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The designer behind the Haitian team’s uniform for the 2026 Winter Olympics has said she had to redesign their ski suits for the opening ceremony after being told they did not comply with the guidelines on athlete expression by the International Olympic Committee.The uniforms, designed by the Haitian-Italian designer Stella …

Judges have humiliated ministers by insisting Palestine Action should not be banned under anti-terrorism laws in a ruling that has left thousands of its alleged supporters in legal limbo. The high court said on Friday the government’s proscription of the direct action group was “disproportionate and unlawful” and that most …

Judges have humiliated ministers by insisting Palestine Action should not be banned under anti-terrorism laws in a ruling that has left thousands of its alleged supporters in legal limbo.The high court said on Friday the government’s proscription of the direct action group was “disproportionate and unlawful” and that most of …

Judges have humiliated ministers by insisting Palestine Action should not be banned under anti-terrorism laws in a ruling that has left thousands of its alleged supporters in legal limbo.The high court said on Friday the government’s proscription of the direct action group was “disproportionate and unlawful” and that most of …

Police have held discussions with specialist prosecutors over investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links with Jeffrey Epstein while the former duke was acting as the UK’s trade envoy.Oliver Wright, assistant chief constable of Thames Valley police, said on Wednesday that the force was leading the assessment of allegations against Mountbatten-Windsor of …

A police counter-terrorism unit was on Tuesday night leading the inquiry into the stabbing of two boys aged 13 and 12 at a school in north-west London.Police were called to Kingsbury high school in Brent on Tuesday afternoon after reports that a 13-year-old boy had been stabbed. When they arrived …

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Six Palestine Action activists have been cleared of committing aggravated burglary over a break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin were accused of threatening unlawful violence and using sledgehammers as weapons after a prison van was …

This story was produced in partnership with the non-profit newsroom Type Investigations and the investigative reporting program at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and JournalismSigita Cahoon’s 16 September 2024 stretched through the night.From 3am to 6am, she bolted among three rooms in the Los Angeles general …

The performer was found dead in ‘unexpected’ circumstances in her London flat in 2023. Why are her loved ones still waiting for an explanation?

Antony White KC, for Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), asked the Duke of Sussex about phone conversations he had with Rebecca English, now royal editor at the Daily Mail, during which he allegedly thanked her. Harry said he had no recollection of the calls, but that journalists were people who “we …

Early on in her latest collection, the Canadian poet Karen Solie apologises: “I’m sorry, I can’t make this beautiful.” The line appears in a poem, Red Spring, about agribusiness and its sinister human impact: the world’s most widely used herbicide, glyphosate, is “advertised as non-persistent; but tell that to Dewayne …

Coral Evans was walking along the beach in Brighton on Tuesday evening when she came across an unfamiliar sight. “Hundreds of dust masks had washed up, along with single-use plastic gloves and cans of dried milk,” she said. “It was odd to see in winter – because nothing surprises us …

Would you rather start the day with a flat white or short black? Drink a schooner of Toohey’s New or a pint of VB? Listen to AC/DC or Amyl and the Sniffers? Marvel at the landmarks of the Sydney Opera House or Flinders Street station? Stay on the south coast …

Are boys becoming men later?

As they were jolted from their beds just before 2am on Saturday, many Caracas residents sought an innocent explanation for the racket that had interrupted their sleep: an exploding air conditioning unit, a tropical thunderstorm, an earthquake. Or perhaps a festive display of pyrotechnics over Venezuela’s mountain-flanked capital.“I thought it …

Intensifying attacks on Ukraine’s Danube ports bring blasts, evacuations and fear of escalation to border communities