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Polanski says he is not ready to be PM, but might be in two years’ time – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T10:18:15+00:00

Green leader also apologised for misrepresenting his work with the Red Cross, and defended party policy on drugsLabour has criticised Zack Polanski for saying he was concerned about how the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings was treated when he was arrested by the police.Referring to what Polanski said about this in his Today interview this morning (see 9.33am), a Labour party spokesperson said:Our brave police ran towards a suspected terrorist and tackled him while he was still carrying a knife and before they could handcuff him.The fact that Zack Polanski is still sympathising with this

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"Україна трохи випереджає тенденції глобального потепління: у нас тепліше, ніж у середньому по планеті", - кліматолог Світлана Бойченко

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-06T10:09:00+00:00

Провідний науковий співробітник Інституту геофізики НАНУ, кліматолог Світлана Бойченко в інтерв’ю УНІАН розповіла, чи змінюється клімат в Україні і як на ці процеси впливає війна.

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NMDC hikes iron ore prices by ₹200 tonne

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-06T10:04:32+00:00

In the last price revision announced on April 5, NMDC had fixed the rate of the baila lump at ₹5,300 per tonne and that of fines at ₹4,500 per tonne

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How car-loving American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T10:00:06+00:00

With most major European cities well-served by trains and buses, bringing US transit up to par would cost $4.6tnThe only train station in Houston, the US’s fourth-largest city and one of the fastest-growing conurbations in the country, is a diminished, morose sight. Intercity trains arrive at this squat, shed-like Amtrak building, which cringes in the shadows of roaring highways, just three times a week.That such a meager train station could ostensibly serve a metropolitan area of about 7 million people is a stark symbol of how the sprawling, car-dominated US has fallen behind cities around th

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Mexico nightclub’s $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T10:00:05+00:00

Owner of Japan nightclub says ‘This is a response to a year of insults directed at us – as a country – by the United States’A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge, while citizens from any other country pay just $20 for access, and Mexicans and other Latin Americans pay only $14.The Instagram announcement from the nightclub Japan in the Roma Norte neighborhood has been liked over 26,000 times and received more than 200 comments, mostly supporting the policy as part of a broader revolt in the capital against what many see as a US takeover. Contin

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Congress welcomed into TVK alliance with festive fervour

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-06T09:54:23+00:00

The atmosphere at the TVK office remained charged, with supporters and onlookers gathering as the Congress leaders were ushered in for the closed-door interaction

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Zack Polanski says he was wrong to call himself a Red Cross spokesperson

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T09:48:53+00:00

Green party leader also accuses rightwing media of politically motivated attacks as popularity growsUK politics live – latest updatesZack Polanski has said he was wrong to describe himself as a British Red Cross spokesperson, and that intensified media scrutiny of the Green party reflected fears of its rising popularity and support for wealth taxes.Polanski described himself as a British Red Cross spokesperson while campaigning for the party leadership, the Times revealed. The claim was also mentioned on his personal website in 2020 when he said he was “really proud of the work we do”. Continu

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Європа шукає альтернативу американським "Томагавкам": Україна може допомогти, – FT

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-06T09:48:00+00:00

Без можливості завдавати ударів по військово-морських базах поблизу Мурманська чи Новоросійська або по військових об’єктах поблизу Москви Європа опиняється у вкрай невигідному становищі.

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Electric PV sales up 75.14% at 23,506 units in April: FADA

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-06T09:44:24+00:00

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd led the market with 8,543 units in April as compared to 4,822 units in the same month last year, at a growth of 77.17 per cent

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Київстар серед кращих роботодавців України та переможець у номінації "Вибір експертів" рейтингу Forbes Ukraine

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-06T09:43:57+00:00

Київстар – один із кращих роботодавців за версією рейтингу Forbes Ukraine та robota.ua "Топ-50. РоботодавецьРоку 2026". Компанія також отримала спеціальну відзнаку та стала переможницею у номінації "Вибір...

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Former SNP council leader jailed for sexual offences against young men and boys

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T09:42:55+00:00

Jordan Linden sentenced to 18 months for string of crimes committed over 10 years between 2011 and 2021A former SNP council leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of a string of sexual offences against young men and teenagers as young as 14.Jordan Linden, once considered a rising star in the SNP, was convicted of five sexual assaults on young men after a trial at Falkirk sheriff court in March, which heard that the SNP had “downplayed or ignored” complaints about his behaviour. Continue reading...

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