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Owners of collapsed oil refinery Prax Lindsey took £11.5m in pay and dividends
Details of payouts to Winston Soosaipillai and wife Arani emerge as calls grow for couple to financially support 625-strong workforceThe married couple behind the Prax Lindsey oil refinery awarded themselves...
Political cowardice hindering Europe’s climate efforts, says EU’s green chief
Teresa Ribera says effects of crisis are becoming increasingly obvious but not translating into proper actionPolitical cowardice is hindering European efforts to face up to the effects of the climate...
Trump claims Israel ready for Gaza peace deal in bid to boost Hamas ceasefire talks
US president says Qatar and Egypt will deliver ‘final proposal’ to Hamas, whom he urged to accept deal ‘because it will not get better’Israel-Gaza war: latest updatesDonald Trump has claimed...
Fed would have cut US interest rates by now if it weren’t for Trump’s tariffs, says Jerome Powell – as it happened
This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereThe senate has adopted an amendment offered by Republican senator Joni Ernst – who represents Iowa...
US halts weapons shipments to Ukraine over fears stockpiles are too low
Some shipments have been stopped ‘to put America’s interests first’, White House saysSee all our Ukraine war coverageThe US is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that...
Judge blocks Kristi Noem from ending temporary protected status for Haitians
Homeland security secretary attempting to end legal status for approximately 521,000 Haitian immigrants A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s bid to end temporary deportation protections and work permits...
Trump administration raises possibility of stripping Mamdani of US citizenship
Move comes after rightwing Republican accuses New York City mayoral candidate of concealing support for ‘terrorism’The Trump administration has raised the possibility of stripping Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate...
Senate Republicans pass Trump’s big bill – but it may cost them in the future
Sweeping policy bill had tumultuous road to passage in Senate – will the final version play well with US voters?When Donald Trump’s sweeping policy bill arrived in the Senate in...
Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave breaks records across Europe
Portugal and Spain suffer historic temperature highs for June, as French schools close because of heat Outdoor working has been banned during the hottest parts of the day in more...
Temperature records shatter as heatwave grips Europe and UK records hottest day of year – as it happened
Public health warnings as heatwave raises concerns about impact of climate changeWhat you need to know about heatwavesThe French prime minister François Bayrou, who attended a government crisis meeting over...
Witnesses describe grim aftermath of Israeli strike on busy Gaza cafe
Women, children and elderly people among at least 24 killed by attack that turned beach spot into scene of carnageWitnesses have described the bloody aftermath of an Israeli strike on...
China hosts first fully autonomous AI robot football match
Footage of three-a-side game shows humanoids struggling to kick the ball or stay uprightThey think it’s all over … for human footballers at least.The pitch wasn’t the only artificial element...