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• Tube strike to disrupt return of night services

  27-11-2021 14:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Second walkout on London Underground in two days amid dispute over night-time drivers’ rotaPlans to restart night tube services on the London Underground will be disrupted by strike action on Saturday.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out at 8.30pm on the Victoria and Central lines, over a continuing dispute over the drivers’ rota for night services.8.30pm 27 November –4.29am 28 November Central and Victoria.8.30pm 3 December – 4.29am 4 Dec
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Hamas ‘reviewing new Israeli ceasefire proposal’

  27-04-2024 15:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya said the Palestinian militant group was evaluating Israel’s proposalSee all our coverage of the Middle East crisisThree people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, including two members of Hezbollah, AFP reports, citing statements from the militant group and official media.Hezbollah released statements mourning the deaths of two fighters from the villages of Kafr Kila and Khiam, saying they had been “martyred on th
  
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• Beleaguered fHumza Yousaf says he does not rule out Scottish election

  27-04-2024 15:28 via theguardian.com
  
  SNP leader wrote to other parties asking them to find ‘common ground’ ahead of no confidence voteHumza Yousaf has said he does not rule out a Holyrood election after writing to the leaders of Scotland’s political parties asking them to find “common ground” ahead of a no confidence vote.Yousaf has come under increasing pressure in recent days after his decision to axe the Scottish National party’s governing agreement with the Scottish Greens on Thursday morning
  
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• Teenager finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus from 1997 spill off Cornwall coast

  27-04-2024 15:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Boy discovers octopus figurine that fell from cargo ship along with 5m other Lego pieces during stormA 13-year-old boy has discovered a “holy grail” Lego octopus which spilled into the sea from a shipping container in the 1990s.The octopus is one of nearly 5m Lego pieces that fell into the sea in 1997 when a storm hit a cargo ship 20 miles off Land’s End, Cornwall. While 352,000 pairs of flippers, 97,500 scuba tanks, and 92,400 swords went overboard, the octopuses are considere
  
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• The end of empire: revamped British Academy stakes claim for modern role in UK’s global mission

  27-04-2024 15:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Rana Mitter, vice president for public engagement, keen to move on from colonial guilt and post-Brexit introspectionBritain’s most revered academic institutions ought to stop worrying about their outdated image, since they now offer the best route to global influence, according to British historian Professor Rana Mitter. The renowned China expert, now based at Harvard’s Kennedy School, told the Observer that educational prestige is an increasingly important tool for tackling challeng
  
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• British army unsure if injured runaway horses will return to duties

  27-04-2024 14:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Vida and Quaker from the Household Cavalry are recovering from surgery after four horses broke loose in LondonThe army has said it is too early to know for sure if two military horses that suffered serious injuries after running loose through London will return to duties.Seven horses and six soldiers from the Household Cavalry were on an extended exercise in Belgravia on Wednesday when the horses were spooked by builders moving rubble. Continue reading...
  
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• Man dies in Devon after after taking ‘unusually strong batch’ of heroin

  27-04-2024 14:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Eight others taken to hospital and four arrested on suspicion of supply of controlled substance, say policeA man has died and eight others have been taken to hospital after an “unusually strong batch” of heroin circulated across north Devon, police have said.Four people were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the supply of a controlled substance. Continue reading...
  
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• US faculty speak up and stand alongside student Gaza protesters

  27-04-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  With pro-Palestine students arrested and campus protests broken up, educators are increasingly rallying in supportAs student-led protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from Israel and its occupation of Palestinian land continue to spread across US universities, some faculty members are increasingly joining the charge – speaking up and even standing alongside their students.At Georgia’s Emory University, faculty members have been arrested at pro-Palestine demonstratio
  
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• The prince, the plotters and the would-be putsch: Germany to try far-right coup gang

  27-04-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-soldier, conspiracy theorist, astrologer and anti-vaxxer among the first of 27 people on trial for trying to violently topple the German government – led by Heinrich XIII Prince ReussOne of the largest legal proceedings in German history is due to start on Monday with the first of three trials of a group of far-right conspiracists who planned to violently overthrow the country’s parliament.So sprawling is the network, so extensive their plans, that for a mixture of logistical and
  
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• Man who raped his wife tried to convince court he was victim of domestic abuse

  27-04-2024 13:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Claim of parental alienation made to ‘distress and frighten’, English court toldA man who raped his wife and was controlling and threatening towards her and their two children attempted to manipulate the family court into believing he was a victim of domestic abuse, a judge has ruled.In a damning judgment Judge Middleton-Roy found the man’s conduct – which included frequent filming of his family using a body-worn camera – had been “reprehensible and unreasonab
  
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• Workers accuse Google of ‘tantrum’ after 50 fired over Israel contract protest

  27-04-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tech giant fired number of people who protested against $1.2bn Project Nimbus, which supports Israeli military and governmentGoogle has been accused of throwing a “tantrum” after sacking more than 50 workers in response to a protest over the company’s military ties to the Israeli government – firings that have shone a light on a controversial project and long-simmering tensions between staff and management.The workers were sacked following protests at Google offices in Ne
  
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• Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling

  27-04-2024 11:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Joint UK-French investigation alleges group advertised small-boat crossings of Channel on social mediaFour Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in London after an investigation into alleged people smugglers advertising small-boat crossings of the Channel on Facebook.The joint UK-French investigation alleges the group shared posts aimed at the Vietnamese community and charged migrants thousands of pounds to make the crossing. Continue reading...
  
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• Briton in critical care after ‘unusual’ shark attack on Tobago

  27-04-2024 10:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Man, 64, being treated for injuries to arm, leg and stomach after attack in shallow watersA British man is in intensive care after an “unusual” shark attack on the Caribbean island of Tobago.The 64-year-old man was receiving critical care after the bull shark attack left him with injuries to his left arm, left leg and stomach, Tobago’s Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation said. Continue reading...
  
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• Two people die after glider crashes near Mount Beauty airport

  27-04-2024 10:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Paramedics treated the pair but both died at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 1.45pm north of Falls Creek in VictoriaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo people are dead after their powered glider crashed near an airport in Victoria’s alpine region.Emergency services were called to the incident at Mount Beauty, north of Falls Creek, after 1.40pm on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home

  27-04-2024 09:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials say unidentified man killed influencer who had previously been imprisoned over dancing videosA man on a motorbike has shot dead a social media influencer known as Om Fahad outside her Baghdad home, Iraqi security officials have said.The unidentified attacker shot Om Fahad in her car in the Zayouna district on Friday, a security official said, requesting anonymity because he was not cleared to speak to the media. Continue reading...
  
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• Violence against women rallies: thousands attend protests as Mark Dreyfus rules out royal commission

  27-04-2024 08:42 via theguardian.com
  
  More rallies to be held across the country on Sunday with attorney general claiming state and federal governments need to cooperate on plan of actionAustralian politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on gender-based violence, free speech and corporate greenwashingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of people have rallied in Sydney calling for an end to violence against women amid growing anger at the number of those being killed in violent attacks acro
  
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• Polish border ‘pushbacks’ back in spotlight after pregnant woman’s ordeal

  27-04-2024 08:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Activists say little has changed in treatment of migrants and refugees under Donald Tusk’s new governmentThe case of a woman from Eritrea who was forced to give birth alone in the forested border area between Poland and Belarus has raised questions about the new Polish government’s response to the continuing humanitarian crisis at the border between the two countries.The previous, rightwing government of the Law and Justice party (PiS) used the migration issue to score political poin
  
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• Conservatives condemn Kristi Noem for ‘twisted’ admission of killing dog

  27-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Revelation in new book that possible Trump running mate killed ‘untrainable’ hunting dog prompts widespread revulsionConservative pundits have condemned the South Dakota governor and possible Trump running mate Kristi Noem, amid widespread horror over her admission in a new book that she killed both an “untrainable” dog and an unruly goat during a single day in hunting season.Alyssa Farah Griffin, a Trump White House staffer turned critic, said: “I’m a dog lov
  
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• India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase

  27-04-2024 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Parties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter numbersIndia has held the second phase of the world’s biggest election, with prime minister Narendra Modi and his rivals hurling accusations of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid flagging voter turnout.Almost 1 billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general election that began on 19 April and concludes on 1 June, with votes set to be
  
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• Columbia University calls for inquiry into leadership as student protests sweep 40 campuses

  27-04-2024 06:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Professors at Emory University arrested as campuses follow Columbia’s lead in demanding ceasefire and divestmentFour students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month, as the New York school’s senate called for an investigation into its leadership, the New York Times reported.While many remain
  
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• Elite force bucks trend of Ukrainian losses on eastern front

  27-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Azov brigade, which leaders say has a culture of ‘mutual respect’, is tasked with repelling relentless Russian attacks as the invaders make most of artillery mismatchFifteen miles east of the garrison town of Lyman, a desperate fight has been taking place on Ukraine’s eastern front for months. The once verdant Serebryansky pine forest has been reduced to burnt-out stumps, reminiscent of images from the Somme, destroyed amid Russian attacks aimed at eliminating Ukrainian fox
  
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• Sarah Hanson-Young softens demand for inquiry into Murdoch media

  27-04-2024 03:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Amid the threat of big tech, Greens senator says News titles are ‘trusted news providers’ and a royal commission should look at the whole industryAustralian politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on the debate around free speech on social mediaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has watered down her demand for a royal commission examining the role of the Murdoch media in Australia, now describing it as a “
  
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• US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of fresh $6bn aid package

  27-04-2024 03:52 via theguardian.com
  
  US defence secretary announces aid as Zelenskiy pleads with west for more Patriot systems to defend Ukrainian citiesThe US will provide Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles for its air defence systems as part of a massive $6bn additional aid package, the defence secretary has announced.“This is the largest security assistance package that we’ve committed to date,” Lloyd Austin said after the conclusion of a virtual meeting of dozens of Kyiv’s international supporters.
  
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• Eighth person charged over Wakeley church riot, say NSW police

  27-04-2024 03:31 via theguardian.com
  
  It comes as a sixth teenager was charged with terrorism-related offences after raids across Sydney as investigations continue into church stabbingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn eighth person has been charged in relation to their alleged participation in the Wakeley church riot, according to New South Wales police.Police are still seeking the identities of five people wanted for questioning in connection to the riot. Images of the men have been distrib
  
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• Paramedic convicted over Elijah McClain killing sentenced to probation

  27-04-2024 01:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Jeremy Cooper injected McClain, 23, with ketamine after police forcibly restrained him as he walked home in Denver in 2019A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation on Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests.Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison. He administered a dose of the sedative to McClain, 23, who had been forcibly restrained after pol
  
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• Two dead in separate stabbings in NSW

  27-04-2024 01:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Police are investigating after the deaths of a 16-year-old boy in Dubbo and a 28-year-old man in Sydney’s Quakers HillGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo people have died after separate stabbings in New South Wales overnight.Police are investigating the death of a man found with stab wounds in Sydney’s north-west, and the stabbing death of a teenager in the state’s west.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon em
  
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• Baby dies and two others hospitalized in fentanyl overdoses in Washington state

  27-04-2024 01:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Police sound alarm after 13-month-old dies in Everett near Seattle and two other babies taken to hospital in past weekOfficials in Washington are sounding alarms after a baby died, and two others apparently also overdosed, in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was left unsecured inside residences.A 911 caller on Wednesday afternoon reported that a 13-month-old baby was not breathing in an apartment in Everett, a city near Seattle, the Daily Herald reported. The baby died later
  
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• Orca calf successfully returned to open water after bold rescue in Canada

  26-04-2024 20:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Two-year-old calf one step closer to reuniting with family group after tragic accident that left her stranded in remote lagoonAn orca calf, trapped for weeks in a remote lagoon in western Canada, has freed herself and is travelling towards open waters, hailed as “incredible news” by a growing body of human supporters.The move puts her one step closer to reuniting with her family one month after a tragic accident left her stranded. Continue reading...
  
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• Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial can proceed, Romanian court rules

  26-04-2024 18:59 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Misogynist influencer’ was indicted in June along with his brother and two Romanian female suspectsAndrew Tate’s trial on human trafficking charges can proceed, a Romanian court has ruled, 10 months after he was first indicted.The self-professed “misogynist influencer” was indicted in June along with his brother, Tristan, and two Romanian female suspects for human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, allegations they have all den
  
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• Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert

  26-04-2024 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talksSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageIsrael’s war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN demining official said.Nearly seven months into the war, there is an average 300kg of rubble a square metre of land in Gaza, Pehr Lodhammar, the former United Nationals Mine Action
  
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