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UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T07:00:21+00:00

Exclusive: Nursing and Midwifery Council admits it did not carry out checks on professionals who broke the lawNurses and midwives who should have been banned from treating patients have practised over the last 12 years because of “potentially dangerous” failings by a medical regulator.The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has admitted that its “completely and utterly unacceptable” mistakes meant it failed to protect the public from about 15 professionals whom it should have banned from ever working in healthcare in the UK because they had broken the law. Continue reading...

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‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T07:00:20+00:00

Tourists and locals in Madrid, Paris, London, Dublin and Berlin share their experiences of the unseasonable May temperaturesIn recent days across parts of Europe, temperatures have soared, heat records have been broken and spring has felt more like the height of summer. Météo France, the French national weather service, has attributed this to a “heat dome”, with warmth held in place by a high-pressure weather front that has produced temperatures more than 10C above what used to be usual for this time of year.Human-caused climate breakdown is supercharging extreme weather around the world, driv

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La guerre au Moyen-Orient révèle les faiblesses de l’économie indienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-27T07:00:03+00:00

Le pays le plus peuplé du monde, troisième importateur mondial de pétrole, souffre des retombées de l’offensive américano-israélienne en Iran, en raison notamment de sa dépendance aux importations et du développement insuffisant du secteur manufacturier.

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Middle East crisis live: Lebanon hit by one of the heaviest days of Israeli bombing in weeks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T06:53:39+00:00

Strikes further strain supposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and came as Iran said US had violated separate truceWelcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 airstrikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military was deepening its operations in the country.On Monday Netanyahu said Israel was “intensifying” its military operations in Lebanon, with the ​IDF operating with “large forces on ​the ‌ground

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SC sets aside NCLAT order which rejected Amazon’s appeal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T06:49:15+00:00

A bench of Justices also set aside a CCI order which had levied a ₹202 crore penalty on Amazon and suspended its deal with Future

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Nigel Farage’s Far-Right Party Is Now Central to British Politics

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-27T06:45:59+00:00

Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his Reform U.K. Party emerge from the fringe of British politics. But it faces an uphill climb to win power.

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Amanda Rishworth says jobseekers will no longer be forced to submit ‘endless’ pointless job applications

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T06:32:49+00:00

Welfare advocates say while the reforms are a step in the right direction, the privatised employment services model has failed and should be torn upGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMutual obligations will be different for every welfare recipient, the employment minister, Amanda Rishworth, says, signalling an end to jobseekers being forced to submit “endless” applications for roles they may not be qualified for.But welfare advocates and a key trade union have said Labor’s employment system changes don’t go far enough and fall short of the reform needed to the failure-p

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Gina Rinehart bankrolls purchase of 10% stake in Seven network owner Southern Cross Media

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T06:24:34+00:00

The $26m deal involving media executive Bruce McWilliam signifies return to media business for mining billionaire after previous holdings in Fairfax and TenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, has bankrolled former Seven media executive Bruce McWilliam’s acquisition of an almost 10% stake in Southern Cross Media, which owns the Seven Network, the Triple M and Hit radio brands and West Australian Newspapers.While the unusual arrangement – worth about $26m – does not give Rineha

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BHP admits to stalled emissions reductions as WA premier says miners have ‘moral obligation’ to decarbonise

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T06:23:13+00:00

Head of BHP’s WA iron ore operations unable to give firm timeline for replacing diesel trucks as leaked documents reveal decarbonisation delayRead more from the BHP files investigation hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA senior BHP executive has admitted the Australian multinational’s push to reduce emissions has been delayed as the Western Australian premier, Roger Cook, said big miners had an “important moral obligation” to decarbonise.An exclusive investigation based on documents leaked to the Guardian and ABC revealed this week that the world’s biggest miner ha

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