The Guardianadded this to UK NewsGreater Manchester Police Woman, 93, arrested as a dying wish after being ‘good all her life’The Guardian - Poppy NoorOne of the UK’s largest police forces apparently arrested a 93-year-old woman who had committed no crime because it was her “dying wish”. In a tweet that received more than a thousand likes, Pam Smith
The Guardianadded this to World NewsNews (Hong Kong) UK halts sales of teargas to Hong Kong amid police brutality claimsThe GuardianThe UK is suspending future sales of teargas and other crowd control equipment to Hong Kong until an independent investigation is held into allegations of police brutality during mass protests earlier
The Guardianadded this to Rugby UnionEddie Jones England must sort off-field politics to fulfil potential, says Eddie JonesThe GuardianEddie Jones has claimed England will struggle to enjoy consistent success on the world stage unless the “battleground” of off-field politics is properly addressed. The head coach also believes the English
The Guardianadded this to MediaJeremy Kyle Treatment of Jeremy Kyle Show guests likened to 'Roman Colosseum'The Guardian - Mark SweneyMPs have condemned The Jeremy Kyle Show as a forum for tearing participants apart in a “Roman Colosseum-type way”, as ITV executives tried to defend the treatment of participants on hit reality shows Love
The Guardianadded this to US SportSpain A soft penalty and questionable selection: the US got lucky against SpainThe Guardian - Hope SoloThe United States got lucky against Spain. They didn’t score from open play and their second penalty was very soft – if it was a penalty at all. I watched the replay in the broadcasting booth over and
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesUK News 'Yellow vest' protester found guilty of assaulting journalistThe Guardian - Nazia Parveen North of England correspondentA self-styled “yellow vest” protester who has been accused of harassing the former Tory MP Anna Soubry has been fined for assaulting a journalist at a demonstration in Manchester. James Goddard, 29, a
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesLifestyle (UK) Why do Britons have fewer close friends than people in any other country?The GuardianHow many close friends is too many? In Britain, it seems to be a question of why we don’t have more. A global study of 10,000 people by Snapchat has found that Britons have fewer “best friends” – 2.6 average
The Guardianadded this to LifestyleLifestyle (UK) Cashless Monopoly: Is this the final nail in the coffin for physical money?The Guardian - Emine SanerFor many children, the board game Monopoly is their introduction to capitalism, slum landlords and what to do with wedges of banknotes. While the first two may still prove grimly relevant to their lives,
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Ukrainian tycoon can be extradited to US, Austrian court rulesThe GuardianAustria’s highest court has upheld a decision making it possible to extradite the Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash, paving the way for him to face bribery-related charges in the United States. Before his
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesHomeopathy Prince Charles becomes patron of homeopathy groupThe Guardian - Haroon SiddiquePrince Charles has been criticised for continuing to endorse homeopathy by becoming a patron of an organisation dedicated to promoting it. The Faculty of Homeopathy, which supports registered medical with
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsFracking UK anti-fracking activists go on trial accused of breaking injunctionThe GuardianThree anti-fracking protesters have gone on trial accused of breaking an injunction designed to stop disruption of a fracking site in Lancashire. Katrina Lawrie, Lee Walsh and Christopher Wilson took in
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesEnvironment Air pollution 'may affect number of eggs ovaries can produce'The GuardianAir pollution has been linked to a drop in activity of a woman’s ovaries, researchers have revealed. Experts say the findings suggest the female reproductive system is affected by environmental factors,
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesBeyoncé ‘Don’t get fired’: Beyoncé choose-your-own-adventure game takes over TwitterThe GuardianFor most of its existence the functionality of Twitter has been limited to a few basic options: keeping up with news and arguing with trolls. Lately it has also been a way to transmit the neuroses of Trump
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Domestic workers face heightened slavery risk in UK, warns EU studyThe Guardian - Daniel Boffey in BrusselsAn EU agency has highlighted the heightened risk of foreign domestic workers in the UK enduring slavery-like conditions but conceded its pan-European study of labour conditions had been impeded by “mafia
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesOpinion (UK) I always suspected BAME NHS workers were treated differently. Now I know it’s trueThe Guardian - Saleyha AhsanAlthough I’ve heard the dark whispers, the off-record conversations, throughout my 13 years as a doctor, I’ve never wanted to believe it. But now something I was warned about in my first year is out there
The Guardianadded this to FootballCameroon The FiverThe Guardian - Gregg BakowskiAnd so to Africa, where the Cup of Nations has stumbled into action in conditions steamier than Weird Uncle Fiver’s rare collection of stamps. It’s made for some sticky pitches and the kind of ponderous
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) Have sperm will travel. But what would an all-female planet look like?The Guardian - Stephanie MerrittIf you’re a woman who has despaired over the past week, as you’ve observed the questionable conduct of jowly white men in positions of power and subsequently seen it defended by both men and women – take
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesWladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko rescued from burning boat by Spanish coastguardThe Guardian - Press AssociationThe former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko was rescued by the Spanish coastguard after the chartered boat he was on caught fire on Monday morning. Klitschko, who ended his professional boxing
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonEnvironment Footage reveals chickens in 'horrifying conditions' at big UK producerThe Guardian - Harriet GrantOne of the UK’s biggest chicken producers has been keeping chickens in cramped conditions on three farms in Lincolnshire, including in enormous “double-decker” multi-storey buildings, where secretly filmed
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Europe heatwave: record high of 45C expected in FranceThe Guardian - Jon Henley Europe correspondentNational high temperature records set mostly in late July or August are likely to be broken across Europe this week as an unprecedented, potentially deadly early summer heatwave sweeps across the continent.
The Guardianadded this to World NewsAir Pollution France loses landmark court case over air pollutionThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in ParisThe French state has failed to do enough to limit air pollution around Paris, according to a landmark court ruling delivered after a woman and daughter with respiratory problems sued the nation. In the
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonBoris Johnson Boris Johnson filmed telling Tory members NHS 'needs reform'The Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorBoris Johnson has been filmed at a private garden party telling Conservative members that the NHS absolutely needs to be reformed, as he fired them up for a general election by asking them to be ready
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsNicola Sturgeon Jeremy Hunt pulls Foreign Office support for Nicola SturgeonThe Guardian - Severin Carrell Scotland editorJeremy Hunt has been accused of trying to boost his Conservative leadership campaign by withdrawing Foreign Office (FCO) support for Nicola Sturgeon’s overseas visits. The foreign secretary has confirmed
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesNHS Rare bacterial infection leaves 12 dead in EssexThe Guardian - Sarah Boseley Health editorTwelve people have died in the Essex area and 20 more have been infected by the spread of a rare invasive bacterial infection, Public Health England has said. A total of 32 people have been confirmed have
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesCricket West Indies legend Brian Lara hospitalised with chest painsThe Guardian - Press AssociationFormer West Indies captain Brian Lara has been hospitalised in Mumbai with chest pains. Lara, who holds the records for the highest individual innings in Tests and first-class cricket, is in India as conducts
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesGlastonbury The 140-tonne, fire-breathing crane: inside Glastonbury's hottest attractionThe Guardian - Stuart Jeffries'We’re certainly thinking about having performers dangling from the boom' ‘The idea,” says Pip Rush, “is to take over the sky.” We’re standing on a 140-tonne crane, 30 metres above the Glastonbury festival
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesLGBTQI Labour MP to lead equality debate despite stance on LGBT classesThe Guardian - Nazia Parveen North of England correspondentThe Labour MP Roger Godsiff has been criticised by party colleagues after announcing he would lead a Commons debate about equality teaching despite being reprimanded for his support of anti-LGBT education
The Guardianadded this to Donald TrumpDonald Trump Jr Trump threatens 'obliteration' if Iran attacks 'anything American' – liveGuardian US - Oliver Laughland in New York• Trump boasts US ‘by far the most powerful military force’ • President mocks writer who accused him of sexual assault • Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective A bit more context on those
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPolicing Two arrested in A-level exam leak investigationThe Guardian - Matthew Weaver and Richard AdamsTwo men have been arrested as part of an investigation into an exam paper security breach that led the Edexcel board to withdraw and replace an A-level further maths paper over fears it had been leaked.
The Guardianadded this to UK News Man stabbed 18 times after row over blocking train aisle, court hearsThe Guardian - Press AssociationA train passenger was stabbed 18 times in front of his 14-year-old son after a heated row over blocking the aisle, a court has heard. Lee Pomeroy, 51, was attacked by 36-year-old Darren Pencille five after
