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Trump hush money trial live: first witness David Pecker to return to stand as prosecutors say payments were ‘election fraud’

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Donald Trump ‘orchestrated criminal scheme to corrupt 2016 election’ say prosecutors in opening statements as Pecker of National Enquirer returns

No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama

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What Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, but its battle with the EU rages on. Plus, how a ban in the US could change TikTok everywhere

Central Coast Mariners star Angel Torres charged with sexual assault and stood down from A-League

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Football Australia imposes interim suspension after Torres arrested over alleged incident in March

‘I only protest. I want to go to school’: the childhoods lost in Pakistan when loved ones are ‘disappeared’

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The families of thousands of people who have gone missing in Balochistan province spend their lives in sit-ins and rallies

Novak Djokovic weighs up coaching himself for final stage of tennis career

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Novak Djokovic has given his strongest indication yet that he may not replace former coach Goran Ivanisevic, and instead choose to navigate this late stage of his career himself.

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley set for film of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club

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Chris Columbus will direct film adaptation of Pointless presenter’s bestselling mystery book about a group of septuagenarian sleuths

Euro 2024 squads expanded to 26 players in boost to Gareth Southgate

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England and Scotland will be allowed to select 26 players for the European Championship this summer after Uefa agreed to an increase in the size of squads.

The harsh reality of ACL injuries outside elite women’s football

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Hashtag United’s Emma Samways was stunned to receive a £9,200 bill after suffering an ACL injury in a cup match

UK government dementia adviser resigns over prosecutions of unpaid carers

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Johnny Timpson says he wants to ‘take a stand’ after revelations thousands of carers are being forced to pay huge fines

County cricket: Essex and Surrey look to be the teams to beat again | Gary Naylor

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The weather is still not playing ball in the County Championship but at least it’s a Dukes

Trump has dodged financial calamity – for the time being | Lloyd Green

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Don’t hold your breath on Trump testifying in his own defense. It would likely be embarrassing, if not perjurious

On trial, Trump is a shadow of the superhero his supporters crave | Sidney Blumenthal

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He wants his devotees to see the court case as trial by combat, with him as warrior. But the truth is more pathetic

Inter could not have imagined a more satisfying way to win 20th Scudetto | Nicky Bandini

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Simone Inzaghi’s thrilling tactics have seen Nerazzurri pull clear of their city rivals – and the rest of the Italian top flight

‘Pitting patients against physicians’: doctors brace for US supreme court verdict on emergency abortions

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As states ban abortions, a 1968 federal law requires hospitals that receive Medicaid dollars to stabilize patients in a medical emergency, creating a catch-22 for care providers

Was it Angela Rayner who was fined millions by HMRC? No, that was a Tory | Zoe Williams

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The man who reported Labour’s deputy to the police can’t even say what he was complaining about. Meanwhile, there’s no getting away from the Conservatives’ scandals

Jericho Ridge review – shades of Rio Bravo in tense siege thriller with old-timey charm

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Nikki Amuka-Bird gives a powerful performance as a gritty deputy defending her remote sheriff’s office from armed invaders

‘Workers end up paying the price’: laborers call for safer building sites

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Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in construction

Our leaders seem determined to give war a chance. Their thirst for conflict endangers us all | Jeremy Corbyn

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We seek peace in Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, the DRC and elsewhere, but we’re ignored. History will damn the warmongers

‘Miss AI’ is billed as a leap forward but feels like a monumental step backwards | Arwa Mahdawi

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AI models take every toxic gendered beauty norm and bundle them up into completely unrealistic package

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Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat from France

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Three men, woman and child reported dead from vessel said to have been carrying more than 110 people

‘A lot of rich guys arguing’: inside the rap beef of the decade with Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more

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Future, Rick Ross and Kanye West are among those currently being drawn into one of the fieriest disputes in rap history. Is it good for the culture – and could it depose Drake from the top?

David Squires on … FA Cup meddling, big clubs reading the room and Luton elites

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Our cartoonist on the scrapping of replays, fixture congestion, drama at Wembley and that Nottingham Forest statement

Jerry Seinfeld says the movie business is over: ‘No longer the cultural pinnacle’

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In an interview promoting his Pop-Tarts movie Unfrosted, comedian says confusion and disorientation have taken film’s place

World must come together to tackle plastic pollution, says chair of UN talks

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Ecuadorian ambassador to the UK is hopeful impasse can be overcome at treaty negotiations in Ottawa

Barcelona threaten legal action over ‘phantom goal’ in defeat to Real Madrid

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has threatened legal action and could demand a replay after his side were denied a goal against Real Madrid at the weekend.

Sunak’s weakening of climate targets ‘retrograde’, says former Tory minister

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Claire O’Neill, a former climate minister, says PM’s move was to ‘try and create political division and dividing lines’

FTSE 100 hits record high as shares rise amid hopes of interest rate cuts

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UK’s blue-chip index reaches 8,076, surpassing previous high of 8,047 in February 2023

‘Nothing is going to stop me’: Celine Dion details life with stiff person syndrome

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The chart-topping singer’s career has been on hold since she was diagnosed with the autoimmune condition in 2022

Middle East crisis live: UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals

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Emergency services said bodies found at Nasser hospital as Volker Turk says he is ‘horrified’ by destruction at al-Shifa medical facilities

Tulsi Gabbard repeats false Hillary Clinton ‘grooming’ claim in new book

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Ex-Democrat, reported contender for Trump running mate, sued Clinton for Russia remark but dropped case