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First ‘not for EU’ labels appear on supermarket food in Northern Ireland
Labels required on some items from October on back of updated post-Brexit deal seen in AsdaThe first “not for EU” labels have appeared on food products sold in Northern Ireland, in a sign for consumers of the changes resulting from the Windsor framework deal... #press
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I travelled the UK and Ireland in an electric car, and what a shocker: nothing went wrong | Charlotte Naughton
Despite being an EV convert, fearmongering made me anxious before my holiday. But the summer road trip reaffirmed my faithWhen my son suggested a road trip this summer around the UK and Ireland, I wasn’t sure. He wanted to go from our home in... #press
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Chinese dissident and Xi Jinping critic flees China to South Korea by jetski
Kwon Pyong, 35, travelled from Shandong province and was arrested after becoming stuck in mudflats near IncheonA Chinese dissident previously jailed for criticising Xi Jinping has fled to South Korea by jetski, towing barrels of fuel behind him to ensure he made the long... #press
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Prophet by Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché review – fun, high-octane sci-fi thriller
Happy memories are weaponised with lethal consequences in the H Is for Hawk author’s stylish co-written techno-thrillerHelen Macdonald is best known for their award-winning memoir H Is for Hawk, which describes training a goshawk after the unexpected... #press
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Shakespeare’s Globe’s LGBTQ production of As You Like It – in pictures
A glimpse behind the scenes of the predominantly young cast of the London theatre’s LGBTQ-aware, gender-blind casting production of As You Like It, directed by Ellen McDougall. The play runs until 29 October Continue reading... #press
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The Tories have become too pungent for a country that likes its politics plain | Rafael Behr
Labour’s unthreatening blandness doesn’t set pulses racing, but it beats a government peddling more rage and divisionAugust is the month when those of us who spend most of the year fixated on Westminster let politics drift into our peripheral vision, which is how most... #press
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Cotton Capital: Resistance – episode 5 – podcast
Revisited: In the fifth episode in the series, Guardian journalist and Cotton Capital special correspondent Lanre Bakare examines Black Mancunian history, beginning with the 1945 Pan-African Congress that took place in the city and shaped independence movements across AfricaThis week we are revisiting our Cotton Capital... #press
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Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra moved to hospital after first night in jail
The former prime minister was moved after suffering a health problem, hours after he returned to the country following a years-long exileThailand’s jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to a hospital overnight after suffering a... #press
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Warnings of scientific ‘suicide’ as US-China research collaboration hangs in balance
Some US legislators want the US-China Science and Technology Agreement, renewed every five years since 1979, to be allowed to expire this monthIn 1991, about 25 babies in every 100,000 in the United States were born with spina bifida, a birth defect that can cause paralysis... #press
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UK bank holiday weather will be ‘mixed picture’, says Met Office
Low 20s expected for northern regions of Britain and high 20s for the south, with no heavy rain or high temperaturesForecasters are predicting a “mixed picture” for the bank holiday weekend weather as temperatures return to normal..The Met Office expects temperatures in the low 20s in... #press
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Meta launches web version of flagging Threads app
Threads experienced initial boom in sign-ups when it launched in July Meta has launched a web version of its “Twitter killer” social media platform Threads that can be used without an app, as it attempts to revive itself after a recent drop in usage.The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp launched... #press
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Home Office considered using foreign workers in case of disease on Bibby Stockholm
Ministers had planned to issue visa waivers to cover staff absences on barge housing asylum seekersThe Home Office considered drafting in foreign workers using a visa waiver scheme in the event of an outbreak of an infectious disease on the... #press
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UK school leavers: have you been turned off university over affordability concerns?
We’d like to hear from young people who have decided against university due to concerns about cost and future financesWe’re interested to hear from young Britons who have opted out of higher education because they feared student life would be... #press
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre review – a horrible treat
This is Tobe Hooper’s putrid amoral universe in film perfectly replicated as an interactive terror ridePC, PS4/5, Xbox; Sumo Digital/Gun InteractiveIt’s been 50 years since Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre lit up cinema screens with its propulsive mix of desolation, buzzing tension and extreme violence.... #press
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The hidden homeless families forced to live in hotels - video
Often families are all living in one room together, with no cooking facilities, waiting to hear from the council about whether they will be placed in more permanent accommodation, or told to pack up and move hotels with a day’s notice. The number of people in temporary accommodation is... #press
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US businessman is wannabe ‘warlord’ of secretive far-right men’s network
Revealed: Charles Haywood, creator of the Society for American Civic Renewal, has said he might serve as ‘warlord’ at the head of an ‘armed patronage network’The founder and sponsor of a far-right network of secretive, men-only, invitation-only fraternal lodges in the US is a former... #press
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Plant diversity in urban green spaces led to sevenfold increase in insect species, study finds
Scientists find ‘substantial ecological changes’ after greening initiative by major road in Melbourne, AustraliaThe benefits of urban greening initiatives are increasingly well documented: they can help mitigate the effects of urban heating, and improve physical health and... #press
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Invasive blue crabs threaten economy of whole regions of Italy, official say
Crustacean native to Americas is devastating shellfish production in Po delta, where they have no natural predatorsItalian fishing communities in the north of the country are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs which risks jeopardising the economy of whole... #press
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Age apparently gives you wisdom, so why doesn't Joe Biden know when to quit? | Chris Mullin
Power is addictive – as certain world leaders insist on showing – but standing down from politics aged 62 was the smartest decision I ever madeSome years ago, at an African Union conference in Addis Ababa, I heard the then UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, say to an audience stuffed with life... #press
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‘A never-ending fight’: cancer and diabetes cases soar in wake of Mariana dam disaster
The poisoning of the Doce River is affecting Indigenous communities who, while still waiting for justice, are seeing an increase in illnesses barely heard of before the disasterOn 5 November 2015, Rondon Felix Viana’s life changed for... #press
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