All news for 2026-08-13

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Benefits cheat ordered to repay £28,000 at £5 a month — meaning it will take 465 years
A benefits cheat has been convicted of stealing nearly £28,000, but has now been given nearly 500 years to pay back the cash.
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Palestinian families besieged in their homes as Israeli settlers seek to seize their land
Israeli militants have besieged two Palestinian families in their homes since the weekend, aiming to take over their properties in the West Bank village of Qusra through a campaign of terror.
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Fifa-banned coach accused of sexual abuse is still coaching young players in Congo
A coach in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was banned from football for 20 years by Fifa in March 2023 for sexual abuse of a minor is continuing to take charge of young players, the Guardian can reveal.
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Greenland blocks Trump-linked oil firm from drilling in Arctic territory until 2027
Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year.
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Urgent police search for mother after foetus found in bag beside Lancashire river
Police have launched an urgent search for the mother of a foetus whose remains have been discovered in a bag by a river.
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Ariana Grande confirms romance with ex Ricky Alvarez just days before London tour dates
Ariana Grande has confirmed her rekindled romance with ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez by sharing photographs of the pair on Instagram, just two days before she arrives in London for the final leg of her Eternal Sunshine world tour.
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“Nobody is going to beat me on this track”: Hudson-Smith fires back at BBC after Birmingham triumph
British star Matthew Hudson-Smith has taken a swipe at the BBC after winning the 400m at the European Athletics Championship.
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Incredible solar eclipse graces British skies - the very best pictures of the once-in-a-generation event
Britons’ eyes went skyward this evening as the most significant solar eclipse in 27 years graced UK skies.
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British family caught lifting French toll barriers to avoid paying for months
A British family has finally been caught by French police after evading as much as €3,000 (£2,500) in motorway toll charges.
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Nigel Farage faces Clacton by-election test as 75,000 voters head to the polls
As many as 75,000 Britons are set to make their voices heard today at the Clacton by-election - the sixth at Westminster since 2024.
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Labour asylum plan sparks fury as 1,200 men could be moved into tiny Yorkshire village
Women will be left "outnumbered six to one" if Labour floods a tiny Yorkshire village with more than a thousand "asylum seekers".