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21 February 2020
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Exclusive: campaigners say leak shows Prevent strategy is more about monitoring extremists than safeguarding -
Jury indicated that in three counts they have reached their decision, and will now break and return to deliberations on the other two counts on Monday
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Virus is spreading in Middle East, with confirmed cases in Lebanon and Israel
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Meghan and Harry’s non-profit organisation will no longer be named Sussex Royal Foundation, spokeswoman says
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Spotlight
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4 out of 5 stars.
Onward review Pixar's best film in years is Frozen for boys
4 out of 5 stars.The animation studio conjures some of the old magic with a touching tale of childhood grief and brotherly bonding -
What are the rules for waiting outside the PM’s adviser’s house? And does it serve any purpose?
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Celebrities criticise media following presenter’s death but reporters describe more complicated web of relationships -
Brand featured equal number of men and women on catwalk at its Milan fashion week show
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A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in northern Syria after the government’s attempt to take back the opposition-held city of Idlib. Bethan McKernan describes how the fighting and freezing conditions have caused hundreds of thousands of displaced people to flee for their lives. Also today: Justin McCurry on the evacuation of the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship
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Editorial: He ignores the floods while pursuing immigration plans and an attack on the BBC, which are destructive and divisive. The prime minister does not care -
The home secretary has proposed that businesses replace immigrant employees excluded by her policy with carers, the long-term sick and retirees
Letters treat
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By taking off star playmaker during Champions League game, Tottenham manager risks fracturing his confidence -
Johnny Sexton said Ireland coach Andy Farrell and his son, England captain Owen, will have no problem putting family matters aside when the two sides clash at Twickenham
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Chelsea’s youngsters were the feelgood story earlier in the season, but their waning influence has led to increased pressure on their manager -
Eddie Jones has picked Jonathan Joseph on the left wing and Elliot Daly at full-back for the Six Nations showdown at Twickenham
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From the UK
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Concern after report of phrase ‘institutionally racist’ being removed from draft report -
Environment Agency warns of heavy downpours in northern England and the Midlands
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Rugby player says he will release voice message presenter sent to him days before she killed herself -
Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, pleads guilty at Old Bailey to preparing terrorist acts -
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Leading politicians say Alternative für Deutschland should face surveillance -
US lawyer Gloria Allred arranged for bus to be driven past Buckingham Palace with message for prince
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After a local senator was shot in a confrontation with masked officers, Bolsonaro warned: ‘it’s going to get ugly’ -
Rapporteur warns against trivialising psychological torture as states exploit internet to target individuals -
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Should we rewrite our DNA?
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3 out of 5 stars.
Minamata review Johnny Depp attempts redemption in heartfelt look at disaster that struck Japanese town
3 out of 5 stars.Johnny Depp plays real-life US photojournalist W Eugene Smith who travels to cover the story of mercury poisoning that caused horrendous disfigurements -
Her new film Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the year’s most erotic film: a meditation on passion, art and feminism -
4 out of 5 stars.
Wildland review Danish crime drama with the makings of a big hit
4 out of 5 stars.When 17-year-old Ida goes to live with her aunt and cousins, she quickly becomes embroiled in a ruthless crime family
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This reinvented local has much to commend it – the menu is ambitious, the service cheerful – but some aspects may anchor it firmly in the category of ‘family pub’ -
Milan fashion week seeks low-waste ways to combine fashion and sustainability
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With the closed Turkish border behind them and Russian-backed forces at the horizon, Syrians have nowhere left to run -
Another Democratic debate shakes up the race ahead of Nevada’s caucuses while a Florida man figures out how to take ‘Trump’ with him to the doctor -
Everything you need to know about the phasing out of the polluting domestic fuels
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Photographer Harriet Zawedde was born in Rome but raised in the UK. Her series Nightshade, combines portraits with botanical images of the tomato plant and the subjects’ recipes -
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including chinstrap penguins and a koala up a tree -
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to kick off Carnival, Mangueira is one of several samba schools using the world’s biggest festival as a platform for protest -
This week in our weekly archive print series we have a photograph of sheep , shot at the end of the day in the Peak District by Christopher Thomond -
Exhibit at the Bronx Documentary Center, the first in a year-long series, aims to document the current president’s overturning of decades of American immigration policy and law, and its profound effects on American society and the lives of immigrants
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