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Tuesday
31 July 2018
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Damning report says aid sector has shown ‘complacency verging on complicity’ -
Support growing for a public vote on a final deal among the party leader’s key allies
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Case opened over concerns about Institute of Economic Affairs’ political independence -
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NHS care too limited to meet needs of pregnant women or those who have given birth
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Earlier this year, the remains of a teenage girl were found near a crumbling building largely occupied by recent immigrants. Did prejudice hamper the search for justice? -
Stars used to keep quiet about their pregnancies, fearing they could ruin their career. Now they are celebrating them – and Cardi B is leading the pack
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Weak pound and strong economies elsewhere make UK a less enticing prospect for seasonal staff -
Millennials are giving up pubs for fitness studios, meeting friends at ‘party workouts’ and ‘sweat crawls’. Is this the end of the boozy night out?
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The idea that tech giants are too big to control is nonsense, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
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I welcome the Charity Commission’s investigation into the Institute of Economic Affairs, and its dealings with high-ranking Tories, says Jon Trickett, the shadow Cabinet Office minister -
A series of ministers are to head across Europe this week as the government embarks on a summer spent trying to sell Theresa May’s Brexit strategy to individual EU leaders
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As he enters his third season at Manchester United, José Mourinho’s complaints are serving to galvanise rivals while demoralising his own players -
Up to 10,000 tickets remain unsold for the first two days of play at Edgbaston, with the midweek start thought to be a factor
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The races Thomas targets next and his working relationship with Chris Froome are uncertain – if he chooses to stay with Team Sky -
The Rugby Football Union’s chief executive, Steve Brown, said of England’s series defeat in South Africa and fifth place in the Six Nations: ‘It was a pretty poor run of results’
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Stars like Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper released a joint statement calling for the director’s reinstatement after Disney fired him over offensive past tweets -
It soundtracked the counterculture in Easy Rider – and ended up being played on the moon and Mars
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Commuters in Japan are being paid to carry advertising stickers on their armpits as they cling to overhead straps on public transport -
From balaclavas to riot shields, the military trend has taken a terrifying turn -
A kitchen in Rome Tomatoes make pesto alla trapanese a softer sauce than its Ligurian cousin, and is perfect draped around ribbon pasta
From the UK
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Salman Abedi, who killed 22 people in a suicide attack last year, was saved from civil war in 2014 -
London threatens retaliation if Brussels refuses to change position on City -
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Mike Pompeo and Rouhani adviser unite in adding caveats before any talks could happen -
Opposition politicians condemn far-right minister after series of racist assaults -
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A day after her release, teenage Palestinian activist says she hopes to become lawyer and lead cases against Israel -
A new footbridge held up by two giant hands has just opened near Da Nang in Vietnam, the latest in a line of weird and wonderful structures around the world -
Jon Watts traces China’s Belt and Road as it flows from the steppes of Central Asia down to the Black Sea and into Europe, creating entire cities from scratch
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Voters are casting their ballots in the country’s first election since the authoritarian leader was ousted last year. Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s former ally in the ruling Zanu-PF party, faces Nelson Chamisa of the MDC Alliance in a historic vote for the southern African nation -
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world
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Bands FC has become a Twitter phenomenon, bringing together football and music by pairing iconic identities from both worlds -
Naturalists including Sir David Attenborough have been encouraging the public to take part in the largest count of its kind -
Some Chinese entrepreneurs are taking the country’s AI expertise to a new frontier: sex dolls -
RideLondon is part of a programme by mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London to get more people on their bikes. The weekend event includes a fun ride, FreeCycle, and two professional races, the 100-mile RideLondon-Surrey Classic and women’s event RideLondon Classique
Podcast France lift the trophy as Russia 2018 ends on a high – World Cup Football Daily