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Police are investigating “serious allegations” at the University of Greater Manchester, including financial misconduct, racism and bullying, MPs have been told. Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, confirmed that the police have joined the Office for Students, the higher education regulator for England, in looking into the allegations at the university, known … Read more

After her husband of 44 years died two years ago from Covid-19-related respiratory complications, Susan thought she could begin to grieve the loss of her best friend. The cost of the medical care her husband incurred before he died, she was told, was not something she had to think about. “Medicaid paid everything off. Everything … Read more

A lengthy jail sentence handed to the Just Stop Oil cofounder Roger Hallam was “manifestly excessive”, the country’s most senior judge has said, as she reduced his and five other climate protesters’ sentences on appeal. Hallam was originally jailed for five years for conspiring to disrupt traffic by having protesters climb on to gantries over … Read more

Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear weapons program deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leaders on Thursday saying he hoped they would negotiate. “I said I hope you’re going to negotiate, because it’s going to be a lot better for Iran,” the US president said in the interview with … Read more

European stock markets have slumped after Donald Trump’s second reversal on tariffs caused deep uncertainty among investors, while the euro was on track for its biggest weekly rise since the financial crisis. Germany’s Dax index dropped by 1.6%, as weak factory data added to the signs of difficult economic conditions. France’s Cac 40 fell by … Read more

Northern Ireland’s police chief has appealed to students who may have had concerns about the serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, who studied at Queen’s University Belfast for two years. Jon Boutcher, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, said they had been unable to speak at the trial before his conviction this week … Read more

Senior television producers with decades of experience are working as high street shelf-stackers, car park attendants and in pubs, as a prolonged crisis continues to sweep through the TV world. The Guardian has spoken to dozens of experienced figures in the UK who are working entry-level jobs as a result of a drawn-out work drought. … Read more

Russia has carried out a massive strike across Ukraine, using drones and ballistic missiles, a day after the US shut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv that had previously given advance warnings of attacks. The attacks came as a Ukrainian delegation prepared to meet with US counterparts in Saudi Arabia for talks about a possible end to … Read more

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature US president Donald Trump said US tariffs could go up over time but gave no other details, according to an excerpt of a Fox Business interview taped on Thursday that aired on Friday. Asked whether businesses could get clarity about his … Read more

The low point for Stef Loughrey, an established television edit and casting producer, came when she found herself sobbing in HMV’s Blu-ray section. A young, well-meaning colleague had pointed out she was the same age as their dad. It inadvertently brought home the sudden headwinds that had affected her career. Despite 17 years in the … Read more