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UK launched huge operation to find suspected Russian double agent in MI6

27/06/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Exclusive: Operation Wedlock lasted up to 20 years and took MI5 teams across world amid panic about ‘another Philby’Britain’s spy chiefs were forced to launch one of the most sensitive and risky investigations since the cold war over fears a senior officer at the foreign intelligence service MI6 was a double agent for Russia.The extensive hunt for the alleged mole, called Operation Wedlock, was run by MI6’s sister agency, MI5, which deployed a team of up to 35 surveillance, planning and desk officers, who travelled across the world. Continue reading...

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No 10 defends welfare bill U-turn as Abbott warns Starmer not to assume revolt is over – UK politics live

No 10 has offered significant concessions to the rebels amid fears over Tuesday’s voteNo 10 climbs down over welfare billStephen Kinnock, the care minister, was the government voice on the airwaves this morning. Here are the main points he made about the welfare bill U-turn.Kinnock rejected claims...

27/06/2025 14:52 The Guardian
Severe weather warnings issued for southern Europe ahead of Bezos wedding in Venice – as it happened

Temperatures expected to reach over 40C at the weekend as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos prepares to marry Lauren Sánchez in VeniceThe 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess is suspected of three rapes and more than a dozen other offences, Norwegian police as they announced the closure of an inves...

27/06/2025 14:36 The Guardian
US reaches deal with China to speed up rare-earth shipments, White House says

China confirms details amid efforts to end trade war but reiterates it will continue to approve export permitsThe US has reached an agreement with China to speed up rare-earth shipments into America, officials confirmed on Friday. The news sent US stock markets to fresh highs amid news of wider effo...

27/06/2025 14:08 The Guardian
Rising poverty in conflict zones ‘causes a billion people to go hungry’

In first assessment since pandemic in 2020, World Bank urges other countries to step up supportExtreme poverty is accelerating in 39 countries affected by war and conflict, leaving more than a billion people to go hungry, according to the World Bank.Civil wars and confrontations between nations, mos...

27/06/2025 13:44 The Guardian
Former Greens candidate may lose sight after being arrested in Sydney protest at alleged Israel technology supplier

Hannah Thomas, who ran against Anthony Albanese in the Sydney electorate of Grayndler, sustained facial injuriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former Greens candidate has been injured after allegedly resisting police arrest while picketing a business in Sydney’s west,...

27/06/2025 11:32 The Guardian
Several key provisions in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ must be reworked, says Senate parliamentarian – US politics live

Elizabeth MacDonough rejects several major provisions, leaving GOP leaders scrambling to try to save legislation before 4 July deadlineWe have more from Reuters on Lynne Tracy, the US ambassador to Russia, who is leaving Moscow.The departure of the career diplomat appointed under the administration...

27/06/2025 11:13 The Guardian
Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok and Facebook, UN warns

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27/06/2025 11:00 The Guardian
Israeli closure of northern crossing to aid points will directly affect distribution, say aid officials – Middle East crisis live

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27/06/2025 10:01 The Guardian
Weather tracker: France hit by severe thunderstorms

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27/06/2025 09:50 The Guardian
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27/06/2025 09:45 The Guardian
Nike expects Trump tariffs to cost it $1bn

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27/06/2025 09:27 The Guardian
Ukrainians who fled to UK being refused asylum on grounds it is ‘safe to return’

Law firm says it hears weekly from Ukrainians, including vulnerable women and children, who were turned downUkrainians who fled to the UK after the Russian invasion are being refused asylum by the Home Office on the grounds it is safe to return to Ukraine.Families are trying to obtain a route to set...

27/06/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Trump celebrates ‘big, beautiful bill’ despite Senate parliamentarian rejecting key elements – as it happened

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27/06/2025 01:50 The Guardian
Australia news live: white supremacist organisation reportedly listed as terror group; fatal stabbing of Sydney man investigated

Group promotes militant accelerationism, which calls for violent acts to destabilise society. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTaylor says he does not support quotas to bring women into the Liberal party because “I don’t believe in subverti...

26/06/2025 21:36 The Guardian
Trump is making US intelligence parrot his line on Iran - it echoes Bush’s invasion of Iraq

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26/06/2025 18:09 The Guardian
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26/06/2025 18:04 The Guardian
US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’

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26/06/2025 16:53 The Guardian
Netanyahu thanks Trump for public call to cancel his corruption trial

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26/06/2025 16:39 The Guardian
Khamenei says Iran will strike back if US hits again in first remarks since ceasefire

Iran’s supreme leader says attack on US base in Qatar was ‘slap to America’s face’Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has threatened to respond to any future US attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, in his first public comments since a ceasefire with Isr...

26/06/2025 16:28 The Guardian
Middle East crisis: Iran delivered ‘heavy slap to US’s face’, says Khamenei as he threatens further attacks on American bases – as it happened

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26/06/2025 16:12 The Guardian
Growing signs of slowdown in UK jobs market, says Bank of England governor

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26/06/2025 16:03 The Guardian
Members of British Jewish body suspended after criticising Israel to launch appeal

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26/06/2025 15:49 The Guardian
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26/06/2025 15:24 The Guardian
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26/06/2025 15:23 The Guardian
Ro Khanna calls on Democrats to reclaim identity as ‘the anti-war party’

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26/06/2025 14:21 The Guardian
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Bishop to armed forces says he is does not want to repeat church’s lack of preparedness during Covid pandemicThe Church of England is considering how it could offer spiritual comfort and leadership to a nation at war as the world faces mounting conflict.Rev Hugh Nelson, the C of E’s bishop to th...

26/06/2025 13:26 The Guardian
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26/06/2025 12:00 The Guardian
Reform Warwickshire council head quits after five weeks, leaving 18-year-old in charge

Rob Howard says ‘health challenges’ are behind resignation and teenage deputy George Finch will lead until replacement foundUK politics live – latest updatesA Reform UK councillor has resigned as leader of Warwickshire county council just five weeks after he was elected, leaving his 18-year-ol...

26/06/2025 10:51 The Guardian
Britain’s biggest biofuel plant could close over impact of UK-US trade deal

ABF threatens to shut Vivergo site in Hull in September amid warnings bioethanol industry could collapseBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of Britain’s biggest bioethanol plant is threatening to close the Hull site by mid-September, putting 160 jobs at risk, after it warned that concessions...

26/06/2025 09:15 The Guardian
UK schools and offices not equipped for impact of global heating, report warns

Exclusive: UK Green Building Council calls for adaptation of millions of buildings and warns of flood threats to townsThe UK’s schools, care homes and offices are not equipped for the effects of global heating and face lengthy heatwaves even in optimistic scenarios, according to a groundbreaking r...

26/06/2025 08:00 The Guardian
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