The Guardian view on 25 years of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses: a love story that changed an industry | Editorial Editorial: Publishing has failed to deliver on its promises after Black Lives Matter. True diversity requires a lasting shift

25 years of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses: a love story that changed an industry

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This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet? | Aditya Chakrabortty The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?

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Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke | Gaby Hinsliff The city was portrayed as an aspirational place to live, but now those who moved there are realising the precarity that comes with being an economic migrant, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke

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Other countries are streets ahead of the UK on childhood obesity. Here’s what they’re doing differently | Devi Sridhar There could be 227 million obese children worldwide by 2040. But as South Korea and Denmark have shown, it is possible to tackle this crisis, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Un...

Other countries are streets ahead of the UK on childhood obesity. Here’s what they’re doing differently

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AI agents pose untold risk to humanity. We must act to prevent that future | David Krueger The pieces are falling into place for autonomous artificial intelligence. We must stop unregulated development

AI agents could pose a risk to humanity. We must act to prevent that future

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In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly Toynbee As the public consultation on the BBC nears its end, the right will be out in force to undermine it. But its supporters can do their bit – with this guidance, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it

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Trump broke his promises to pursue this unwinnable war. Britain must not follow him into the abyss | Simon Jenkins The bombing of Iran is deeply unpopular. Despite the Tories’ urgings, Keir Starmer must not further embroil the UK in this disaster, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Trump broke his promises to pursue this unwinnable war. Britain must not follow him into the abyss

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German twist in the Telegraph tale shatters Lord Rothermere’s dreams The European media giant Axel Springer has scuppered the Daily Mail owner. But why did it not bid sooner? And what will Brexit-backing readers think?

German twist in the Telegraph tale shatters Lord Rothermere’s dreams

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Trump fires Kristi Noem: what does it mean for ICE? - The Latest Donald Trump has fired his controversial US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem, the public face of an immigration crackdown that prompted nationwide protests. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to Guardian US ...

Trump fires Kristi Noem: what does it mean for ICE? - The Latest

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Supermarkets hit by falling demand for nitrite-cured bacon due to cancer fears Sales of products made the traditional way dropped 7% in three months to 25 January while nitrite-free sales rose 20%

Supermarkets hit by falling demand for nitrite-cured bacon due to cancer fears

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Revealed: the Ukrainian facility where UK engineers help fix vital weapons Exclusive: MoD-contracted workers assisting Ukrainians in a way ‘no other nation has been willing to do’, says minister

Revealed: the Ukrainian facility where UK engineers help fix vital weapons

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Labour urged to listen to progressive voters or face ‘political earthquake’ in London Exclusive: Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May

Labour urged to listen to progressive voters or face ‘political earthquake’ in London

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Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post PM justifies position on US-Israel war on Iran in social media post using the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing

Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post

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‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would die

‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror

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Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as bombs pound Tehran and Beirut US president again calls on Iranian people to overthrow government or face ‘absolutely guaranteed death’

Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as bombs pound Tehran and Beirut

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Iran is not Venezuela, despite Trump’s hopes of repeating ‘regime capture’ strategy Experts say US influence over South American neighbour will be hard to replicate in country with deep and long-standing antipathy to the west

Iran is not Venezuela, despite Trump’s hopes of repeating ‘regime capture’ strategy

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Cyprus raises doubts about future of British bases on island after drone strike Foreign minister wants ‘conversation’ about closing UK military sites following lack of warning of impending attack on RAF Akrotiri

Cyprus raises doubts about future of British bases on island after drone strike

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‘Where do we go?’ What it’s like being an airline pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path ‘The first thing is: Where are we? And how much fuel have we got and where do we need to go?’, Australian veteran pilot says

‘Where do we go?’ What it’s like being an airline pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path

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Britain’s war hawks are very upset that Keir Starmer isn’t personally riding a bomb all the way to Tehran | Marina Hyde Didn’t you know? True British patriots are the ones who want to join an obviously disastrous war on behalf of Israel and Donald Trump, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Britain’s war hawks are very upset that Keir Starmer isn’t personally riding a bomb all the way to Tehran

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Whisper it, but Starmer might be getting it right on Iran It's legalistic, complicated and barely comprehensible but the PM's position on this war has ended up in tune with public sentiment

Whisper it, but Starmer might be getting it right on Iran

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How Epstein used sex as a weapon He drew other men towards him and trapped them in a state of complicity. But the cynical use of young women as tools to achieve power is nothing new

How Epstein used sex as a weapon

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Ed Davey takes on Oakeshott and Tice The Liberal Democrat leader has enraged the Reform man and his partner with comments about her tax status

Ed Davey takes on Oakeshott and Tice

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The White House press office has totally lost its mind The US secretary of war insulted the American dead, attacked the press and released one of the most stupid pieces of propaganda ever made.

The White House press office has totally lost its mind

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'Operation Epic Fury – as it happened' Donald Trump takes on the world and loses - as imagined by Henry Morris

Operation Epic Fury – as it happened’

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Is this Reform's new star of local government? A video has gone viral of an interview with Doncaster's Craig Ward - a man not entirely in grasp of the details

Is this Reform’s new star of local government?

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Senators demand investigation after ninth American killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in West Bank Lawmakers cite ‘consistent pattern’ in which Americans are being killed ‘without justice or accountability’

Senators demand investigation after ninth American killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in West Bank | Note that only Americans count.

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‘Everyone’s calling’: demand for private jets from UK firm soars by up to 300% amid Iran war Insider says demand is far outstripping supply and calls for creation of air bridges to evacuate people from Middle East

‘Everyone’s calling’: demand for private jets from UK firm soars by up to 300% amid Iran war

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‘It creates a sense of belonging’: Brazil bets on hiking trails for conservation The country’s network of footpaths is growing – with hopes they will develop local economies and better preserve the environment

It creates a sense of belonging’: Brazil bets on hiking trails for conservation

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Donald Trump insists there are no wind farms in China. Here are 20 of them – in pictures The US president has made the easily debunked claim that there are no wind farms in China

Donald Trump insists there are no wind farms in China. Here are 20 of them – in pictures

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Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs

Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels

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