98 m. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deaths in Kharkiv as Russia continues strikes on civilian targets

Latest prisoner exchange includes Mariupol defenders; European Commission unveils 18th round of sanctions. What we know on day 1,204At least two people were killed and 28 injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday morning. “Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out in two districts of the city this night,” said the Kharkiv mayor, Igor Terekhov. More than 15 apartments were on fire in a five-storey building and several houses were hit. Terekhov added “there may be people trapped under the rubble”.Separately the death toll rose to at least three with 13 wounded after Russia attacked Kyiv and Odesa with waves of drones and missiles early on Tuesday. The civilian targets hit included a maternity ward and a cathedral. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts were hit, writes Daniel ...

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1 hour ago Trump scores temporary victory over Newsom as Marines and National Guard troops swarm riot

LIVE UPDATES: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass taunted Donald Trump over the looming World Cup while denying that the city is 'in flames.'

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1 hour ago Erik ten Hag 'tried to CANCEL disastrous Man Utd transfer' but was ignored for one reason

Antony will go down as one of the worst Manchester United transfers in recent memory after failing to justify his £85m price tag - and a recent report has claimed ex-manager Erik ten Hag never wanted him in the first place

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1 hour ago We all needed disgraced Harvey Weinstein, says Amanda Seyfried

The Mamma Mia! actress admitted 'we all needed' him, and told how she gave Weinstein a hug when he revealed to her he had backed one of her independent films.

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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves pledges £39bn to build hundreds of thousands of affordable homes for Brits

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce plans to spend £39billion on a new affordable homes programme over the next decade as part of her long-awaited Spending Review

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5 h. ago Mom ‘engulfed in flames’ and suffered burns to 48% of her body in horrific smoker BBQ explosion

Isabell Anderson suffered burns to over 46 percent of her body after a smoker engulfed the mother of three in flames on Memorial Day.

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6 h. ago This vision for Britain’s nuclear future is to be warmly welcomed

Editorial: When it comes to the UK’s long-term energy supply, Ed Miliband is right to seek greater plurality. As well as guaranteeing cheaper electricity, Sizewell C will also underpin the wider adoption of renewable sources

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6 h. ago Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford make same pledge after super

Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will go to war in one of the biggest fights of the year, if not decade.

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7 h. ago Planning reforms ‘critical’ to 1.5m homes pledge delivery clear Commons

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the Bill will help to tackle the UK’s housing crisis.

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7 h. ago Pete Hegseth says military will stay in Los Angeles for 60 days; Newsom denies Trump claim that he called him – live

California governor says contrary to Trump’s claim ‘there was no call. Not even a voicemail’; president warns any military parade protests will be met with ‘very heavy force’Trump sends thousands more troops to California in ‘authoritarian’ movePeople in Los Angeles: share your reaction to the protests and military mobilizationUS officials said the marines were being deployed to protect federal property and personnel, including immigration agents. A convoy of 10 to 15 buses with blacked-out windows and escorted by sheriff’s vehicles, left the base at Twentynine Palms in the desert east of Los Angeles late Monday and headed toward the city, stopping around 1am (9am BST) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, about 20 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles.Despite their presence, there has been limited engagement so far between the Guard and protesters while local law enforcement implements crowd control. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Voices: When it comes to the LA protests, not even the law seems to stop Donald Trump

The US president has no legal authority to nationalise the national guard if the governor does not want him to do so, writes Bonnie Greer. He is also prohibited from sending the United States military onto American soil. Not that it seems to make much difference

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7 h. ago Government pledges £5m for renovation project in memory of Southport victims

Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner met the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King in Downing Street on Tuesday.

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8 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s nuclear bet: big promises, but bigger questions remain unanswered | Editorial

A bold state investment signals nuclear revival, but unresolved issues around cost, waste and safety demand urgent ministerial clarityThe government’s decision to invest £14.2bn in nuclear energy, on top of existing funds, marks a return to significant state funding of nuclear power after Hinkley Point C, financed by the private sector, was dogged by delays and cost overruns. It is also a decisive shift in energy policy. Ministers have high hopes of a nuclear energy renaissance. Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, described the prospect of a new reactor in Suffolk, Sizewell C, combined with new money for modular reactor development and fusion research, as a “golden age”. This was a striking choice of words from the greenest voice in the cabinet.The Climate Change Committee’s latest advice to the government took a more restrained view of nuclear, which drew industry ire. Mr Miliband’s commitment to renewable energy is not in doubt. The government has made good...

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer's moving tribute to Southport families as he pledges £5m for memorial

Keir Starmer met the families of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Aguiar, who were murdered in July last year, and praised them for their courage and resilience

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8 h. ago Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola calls for more attention on Gaza suffering

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has urged people not to ignore the suffering in Gaza amid Israel’s military campaign and longstanding blockade of the territory

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9 h. ago Manchester United can't ignore Roy Keane in the summer transfer window

Man United desperately need to sign a striker this summer and they can't afford to get it wrong.

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9 h. ago White House says it will spare some Aids programs that were on the chopping block

Congressional Republicans voice concerns over cuts to signature HIV prevention program, forcing rethink ahead of consequential vote on planned federal funding cuts

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10 h. ago Voices: When it comes to the LA riots, not even the law seems to stop Donald Trump

The US president has no legal authority to nationalise the National Guard if the governor does not want him to do so, writes Bonnie Greer. He is also prohibited from sending the United States military on to American soil. Not that it seems to make much difference

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10 h. ago Love Island's Sophie's horrific injury photos after freak accident caused burn

Sophie on Love Island has explained how she had been engulfed in flames after an air-con unit blew a fireball back into her face and chest mid-performance

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10 h. ago Even Elysium’s director thinks his film is a mess – but a decade on, it deserves a second chance

Matt Damon runs around the US in 2154, when civil liberties are eroded, healthcare is for the rich and wealth inequality is soaring. But its sci-fi!Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen director Neill Blomkamp followed up his acclaimed debut feature, District 9, with the cyberpunk dystopia Elysium in 2013, it was met with a resoundingly mediocre reception. It’s a movie that even Blomkamp has disavowed. “I fucked it up,” he said bluntly in a 2015 interview. But I think he’s too hard on himself: a decade on, Elysium might be worthy of re-appraisal.In 2154, Earth is an overpopulated, polluted dust bowl. The wealthy elite live on the luxurious space station Elysium, where they have access to advanced medical technology and other essentials denied to the surface population. Continue reading...

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