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Record 230 people reach UK on single boat after crossing English Channel
The government has accused people smugglers of 'cramming' migrants onto 'unseaworthy vessels' and putting lives at risk.
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Car owners should challenge insurers on steep price hikes and ‘call their bluff’, Asic says
Regulator finds many insurers raising premiums faster than inflation and advises customers to ask for better deals motor insurers over
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SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash
Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystemPlans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX
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Iran changed the rules in Hormuz. The Gulf is changing the rules for Iran
Iran gained leverage in Hormuz, but its neighbours are reshaping regional security to limit what Tehran can do with it.
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Why Netanyahu’s ‘coup’ against Gaza plan risks endless war
The Israeli leader’s rejection of a US-led roadmap threatens to entrench a state of conflict, analysts say.
World
From Dubai luxury to an Irish jail cell: Daniel Kinahan’s drastic lifestyle shift
Only spending outlet for man accused of helping to control a third of Europe’s cocaine supply will be prison tuck shopIt sounds like the pen
Politics
Send foreign prisoners abroad to end early releases, says Reform
The party also plans to create additional capacity in the system by building 'Nightingale' prisons.
World
Gaza honours Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea
Gaza honours Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea
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Why choosing low-fat dairy is not necessarily better for your health
For years, we thought low-fat dairy was the way to manage obesity. New research is increasingly questioning this logic.
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Nigel Farage vows to deport foreign criminals from UK prisons
Nigel Farage vows to deport foreign criminals from UK prisons
Politics
Risk of patient safety 'bonfire' with Health Bill changes, Lib Dems say
The party says the government's plans to modernise the NHS risk another major hospital scandal.
Science
World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures
Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage wester
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Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal group
Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the factional group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’ l, free app or daily news
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Australia news live: SA premier announces royal commission into AI and ‘how it will be deployed’; Albanese confirms Labor will amend gambling legislation
Follow today’s news live in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:Some good news here that
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What’s driving unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir?
What's driving unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir?
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Two workers were temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney Airport
Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar A
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Albanese gives ground on gambling inducements as Labor and Coalition inch towards deal
Prime minister and opposition leader meet in Canberra to advance agreement on gambling advertising l, free app or daily news podcastAnthony
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Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’
If opposition wins November’s state election, leader Jess Wilson vows households will not pay more under the change l, free app or daily new
Science
Max’s heart stopped while playing basketball. It was a case of 'sudden cardiac arrest' – video
At 14, Max’s heart stopped during a basketball game. Five years after her son's death, Fiona Connolly recalls pleading with hospital staff t
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Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo
In today’s newsletter: Jerusalem’s most volatile site has again become a flashpoint, with Arab states and former Israeli officials sounding
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UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attackNearly a third of British manuf
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British national shot dead in Kashmir by Pakistani security forces
Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough killed during clashes between authorities and protestersA British national was shot dead in Pakistan-
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Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai
Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inlandMore than
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Wildfires bear down on homes in Canada’s Okanagan region
A fast-moving wildfire in Canada’s British Columbia province has forced thousands of people from their homes.
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