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Salmond's niece hits out at Sturgeon over claims in her memoir
Alex Salmond's niece has accused Nicola Sturgeon of tarnishing her late uncle's reputation in order to promote her memoir, Frankly.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Kick It Out's funding deal with Premier League cut to one year
The Premier League has reduced the length of its funding deal with Kick It Out from three years to 12 months, leading to concerns about the long-term security of the charity's income and the independence of the anti-racism movement.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
More than £300m given to councils to help house Ukrainian refugees is still unspent
More than £300m given to English councils to help Ukrainian refugees into accommodation has not been spent, while thousands of them face homelessness.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Rail fares could increase by 'outrageous' 5.6% next year
Train fares in England could rise by as much as 5.6% next year, as campaigners said passengers could be priced off the railway.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Peckish pests? Summer influx of hungry gulls and tourists causes seaside strife
In a flurry of wings, the predator was off with its prize: a steaming pasty snatched from the hands of a day-tripper from Birmingham. \"What do you want me to do about it?\" her unsympathetic husband said. \"I can't fly.\"
3 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Man found guilty for role in east London gun attack that wounded girl, 9
A man has been found guilty for his role in the shooting of a nine-year-old girl outside an east London restaurant in a long-running gang feud.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Diarra seeking £56m from Fifa over transfer rules case
Lassana Diarra is to directly pursue Fifa for €65m (£56m) in compensation after a European court's verdict on its transfer rules, with the former France midfielder describing a failure by the governing body to reach a settlement as indicative of a \"culture of contempt\".
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Bolivia to host runoff as presidential frontrunners end leftist dominance
Bolivia's presidential election will go to a runoff for the first time, with two rightwing candidates competing for the presidency - marking the end of the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo's (Mas) nearly 20 years of dominance.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Marriage crisis Young Chinese reject subsidies and embrace the single life
The crowd is sweltering under a red and gold awning, but Granny Wang has them rapt. Packed into the space in front of the 62-year-old's small stage, and spilling onto wooden bleachers above, hundreds of people have gathered to hear Wang - real name Zhao Mei - play matchmaker to young men and women at a daily show in a theme park in Kaifeng, an ancient city in central China's Henan province.
3 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Call for urgent action on plastic additives linked to long-term fall in sperm counts
Action must be taken to curb the use of plastic additives linked to plummeting sperm counts, a leading reproductive scientist has warned as splits over chemical regulation contributed to the collapse of a crucial treaty on plastic pollution.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
US national park visitors reject effort by Trump to rewrite past
As part of his war on \"woke,\" Donald Trump has asked the public to report anything portraying Americans negatively in US national parks.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Microbe research suggests there's no bar on new chocolate flavours
Researchers have shed fresh light on a key ingredient that could lead to new flavours of chocolate.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Tony Chung granted asylum in UK
The Hong Kong independence activist Tony Chung says he has been granted asylum in the UK, two years after fleeing the Chinese region.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Metals firms threaten to sue government over tariffs on Asian steel
Manufacturers have threatened legal action against the government over tariffs on raw steel imports from Asia, which they blame for a \"tsunami\" of problems for the industry.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Wealth tax Could Spain offer a lesson in how to target the super-rich?
With its green curtain of hanging gardens, the Planeta building is one of Barcelona's most recognisable office blocks.
4 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Plundering the Palace Tottenham closing in on Eze signing as further talks held
Tottenham have stepped up their pursuit of Eberechi Eze by holding further talks regarding signing the England forward, but Crystal Palace want to line up a replacement before sanctioning his sale.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Russian attacks: Fourteen killed in wave of airstrikes before Washington peace talks
Russian attacks, including on a block of flats in the city of Kharkiv, killed 14 people across Ukraine, authorities said yesterday.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Son of Norway's crown princess charged with four counts of rape
The son of Norway's crown princess has been charged with 32 offences including four counts of rape, a prosecutor has said.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Alcaraz pockets title as Sinner pulls out of Cincinnati final
Carlos Alcaraz has won the Cincinnati Open for the first time in his career after the world No 1, Jannik Sinner, his great rival, was retired from their highly anticipated final with illness while trailing 0-5 in the opening set.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
'Something extraordinary' Cash transfers lift 13.4m Mexicans out of poverty
Toothless and frail, Gloria Palacios, 84, stooped as she set up her rickety sidewalk shop in Mexico City's roughshod Doctores neighborhood.
3 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Online bank Monzo plans to launch mobile phone service
Monzo is looking to launch its own mobile phone service in the UK in a move that could heighten competition among big phone groups and secure further revenue for the growing digital bank.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Group to take case on online agent exam to Cas
A group who claim technical problems with Fifa's online football agent exam prevented them from completing the test are to take their cases to the court of arbitration for sport.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Stars Align for Mixed Doubles in US Open Revamp
Competition featuring top singles players and staged before main event will catch the eye at Flushing Meadows
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Lib Dems warn about growing numbers going to A&E without ambulances
Growing numbers in England are finding their own way to A&E instead of taking ambulances, with nearly 2.7 million people taking themselves to emergency departments last year.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Canada flight attendants' union leaders 'willing to face jail' over strike
Union leaders representing 10,000 striking flight attendants have said they would be willing to go to jail rather than comply with an order to return to work, as Canada's federal government seeks to end a bitter contract dispute that has halted hundreds of summer flights and stranded travellers around the world.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Windermere widely polluted with bacteria from sewage, survey finds
Bathing water quality across most of Windermere is poor throughout the summer, indicating high levels of sewage pollution, according to a comprehensive analysis of water quality in England's largest lake.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Campaigners call on King Charles to save Kent sandbank from destructive dredging
Over centuries the treacherous Goodwin Sands off Kent - known as the great \"ship swallower\" - has entombed more than 2,000 shipwrecks, dozens of second world war aircraft and is the final resting place of thousands.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Author Rooney 'could face arrest' over backing for Palestine Action
The Irish novelist Sally Rooney could face arrest under the Terrorism Act after saying she intends to use proceeds from her work to support Palestine Action, a legal expert has warned.
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August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Best of British Hodgkinson's thrilling return to track proves she is our greatest talent
Three months ago Keely Hodgkinson went to Windsor Castle to collect her MBE from Prince William and, unwittingly, nearly derailed her season. The trip from Manchester made her back stiff. Soon afterwards, she tore her right hamstring.
4 min |
August 19, 2025
The Guardian
Joe Caroff, designer of the James Bond 007 logo, dies at 103
The graphic designer responsible for the 007 gun logo as well as countless classic film posters has died aged 103.
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