World
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David Shrigley London exhibition will find the funny side of old masters
Dulwich Picture Gallery show to feature British artist’s work hung next to paintings by Dutch and Flemish greats
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Dead body found at Charlton Athletic’s stadium
Charlton issued a club statement after the body was discovered earlier on Tuesday
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Household energy bills expected to jump to three-year high in October
The predicted increase comes despite the Prime Minister’s plan to remove VAT from household electricity bills from October.
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UK needs more clean air zones like Ulez, says mother of girl killed by air pollution
A landmark new study has linked London’s ultra-low-emissions zones to improved lung function in children
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Erin Patterson appeal: Mushroom murderer's trial undermined by hotel mix-up, court told
Erin Patterson's defence team appeal against her conviction for killing relatives with a beef Wellington laced with toxic mushrooms.
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Moscow warehouse burns as Ukraine drone crews prepare to strike again
Ukraine is projecting the conflict deep into Russian territory
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Burnham makes Christmas pledge as he unveils £442m plan to end homelessness
This week, the government has committed to ‘offer everyone a route off the streets this Christmas’
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Camilla opens up on King Charles’ cancer diagnosis
Camilla has spoken about keeping her husband’s cancer diagnosis a secret prior to the official announcement
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Andy Burnham urged to join EU pact to fix Brexit ‘mess’
Lib Dems accused Nigel Farage’s Reform of preferring to claim they would ‘send in the Navy at taxpayers’ expense’ and than admit they’re responsible
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Ukraine’s ousted defence minister challenges Zelensky and calls for wartime elections
Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine faces ‘systemic crisis of governance’
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Premier League predictions: Phil McNulty previews new season
How will your club fare in the 2026-27 Premier League? BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty makes his annual predictions.
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Burnham pledges to get thousands of rough sleepers off streets for Christmas – UK politics live
PM promises to mount ‘Covid-style campaign’ to get homeless people off streets in winter
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Samson and Goliath cranes set for £3.1m overhaul at Harland & Wolff
Work has already begun on Goliath, the older of the two cranes.
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Shares in Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree soar in Shanghai trading debut
Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, have soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai
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Soaring energy prices see inflation rise to highest level since March
The rise in energy bills has driven a sharp increase in inflation, moving further away from the Bank of England’s target
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Trump announces pause on 50% tariffs for Canada after reaching ‘a DEAL’
The 50 per cent tariffs were due to go into effect overnight
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In Israel, military service debate spotlights ultra-Orthodox Jews and their growing clout
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families are an unmissable facet of Israeli life
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Families' agonising search for answers as thousands still missing in Gaza
Ten months after a ceasefire was declared, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are still reported missing.
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Surging energy prices push inflation up to highest level since March
The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 2.9% in July, up from a 15-month low of 2.6% in June.
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High street bank gives you £100 in grocery vouchers simply for opening new account
Customers who open an Edge account with Santander can get a voucher to spend at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Asda or Waitrose – but there are some hoops to jump through first
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Australia braces for bushfires in almost every state as El Niño strengthens
Dry conditions in the east and heavy fuel loads across central and northern Australia are driving the picture, the council said
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians ‘withdraw billions’ from banks amid Putin fears
The withdrawals are causing liquidity problems in Russia, a senior finance official said
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Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions in Australia over death cap mushroom lunch
Triple-murderer Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms
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Texas teen convicted in fatal stabbing at track meet seeks a new trial and judge
The case of a Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a high school meet in suburban Dallas is back in court this week
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Sydney Swans ban 5 players for rest of AFL season over hotel misconduct and a police investigation
Five Australian rules footballers have been banned for the rest of the AFL season by the Sydney Swans for breaching club standards during a stay at a Melbourne hotel that led to a police investigation into sexual assault allegations
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John Irvin, British film-maker who directed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 86
The director’s BBC hit opened the door to Hollywood action films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw Deal
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Trump pauses new tariffs on Canada and says countries close to a deal
US President Donald Trump said he will delay imposing new tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods for three days as the countries firm up a trade deal.
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Camilla found it ‘difficult’ keeping king’s cancer diagnosis private before announcement
In video celebrating Maggie’s cancer charity, queen recalls ‘longing to let it out’ on visit to centre in 2024
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Erin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justice
Allowing jurors to stay in same hotel as police and prosecution denied Patterson a fair trial, lawyers tell Victorian court of appeal
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US-South Korea war games cut short after Washington request, Seoul says
It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
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Witness gets combative in Tupac trial - 'I don't want to send him to prison'
The witness said he had little love for the man on trial for the rapper's murder, but refused to answer questions that he thought would send Duane "Keffe D" to prison.
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First Nations MP resigns from NT parliament, accusing government of passing laws which are ‘dehumanising, oppressing and destroying’ Indigenous people
Yolngu independent Yiŋiya Guyula accused the CLP of ‘contributing to the breakdown of our culture and people, in what is becoming a slow genocide’
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Mesmerizing jellyfish take center stage at 1st US museum dedicated solely to the floating predators
Floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on walls and the light from the saltwater tanks
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Lala strengthens into a hurricane while moving west away from Hawaii
A storm system moving west away from Hawaii has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane
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Tim Montgomerie: Suspended Reform UK member vows to fight to remain in party
Tim Montgomerie says his appeal will be a test of whether the party can tolerate free speech.
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Mushroom killer’s lawyers call for retrial after hotel blunder: Latest
Patterson’s lawyer says jurors were housed alongside police, media and others connected to the high-profile trial
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Jesse Waters says Trump has said ‘more sleazy’ things than Ossoff’s jibe about aide
‘To suggest that Trump surrounds himself with attractive women, yeah, I think he’s done that his whole life,’ Jesse Watters said
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Twisha Sharma: Husband and mother-in-law charged in Indian bride's death
Twisha Sharma, a model and actor, had been married for just five months when she was found dead in May.
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Trump hits pause on Canada tariffs threat, and hints at revival of Keystone XL oil pipeline project
US president delays 50% tariffs by three days, and says contentious oil project ‘may be awoken from the grave’
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Tourists on pastry quest overrun scenic spot in Italian mountains
Alpine communities hit out after influencer videos draw huge queues to Friedrich August refuge in Dolomites
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A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again
Ukrainian drones have targeted a major logistics center outside Moscow, setting it ablaze
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US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks
South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise would end on 21 August at the request of the US
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Once shaped by court rituals, China’s imperial cuisine lives on today
A restaurant in Beijing is preserving culinary traditions associated with China’s imperial court, from pastries once served to emperors to techniques passed down through generations of chefs
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Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut
Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.
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Shares fall in Asia, with Kospi down 5.2%, while oil prices jump
Shares are sharply lower in Asia after Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high as artificial-intelligence stocks resumed their decline
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US and South Korean militaries agree to cut joint drills by about half
The sudden announcement comes just days after Trump wrote a fiery social media post slamming the joint drills as “hostile” and ordering Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to scale back future exercises.
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China recovers rocket stage on land for first time, after earlier recovery at sea
China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reports, as the country seeks to advance its space program
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Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records during pandemic
A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic
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Florida killer’s final words revealed as he’s executed for estranged wife’s murder
William Frances Silvia is the 13th prisoner put to death this year in Florida
