UK police hold pro-Palestine protester, 80, for almost 27 hours and search house

Marianne Sorrell, a retired teacher from Somerset, says she is ‘very traumatised’ after arrest at Cardiff rally

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Gaza: ‘We have 6,000 trucks of aid we can’t bring in’ says UNRWA

We spoke to Sam Rose, who's acting director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza.

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Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.

The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

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Gaza aid ship activists accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ vessel as Israeli foreign ministry says ship heading to Israel – live

Freedom Flotilla Coalition says ship’s communications were jammed after Israeli defence minister threatened to ‘take all necessary measures’ to prevent the humanitarian ship from reaching Gaza

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Sellafield nuclear clean-up too slow and too costly, say MPs

Parliamentary committee raises concerns over ‘suboptimal’ workplace culture at ageing waste dump

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Ten jewels of English nature at risk from development and Labour’s planning bill

Across the country, irreplaceable and often internationally important sites could be lost as a result of cuts to habitat protections

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Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact

State superintendent Ryan Walters tapped chief of Heritage Foundation, key player behind Project 2025, for curriculum

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Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests

The French study of 15,000 people shows men emit 26% more pollution due to eating red meat and driving more

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Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?

When six young women hired a room to discuss the war in Gaza, the gathering ended with 30 officers storming in to make arrests

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NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds

Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments

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Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez ready for space flight with all-female crew – follow live

The Amazon founder’s Blue Origin is due to undertake its 11th flight with six women on board

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Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs for most countries, but raises them to 125% for China – business live

Stocks surge after US president makes the announcement on Truth Social

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Major UK investors join push for retail giants to pay workers ‘real living wage’

Axa and Scottish Widows back ShareAction campaign for chains such as Next to pay at least £12.60 an hour

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Marriage triples risk of obesity in men – but not women, study reveals

Polish research also finds increased risk of both sexes being overweight if married

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Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit

The infrastructure required to host climate talks in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.

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Global sea ice hit ‘all-time minimum’ in February, scientists say

Scientists called the news ‘particularly worrying’ because ice reflects sunlight and cools the planet

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Minister to seek Govt approval for State-led LNG terminal

Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate and Energy Darragh O'Brien will seek Government approval to develop a State-led liquified natural gas terminal.

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Western Australia premier apologises after calling US vice-president JD Vance a ‘knob’

Cook says ‘you’ve got to have one unprofessional moment’ as description wins applause at pre-election event

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Mystery donor’s £17.5m gift could turn Scottish estate into rewilding showcase

Scottish Wildlife Trust plans to create rainforest, restore peatland and end deer stalking on Highland sporting estate

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Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal

Netanyahu’s office says it is imposing blockade as Hamas will not accept plan that Israel says US envoy put forward

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More than €700m for new road projects as Healy-Raes claim ‘the people want tar’

Projects to benefit include Shannon Crossing and Killaloe bypass project and Coonagh to Knockalisheen distributor road in Limerick

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Justine McCarthy: When the institutions of the land imply women are inferior, it’s hard not to doubt yourself

It is a fundamental paradox of women’s second-class status that, amid all the talk of toxic masculinity, nobody ever mentions the toxic femininity that gives it life support

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Trump signs order to bring back plastic straws claiming paper ones ‘explode’

Order rolls back Biden policy to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastic as Trump calls it a ‘ridiculous situation’

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Keir Starmer unveils plan for large nuclear expansion across England and Wales

Prime minister vows to ‘push past nimbyism’ and calls on tech firms to help build small modular reactors to power AI datacentres

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Exasperated Swinney forced to deny he plans to ban cat ownership in Scotland

Keir Starmer’s spokesperson also rejects idea of UK ban after online misinformation prompted outrage

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