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Starmer launches local election campaign but warns Labour can’t easily reverse council funding crisis – politics live

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Opposition leader says he cannot pretend Labour can just turn funding taps on if it takes power

Man seriously injured in stabbing on south London train

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Police searching for suspect after incident at Beckenham Junction that left man with life-threatening injuries

Want to make it in the Republican party? Pledge allegiance to the Big Lie | Robert Reich

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After a Trump-backed purge of the RNC this month, promoting the 2020 stolen election lie has become a litmus test for loyalty

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin rules out attacks on Nato countries

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Kyiv’s forces shoot down 26 drones overnight as Russian president says suggestion of attacks on nearby Nato states is ‘drivel’

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Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show

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Exclusive: Dfat official said there was ‘precious nothing in the public domain’ on claims against aid agency hours before pause announced

China scraps tariffs on Australian wine

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Prime minister Anthony Albanese says China’s duties on Australian bottled wine will come to an end from Friday

Middle East crisis live: US and Israel in talks to revive Washington trip to discuss Rafah

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Israeli PM had cancelled officials’ US visit to discuss planned offensive in southern Gaza after the US refused to veto a UN security council vote on a ceasefire

Rightwing populists have many countries in their grip. Come to Poland: see how they can be pushed back | Anne McElvoy

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Donald Tusk is working hard and fast on a great transformation, but travel the country and it’s clear what a difficult task that is

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Transgender judge seeks leave to intervene in UK court case over legal definition of ‘woman’

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Victoria McCloud wants leave to join litigation in supreme court appeal brought by For Women Scotland

UK membership of Dignitas soars by 24% as assisted dying in Scotland moves closer

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Bill being laid before Scottish parliament could, if approved, allow people in Britain to take their own lives within the law

Is China a major threat to British democracy? – Politics Weekly UK – podcast

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Despite pressure from some Conservative MPs, the government stopped short of defining China as an official threat this week. How deep does Chinese interference in the UK go? John Harris speaks to the Guardian’s foreign leader writer Tania…

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RAAF chaplaincy culture a ‘wolf pack’, says whistleblower who fought for years to clear his name

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Exclusive: Joe Johns, who says he faced damaging rumours after trying to report allegations about another chaplain’s behaviour, speaks out as final hearing of the royal commission into defence and veteran suicide begins

How gangs took control of Haiti - podcast

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Haiti has erupted into violence after gangs laid waste to the capital and forced the prime minister to resign. But Haitians are wary from bitter experience of outside forces intervening to find a solution to the crisis

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Three defamation cases against Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto to be heard in single trial

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Justice Michael Wheelahan orders cases of Moira Deeming, Kellie-Jay Keen and Angie Jones to be held concurrently in September

Why didn’t New Zealand impose sanctions on China?

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New Zealand did not follow the US and UK in imposing financial restrictions after accusing Beijing of links to cyber-attacks

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Russian terror’ as guided bombs hit Kharkiv

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Ukrainian spy chief hints at assassination of traitors; Putin claims F-16 fighter jets won’t make a difference. What we know on day 764

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Suspect held after four killed and seven injured in Illinois stabbings

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Rockford police chief says one person remains in critical condition following attacks, as investigators seek motive

Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact ‘very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments

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French president tells Brazil forum both parties need to be ‘much stronger’ on biodiversity and climate

India summons envoy after US criticises Delhi chief minister’s arrest

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US called for fair legal process for opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal amid claims that challengers to Narendra Modi are being targeted ahead of national elections

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Ex-Trump lawyer should be disbarred for his role in 2020 election, says judge

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Judge recommends John Eastman, facing 11 disciplinary charges, lose his California law license over efforts to keep Trump in power

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Baltimore bridge collapse: two bodies recovered from water, officials say

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Authorities say bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera found by divers in pickup truck

Baltimore bridge collapse: what we know so far

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Two bodies recovered from water beneath Francis Scott Key Bridge as authorities in Maryland continue their investigation

Wednesday, Mar 27

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Hunter Biden asks Los Angeles judge to toss out $1.4m tax evasion case

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Lawyers for president’s son to challenge criminal charges he evaded taxes and argue prosecutors bowed to Republican pressure

‘A national disgrace’: Oxford rail at River Thames pollution ahead of Boat Race

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The University of Oxford’s rowing coach has called the pollution in the River Thames a “national disgrace” after high levels of E coli were found on the Boat Race course.

State department official’s resignation highlights rifts over US Gaza policy

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Annelle Sheline says ‘I no longer wanted to be affiliated with this administration,’ claiming Biden is flouting US law over Israel

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French PM backs school head who faced death threats after Muslim veil row

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Gabriel Attal says state will file a complaint against student over accusation against principal who had to resign for his safety

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Baltimore bridge collapse: White House says ‘our hearts go out to families’ of victims amid recovery operation – as it happened

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This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Baltimore bridge collapse, you can read our coverage here.

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Police review decision not to investigate Angela Rayner after Tory complaint

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MP James Daly asked Greater Manchester police to examine claims Labour’s deputy leader did not declare main residence accurately

Alabama Democrat Marilyn Lands says voters ready for ‘change’ after surprise win – as it happened

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Speaking of Donald Trump, he has once again been gagged under an order issued yesterday by the judge handling his criminal case in New York on charges related to making hush-money payments.

US appeals court keeps Texas migrant arrest law on hold

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Controversial law that allows police to arrest migrants they suspect of unathorized entry caught in whirlwind legal battle