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Boris Johnson no-confidence vote
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6 June 2022
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Greater Manchester town that is home to most marginal constituency in Great Britain appears to have lost faith in PM -
PM says his removal is the one route to a Labour victory, and party must ‘refuse to dance to tune of the media’ -
Analysis: Even if the PM survives on Monday evening his plummet from grace has been extraordinary -
Snap-election success, fathering a new child and surviving Covid weigh up against sleaze, the ‘chumocracy’ and police fines
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Francis to host consistory in August then visit Perdonanza Celestiniana festival, initiated by pope who resigned
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Airport apologises to Victoria Brignell, who was left in her seat for 95 minutes because no one was available to assist her -
Supermarket faces vote from investors to pay a living wage to all workers, including contractors -
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Kaja Kallas warns pain of sanctions will test relations, and also criticises Macron’s stance on Putin -
M270 launch systems have 50-mile range and can target Russian artillery that has been attacking cities in east of country -
President makes rare publicised visit outside Kyiv to Lysychansk -
Underground efforts appearing to spread, say analysts, after reports of explosions and attacks on Russian border guards
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Fans of ‘bumblebees of football’ prolong the celebration – and hatch plans to get to Qatar in November -
From the raw, masterfully-scripted realism of The Responder to the exquisite return of Gentleman Jack, here are the year’s television highlights up to now
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From the glam-punk of Handbag to the ultra-camp Steve Elgin, award-winning gay music historian Darryl W Bullock picks out deep cuts to play at this year’s Pride celebrations -
Your rights if you are one of the thousands of people caught up in recent travel chaos
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Whether Johnson is ousted now or in the coming weeks, the Tories will again grasp the Thatcherite mantle, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones -
In France, the violence meted out at the Champions League final and the cover-up that followed were tragically familiar, says Fabrice Arfi of investigative journal Mediapart
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Whether he wins or loses tonight, the prime minister has given the nation another reason to celebrate, writes Zoe Williams
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In those joyful scenes on Sunday you could see Welsh culture in rude health, says writer and teacher Darren Chetty
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US Open champion reflects on challenges of winning grand slam at 18, but says she is excited to playing on grass again at Rothesay Open -
The England seamer has made it clear he remains ‘great friends’ with his former captain despite omission for West Indies series
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Bale, Ramsey and Hennessey were in the side that sunk to 117th in the world at the stadium where joy abounded on Sunday -
14th French Open title puts Rafa Nadal on 22 slams – two more than Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic
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Analysts’ forecast comes as campaigners warn windfall tax package could harm climate efforts -
Coalition of lawyers, journalists and campaigners challenge climate-busting mega projects exposed in Guardian investigation -
Analysis: Andalucía in Spain could exceed 40C this week, with parts of Italy and Africa also affected
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More than 70 staff suspended and 34 arrested at psychiatric hospital in County Antrim since allegations came to light -
Global supply chain crisis, including computer chip shortage, and inflation hit business
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Surge in shopper footfall over four-day bank holiday also gives UK high streets a much-needed lift -
Recently rediscovered BBC footage of an exuberant Sunday afternoon disco in Ardoyne has gone viral -
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CBS and YouGov poll returned familiar results, including 62% support for a nationwide ban on semi-automatic rifles -
Verdict in case of Jim Fitton, 66, shocks court in Baghdad after family argued he had no criminal intent
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Flying stun gun plan in response to US school shootings was expression of potential, not launch timetable, says CEO -
Company accused of refusing to provide sufficient information about number of false users -
On 24 February, Russia began its assault on Ukraine, ending of an era of peace in Europe and changing the lives of millions for ever. Michael Safi talks to two young Ukrainians who answered a call to protect their country and hears from Guardian correspondents Emma Graham-Harrison and Shaun Walker
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The great director remembers the actor’s astonishing performance in his gangster classic – and the day he had to play a euphoric scene right after receiving tragic news -
Sarah Kane’s Cleansed is notorious for showing torture, assault and gore – but a new Sydney production is handling it with extra care. The director and actors share how they’ve got through harrowing rehearsals -
Recordings from May 1965 were sealed for nearly 50 years, and reveal folk-like renditions of songs including I’m Waiting for the Man and Heroin
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Rainer, 39, and Eka, 40, met in Jakarta at an underground LGBTQ+ film festival in 2010. They now live together in Toronto, Canada -
Despite their ever-changing tactics, here’s a basic tool kit to help you avoid losing money to fraudsters
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Human beings will always hurt one another. It’s how we respond that’s crucial, says the Archbishop of Canterbury -
The singer Billie Eilish has spoken about living with the condition that affects 300,000 people in the UK. For many, trying to suppress their tics is exhausting. But others have learned to control their symptoms and use the energy as a driving force -
As details emerge, concerns grow about Treasury’s efforts to recover almost £5bn wrongly claimed
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Photojournalist Serhii Korovayny has twice uprooted his family because of Russian invasion. He talks to others with the same experience
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Extinction, a new book by Marc Schlossman, explores endangered and extinct species and the factors threatening them through a rare behind-the-scenes look at one of the most important sets of natural history collections in the world at the Field Museum in Chicago -
Guardian photojournalists share their experiences of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations including beach, street and park parties from Glasgow to Cornwall -
Millions of people attended Big Jubilee Lunch picnics as a long weekend of festivities to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee concluded -
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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