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Garrick Club votes to accept female members for first time

Members back dropping men-only rule in place for 193 years, after Guardian revealed details of membership list

The men-only Garrick Club has finally voted to allow women to become members, 193 years after the London institution first opened its doors.

The vote was passed with 59.98% of votes in favour at the end of a private meeting where several hundred members spent two hours debating the merits of permitting women to join.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 18:17:12 GMT
Judge denies Trump attorney’s motion for mistrial based on Stormy Daniels’ testimony – live

Trump lawyer attempted to point to adult film star using the phrase ‘blacked out’ in testimony and saying that Donald Trump didn’t wear a condom

Trump attorney Susan Necheles reveals that Stormy Daniels is expected to be the prosecution’s second witness for the day.

She’s fighting to keep details about the alleged sex act between Daniels and Donald Trump under wraps.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 18:33:51 GMT
Israeli forces say they have control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing

Israel says it is beginning mission to ‘take out’ Hamas brigades in city, as aid officials say flow of supplies through crossing has halted

Israeli military forces have taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, Israeli officials have said, in the first stage of what appears to be a wider offensive targeting Hamas in the southernmost parts of Gaza.

“This is the beginning of our mission to take out the last four Hamas brigades in Rafah. You should be in no doubt about that whatsoever,” an Israeli government spokesperson said.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 15:35:22 GMT
Baby who went into cardiac arrest at Legoland Windsor has died, say police

Boy aged five months who was taken to hospital after incident on Thursday died on Sunday

A baby who suffered a cardiac arrest at Legoland Windsor Resort has died, police have said.

The five-month-old was seriously injured on Thursday in what Thames Valley police have called a “neglect incident”. The child died in hospital on Sunday. A 27-year-old woman from Essex was arrested on suspicion of neglect shortly after the incident.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 15:28:16 GMT
PSG v Borussia Dortmund: Champions League semi-final, second leg – live

Pennant watch. This surely has to be the funkiest commemorative pennon in European Cup history. Does this count as psychedelic? Probably not, though you wouldn’t want to stare at it too long after a strong cup of tea and a hand-rolled cigarette.

PSG make two changes to their starting XI after last week’s first leg. Gonçalo Ramos and Lucas Beraldo come in for Bradley Barcola, who drops to the bench, and Lucas Hernandez, who tore his ACL in Dortmund.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 18:34:51 GMT
British woman admits role in global monkey torture network

Holly LeGresley, 37, whose username was ‘The Immolator’, uploaded images and videos to online group

A British woman has pleaded guilty to being part of a global monkey torture network.

Holly LeGresley, 37, from Kidderminster in Worcestershire, admitted uploading 22 images and 132 videos of monkeys being tortured to an online chat group.

PA Media contributed to this report

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Tue, 07 May 2024 16:38:42 GMT
Dmitry Khoroshev named as alleged leader of ransomware gang LockBit

National Crime Agency says it has identified Russian national behind dangerous cybercrime group

The alleged leader of what was once the world’s largest ransomware outfit, LockBit, has been named as Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), after the seizure of the criminal gang’s infrastructure.

Khoroshev, who lived his online life under the name LockBitSupp, has been sanctioned by the UK, US and Australia as a result of the unmasking.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 17:28:40 GMT
Labour must win back voters’ trust over Gaza, say Rachel Reeves and Sadiq Khan

Shadow chancellor and London mayor admit party’s local election losses were linked to its response to Middle East conflict

Two of Labour’s most senior figures have admitted the party has lost the trust of some voters over its response to the Israel-Gaza conflict and will have to “engage and listen” to win them back.

Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, expressed her regret over people who “couldn’t bring themselves” to back Labour at last week’s local elections, while London mayor Sadiq Khan said the whole party had to regain lost trust.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 17:53:20 GMT
John Swinney to become Scottish first minister after vote by MSPs

New SNP leader seventh to hold the office, vacated after Humza Yousaf axed deal with Greens

The new Scottish National party leader John Swinney will become Scotland’s seventh first minister after winning the backing of MSPs.

As is traditional, opposition leaders stood against Swinney in the vote, which he won just eight days after Humza Yousaf dramatically announced his departure, with the backing of 64 SNP MSPs, while the seven Scottish Greens abstained.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 17:14:18 GMT
University bosses to visit Downing Street to discuss campus antisemitism

Rishi Sunak warns of ‘unacceptable rise’ as Gaza protests escalate and 10 students vow to go on hunger strike

University bosses are to attend a Downing Street summit to discuss antisemitism on campuses, as Palestinian solidarity protests continue to escalate at UK universities, with 10 students now vowing to go on hunger strike.

Rishi Sunak told his cabinet on Tuesday that there had been an “unacceptable rise in antisemitism” on campuses and vice-chancellors would meet to talk about “the need for our universities to be safe for our Jewish students”.

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Tue, 07 May 2024 17:07:38 GMT

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