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US will veto Palestinian request for full UN membership at security council vote

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In order to not be isolated in using it’s veto power in support of Israel again, the US mission is trying to get others to abstain

Netflix profits surge as streaming service adds 9.3m subscribers in latest quarter

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Company says ‘we’re off to a good start in 2024’ as net income jumps 79% to $2.3bn, beating analysts’ expectations

Kennedy family endorse Biden in stinging rebuke to RFK Jr

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Siblings appear on stage with president at campaign event in Philadelphia and offer-full throated support of White House run

Polish man arrested over alleged Russian plot to assassinate Zelenskiy

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Poland’s national prosecutor says man was preparing to share security details of airport used by Ukrainian president

Emma Raducanu continues hot streak to see off Linda Noskova in Stuttgart

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Emma Raducanu says the best is yet to come as she continued her excellent form by making it through to the quarter-final of the Stuttgart Open. The 2021 US Open champion beat Linda Noskova 6-0, 7-5 in Germany to set up a mouth-watering…

Trump hush-money trial: second juror dismissed as setbacks grow

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One juror was dismissed over concerns of her identity being exposed and the other over whether he was truthful about his criminal history

Two jurors chosen for Trump’s criminal trial to take place of dismissed jurors – live

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Seven jurors now seated in former president’s criminal trial

Martínez the tainted hero as Aston Villa beat Lille in controversial shootout

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From the moment Emiliano Martínez was booked for time-wasting 39 minutes into this tempestuous Europa Conference League knockout tie, there was an air of inevitably that the Aston Villa goalkeeper would prove to be the hero. So it proved,…

Wildlife Rescue review – totally adorable TV you’ll want to watch for years to come

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This super cute show about an animal hospital will have you crying happy tears from the off. And just wait till you meet the seal pups!

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Exclusive: Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel

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Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimes

Former civil servant says ‘racism in Cabinet Office’ forced her to resign

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Rowaa Ahmar’s claims were made in the court papers of a discrimination case against the Cabinet Office

US accused of failing to act on reports of abuse by Israeli forces

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Panel urged denial of Israel funds because of serious human rights violations but state department has not yet acted, report says

ECB denies Yorkshire ‘punished for past sins’ with women’s county team snub

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Richard Gould, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has stressed that Yorkshire initially missing out on the revamp of the professional women’s game is not a case of the club being “punished for past sins”.

Terror watchdog condemns WhatsApp for lowering UK users’ minimum age to 13

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Jonathan Hall, Britain’s reviewer of terrorism legislation, says more children could be exposed to encrypted extremist content

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell charged in finance investigation

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Husband of Nicola Sturgeon was rearrested ‘in connection with the embezzlement of funds’ from party, say police

Meta steps up AI battle with OpenAI and Google with release of Llama 3

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Tech firm released early versions of its latest large language model and a real-time image generator as it tries to catch up to OpenAI

Atalanta v Liverpool: Europa League quarter-final, second leg – live

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The teams are out. It is worth noting that four Atalanta players – Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, De Roon – are a booking away from a suspension. That’s the back three and the most defensive of Atalanta’s midfielders. De Roon was brilliant at…

Prosecution of woman for climate trial sign not in public interest, court told

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High court hears arguments over prosecution of Trudi Warner for holding sign telling activists’ trial juries of their rights

Police to contact Tory MP Mark Menzies over campaign fund misuse allegations

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Development follows Labour calling for investigation into Tory MP alleged to have misused funds to pay off ‘bad people’

Mental competency hearing delayed for US priest charged with raping teen

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Lawrence Hecker is charged with raping teenager after strangling him in 1975 in a New Orleans church

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Israel still plans to launch Rafah assault, Netanyahu tells western diplomats

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Prime minister also seeks to assure allies Israel’s response to Iran will be measured, as officials urge him to focus on ceasefire deal

Presenter Martine Croxall sues BBC for age and sex discrimination

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Case comes after insiders warned of a potential ageism row last year following merger of BBC News and World News channels

Abigail review – Dracula’s daughter gets kidnapped in fun-sucking horror

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There’s some low-stakes pleasure to be had in the first half of the gory new film from the team behind Ready or Not and Scream but things fall apart disastrously

West Ham v Bayer Leverkusen: Europa League quarter-final, second leg – live

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I wonder why Alonso has made those changes. Frimpong certainly seemed to celebrate well the other day but I imagine the rotation is because he’s got the Cup, Europe and the unbeaten record to defend so, with a 2-0 lead, this is a decent…

Trussonomic lessons: what can be learned from former PM’s book?

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The anti-growth coalition, Bank of England and the OBR are among those under fire from Liz Truss

Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit mobility for UK and EU young people

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Commission to seek approval from leaders to start talks with UK on visa-free exchanges for 18- to 30-year-olds

Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band co-founder and guitarist, dies aged 80

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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer who wrote the band’s biggest hit, Ramblin’ Man, dies at home in Florida ‘surrounded by his whole family’

Manchester City’s gripping system failure offers glimmer of hope to others | Barney Ronay

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Madrid being cast as underdogs is a grotesque measure of where we are but absorbing tie was a telling clash of contrasts

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Germany arrests two dual nationals on suspicion of plotting attacks for Russia

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Men accused of working with secret service to target sites, including US military bases, to undermine Ukraine support

France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ‘ransom’

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Coalition of civil society groups says Paris should return harsh reparations imposed on Caribbean state two hundred years ago