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• What will happen when VAT is added to private school fees?

  18-09-2024 02:10 via bbc.com
  
  The Labour government's changes will come into effect in January 2025
  
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• Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live

  09-11-2024 03:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reportsNancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chancesIncoming Trump presidency threatens millions of Americans’ healthcare plansA federal judge has struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to US citizens.
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• Thousands of dead seabirds are washing up on Australia’s beaches. Researchers want to know why

  09-11-2024 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Each spring about 20m shearwaters fly 15,000km to Australia from the northern hemisphere. This year, beachgoers have been finding many emaciated carcassesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of short-tailed shearwaters are washing up dead on Australian east coast beaches and researchers are uncertain of the cause and scale of these seabird “wrecks”.Each spring about 20m shearwaters, also called yula or muttonbirds, fly 15,000km back to southern Austral
  
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• Federal judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban

  09-11-2024 01:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump appointee Stephen McGlynn rules that ban enacted in wake of deadly Highland Park attack is unconstitutionalA federal judge in Illinois who was appointed during Donald Trump’s first presidency has struck down the state’s assault weapons ban as unconstitutional.Judge Stephen McGlynn also issued an order barring the state from enforcing the ban, though Illinois has time to appeal the ruling after he stayed it for 30 days. Continue reading...
  
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• Co-founders of militia group convicted of attempting to murder federal agents

  09-11-2024 01:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Two men had also planned to go to Texas and kill asylum seekers as well as border agents who would try to stop themTwo men who co-founded a militia group have been convicted of attempting to murder federal agents ahead of a trip to Texas where they intended to shoot people attempting to cross the US-Mexico border.Jonathan S O’Dell, 34, of Warsaw, Missouri, and Bryan C Perry, 39, of Clarksville, Tennessee, also planned to shoot any federal agents who tried to stop them as they targeted migr
  
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• Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians

  09-11-2024 00:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful historiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJamie Oliver says he is “devastated” by the offence he has caused to First Nations people and has issued an apology, after calls by Australia’s peak body for Indigenous education for the British celebrity chef to withdraw his children’s book from sale.Oliver is
  
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• White noise: why hatred of Donald Trump fuels his success as much as his supporters’ love | Ed Coper

  09-11-2024 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A network of organised disinformation sows doubt, kills policy reform and keep us at odds as we debate Trump-maniaHistorians will long scratch their heads that a Republican candidate who – despite an inability to string a coherent sentence together, being grossly underqualified and rife with extramarital affairs – would go on to not only win election but become one of the most popular presidents in US history.The first candidate to grasp how to use “new media” in a presid
  
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• ‘The best cinema that was ever built’: the Capitol, Melbourne’s hidden architectural treasure, turns 100

  09-11-2024 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  These days it sits awkwardly above a Subway on a busy Melbourne street, but head inside and find a truly spectacular space that has survived a centuryIt sits in the centre of Melbourne, arguably on its most prominent street, and yet the Capitol theatre feels like the most overlooked building in the state. The beloved but strangely occluded Chicago-Gothic cinema, designed by married American architects Walter Burley and Marion Mahony Griffin, turns 100 years old this week. It seems the perfect ti
  
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• Crypto businessman killed in apparent assassination at São Paulo airport

  08-11-2024 23:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Three injured as victim named as Antônio Vinícius Lopes Gritzbach, who had been threatened by top crime syndicateA Brazilian businessman has been killed and three people injured in an apparent gangland assassination at São Paulo’s international airport in Guarulhos.The victims were caught in a hail of bullets when a gunman with a rifle opened fire from inside a black car parked outside the airport’s terminal 2, which is mainly used for domestic flights. Continue r
  
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• Astronauts tight-lipped about reason for hospital visit after 235 days in space

  08-11-2024 23:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Nasa ‘still piecing things together’ two weeks after return from ISS but crew members cite medical privacyThree Nasa astronauts who were taken to a Florida hospital after returning to Earth from the International Space Station two weeks ago told reporters on Friday that they were all in good health following the medical ordeal – and that the agency was “still piecing things together” about what happened.Michael Barrett, pilot of the crew that splashed down in the Gu
  
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• Mikel Arteta needs ‘Chelsea effect’ more than ever to lift ailing Arsenal | David Hytner

  08-11-2024 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The manager takes his team to Stamford Bridge on Sunday in search of another big result against London rivalsFor Mikel Arteta, it was an up-close-and-personal illustration of the task ahead, a defeat in his first home game that was entirely in line with why Arsenal were where they were – in the bottom half of the Premier League table, confidence wafer-thin.Chelsea were the visitors to the Emirates Stadium in December 2019 and they profited when the Arsenal goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, dropped a
  
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• Will Jordan try helps New Zealand pull away as Ireland’s home run fizzles out

  08-11-2024 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Autumn Nations Series: Ireland 13-23 New ZealandIreland beaten at home for first time since Feb 2021By kick-off here at a packed Lansdowne Road a steady flow of traffic had done a drive-by of the All Blacks social media post from earlier in the day. It featured footage of the final two minutes from the game 11 years ago between these teams, on this pitch, where New Zealand raised themselves from the dead: another harrowing event for the home team and their supporters; another flag planted on the
  
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• Florida basketball coach Todd Golden accused of sexual harassment – report

  08-11-2024 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Gators coach accused of harassing female UF studentsAccusations reported by student newspaper on FridayMultiple women have accused Todd Golden, the men’s basketball coach at Florida, of sexually harassing female students, the school’s student newspaper reported Friday.The Alligator, citing Title IX documents filed on 27 September, said he has been accused of potential violations of the school’s Gender Equity Policy. They include acts of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment an
  
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• US army major faces rape and sexual assault charges involving 20 victims

  08-11-2024 23:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Jonathan J Batt, assigned in Crystal City, Virginia, accused of three charges with 76 specifications of sexual abuseA US army major has been accused of raping or otherwise sexually assaulting at least 20 victims during a span of three years, according to the military branch’s office of special trial counsel.On Thursday, the office of special trial counsel confirmed to the Army Times that it had accused Jonathan J Batt – a major assigned to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center in
  
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• Oregon ambulance struck cyclist, then billed him $1,800 for ride to hospital

  08-11-2024 23:09 via theguardian.com
  
  William Hoesch, 71, is suing Columbia River fire and rescue department for $1m for injuries and medical expensesAn ambulance struck a cyclist in Oregon, brought him to a hospital for treatment – and then billed him more than $1,800, according to a lawsuit that the unwitting patient has since filed.William Hoesch, 71, was hit by the ambulance in question after its driver made a right turn, fracturing his nose and leaving him with scrapes as well as other injuries across his body. Continue r
  
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• Minnesota man kills wife, ex-partner and two sons before killing himself

  08-11-2024 23:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Police say Anthony Nephew, 46, shot wife and son and ex-partner and their son dead in Duluth on ThursdayA Minnesota man shot and killed his wife and son, and his ex-partner and their son, before killing himself, authorities said on Friday.Duluth police have not determined a motive, but the police chief, Mike Ceynowa, said at a news conference that the shooter, named as 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, had a “pattern of mental health issues”.In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is 98
  
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• Khadija Shaw hat-trick fires Manchester City to emphatic WSL win over Spurs

  08-11-2024 22:54 via theguardian.com
  
  How do you stop Khadija Shaw? The correct answer remains a mystery, but many of the wrong answers were unwittingly exposed by Tottenham’s out-of-sorts defending on Friday night during this one-sided affair.Inside the first minute, the Spurs centre-back Clare Hunt learned the hard way that ideally you should not take too long on the ball when being closed down by the Women’s Super League’s top scorer so far this season, otherwise she will easily nip the ball away from your feet,
  
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• Netanyahu appoints hardline backer of settlements as Israeli envoy to US

  08-11-2024 22:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Yechiel Leiter, American-born rightwinger, has called for ultimate Israeli ‘sovereignty’ over West Bank territoriesBenjamin Netanyahu has appointed a hardline supporter of the war in Gaza and longtime backer of settlements in the West Bank as his ambassador to the US as Israel prepares for the incoming administration of Donald Trump.Yechiel Leiter, an American-born rightwing publicist and former government aide who immigrated to Israel four decades ago, was announced as Israel’
  
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• Met officer who killed Jean Charles de Menezes on tube defends his actions

  08-11-2024 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Retired officer says he feared he was about to die when he shot innocent man he mistook for terrorist in 2005The Metropolitan police officer who shot dead an innocent man in 2005 after mistaking him for a terrorist says he was justified to open fire as he feared he would die.Jean Charles de Menezes was held down and shot repeatedly in the head by firearms officers on an underground train at Stockwell station on 22 July 2005. Continue reading...
  
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• Junior Taskmaster review – they’ve messed with perfection … and it’s a triumph

  08-11-2024 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This child-based spinoff of the entertainment behemoth is hilarious, charming and hugely fun. Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak’s chemistry as hosts is spot on and the children so delightful the casting directors deserve awardsThe original Taskmaster is already a miracle of construction, its success balanced on a razor’s edge. It relies on the perfect, unforced chemistry between its hosts (Greg Davies and Alex Horne – the latter also the show’s creator), an array of tasks tha
  
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• England must turn potential into points in pivotal clash with Australia | Robert Kitson

  08-11-2024 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  With hosts stung by agonising losses and Wallabies eager to impress before Lions tour, much is at stake for both sidesSome games shape entire seasons and, for both England and Australia, another one is looming. Nail the Wallabies convincingly and the home side will believe their fortunes are finally reviving. Permit the visitors a morale enhancing first win in south-west London since the 2015 Rugby World Cup, on the other hand, and the horizon will darken swiftly.England have already lost five o
  
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• Anne Hathaway and Zendaya are latest to join Christopher Nolan’s new film

  08-11-2024 21:54 via theguardian.com
  
  The actors will join Matt Damon and Tom Holland in the Oppenheimer director’s mysterious next movieAnne Hathaway and Zendaya are set to star in Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated next movie.According to Deadline, the two actors will join the previously announced cast of Matt Damon and Tom Holland. Details of the project have been kept under wraps but sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that it will not be set in the present day. Continue reading...
  
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• Coco Gauff sinks Aryna Sabalenka to set up WTA Finals showdown with Zheng

  08-11-2024 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  American outlasts world No 1: 7-6 (4), 6-3 in RiyadhZheng Qinwen beats Barbora Krejcikova in first semiWhen Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff stared each other down just a month ago in Wuhan, Gauff clearly had the edge as she methodically established a set and break lead. But then, out of nowhere, her serve spectacularly crumbled. Although she fought valiantly until the end, she was torpedoed by an astounding 21 double faults.Having already been a presence on the tour for half a decade, it is somet
  
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• Met police refer two cases to watchdog after Fayed investigation complaints

  08-11-2024 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Complaints involve inquiries from 2008 and 2013, quality of force’s response and how details leaked in later caseScotland Yard has referred two cases to the police watchdog after receiving complaints over the force’s historical investigations into claims of sexual offences by Mohamed Al Fayed.The complaints involve investigations from 2008 and 2013 and regard the quality of the Metropolitan police’s response and, in the latter case, how details leaked publicly. Continue reading
  
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• Schizophrenic Leicestershire man who killed mother given life sentence

  08-11-2024 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Gregor Bauld, 23, cleared of murder but admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibilityA schizophrenic man who killed his mother outside their family home has been jailed for life, subject to a hospital order.Gregor Bauld, who was 22 when he killed Christine Bauld, had delusions that his mother was the leader of a war tribe, the court heard. Continue reading...
  
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• Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans

  08-11-2024 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Plane carrying fans home lands in Israel as Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘hit and run’ attacks on visiting supportersAmsterdam police have made more than 60 arrests after what authorities called “hateful antisemitic violence” against Israeli football fans.A plane carrying football supporters brought home from the Dutch capital by the Israeli government landed on Friday at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport after the clashes on Thursday, which took place after a Europa League m
  
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• ‘A big cratering’: an expert on gen Z’s surprise votes – and young women’s growing support for Trump

  08-11-2024 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  The gender gap among young people was predictably vast. But the numbers still defied expectations, as the political scientist Melissa Deckman explainsA masculinity researcher on the Democrats’ ‘fatal miscalculation’Long before voting closed in the 2024 elections, pundits predicted that young Americans would be riven by a canyon-wide gender gap. Those predictions turned out to be correct.As a whole, Kamala Harris won voters between the ages of 18 and 29 by six points. But prelim
  
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• Liverpool baby hospice saved after city helps raise funds for new home

  08-11-2024 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaign raises £5m in just a few weeks as community, local businesses and celebrities rally roundA Liverpool baby hospice has been saved after the city helped raise vital funds for a new home.Zoe’s Place, a charity that cares for children with life-limiting conditions from birth to the age of five, was founded in Liverpool in 1995 by Prof Jack Scarisbrick. The name was chosen because Zoe means “gift of life” in Greek. The charity needed to raise £5m in a matter of
  
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• Donald Trump has been invited to address UK parliament, says Nigel Farage

  08-11-2024 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  House of Commons and the speaker decline to comment on claim made by Reform UK leader at rally in WalesDonald Trump has been invited to address the UK parliament next year, Nigel Farage has claimed, saying Britain must “roll out the red carpet” for the US president-elect.The Reform UK leader said Lindsay Hoyle was an improvement on the previous Commons speaker, John Bercow, because he had already invited Trump to parliament next year. Farage told his Reform party’s Welsh rally:
  
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• The Guardian view on Trump’s planet-wrecking plans: the UK government’s resolve will be tested | Editorial

  08-11-2024 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The new president’s disruptive policies will challenge Sir Keir Starmer’s green goals. But with strong leadership he could enhance Britain’s global influenceDonald Trump’s electoral earthquake in America will complicate Sir Keir Starmer’s plans. Nowhere will the shock of Mr Trump’s win be more intensely felt than in environmental policy. His stance on climate – advocating a US exit from the Paris climate agreement and rallying behind “drill baby dr
  
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