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UK prime minister to face Kemi Badenoch in the Commons before talks with french presidentThe Conservatives have said that preventing access to jury trials for offenders charged with certain offences would be “a big, backward step”.Responding to the Leveson report (see 10.35am), Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, told Times Radio: can see no limit to the type of case that can be taken out of jury trials. So this is a slippery slope. If you begin to take away jury trials for these cases, the relatively limited number of cases that he’s proposing, where will it end? It could

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia attempted to strike 741 targets with 728 drones and 13 missilesDespite pointed criticism from US president Donald Trump, who said there was “a lot of bullshit is thrown at us” by Vladimir Putin, Russia continued its strikes on Ukraine overnight with the largest drone attack of the war.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this morning that Russia attempted to strike 741 targets with 728 drones and 13 missiles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/09/europe-latest-news-updates-russia-ukraine-war-putin-zelenskyy-macron-starmer Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-07-09 07:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Scheme in England to identify signs of oesophageal cancer forms part of government’s 10-year health planHundreds of people in England are to be offered a “sponge on a string” test to identify a precursor to one of the deadliest cancers in high-street pharmacies for the first time.Patients with persistent heartburn or acid reflux can take the “game-changer” tablet-sized capsule that when washed down with a glass of water expands in the stomach. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/09/nhs-pharmacies-to-pilot-sponge-on-a-string-test-to-spot-cancer-precursor Author : Andrew Gregory Health editor Publish date : 2025-07-09 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

For more than two months, the Australian mushroom triple-murder trial has gripped the world – here’s how it finished up on the front pageErin Patterson mushroom murder verdict – what happens next?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe murder trial has spawned podcasts, documentaries, thousands of column inches, viral social media posts – and a rapt global audience.After a week of deliberation, a supreme court jury found Victorian woman Erin Patterson guilty of three counts of murder and one of attempted murder after three guests died and one almost died after eating her homemade beef wellington