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Japan’s armed forces covered up sexual and other harassment, report shows
Most of the 1,325 cases in the self-defence forces were not reported because victims feared retribution, say expertsJapan’s military has covered up cases of sexual and other forms of harassment among members of the self-defence forces (SDF) and refused to take allegations... #press
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Trump confirms he will skip Republican primary debate
Ex-president is said to believe counter-programming would benefit his campaign and humiliate Fox NewsDonald Trump has confirmed that he will not attend the first Republican primary debate on Wednesday, in a post on Truth Social, amid reports that he is weighing several options in an attempt to upstage the opening event in... #press
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RFK Jr draws quite a crowd – what does it mean for 2024?
President Kennedy’s nephew has struck an anti-establishment nerve but his anti-vax views and far-right flirtation have prompted outrageWearing a Robert Kennedy Jr campaign T-shirt, Kevin O’Keeffe found there was standing room only as the candidate, introduced as “Bobby Kennedy”, walked on a sunbaked stage decked... #press
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Biden aims for a Middle East hat-trick. He’s delusional and out of time | Simon Tisdall
The US president is pushing for a Saudi-Israel deal, a breakthrough on Palestine and an understanding with Iran. But the ‘American century’ is long goneIt’s uncanny, the way America’s declining influence across the Middle East seems to be tracking... #press
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Small boat arrivals are not a threat | Letters
The number of migrants crossing the Channel in inflatables is tiny; most people come to the UK legitimatelyAs your leader showed, the number of people arriving on small boats is minuscule in the overall immigration context (“‘Small boats week’ chaos reveals a bankrupt strategy”). The vast majority of annual UK... #press
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The Observer view: only a robust inquiry will hold NHS to account over Lucy Letby murders | Observer editorial
Families need answers from the trust that allowed preventable deaths to happenThe murder of premature babies in their first few weeks of life by a medical professional is impossible to make sense of. But this is the crime of which Lucy... #press
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Inexperienced Wales suffer mauling at hands of ruthless South Africa
Wales 16-52 South AfricaSpringboks run in eight tries in World Cup warmup matchSo that’s what happens when you pit the world champions and their behemoths against an inexperienced Welsh side filled with players from the fringe. Warren Gatland names his World Cup squad on Monday and selected this match-day... #press
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Brighton thrash sorry Wolves with second-half blitz led by Solly March
Brighton just keeping getting better and better. Finishing sixth in the Premier League, while selling their best players, usually to Chelsea, does not seem to have put any limit on their upward trajectory and their fans were left singing “We are top of the league” as three goals inside the first 10... #press
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Liverpool shrug off early setback and Mac Allister red to sink Bournemouth
Liverpool heartened and perplexed Anfield in equal measure. Jürgen Klopp’s side registered their first win of the new campaign with a vibrant comeback against Bournemouth, even after being reduced to ten men, but the recovery was only necessary due to a calamitous opening against Andoni... #press
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Tenderlonious: You Know I Care review – fine and funky tribute
(22A)Ed Cawthorne leads a gifted quartet in an elegant set that honours heroes from the spiritual jazz era of the late 60s and 70sAs player, producer, bandleader and label boss, Ed Cawthorne (AKA Tenderlonious) has been an industrious presence on London’s jazz scene for the best part of a decade.... #press
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The world has a big appetite for AI – but we really need to know the ingredients | John Naughton
Much ‘artificial intelligence’ harvests original creative work by humans. Regulators must demand transparency about training dataThere’s an old saying that no one would ever eat a sausage if they knew how sausages were made. This is no... #press
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On my radar: Ruben Östlund’s cultural highlights
The two-time Palme d’Or-winning director on a fanastic Danish fiction trilogy, his favourite new Italian city, and the genius of the Oppenheimer soundtrackThe film-maker Ruben Östlund, known for his biting satires of bourgeois life, was born in Styrsö, Sweden, in 1974. He studied film in Gothenburg and made three features... #press
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Pakistani police searching for father in connection with death of Sara Sharif
Family members of 10-year-old girl found dead at her home near Woking fled to Punjab, say Surrey policePakistani police are searching for a man in connection with the death of his 10-year-old daughter in Surrey, officers in the eastern Punjab province have... #press
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James Blunt: ‘The first time I crowdsurfed, I fell flat on the floor’
The singer, 49, talks about surviving boarding school and Kosovo, partying in Ibiza and tinkering with his Wiki pageFriendships only lasted two years in my childhood. My dad was an army helicopter pilot so we moved every two years: Hong Kong, Cyprus, Germany,... #press
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Scrapper review – impressively tender portrait of a girl’s precarious life
Georgie is just surviving alone on the edge of society, when the arrival of her errant father complicates things further – in a bittersweet debut from director Charlotte ReganThere’s a tender sweetness in this likable, beautifully photographed if sometimes unsubtle and... #press
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Jane McDonald: Lost in Japan – she’s no Anthony Bourdain, but watching her is astonishingly joyous
From slamming into a sumo wrestler to taking a GoPro into a public toilet, Jane is clearly having the time of her life – setting this charming celebrity travelogue apart from the restA good question to ask strangers at... #press
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A break from the past: Final Fantasy XVI’s composer on ushering in a new era
Masayoshi Soken has quietly ripped up the rulebook for the latest edition of Square Enix’s epic series“If we have to bring the old world crashing down in order to build us a new one,” says Cid, Final Fantasy XVI’s gravel-voiced deuteragonist in the first act of the game, “what say you? Are you with... #press
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‘How could this be legal?’: why reality TV stars are demanding a better deal
From traumatic experiences to pitiful pay, reality show cast members are sharing their horror stories. As Hollywood continues to strike, is now the time to demand change?When Gemma Rose Barnes, 32, signed up to appear on Married at First Sight (Mafs) – a reality TV show... #press
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Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon review – dolphins, vamps and Brownies join dotty parade
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghFrom a nine-year-old misfit to Sally Rooney writing a children’s book, Treen’s characters are pitched at a sharp angle to the real worldFunny Women winner 2022. Chortle’s best newcomer. Lorna Rose Treen has amassed a few awards already in her short... #press
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Ecuador election: assassination looms large as voters prepare to go to polls
Winner of Sunday’s vote will face huge public demand to tackle violence after killing of candidate Fernando VillavicencioThe brazen assassination of a presidential candidate will hang heavy over Ecuadorean voters as they choose a new president this weekend, following... #press
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