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Pay rise recommendations will be given ‘careful consideration’, says minister amid strike threat

Stephen Kinnock urges trade unions to “engage constructively with us ” after pay review bodies suggest higher pay awards than the government offer on the table.

Agnes Ngetich sets a new 10km world record as she becomes the first woman to run the distance in under 30 minutes in a women-only race.

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women’s only field in the London Marathon with Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race.

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Canada might be the second election Trump wins in six months

Mark Carney and the Liberals have seen a stunning reversal of fortune – and the “Trump effect” looks like it will be the difference.
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Pierre Poilievre led the Conservatives to a 25-point lead before Trudeau stepped down. Pic: Reuters

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Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney after an English-language leaders' debate in Montreal. Pic: Reuters

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that comments from U.S. officials about the Arctic island have been disrespectful and that the island cannot be purchased, in defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly floated the idea of buying the strategic territory.
Nielsen said Greenland “will never, ever be a piece of property that can be bought by just anyone” as he stood by Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen during a joint press conference at Frederiksen's Marienborg official residence in Lyngby, Denmark.
The Greenlandic prime minister was meeting with Frederiksen on the second day of a three-day official visit to Denmark. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.
“The talks from the United States have not been respectful,” Nielsen said. “The words used have not been respectful. That’s why we need in this situation, we need to stand together.”
TRUMP SAYS HE WASN'T 'TROLLING' ABOUT ACQUIRING GREEN..

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Day 99: Why did Trump change his approach to Ukraine?

Houthi-run media report the bodies of 68 people have been recovered from a migrant detention centre in Saada.

UK weather: Temperatures could climb to 29C in country-wide sunny spell, Met Office says

According to the Met Office, temperatures between 24C and 25C are expected later today, before rising each day and peaking by Wednesday or Thursday.

Boat crashes into ferry in Florida – one dead and multiple injured as ‘mass casualty incident’ declared

The boat that crashed into the ferry fled the scene, authorities say, with the collision happening at the end of the 17-day Sugar Sand Festival held on Clearwater beach.
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Pic: Tampa Bay Times/AP

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Emergency services at the scene in Clearwater, Florida. Pic: Javier Vazquez/Reuters

Ruth Perry’s sister joins education leaders in call to stop Ofsted reforms

In an open letter, a coalition of senior educators, trade union heads, ex-inspectors and mental health advocates urged Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to pause a “rushed” rollout of new inspection measures.