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France evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula and Spain’s Sanchez warns of ‘dramatic situation’ as wildfires spread – Europe live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Evacuees have been told to leave using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainlandOver in France, it’s not just the south-west that gets affected, but the country’s south-east regions are also being hard hit, AFP noted.Dozens of fires flared up and are being fanned by the mistral wind around the historic village of Cotignac – officials saying around 25 houses ha...

France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads

The Guardian • 1 month ago

‘Intense and highly unpredictable’ blaze forces more than 40,000 people to flee popular holiday spotEurope live – latest updatesAuthorities in south-western France have ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast by land and sea as an “intense and highly unpredictable” wildfire advances on one of the country’s best-known holiday spots.The fire had burned more tha...

University courses covering Israel-Palestine should be audited, Julian Leeser tells royal commission

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Inquiry’s focus is this week on security for the Jewish community, with the MP telling the commissioner his son is afraid to attend synagogues and eventsThe shadow education minister, Julian Leeser, has called for universities to undertake an audit of any classes that teach about the Jewish community, Israel or Palestine.Appearing before the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion o...

Julian Leeser says his son no longer feels safe at Jewish events – as it happened

The Guardian • 1 month ago

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exports sent to the US will be hit with a 12.5% tariff as the US president imposes levies on more than 80 nations.The Trump administration unveiled the latest tranche of tariffs for countries over their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with force...

‘Forced labour’ rationale for Trump tariffs met with bewilderment

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Measures effectively replace blanket 10% tariffs Trump imposed in February that were struck down by US supreme courtDonald Trump has once again inspired anger and confusion in US allies and trading partners as he imposed a wave of tariffs on more than 80 countries, replacing an expiring global duty introduced earlier this year.The new measures effectively replace blanket 10% tariffs that Trump imp...

Andy Burnham to spend first working day at new No 10 North in Manchester – UK politics live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

PM will chair the inaugural meeting of the national economic council that will aim to shift economic decision-making away ‌from LondonOn Monday, while the cameras were fixed on that famous black door in Downing Street, something important was happening 165 miles away. A small team of officials and advisers were walking into an office building in Manchester to set about the remaking of the British ...

Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Fires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heatRecent hot, dry weather in Canada has triggered hundreds of wildfires across the country. As of Wednesday, more than 900 were burning, scorching about 3m hectares of land. While fires have broken out in several provinces, the greatest concern is in the Northwest Territories and Ontario, ...

Heatwave and online shopping drive up retail sales in Great Britain

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Hot weather and World Cup fever help defy analyst expectations of decline, with sales volumes up 1% in JuneOnline sales accounted for the highest level of retail sales in five years last month as record hot weather spurred a rush for air conditioning, outdoor products and clothing.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the volume of retail sales in Great Britain grew 1% month on month in Ju...

France orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads – Europe live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Evacuees have been told to leave the area before 10am, using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainlandThousands of people have been forced to flee parts of south-west France amid worsening wildfires that prompted the authorities to order people to evacuate from the Cap Ferret peninsula along the Atlantic coast.Evacuees have been told to leave the area before 1...

Australian regulator TGA warns of ‘rare but severe’ eye disorder linked to GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic

The Guardian • 1 month ago

TGA says product information for some diabetes and weight loss drugs updated with warning of NAION disorderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s medicines regulator has issued warnings for several type 2 diabetes and obesity-related treatments – including Ozempic and Mounjaro – over the potential to cause a “rar...

‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Landlords say high costs of running hospitality business outweigh potential savings of business rates discountOne of Andy Burnham’s first policy measures as prime minister is a 20% reduction in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues.The policy, announced on Thursday, is part of a broader agenda to support the high street and will cost £100m. Continue reading...

Australia news live: Julian Leeser says his son no longer feels safe at Jewish events; Barnaby Joyce’s wife bans ABC’s 7.30 from farm

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Liberal MP tells royal commission he remembers his son’s fear when the news broke of the Bondi terror attack. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exports sent to the US will be hit with a 12.5% tariff as the US president imposes levies on more than 80 nations.The Trump administration unveiled the latest tranche of tariffs for countries over...

Australia news live: Socceroos star allegedly tests positive for cocaine; Barnaby Joyce’s wife bans ABC’s 7.30 from farm

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exports sent to the US will be hit with a 12.5% tariff as the US president imposes levies on more than 80 nations.The Trump administration unveiled the latest tranche of tariffs for countries over their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forc...

Urgent need for more security after physical attacks and abuse, say MPs’ staff

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Exclusive: Westminster survey finds one in two staffers experiencing clinical levels of psychological distressStaff employed by MPs are calling for urgently tightened security after reports of some being physically attacked and hundreds receiving threatening calls and messages.A survey of more than 500 MPs’ staff members found that 78% had received threatening communication and nearly one in three...

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cutsA US study has found a 70% drop in hospital admissions and days off from work or school when people with poorly controlled asthma had their gas stove and hob replaced with electric.Ohio’s publicly owned MetroHealth began the study in December 2024 but funding was terminated early by the in...

Australia news live: eye health warning over GLP-1 drugs; Barnaby Joyce’s wife bans ABC’s 7.30 from farm

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exports sent to the US will be hit with a 12.5% tariff as the US president imposes levies on more than 80 nations.The Trump administration unveiled the latest tranche of tariffs for countries over their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forc...

Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Digital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too political’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConservation groups have questioned why their advertisements targeting Labor politicians were pulled by Adelaide airport for breaking r...

Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Edmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by Catholic order, after receiving much of its property holdingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe entity gifted vast property holdings by the Christian Brothers has agreed to help compensate abuse survivors in full, in a stunning reversal after weeks o...

Trump imposes fresh tariffs on more than 80 countries, drawing protests from US allies and trading partners

The Guardian • 1 month ago

The new tariffs will replace a 10% global duty set to expire on Friday, and comes as after the US supreme court declared many of the earlier levies were illegalDonald Trump has imposed a fresh round of sweeping tariffs on more than 80 countries to replace a 10% global duty that was due to expire, setting off a wave of criticism and protests from US allies and major trading partners.In its latest a...

‘Burnham bounce’ and World Cup lift mood in July, says data firm

The Guardian • 1 month ago

‘Wave of optimism’ is sparked by prospect of new PM, England football team’s progress and hot weatherConsumer confidence in the UK jumped this month by its biggest margin for nearly three years as the prospect of Andy Burnham becoming prime minister became almost certain.The data company GfK said a “Burnham bounce” along with a strong run by the men’s England football team at the World Cup and sun...

Racy short story by Alan Turing offers glimpse of ‘playful, funny, cheeky’ side

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Writing from year after gross indecency arrest challenges ‘isolated mathematician’ image, says Cambridge academicWhen people think of Alan Turing, they might imagine he was arrogant, isolated, humourless, tortured. A better way of remembering the father of modern computing would be, an academic argues, as “playful, funny, cheeky, literary, and someone who really liked sex”.The Cambridge University...

Rare heron seen at Somerset estate where river has been allowed to run free

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Black-crowned night heron one of many species thriving at Holnicote Estate where river ‘reset’ has transformed area into lush oasisA rare black-crowned night heron has been spotted on an estate in the south-west of England where an innovative river “reset” is transforming the area into an oasis for birdlife.The heron was caught on camera in a jungly corner of the Holnicote Estate, where conservati...

Ireland urged to put pressure on Germany over pro-Palestinian activist’s trial

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Irish politicians concerned about Daniel Tatlow-Devally’s treatment in jail want Micheál Martin to send observers to Ulm 5 trialA cross-party delegation of Irish politicians has urged Dublin to send observers to a high-security trial of pro-Palestinian activists in Germany and to raise concerns about the Irish defendant’s detention when the German chancellor visits next week.Mairéad Farrell of Sin...

Isla Bell death: man previously accused of killing Melbourne teen loses bid to have final charge dropped

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Marat Ganiev, 55, fails in attempt to permanently halt remaining charge of perverting the course of justice The man previously charged with killing 19-year-old Melbourne woman Isla Bell has failed in his attempt to have the final charge against him relating to her death thrown out.Marat Ganiev, 55, was initially charged with the murder of Bell, 19, after her remains were found in a bag in a Danden...

Australia news live: eye health warning over GLP-1 drugs; victims of clergy abuse promised ‘full’ compensation by Christian Brothers

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exports sent to the US will be hit with a 12.5% tariff as the US president imposes levies on more than 80 nations.The Trump administration unveiled the latest tranche of tariffs for countries over their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forc...