75 m. ago FTSE 100 closes near record high, and oil price falls, on reports Iran seeks talks with Israel – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsMiddle East crisis live: Iran and Israel trade attacks amid reports Tehran could be seeking talksIran and Israel crisis: what does it mean for the price of oil?Over at the Paris Air Show, a row has broken out after four Israeli company stands at the trade fair were shut down.According to Reuters, French authorities ordered that the four stands should be closed for “displaying offensive weapons”, after not complying with an order from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands.“This outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations.“The French are hiding behind supposedly political considerations to exclude Israeli offensive weapons from an international exhibition - weapons that compete with French industries.” Continue reading...

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81 m. ago RFK Jr claims one of his new vaccine panel members works at GW University. The school says he doesn’t

Health secretary claimed Dr Michael Ross, newly appointed to immunization committee, works at two institutions that now say he has not been on their rosters for years

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1 hour ago Does your car have an outstanding MOT advisory? Here's the likelihood of it causing a breakdown or crash

A poll of drivers reveals how many suffered vehicle breakdowns or accidents as a result of an issue raised as an advisory in the last MOT that they failed to fix.

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2 h. ago Politician found in breach of council rules with controversial social media post on immigration

The standards committee convened a meeting to decide the fate of the councillor

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2 h. ago Netflix Virgin River fans come up with wild Dallas dream theory about Jack

Netflix Virgin River fans have come up with a mind-blowing theory that could change the way viewers see the entire show..

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2 h. ago A 65p supermarket item will make your patio look like new as shopper hails it a 'game changer'

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3 h. ago London council forced to spend £8.5m to 'plug the gap' from Government's disability cuts

The leader of Tower Hamlets has called for the Government to reverse ‘the entirely avoidable suffering’

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4 h. ago Israeli stands at Paris airshow shut down ‘by order of French government’

Four booths hidden from view, prompting fury from Israel’s defence ministry and visiting US RepublicansBusiness live – latest updatesThe four main Israeli company stands at the Paris airshow have been shut down after exhibitors reportedly refused to remove some weapons from display.The stands at the aerospace industry event were hidden from view after pressure on the organisers from the French government, a source told the Guardian. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Florida sheds 20 tons of invasive pythons in effort to curb its population

The increase in Burmese pythons had resulted in loss of animals native to the EvergladesIt was a milestone moment in Florida’s 25-year war on invasive Burmese pythons: an eye-popping announcement that biologists had removed 20 tons of the slithering invaders from waters in and around the Everglades in little more than a decade, as well as shattering their previous record for a single-season haul.The successes of the team at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida showcase the progress that has been made in efforts to reverse the snakes’ takeover of the state’s natural wilderness, even though experts concede they will probably never be completely eradicated. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Actor thrown off Jet2 flight in 'row over Pringles' breaks silence after viral TikTok

A Jet2 passenger, who was an actor on board flight LS721 from Edinburgh to Larnaca, has been banned for life and has been removed from the plane after a 'Pringle fight'

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4 h. ago Grooming gangs review to be unveiled as PM’s inquiry plan gets mixed reaction

The Home Secretary is set to address Parliament over the review as the Prime Minister has committed to a national inquiry.

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5 h. ago A Biden official says Israel committed war crimes. Who else will come forward? | Ahmed Moor

The administration lied to obscure a genocide. Now a former spokesperson is revealing the disconnect between words and realityPoliticians lie, and the people around them do too. When it’s convenient – when the whole world is pulsing with revulsion, for example – they begin to reveal flavors of the truth.The Biden administration lied more than most, its public-facing members particularly. Its policy in Palestine was to embrace the Israelis in a “bear hug” – to smother them with love. And there’s thin cover for a genocide beyond lies.Ahmed Moor is a writer and fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Did your car get an MOT advisory? Here's the likelihood of the fault causing a breakdown or crash

A poll of drivers reveals how many suffered vehicle breakdowns or accidents as a result of an issue raised as an advisory in the last MOT that they failed to fix.

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6 h. ago Owen Farrell’s stunning Saracens return confirmed after French nightmare

Farrell endured a torrid time during his one season at Racing 92 in Paris and will now return to the team he had played his entire career for until that point

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6 h. ago ‘Hundreds of people’ could deserve jail over grooming gangs cover

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, says there was deliberate action by some police, council leaders, social workers and prosecutors to hide abuseStarmer launches new grooming gangs investigationIn a recent report the Commons defence committee said that the armed forces covenant, a legal promise to veterans saying that they should not lose out when accessing government services because of their service in the military, should be extended. It said:While some people had positive experiences to share, a worrying number [of veterans] felt that the covenant had been ineffective—or worse yet, had been disregarded—when they had cited it. As a result, many continued to face disadvantages as a result of their service in areas like healthcare, education, employment and welfare .We welcome the government’s intention to extend the covenant legal duty, which currently requires some public service providers to give due regard to the covenant’s principles when providing certain housing, health...

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7 h. ago Markets stabilise as investors fear ‘adverse shock’ from higher oil prices – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOver at the Paris Air Show, a row has broken out after four Israeli company stands at the trade fair were shut down.According to Reuters, French authorities ordered that the four stands should be closed for “displaying offensive weapons”, after not complying with an order from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands.“This outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations.“The French are hiding behind supposedly political considerations to exclude Israeli offensive weapons from an international exhibition - weapons that compete with French industries.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Savings product choice ‘at record levels but some rates at a two

Moneyfacts’ savings figures were released ahead of the next Bank of England base rate decision this week.

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8 h. ago German court sentences Syrian doctor to life in jail for crimes against humanity

Alaa Mousa tortured detainees at military hospitals during Syrian civil war, under former ruler Bashar al-AssadA German court has sentenced a Syrian doctor to life in prison for crimes against humanity for torturing detainees at military hospitals under former ruler Bashar al-Assad.The crimes committed by Alaa Mousa, 40, during the Syrian civil war were “part of a brutal reaction by Assad’s dictatorial, unjust regime”, said the presiding judge at the higher regional court in Frankfurt, Christoph Koller. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago The Boys star Erin Moriarty reveals Graves’ disease diagnosis in health update

‘I feel so removed from who I am,’ said 30-year-old actor before her treatment

Science

11 h. ago The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine review – a polyphonic portrait of class and trauma in Belfast

The acclaimed short-story writer brings her characters vividly to life in this debut novel about a teenage girl’s assault and its aftermathThat we tend to regard the shift from the short story to the novel as a natural authorial progression perhaps speaks to a failure to recognise the shorter form as its own distinct discipline. Short stories are not novels in miniature, or parts of novels pruned to stand on their own. Without the luxury of space and looser pacing, they demand of the writer a linguistic precision and compression that, at its most radical, borders on the poetic, and which across the breadth of a novel would feel wearying. Novels need room to breathe. The writer expanding their scope therefore faces a difficult adjustment: guarding against density while ensuring they don’t get lost in the space.For Wendy Erskine, the move to a larger canvas feels entirely unforced. Her highly praised stories, collected in 2018’s Sweet Home and 2022’s Dance Move, often display a certai...

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