6 h. ago Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in defiance of Hungary's ban

Around 100,000 people have marched in Budapest in Hungary's largest ever LGBTQ+ Pride event in defiance of a government ban

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28 h. ago Trump says US will terminate trade talks with Canada over tax on technology companies – live

President accuses Canada of ‘direct and blatant attack’ over plans to tax US technology companiesThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid and must be immediately dismantled Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Trump says supreme court limiting judges’ powers is ‘monumental victory’ as liberal justices dissent – live

Sonia Sotomayor says decision is an ‘open invitation to bypass the constitution’; joined by Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown JacksonUS supreme court limits judges’ power on nationwide injunctionsUS supreme court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutionalThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeki...

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30 h. ago Trump says supreme court limiting judges’ powers is ‘monumental victory’ as liberal justice issues scathing dissent – live

Sonia Sotomayor says decision is an ‘open invitation to bypass the constitution’; joined by Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown JacksonUS supreme court limits judges’ power on nationwide injunctionsUS supreme court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutionalThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeki...

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32 h. ago ‘I don’t think my brain should have gone through that’: five young people on their experience of smartphones as teens

What do people who got – and one who didn’t get – internet-connected phones in their adolescence actually think about the impact they had on them?Debate and anxiety about teen and preteen access to smartphones and social media is raging. One paper has likened smartphones to a “parasite” on our brains, while another study suggests moderate use of social media does not have a harmful effect on young people. In the US more than 100,000 parents have joined an online pledge to delay giving children smartphones until at least the eighth grade and in Australia a ban on under-16s using social media will come into effect in December. Despite all this, OECD figures released in May show 70% of 10-year-olds and 98% of 15-year-olds have internet-connected smartphones.So is giving teenagers smartphones that big a deal? Continue reading...

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33 h. ago US supreme court begins releasing decisions on last day of term – live updates

Big decisions that could come today include: LGBTQ+ content in schools, the future of a Louisiana congressional district, and birthright citizenshipThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid and must be immediately dismantled Contin...

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36 h. ago Glastonbury has a new rival as Tankfest arrives with armoured extravaganza

You can keep Glastonbury, because this weekend comes TANKFEST, the annual celebration of big beefy armoured vehicles which attracts around 8,000 people a day

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43 h. ago Fusion between culture and modernity as children dance in Kenya’s refugee camp

Kenya's northern Kakuma refugee camp is home to more than 300,000 people fleeing conflict from dozens of east Africa countries

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43 h. ago ‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

Exclusive: The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, they argue the backlash against them is a deliberate distractionIn April, the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap performed two sets at Coachella, the California music festival attended by 250,000 people. As is commonplace at the group’s shows, Kneecap displayed a message stating: “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” and the words “Fuck Israel. Free Palestine”. Mo Chara, one of the group’s members, told the audience: “The Palestinians have nowhere to go. It’s their fucking home and they’re bombing them from the skies. If you’re not calling it a genocide, what the fuck are you calling it?”Within a week, Kneecap’s US booking agent had dropped them, Fox News had likened the statements to “Nazi Germany”, a handful of summer shows had been cancelled, and two vi...

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59 h. ago Manzanar teaches about Japanese American incarceration in the US. That’s in jeopardy under Trump

As visitors to the national historic site are urged to inform on anything ‘negative’, advocates warn of the same playbook that led to concentration campsAt the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, more than 200 miles (320km) outside Los Angeles, in what feels like the middle of nowhere, is Manzanar national historic site. It marks the place where more than 10,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during the second world war, crowded into barracks, surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers with searchlights, and patrolled by military police.Since then, Manzanar, which now has a museum and reconstructed barracks that visitors can walk through, has been transformed into a popular pilgrimage destination for Japanese Americans to remember and teach others about this history. (Manzanar was one of 10 concentration camps where the US government forcibly relocated and held more than 110,000 people of Japanese descent during the second world war.) Continue reading...

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59 h. ago London population on course to hit 10 million over the next decade, in part due to migration

Tower Hamlets set for 20.4% rise in residents, including net increase of more than 87,000 people from abroad, says ONS

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3 d. ago Glastonbury gates open as festivalgoers descend for politically charged event

More than 200,000 people expected at Worthy Farm for lineup including Olivia Rodrigo and Irish band KneecapThe gates to Glastonbury festival have opened for 2025 with more than 200,000 ticket-holders set to descend for a long weekend of performing arts and music.In what promises to be a politically charged gathering at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, campers can expect a mixed bag of sunshine and rain throughout the week. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Three network down – what UK customers should do as company issues statement

Almost 10,000 people have reported issues with Three UK's network since the outage first began, with some demanding compensation and others threatening to leave the network altogether

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3 d. ago First Briton killed by cyber attack on NHS computers: Hack led to lethal delay in test results

A patient died after a cyber attack caused dangerously long waits for blood test results, an NHS harm review has found.

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3 d. ago Megapoll finds Nigel Farage is on track for huge election win with 377 Reform MPs

Reform would have an outright majority of more than 50 seats if the next national vote was held today, the MRP poll of 5,000 people by PLMR and Electoral Calculus shows.

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3 d. ago Chunky trainers, vintage sportswear, and brat shorts: What to wear at Glastonbury 2025

As 200,000 people prepare to descend on Pilton's famous fields, Olivia Petter offers some advice to those looking to stay on trend

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer facing defeat over welfare reforms as more than 100 Labour MPs rebel

Sir Keir Starmer is facing the largest rebellion yet over the Government's welfare reforms but says it's necessary as there are 1,000 people per day going onto personal independence payments (PIP)

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4 d. ago Scotland cancer waiting times hit worst level on record as 'appalling' NHS figures published

SNP ministers are being warned of a cancer ‘ticking time bomb’ looming.

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4 d. ago Poop Cruise review – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later

In 2013, more than 4,000 people on a malfunctioning 13-storey holiday boat had to spend days defecating into bags. This catch-up with passengers makes for a fun hour of unintentional comedyWith the latest instalments of the series Trainwreck, Netflix appears to be trying to grant us some brief summer break from the worst kind of horrors the true crime genre can offer. In contrast to previous episodes, which looked at the Woodstock 99 riots and Astroworld tragedy that saw 10 people die in a crowd crush at a massive Live Nation-organised concert – including a nine-year-old child – it has suddenly pivoted in tone.Last week it gave us Mayor of Mayhem, the tale of Rob “I am not a crack addict” Ford, the crack-addicted mayor of Toronto and his very un-Canadian way of doing municipal business. In coming weeks, there will be accounts of the balloon boy’s story, a private investigation agency run by soccer moms, and “the greatest shitpost ever made”. Whether this tonal change comes as a reli...

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4 d. ago Cancer waiting times in Scotland at worst level on record as SNP NHS record attacked

Only 68.9 per cent of patients on an urgent referral for a suspicion of cancer started treatment within 62 days,

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