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US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks

By Raphael Rashid in Seoul

South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise would end on 21 August at the request of the US Analysis: In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy? South Korea’s military has confirmed that joint military drills with the US will be cut short, days after Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back the exercises. In a

Tupac Shakur trial: lawyers share full account of killing as witnesses still refuse to testify

By Lois Beckett

Murder trial of Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, 63, former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, opens in Las Vegas For nearly 30 years, the unsolved murder of 25-year-old rapper Tupac Shakur has sparked lawsuits, theories and conspiracies. Now, decades after his death in a September 1996 drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, local prosecutors are finally offering a detailed official account of Shakur’s killing, accusing Duane “Kef

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Climate change driving European marine heatwaves - study

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Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe, scientists said, warning of severe consequences.

Boyfriend of Hayden Panettiere was at apartment when actor died

By Associated Press

Police report shows Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at Greenville, South Carolina, residence Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released on Tuesday. A Greenville police officer who responded to the residence on Sunday afternoon was met by

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‘I’m actually speechless’: Westmeath woman who shared alopecia journey crowned Rose of Tralee 2026

By Niamh Browne

Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh: ‘I’m actually speechless... I honestly would not have been able to do this without these girls’

Frank Beard, beardless drummer for ZZ Top, dies aged 77

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Texas group share lengthy tribute to `great friend and collaborator’

Premier League 2026-27 preview No 15: Manchester City

By Jamie Jackson

With the departures of Pep Guardiola and Rodri it looks like the end of an era at City. Will Enzo Maresca be able to sustain their position as a domestic and continental superpower? Guardian writers’ predicted position: 2nd (NB: this is not necessarily Jamie Jackson’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd Continue reading...

Shrews may grow bigger snouts in winter to cope with cold air, scientists say

By Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Study of long-clawed shrew skulls from Japan shows that while skulls get smaller in winter, snouts elongate Humans turn to heated blankets and fluffy socks to cope with winter, but long-clawed shrews have a very different adaptation: they increase the size of their snouts. Researchers have previously discovered that certain small mammals, including the common shrew and European mole, reversibly shrink their body mass

Dublin man transformed after new heart procedure at Mater

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A man has described as "black and white" his transformation after undergoing a new heart procedure at the Mater Hospital in Dublin.

Belfast's Harland & Wolff cranes set for £3m overhaul

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Two giant shipyard cranes which have come to symbolise the city of Belfast are to get a major refurbishment.

Westmeath Rose crowned winner of the Rose of Tralee

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Westmeath Rose Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh has won this year's Rose of Tralee festival after triumphing over 31 fellow Roses over the two-night event in Kerry.

Poor sleep can cost over-50s nine months of career, study finds

By Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

Findings highlight importance of sleep health during middle age, particularly for those with lower socioeconomic status Sleep that is extremely disrupted or that goes on too long could mean a loss of nine months from working life after the age of 50, a study has found. It also found that women with no sleep disturbances had a longer working life from 50 to 68 than their male equivalents. Continue reading...

Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

By Damien Gayle Environment correspondent

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution was restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone Children’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by ex

Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan

By Sadiq Khan

Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds When I introduced London’s clean air zone – the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) – more than seven years ago, no city had ever attempted anything quite like it. At the time, the scheme in central Lon

Three dead after family get into difficulty in water off Shoreham-by-Sea

By Nadeem Badshah

A man, woman and teenage girl have died, while a younger girl is in a critical condition, say Sussex police A couple and their teenage daughter have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off the West Sussex coast, police said on Tuesday. A man, a woman and a teenage girl died after the incident in Shoreham-by-Sea, the chief superintendent of Sussex police, James Collis, said. Continue reading...

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Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election

By Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv

Mykhailo Fedorov’s appeal is most direct challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russian invasion in 2022 Ukraine’s recently dismissed former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for a wartime presidential election in the most direct political challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. The politician, whose abrupt sacking last month triggered a wave of protests, s

GPs’ advice service is causing cancer diagnoses to be missed, inquiry finds

By PA Media

Advice and guidance services for doctors in England found to be creating risk of missed or late detection of illness Cancer diagnoses have been missed or delayed because of a system designed for GPs to seek specialist advice before referring patients to hospital, according to an investigation. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) identified patient risks linked to how advice and guidance (A+G) servi

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President offers to meet sister of IRA murder victim

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President Catherine Connolly has offered to meet the sister of Mary Travers, who was murdered by the Provisional IRA 42 years ago.

Parrott close to Spanish move as Real Betis swoop

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Troy Parrott looks set to seal a move to Champions League-bound Real Betis, according to reports.

Stormont Minister of Health Mike Nesbitt resigns

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Former UUP leader came under pressure from campaigners against withdrawal of emergency general surgery from Causeway Hospital

Second major fire at south London recycling centre in under three months

By Nadeem Badshah

Fifteen fire engines tackling blaze at Landmann Way in Deptford involving 50 tonnes of household waste About 100 firefighters are dealing with a fire that has broken out at a waste facility in London for the second time this summer. Fifteen fire engines are at the incident in Deptford, south-east London, which involves about 50 tonnes of stored household waste. Continue reading...

I won’t abandon anyone to sleep rough on our streets. That’s my £442m promise | Andy Burnham

By Andy Burnham

Today we begin our drive to get everyone in for Christmas. And it will be for local communities up and down the land to decide how best to do it Burnham launches ‘national drive’ to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas I’ve always thought you can tell something about a country by what it learns to walk past. And, somewhere along the way, we’ve got used to seeing people sleeping rough on our streets. We see peo

Burnham launches ‘national drive’ to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Prime minister urges local leaders to act as homelessness campaigners welcome move but say more needs to be done I won’t abandon anyone to sleep rough on our streets. That’s my £442m promise Andy Burnham has urged local leaders to offer all rough sleepers in England a route off the streets by Christmas, as he pledges another £100m to end street homelessness. Arguing in the Guardian that rough sleeping has become so c

US states accuse Meta of hiding research on teen social media addiction

By Dara Kerr

Document said young users ‘are the best ones’ while another stated teenagers are ‘hooked’, landmark court case hears

Little Bird review – no wonder this masterly drama has already cleaned up awards

By Patrick Smith

It’s impossible not be be enraged by this story of Indigenous children who were taken from their families. This heartbreaking show has been a hit in Canada – and it would be a crime for the rest of the world to miss it Few dramas will enrage you as much as Little Bird. Not because it’s in any way hokey or problematic. On the contrary. Based on the real story of the Sixties Scoop – a period in Canada from the mid-1950

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