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Hello Kitty company cuts ties with Japanese spy show after China outcry
Sanrio ends association with TV drama Vivant after China says portrayal of ruthless Chinese agents is ‘deliberate smear’The company behind the successful Hello Kitty franchise has apologised and ended its commercial tie-up with a Japanese TV drama after Chinese state media and netizens condemned the
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Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up profit margin on oil
Energy firm to return $5bn to shareholders as climate campaigners criticise high profitsShell has doubled its profits in the last quarter after the Middle East conflict drove up the price of oil and gas and created shortages in the global market.Shell reported on Thursday morning that it made an adj
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Reader Q&A: Our money and economics correspondents answer your Budget 2026 questions
The 2026 budget has been revealed; how will it affect you personally, will it change the country and has chancellor John Healey done enough to prepare for the challenges ahead? Our money and economics editors Hilary Osborne and Heather Stewart will be answering your questions from 3pm (GMT) today.Si
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Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash
Sanrio has apologised after its merchandise line with Japanese TV series Vivant drew criticism.
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Healey vows to cut welfare bill before next election with ‘tough’ approach to young people
Chancellor’s comments come as fiscal watchdog says disability benefits will cost £100bn a year before end of decadeBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Healey had said there will be a reduction in the welfare bill before the next election, with a “tough” approach to young people who do not accept supp
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Albanese concedes savings needed as he faces internal Labor pressure on cost-of-living crisis
Prime minister vows not to slash health and education funding amid political problem over handling of economyGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has ruled out major cuts to health, education and essential services in December’s mid-year budget update, but co
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Coroner calls for TGA to review unapproved peptides after death of Australian actor
Richard Norton, 75, went into cardiac arrest in March 2025 after injecting prescribed but unapproved CJC1295 and ipamorelinGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe death of an Australian actor after injecting unapproved peptides could result in tougher restrictions on the subst
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Woman, 19, dies after masked gunmen opened fire outside Brisbane pub
Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau was injured during a drive-by shooting outside Fitzy’s Loganholme in the city’s south on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 19-year-old woman who was on a night out with friends has died after a drive-by shooting that left three other pe
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Toblerone owner sues British vegan chocolate brand over chunky shape
Catherine’s Originals denies Mondelēz claims in London high court of ‘passing off’ and trademark infringement The owner of Toblerone is taking legal action against a tiny British vegan chocolate brand which it claims has been copying the Swiss chocolate bar’s famous chunky shape.Mondelēz has filed p
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El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers
The troops are trying to recover four military personnel who went missing in an ambush on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
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Spain reckons with 2nd deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election
Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, a crash in which one train struck another from behind, killing 68 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network.
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Angry Labour MPs urge leadership not to overrule energy secretary on Rosebank
Exclusive: Backbenchers voice alarm over ‘intolerable position’ faced by Miatta Fahnbulleh over oilfield decisionFurious Labour MPs have been lobbying the prime minister and chancellor not to overrule the energy secretary should she decide to block the Rosebank oilfield.MPs say they are alarmed at t
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Cambodian police and soldiers helped guard abusive scam compounds, Amnesty alleges
Survivors tell rights group that serving officers who worked as guards administered electric shocks and beatingsCambodian police and military officers worked as private security guards in scam compounds where thousands were forced to work in the online fraud industry, according to a report by Amnest
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Neighbour of new Montenegro embassy in London sues council over impact on mental health
Case in Pimlico is latest instance of tensions between small countries seeking a space in capital and residentsIt is not a classic neighbour-from-hell dispute, what with the protagonist inviting everyone over for evening drinks and canapés. But the sudden conversion of a five-bedroom family home in
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Defence backed claim that social media footage of public servants could invite bullying
Official’s controversial September request for Senate hearing footage to not be shared on social media has been heavily criticisedGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe secretary of the defence department approved a senior official’s controversial idea to tell a Senate hear
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Spain begins mourning period after deadly train crash
Emergency services combed through the wreckage overnight as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples and help identify victimsSpain has begun three days of mourning after a high-speed rail collision – its second this year – killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives
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Israel election results live: count of absentee ballots under way as coalition talks set to begin
With the final count unlikely to shift results significantly, experts say Gadi Eisenkot’s hopes of unseating Benjamin Netanyahu rest on his willingness to work with Palestinian partiesFull report: Coalition talks loom in IsraelAnalysis: Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-
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‘The more you earn, the less you keep’: readers react to the budget
From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s measures will affect themWhat the budget means for youLouie, 24, a chef living in London, says a lot of people have “written off the idea of even considering getting a property” in the
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How will John Healey’s energy support package affect you?
Chancellor’s ‘new course’ includes a £100 one-off payment, low-carbon upgrade loans and an end to standing chargesJohn Healey has unveiled a package of support for households being buffeted by “global economic storms”.“I’m setting a new course to get energy costs down in line with Europe,” the chanc
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Thames Water creditors to vote on emergency £2.4bn loan as cash runs low
Campaigners say costly new funds will lead to higher bills, which company deniesA group of creditors to troubled Thames Water are poised to vote on whether to grant an emergency £2.4bn loan to keep the company afloat, as campaigners raise concerns it could add £40 to each household’s bills in intere
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