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Ministers were content with Andrew as trade envoy, MPs told, with Queen ‘very keen’ for him to get role – UK politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:22:55+00:00

Chris Bryant gives statement to parliament following the release of documents todayThe Home Office has also published asylum figures this morning. These show that the number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in hotels stood at 20,885 at the end of March 2026, down 35% year-on-year from 32,326. The Press Association says:It is the lowest figure since data was first reported in 2022, Home Office figures show.The total had climbed as high as 56,018 at the end of September 2023.Brits are leaving on a massive scale and non-EU immigration remains far too high. Mass immigration undermines ou

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Queen’s ‘keenness’ for Andrew to be trade envoy was a grave mistake

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:22:55+00:00

The monarch may have thought the role would keep her ‘favourite’ second son out of trouble. How wrong she wasThat Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a “prominent role in the promotion of national interests” as a trade envoy in 2001 demonstrates the fierce support the late monarch always gave her second son.Knowing he was “the spare”, and undoubtedly acutely aware of the pitfalls of that position – her sister, Princess Margaret, had struggled to find her own role – a mother’s instinct would be to protect, so far as she could. Continue reading...

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Bryant says there was ‘absolutely nothing’ in Andrew documents to suggest ministers knew of his friendship with Epstein – UK politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:22:55+00:00

Chris Bryant gives statement to parliament following the release of documents todayThe Home Office has also published asylum figures this morning. These show that the number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in hotels stood at 20,885 at the end of March 2026, down 35% year-on-year from 32,326. The Press Association says:It is the lowest figure since data was first reported in 2022, Home Office figures show.The total had climbed as high as 56,018 at the end of September 2023.Brits are leaving on a massive scale and non-EU immigration remains far too high. Mass immigration undermines ou

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Parody Cockroach Janta political party’s rise reflects youth anger in India

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:22:53+00:00

Satirical project is viral sensation and outlet for protest on social media as it taps into young people’s frustrationIt began as a satirical online project after a high court judge compared unemployed young people to cockroaches. Now millions of young Indians are flocking to it as an outlet for their frustration.A parody political party with the insect as its symbol has exploded across India’s social media by turning absurdist humour into protest. Memes and short videos mocking corruption, joblessness and political dysfunction have flooded social media sites, where millions of users are embra

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Показники роботи БЕБ у протидії нелегальному гральному ринку зменшились майже втричі

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:20:00+00:00

Впродовж січня-квітня 2026 БЕБ скерувало до суду лише 4 справи про нелегальний гемблінг, тоді як більше половини грального ринку в тіні.

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Показники роботи Бюро економічної безпеки у протидії нелегальному гральному ринку зменшились майже втричі

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:17:00+00:00

Впродовж січня-квітня 2026 БЕБ скерувало до суду лише 4 справи про нелегальний гемблінг, тоді як більше половини грального ринку в тіні.

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In Blackout-Hit Cuba, Word of U.S. Castro Indictment Spreads Slowly

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:09:40+00:00

While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raúl Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread.

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Furry evacuees: 292 pets flown safely to India amid Gulf conflict

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:03:49+00:00

Data from Animal Quarantine and Certification Services show 181 dogs and 95 cats were airlifted from troubled Gulf region in March

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‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:00:31+00:00

When pupils could no longer play outside, St John’s school in Barnet decided to act, enlisting Trees for Cities to help rethink its outside spaceThe play area at St John’s Church of England primary in Barnet, north London, used to flood so severely it was often unusable. “It would get so bad that the children couldn’t be dismissed from the playground,” says Maccie Dobbie, the school’s head teacher. “We had to dismiss them from different parts of the school or, literally, parents were stepping into puddles to lift their children out of the classroom.”Because the school sits in a basin with clay

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San Diego shooting shows disturbing trend of shooters copying acts of violence

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T14:00:31+00:00

Experts say hate-motivated extremists being radicalized online and adopting ideologies of shooters before themThe killing of three men at a San Diego mosque on Monday is the latest example of a disturbing trend in recent decades: hate-motivated shooters learning from – and copying – each other in acts of violence meant to push the nation toward a race war and, ultimately, societal collapse.The two San Diego shooters, who were 17 and 18, killed 51-year-old Amin Abdullah, a security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego, 78-year-old Mansour Kaziha, a mosque elder and founding member of the ce

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Broker’s Call: Astral (Buy)

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T13:55:42+00:00

IDBI Capital Equity Research

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Trump health officials issue advisory on children and teens’ excessive screen time

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T13:51:44+00:00

HHS advisory says high screen time among youths can be linked to poor sleep and weakened in-person relationshipsHealth officials in the Trump administration have issued an advisory about children and adolescents’ excessive screen time, warning that negative impacts on sleep and mental functioning have “become a public health concern”.The advisory from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notes that the amount of screen time reaches an average of four or more hours per day by the time a child becomes a teenager and can be linked to poor sleep, decreased functioning in school, less

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CPCL launches first CoCo fuel station near Manali refinery

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T13:51:37+00:00

This marks the refiner’s renewed entry into fuel retailing after nearly two decades, with plans for retail outlets across India in phases

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The implosion of Keir Starmer’s Labour

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T13:48:47+00:00

The UK has had six prime ministers in 10 years. Is it ready for a seventh?

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Passenger from Congo boards flight ‘in error’, prompting diversion to Canada amid Ebola outbreak

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T13:47:04+00:00

Air France flight en route to Detroit, Michigan, landed in Montreal after virus-related travel restrictionsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAn Air France flight headed to Detroit, Michigan, was redirected to Canada on Wednesday after it was determined that a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had boarded “in error” amid new Ebola-related travel restrictions, officials with the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) said.“Due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus, the passenger should not have boarded the plane,” a CBP

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Reserve Bank rate hikes to start in June: Standard Chartered

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T13:45:27+00:00

Rising ​global yields and rate hikes from ⁠other Asian central banks could also lead to higher policy rates, StanChart’s India economists Anubhuti Sahay and Saurav Anand said in a ‌note

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