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The TelegraphScandalUnited Kingdom
Jess Phillips tells Burnham: Do not let domestic abusers out early

Jess Phillips tells Burnham: Do not let domestic abusers out early

Jess Phillips has told Andy Burnham to block domestic abusers convicted of coercive or controlling behaviour from being released from prison early. Domestic abuse perpetrators are often convicted for crimes such as common assault, affray or criminal damage, but the specific charge of coercive or controlling behaviour was introduced under the Serious Crime Act 2015 to combat this type of offending.

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The GuardianHumanityUnited Kingdom
What kind of society fast-tracks early release for domestic abusers? This is gambling with women’s lives | Joan Smith

What kind of society fast-tracks early release for domestic abusers? This is gambling with women’s lives | Joan Smith

Andy Burnham inherited the crisis in our prison system – but the solution cannot be to further endanger the women and girls who have survived violenceIt’s time to be blunt: the government is about to expose hundreds of vulnerable women to the risk of death or serious injury. Survivors of domestic abuse, including women who have suffered years of physical violence and intimidation, are now preparing for the moment in October when 5,000 prisoners begin to be . What are these women supposed to do? Where are they supposed to go? Their abusers know where they live. They know where their children go to school.Following an outcry, rapists and some child sex offenders from the early release scheme. But by refusing to exclude men convicted of domestic violence, this government is sending a message that this category of crime – serial in nature and implicated in the deaths of one woman – is simply not a priority.Joan Smith is an author, journalist and a former chair of the mayor of London’s VAWG boardDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our section, please .

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The GuardianCrime & SafetyLondon
About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules

About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules

Justice secretary says ministers would have liked to block more but doing so would cause prison system to ‘break’About 1,000 fewer prisoners will be released early after Andy Burnham’s intervention to exclude those convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and grooming from the scheme.The justice secretary, Alex Norris, said 5,000 prisoners would be released over 10 months from October in England and Wales, down from the government’s original plan for 6,000 from September.

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The GuardianEconomyUnited Kingdom
BP boss urges Burnham to prioritise UK oil and gas even as firm exits North Sea

BP boss urges Burnham to prioritise UK oil and gas even as firm exits North Sea

Meg O’Neill says ‘where we generate jobs, we generate tax revenue’, as company’s profits more than doubleBP’s chief executive has urged Andy Burnham to make use of the UK’s oil and gas resources even as the oil company prepares to sell its North Sea business after 60 years in the ageing basin.In a conversation with the new prime minister, Meg O’Neill said the country should prioritise using energy produced in the UK, “where we generate jobs, we generate tax revenue, we generate all those additional positive impacts”.

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The GuardianEconomyLondon
Oil profits boom on ‘war bonus’ as Trump blasts energy giants for ‘making too much money’ - business live

Oil profits boom on ‘war bonus’ as Trump blasts energy giants for ‘making too much money’ - business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsTurning back to BP, more reaction is rolling in from clean energy and environmental campaigners on its bumper profits.Robert Palmer, deputy director of the campaign group Uplift, says:[BP] prioritises paying shareholders over looking after workers and ordinary people whilst reaping a ‘war bonus’ because of the Iran conflict.The war isn’t only a humanitarian disaster but an economic one for ordinary people, who have ended up paying the price of a ‘Trump Tax’ as the cost of energy rises.

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The IndependentScandalPakistan
What we know about the deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

What we know about the deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Download our app An election in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has led to deadly violence, an internet blackout, and allegations of a severe state crackdown, plunging the disputed Himalayan territory into its most serious internal political crisis in years. The unrest is driven by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a grassroots movement that began protesting rising electricity prices and the cost of living, evolving into a broader challenge to the region's constitutional structure, including a boycott of the elections and demands to abolish 12 reserved legislative seats.

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The GuardianElectionsIndia
India’s ruling BJP loses byelection in stronghold after Cockroach student protests

India’s ruling BJP loses byelection in stronghold after Cockroach student protests

Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP supportIndia’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has lost a byelection in a seat it had held for three decades, after the Cockroach movement student protests that have shaken Narendra Modi’s government.Prashant Kishor, a high-profile electoral strategist turned politician, scored a breakthrough win for his fledgling Jan Suraaj (Good Governance) party in the Bankipur constituency in Patna, the capital of the eastern state of Bihar.

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The GuardianScandalIndia
How gen Z exposed India’s prime-time propaganda machine

How gen Z exposed India’s prime-time propaganda machine

The Cockroach movement protesters used memes, mockery and collective action to cut through mainstream media’s refusal to tackle problems plaguing the country’s politicsHello! Welcome to This Is India from the Guardian. I’m Niha Masih and I’ll be writing to you every week about the stories, ideas and news makers of modern India.I’ll do a deep dive into one story – from politics and internet culture to tech and entertainment – and round up key events, trends and debates that are dominating the discourse among Indians, especially the youth.

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The GuardianScandalIndia
India’s gen Z have discovered the power of collective action | Letters

India’s gen Z have discovered the power of collective action | Letters

The recent Cockroach Janta party protests had widespread support, says Bhaskar Mani. Plus a letter from Nand Lal RathoreA crucial point that your editorial on India’s gen Z protests () missed out was that the protests the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) launched in Delhi, hunger strikes and all, were not just supported by young, restless or unemployed people. It was wholeheartedly supported by their parents and grandparents, the old and the middle-aged, even well-off young adults with good jobs and little children. And this was not just in Delhi, but across the country in the huge metropolises of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru, as well as smaller towns. And it was all peaceful, for which credit goes to the ethos of the protests and the CJP.All of this was suppressed in the mainstream media, print and TV, and even distorted to suggest that it was violent in parts. This reflects not just the overwhelming angst and fear of young graduates facing poor prospects, but the significant grievances of a people who are seeing and experiencing their democracy fading away. Bhaskar ManiBengaluru, India

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The GuardianHumanityUSA
Nolan Wells went to an island with friends and never came home. His death has renewed debate over race and justice in the deep south

Nolan Wells went to an island with friends and never came home. His death has renewed debate over race and justice in the deep south

Uncertainty around the investigation into the death of the 18-year-old, whose body was found in Mississippi after a 4 July boat trip with friends, has led some to question whether justice will be meted out equallyAlmost a month after his body was found, mystery still shrouds what happened to Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old college student from Ocean Springs, Mississippi.There are the facts: Wells was alive on the morning of 4 July when he and a group of friends took a boat out to Horn Island, a barrier island off the coast of Mississippi. were on the island, enjoying a last hurrah before returning to work or school after the holiday weekend. Wells was due to report to Southwest Mississippi Community College the following Monday for football camp, but he never returned home with his friends that day. The last known photos of him were taken around 4pm that afternoon.

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The GuardianElectionsSouth Asia
Exiled PM vows to return to Bangladesh despite execution threat

Exiled PM vows to return to Bangladesh despite execution threat

Sheikh Hasina, 78, plans a December comeback two years after being ousted in a bloody uprising led by studentsBangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return home by year-end, even though she faces a death sentence.“They may put me in a cell. They may kill me. Anything may happen, but still I have to go,” said the 78-year-old, speaking two years after a student-led uprising toppled her government.

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The GuardianSpaceUSA
Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun

Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun

Highest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surfaceGolden bands and swirling vortices have been spotted on the sun in the most detailed images ever captured of the turbulent surface of our home star.Astronomers observed the sun with the Inouye solar telescope in Hawaii, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, and saw new features smaller than 20km (12 miles) across in a magnetically active region close to a sun spot.

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The GuardianScandal
Charity Commission to investigate donations to illegal Israeli settlements

Charity Commission to investigate donations to illegal Israeli settlements

Official action by regulator for England and Wales comes after formal complaint made by Labour MP about the fundsAn official investigation has been launched into charities in England and Wales donating funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine.The Charity Commission will aim to establish the amount of charitable funds going to illegal settlements, whether the spending was in furtherance of their purposes and any regulatory action that may be necessary.

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The GuardianPublic PolicyAustralia
Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations

Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations

Sarah Henderson says bill ignores gambling inducements, uniting parties and independents against controversial legislationGet our , or Labor will be forced to make major changes to its planned crackdown on online gambling advertising, as the Coalition, Greens and independents demand tougher rules to stop betting companies offering generous inducements as well as further limits on broadcast ads.After a two-day inquiry including sensational evidence that gambling companies allegedly provided illegal drugs and access to sex workers to keep problem gamblers betting, the Coalition confirmed on Wednesday afternoon it would seek “crucial amendments” before agreeing to support the government’s legislation.

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The GuardianPoliticiansAustralia
Labor MPs urge Albanese to go harder on gambling reform amid illicit drug and sex worker allegations

Labor MPs urge Albanese to go harder on gambling reform amid illicit drug and sex worker allegations

Exclusive: Louise Miller-Frost and Alicia Payne have vowed to push for further action after evidence from Sportsbet and Tabcorp this weekGet our , or Labor MPs are pushing for Anthony Albanese to significantly strengthen the plan to curb online gambling advertising, after sensational evidence about betting companies providing problem gamblers with illicit drugs and access to sex workers sparked a bipartisan backlash.The government’s plan to limit advertising and boost the existing self-exclusion register already faces a tough road through the Senate, with Coalition MPs urging opposition leader Angus Taylor to propose a much tougher crackdown. The Greens have dismissed Labor’s legislation as ineffective.

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The GuardianScandalAustralia
Afternoon Update: betting giants deny drug and sex worker allegations at inquiry; Alan Jones trial continues; and going down with the ship

Afternoon Update: betting giants deny drug and sex worker allegations at inquiry; Alan Jones trial continues; and going down with the ship

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? , and start your day with .Good afternoon. The parliamentary inquiry into Labor’s gambling legislation heard extraordinary testimony yesterday from anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman, who alleged that problem gamblers had been . Giving evidence today, betting giants Sportsbet and Tabcorp said to substantiate the allegations.Later in the hearing, the independent senator David Pocock asked the industry’s lobby group, Responsible Wagering Australia, about one betting platform’s promotion which featured children. Pocock claimed the gambling industry always blamed others for children’s exposure to gambling ads, and said: “This is exactly why Australians are sick and tired of the BS you try and tell us.”

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The GuardianPoliticiansAustralia
Sportsbet and Tabcorp deny allegations they sourced drugs and sex workers to encourage VIP clients to bet more

Sportsbet and Tabcorp deny allegations they sourced drugs and sex workers to encourage VIP clients to bet more

Betting firms respond to claims made by anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman at parliamentary inquiryGet our , or Betting giants Sportsbet and Tabcorp say there is no evidence to substantiate allegations that account managers sourced drugs and sex workers to incentivise vulnerable people to bet more, calling for information about the claims to be provided to regulators.The anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman used a parliamentary hearing into Labor’s legislation to curb gambling advertising to allege problem gamblers had been , alleging companies exercised no duty of care to their customers.

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The TelegraphScandal
Luis Figo: Infantino’s behaviour is the lowest, most deceitful I have ever seen

Luis Figo: Infantino’s behaviour is the lowest, most deceitful I have ever seen

Luis Figo has become the first big-name ex-footballer to call for Gianni Infantino to resign, branding his conduct the “lowest, most deceitful and cravenly self-interested behaviour I have ever witnessed”. The Portugal legend, who was a candidate for the Fifa presidency in 2015 before withdrawing and later backing Infantino, accused the Swiss of a “litany of abuses” and the governing body of “mob-like behaviour” under his leadership, adding: “He has lied, deceived and tried to feather his own nest at the expense of the game.” Infantino is holding crisis talks in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Wednesday in an effort to cling on to his position.

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The TelegraphHealth HabitsUnited Kingdom
Swap posh sourdough for wholemeal sliced and other ways to eat healthily on a budget

Swap posh sourdough for wholemeal sliced and other ways to eat healthily on a budget

If you’ve walked out of the supermarket recently wondering how a small bag of groceries appears to cost the same as a weekly shop might have just a few years ago, you’re not alone – or wrong. The Food Foundation recently revealed that the price of food has increased by 30.5 per cent since April 2022, with their annual Broken Plate report calculating that the poorest families with children now need to spend 85 per cent of their disposable income to ensure a healthy diet.

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The GuardianPoliticiansUSA
‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable themIn April, Gil Durán was permanently banned from Elon Musk’s X for posting just two words. Durán was responding to a post from the tech company Palantir outlining its 22‑point , which praised American “hard power”, western culture and AI weapons, denounced inclusivity and called for compulsory national service. Durán responded: “TLDR: Fascism” (TLDR is short for “too long, didn’t read”).Durán didn’t break any of X’s written rules, he points out over a video call from San Francisco – so much for Musk’s . His ban might just have had something to do with his preceding tweet, showing the cover of his new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. The book’s central argument is that big tech is no longer our friend, as many of its billionaire owners have seized economic and political control and are steering the fate of the planet towards their own bizarre, apocalyptic visions.

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The GuardianScandalAustralia
Alan Jones trial: judge makes non-publication order as cross-examination of complainant continues – as it happened

Alan Jones trial: judge makes non-publication order as cross-examination of complainant continues – as it happened

Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster faces 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty. This blog is now closedWarning: This live blog may contain graphic content when discussing evidenceThat’s it for day three of the Alan Jones trial. The hearing is expected to resume at 10am tomorrow, and we’ll be in court to cover developments.The interim non-publication order (NPO) over today’s hearing has continued all afternoon. Complainant J has been cross-examined by defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC under the interim order made by judge Glenn Walsh.

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Daily PostElectionsNigeria
Federal Government using state institutions to weaken opposition in Osun – ADC

Federal Government using state institutions to weaken opposition in Osun – ADC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of pursuing a win-at-all-costs approach to politics, warning that it poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy and national stability. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party alleged that the Federal Government was using state institutions […]

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The GuardianImmigrationSpain
Why Spain’s EU allies turned on Pedro Sanchez over Ceuta: the hard right now sets their agenda on migration

Why Spain’s EU allies turned on Pedro Sanchez over Ceuta: the hard right now sets their agenda on migration

Rightwing narratives have gone mainstream, and Madrid finds itself increasingly isolated for its humane approach to migrants• It was over almost as quickly as it began. But the human cost of the mayhem in Ceuta over the last seven days, and the disunity it exposed within the EU, will take a lot longer to fix.To recap: more than 70,000 people swam or waded into the tiny Spanish enclave in north Africa from neighbouring Morocco in a matter of hours at the end of last week. The exact circumstances in which the heavily securitised border came suddenly to be open are still unclear.

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The IndependentWar & ConflictIslamic World
Jerusalem on brink of religious conflict over ‘imminent’ threat to Muslim site, Jordan says

Jerusalem on brink of religious conflict over ‘imminent’ threat to Muslim site, Jordan says

Download our app Jordan has issued a stark warning that an imminent Israeli takeover of one of Jerusalem's most significant Muslim sites, the al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock compound, could ignite a widespread religious conflict. In response to repeated incursions by Jewish religious extremists into the holy site, the Jordanian government is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic nations on Wednesday.

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The GuardianDiplomacyIslamic World
Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan

Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan

Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’Jordan is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the Arab and Islamic world over what it says is an “imminent” threat of an Israeli takeover of the most important Muslim site in Jerusalem, with the potential to “trigger a religious conflict”.The meeting on Wednesday – and the Jordanian warning – follow an escalating pattern of government-backed incursions by Jewish religious extremists on the compound around al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock, in violation of a status quo treaty overseen by Jordan’s Hashemite monarchy, by which only Muslims can pray at the site.

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