46 m. ago EU commissioner shocked by dangers of some goods sold by Shein and Temu

Michael McGrath awaits results of secret shopper investigation amid crackdown on Chinese retail platformsThe EU justice commissioner has expressed shock at the toxicity and dangers of some goods being sold by Shein and Temu, amid a crackdown on the popular Chinese retail platforms.With 12m low-value parcels each day coming into the EU from online retailers outside the bloc, Michael McGrath has vowed to crack down on the sale of goods that blatantly break the law. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago What to know about the trial of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle monitor

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2 h. ago From Gaza to Ukraine, peace always seems just out of reach – and the reason isn’t only political | Simon Tisdall

Murdering and massacring innocents is indefensible. So why on earth is it allowed to continue? The answer is moral relativismThe quest for peace in major conflicts has rarely been so desperate and so seemingly futile. In Gaza, talk of ceasefires, truces and pauses typically ends in tears. In Ukraine, the war is now well into its fourth year with no end in sight, despite Donald Trump’s new 50-day deadline. Syria burns anew. Sudan’s horrors never cease. Last year, state-based conflicts reached a peak – 61 across 36 countries. It was the highest recorded total since 1946. This year could be worse.The sheer scale and depravity of war crimes and other conflict-zone atrocities is extraordinary. The deliberate, illegal targeting and terrorising of civilians, the killing, maiming and abduction of children, and the use of starvation, sexual violence, torture and forced displacement as weapons of war have grown almost routine. Israel’s killing last week of children queueing for water in Gaza ...

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3 h. ago Donald Trump's Scotland visit 'recipe for disaster' for struggling frontline cops

Nearly a third of Police Scotland officers are set to be deployed or on standby for the US president's visit with fears it will stretch force to limit.

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3 h. ago Trump once hosted party for ‘young women’ where Epstein was the only guest, says report

President under pressure to release all files related to his former friend Epstein

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5 h. ago Why your hands and feet swell in the summer and how to reduce puffiness

If your rings or shoes suddenly feel tighter, this may be why

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5 h. ago Trump news at a glance: How Robert F Kennedy Jr is cancelling medical science

Measles on the rise and vaccination rates falling; EPA to be gutted of its crucial research function. Key US politics stories from Saturday 19 July at a glance“The current administration is waging a war on science,” warned Celine Gounder, a professor of medicine and an infectious disease expert at New York University in a keynote talk in May to graduates of Harvard’s School of Public Health.That war appeared to enter a new phase in the aftermath of a recent supreme court decision that empowered health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a prominent vaccine sceptic, and other agency leaders, to implement mass firings – effectively greenlighting the politicization of science. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Worst voted holiday park in UK labelled 'dirty and unkept' with holes in sheets and rooms falling apart

A new Which? survey has revealed the UK's best and worst holiday parks for 2025, with big-name brands like Center Parcs and Haven being trumped by smaller operators

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6 h. ago Face age and ID checks? Using the internet in Australia is about to fundamentally change

New codes developed by the tech sector and eSafety commissioner come into effect in December, with major ramifications for internet usersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the old adage goes, “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog”. But in Australia it might soon be the case that everything from search engines and social media sites, to app stores and AI chatbots will have to know your age.The Albanese government trumpeted the passage of its legislation banning under 16s from social media – which will come into effect in December – but new industry codes developed by the tech sector and eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant under the Online Safety Act will probably have much larger ramifications for how Australians access the internet.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Bill Clinton sent 'warm and gushing' letter for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday

The former US president (pictured, with Epstein) was one of hundreds who contributed to a heavy leather-bound, gold-embossed album of letters compiled by Epstein's ex-lover Ghislaine Maxwell.

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7 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk boxed the ears off a totally bewitched and an utterly bewildered Daniel Dubois before knocking him out in the fifth round

JEFF POWELL AT WEMBLEY: Daniel Dubois was reduced to a sprawling bumbling wreck on the floor without winning even one of the preceding four rounds.

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8 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Britain's Daniel Dubois in round five of their Wembley rematch to regain undisputed heavyweight crown

JEFF POWELL AT WEMBLEY: Daniel Dubois was reduced to a sprawling bumbling wreck on the floor without winning even one of the preceding four rounds.

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11 h. ago Shocking moment helpless hiker is viciously trampled by raging herd of cows after 'taunting one with walking stick' on Chinese hillside

This is the shocking moment a hiker was trampled by a herd of cows after allegedly poking one with a walking stick.

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12 h. ago Trump requests release of Epstein court documents but says ‘nothing will be enough for the troublemakers’ – as it happened

This liveblog is now closedAs Donald Trump tries to claim he was “not a fan” of Jeffrey Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship, writes Adam Gabbatt:Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Mum woke up with a Chinese accent and now restaurant staff think she’s taking p***

Jodie Connelly, 51, has developed rare Foreign Accent Syndrome and now Chinese restaurant staff are rude to her as they assume she's mimicking them

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14 h. ago Trump requests release of Epstein court documents but says ‘nothing will be enough for the troublemakers’ – US politics live

Move seeks to quell controversy that has engulfed the administration since it said it would not release more files from Epstein’s sex trafficking caseAs Donald Trump tries to claim he was “not a fan” of Jeffrey Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship, writes Adam Gabbatt:Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: Ukraine's the stupidest war in modern history. Darkness is closing in

On July 4, in a phone call with Ukraine's President Zelensky, Donald Trump asked: 'Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow ? Can you hit St Petersburg too?'

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15 h. ago Plot to humiliate Donald Trump during UK visit raises £10k after 'hokey

The US President will travel to Britain on Wednesday, where he will meet with Keir Starmer and visit his golf courses. And campaigners are planning to make sure he doesn't forget his welcome in a hurry

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15 h. ago Voices: I’m against votes at 16, but this is how I could be persuaded

There are good reasons for reducing the voting age – why doesn’t Labour use them, asks John Rentoul

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15 h. ago Rubio moves to strip US visas from eight Brazilian judges in Bolsonaro battle

Move by Marco Rubio is latest attempt by Trump administration to help former president avoid justice over alleged coupThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has reportedly stripped eight of Brazil’s 11 supreme court judges of their US visas as the White House escalates its campaign to help the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro avoid justice over his alleged attempt to seize power with a military coup.Bolsonaro, a far-right populist with ties to Donald Trump’s Maga movement, is on trial for allegedly masterminding a murderous plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election to his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro is expected to be convicted by the supreme court in the coming weeks and faces a jail sentence of up to 43 years. Continue reading...

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