13 h. ago Britain's newest prison in crisis as guards 'repeatedly leave gates open' and inspectors are too scared to visit alone

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Millsike in East Yorkshire has written to prisons minister Lord Timpson to raise concerns over the 'safety and security' of the site.

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40 h. ago Man City XI vs Bodo/Glimt: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League

Pep Guardiola faces growing injury crisis with new signings unavailable

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57 h. ago Man City XI vs Bodo/Glimt: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Champions League

Pep Guardiola faces growing injury crisis with new signings unavailable

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4 d. ago Man City XI vs Manchester United: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Marc Guehi not yet signed as Pep Guardiola still battles defensive crisis for derby

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4 d. ago Man City XI vs Manchester United: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Marc Guehi not yet signed as Pep Guardiola still battles defensive crisis for derby

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9 d. ago Criminology lecturer dubbed Britain's 'poshest thief' over Le Creuset crime spree is spared prison again after stealing £12,000 of luxury vodka, prosecco and gin from Sainsbury's

Pauline Al Said, 35, nicknamed herself 'the UK's poshest thief' after she repeatedly shoplifted hundreds of pounds worth of goods from premium supermarkets Waitrose and M&S.

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1 week ago 'Remember me in your prayers': Bondi Beach hero suffers fresh health scare during US visit

The courageous man who disarmed one of the alleged gunmen in Sydney has had his health take a turn for the worse, suffering from "severe pain" while in the US as he seeks specialist treatment for gunshot wounds sustained in the December terror attack.

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2 w. ago Arsenal handed title boost as Pep Guardiola reveals extent of Man City injury crisis

City may have to accelerate transfer plans in January amid Marc Guehi links

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2 w. ago Man City get welcome injury boost but Blues set to be without eight players vs Brighton

Manchester City midfielder Nico Gonzalez is fit again but Pep Guardiola's side are in the midst of an injury crisis.

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2 w. ago Pep Guardiola recalls defender from loan spell amid Man City injury crisis

Manchester City will have a new defender in their squad in time for the Premier League game with Brighton after injuries to two centre-backs

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2 w. ago Migrant members of 'infamous' gang accused of $35 million fraud in Paraguay win reprieve against deportation from Britain after telling court they might be harmed in prison

Migrant members of an 'infamous' gang accused of $35 million fraud in Paraguay win reprieve against deportation from Britain after telling the court they might be harmed in prison 

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2 w. ago Man City’s crushing injury blow leaves season hanging by a thread

Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias were both forced off against Chelsea to spark an injury crisis that may cost Pep Guardiola’s side their season

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2 w. ago Britain's youngest female murderer 'Devil's Daughter' recommended for open prison move

Sharon Carr was just 12 years old when she knifed Katie Rackliff more than 30 times as the 18-year-old made her home from a nightclub in June 1992

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3 w. ago How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’

Guardian US readers share how global heating and biodiversity loss affected their lives in ways that don’t always make the headlines The past year was another one of record-setting heat and catastrophic storms. But across the US, the climate crisis showed up in smaller, deeply personal ways too.Campfires that once defined summer trips were never lit due to wildfire risks. There were no bites where fish were once abundant, forests turned to meadows after a big burn and childhood memories of winter wonderlands turned to slush. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Edinburgh bars and restaurants hit by power cuts ahead of Hogmanay

At least 30 Grassmarket venues say repeated outages have cost them thousands in Christmas trade, leaving staff and customers frustrated.

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial

Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justiceThe record-breaking 252mph winds of Hurricane Melissa that devastated Caribbean islands at the end of October were made five times more likely by the climate crisis. Scorching wildfire weather in Spain and Portugal during the summer was made 40 times more likely, while June’s heatwave in England was made 100 times more likely.Attribution science has made one thing clear: global heating is behind today’s extreme weather. That greenhouse gas emissions warmed the planet was understood. What can now be shown is that this warming produces record heatwaves and more violent storms with increasing frequency. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Breaking bad: The huge number of prison officers dismissed in the last 12 months

More than a thousand prison staff have faced disciplinary action so far this year in Britain, damning new figures reveal.

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