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Rupert Murdoch’s flagship Australian newspaper deletes story on sex life of British royal | Australian media
It is known as the most conservative newspaper in Australia but on Friday Rupert Murdoch’s national masthead ventured into the surprising territory of highly salacious and unsubstantiated gossip about the British royal family. Minutes after the Guardian asked the editor-in-chief of the Australian, Christopher Dore, to comment on why the […]
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Archie Battersbee: UN issues injunction to stop UK turning off brain-damaged boy’s life support
The United Nations has issued an injunction stating that Archie Battersbee’s life support is to be kept on while it considers his case. The injunction from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) says the 12-year-old’s life support should not be removed after his parents […]
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Climate breakdown made UK heatwave 10 times more likely, study finds | Extreme weather
Climate breakdown made the recent record UK heatwave 10 times more likely, researchers have found. Analysis by World Weather Attribution reveals that temperatures in the UK during the heatwave, when it hit 40.3C, were higher than those simulated by climate models. The researchers say extreme temperatures in western Europe are […]
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The UK’s hottest day destroyed their homes. They fear it’s a sign of worse ahead
As the sun beat down on her back garden in Dagenham, east London, the smell of smoke filled the air. Hilton passed it off as her neighbor lighting a bonfire, she told CNN. What played out in the hours to come was far worse. As temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius […]
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UK PM hopeful Sunak: China ‘number one threat’ to Britain, world | News
Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss are fighting in an increasingly divisive Conservative Party leadership contest. Rishi Sunak, the United Kingdom’s former chancellor who is in the race to become prime minister, has promised to get tough on China if he secures the top job, calling the Asian superpower the […]
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UK facing drought in August following extreme heat | Drought
The UK is facing the prospect of a drought being declared in August, experts have said, warning of potential crop failures after a period of remarkably dry weather and extreme heat. Hosepipe bans for households could be brought in across the UK and farmers could be restricted from irrigating their […]
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Brexit blamed for delays as British truckers and travelers face gridlock at Dover
Holidaymakers and heavy goods vehicles were left stationary in traffic jams en route to the port in Kent, southern England on Saturday, with the port admitting that “today is going to be very busy” and travelers being warned of four-hour waits. The UK and France have been locked in a […]
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Even the monarchy doesn’t want a new royal yacht. But Liz Truss does | Monarchy
All the clocks on the Royal Yacht Britannia, now moored beside the blue car park at Ocean Terminal shopping centre in Leith, near Edinburgh, show the same time: 3.01pm. That was the moment on 11 December 1997 that the Queen stepped off the ship for the last time, famously weeping […]
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UK under pressure from Europe over deletion of abortion commitments | Global development
The UK government is coming under growing pressure from European countries and human rights groups to explain why commitments to abortion and sexual health rights have been removed from an official statement on gender equality. Norway and Denmark have approached the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) “to protest against […]
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Meteorologist’s warning of deadly heat compared to ‘Don’t Look Up’ clip
Comment on this story Comment Meteorologist John Hammond conceded last week that the weather was lovely in Britain but warned GB News anchors that temperatures were about to spike, something he predicted would kill hundreds — even thousands. “The charts that I can see in front of me are frightening. […]
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