47 m. ago The force is strong with this holiday: Why 'Star Wars' fans say 'May the 4th be with you'

May the 4th be with you

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51 m. ago There is a war on journalists raging around the world: let their voices be heard | Annie Kelly

Today is World Press Freedom Day. The Guardian is determined to highlight the dangers faced by reporters working in some of the world’s most perilous places, and to tell their storiesSupport the GuardianThere is a war on journalists raging across the world. Last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recorded the highest number of media workers killed since it began collecting data three decades ago.According to that data, at least 124 journalists and media workers were killed in 2024 – nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago MSC World America: What it's like onboard one of the world's biggest, most expensive cruise ships

The American dream - on a new 22-deck beautiful beast of a cruise ship, Jenny Green visits an eco treasure island and sails across the ocean onboard the towering new vessel

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4 h. ago Mother of two toddlers attacked by the family American bulldog praises her neighbours for saving children's lives

The two-year-old and three-year-old boys were playing in the sunshine on Thursday when their pet dog, Oakley, attacked them.

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4 h. ago RACHEL KELLY: How to talk to your teenager about pornography, drink, drugs and, yes, those accursed smartphones

Netflix drama Adolescence showed just how little many parents know about their children's lives. Now, a new book provides an essential toolkit for parents to navigate this modern minefield

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5 h. ago Federal election 2025 live: Australia polls open, voting begins; Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton on election day campaign for Labor and Coalition – latest news

Labor and Coalition make last pitches as final polls suggest Albanese set to be re-elected as Australian prime minister. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsked how much Donald Trump and international politics has influenced the Australian election, Albanese said: “this has overwhelmingly been about Australian issues”.The prime minister said the opposition has made an attempt at running “American style politics here of division”:Meanwhile, the opposition thought that they could just run on grievance and try to divide Australians. We’ve seen them try to start culture wars, including against Indigenous people, targeting them. Australians aren’t obsessed by those issues. We’ve seen an attempt to run American style politics here of division and pitting ...

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5 h. ago Fight starts TODAY for Tories to win back trust: Bloodbath at polls but top Conservatives rally round leader as she vows to reverse party fortunes

An electoral bloodbath led to the Conservatives being wiped out across swathes of local authorities, losing more than 550 councillors and control of 14 councils.

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5 h. ago Emmerdale summer spoilers: Dylan returns, Aidan 'wakes up' and sad Bear twist

Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw has spilled all on the huge moments ahead on the ITV soap, from the Joe Tate whodunnit fallout to John Sugden drama and Nate Robinson's death being exposed

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6 h. ago Kentucky Derby 2025: Horses and riders, start time and how to watch

It’s the most-watched and best-attended of the American Triple Crown events

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8 h. ago America says it’s Trump’s economy (despite his constant blaming of Biden)

Donald Trump has consistently blamed Joe Biden for the turbulent stock market after the president triggered a global trade war with his tariffs

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8 h. ago Fred Kerley arrested for alleged hotel incident involving ex

Fred Kerley won bronze in the 100m at the Paris Games, having claimed silver in the Tokyo Olympics, but the American has now been arrested for allegedly punching his ex-girlfriend

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8 h. ago Mum tells of horror moment toddler prised from jaws of American bulldog during terrifying attack

The brutal attack, which in the back garden of their home, left the youngster and a two-year-old seriously injured in hospital.

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10 h. ago England stars stutter with the bat in County Championship action

Joe Root was dismissed for one, Yorkshire and England team-mate Harry Brook hit 33 and Zak Crawley made just six for Kent.

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10 h. ago US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid

The U.S. has officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis

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10 h. ago Coronation Street star tackles male suicide in theatre show inspired by friend's tragic death

Former Coronation Street actor Joe Mallalieu is on tour with his play RUM - a blistering new play about masculinity and male suicide, violence and vulnerability

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10 h. ago Hate crime landlord who killed Palestinian American boy in rage over Israel war sentenced to 53 years in prison

A jury convicted 73-year-old Joseph Czuba of murder and hate crime charges in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi, a Palestinian American, and his mother

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11 h. ago Women sue over Georgia law that added cash bail requirements for misdemeanors

Two women behind bars in Atlanta have sued the state of Georgia over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for more crimes

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11 h. ago Venezuela rejects UN ruling to refrain from holding election in disputed region

Neighboring Guyana has also laid claim to the mineral rich Essequibo, and Venezuela plans to elect officials to govern itVenezuela’s government has said it “categorically” rejected a ruling from the U N’s top court ordering the South American country to refrain from holding elections for officials who supposedly would oversee a resource-rich region in neighboring Guyana that both nations claim as their own.The government of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, in a statement underscored its historical position to not recognize the jurisdiction of the international court of justice and asserted that international law does not allow the body to “interfere” or “attempt to prohibit” an election. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago After Runcorn, Labour now needs to prove itself to the electorate – the future of the country depends on it

Editorial: Pragmatic, practical moves can be taken to restore the trust many have lost in the government

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12 h. ago Badenoch apologises as Tories suffer heavy local election defeat

The Tory leader conceded the public was ‘still not yet ready to trust us’ after losing hundreds of councillors in a Reform UK surge.

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