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Lost Gustav Klimt painting sells for €30m at auction in Vienna

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The unfinished Portrait of Fräulein Lieser resurfaced in a private collection but questions about the artwork remain unanswered

A grownup debate, not game-playing, is the only way to address the refugee crisis | Letters

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Colin Montgomery, Daniel Fenton, Federico Moscogiuri, Alwyn Jones and Martin Coult on small boats, deaths in the Channel and the passing of the safety of Rwanda bill

Children in care – there’s one in every classroom | Letter

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Children can enter and exit care repeatedly, making accurate data hard to obtain, writes Dr Louise Mc Grath-Lone

How the National Enquirer boosted Trump and smeared his opponents: ‘The only choice for president’

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A New York court has heard how the tabloid deployed a practice known as ‘catch and kill’ to aid Trump in 2016

Rum to the rescue: this Hawaiian scientist is working with distilleries to save native sugarcane

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Sugarcane biodiversity disappeared as big plantations dominated the sugar trade in Hawaii, but now native varieties are making a comeback

The Guardian view on Sunak’s spending pledges: a Potemkin village of pretend policy | Editorial

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A desperate prime minister has given up trying to meaningfully account for the money he is putting into pre-election promises

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TikTok reward-to-watch feature suspended after EU threats to block it

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Service suspended in France and Spain amid safety and addiction concerns among children, in first use of new digital laws

The Guardian view on globalisation’s discontent: it’s not right for poor countries to fund the rich | Editorial

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Wealthy nations exploit their position as the world’s bankers to siphon off hundreds of billions from the needy

Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation

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Government U-turn as PM Mia Mottley acknowledges anger in reparations movement over plan to buy Barbados land from Dorset MP Richard Drax

‘He made politics human’: Birkenhead mourns beloved MP Frank Field

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At community centre where politician would make himself at home, there is gratitude for his work and sadness at his death

Threatening ally of Roman Abramovich would be ‘a suicide mission’, agent tells court

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The football agent accused of sending an intimidating email to a Chelsea FC executive has said it would be “a suicide mission” to threaten anyone connected to the club’s former owner Roman Abramovich, a court has heard.

Why is US threatening to ban TikTok and will other countries follow suit?

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Joe Biden signs into law bill requiring Chinese owner to sell app’s US operations

Girl arrested after two teachers and pupil stabbed at south Wales school

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Heavy police presence at Amman Valley school in Carmarthenshire after 'very distressing incident’

Three liberal justices express skepticism toward Idaho’s arguments for strict abortion ban – live

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Supreme court’s liberal minority shows doubt about Idaho’s argument but would need two conservative justices to vote against it in order to be effective

Trump to receive bonus worth $1.2bn for Trump Media stock performance

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A price floor means ex-president gets bonus even though Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock value has plummeted

Tory duty on Ofwat protects profits over reducing sewage pollution, experts say

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Campaigners fear growth duty will hamper water regulator’s ability to crack down on companies in poor financial state

Multiple people injured as four horses escape into London causing chaos – video report

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Four horses escaped from a military barracks during an exercise in central London, injuring multiple people. The horses were filmed galloping through the city, where they crashed into taxis and buses until they were stopped and recovered

Sunak claims defence spending plan won’t affect government’s ability to cut taxes – as it happened

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'I will be fighting': Rafael Nadal in race to be fit for French Open – video

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Rafael Nadal was downbeat on his chances appearing at the French Open next month despite playing this week's Madrid Open. "The sensations haven't been perfect this week," Nadal said before facing the 16-year-old wildcard Darwin Blanch on…

Manchester United to fight Premier League’s proposed changes to PSR rules

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Manchester United will push back against new proposals that would change the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR), creating the possibility of more discord within the competition.

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Ministers pledge to publish long-buried study into impact of fines on carers

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DWP carried out research in response to criticism five years ago but has consistently refused to publish it

‘The writer of Fifty Shades gave me tips’: Robinne Lee on her scorching bonkbuster The Idea of You

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The fortysomething turned her wildest fantasy – about running off with a boyband member for hot sex in fabulous locations – into a bestseller. As it hits the screen, Lee talks about writing steamy scenes in Starbucks – and her terror of…

Everyone laughed at Hitler in the 1920s. A century on, are we making the same mistake? | Adrian Chiles

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Just because we find a political leader ludicrous, that doesn’t mean they’re not dangerous

The world’s most disappointing masterpiece: why does the Mona Lisa leave so many people underwhelmed?

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Online, Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting is the subject of thousands of negative reviews – on display at the Louvre, it is deluged with visitors. Is the problem the artwork or the stressful experience of seeing it?

Senior C of E figure rejects claim of asylum-seeker baptism ‘conveyor belt’

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In submission to MPs, archdeacon Rick Simpson says claims by ex-vicar Matthew Firth are ‘deeply problematic’

I worry that hugging people could come across as creepy. So, from now on, all you’re getting is a handshake | Adrian Chiles

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This seems a better way to say hello than giving a little bow or a wave – but maybe I’m overthinking the whole process

MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies

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Coordinated withdrawal agreed after several member states and UK have quit energy charter treaty

UK competition watchdog steps up scrutiny of big tech’s role in AI startups

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Microsoft and Amazon asked to comment on tie-ups, a move that paves way for formal investigation