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'Oxford is lucky to have him' Birkenhead college students exceed the national average
Birkenhead college students exceed the national average
3 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Theologian in Jenrick row offers olive branch
The theologian who accused Robert Jenrick of xenophobia on the BBC has invited the shadow justice minister to work with him to ease tensions over migration rather than \"ramping up anti-immigrant sentiment\".
3 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
West Bank 'Illegal' settlement plan likely to gain planning approval
Israel appears set to give formal planning approval to a settlement project for more than 3,400 new homes - which has been on hold for decades - which critics say would split the occupied West Bank in half.
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Wavy walls Fears for future of unique houses in Burkina Faso
A world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is under threat amid changing weather patterns.
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
World records for Richardson and Bjergfelt
Britain's Matt Richardson and Will Bjergfelt set world records at a special event backed by British Cycling in Turkey yesterday.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Family of Southport victim criticise plan to reveal ethnicity of suspects
The family of Bebe King, one of the three girls killed in the Southport attack last year, have urged ministers to reconsider their support for disclosing the ethnicity of serious crime suspects, saying this information is \"completely irrelevant\" and that \"the propensity to commit crime happens in any ethnicity, nationality or race\".
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Israel 'weaponising aid' to Gaza with rules on permits, humanitarian groups say
More than 100 aid organisations working in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have accused Israel of dangerously \"weaponising aid\" in its application of new rules for registering groups involved in delivering humanitarian assistance.
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Putin is ready to make a deal, says Trump ahead of Alaska meeting
Donald Trump said he believed Vladimir Putin was ready to make a deal on the war in Ukraine as the two leaders prepared for their summit in Alaska today, but his suggestion that Moscow and Kyiv would \"divvy things up\" may cause alarm.
5 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
The big show is back! Premier League returns with new thrills and a new threat
Clubs are spending like the world's on fire, from Wirtz to Gyökeres and Sesko, but who can say yet who has found the right chemistry?
1 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Sky expects to fend off Netflix for live rights to US Open
Sky Sports is in advanced talks over signing a new six-year deal for exclusive UK live rights for the US Open. The current contract expires after next year's Championship at Shinnecock Hills and it is expecting to beat off competition from other broadcasters, including Netflix, to secure an extension.
1 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Manager sets the bar high for Wirtz to meet Liverpool expectations
Club's record signing must follow Salah's standards and stay fit, says head coach
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Centrica in £1.5bn deal to buy huge gas terminal
The owner of British Gas has placed a £1.5bn bet on the UK's future reliance on fossil fuel imports after striking a deal to buy Europe's biggest gas import terminal.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Eli Lilly raises UK price of weight loss jab Mounjaro by up to 170%
The price of the weight loss jab Mounjaro will rise by up to 170% in the UK, its US manufacturer has said, as Donald Trump steps up pressure on drugmakers to increase their prices for Europeans so that they can make them more affordable for Americans.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Contaminated fentanyl kills up to 96 people in Argentina
As many as 96 people are thought to have died in Argentina after being treated with medical-use fentanyl that was tainted with bacteria.
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Scottish teenager named a Time 'girl of the year'
A Scottish child has been named a \"girl of the year\" by Time magazine after she invented a solar-powered thermal blanket to help rough sleepers keep warm.
1 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Tottenham 'disgusted' by racial abuse of Tel after penalty miss
Comments on social media that followed Super Cup loss are condemned by club
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
We're riding a wave': the explosive rise of urban treasure hunts across British cities
If you spot someone in a busy city-centre street with a puzzled, possibly pained look asking their companions if that's an elephant at the top of a drainpipe, they are probably not mad: they are on an urban treasure hunt.
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
What's on the table 'Untapped economic potential' is lure for deal
When Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet in Alaska, the Russian president will set out to woo his US counterpart and dangle financial incentives for siding with Moscow over Ukraine.
4 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Ministers to target 'disadvantaged' groups falling behind in grades
Ministers have vowed to tackle England's \"entrenched\" educational gaps that are leaving some regions and groups trailing far behind their peers and closing off options such as university for many of their school leavers.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Stolen Cortés manuscript from 1527 returned to Mexico by FBI
Nearly five centuries after the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés signed it and decades after someone swiped it from the national archives, a priceless manuscript page has been returned by the FBI to Mexico.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Swift reveals details of new album inspired by Eras tour
Taylor Swift has revealed more details about her forthcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl, which includes a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Writer brought 'close to edge' by backlash to prize longlisting
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought \"very close to the edge\" by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Stage review Lily Allen convinces as Hedda but Ibsen's tale is lost in time
It is not through any shortcomings of the cast that Matthew Dunster's modern-dress reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler is so peculiar.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Trainer Turner dies aged 78 after accident
The trainer Bill Turner has died aged 78 after having a serious accident on Monday.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Doo doo doo done: Baby Shark case dismissed after six years
South Korea's supreme court has rejected a US composer's allegation that the producers of the catchy children's song Baby Shark plagiarised his work, ending a six-year legal battle.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Sinéad O'Connor biopic receives backing of Slow Horses producer
A biopic of Sinéad O'Connor is in the works, with its backers including the company involved in Nothing Compares, the acclaimed 2022 documentary about the singer.
1 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Wildfires in Spain claim a third life as relentless heat assails Europe
Wildfires raging across Spain have killed a third person as intense heat continues to affect vast swathes of Europe, forcing overwhelmed governments to call in support from their neighbours.
2 min |
August 15, 2025

The Guardian
Royal Ballet and Opera urged to drop Russian soprano with links to Putin
More than 50 Ukrainian writers and artists, a cross-party group of UK MPs and a former New Zealand prime minister have urged the Royal Ballet and Opera to drop the Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko from its new London season.
3 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Trump Targets Environment Rules Over Rocket Launches
Donald Trump wants to relax environmental rules for commercial spaceship companies, saying it is imperative for national security that the industry increases launches \"substantially\" by 2030.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Second MasterChef Contestant Asks to Be Edited Out of Series
Another MasterChef contestant has been edited out of the latest series following the controversy over the conduct of its sacked presenters, raising further questions about the BBC's decision to broadcast the show.
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