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Boston police arrest 100 people amid US crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protests

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At least 93 students detained at USC and 34 arrested in Austin while House speaker faced jeers at Columbia University

Captain Tom’s Bedfordshire house on sale for £2.25m

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Family lists property where war veteran raised funds during Covid – minus unauthorised spa pool which now demolished

British railways under Tories are symbol of national decline, Labour says

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Party plans to nationalise network and ‘unlock the trapped potential’ of rail to drive economic growth across the country

Bryce Dallas Howard: ‘I can’t be trusted around famous people’

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The actor on tricking her tear ducts, being entertained as a child by Tom Cruise and legging it from dinosaurs while wearing stilettos

Guaranteed Centre Court seat for Wimbledon? That’ll be £116,000 … each

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Super-rich can avoid queues as club puts five-year debentures up for sale – applications close on Friday

‘Must love dogs and rude roommates’: the scramble to get around New York’s Airbnb crackdown

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Strict rules have led to a wild west of rentals, with visitors choosing between huge hotel bills or word-of-mouth deals

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Arguments, water spills and football: Madrid Open match riddled with bizarre incidents – video

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A thrilling first-round encounter between Shang Juncheng and Corentin Moutet at the Madrid Open descended into controversy. Early on, Moutet clashed with the umpire after accusing a fan of verbal abuse and demanding their removal. He then…

MPs call for clarity over post-Brexit border checks on EU plant and food products

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Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks were due to start next week but committee raises concerns over delays to plan

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘mortal’ Europe needs stronger defence, says French president

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Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt ‘credible’ defence strategy

Dancing in Haiti and a pink moon: photos of the day – Thursday

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The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Humza Yousaf faces vote of no confidence after ending power sharing with Scottish Greens – UK politics live

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First minister says deal ‘has served its purpose’ and is no longer providing stability in parliament

Middle East crisis live: Belgian aid worker and son, seven, killed in Israeli strike on Rafah

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Abdallah Nabhan and his son Jamal were among seven people killed in a strike on a building, says Belgian’s development minister

US economic growth slows; Anglo American shares surge after BHP proposes £31.1bn takeover – business live

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FTSE 100 hits another record, after buyout offer for Anglo American, while US economy slowed by more than expected in the last quarter

Oil price could exceed $100 a barrel if Middle East conflict worsens, World Bank warns

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Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high

In Portugal, we’re celebrating 50 years of freedom. So why is the far right creeping back? | Vicente Valentim

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Today, we remember the 1974 Carnation Revolution. But as memories of dictatorship fade, anti-democratic forces are on the rise

Ute Lemper review – intimate and mesmerising show celebrates an inimitable performer

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St George’s Bristol The German chanteuse enters her seventh decade with her velvet voice and characteristic wit intact

Grey wave of walkers spearhead record activity levels among England’s over-55s

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A silver surge in walking has led to record levels of physical activity among the over-55s in England, the latest edition of the authoritative Active Lives adult survey has revealed.

Teacher intervened in stabbing incident at Welsh school, brother says

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Senedd member Cefin Campbell says his brother Darrel acted instinctively in ‘very, very challenging situation’

Israeli hostage families renew pressure on Netanyahu for ceasefire talks

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Hamas video of hostage prompts protests, as Israeli authorities prepare for ground assault on Rafah

St Vincent: All Born Screaming review – the unmasking of a great American songwriter

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(Total Pleasure) Are we finally seeing the real Annie Clarke? Replacing alter egos with raw immediacy, she delivers one of her best albums: restlessly inventive and packed with ideas

‘Huge disappointment’ as UK delays bottle deposit plan and excludes glass

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Scheme for plastic bottles and cans put back to 2027 while environment minister says glass recycling ‘unduly’ complex

NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects

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The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects.

How brilliant female British TV detectives helped me understand myself

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These stunning, extremely relatable women, with nuanced facial expressions and sensible shoes, helped me outline success on my own terms

The Legend of Ned Ludd review – workers stage against the machine

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Everyman, Liverpool No two performances take the same order as Joe Ward Munrow’s scenes of industrial conflict range across history – led by a machine’s chance decrees

In the Land of Saints and Sinners review – Liam Neeson finds cowboy spirit in Donegal

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Kerry Condon plays a potty-mouthed IRA gang leader and Neeson is the quiet antihero in this action thriller set at the height of the Troubles

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French national library quarantines books believed to be laced with arsenic

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Chemical thought to be in emerald green covers of four 19th-century books identified by Poison Book Project

Donald Trump hush-money trial: David Pecker returns to witness stand – live

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Ex-president’s longtime ally and former National Enquirer publisher on stand again following Monday opening statements

Chicago Bears to seek public funding in $5bn plan for new lakefront stadium

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The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5bn proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city’s lakefront, and they are asking for public…

How we met: ‘She accosted me and told me she’d looked me up on Facebook’

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Beccy, 49, and Natalie, 60, became best friends after she visited Natalie’s rescue farm in Ontario, Canada. They now run events together on the farm and love travelling together

New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down

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New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’