The Guardian - March 06, 2025

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March 06, 2025

London student 'may have raped 100 women'

Police fear a PhD student convicted yesterday of drugging and raping 10 women could be one of the worst sexual offenders in British history, after recovering videos of him attacking a further 50 victims.

4 mins

US stops sharing intelligence with Kyiv to pile pressure on Zelenskyy

White House indicates support could resume if peace talks progress

4 mins

White House in direct talks with Hamas over release of hostages

The White House is holding direct talks with Hamas over the return of the Israeli hostages held since the 7 October attack, breaking decades of precedent by engaging with the militant group without intermediaries.

2 mins

Macron Russian aggression 'knows no borders'

Emmanuel Macron has warned that Russian aggression \"knows no borders\", will not stop at Ukraine and is a direct threat to France and Europe which must prepare in case the US steps away from its side.

3 mins

Sketch Lies and boasts cheered and jeered by bitterly divided Capitol

Well, at least he didn't give a Nazi salute, declare war on Canada or pull the plug on Nato. You never know these days. But Tuesday night was when Donald Trump finally turned the once reverential occasion of a speech to Congress into just another sordid campaign rally.

4 mins

Foreign aid Freeze of $2bn overturned by supreme court

A divided US supreme court has rejected the Trump administration's request to continue freezing nearly $2bn (£1.6bn) in foreign aid, marking a setback for the White House and the tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tasked with slashing the size of the US government and its spending.

1 min

Town hall leaders call plan for local council mergers 'insane'

Plans to shake up the structure of English local government by merging councils are \"ill thought out\", \"insane\" and a \"bizarre diversion\" that will fail to deliver savings, according to town hall leaders.

2 mins

Bacterial vaginosis could be classed as STI, study finds

Bacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by male sexual partners, researchers have said, challenging the longstanding view that it is not a sexually transmitted infection.

1 min

Day to Celebrate' as Data Shows Majority of Doctors Are Women

Female doctors in the UK now outnumber their male counterparts and there are more medics from minority ethnic backgrounds than from white ones, figures show.

2 mins

Child dies and another injured after car driven on to rugby pitch

A child has died and another has been injured after a car was driven on to a sports pitch in Cumbria, police said.

1 min

Company boss pleads guilty over deaths of paddleboarders

A company owner and instructor has pleaded guilty to the gross negligence manslaughter of four paddleboarders who died when she took them out during flooding and severe weather in Pembrokeshire.

1 min

Crime scene Cameras and drugs found in digital house of horrors

Zenhao Zou thought, acted and offended as if he was untouchable. When detectives searched the south London flat he rented for thousands of pounds a month, they found the trappings of a comfortable, if not lavish, lifestyle.

6 mins

Two Charged With Murder Of Man In North London In 1984

Two men have been charged with the murder of a man in London in 1984.

1 min

Ofwat sued after customers pay for neglect by water industry

An environmental group is to take legal action against Ofwat, the water regulator, for \"unlawfully\" making customers pay for decades of neglect by the water industry.

1 min

One in eight women killed by men in UK are above the age of 70, report reveals

One in eight women killed by men in the last 15 years were aged over 70, with a specialist charity reporting a growing number of older victims of domestic abuse seeking help.

2 mins

Push to end use of lead in game shooting fails

A voluntary plan to phase out toxic lead shot in the UK has failed, putting wildlife and human health at risk, a study has found.

1 min

Beijing to offer higher consumer subsidies to reach 5% growth in face of Trump tariffs

China has set its GDP target for 2025 at \"around 5%\", a figure presented by the premier, Li Qiang, at the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing yesterday.

2 mins

Thailand Deported Uyghurs to China Despite Offers to Resettle

Canada and the US offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources have said, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where most of them were covertly deported last week.

1 min

Ban mobile phones in schools across EU, says Danish expert

The whole of Europe should follow Denmark's lead by banning mobile phones from schools to stop them from being \"colonised by digital platforms\", the chair of the country's wellbeing commission warned.

1 min

LA Times AI analysis removed from article just days after launch

The Los Angeles Times has reportedly removed its new artificial intelligence (AI) tool from one of its articles, just a day after launching the feature.

2 mins

Queensland Evacuations Begin as Tropical Cyclone Approaches

Authorities in Queensland, Australia, are advising some residents to leave coastal properties in the path of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, amid warnings that a storm surge of up to 1 metre higher than typical tides could inundate communities.

1 min

Row in New Zealand parliament over use of Māori name Aotearoa

The speaker of New Zealand's parliament has told lawmakers to stop complaining about the use of the Māori name for the country, after the deputy prime minister strongly objected to hearing it in the house.

2 mins

UK Competition Watchdog Will Not Review Microsoft AI Partnership

The UK's competition watchdog will not hold a formal investigation into Microsoft's partnership with the startup behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, stating that while the $2.9tn (£2.3tn) tech company has \"material influence\" over OpenAI it does not control it.

1 min

Co-op admits blocking competitors from opening shops near its stores

The Co-op has admitted to more than 100 breaches of a rule that prevents supermarkets blocking rivals from opening competing shops nearby.

1 min

Foxtons boss says 'more to do' on culture after claims of misconduct

The chief executive of Foxtons has admitted that the company has \"more to do\" on workplace culture, after a report alleging that junior employees at the real estate agent had faced unwanted touching and other forms of harassment.

1 min

RFU to lose commercial director Ramsey

The Rugby Football Union's commercial director has resigned in another setback for the beleaguered governing body.

1 min

'We have a long way to go, but women's boxing is getting there'

Lauren Price, Natasha Jonas and Cindy Ngamba are steeled for tomorrow's all-female bill at the Royal Albert Hall. Donald McRae hears their stories

7 mins

Ravindra's runs power Black Caps into final

New Zealand will take on India in the final of the Champions Trophy after centuries from Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson enabled them to outmuscle South Africa in their Lahore semi-final.

1 min

Mourinho open to Old Firm managerial role

José Mourinho has not ruled out managing Rangers or Celtic.

1 min

Elliott stuns PSG as Liverpool weather storm to grab advantage

Liverpool are alive and well in the Champions League when they should have been buried in Paris. Arne Slot's team did not simply secure a precious first leg lead against Paris Saint-Germain; they committed grand larceny on a night that belonged to Alisson.

3 mins

'Monumental moment' Home nations tee up joint bid for 2035 Women's World Cup

The home nations are to join together in a bid to host the Women's World Cup in 2035, a move which, if successful, would mark a \"monumental moment in our nation's sporting history\", according to Keir Starmer, the prime minister.

2 mins

Smith's uphill battle to regain England place after Italy axe

Marcus Smith faces an uphill battle to regain his England place after Steve Borthwick sought to kickstart his side's spluttering attack by axing the Harlequins playmaker, dealing a major blow to his British & Irish Lions hopes.

2 mins

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