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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it
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Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo
In today’s newsletter: Jerusalem’s most volatile site has again become a flashpoint, with Arab states and former Israeli officials sounding the alarm over Benjamin Netanyahu’s complicity
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Woman assaulted after Travelodge staff gave room key to her abuser
Woman had gone to London hotel for ‘night away from the fear’ in latest incident of chain giving keys to men without checking
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More parts of England to be declared in drought amid another summer heatwave – latest updates
The heat and continuing dry conditions are being supercharged by the escalating climate crisis
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British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years
Authorities say application to stay was made too late, as UK officials say Sweden takes ‘stricter approach’ than other EU countries
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British national shot dead in Kashmir by Pakistani security forces
Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough killed during clashes between authorities and protesters
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Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal group
Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the factional group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’
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Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai
Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inland
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Eight teenagers charged with murder over alleged attack after Queensland party
Man, 21, dies six days after being taken to hospital in critical condition after alleged attack in Bahrs Scrub, Logan
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UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attack
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NSW police say ‘body’ of woman found in suitcase by side of road near Goulburn was not human
What was originally reported as a body found in Oallen on Sunday was ‘very realistic in the terms of looking like human remains’, police say
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Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwave
Observatory says 36.9C posted on Sunday is city’s highest official temperature since its records began 142 years ago, with storm driving intense heat in region
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World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists
Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was highest on record for July, beating previous high in 2023
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Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel
Scharf, who helped president win approval for $400m ballroom, to replace David Warrington on 1 September
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Burnham vows crackdown on ‘rip-off’ business practices to ease cost of living
First of PM’s ‘everyday fixes’ to be banning fake discounts and making it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces decision to freeze her eggs
US congresswoman to share journey online as she criticizes Trump administration’s attacks on reproductive care
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Israel rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan, says Netanyahu
In rare public break with Trump, Israel’s prime minister says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed
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Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat
Small cruise ship rescued skiff in south-east Alaska even though Meta billionaire’s $300m megayacht was closer
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Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as its strongest storm this year
Tropical cyclone brings torrential rain and high winds to east coast after hitting Japan’s southern Okinawa province
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Labour seeking ‘deeper relationship’ with EU under Burnham, new minister says
Exclusive: Hamish Falconer wants ‘sense of renewed pace’ in post-Brexit talks while staying within Labour’s red lines
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London mayor orders council to drop plan to ban new pubs and bars in Soho and West End
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan urges Westminster council to adopt ‘positive vision of economic growth’ of nightlife
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Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee
British Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ efforts
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Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle northern hemisphere this week
Astronomers say viewing conditions promising for this year’s shower, and 50 to 100 meteors an hour may be visible
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Lake Mead plummets to historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
Levels at reservoir along Arizona-Nevada border dipped below previous record set in 2022, amid water crisis in west
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Captain charged after woman and five-month-old die in New York boat capsizing
Manuel Hernandez charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment after boat overturned in New York harbor
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Chinese EV sales surge to new high in Europe putting tariffs under scrutiny
Imports this year now account for 14% of the market amid claims vehicles are being dumped in the EU and UK
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Italy condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifies
Travellers caught up in migration row as Madrid introduces checks on visitors from Italy in retaliation for Rome’s move
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Taylor Swift songs removed from Trump and White House’s social media posts
Rage-baiting efforts of Trump accounts silenced after posts such as a video linking her Red album to Republicans
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Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England
Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’
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Most X accounts posting about Belfast and Southampton unrest were based outside UK
Exclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from US
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Pakistani grooming gang suspect ‘refuses to give date for return to UK’
Rukhsar Ahmed was recently elected an MP in Pakistan while on bail over alleged child rape in 1990s Manchester
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China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention
Exclusive: Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giant
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Three Banksy artworks in London have cost taxpayers nearly £150,000
Costs of security and removal efforts have reignited debate over whether work is vandalism or valuable public art
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Top Democrats simulate election threats as Trump continues assault on voting
Chuck Schumer and other senators took part in exercises in which legal experts laid out election disruption scenarios
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AI push is putting banks at mercy of tech firms, warns Moody’s
Finance sector will gain from the tech but it will need substantial investment and create risks, says rating agency
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Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi oil refinery
Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz
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Body of woman found in suitcase by side of road in regional NSW
Police called to Oallen, about 40km south of Goulburn, on Sunday afternoon after suitcase discovered near Wolgon Road
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Press access spat adds to fears of circus around Luigi Mangione murder trial
Lawyers for man accused of killing healthcare CEO Brian Thompson raise red flags about limits on reporters
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Andy Burnham to tour Britain in effort to reconnect government with public
PM expected to announce policies to tackle cost of living and indicate intent to help improve country’s high streets
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Home Office ‘error’ leaves Italian man’s wife with no right to stay in UK
Man is told he should not have been granted settled status so he can no longer sponsor Brazilian wife to remain
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Where are the Ugandan boxers? Four are latest athletes to vanish after UK sports events
Team manager has ‘no idea’ why they disappeared, after reports one of Commonwealth Games athletes said they intended to claim asylum
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Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu rejects US’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Israeli prime minister says he will not support 15-point plan hailed by Donald Trump
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Sydney gardener fined almost $200,000 for removing 287 trees to improve harbourside mansion’s water views
Local council described incident as ‘worst act of environmental vandalism in Lane Cove history’
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DPD temporary workers may have missed out on sick pay and pensions, internal documents show
Missing payments suggest employment laws may have been breached by recruitment agencies used by courier company
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Sweet, soft and strong: TikTok turns Japanese milk bread into latest UK food craze
Shokupan bread, fresh fruit sandwiches and soufflé pancakes all part of growing interest in east Asian cuisine
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‘Watch The Odyssey for free online’: scam targets film fans with fake streaming sites
Those tempted to access fake websites run risk of phishing scams and having computer infected with malware
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Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils
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Russian family denied asylum in Finland fear reprisals for pro-Ukraine activism
Nikita and Olga Belov say they will be persecuted on return to Moscow but are yet to convince Finnish authorities
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Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN
Rebeca Grynspan seen as continuity candidate with tacit support from current secretary general, António Guterres