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Under pressure: Devastating floods have hit Makerfield twice in 10 years, leaving fertile ground for Reform
Now Labour voters tell @CeriThomas01 they fear Andy Burnham could be swept away in this month's byelection
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Harold Wilson biography offers Starmer a few goals: hold on in there, hope for a World Cup win
@williamkeegan writes: Former prime minister who was in office during England’s 1966 victory suffered his own ‘clashing balls’ in the Labour party, new book reveals
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'It was time for the Ukrainians to change tack. Commanders in the Khartiia brigade requested the help of its recently formed Lava regiment: robotic warfare specialists. What they achieved was celebrated as a landmark moment in this war: a successful assault with no humans on the battlefield.'
@jm_stout reports on strategic efforts to fight Russia to a standstill
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It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars, writes @KateMaltby
Rage at the museum for cancelling a historical talk on Israel is misplaced. It’s just the latest institution struggling with a burden it never chose
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No boats to China: empty ships tell the story of the EU’s failed industries
Fortress Europe is emerging as it wakes up to a brutal, one-sided trading relationship, while Brexit Britain is destined to watch from the sidelines, writes Will Hutton
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“The harms I have seen being perpetrated against children as young as eight by UK and global paedophiles online can finally be stopped if the government gets this over the line,” former safeguarding minister @jessphillips tells @RSylvester1
Ahead of new legislation, the Observer investigates how children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic
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How Richard Dawkins evolved into a novelist
James Tapper writes that The Selfish Gene writer has begun a Jurassic Park-stye tale about bringing Homo erectus back from extinction – but the wider scientific community isn’t sure it’s wise…
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America’s right attacks ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak
Maga influencers, sections of the media and the White House have seized on the Southampton murder as an example of Britain’s ‘civilisational decline’, writes @hughtomlinson
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'If we lose this, we are really, really in trouble. Not just as a party, but as a country.' @LordBlunkett, Labour greybeard, tells @CeriThomas01
The Observer reports from Makerfield as Labour voters fear a Reform deluge
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Victor Wembanyama – the ‘unicorn’ who is head and shoulders above the rest
@BenColes_ writes: The 7’4” San Antonio Spurs star is hoping to lift his side to the NBA Championships despite a rocky start to the finals
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Lord’s pitch needs revival to save it from hitting a new low
There is no charm in having a snakepit of a strip that prioritises quantity over quality, writes @cameronponsonby
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Across the globe, internet blackouts are a new tool for autocratic regimes
Iran’s record-breaking information shutdown is over, reports @liz_cookman. But governments, including Russia and China, are increasingly using access as control
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Downsizing isn’t yet in Richard’s interest. That needs to change
‘Retirees in comfortable houses who refuse to downsize’ aren’t helping the housing crisis. Policy must make it worth their while, reports @BenZaranko
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Irish pub to cheer on Ivory Coast’s Elephants after failure to qualify for World Cup
@Biddy_Mulligans in Edinburgh will be reversing its flag, selling African Guinness and serving Ivorian snacks in support of the team after viral TikTok, reports Mike Wade
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I had to close my beloved restaurant. VAT was taking just too big a bite of the profits
@SambalShiok's founder Mandy Yin explains why she was forced to shut and calls for a cut in the rates the hospitality industry pays before more are lost
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In weaponising Henry Nowak’s tragic death, the right has come full circle on identity politics, writes @kenanmalik
The language around antiracism has degraded notions of equality to the point that it has been adopted by extremists to portray white victimhood
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Revolut turns sights on newly rich private clients
Fintech giant reported to be making eyes at clients worth £500,000, but some see the move as window dressing before IPO launch, reports @barneymac
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I Dua, I Dua: star joins the double wedding set with city ceremony and Sicily celebration
Caitlin MacDonald writes that the pop star and Callum Turner are in Sicily celebrating their second wedding bash after a muted town hall affair in London – the latest A-listers to choose a ‘double wedding’
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Something stinks: Water firms dump sewage into rivers and seas for 1.5m hours already this year
Swimmers and beachgoers feel ‘powerless’ in the face of increasing filthy overflows, in some coastal areas already topping the whole of 2025, investigates @JonUngoedThomas
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Sweet dreams are made of hits for investors snapping up back catalogues
Streaming data shows artists like Eurythmics, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey make sure-fire streaming investments, reports @EmmaHaslett
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