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Trump’s early second-term choices fuel fears of extremist agenda

Trump has chosen loyalists and hardliners to lead departments that will shape US policy on immigration, defense and moreUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump may have won a second term in the White House

Australia news live: social media platforms to be bound by ‘duty of care’; jobs figures due

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Communications minister Michelle Rowland announces plans to place safety onus on companies; RBA chief to speak at state of the

Sara Sharif’s father tells court 10-year-old’s death was ‘all my fault’

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Urfan Sharif says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for daughter’s death and admits beating her with a cricket batSara Sharif’s father

Owner of Aberdeen, Southampton and Glasgow airports sold in £1.35bn deal

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AGS Airports, joint venture of Ferrovial and Macquarie, to be sold to AviAlliance for £900m along with £653m in debtThe

Abuse scandal report: six serving and former C of E bishops mentioned in review

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Review suggested a number of people who might have failed to act on concerns• Bishop says more senior clergy may

‘Minuscule’ amount of novichok could have been fatal, scientist tells inquiry

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Witness from Porton Down laboratory says ‘many lethal doses’ of nerve agent were applied to Sergei Skripal’s doorA “minuscule” amount of the nerve agent used in the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal – as small

Schools closed and people evacuated as Spain faces further flood warnings

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Schools closed in Málaga and Granada regions, with 3,000 people evacuated from areas near Guadalhorce river in MálagaAuthorities in eastern

Post Office to close 115 branches and cut jobs to fund subpostmaster pay rise

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Decision puts 2,000 jobs at risk overall as part of ‘streamlining’ plans that will include £250m pay increaseThe Post Office

Trump’s Musk and Ramaswamy appointments spark conflict of interest fears – US politics live

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Pair, put in charge of new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, both lead firms with lucrative government contractsMehdi Hasan writes for

German chancellor Olaf Scholz to address Bundestag for first time since government collapsed – Europe live

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Scholz due to speak following announcement Germany will hold election on 23 February after break-up of ruling coalitionThe opposition CDU/CSU

Just Eat Takeaway to sell US arm Grubhub in cut-price deal

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Netherlands-based firm offloads unit to fast casual restaurant chain Wonder for $650m four years after buying it for $7.3bnThe food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway is selling Grubhub to the delivery-focused restaurant chain Wonder for