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June 08, 2023

UAE oil firm had access to Cop28 emails

‘Scandal’: UAE state oil firm had access to Cop28 emails

4 mins

Narcotics, Nazis and nukes: first novel by Michael Caine has it all

Michael Caine will publish his debut novel this year, it was announced yesterday. The actor, who is 90, has long desired to write a thriller, and a news item had inspired him to put pen to paper, said his UK publisher, Hodder's Rowena Webb.

2 mins

Stage to himself: Andrew Scott creates one-man Uncle Vanya

Andrew Scott is to return to London's West End to play every character in Uncle Vanya. The star of Sherlock, Fleabag and His Dark Materials will appear for a five-week run at the Duke of York's theatre from 15 September in a one-man staging of Anton Chekhov's 1898 classic.

2 mins

Dam collapse could turn Ukraine's fertile fields 'into deserts by next year'

The fields of southern Ukraine could \"turn into deserts\" by next year, the country's agrarian and food ministry warned after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, and the draining of its reservoir, which irrigated one of the world's breadbaskets.

2 mins

'Devastated' Frontlines in turmoil as war seeps into Russia

If Vladimir Saldo was trying to project a sense of calm amid the deluged frontline towns and villages of Russian-occupied Kherson region, he was failing miserably.

3 mins

Woking faces £1.2bn deficit as it declares bankruptcy over failed commercial investments

Woking council declared it was in effect bankrupt yesterday after admitting a risky investment spree involving hotels and skyscrapers overseen by its former Conservative administration had left it facing a deficit of £1.2bn.

2 mins

Former Corrie star Goodyear has dementia, her husband reveals

The husband of the actor Julie Goodyear, best known for playing Bet Lynch in Coronation Street, has announced that she has dementia.

1 min

Security staff at Heathrow plan 31 strike days over summer

Security staff at Heathrow airport will strike for 31 days this summer after the Unite union announced fresh action over pay.

1 min

Migration Home Office pays £3m to Turkey to prevent arrivals in the UK

The Home Office has provided more than £3m to Turkish border forces in the last year to prevent migrants reaching the UK, an investigation for the Guardian has found.

3 mins

Handcuffed suspect shot officer with hidden gun, court told

A man shot and killed a police officer while handcuffed in a custody cell using an antique revolver with homemade bullets that were probably concealed under his armpit, a court has heard.

3 mins

Barclay brothers Loss of media empire is undignified end to press barons' reign

From humble beginnings growing up in a west London house so close to the railway line that the window frames rattled when a train passed, the Barclay twins, Frederick and David, became an extraordinary, energetic and eccentric power couple.

3 mins

Greek pilot who killed British wife abruptly drops appeal

The Greek pilot who murdered his British-born wife, Caroline Crouch, in a crime he tried to pin on ruthless foreign robbers has unexpectedly announced he will halt an appeal to overturn his life sentence.

1 min

EU may fine member states that refuse to host migrants

EU countries that refuse to host migrants or asylum seekers could be charged up to €20,000 (£17,000) per head under radical proposals aimed at easing the pressure on frontline countries including Italy and Greece.

3 mins

Canadians face high risk' air pollution as fires spread

Hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada, many of them out of control, have blanketed cities in a thick haze of smoke, amid warnings from experts that the situation will continue to worsen.

2 mins

Pope Francis has three-hour surgery for intestinal condition

Pope Francis has undergone intestinal surgery under general anaesthetic and will be in hospital for several days, the Vatican said yesterday.

1 min

CNN chief fired over 'severe missteps' including disastrous Trump town hall

Chris Licht, the controversial chairman and chief executive officer of CNN, is out after a short and turbulent time in charge of the news network.

2 mins

OECD figures challenge Hunt aim to halve inflation

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, expressed concern yesterday about the persistence of the cost of living crisis after an influential international body predicted the UK would have one of the highest inflation rates in the developed world this year.

1 min

New era's faith in an old hand is another roll of the dice

Glorious possibility but uncertain returns in prospect after selectors find no better option among bowling stocks

3 mins

Swiatek dominates Gauff again to reach last four

Iga Swiatek maintained her dominance both at Roland Garros and in her personal battle with Coco Gauff as she returned to the French Open semifinals for the third time in her young career.

2 mins

Messi opts for Inter Miami over Barça and Saudi Arabia

Lionel Messi confirmed last night the next, and possibly final, club in his playing career, announcing that he will join the Major League Soccer side Inter Miami.

1 min

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