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Labour urges Rishi Sunak to rule out offering Nigel Farage US ambassador job

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Some Tories reportedly want Farage to be given post if he agrees not to not play any role with Reform UK in election Labour has called on Rishi Sunak to rule out the mooted idea of appointing Nigel Farage as ambassador to Washington in return for him not standing in the general election, saying this could imperil international unity against Vladimir Putin. Farage has previously said the west shou…

‘He’s not broken’: a year later, Evan Gershkovich is still in Russian prison

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The US journalist was seized by officials and charged with espionage, and friends and family say he has kept his spirits up Friday marks the grim first anniversary of the day when masked Russian officers grabbed Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist, at a steakhouse in Yekaterinburg where he was waiting to eat on a reporting trip. Gershkovich, a 32-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal…

British army ends century-old ban to allow troops to grow beards

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Policy change stipulates ‘no patchy or uneven growth’ and allows length of up to 25.5mm After more than a century of having their clean-shaven chins inspected, soldiers and officers in the British army will be allowed to grow beards. The change in policy is not a chance for a hirsute free-for-all, however, as facial hair will be strictly monitored for length and grooming. Continue reading...

Easter processions cancelled in southern Spain due to rainstorms

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Spain is hit by strong winds and rain from Storm Nelson and four drown on storm-battered coasts Easter processions in southern Spain have been cancelled after heavy rain from Storm Nelson, as the country was hit by strong winds and four people drowned on its storm-battered coasts. All of the big processions in Seville on Holy Thursday were cancelled because of the rainstorms that were otherwise w…

Khan tells Labour mayoral election still a two-horse race

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Outcome hangs in the balance partly because new system requires voter ID, he warns shadow cabinet Sadiq Khan told the Labour shadow cabinet this week that his re-election as London mayor “hangs in the balance” despite polls showing he is about 25 points ahead of his Conservative rival, Susan Hall. The London mayor told Keir Starmer’s team that he was “under no illusions” he could lose against Hal…

Teenager charged with attempted murder after London train stabbing

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Rakeem Thomas remanded in custody after incident near Beckenham that left victim in critical condition A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing on a train in south London. British Transport Police said they received reports of two men fighting between Beckenham and Shortlands railway stations shortly before 4pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Digested week: Germany has the right idea on dachshunds. Dogs should be cuddly

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Germans want to ban ‘torture breeding’ for extreme characteristics. Plus: don’t even think about swimming in British waters this Easter I’ll say this for the Germans: when they’re right, they’re so right. Word reaches us that dachshunds are to be banned in Germany. Continue reading...

Lula dismays relatives of dictatorship’s victims by ignoring coup anniversary

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Brazil’s president has nixed commemorations of the 1964 coup, possibly to avoid irking the military as senior officers facing jail for allegedly conspiring to stop Lula taking power after 2022 election Relatives of the victims of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship have voiced anger and dismay over President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s reported decision to block official remembrance events m…

John Boyega tells of ‘life-changing’ friendship with Damilola Taylor

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Actor speaks for first time about how 10-year-old’s death in 2000 spurred him and others to ‘aim further’ The actor John Boyega has spoken for the first time of the “life-changing” impact of his friendship with Damilola Taylor and the way his sudden death spurred him and others to “aim further”. Boyega, 32, best known for his work in the Star Wars franchise, was school friends with Damilola growi…

Bolivian Indigenous groups assert claim to treasure of ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’

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Descendants of enslaved miners who dug up gold, silver and emeralds worth billions call on Colombia to halt plan to lift cargo Indigenous communities in Bolivia have objected to Colombia’s plans to recover the remains of an 18th-century galleon believed to be carrying gold, silver and emeralds worth billions, calling on Spain and Unesco to step in and halt the project. Colombia hopes to begin rec…

‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?

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Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable In a dilapidated warehouse in Rafah, Soha Abu Diab is living with her three young daughters and more than 20 other family members. They have no runn…

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian fighter jet crashes into sea off Sevastopol, Crimea

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Online footage show jet on fire as Ukrainian security expert claims it was shot down Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said in a statement that energy facilities in six Ukrainian regions had been attacked in Russian missile and drone attacks. The barrage hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine, power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday. Russian missile and dr…

Middle East crisis live: dozens reported killed in suspected Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah in Syria

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Civilians and military personnel killed and injured in strike targeting Hezbollah weapons depots, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed dozens of people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security sources have told Reuters news agency. The Israeli attack targeted an area “near rockets depot…

Advance of Islamic State affiliates ‘could lay ground for new wave of terrorism’

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IS has stalled in Iraq and Syria but officials believe it has been planning new attacks on west for years Islamic State (IS) remains defeated in its core strongholds of the Middle East but has made significant progress in Africa and parts of south Asia, winning territory and resources that could serve as a launchpad for a new campaign of extremist violence, analysts and officials believe. Europea…

South Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigns after four weeks amid corruption probe

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Lee Jong-sup is being investigated over allegations he tried to improperly influence an inquiry into death of marine while he was defence minister South Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is under a corruption investigation battered President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling party less than two weeks from a closely fought parliamentary election. L…
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