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The Guardian
German States Squabble Over Who Gets the Best Summer Holiday Slots
Germany's 16 states are rowing over school holiday dates, with the most southerly two accused of hogging the best slots on the grounds that their children help bring in the harvest.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Four MPs lose Labour whip as PM attempts to reassert grip on party
Keir Starmer moved to reassert his grip on the Labour party yesterday by removing the whip from four backbenchers for repeatedly breaching discipline.
4 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Food and fuel costs bring unexpected increase in inflation
Inflation unexpectedly rose in June, driven by fuel and food prices, according to official figures published yesterday, underscoring the challenge facing the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
An amazing step Charity founder lauds breakthrough
When I had my 20-week scan, Lily had a strange heartbeat.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
'A family of traitors' US tariff threat to Brazil backfires on Bolsonaro and sons
US tariff threat to Brazil backfires on Bolsonaro and sons
3 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Answer to loneliness? How Seoul's 'mind convenience stores' help combat isolation
On the third floor of a community centre in Dongdaemun in Seoul's east, a massage chair hums gently at the entrance to an airy room - a cool refuge from the sweltering summer heat.
3 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Prevent scheme missed chances to stop two killers, report finds
The Prevent anti-terrorism scheme missed chances to protect the public from the killer of the MP Sir David Amess, and from the youth who murdered three girls in Southport, an official report said yesterday.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
'Very bad idea' to end ringfencing for banks, say City grandees
Rachel Reeves has been warned by City grandees that her plan to slash financial red tape could have little benefit for households while dialing up risk in the banking industry.
3 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Icelandic peninsula suffers ninth volcanic eruption since end of 2023
A volcano erupted yesterday in the Reykjanes peninsula in the southwest of Iceland, weather authorities said, the ninth eruption to hit the region since the end of 2023.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Armed police threaten to arrest protester for holding Palestine flag
Armed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestinian flag and carrying signs saying \"Free Gaza\" and \"Israel is committing genocide\", accusing her of supporting a proscribed organisation.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Parents face £1,800 childminder bills over summer, says charity
Working parents who depend on childminders to look after their children during the school summer holidays face bills of as much as £1,800 for six weeks of childcare, research suggests.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
China-sponsored academic journal dropped by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) will no longer publish a controversial academic journal sponsored by China's ministry of justice after years of concerns that several papers in the publication had not met ethical standards about DNA collection.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
'It breaks my heart': century-old Morecambe FC 'days from collapse'
In the century since it was founded, only a world war has stopped play at Morecambe football club. But the 105-year-old institution is days away from collapse because of a disastrous takeover deal.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Kew's tropical Palm House to go green in £50m net zero makeover
After 177 years the tropical jewel of the Royal Botanic Gardens, the enormous Palm House, is to have a green makeover costing £50m.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Reform-led council rescinds climate declaration
A Reform-led council is thought to have become the first in the UK to rescind its climate emergency declaration, a move condemned as \"a very dark day\" for the authority.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Airport drop-off charges 'steeper per minute than holiday flights'
Drivers have been warned of soaring charges at UK airports to drop off passengers this summer, while major European airports continue to allow motorists brief stops for free.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Two years is no time at all to be boss, but problems were piling up for Crew at Diageo
Two years is no time at all to be the boss of a FTSE 100 company - but Debra Crew's departure from drinks giant Diageo has felt possible for at least half of that period.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
One of your own' British-Nigerian rugby stars inspire future generations
It is 2017 and Maro Itoje has just been selected as the youngest member of the British & Irish Lions squad.
5 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Trump calls his supporters 'weaklings' for questioning outcome of Epstein inquiry
Donald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible \"weaklings\" for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Nurse cleared over changing room row with trans doctor
A nurse who objected to sharing a female changing room with a doctor who was a transgender woman has been cleared of gross misconduct allegations.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Order to kill mother bear and cubs put on hold in Norway
The hunt for a brown bear that bit a man on the elbow has been put on hold, the Norwegian Environment Agency has announced, in a case that angered animal rights campaigners after officials shot the wrong bear.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Backlash Illustrates the Dangers of Playing to a Support Base of Fringe Conspiracy Theorists
Some of Trump's Most Loyal Foot Soldiers Are in Open Revolt Against His Administration, Accusing It of Now Being Part of a Cover-Up
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Erdogan's rival sent to prison for threats against public prosecutor
Istanbul's mayor and Turkey's leading opposition figure, Ekrem Imamoglu, right, has been jailed for 20 months for insulting and threatening the city's public prosecutor, according to a court document.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
A question for MPs silent over this cover-up: why are you in politics?
For a moment it felt as if the dam might be about to burst. To let the anger in.
2 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Pressure on Shapps over leak of Afghan data
Grant Shapps insisted that the Ministry of Defence press for the continuation of an extraordinary superinjunction to prevent reporting of an embarrassing leak of personal data belonging to 18,700 Afghans, it has been claimed.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Complaint over Belgian ticket inspector's 'bonjour' upheld
A complaint against a Belgian ticket inspector who gave passengers a bilingual greeting in Dutch-speaking Flanders has been upheld, shedding light on the country's strict language laws.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Starmer and Germany's Merz to sign bilateral treaty to renew ties
Keir Starmer will welcome Germany's chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to Downing Street today to sign a new bilateral treaty that promises tighter action on smuggling gangs, expanded defence exports and closer industrial ties between the UK and Germany.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Ready for take-off But can BAE find new orders for its fighters?
In a factory on the banks of the River Ribble in Lancashire, robot arms stand on a floor striped with glowing lights. They will hold the tail fin for a test model for the UK's next-generation fighter jet, which is intended to fly for the first time in 2027.
3 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
Barclays fined £42m over poor handling of financial crime risks
Barclays has been fined £42m for its poor handling of financial crime risks linked to two clients, including a gold bullion business run by James Stunt, former son-in-law of the Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone.
1 min |
July 17, 2025
The Guardian
MPs find it hard to say who was to blame for the Afghan debacle, but they all agree it wasn't them
If the Taliban had wanted to send a death squad at least it would come as a surprise. So much better than worrying about it
3 min |