Starmer blames ‘unforgivable’ Foreign Office for vetting fiasco

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PM facing calls to resign after Peter Mandelson revealed to have failed security officials’ checks
Financial Times

Olly Robbins’ exit deepens turmoil at Foreign Office

Top civil servant had returned to Whitehall from spell in private sector with zeal for cost-cutting and delivery
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Mandelson vetting scandal shows Starmer isn’t up to the job

Something has gone badly wrong in communication between Downing Street and government departments
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Anthropic chief Dario Amodei: ‘I don’t want AI turned on our own people’

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Welcome to the age of hoarding

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BBC News

Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again

The prime minister is believed to be absolutely furious over the handling of Lord Mandelson's vetting, Chris Mason writes.
BBC News

Kensington Gardens shut as police 'assess items'

It comes after a video is shared in which a group claims to have targeted the nearby Embassy of Israel.
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Lamborghini among 160,000 cars seized as uninsured driving reaches 17-year high

Seizure numbers hit a 17-year high as an estimated 300,000 uninsured vehicles are driven each day.
BBC News

Harry and Meghan meet Bondi shooting survivors

On the fourth day of their Australian visit, the royal couple pay tribute to the 15 people killed in the Bondi shooting.
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NYT Europe

Starmer Fires Senior U.K. Civil Servant Over Mandelson Revelations

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Wales
BBC Wales

Dog walker beaten with hockey stick by top horse trainer says his jail term is too soft

Martin Dandridge, 72, had his arm broken in the attack, leaving him with “ongoing pain” in his forearm.
BBC Wales

'Woman in pyjamas' wanted after alleged fuel thefts

CCTV has been released from two petrol stations in north Wales of an Audi driver apparently wearing pyjamas.
BBC Wales

Royal Mail denies hiding undelivered post from MP visiting sorting office

A Wrexham councillor made the allegation during an executive board meeting.
BBC Wales

Park bins 'overflowing with dog poo bags and food waste' a hazard, says mum

A mum says she was "appalled" to find vapes, broken glass and dog poo bags in Cardiff play parks.
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Nobody says who called first, but Arteta and Guardiola speak again - Balague

As Manchester City prepare to host Arsenal in Sunday's crucial Premier League meeting between the top two, European...
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Is this the beginning of the end for LIV Golf?

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'I'd run the M4 naked' - Williams targets snooker history

Mark Williams could cause traffic chaos on the motorway if he surpasses Ronnie O'Sullivan as the oldest ever world champion.
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The Race

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The Race

Red Bull takes sister team's senior tech figure in reshuffle

Red Bull has taken a senior figure from its sister team Racing Bulls as part of a reshuffle of its F1 technical department
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Australia's white-ball tour of Bangladesh locked in for June

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ESPN Cricinfo

ECB considering relaxing rules on England eligibility

Changes under discussion could bring England qualification more into line with ICC regulations
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Terminally ill people are commonly reunited with lost loved ones in their dreams and have visions of doors,...
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Neanderthal infants were enormous compared with modern humans

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Venus’s impenetrable haze could be made of cosmic dust

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Graves reveal plague’s inequitable toll

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A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend

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YouTube’s mobile app finally lets you share timestamped videos

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Gucci-branded Google smart glasses are coming next year

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Ballmer gives $80 million to NPR, with strings attached

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The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.
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