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A comet formed on the edges of the solar system will grace southern skies over the next fortnight, giving viewers a rare chance to glimpse it before it disappears from view for another 170,000 years.

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Berg Wu remembers the pride he felt when he was crowned world barista champion. The stands that June day in Dublin were packed with cheering friends as he bested competitors from more than 50 countrie

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that as part of the operation against Primorsk port Ukrainian forces also hit a Karakurt guided missile corvette , a patrol boat, and a tanker belonging to Russia’s so-called

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Chris Mason: Elections this week a smorgasbord of competitiveness 14 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Chris Mason Political editor Ian Forsyth via Getty Images There are now just days

I quickly discovered two important things when recently taking a three week drive over several thousand kilometres in an electric car. The first is that “range anxiety’’ is very real. The second is th

Some Iranians fear the regime is now more entrenched - and ready for revenge 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Fergal Keane Special correspondent Reuters Many Iranians are worried that

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BBC uncovers the Ugandan scammers abusing dogs to elicit donations from animal lovers 1 hour ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Chiara Francavilla , Godfrey Badebye and Catherine Namugerwa , BB

Australia secured a thrilling bronze and ran the sixth-fastest men’s 4x400m time in history at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana. The team of Luke van Ratingen, Reece Holder, Thomas Reynolds and

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Rebecca Mohr Bell, a cattle farmer and business owner, lives 100km south-west of Katherine in the Northern Territory, and with three young children, has relied on in-home childcare since 2018. The li

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Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, is in the hospital “in critical but stable condition”, his spokesperson said on Sunday evening. Ted Goodman, the spokesperson, posted on social media: “M

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The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages 18 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Theo Leggett Transport Correspondent BBC Step on to the tarmac at any major airport a

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Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists, Tobias Harris added 30 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 on Sunday to win a playoff series for the first time in 18 y

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Zoe Williams is right to question if voters can ever be satisfied (Are our prime ministers the problem – or is the UK ungovernable?, 27 April). The problem governments face is trying to make social pr

In response to recent letters (26 April) about the Arts Everywhere Fund, it is important to note that this programme was heavily oversubscribed, reflecting the acute need for capital investment across

Emma Beddington is spot-on (There are two kinds of people: those who enjoyed school PE lessons – and the rest of us, 27 April). PE at school in the 1980s was a mix of sadism and masochism, with the ma

As a parent of two primary schoolchildren, I read your article with recognition and concern (The Guardian view on screens in schools: big tech is finally under the microscope, 27 April). Our school ha

The two-year decline in healthy life expectancy in Britain, set out in new analysis from the Health Foundation thinktank, is devastating. In a wealthy country like the UK, at a time of rapid advances

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A group of the world’s top 20 male and female players, including Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, have released a joint statement expressing their disappointment at the l