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First Thing: Court files show how federal agents spied on anti-ICE protesters | Martin Belam
Undercover agents infiltrated meetings, private chats and local events. Plus Wile E Coyote returns to the big screenDon’t already get First Thing in y…
Digested week: Humid New York or London’s oven-blast heat? Tough one to call
Plus, heartbreakingly brilliant Cats: the Jellicle Ball, summer reads and Taylor Swift’s low-key weddingI’ve been in New York for two weeks, where the…
Luigi Mangione hearing fuels speculation of a guilty plea in federal case
Mangione also faces separate state trial over killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, due to start on 8 SeptemberA hurriedly sche…
Little rain on the horizon as England and Wales experience driest July on record
England received only 10% of its average July rainfall and some areas may just get the odd shower for rest of AugustEngland has experienced its driest…
‘They do look majestic’: tears and pride as first white storks set free in Cornwall
Twenty-one birds released on Bodmin Moor where it is hoped they will one day return to produce their own youngThey took a little coaxing at first – af…
‘This is hell’: British widow ‘sick’ with worry over threat of being removed from Sweden
Joyce Thomas faces being forced to leave country after losing appeal against deportationBritish widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rulesThe …
Prichard Colon dies from boxing injury that resulted in 221-day coma
Prichard Colon suffered neurological damage that required emergency surgery following a boxing bout in 2015.…
Watch: Video shows scale of devastation in Stourbridge
Multiple fires tore through the West Midlands on Thursday, with firefighters still working to control the blazes.…
Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party
Reform UK leader beats nearest challenger, Count Binface, in byelection he caused amid deepening scandal over £5m giftClacton byelection – UK politics…
CPS director apologises for failings in case of rapist-murderer Simon Levy
Stephen Parkinson says court should have been told that sex offender was being investigated for even more serious offencesThe director of the Crown Pr…
Passenger train derails, injuring several in southern England
A passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex, England, injuring at least 11 people, and two of them seriously.…
Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms
Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.…
Flock Safety attempts to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals
CEO announces measures after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortionsFor nearly a decade, the company…
Big Issue says vendors struggling as sales hit by heatwaves
Sales have fallen by as much as 30% in some areas of the UK as people retreat from the heat.…
Watch: Houses engulfed in flames across Stourbridge
Multiple fires burned across the West Midlands and destroyed homes there.…
Top Forbes editor reportedly fired after receiving $6m from business associate
Randall Lane left his job last month after accepting money from founder of firm that does business with magazineThe top editor of Forbes left his job …
Train derailment in East Sussex closes several routes
Rapid emergency response under way after Southern rail service comes off tracks in Lewes areaA passenger train has derailed in East Sussex, prompting …
Oklahoma man put to death in first of three US executions scheduled on same day
If all executions go ahead, it will be first time in over 15 years there have been over three judicial killings in US in one dayCarlos Cuesta-Rodrigue…
Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest
Indiana faced most outages at 267,000, about 8% of its customers, with severe thunderstorms and wind aheadPower supply was cut on Thursday to about 5…
Alan Jones’ lawyers accused in court of ‘intimidating’ witness in indecent assault case
Judge denies intimidation as high profile trial continues with complainant J’s ex-girlfriend cross-examined by shock jock’s defence teamThe prosecutor…
Category C and women’s prisons could be upgraded to ease overcrowding
Exclusive: Ministers explore diverting male prisoners serving short terms or on remand away from tougher jailsMinisters are examining a possible upgra…
Minnesota man killed his wife and child before dying by suicide, police say
Police said they believed deceased man was assailant in domestic-related homicide at daycare centerA man killed a woman and their child inside a small…
At least 15 dead after overcrowded ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe
Operation under way to rescue dozens missing after boat overturned by waves at world’s largest manmade lakeAt least 15 people have died and 27 are mis…
Halting the march of the armyworm: fungus discovery offers hope to African farmers
South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pestHearing about fields full of dea…
Paid police paternity leave to double after fathers reported being ‘ostracised’
Exclusive: Pay increases to two weeks in England and Wales after Guardian revealed officers ‘mocked’ for taking time offPaid paternity leave for polic…
ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
According to manufacturer, shock ‘is usually effective in bringing individuals into compliance in less than three seconds’ICE plans to spend up to $20…
Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA threatens legal action over title removal
Brittany Boltinhouse’s attorney says removal of title and crown ‘another troubling example of cancel culture’A lawyer for beauty queen Brittany Boltin…
Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian
Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sourcesRichard Tice has been accused of using “nasty t…
US jury in Luigi Mangione murder trial to remain anonymous
The closely watched state trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to begin next month.…
Record-breaking El Capitan climber dies in Sierra Nevada fall
Jacob ‘Jake’ Whisenant died in Sequoia and Kings Canyon wilderness in ‘climbing-related incident’, authorities sayA 30-year-old California climber kno…