10 minutes ago London weather: Storm Conall brings heavy rain to capital as flood warning issued

It comes days after Storm Bert brought widespread chaos, flooding homes, roads and railway lines

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28 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: displaced residents start to return to southern Lebanon after Israel

Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect at 02.00GMT; Hundreds of cars defy warning from IDF to stay away from evacuated areasFull report: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into forceBiden announces ceasefire dealDown to the final half-hour before the ceasefire comes into effect and AFP is reporting strikes on south Beirut after the Israel army’s evacuation warning.“Urgent warning to residents of the Beirut area,” army spokesperson Avichay Adraee had earlier said in a post on X, telling people in the Bachoura area in the city centre to leave, as well as “all residents in the southern suburb area”, specifically in Ghobeiry. Continue reading...

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98 minutes ago MPs will vote, but there is a better way to decide who has the right to die | Rafael Behr

In an age of cynicism and mistrust, politicians must work harder to involve the public in difficult decisionsWhen MPs vote this Friday on assisted dying, they will be trying to answer two questions folded into one. First comes the ethical choice. Is it ever permissible for one person to help someone else take their own life? Then comes the regulatory challenge. Under what conditions might that permission be granted in law?It isn’t easy to separate those considerations. Sometimes you have to work through scenarios of implementation before arriving at a view on the prior principle. But when legislation is being drafted, the two questions must logically be answered in sequence, not in parallel. When and how are only relevant debates if the answer to the question of whether assisted dying c...

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99 minutes ago Scotland should take a warning from Donald Trump 25% tariffs on 'day one' of presidency

Donald Trump has said he will introduce 25 per cent tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico on day one of his presidency

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1 hour ago Kristian White’s future with NSW police ‘under consideration’ after being found guilty of 95

State police commissioner says ‘this should never have happened’ after guilty verdict over Clare Nowland’s deathGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA police officer’s employment with the force is “under consideration” after he was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home with a Taser.Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White was found guilty by a jury in the New South Wales supreme court on Wednesday. He will remain on bail until he is sentenced, with Justice Ian Harrison to hear arguments from the prosecution and defence on Thursday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Lana Del Rey at Cardiff Principality Stadium seating plan, capacity and map

Tickets for the gig in Cardiff on June 23 go on sale this week

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2 hours ago Plan to cut Berlin arts budget will ‘destroy’ city’s culture, directors warn

Leading theatre figures warn ‘drastic’ reduction in funding will cause bankruptcy and harm city’s tourism appealPlans to slash Berlin’s culture budget by tens of millions of Euros have led to a huge backlash, with leading venues saying they have been forced to cut performances and others warning they will be pushed into bankruptcy.About 450 institutes that are reliant at least in part on state subsidies, from theatres and opera houses to nightclubs and galleries, have formed an alliance in an attempt to force a rethink over the €130m (£108.6m) cuts. At around 12 to 13% of the current annual budget, they have been described even by those proposing them as “brutal”. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Brutal Storm Conall forces Met Office to warn 50mm rain for three UK areas

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain in the south of England with up to 50mm of rain expected to fall within 12 hours as the next storm has been named

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2 hours ago Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers file legal claim alleging substandard prison conditions

Lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul prepare lawsuit accusing Rikers Island jail of negligence and failing to provide adequate medical treatmentHarvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal claim against New York City alleging he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic conditions while in custody at the Rikers Island jail complex.The notice of claim – the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city – accuses the facility of failing to manage the former movie mogul’s medical conditions, which include chronic myeloid leukemia and diabetes, and negligence ranging from “freezing” conditions to a lack of clean clothes. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Middle East crisis live: IDF warns displaced residents not to return home yet as Israel

US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect at 02.00GMT; Streams of car seen heading into southern LebanonFull report: Biden announces ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and HezbollahDown to the final half-hour before the ceasefire comes into effect and AFP is reporting strikes on south Beirut after the Israel army’s evacuation warning.“Urgent warning to residents of the Beirut area,” army spokesperson Avichay Adraee had earlier said in a post on X, telling people in the Bachoura area in the city centre to leave, as well as “all residents in the southern suburb area”, specifically in Ghobeiry. Continue reading...

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