Westminster attack
Thursday
23 March 2017
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Parliament to resume after Westminster attack with tributes to PC Keith PalmerPolice officer named as one of five dead – with three members of public and assailant – in Wednesday’s terrorist attack on London -
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MPs honour the memory of murdered officerJames Cleverly, who had known the officer for 25 years, led MPs’ tributes to policeman who died trying to protect them -
How the papers reported a deadly dayThe story took over the front pages of all British newspapers – and in one case the back page too – while the international press also expressed its shock
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MP hailed for attempting to save PC Keith Palmer's lifeForeign Office minister who lost a brother in the 2002 Bali bombing came to aid of police officer stabbed at Westminster
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London bloodied but unbowed. Catch up with all the newsTributes to victims and the brave after Westminster attack … why the pension age might reach 70 … and moderate drinking may be good for your heart
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Inside story of the Tory election scandalThe unexpected Conservative election victory of 2015 transformed British politics. Now an unprecedented Electoral Commission investigation has raised the question of whether it was even a fair fight
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Does this divisive term serve any useful purpose?A new report says that the term – now favoured political shorthand – is employed for divisive purposes by the left and the right. So does it serve a useful purpose or does it simply turn poorer Britons into ‘moon specimens’?
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Lukas Podolski’s farewell stunner downs new-look LionsLukas Podolski scored a superb winner in his 130th and final game for Germany to hand a 1-0 defeat to Gareth Southgate’s England in Dortmund friendly
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The Guardian view on the Westminster attackEditorial: It is the moment everyone feared would come. But it must be kept in proportion
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Vladimir Putin has one reliable set of allies: Russia’s iron ladiesThe president’s useful anti-feminists legitimise a slide towards a patriarchal society – and offer no political challenge to his leadership
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from the UK
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EU's chief negotiator challenges Theresa May directly over talksMichel Barnier responds to PM’s claim she would be willing to walk away from talks by saying repercussions would be serious
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Boss of British Gas owner gets 40% pay rise as millions live in fuel povertyCentrica chief Iain Conn’s package leaps to £4.15m – enough to pay heating and lighting bills for nearly 4,000 customers
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around the world
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Donald Trump Jr called 'a disgrace' for tweet goading London mayor Sadiq KhanPresident’s son quoted Sadiq Khan out of context after Westminster attack but mayor actually said: ‘Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism’
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Four dead in Wisconsin shootings after family dispute at bankPolice officer and three others killed and suspect in custody after argument spirals into series of shootings and a standoff
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This galaxy has promiseProblems are inevitable in a game of such epic proportions but there is a lot here that will make you want to keep playing
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Is it safe for Britain to send refugees back to Afghanistan?UK authorities are rejecting the majority of claims for asylum by Afghans, despite little sign that violence is abating
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Becoming a tax haven would be bad news for BritainMay and Hammond have warned that they could turn the UK into a tax haven. But being ‘offshore’ means being unfair and expensive
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Off the beaten track in Barbados: readers’ tipsDodging the cruise ships and resorts, our tipsters track down stunning walks, quiet beaches, lots of local colour – and rum
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Why the disco-friendly fashion label is perfect for 2017Associated with New York 70s cool, Fiorucci’s Lexington Avenue store was known as the ‘daytime Studio 54’ – but there’s no time like the present for a relaunch of this playful heritage brand
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Garlic Twister – striking, innovative, doesn’t workThis ring box with teeth destroys any garlic unfortunate enough to stray near its maw. But what if you just want it chopped, not pulverised?
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'I worry that people only see a tiny fragment of my talent'The great German stage actor is thrilling new audiences with SS-GB and Personal Shopper. Our writer talks menace and murder with him over schnitzel in Berlin
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How long until all species are named after the naturalist?A 430m-year-old fossilised shrimp from Herefordshire has become the latest species to be named after the broadcaster, joining the pygmy locust, semi-slug, rubber frog, Amazonian butterfly ...
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He has been done an injustice. We need to keep sharing his storiesBefore a George Michael tribute night at the Sydney Opera House, the Australian singer reflects on the artist who changed him and how sanitising his life disrespects his legacy
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The atheist campaigner who became America's most-hated womanMelissa Leo stars in Netflix’s upcoming biopic of the contentious figure who was ridiculed and largely forgotten about – but who often talked sense
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Armed police respond to terror incident at parliamentA police officer has been stabbed and his apparent attacker shot by officers in an incident that the Met is treating as terrorism
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Rollercoasters and the popeThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
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Green abodes in the UK and abroadFrom air- and ground-source heat pumps to desalinating seawater, these properties flaunt their environmentally friendly credentials
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The photography of Nobuyuki KobayashiWith his gorgeous and patiently realised black and white images, Kobayashi searches for a spiritual dimension in the calm beauty of nature
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30 years in the life of one Chinese squareFor three decades, Chen Zhixian has captured the action in the People’s Square of Jincheng. Moving from black and white to colour, then slide film and now digital, the only constant in his photos has been the statue of Chairman Mao
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On the trail of Herman MelvilleWhile working on a novella inspired by the author of Moby-Dick, the Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai found himself enmeshed in a web of connections stretching from Nantucket to Berlin. photographer Ornan Rotem charts a creative journey encompassing Melville, Malcolm Lowry and Lebbeus Woods
Work until you're 70 Reports call for even higher pension age and end of 'triple lock'