarian” revolution were shaking in what was once a hotbed of support.Gabriel González remembers his elation when, in 2013, he received the keys to hi
  
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• 'We should all be excited' - Messi set for first England meeting

  12-07-2026 06:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi is set for his first match against England after Argentina beat Switzerland in the World Cup quarter-finals.
  
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• Lautaro Martínez: “Vamos con un equipo de mucha jerarquía”

  12-07-2026 06:48 via telemundo.com
  
  El delantero argentino señala que lo importantes es recuperar energías y preparar el próximo partido que será aún más desafiante.
  
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• López tras triunfo de Argentina: "Es un partido especial; estamos preparados para lo que viene"

  12-07-2026 06:46 via telemundo.com
  
  El delantero argentino habló tras el triunfo ante Suiza y de cara a la Semifinal ante Inglaterra, compartió sus sensaciones del duelo en Kansas City y lo que espera del partido que lleva una gran carga histórica.
  
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• McGregor injured 69 seconds into UFC comeback

  12-07-2026 06:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor's return to the octagon against Max Holloway at UFC 329 lasts just 69 seconds after the Irishman suffers a knee injury.
  
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