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June 18, 2022

Schools, pools and libraries face massive cuts

School building projects, swimming pools and libraries have been earmarked for emergency funding cuts because town halls have been hit by an unexpected £1.7bn hole in their budgets, the Guardian can reveal.

3 mins

New form of light therapy exposes and wipes out cancer cells

Scientists have developed a revolutionary cancer treatment that lights up and wipes out microscopic cancer cells, a breakthrough that may enable surgeons to more effectively target and destroy the disease.

2 mins

Assange's US extradition approved - but WikiLeaks says it will appeal

Priti Patel has approved the extradition of the WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US, with the organisation immediately saying it would appeal against the decision in the high court.

2 mins

Stranger things have happened: TV show takes Kate Bush back up that hill

Kate Bush, a megastar of 80s British pop music, has reached No 1 in the UK charts with her single Running Up That Hill, nearly 37 years after the song was released.

3 mins

Weather Level three alert in England on hottest day so far

A level three heatwave alert was in place for south-east England as temperatures yesterday passed 32C (89F) in London on the hottest day of the year so far.

2 mins

PM may be made to give evidence under oath in new investigation

Boris Johnson could be ordered to give evidence under oath when MPs begin a new investigation into claims he lied about Partygate.

4 mins

Red wall Tory MPs furious after Johnson no-show

Boris Johnson has been accused of showing "total contempt" for the north of England as a senior Tory MP warned him it was an "illusion" to think the Tories would confidently hold seats it won for the first time in 2019 at the next general election.

2 mins

Rwanda asylum policy 'absolutely shameful', says Labour peer

Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is an "absolutely shameful" policy that threatens to undermine Britain's potential to lead in a changing world, the Labour peer Lady Amos has said.

3 mins

Ramaphosa faces pressure over game farm allegations

The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is facing the most serious personal challenge of his four years in power after claims he tried to cover up the theft of millions of US dollars hidden at his game farm.

1 min

Japanese schoolchildren allowed to talk at lunchtime again

After two years of eating in near-monastic silence, children in Japan have been given permission to chat to their classmates over lunch, as Covid cases in the country continue to fall.

1 min

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