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Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of 'one of largest' smuggling networks
The group moved synthetic drugs from Spain to Algeria, then used the return journey to smuggle migrants and weapons.
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Police and prosecution errors left proven sex offender free to murder two women in London
Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women
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Culture
Prince to Madonna, Blur to Beth Orton: William Orbit’s 12 greatest recordings
The late producer’s gift for bringing in elements from dance music’s cutting edge drew all manner of music royalty – and he often made them sound better than ever before
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World
Spain to impose border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies
Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from Morocco into the neighbouring Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
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Politics
Lord Laming obituary
Social worker whose inquiry into the murder of Victoria Climbié fundamentally altered the organisation of children’s services in England
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Politics
Simon Levy murders: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing?
Experts say the attackers’ behaviour, and the handling of their cases, have striking similarities
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World
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence agreement
Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.
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Politics
Black barrister was told ‘it’s not for defendants’ at London court car park
Stephen Akinsanya says being mistaken for defendant shows lack of progress on racism within legal system
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Politics
Trump unbound: the making of an imperial presidency | Politics Weekly America
Donald Trump’s second term is unlike his first. The politicians who challenged him are gone. The lawyers who once pushed back now choose their battles. What remains is an imperial president with almost no internal checks - using executive power to reshape everything from the economy to immigration and even the presidency itself.
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Culture
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
The Salt Kingby Natasha Pulley; A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett; Netherwood by Jake Arnott; Fawn by CN Vair
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Culture
Add to playlist: the anxiety-ridden sugar rush of Tiffany Day and the week’s best new tracks
Day’s latest album Halo is all high-energy exhaustion, injected with a crushing electroclash chaos that illuminates her insecurities in bright neon
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Science
With their assault on science, Trumpists aren’t just harming America – they’re harming themselves
The administration is subjugating science to political imperatives, a major blow to US soft power and technological progress
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World
Trump administration to pay German firm to halt US wind projects
The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
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World
Leipzig airport drone-bomb: Could Russia be involved?
The BBC has seen evidence from previous cases that Russian-linked proxies not only handled drones and explosives, but also delivered them to Germany.
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World
Gianni Infantino: Norway call for Fifa president to resign but Mexico and Conmebol chief show support
The Norwegian Football Federation calls for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to resign after he attempted to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
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Culture
Flo: Therapy at the Club review – skirting the dancefloor and overly sweating the small stuff
The British R&B girl group’s follow up to 2024’s Access All Areas is lyrically spicy and musically diverse but somewhat slow paced and lacking the euphoria and hedonism the title suggests
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Health
Tory plan to ban foreign nationals from social housing condemned as ‘divisive’
Housing charity says move would drive up homelessness, while Labour dismisses proposal as ‘unserious’
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Culture
Arun Sood and Angeline Morrison: Donn/Dubh review – British folk giants startlingly transform sacred histories
(Real World)Leaning on their Hebridean heritage, the duo meld 10th-century Celtic cantos with distortion, dream-pop and post-rock, with shades of Twin Peaks and Boards of Canada
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