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Campaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more common Almost three-quarters of riverbanks in England have no public access, according to data released by the Right to Roam campaign. Across the country, the public cannot use riverbanks or gain access to the rivers themselves in most of the river catchments from the west of Cornwall up to th…

Officials in Spain warn winds could worsen fires on Saturday Tell us: have you been affected by wildfires in Europe? French authorities evacuated thousands of people from ⁠suburbs near Bordeaux on Saturday as wildfires in areas around the ⁠city showed no ⁠signs ​of abating, the Reuters news agency reports Sophie Brocas, who heads the local administration of La Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⁠et de la Gironde…

Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Syngenta, the producer of a herbicide banned in more than 70 countries and which has been linked to Parkinson’s disease , will stop selling paraquat in Australia, saying new regulations has made it “commercially unvia…

In sea pools built with sandbags and rubble, Amjed Tantesh gives traumatised children brief respite from their daily lives Swimming classes have started again in Gaza after three years of war, with hundreds of children learning to float, doggy paddle and take their first strokes in five makeshift sea pools built from sandbags and rubble. The lessons allow a few hundred girls and boys to reclaim t…

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a century The Cherry Tree pub is an unassuming local. On a busy road in the Cheshire village of Culcheth, it is a chain-run pub where four shots cost £8, every burger comes with a soft drink, and sport is shown all day on the big screens. It is also a favourite of Andy…

Jalsa Salana in Hampshire has had enhanced support from police, emergency services and local authorities Security has been increased by several hundred additional staff at the UK’s largest Muslim convention, Jalsa Salana, alongside enhanced coordination with police, emergency services and local authorities, against a backdrop of growing anti-Muslim sentiment. Last month, another big Islamic gathe…

Don’t delay in taking advantage of the competition that is pushing up interest rates and increasing choice, experts say It is shaping up to be a decent summer for savers as fierce competition among providers pushes up interest rates and increases choice. You can currently get instant- and easy-access accounts that pay up to 5% interest, and fixed-rate savings bonds that pay almost that much. Mean…

Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designation More than four decades have elapsed since Evangelos Geroliolios made his first ascent to the home of the ancient gods. At the top of Mount Olympus, on the rocky peak of Greece’s highest mountain, he felt unalloyed awe. “I’ve never forgotten that unique moment, that unique feeling up there …

Correspondents’ dinner begins in Washington, three months after original event was halted by a shooting The rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner is under way in Washington, three months after the original event was scrapped in April when a man fired a shotgun at a security checkpoint outside the ballroom. Donald Trump arrived at the Waldorf Astoria for the rescheduled gala, which organi…

President directs interior department to display signs outside museum that accuse institution of inaccuracy Donald Trump on Friday ordered the interior department to display signs in front of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that accuse the institution of inaccuracy. The order escalates the Trump’s attacks against the Smithsonian, which he and his allies accuse of politicizing …

President flew to Ankara onboard Qatari-gifted jet, without advanced defenses, and flew home on old Air Force One Donald Trump switched aircraft before departing Turkey earlier this month after US officials determined there was a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces targeting him and Air Force One, according to a new report from the New York Times . The threat surfaced while the US president…

Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn’t back Trump’s re-election, but administration claims it’s a ‘misrepresentation’ US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has admitted scrapping more than $7.5bn in federal grants for clean energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed Donald Trump in the 2024 election. US federal officials appeared to ac…

Grant Ho, who performed postmortem examination, said he identified two stab wounds on 14-year-old’s body The autopsy of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body took center stage on Friday as a hearing continued to determine whether musician D4vd will stand trial for murder charges linked to her death. Prosecutors say the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, fatally stabbed Hernande…

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sector Hundreds of thousands of care workers could be exempted from the home secretary’s plans to toughen up the immigration system under proposals being considered by Andy Burnham as he looks for ways to relieve pressure on the social care sector. The prime minister will giv…

At least 90 active blazes in British Columbia in what PM says is one of the country’s most intense seasons on record How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse? Fresh wildfires have broken out in western Canada and forests continued to ⁠burn in Ontario as the country ⁠battled what the prime ​minister, Mark Carney, called one of the most intense wildfire seasons on rec…