51 m. ago 'Guilty' Kate Middleton 'fulfilled long held promise' to Princess Charlotte with sweet move

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is a huge tennis fan and is often spotted at Wimbledon. The princess and her mother have even been spotted together in the Royal Box

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69 m. ago Queen Camilla's son reveals the common 'myth' about his mother that just isn't true

Queen Camilla's eldest child, 50, who is based in London, unveiled the truth about his mother in the podcast White Wine Question Time.

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79 m. ago Coronation Street fans gobsmacked as they realise two stars are real

Sue Jenkins and Richard Fleeshman both appeared on Coronation Street - but many fans had no idea about their real-life connection

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1 hour ago Grieving daughter convicted over dead mother's unpaid car tax bill in latest Single Justice Procedure scandal

The DVLA prosecutes around 180,000 cases a year through the scandal-hit Single Justice Procedure

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2 h. ago ‘Like working in a volcano’: stories from six countries in Europe on a day of extreme heat

How chefs, street performers and cheesemongers struggled to get their jobs done in record-busting temperaturesHundreds of millions of people across Europe suffered an extreme heatwave this week, with temperatures smashing records as the continent sweltered.With the human-caused climate emergency pushing the mercury ever higher, early in the summer Europe is experiencing troubling temperatures. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Boy, 8, rescued from Thai drug den after being found living with dogs and only able to bark

The boy has been placed in care while his mother was charged with drug offences

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2 h. ago Shopkeeper who groomed teenage girl with vodka and vapes before sexually assaulting her is jailed for 10 years

Daniel Hashmi was found guilty of six offences against the same child, including attempted rape, following a trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.

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3 h. ago Iran’s devastation has hardened hearts towards the west – even for those with no love of the state | Hossein Hamdieh

The double standards and hypocrisy used to justify Israel’s aggression will not be forgotten here, or in other countriesA trembling ceasefire has brought a pause to what had become the familiar sounds of explosions over Tehran. I was born in 1988, a year before the Iran-Iraq war came to an end. For my generation, war was something that belonged to the past – an impossible event, until this summer.For 12 days, we lived in the capital under incessant Israeli attacks, and what we saw has changed us for good: dead neighbours, buildings gutted and worry – endless, deep-etched worry – on the faces of people.Hossein Hamdieh holds a joint PhD in Geography and Anthropology from Humboldt University of Berlin and King’s College London. He is currently based in Tehran, where he works as a social researcherDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please ...

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3 h. ago Voices: A ‘lower body spray’ for boys? What in the fresh hell is this?

Women and girls have been targeted for years by so-called ‘feminine hygiene’ products, so perhaps a new version for teenage boys is simply levelling the playing field, writes Georgina Fuller. But as a mother, I find it more than a little disturbing

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3 h. ago I'm a female solo traveller who's been to more than 60 countries

New Yorker Molly McDonald says she was filled with 'fear and trepidation' when a trip she was on had to divert through rural Iraq - especially as the only woman in a group of men.

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4 h. ago Zara at 50: how the brand rose to the top – and what it’s doing to stay there

As fashion empire hits middle age, it’s cutting costs and closing stores, shifting to larger outlets and new productsIn Arteixo, northern Spain, workers are putting the final touches to a gigantic white box of a building, fixing windows and planting greenery in the new global headquarters of the fashion brand Zara, which turned 50 this year.The site, complete with a private high street where the retailer will test out its latest store concepts, is not far from the small store on the corner of a nondescript street in the centre of nearby La Coruña where, in 1975, Amancio Ortega opened his first fashion store. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Man City start next phase of squad rebuild with surprise Premier League transfer

Kyle Walker is set to end his eight-year stay at Manchester City and join another club in the Premier League.

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4 h. ago Woman fined over £400 by her council for flytipping for strange reason

Tyler Marie Richards employed them to remove a pile of 20 bin bags from her property in Bridge Street, Tonypandy.

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4 h. ago Homeowners paint VERY blunt message on the roof of their house for anyone looking at their property on Google Maps

With the property blurred from Street View, some social media users have speculated it was to do with the homeowner's privacy.

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5 h. ago Young carer ‘amazed’ as Guardian readers pay off her £2,000 fine for benefit rules mistake

Rose Jones was told to repay £2,145 after she unwittingly breached ‘draconian’ carer’s allowance regulationsA young carer who had looked after her disabled mother since she was eight said she was “amazed” and “overwhelmed” after Guardian readers paid off her £2,000 fine for a mistaken breach of widely condemned benefits rules.Rose Jones, 22, was ordered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to repay £2,145 after joining a government youth employment scheme that meant she overstepped “draconian” carer’s allowance earnings regulations. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Australia investigating ‘shocking’ arson attack at Melbourne synagogue

Three back-to-back incidents linked to the Jewish community are being investigated

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6 h. ago PM condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside

Police allege a man entered the grounds at about 8pm on Friday and poured a flammable liquid on the front doorGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has pledged federal support for Victorian authorities after police reported a suspicious fire was lit at a synagogue in East Melbourne on Friday night.Victoria police alleged an unknown man entered the grounds of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation on Albert Street at about 8pm on Friday and poured a flammable liquid on the front door of the building and set it on fire. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Grieving daughter prosecuted over late mother's unpaid car tax bill in latest Single Justice Procedure scandal

The DVLA prosecutes around 180,000 cases a year through the scandal-hit Single Justice Procedure

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7 h. ago Jurassic World Rebirth to Gaza: Doctors Under Attack – the week in rave reviews

Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey breathe new life into the near-extinct franchise, while Channel 4 steps up to showcase the horror inflicted on Palestinian medics. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Scots teachers walk through raw sewage as 'human faeces flows down flooded street'

It came a day after SEPA issued a warning for bathers to avoid swimming at the town's beach.

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