Teachers and GPs ‘staggering’ under extra demands caused by poverty in Great Britain (www.theguardian.com)
‘The big story of the 21st century’: is this the most shocking documentary of the year? (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese firm sought to use UK university links to access AI for possible military use (www.theguardian.com)
Revelation of emails to Imperial College scientists comes amid growing concerns about security risk posed by academic tie-ups with China...
Trump gets name of his doctor wrong as he challenges Biden to cognitive test (www.theguardian.com)
Trump gets name of his doctor wrong as he challenges Biden to cognitive test (www.theguardian.com)
Gaffe came as 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate sought to bolster his support among Black and Latino voters in Michigan
Up to ten people including children shot at public splash pad in Michigan (www.theguardian.com)
New York governor considers face-mask ban on subway to deter crime (www.theguardian.com)
‘We’re excited’: arthouse hits draw young UK filmgoers to a summer of subtitles (www.theguardian.com)
This time last summer, British cinemas were holding their collective breath, looking forward to the biggest box office weekend of the year. “Barbenheimer” came to the rescue, with the doubleheader of blockbusters jointly chalking up an initial total of £30m when released in mid-July....
UK ‘morally incoherent’ for sending arms to Israel and aid to Gaza, says Oxfam chief (www.theguardian.com)
Strike: An Uncivil War review – brutal confrontation on the miners’ strike picket lines (www.theguardian.com)
British schoolchildren are taught that the last full-scale military engagement on their soil was the battle of Culloden in 1746. But this should change: on 18 June 1984 the battle of Orgreave, the subject of Daniel Gordon’s documentary, was the bitterest moment of the miners’ strike of 1984-85. It was the last stand for both...
ICC must be allowed to carry out work ‘without intimidation’, say 93 member states (www.theguardian.com)
The international criminal court must be allowed to carry out its work “without intimidation”, a group of 93 states has said in a significant public intervention intended to reinforce support for the judicial body....
US supreme court sides with Starbucks in union case over fired employees (www.theguardian.com)
Eight Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza, military says (www.theguardian.com)
Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in a blast that engulfed their armoured vehicle in southern Gaza, in the biggest loss of life for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a single incident since January....
White gold, Black bodies: how a tiny African nation shaped the world (www.theguardian.com)
ICC must be allowed to carry out work ‘without intimidation’, say 93 member states (www.theguardian.com)
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US supreme court sides with Starbucks in union case over fired employees (www.theguardian.com)
Murder conviction of Missouri woman overturned after 43 years in prison (www.theguardian.com)
US designates Scandinavian neo-Nazi group and three leaders as terrorists (www.theguardian.com)
‘Crime is out of hand’: how young people turned to far right in east German city (www.theguardian.com)
Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote in the European elections, with particular support in the east...
Vladimir Putin issues fresh demands to Ukraine to end war (www.theguardian.com)
Vladimir Putin has demanded that Kyiv cede more land, withdraw troops deeper inside its own country, and drop its Nato bid in order for him to end Russia’s war in Ukraine....
‘Crime is out of hand’: how young people turned to far right in east German city (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch lorry drivers could stop bringing goods to UK if post-Brexit delays not cut (www.theguardian.com)
ECJ to fine Hungary €200m+€1m a day until it complies with EU refugee laws (www.theguardian.com)
Visitors to Greece appear ill informed about heatwave risk, warn rescuers (www.theguardian.com)
Over the past week, three search and rescue operations have been started for tourists who have gone missing during treks on far-flung islands, including one for the popular TV presenter Michael Mosley, who was found dead on the island of Symi....