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Alexei Navalny, who has been investigating official corruption, suffered a suspected broken fingerThe leader of the opposition in Russia, Alexei Navalny, was detained on Saturday outside his home in

Police say that the victim was approached as she walked back from getting a takeawayA woman in her 60s has been stabbed next to a children’s playground during an attack in east London.The woman was

President signed orders affecting 2 million workers in MayMove ‘eviscerates right to bargain collectively’, says judgeA federal judge dealt a blow on Saturday to Donald Trump’s efforts to “promote

Guests at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel have alleged hygiene standards were poorAbout 100 holidaymakers at an Egyptian hotel where a British couple fell ill and died have returned early to to the

High commissioner urges other countries to take in refugees trapped on a boat off SicilyDoctors asked Italian authorities to allow 16 people ashore on Saturday for urgent medical treatment after they

Trump’s week: stunning news, whispers of impeachmentPresident tells Republicans death of Iowa student ‘a disgrace’Donald Trump did not mention John McCain in a speech at a Republican dinner in

New Zealander’s show about sex and modern social mores scoops top comedy gong New Zealander Rose Matafeo has won the coveted best comedy show award at the Edinburgh fringe festival. Steve Coogan, one

Shard’s architect calls for unity and cooperation after calamity in his home townRenzo Piano, the Italian architect who designed the Shard in London, says he is readily available to help rebuild the

Woman and daughter also dead after man, 18, reportedly drove supercar into oncoming traffic A teenager believed to be the YouTube star McSkillet is reported to be one of three people killed in a

American Animals, a thrilling tale of rare book theft, is a startling mix of fiction and reality. In the age of ‘alternative facts’ is this the way ahead for the documentary?The first thing that

The lack of outrage at the US’s key role in this humanitarian disaster raises troubling questionsThis is not a column about Donald Trump. It’s also not about Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen or Robert

An illustrious list of Republican men are publicly anti-choice, but privately have supported women in their lives having abortionsThe Week in Patriarchy is a weekly roundup of what’s happening in the

Influential avant garde creative force who worked with David Bowie dies in Italy, aged 80 Kemp grew up in a poor one-parent family in South Shields on Tyneside, and transformed himself, via early

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Leo Varadkar’s speech during papal visit focuses on church’s failings over child sexual abuseThe Irish prime minister has called for a new relationship between church and state in which religion is no

British-Iranian woman jailed for spying has been given temporary leave until SundayNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman jailed for spying in Iran who was temporarily released this

This weekend’s Pride may be last to have Canal Street at its centre as exodus gathers pace amid redevelopmentFor decades, Canal Street has been the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village, the “c” on the

Airline faces accusations of cynical profiteering, but it insists the aim is to cut flight delaysLong before the era of Ryanair charges, those who flew knew the importance of minimising baggage.

Chinese company’s raw numbers are impressive but theft, vandalism and wary city chiefs could stand in its wayFor investors backing the march of Mobike in cities across the world, the numbers look very