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Czech Republic 1-2 Turkey: Euro 2024 – live reaction

26 June 2024 at 16:56

3 min: Nothing comes of the resulting corner. Meanwhile in the other match, Georgia have taken a shock early lead! Bob has your back.

2 min: Provod powers his way down the inside-left channel and has a dig from the edge of the box. Günok’s parry isn’t particularly authoritative, and squirms around the post for a corner.

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Georgia 2-0 Portugal: Euro 2024 – live reaction

By: Rob Smyth
26 June 2024 at 16:56

Georgia take the lead after 93 seconds!

2 min Portugal have started with a back three as expected, with Pedro Neto at left wing-back.

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Coup attempt in Bolivia reportedly under way as army and police storm palace

Country’s top leaders claim coup is afoot against Luis Arce’s leftwing administration

Bolivia’s leaders have claimed a coup is afoot against Luis Arce’s leftwing administration after heavily armed army troops seized control of La Paz’s political heart and military police were filmed trying to force their way into the former government palace.

“We denounce to the international community that a coup attempt against our democratically elected government,” the vice-president, David Choquehuanca, tweeted on Wednesday afternoon as the alleged putsch unfolded.

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BBC election debate live: Sunak and Starmer clash over tax, borders and Brexit deal in final head-to-head before polling day

26 June 2024 at 16:39

The Conservative and Labour leaders faced each other in the final major TV debate of the 2024 general election campaign

YouGov will have a snap poll on who won the debate, with the results available minutes after it finishes.

This is what Labour is putting out ahead of the debate, in a stateement from Pat McFadden, the national campaign coordinator.

Tonight, the British people will witness the choice at this election: five more years of chaos with Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives or change with Keir Starmer and Labour.

On 4 July, the British people will have the chance to vote for change. To stop the chaos, turn the page and start to rebuild our country with Keir Starmer and a changed Labour party.

Tonight, Keir Starmer has the opportunity to announce loud and clear to the British public what his intentions are.

Throughout this campaign we have challenged the Labour party, time and time again, to come clean on their plans for taxes. Time and time again they have declined to do so.

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US supreme court draft opinion would allow emergency abortions in Idaho – report

Copy of opinion reinstating lower court’s order posted briefly on supreme court’s website

The US supreme court is reportedly set to rule to permit abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing a copy of the opinion that was posted briefly on the supreme court’s website on Wednesday.

A majority of justices will reportedly dismiss the case as “improvidently granted”, meaning the supreme court should not have accepted the case. This dismissal would reinstate a lower court’s order that had allowed Idaho hospitals to perform abortions in cases where a woman’s health may be endangered. The state’s law currently only allows abortions when a woman’s “life” is in danger – a much higher threshold.

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Team Ineos look to put pressure on Tadej Pogacar at Tour de France

26 June 2024 at 15:25
  • Geraint Thomas ‘super excited’ by ‘strong team’
  • Tom Pidcock hoping to repeat his stage win from 2022

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Grenadiers will start the 2024 Tour de France much as they have other recent Grand Tours: hoping for the best from their nominated team leaders, but ready to call for backup from Geraint Thomas and Tom Pidcock, if needed.

With Giro d’Italia winner Tadej Pogacar seemingly in invincible form, the years have long gone when, as Team Sky, the British squad started the world’s biggest bike race as the team to beat. “‘Pog’ is obviously a bigger favourite than us,” Thomas said. “We’re not going to ride like Team Sky. We’re not going to be one train on the front.”

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Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion

By: Reuters
26 June 2024 at 15:25

Skull anatomy shows the boy or girl would have been severely disabled, yet survived until the age of six

A Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome survived until at least the age of six, according to a new study whose findings hint at compassionate caregiving among the extinct, archaic human species.

Recent examination of a human fossil unearthed at the Cova Negra archaeological site in the Spanish province of Valencia found traits in the inner-ear anatomy which indicated Down syndrome, in the earliest-known evidence of the genetic condition.

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Sudan’s warring factions using starvation as weapon, experts say

26 June 2024 at 14:57

Special rapporteurs working for UN warn famine is imminent and over 25 million people need urgent help

Human rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a war weapon, amid mounting warnings of imminent famine in the African country.

Sudan plunged into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the country’s military and a notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country.

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Glastonbury opens its gates as UK temperatures soar to 30C

Organiser Emily Eavis says it is ‘best moment of the year’, as visitors are sprayed with water while they set up camp

Glastonbury attenders were setting up camp in sweltering temperatures as the 54th edition of the UK’s best-known festival got under way on the hottest day of the year so far.

Temperatures in the UK soared to 30C on Wednesday, and at Glastonbury music fans were sprayed with water as they made their way around the 364-hectare (900-acre) site, which opened at 8am to fans who had queued overnight.

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Starmer distances himself from David Tennant over Badenoch comments

Actor criticised Tory minister’s views on sex and gender and said she should ‘shut up’

Keir Starmer has distanced himself from the actor David Tennant after he said Kemi Badenoch should “shut up”.

Tennant told an awards ceremony last week he would like to live in a world where Badenoch, the equalities minister and likely Conservative leadership contender, “doesn’t exist any more”.

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‘Give a guy a break!’: Justin Timberlake celebrated by moms, gen z fangirls and Martin Scorsese at New York show

26 June 2024 at 14:29

‘This is going to ruin the tour,’ the pop star said when an officer pulled him over last week – but according to fans at his MSG concert, it didn’t

By now, anyone who has internet connection knows what Justin Timberlake said when a Sag Harbor officer pulled him over for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons last week: “This is going to ruin the tour.” What tour? “The world tour!”

With that, the pop star birthed a catchphrase for the chronically online. (“This is going to ruin the tour,” I scolded my cat when he jumped on the counter the other day.) Timberlake was charged with one DWI and cited for two traffic violations – but did his arrest actually ruin anything?

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Romania and Slovakia both reach last 16 after Razvan Marin seals stormy draw

So much for the “Disgrace of Gijón” part two. Romania and Slovakia may have got the result they knew beforehand would guarantee both countries escaped from Group E, but there was no scintilla of a stitch‑up. Unlike the notorious match between Germany and Austria in 1982, this game was not played at walking pace but full throttle, with chances galore, even in the middle of an apocalyptic thunderstorm.

Ondrej Duda’s powerful header was cancelled out by Razvan Marin’s penalty and that meant Romania qualified top of the group, while ­Slovakia went through too as one of the best third-placed sides. With a crowd three‑quarters Romanian it felt like a home fixture at times, and the atmosphere was remarkable with noise and pyrotechnics throughout, but these were two evenly matched teams and a draw was a fair result. Honest.

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Belgium survive nervy end and reach last 16 after Ukraine stalemate

At one end of the ground, one team stood, exhausted, in the penalty area in front of their fans and were warmly applauded. At the other, their opponents could barely approach the box before being driven back by the fury of their support. The oddity was, it was Ukraine who had gone out who were celebrated, and Belgium who had gone through who were booed and jeered to such an extent that Kevin De Bruyne told the players to go to the dressing room.

In the end, Ukraine just didn’t have the energy or the guile. They will feel unfortunate to have been eliminated from the Euros having picked up four points, the same as every other side in the group, more than Denmark who qualified in second and various third-placed teams. But in the final minutes, when it became apparent that they would need a goal after all, they had nothing.

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Researchers fool university markers with AI-generated exam papers

University of Reading project poses questions for integrity of coursework and take-home student assignments

Researchers at the University of Reading fooled their own professors by secretly submitting AI-generated exam answers that went undetected and got better grades than real students.

The project created fake student identities to submit unedited answers generated by ChatGPT-4 in take-home online assessments for undergraduate courses.

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How were three boys who played no active role in a Manchester killing convicted of manslaughter?

26 June 2024 at 13:52

Trial over stabbing of Kennie Carter was latest of several high-profile joint enterprise prosecutions involving groups of Black youths in the city

On 22 January 2022, 11 boys entered a CCTV blind spot at the intersection of two roads in Stretford, Manchester. Only 10 left alive. Sixteen-year-old Kennie Carter was stabbed, his last words heard by his older brother to whom he was on the phone at the time: “They’ve stabbed me in my heart, bro.”

Kennie’s mother, Joan Dixon, later described how her family had been shattered by his death.

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Emma Raducanu hails ‘meaningful’ first win over top-10 opponent

By: PA Media
26 June 2024 at 13:35
  • Briton knocks out world No 5 to reach quarter-finals
  • Katie Boulter also reaches the last eight at Eastbourne

Emma Raducanu said her ­comeback victory against the world No 5, ­Jessica Pegula, to reach the Rothesay International quarter‑finals in Eastbourne was one of her most “meaning­ful” wins.

Raducanu followed up her first‑round win against Sloane Stephens by digging deep to battle past Pegula 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 after almost three hours in sweltering conditions.

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Humberside chief constable announces retirement after inquiry into him begins

Paul Anderson, who has been in post for 10 months, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate behaviour

A chief constable has announced his retirement after being told he was under investigation for alleged inappropriate behaviour after complaints by junior staff, the Guardian has learned.

On Tuesday Paul Anderson’s retirement as leader of Humberside police was announced, just 10 months after taking the role.

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The Guardian view on restoring trust in politics: a long road ahead for Labour | Editorial

By: Editorial
26 June 2024 at 13:30

The political gambling scandal resonates because voters have become cynical about the motives and priorities of people in public office

Political scandals, once they gain sufficient momentum, evolve beyond the initial offence. Only a small number of people were in a position to profit from certain knowledge that Rishi Sunak intended to set 4 July as polling day. Justified outrage that some of them appear to have exploited that advantage – as first revealed by the Guardian – has mutated into generalised suspicion of any candidate who has placed a bet on election outcomes. The prospect of banning the practice, following the model already in place for professional sport, has been raised.

That would not be necessary if parliamentary candidates and party officials had reliable intuition regarding standards in public life. Even if there is no corrupt intent, gambling on an election in which you are participating demonstrates terrible judgment. Democracy is not a game. What may seem like a harmless flutter to someone close to the process can look irresponsible and grubby from afar. That risk is especially high in a climate of intensifying mistrust of the political process.

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UK has hottest day of the year so far as 30.3C recorded at Heathrow

26 June 2024 at 13:29

High temperatures concentrated in south of England as thousands travelled to Somerset for Glastonbury festival

Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far, with 30.3C (86.5F) recorded at Heathrow, the Met Office has confirmed.

The scorching temperatures, which were concentrated in the south of England, hit as thousands descended upon Somerset to attend the Glastonbury music festival.

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England up against weather, location and mighty India at T20 World Cup

26 June 2024 at 13:25

The World Cup semi-final – if the rain stays away – could be Guyana’s rumble next to the jungle

Guyana was once a staple of England tours to the Caribbean. From the steamboat passengers of 1930 led by the Honourable Freddie Calthorpe through to Mike Atherton’s jumbo jet set in 1998, in all bar one visit to the region their cricketers disembarked at Georgetown on the South American mainland.

Then they pretty much stopped. There was a Super Eight encounter with Ireland in the 2007 World Cup, a couple of one-day internationals against West Indies in 2009 and two wet group games during the 2010 World T20. Then another 14 years of the holiday islands getting dibs on the wallets of the beach‑seeking English tourists; white sand and lapping waves preferred to the steamy fringes of the Amazon rainforest.

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The Guardian view on Netanyahu’s leadership: making enemies and clinging to far-right friends | Editorial

By: Editorial
26 June 2024 at 13:25

Putting his own interests above his country’s is nothing new for the Israeli prime minister, but it is increasingly blatant

While Benjamin Netanyahu picks fights at home and abroad, he is more closely tied than ever to the worst parts of the domestic political realm. Last week, Israel’s prime minister laid into its chief ally, the US, which has reproved him but done little to stop the war in Gaza, or avert the looming and surely disastrous conflict with Hezbollah. On Monday, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, labelled António Guterres an “accomplice to terror” and alleged his sole aim had been “to help Hamas survive this war”, after the secretary-general accused Israel (without directly naming it) of spreading misinformation about him.

Yet Mr Netanyahu will go to any lengths to keep his far-right coalition partners in the fold. He granted political legitimacy to the Otzma Yehudit party of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister, and to the Religious Zionist party of the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, when he invited them into power. He clings to them increasingly desperately. Without them, he faces not only the loss of his position but trial on the corruption charges that have hung over his head for so long. The far right saw off US attempts to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal, laying bare the growing rift between the Israel Defense Forces and the government.

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Paris Hilton testifies she was ‘force-fed medications and sexually abused’ while institutionalized as a teen

26 June 2024 at 13:19

US socialite testifies before House committee to advocate for better protections for children in youth facilities

Paris Hilton, the American socialite and media figure, has told a congressional panel looking into strengthening child welfare protections that she was “force-fed medications and sexually abused by staff” while she was institutionalized as a teenager.

Hilton, an outspoken advocate for better protections for children in youth facilities, told the House committee on ways and means on Wednesday that she had been “violently restrained and dragged down hallways, stripped naked and thrown into solitary confinement”.

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Zara Aleena murder: agencies’ failures contributed to death, inquest finds

26 June 2024 at 13:16

Jury finds ‘multiple agencies’ contributed to death of Aleena, 35, who was attacked in east London in June 2022

Failures by the police and prison and probation services contributed to the death of Zara Aleena, who was murdered as she walked home from a night out in east London, an inquest jury has found.

Jordan McSweeney killed the 35-year-old aspiring lawyer as she walked home from a night out in Ilford in the early hours of 26 June 2022, nine days after he was released from prison on licence.

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River Wye needs ‘protection zone’, say Greens and Fearnley-Whittingstall

26 June 2024 at 13:09

North Herefordshire candidate and chef also call for water industry overhaul and more support for farmers

The Green party and the celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are calling for a “protection zone” to be placed around one of the UK’s most beautiful but threatened rivers and have demanded “drastic” nationwide changes to the water industry’s management and regulation.

At a wild-swimming event on the River Wye on Wednesday, Fearnley-Whittingstall and the Green party’s candidate for North Herefordshire, Ellie Chowns, both took dips, but only after measuring the level of pollution in the water.

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Vatican taken to trial for first time in an English court

26 June 2024 at 13:08

Financier convicted in Holy See’s tribunal over high-value UK property deal launches civil action in London

The Vatican has gone on trial in an English court for the first time, accused of subjecting a British businessman to “incoherent and confused” allegations over a London property deal.

Raffaele Mincione was convicted by a Vatican tribunal last year over the Holy See’s purchase of the former Harrods depository at 60 Sloane Avenue in Chelsea. The Vatican had accused the financier of inflating the price of the property.

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Female voters in the UK: share which issues will decide your vote this general election

26 June 2024 at 13:02

We’re interested to hear from women how they’re planning to vote in the UK general election, or why they’re undecided, and which issues matter to them the most

If you are a woman and able to vote in the UK general election, we’re keen to hear how you may vote on 4 July, and what issues will decide your vote.

If you are undecided how to vote, we’d like to know why, and which issues matter to you the most.

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Fat fees for Royal Mail’s advisers, no detail for its shareholders | Nils Pratley

26 June 2024 at 13:01

The offer document for proposed £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail parent company couldn’t be more vague

Surprise, surprise: the proposed £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS), by a Daniel Křetínský-led bidding consortium will generate a fee bonanza for investment bankers, lawyers, debt-arrangers and assorted hangers-on. The grand total is £146m before VAT, with £89.1m falling on the acquirer and £56.9m on IDS, according to the formal offer document.

It’s a hell of a sum, and the most infuriating element is the £36m that IDS has allocated for “financial and corporate broking advice”. Why? Because that’s the portion that is supposed to reflect the depth, quality and seriousness of the IDS board’s consideration of the fairness of 370p-a-share terms. For such an advisory bill, shareholders might expect maximum financial detail on why the directors rolled over. Instead, in his formal letter to shareholders in the offer document, IDS chair Keith Williams merely served up a cut-and-paste version of his previous sketchy explanation for surrender.

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England under Gareth Southgate: rampant individualism and a saviour complex | Jonathan Liew

26 June 2024 at 13:00

Manager has become used to the trappings of office and players are in a comfort zone. Where has the sense of fun gone?

Nice to see your own fans throwing beer cups at you. And to be fair, not all England fans were hurling sud-soaked projectiles at Gareth Southgate as he strode towards them at full time in Cologne. Let’s not paint the whole fanbase with the same brush. Some of them were making “wanker” signs. Some were booing. Some were giving him the thumbs down. Most had already left to catch the tram. So, you know, got to appreciate the nuances there.

As for Southgate, there was a kind of sarcasm in his calm applause, like a cyclist applauding the motorist who has just sent him flying into the kerb. In a way it was a gesture loaded with sacrificial defiance, a trial of character and duty: the father of the nation nobly bearing your hate, your insults and your refundable plasticware.

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Police bust gang using luxury cars to smuggle Chinese migrants into Italy

26 June 2024 at 12:54

Victims were made to pose as well off but once in Europe they were confined to workplaces and severely exploited

Italian police have busted a trafficking network that used luxury cars to smuggle Chinese migrants into Italy before confiscating their passports and treating them like enslaved people.

The smugglers had the migrants pose as “unsuspecting Asian citizens, well-dressed, with little luggage, travelling in powerful and expensive cars driven by Chinese citizens who had lived in Italy for years and spoke Italian”, police said in a statement.

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Four teenagers convicted over fatal stabbing of Kennie Carter in Manchester

Boy, 16, guilty of murder and three others convicted of manslaughter over 2022 death of 16-year-old

Four teenagers have been found guilty of killing a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in the chest in what prosecutors described as a “cowardly” revenge attack in Manchester.

Kennie Carter died after he was attacked as he walked home near Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium on 22 January 2022.

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Brexit may have felt absent from this election – but it will still define it | Larry Elliott

26 June 2024 at 12:41

Those who voted leave still feel ignored and marginalised. The pressure will be on for Labour to boost growth and narrow regional divides

It is one of the oddities of this weirdest of election campaigns that the issue that helped give the Conservatives an 80-seat majority in 2019 has barely been mentioned. As far as the main parties are concerned, Brexit is a done deal. The decision has been made. Time to move on.

To be sure, much has happened since 2019, most notably a global pandemic, a cost of living crisis and the brief – yet drama-packed – premiership of Liz Truss. Making ends meet features more prominently in voters’ lists of concerns than whether the UK should rejoin the single market.

Larry Elliott is the Guardian’s economics editor

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Tammy Beaumont hits quickfire 76 as England thrash New Zealand in first ODI

26 June 2024 at 12:38

England ran rampant at Durham in their opening one-day international against New Zealand on Wednesday, bowling their opponents out for 156 within 34 overs before reaching the target with nine wickets and 172 balls to spare – their biggest win against New Zealand in terms of balls remaining.

The knockout blow came immediately after the 10-over powerplay, with the loss of four Kiwi wickets for 19 runs in 27 balls: New Zealand collapsed from 56 for one to 75 for five and never recovered.

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