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The Hollyoaks actor and reality TV star Paul Danan died at his Bristol home from a cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin, an inquest opening has been told. Danan, 46, played Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 on the Channel 4 soap and was later known for his reality TV appearances, including on Celebrity … Read more
Europe must keep the financial pressure on Russia even though a ceasefire has never seemed closer in Ukraine’s three-year war with Moscow, the chief of staff to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, has written in the Guardian as he starts talks in Jeddah with the US about the terms of any truce. The US secretary … Read more
Seven medical professionals who tended to the Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona during his final days are going on trial accused of criminal negligence over his death. Maradona died on 25 November 2020 aged 60 while recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot, after decades battling cocaine and alcohol addictions. Each defendant could face … Read more
Good morning. The government’s planning and infrastructure bill is being published later today, and in an article for the Times Angela Rayner, the deputy PM and housing secretary, claims it will be “a major step forward in getting Britain building again”. The measures in the legislation have already been well publicised and Rayner sums them … Read more
A surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach in Western Australia was on a six-month holiday with his partner and pet dog. Steven Payne, 37, was attacked on Monday at Wharton Beach, east of Esperance, and his remains are yet to be recovered, police have said. Drone footage shot by a witness … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Mahmoud Khalil: arrest of Palestinian student activist raises alarm about free speech in US Good morning, and welcome to our US politics blog. The Trump administration’s decision to have immigration authorities arrest Mahmoud Khalil – a vocal critic of Israel’s war … Read more
The ousted Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe could join forces in a breakaway rightwing party with a former deputy leader of the party who was also forced out by Nigel Farage. The offer came from the former Brexit party MEP Ben Habib, an outspoken critic of Farage, who said he was “constantly in touch” with … Read more
Flood cleanup has begun in affected parts of Queensland – but power won’t be returned to thousands of Brisbane homes until the weekend. All police emergency warnings for the region have been cancelled as the rain caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has eased. Teams of volunteers from the Queensland Greens have helped clean up Dylan … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ukraine launched ‘largest ever’ drone attack on Moscow And just hours before the talks were due to get under way, Ukraine targeted Moscow in what authorities said was its largest ever drone attack on the Russian capital, killing at least one … Read more
Industrial poultry farms face tough new regulations around the disposal of chicken manure after a judge ruled it can be classified as waste and requires a detailed and transparent plan to dispose of it without damaging the environment. The high court ruling means new US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire will have to deal with poultry manure … Read more