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Australia’s top bureaucrats want to block sharing of clips from parliament on social media to save them from ‘ridicule’

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Labour’s new powers for water customers are a ‘stitch-up’, say campaigners

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UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund

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Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China

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Minister condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right, anti-migrant protesters in Portsmouth – UK politics live

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Merz to respond as Germany’s far-right AfD wins key state election – Europe live

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Ministers condemn ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest

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UK house prices fall for first time in nearly three years, says Lloyds

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Tiny cash buffers leave small UK TV firms at risk of going bust, analysis finds

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Ministers propose converting female prison estate into cells for men

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Liberal operatives discussed whether to buy Porsche or Ferrari with developer’s payments, Icac hears

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Bereaved parents to give evidence at independent review of Sussex maternity services

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Ukraine seeks to seize water company owned by billionaire family of British theatre mogul

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Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say

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UN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on Israel

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Jean Nassif’s daughter tells court father ‘pressured’ her to falsify documents for $150m construction loan

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More than 200 people stood down at embattled housing developer Bathla

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Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a ‘serious moment’

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Susan Sarandon says she is losing movie roles because of her support for Palestine

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‘Gigantic spaceship’: University of Bristol’s flagship £500m campus opens

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Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, campaign says

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Far-right protesters descend on Portsmouth after small boat arrival

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News live: parents of Australian surfers killed in Mexico fly in for trial; Labor pressured to toughen lobbying rules

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The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?

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Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport after it overshoots runway

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Hawaii declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell approaches islands

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Woman laid to rest in coffin made from mushrooms in Australian first

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Energy secretary says US might not reach nuclear agreement with Iran

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EU faces 300,000 factory job cuts as China ‘colonises’ supply chains, industry warns

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Trump again asks supreme court to restrict mail-in voting as midterms loom

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Far-right AfD wins key German state election but may fail to secure majority

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Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support

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China prepares £40bn stimulus for financial sector amid fears over sluggish growth

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Shoebridge criticises Labor response after IDF officer’s ‘reprehensible’ comments on deadly Zomi Frankcom strike

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Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports

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No bailouts for Jaguar Land Rover amid reports of thousands of job cuts, says minister

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German startup sends first commercial rocket into space from Europe

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Jamaican delegates arrive in UK to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles

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Canadian skyrunner goes missing during training session for Matterhorn record attempt

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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv to hold talks on ending war

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Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law

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Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister

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Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister

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Far-right AfD predicted to win big in crucial German state election

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Councils in England and Wales accused of excessive fees to run outdoor classes

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‘When there’s joy, there’s room for hope’: Eberechi Eze, Leona Lewis, and Yinka Ilori in conversation with Ezra Collective

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Nigel Farage to be quizzed as he battles to contain growing donations scandal – UK politics live

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‘The engine’s on fire’: Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney reroutes after flames seen by passengers

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Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners

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England losing tennis courts as number of padel facilities rises exponentially

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Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests

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Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

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Brisbane expected to swelter under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

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Travellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire

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Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case

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‘Nobody will win’: Zelenskyy adviser warns of mutual destruction if war with Russia continues

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Coalition denies flag-burning ban an attempt to undercut One Nation as Labor says push has ‘element of desperation’

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Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’

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Manhunt after alleged axe attack in Victoria leaves three people with life-threatening injuries

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Falling ceiling debris at Kennedy Center may mire debate over renovations

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Australia news live: Taylor proposes laws against flag burning and to lock in 26 January as Australia Day

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Drone attack blamed on guerrillas kills at least three soldiers in Colombia

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Prince William to represent King Charles at funeral of Norway’s King Harald V

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More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican

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Possums in the roof, koalas in bed: study shows how animals resort to Australian homes after habitat loss

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Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?

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Robin Morgan, child star who became feminist, poet and editor, dies aged 85

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London Paddington fire causes rail chaos as Heathrow trains cancelled

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Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime

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‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting

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US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack

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Raise the Colours leader given access to Reform UK conference while on bail

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner land in Moscow aiming to revive Ukraine talks

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‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?

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Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash

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Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates

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Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes next?

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Mental health groups have ‘failed to acknowledge’ risk of violence, says Mind chief

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‘I could watch her for hours’: the woman who rescued a bee and created a buzz

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Alzheimer’s trial to test drug on people without symptoms to see if it can be prevented

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Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flood disaster

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Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding

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First professional St Nick with Down’s syndrome inducted into International Santa Claus Hall of Fame

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Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say

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Reform continues to cast doubt on climate science. Do its supporters agree?

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A Brazilian documentary taught me the healing power of music

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Farage and Jenrick to speak on final day of Reform conference marred by scandal and protests – UK politics live

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Captain calamity: Pete Hegseth under fire for ‘inept’ leadership of US military

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‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup

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Gaza refugee says sister-in-law ‘would be alive’ if Home Office had let her come to UK

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Sweden confirms 458 Britons deported or forcibly removed since Brexit

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Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent

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Beekeepers warn of Asian hornet threat and call for UK awareness campaign

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‘Every girl now wants to be a boxer’: excitement in Katie Taylor’s home town for her valedictory bout

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Sydney set to hit 33C in warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW

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Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists

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Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves

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Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers

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The rise of south-east Asia’s girl bands: ‘The talent and popularity were always here’

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‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike

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