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• ‘All the best’: Vladimir Putin offers congratulations to King Charles III on his accession to the throne

  10-09-2022 13:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Russian leader offered his ‘sincere congratulations’
  
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• Donald Trump says he is ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine

  30-03-2025 17:15 via theguardian.com
  
  US president tells NBC he did not like his Russian counterpart questioning Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibilityDonald Trump has said he is “very angry, pissed off” with Vladimir Putin for questioning Ukraine’s leadership.In a sharp change of tone towards Moscow, the US president told an NBC reporter he was angered at his Russian counterpart’s querying of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibility. Continue reading...
  
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• Biotech group warns exit of top FDA vaccine official will ‘erode scientific standards’

  30-03-2025 17:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Rare admonition from a sector that has largely been silent in the face of the second Trump administrationThe US biotech industry’s main lobby group issued a rare warning following the forced and abrupt resignation of the nation’s top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), saying the loss of his experienced leadership would “erode scientific standards” and affect the development of transformative therapies to fight disease.The statement, issued on Satu
  
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• Police officers ‘mocked and ostracised’ for paternity leave in England and Wales

  30-03-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Most only take a week’s leave, and paternity pay for back-office staff in Met is nearly three times higherPolice officers have described being ostracised for taking paternity leave, as it is revealed that back-office staff in the Metropolitan police are entitled to nearly three times as much paternity pay as frontline fathers.A freedom of information request has revealed that most serving police officers in England and Wales only take one week of paternity leave, with some descr
  
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• Myanmar earthquake: level of devastation ‘hasn’t been seen in over a century in Asia’, says Red Cross – as it happened

  30-03-2025 16:54 via theguardian.com
  
  At least 1,700 people killed as Red Cross officials warn Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis; death toll in Bangkok increases to 18Red Cross officials have warned that Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis after the deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake.“What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia,” the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) wrote in a post on X. Continue reading...
  
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• Man arrested over three deaths in fire at house near Kettering

  30-03-2025 16:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Four-year-old girl, young man and woman killed by blaze at former stationmaster’s house in RushtonA 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fire at a historic former stationmaster’s house killed three people, including a four-year-old girl, police have said.Emergency services were called at about 10.30pm on Friday to reports of a large blaze at a property in Beswick Close in Rushton, near Kettering. Continue reading...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘very angry with Putin’ and threatens more sanctions if ceasefire not agreed

  30-03-2025 16:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US president said he was furious about Putin’s suggestion Zelensky should be replaced by a UN-mandated government
  
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• Myanmar earthquake: level of devastation ‘hasn’t been seen in over a century in Asia’, says Red Cross – latest updates

  30-03-2025 16:16 via theguardian.com
  At least 1,700 people killed as Red Cross officials warn Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis; death toll in Bangkok increases to 18Red Cross officials have warned that Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis after the deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake.“What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia,” the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) wrote in a post on X. Continue reading...
  
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• Netanyahu says he is ‘willing’ to reach deal to free Israeli hostages

  30-03-2025 16:09 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister said military pressure was working, Israel was ready to talk but ‘Hamas must lay down its arms’Rejecting claims from Hamas and Israeli protesters that his government is not engaged in serious negotiations aimed at securing the release of those held captive in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he was committed to reaching an agreement to free the hostages and military pressure had been effective.“We are willing,” Israel’s prime minister told a ca
  
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• Netanyahu says he is ‘willing’ to reach deal to free Gaza hostages

  30-03-2025 16:09 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister says military pressure is working, as he rejects claims that Israel is not serious about negotiationsRejecting claims from Hamas and Israeli protesters that his government is not engaged in serious negotiations aimed at securing the release of those held captive in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he was committed to reaching an agreement to free the hostages and military pressure had been effective.“We are willing,” Israel’s prime minister told a cabinet
  
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• Super fund took more than 500 days to approve death benefit for grieving widow, Asic says

  30-03-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Landmark report makes 34 recommendations to overhaul the superannuation sector, citing delays, poor customer service and ineffective proceduresGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn unnamed superannuation fund took more than 500 days to approve a death benefit payment to an Indigenous woman grieving the loss of her husband and ignored her concerns about financial hardship and a confusing claims process.The “distressing” case has been highlighted by the financia
  
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• Special elections to deliver voters’ verdict on Trump’s chaotic first months

  30-03-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Key elections in Florida, Texas, Arizona and Wisconsin could offer a glimmer of hope to DemocratsSeveral elections on Tuesday will be a crucial test of the popularity of the chaotic and extremist first two months of Donald Trump’s second term and the clout of his close ally, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who has been tasked with radically reforming the US federal government.They could also offer a glimmer of hope to Democrats – fresh off a surprise upset win in a local rac
  
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• Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in 'Dr. Kildare,' dies at 90

  30-03-2025 16:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as “king of the miniseries,” has died at age 90
  
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• Mark Haines coronial inquiry: an uncle’s quest for the truth in rural NSW could finally be at its end

  30-03-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  In 1988, 17-year-old Mark Haines was found dead on the railway tracks outside Tamworth. Decades on, a reopened investigation may offer answers – and Don Craigie is determined to bear witnessWarning: this article contains images of Indigenous Australians who have diedFor the past 37 years, on the anniversary of his nephew’s death, Don Craigie has made a pilgrimage to the Tamworth police station to hold a press conference demanding answers about the grim mystery he has made it his life
  
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• As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children?

  30-03-2025 16:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports
  
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• Trump news today: President says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if car prices go up as industry braces for tariffs

  30-03-2025 15:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  President believes taxing imports will force people to buy American-made cars
  
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• First orbital rocket launched from mainland Europe crashes after takeoff

  30-03-2025 15:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Uncrewed Spectrum test rocket’s failure seconds after blast-off said to have produced extensive data nonethelessA test rocket intended to kickstart satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded less than a minute after takeoff from Norway on Sunday, in what the German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test.The Spectrum started smoking from its sides and crashed back to Earth in a powerful explosion just after its launch from from the Andøya spacepor
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of war crime after Kharkiv military hospital attack

  30-03-2025 15:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyiv accused Russia of the ‘deliberate’ shelling of a military hospital in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine
  
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• Oklahoma City bombing survivors reflect on tragedy 30 years later in new doc

  30-03-2025 15:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Thirty years ago, 168 people – included 19 children – were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. A devastated mother who lost her children, a bank teller who was trapped upside down in her office chair for hours, and countless others are sharing their stories in a new docuseries on April 2. Andrea Cavallier takes a look back at the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history
  
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• Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if tariffs make car prices go up

  30-03-2025 15:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump says tariffs on foreign-made cars would would lead to increased sales of US-made carsDonald Trump said on Saturday he did not warn car industry executives against raising prices as tariffs on foreign-made autos come into force, telling NBC News he “couldn’t care less” if they do.The president’s comments came as the White House prepared to impose new tariffs on a range of consumer goods on 2 April, a move that has drawn criticism from international leaders and concer
  
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• Three-quarters of US scientists are considering leaving the country thanks to DOGE cuts, poll finds

  30-03-2025 15:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Scientists are considering moving abroad amid major funding cuts from the Trump administration
  
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• I used it to find nine siblings but now I’ve deleted my data: 23andMe users on the site’s bankruptcy

  30-03-2025 15:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I don't know who could get their hands on what,’ 23andMe user Laura Khalil said after the company announced it is looking for a buyer
  
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• Shabana Mahmood plans bill to overrule Sentencing Council in ‘two-tier justice’ row

  30-03-2025 15:05 via theguardian.com
  Ministry of Justice drafts instruction for judges in England and Wales to ignore guidelines on age, sex and ethnicityMinisters are planning to introduce a last-minute rule change this week to overturn sentencing guidelines that could have led to criminals getting different sentences depending on their age, sex and ethnicity.Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, is planning to bring a bill to the Commons this week to overrule the guidelines, which are due to come into force in England and Wales
  
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• How a ban on food dye in West Virginia has forged an unlikely alliance

  30-03-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  GOP lawmakers and consumer advocates have found common ground in banning preservatives and chemicalsA West Virginia law signed this week bans synthetic dyes and preservatives in food – a first-in-the-nation consumer protection led by Republicans in the face of vociferous industry opposition.West Virginia’s law is one of dozens of bills introduced across the country, as Republican state lawmakers get on board with one of the most powerful forces to emerge from the 2024 presidential ca
  
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• Anti-scam campaign groups urge UK police forces to get tougher on fraudsters

  30-03-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaigners say scammers are claiming millions from victims in ‘a penalty-free crime’Anti-scam campaign groups are calling for police forces to be much tougher on fraudsters, who they claim are scamming millions from victims in “a penalty-free crime”.The pleas are being made just days after the UK government announced it is working on an “expanded” fraud strategy as part of a “robust response” to surging reported fraud rates, which rose by 19% last
  
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• Andrew Tate's ex-girlfriend accuses him of sexual assault and battery in new lawsuit

  30-03-2025 14:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Andrew Tate is facing a new lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend accusing him of sexual assault and battery
  
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• Turkey says Swedish journalist detained on terror charges and for ‘insulting the president’

  30-03-2025 14:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Joakim Medin, who works for the Dagens ETC newspaper, was arrested on Thursday when his plane landed A Swedish journalist who was detained on his arrival in Turkey to cover protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor has been arrested on terror-related charges and for “insulting the president”, the Turkish presidency has said.Joakim Medin, who works for the Dagens ETC newspaper, “has been arrested on charges of ‘membership in an armed terrorist organisation’
  
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• Minister attacks expenses rules after Labour MP’s claim for ‘pet rent’

  30-03-2025 14:18 via theguardian.com
  Watchdog accepted Taiwo Owatemi’s claim for landlord’s surcharge to let her keep dog in London flatMinisters will ask the Commons authorities to consider changing rules that allowed a Labour whip to claim £900 in expenses to rent a pet-friendly flat in London.The government will lobby the independent expenses regulator to look at allowance rules after Taiwo Owatemi claimed for a pet surcharge demanded by her landlord to allow her to keep her dog in the property. Continue readin
  
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• Donors quit Prince Harry’s charity when he left UK, says Sentebale chair

  30-03-2025 14:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Sophie Chandauka claims there is ‘significant correlation’ with drop in funders and prince’s move to the USDonors abandoned the charity Prince Harry founded in memory of his late mother when he left the UK, the chair of Sentebale has said amid a bitter media row.Sophie Chandauka told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips programme that there was a “significant correlation” between a drop in funders and the Duke of Sussex’s departure to the US af
  
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• A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle

  30-03-2025 14:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  A private European aerospace startup says it has successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway
  
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