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24  mars     11h56
New Islamic State videos back claim it carried out Moscow concert hall attack
Andrew Roth    Footage of gunmen reinforces terror group’s claim to have masterminded worst terror attack on Russia in two decadesMoscow attack latest updatesIslamic State has released new videos of the attack on the Crocus City concert hall outside Moscow that left people dead, corroborating the terror...
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Part of billionaire family’s empire named on London’s rogue landlord list
Jack Simpson    Subsidiary of Lazari Investments fined , for breaches of HMO licence conditions on Camden flatsA family owned property empire whose holdings include the former Fenwick department store building on London’s Bond Street has seen one of its subsidiaries named on the city’s rogue landlords...
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Simon Harris to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister
Shane Harrison in Dublin    Higher education minister will become taoiseach in April after shock resignation of Leo VaradkarSimon Harris will become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after the leadership race in his Fine Gael party ended without any other candidates coming forward.The leadership became vacant after the...
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Jeremy Hunt doubles down on 100k a year doesn’t go far’ claim
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor    UK chancellor defends remarks about high salaries after being criticised for being out of touchJeremy Hunt has doubled down on his claim that earning , a year doesn’t go as far as you might think for people in his Surrey constituency, after he was criticised for being out of touch.The...
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South Wales heading for Thatcher-era shock’ as Port Talbot closures loom
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent    Labour says fallout from Tata decision to close blast furnaces at steelworks will be felt for decades Am I going to be homeless in June ’: workers fear return to sSouth Wales is heading for an economic shock on the same scale as Thatcher era deindustrialisation as Tata prepares to close the...
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MPs’ staff suffer rising levels of psychological distress, survey finds
Josh Halliday North of England editor    Nearly half of workers experienced clinical stress, findings suggest, and many say Israel Gaza war has added to fearsMPs’ staff are suffering from growing levels of serious psychological distress amid heightened tensions over the war in the Middle East, a survey has found.Nearly half of the, ...
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Everton v Liverpool: Women’s Super League - live
Rob Smyth    WSL updates from the derby at Goodison, pm GMT kick offLive scoreboard Sign up for our Moving the Goalposts email min A decent move from Everton ends with Bissell having a shot blocked. But now they have another potential injury problem, with Courtney Brosnan needing treatment to her right leg...
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UK ministers knew of significant’ synthetic opioids threat two years ago
Shanti Das Home affairs correspondent    Despite warnings from government’s own advisers to protect people from severe harm’, new controls on potent drugs were delayed for monthsMinisters were warned nearly two years ago about the significant public health threat posed by synthetic opioids but delayed taking recommended steps to...
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Former CPS chief says clampdown on protests risks creating thought crimes’
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent    Exclusive: Max Hill KC says it is imperative to protect free speech when setting limits on protestingThe former director of public prosecutions for England and Wales has warned against the risk of creating thought crimes amid the recent clampdown on protesters and demonisation of demonstrators...
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Banish creases with 4,000 ironing board from Harrods that comes with crystal keychain
Josh Halliday North of England editor    Swiss brand Laurastar collaborated with fashion designer Germanier on gadget said to half ironing timeWhat do you buy for someone who has everything The answer, one suspects, is not an ironing board.But for the big spender who, let’s face it, almost certainly never folds their own laundry, there...
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Am I going to be homeless in June?’: Port Talbot workers fear return to 1980s
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent    Employees believe closure of steelworks’ coke oven will accelerate end of blast furnaces, with loss of up to, jobsSouth Wales heading for Thatcher era shock’Jonathan James is in full flow, reminiscing about his family’s history at the Port Talbot steelworks, when his composure suddenly...
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They signed her death warrant’: how probation service failings left a violent man free to kill
Shanti Das Home affairs correspondent    The father of Michaela Hall, the charity worker killed by her partner in Cornwall after he was wrongly assessed as only medium risk’ says lessons must be learnedA serial violent offender who previously tried to strangle his partner was free to murder her after being wrongly assessed as medium...
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Loose ends in London and Birmingham raise new fears over HS2’s route - and future
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent    With its route map pruned, leaders in the north want other options, while in the capital, questions are growing over its Euston terminus still a giant hole in the groundIn the vision of HS published by the government a decade ago, a gleaming new station should now be taking shape at Euston, with...
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Children of the flood: what can lands lost to rising waters tell us?
Sally Howard    From Atlantis to Noah, humans have always been fascinated by stories of sunken lands. But what do modern losses, such as Pett Level in Sussex and Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, say about our climate change predicament When writer Gareth E Rees stands on the muddy foreshore at Pett Level in East...
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How the tragic death of his beloved sister, Clare, gave Greg Wise a new outlook on navigating the end of life
Tim Jonze    How the tragic death of his beloved sister, Clare, gave Greg Wise a new outlook on navigating the end of lifeStepping inside Greg Wise’s home on a wet and windy day, he bursts into host mode. A cappuccino is made, pastries are served and on noticing I’m a bit rain lashed a crackling fire is...
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Generation Anxiety: smartphones have created a gen Z mental health crisis - but there are ways to fix it
Jonathan Haidt    Those born after , argues Jonathan Haidt in his new book, were the first people in history to go through puberty with a portal to an alternative universe in their pockets and the toll this has taken on their wellbeing has been devastatingSuppose that when your first child turned nine, a...
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I get into trouble’: Gillian Anderson on being brave, her resting face and much anticipated book of sexual fantasies
Eva Wiseman    Her uncanny portrayals of famous women have brought her legions of fans. Now, as she prepares to play Emily Maitlis in the pivotal Prince Andrew interview, the actor talks to Eva Wiseman about acting, soft drinks and side hustles’ I have a tendency to be cast as those types of women who have...
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ShÅ gun: why the English samurai’s life and legacy still grip Japan 400 years on
Justin McCurry    Epic new TV adaptation of the novel reignites interest in the exploits of the Kent sailor William AdamsOn a backstreet in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo, between a seafood wholesaler and a jewellery shop, stands a simple monument. It marks the former site, the inscription reads, of the home...
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An Evening With The Fast Show review - chummy chat and catchphrase classics
Rachael Healy    Warwick Arts CentreTed and Ralph, the Suit you ’ tailors and the rest of the gang’s most fondly remembered characters reconvene for a th anniversary greatest hits sketch show, interspersed with the cast reminiscing about their creationA collective oof emanates from the audience when Charlie...
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The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
David Cox    More than countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is...
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Josephine Bouchon, London: Beautifully executed’ - restaurant review
Jay Rayner    They are putting the world to rights here on the Fulham Road, with every classic Lyonnais dish they serveJosephine Bouchon, Fulham Road, London SW QH. Starters . , mains , desserts , three course menu ., wines from It starts with a terracotta bowl filled with...
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Red Bull’s aura of invincibility goes up in flames to ignite F1 championship race Jack Snape
Jack Snape at Albert Park    Max Verstappen’s early retirement in the Australian GP gave hope to the rest of the field as Carlos Sainz led Ferrari to victoryThe smouldering tyre sat stacked on top of another behind the Red Bull garage, the stench wafting up past the flutes and canapés of Albert Park’s corporate hospitality...
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Adam Peaty: It takes huge wisdom to feel grateful for what we have’
Donald McRae in Tenerife    Britain’s greatest male swimmer is going for gold at the Paris Olympics after drink and burnout threatened to curb his careerAdam Peaty looks like a lonely gladiator on the block as, seeing me arrive at his training camp in Tenerife just after seven on a Wednesday morning, he raises his right arm...
23  mars     23h32
Endrick lights up Wembley in next instalment of career on fast forward Barney Ronay
Barney Ronay at Wembley    Brazilian teenager who could have been a Chelsea player made history and heads to Real Madrid this summerIt was, when it finally came, not just the only significant moment of this oddly half paced international friendly, but a lovely moment too, and one that arrived shot through with a strange...
24  mars     08h00
Ten years to go: key questions facing Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup
Paul MacInnes    Fifa and the presumptive hosts face significant challenges over human rights, worker protections and the scale of constructionSaudi Arabia will host the World Cup. We know this, despite the fact that Fifa’s bidding process does not finish until the end of . But with years until the...
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Tadej Pogacar wins final stage to round off Volta a Catalunya dominance
Guardian sport    Slovenian makes it four victories from race’s seven stagesMikel Landa second overall, almost four minutes downTadej Pogacar completed his mastery of this year’s Volta a Catalunya, sprinting to a fourth stage win in the seven stage race.The Slovenian, already in total command of the Volta going into...
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Jay Bothroyd reveals he hid epilepsy and seizures during football career
PA Media    Forward won one England cap against France in November I never denied it, I just didn’t talk about it. I had to earn a living’The former Wolves and Cardiff forward Jay Bothroyd has revealed some of the risks he took during his career while hiding epilepsy and wishes he had been open about his...
23  mars     18h11
I cried, it was beautiful’: Sven-Göran Eriksson fulfils his Liverpool dream
Will Unwin at Anfield    Childhood fan, who is dying of pancreatic cancer, managed the home side to victory over Ajax at Anfield in a legends matchAnfield was packed, the Liverpool squad boasted caps and seven Champions League winners. The match was not the most competitive occasion the stadium will host this season...
24  mars     11h46
Igor Severino cut from UFC for biting opponent in debut fight
Reuters    Flyweight disqualified from Las Vegas bout with Andre LimaDana White promises Lima , bonus in wake of incidentFlyweight Igor Severino was disqualified on his Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC debut on Saturday after biting opponent Andre Lima during their Fight Night bout in Las Vegas,...
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Neglected, derided and exploited more than ever: why won’t the UK protect those who rent a home? John Harris
John Harris    Millions face a perfect storm of rising demand, limited supply and politicians who don’t really care enough to ease their plight Last week, a news story broke about the sheer impossibility of everyday living for millions of people all over the UK. According to the Office for National Statistics,...
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Like Barbie, there are many Rishis. Which is the real Sunak is beyond even his supporters’ grasp Isabel Hardman
Isabel Hardman    Conservative MPs are being asked to unite behind their leader but first the prime minister has to decide who he wants to beWhen Rishi Sunak told his MPs to unite behind him last week, many were left scratching their heads. Both the subject and object of the sentence baffled them. How was it...
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Which will melt away first, the snow or the arts? Stewart Lee
Stewart Lee    Keir Starmer will need to make it affordable to be an artist, because the value of art is beyond financial metricsNineteen years ago now, I was asked to perform my standup high in the Colorado Rockies at the Aspen comedy festival, a trade fair for the American comedy industry patronised by wealthy...
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For the birds? Far from it. At last Rachel Reeves has given Britain a plan for economic liftoff Will Hutton
Will Hutton    Despite being called continuity Hunt, the shadow chancellor has set out a proposal for meaningful changeChancellor Jeremy Hunt likes to tell business leaders not to worry about political instability and more policy upset. He claims to be carefully building policy that will survive win or lose the...
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Better moment for UK economy likely to come too late for Rishi Sunak Richard Partington
Richard Partington    Prime minister has ruled out May election but households face high prices for sometime to comeThere had been feverish speculation it would be this week. The drive to Buckingham Palace, police outriders and news helicopters in tow. The lectern on Downing Street. The prime minister announcing a...
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Thanks, chaps, for trying to reform the Garrick from within. We’re OK without Catherine Bennett
Catherine Bennett    With such a roll call of gargoyles, women would surely refrain from joining the exclusive London club anyway How are they taking it at the Garrick Does tradition still mute responses to revelations about its membership by my Guardian colleague Amelia Gentleman, which led to the departure from the...
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We think loneliness is in our heads, but its source lies in the ruin of civil society Kenan Malik
Kenan Malik    Forty years ago, a US historian claimed that social changes were severing communal bonds. He was right The hope that political action will gradually humanise industrial society has given way to a determination to survive the general wreckage or, more modestly, to hold one’s own life together in...
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My 80-year-old mother lives an avant-garde life Rhik Samadder
Rhik Samadder    She is truly an inspiration to us allLately when I visit my mother, she’s always out. At rehearsal she’ll text. Come back after pm. Or another day. She’s fallen in with a community choir, and is off the rails. Often they take her to the pub, and she doesn’t know when she’ll be back....
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Poverty data is a mark of shame for Tory rule Observer editorial
Observer editorial    Prioritising tax cuts for the better off while letting children bear the brunt of financial hardship is not only cruel, it makes no financial sensePoverty figures published last week show that in one in six British children lived in families suffering from food insecurity, up from one in eight...
23  mars     15h39
The Observer view on The Princess of Wales: calm and courage amid a family already beset by crises Observer editorial
Observer editorial    Catherine’s moving message revealing her treatment for cancer showed a candour that the monarchy has often lackedThe video recording in which Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed she is undergoing treatment for cancer will be remembered as a moving personal testament and a public profile in...
24  mars     06h00
Birmingham’s future is our future. Of course we care about it Letters
Guardian Staff    The city’s citizens are worried about where the impending cuts will fall, but why do so few in power wish to listen Tim Adams has decided that Birmingham residents don’t care about the cuts, because not many of us turned up to a recent demonstration Birmingham council has just cut services to the...
22  mars     18h30
The Guardian view on the Garrick: what the old boys’ club costs the rest of us Editorial
Editorial    The exclusion of women tells us something about the men who choose to be part of itWhere does the establishment reside in the st century One of its homes is Garrick Street, London. The membership list of the Garrick Club, as reported by the Guardian this week, includes senior judges and...
23  mars     08h00
UK genetics project looks for lost apple varieties to protect fruit in climate crisis
Helena Horton Environment reporter    Heritage orchard at RHS Rosemoor to be sampled this spring as part of search for previously unrecorded survivor’ cultivarsGardeners are searching for lost apple varieties by sequencing the genetics of trees in ancient orchards, in the hope they hold traits that can help the fruit survive climate...
22  mars     13h00
World’s largest oil companies way off track’ on emissions goals, report finds
Dharna Noor    Despite splashy climate pledges, firms including BP and Saudi Aramco have plans to expand fossil fuel production, says analysisIn recent years, virtually all of the world’s largest oil companies have made splashy climate pledges. But when it comes to actually slashing emissions, those firms are ...
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Planting a tree is hope in action’: the people regenerating urban habitats and growing community
James Norman    Volunteer led rewilding projects are helping restore degraded habitats in Australian cities, providing opportunities to connect with the planet and othersChange by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or...
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England won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firms
Helena Horton and Sandra Laville    Campaigners say government is failing to match major step forward as bloc prepares to introduce polluter pays’ principleNew EU rules which introduce polluter pays principles to get pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies to pay for the pollution they cause in rivers will not be adopted by the...
23  mars     17h00
Revealed: UK-funded French forces putting migrants’ lives at risk with small-boat tactics
Nicola Kelly, May Bulman, Tomas Statius, Bashar Deeb and Fahim Abed    Exclusive: newly obtained footage and leaked documents show how a mass casualty event’ could arise from aggressive tactics employed by border forcesFrench police funded by the UK government have endangered the lives of vulnerable migrants by intercepting small boats in the Channel, using tactics...
24  mars     04h09
Princess of Wales enormously touched’ by messages of support after cancer diagnosis
Guardian staff and agencies    Kensington Palace says Catherine and Prince William are extremely moved by the public’s warmth and support’The Princess of Wales and her husband, Prince William, have been enormously touched by the messages of support received since she announced her cancer diagnosis, a Kensington Palace...
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Four people die in car crash in Armagh
PA Media    Police Service of Northern Ireland to investigate single vehicle collision in early hours of Sunday morningFour people have died in a single vehicle collision in Armagh, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said.The crash, involving a grey Volkswagen Golf, occurred on the Ballynahonemore Road...
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It’s not going to be a landslide’: how will Sadiq Khan fare in the battle to be London mayor?
Michael Savage Policy editor    Khan has long been considered a shoo in for a third term as mayor. But in a city undergoing huge change, unease is setting in among his teamAt a youth club in Brixton, Sadiq Khan shoots some pool with a group of teenagers. He listens to some tracks recorded in the club’s small studio. He chats with...
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Ernie the owl to retire after 30 years at Warwick Castle
Guardian staff and agencies    African Verreaux’s eagle owl to make final flyover during Easter holidays before move to Yorkshire DalesAny night owl who has spent years of working all day would be dreaming of retirement.Such is the case for Ernie, an owl with a big personality, who will be quitting after delighting guests...