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The Guardian view on Cop31: the green transition must not be derailed | Editorial
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The Guardian view on Cop31: the green transition must not be derailed | Editorial

Renewed commitments to electrification and climate science are vital outcomes from the latest round of UN talks The Cop31 climate talks have acquired something their delegates scarcely expected: a little political breathing space. The comeback by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of Brazil’s presidential race was…

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Burnham pledges early intervention and ‘benefits backstop’ to tackle youth jobs crisis
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Burnham pledges early intervention and ‘benefits backstop’ to tackle youth jobs crisis

Prime minister promises ‘root-and-branch rethink’ of support for young people as Milburn report advises sweeping changes to some benefits Andy Burnham: The crisis facing Britain’s young people is politicians’ fault. To fix it, we need a generational response Andy Burnham has pledged to intervene as early as childhood to tackle…

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The crisis facing Britain’s young people is politicians’ fault. To fix it, we need a generational response | Andy Burnham
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The crisis facing Britain’s young people is politicians’ fault. To fix it, we need a generational response | Andy Burnham

Alan Milburn’s review will mark a watershed moment for our approach to welfare and childhood. This is how I’m determined to create change Report: Burnham pledges early intervention and ‘benefits backstop’ to tackle youth jobs crisis A generation of young people did not wake up one morning and decide they did not want to work.

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Two planes collide on taxiway at Miami airport one day after national grounding
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Two planes collide on taxiway at Miami airport one day after national grounding

Two people injured after wingtip of Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck nose of United Parcel Service Boeing 767 Two planes collided with one another on a taxiway at Miami’s international airport on Saturday night – a day after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an hours-long nationwide ground stop due to…

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FBI raids and a recycling firm: how a promising US mayor wound up at the center of a bribery scandal
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FBI raids and a recycling firm: how a promising US mayor wound up at the center of a bribery scandal

As Oakland residents watch ex-mayor Sheng Thao stand trial, the scandal has come to symbolise wider frustrations Two years ago, residents of Oakland, California , woke up to a shocking scene: their mayor’s home was being raided by the FBI. Agents were seen carrying dozens of boxes from the hilltop home of Sheng Thao, the city’s…

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Why would anyone want a smart fridge? | Dave Schilling
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Why would anyone want a smart fridge? | Dave Schilling

After a hack in France, internet-enabled appliances are looking even less appealing – especially before the holidays We are deep into the holiday season now, past Halloween and a mere two weeks away from American Thanksgiving. I’ve already given up taking care of my body, surrendering fully to gluttony, vices, and going to bed…

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Poundland pins rescue hopes on Yorkshire Tea, Pot Noodle and Gloria Gaynor
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Poundland pins rescue hopes on Yorkshire Tea, Pot Noodle and Gloria Gaynor

Chain restocks stores in operation named after singer of I Will Survive, as US owners release some of withheld funds Poundland’s under-fire US owners have released funds to help the stricken discount chain restock shelves temporarily, keeping hopes of a rescue deal alive in the run-up to crunch talks with the government. In an…

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‘Shameless venality’: how a flurry of lawsuits has thwarted Trump’s self-enrichment schemes
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‘Shameless venality’: how a flurry of lawsuits has thwarted Trump’s self-enrichment schemes

Courts have issued stinging rebukes to president’s ‘blatant’ financial ploys as pro-democracy groups defend ‘government of laws, not of men’ pillar Donald Trump’s legal and political ploys to increase his wealth and boost Republican electoral prospects have fueled lawsuits by non-partisan groups, prompting federal judges to…

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Is Burnham’s plan for a housing revolution anything more than a pipedream? | John Harris
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Is Burnham’s plan for a housing revolution anything more than a pipedream? | John Harris

Nearly 2 million children are housed in dire conditions, anxious families are living out of carrier bags. There’s little sign of the hope our PM promised Two days after the Christmas of 2024, Andy Burnham put up a post on X that linked to a piece about housing in the Guardian.

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Troubled Scottish steel supplier raises questions over Royal Navy contracts
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Troubled Scottish steel supplier raises questions over Royal Navy contracts

Liberty Steel Dalzell plant in Motherwell with order for 34,000 tonnes of metal plate to build three warships has struggled to pay bills The Royal Navy is facing questions over whether three new warships will be built with British steel as its Scottish supplier faces deepening financial difficulties. Liberty Steel Dalzell, a…

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Digital finance products used to abuse almost 20% of young women and girls, UK report finds
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Digital finance products used to abuse almost 20% of young women and girls, UK report finds

Survey respondents describe current or former partners controlling bank accounts and taking out credit online without full consent Almost one in five young women and girls in the UK have experienced digital financial products being used as a tool of abuse by a current or former partner , a report has found. Abusers are…

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Pasta, pies and paperwork errors: the reality of Brexit food checks
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Pasta, pies and paperwork errors: the reality of Brexit food checks

Delayed deliveries and inspection hold-ups among issues facing hauliers navigating post-Brexit border processes Three small boxes of spinach and ricotta cannelloni destined for a supermarket in Gibraltar languish on an EU inspector’s bench at the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais. They have been removed from a truck laden with…

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‘I’m scared about my future’: young people on the stress and desperation of jobseeking
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‘I’m scared about my future’: young people on the stress and desperation of jobseeking

In the second in our series, four young Britons reveal how the search has taken a toll on their mental and physical health ‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers Guardian to follow lives of eight young people in their search for jobs “I had to quit and move back in with my parents because I…

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World leaders head to Asia for back-to-back diplomatic summits
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World leaders head to Asia for back-to-back diplomatic summits

Tussle for influence as trade, tech and regional security to take centre stage in China, Philippines and Cambodia meetings World leaders will fly in to Asia for back-to-back high-level summits this week against the backdrop of the tussle for influence between the superpowers China and the US. Beijing will have the home…

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US officials say flight stoppage stemmed from ‘routine maintenance’ as travel chaos continues
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US officials say flight stoppage stemmed from ‘routine maintenance’ as travel chaos continues

Thousands of flights still canceled as officials blamed ageing air control system for nationwide grounding The Trump administration says Friday’s four-hour nationwide Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ground stop that delayed or canceled thousands of flight stemmed from routine maintenance. At a news briefing on Saturday…

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Andy Burnham says UK has ‘lost more than we gained’ through Brexit
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Andy Burnham says UK has ‘lost more than we gained’ through Brexit

PM accuses Tories of burning ‘all our bridges’ and says deal he is pursuing with EU will ‘get food prices down’ Andy Burnham has said the UK has “lost more than we gained” since leaving the EU, the prime minister’s latest in a string of comments criticising Brexit. Outlining his desire to form closer ties with Brussels…

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Health is wealth? Polymarket and Kalshi now host bets on measles and other US health crises
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Health is wealth? Polymarket and Kalshi now host bets on measles and other US health crises

Experts warn of risks of platforms hosting bets tied to US public health – including vaccine mandates and drug trials The sign was pasted on a construction fence next to an elementary school in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. “Vaccines,” it proclaimed in bold capital letters against a blue star-spangled background –…

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‘Enough is enough’: rising number of deadly ebike battery fires spark fear in New York City
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‘Enough is enough’: rising number of deadly ebike battery fires spark fear in New York City

City has failed to build infrastructure that could reduce threat, and saw 400 fires, 83 injuries and 12 deaths this year Fires from lithium-ion batteries, which power ebikes and scooters, have become regular occurrences in New York, causing deaths and fear among residents, but the city has failed to build infrastructure that…

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Zelenskyy accuses SpaceX of lying about Starshield – and says US floated Donbas-for-Nato deal
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Zelenskyy accuses SpaceX of lying about Starshield – and says US floated Donbas-for-Nato deal

Throttling of Elon Musk’s military-grade satellite system affecting whole frontline, says Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused SpaceX of not telling the truth over restrictions to Ukraine’s Starshield satellite system , saying the decision to impose speed limits appears to be “political” rather than…

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Greenpeace boulders may delay building of £12bn windfarms in North Sea
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Greenpeace boulders may delay building of £12bn windfarms in North Sea

Activists dumped rocks off Norfolk coast on site of Burnham-backed project in protest against seabed trawling The giant offshore windfarms backed by Andy Burnham this week may face unexpected stumbling blocks after Greenpeace activists unwittingly dumped about 15 tonnes of boulders on to the site as part of a campaign against…

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Ecuadorian fishermen who survived US boat strikes sue Trump administration
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Ecuadorian fishermen who survived US boat strikes sue Trump administration

US military has killed nearly 250 people in attack on ‘narco-terrorism’, and on 17 March, sank the 16 plaintiffs’ boat, leaving two with serious burns More than a dozen Ecuadorian fishermen are suing the US government after they survived a military drone attack in the Pacific ocean earlier this year that sank their boat and…

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‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers
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‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers

In the first instalment of a new series, four young people reveal the impact of an endless cycle of applications and rejections Guardian to follow lives of eight young people in their search for jobs “I’ve been demoralised by the process, just constantly applying, then interviewing. I’ve just been applying to any jobs that I…

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UK-EU breakthrough will allow airport-style checks at Eurotunnel to avoid border ‘chaos’
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UK-EU breakthrough will allow airport-style checks at Eurotunnel to avoid border ‘chaos’

Eurotunnel owner Getlink wants to replicate ‘airport experience’ at Folkestone and Calais, without making people get out of cars Airport-style passport and fingerprinting controls are to be introduced at Eurotunnel in an attempt to prevent “short-term and long-term chaos” in Folkestone and Calais. In a breakthrough for…

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Bristol aims to become UK’s first ‘wetland city’ and reduce flood risk
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Bristol aims to become UK’s first ‘wetland city’ and reduce flood risk

Five-year project will create wildlife corridors by building wetlands and increase access to green and blue spaces Bristol could become home to the UK’s first “wetland city” thanks to a charity’s efforts to create vast wildlife corridors that will reduce flood risk and give people more access to green and blue spaces. The…

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US flight outage live updates: FAA lifts nationwide ground stop as airport chaos continues in US and beyond
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US flight outage live updates: FAA lifts nationwide ground stop as airport chaos continues in US and beyond

Sean Duffy, Trump’s transportation secretary, acknowledges tech failure led federal aviation officials to shut down system and ground flights, though details are scarce US aviation agency lifts nationwide ground stop affecting all air travel Chaos at US airports as flight stoppage grinds travel plans to a halt Sign up for the…

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Flights slowly resume after US aviation agency lifts nationwide ground stop
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Flights slowly resume after US aviation agency lifts nationwide ground stop

Transportation secretary Sean Duffy says the airspace is now open and the problem has been identified Chaos at US airports as stoppage grinds travel plans to a halt What to know about the rare nationwide ground stop issued by the FAA Flights in the US have slowly started resuming after being grounded for several hours on…

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What to know about the rare nationwide ground stop issued by the FAA
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What to know about the rare nationwide ground stop issued by the FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for all planes due to take off in the US, delaying and canceling thousands of flights The US Federal ⁠Aviation Administration said in a statement that the nationwide halt to departures and delays to landings at all US airports that began at about 4pm ET on Friday was…

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Rip out ugly clutter to help revive UK high streets, says thinktank
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Rip out ugly clutter to help revive UK high streets, says thinktank

Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to bring shoppers back The long decline of the high street is a problem that has gripped British governments for years. But what if there was a solution no one had considered before – doing it all on the cheap?

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How Microsoft outage has affected key public services in the UK
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How Microsoft outage has affected key public services in the UK

Hospitals, GPs, police forces and property agents have had to find a workaround for Microsoft packages Hospitals, GPs, police forces and property agents across the UK have been hit by the global Microsoft outage . Here’s how the disruption to email and other IT facilities has affected key services.

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Trump bought Nvidia stock as he helped chipmaker with change to export rule
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Trump bought Nvidia stock as he helped chipmaker with change to export rule

President purchased up to $5m of stock before revoking Biden-era rule that limited Nvidia’s ability to sell to China Donald Trump bought Nvidia stock worth millions of dollars as he made decisions on America’s China policy that would benefit the chipmaker, an analysis has found . In May 2025, Trump’s administration rescinded…

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SEC Proposes Executive and Director Compensation Disclosure Reforms
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SEC Proposes Executive and Director Compensation Disclosure Reforms

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule amendments to make its executive and director compensation disclosure requirements more principles-based and materiality-driven, providing investors with clearer, more concise, and less complex…

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Isabel Schnabel: Made in Europe
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Isabel Schnabel: Made in Europe

Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Isabel Schnabel: Made in Europe”.

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Federal Reserve Board announces pricing, effective January 1, 2027, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions, and changes to streamline and adjust their check services
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Federal Reserve Board announces pricing, effective January 1, 2027, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions, and changes to streamline and adjust their check services

Federal Reserve Board announces pricing, effective January 1, 2027, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions, and changes to streamline and adjust their check services

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SEC Announces Enforcement Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2026
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SEC Announces Enforcement Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission today provided its enforcement results for the past fiscal year which ended September 30. Throughout the fiscal year, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement remained focused on its fundamental responsibility: protecting…

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