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Threat of social unrest rises as public indignation at lack of disaster aid comes on top of fallout from US military intervention• A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit VenezuelaPublic anger at what many perceive as the Venezuelan government’s botched response to twin earthquakes that killed nearly 4,500 people is growing, with one grieving mother caught on ...
Reform’s Treasury spokesperson says talks on party leader’s protection only happening ‘as a result’ of Ann Widdecombe’s deathUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has criticised the government for not offering Nigel Farage a security meeting earlier, saying it has only happened “as a result” of the death of Ann Widdecombe.The Reform UK Treasury spokesperson claimed ministers had chosen n...
Reform’s Treasury spokesperson said talks over party leader’s protection only happening ‘as a result’ of Ann Widdecombe’s deathUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has criticised the government for not offering Nigel Farage a security meeting earlier, saying it has only happened “as a result” of the death of Ann Widdecombe.The Reform UK Treasury spokesperson claimed ministers had chosen...
The head of Reform UK refused the security, which was a similar level to that received by the leader of the opposition, because he considered it inadequate Continue reading...
Kyiv’s decision to honour second world war fighters who killed about 100,000 Poles has revived simmering tensionsIn the aftermath of Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022, Polish-Ukrainian solidarity emerged as one of the most heartwarming subplots of the Kremlin’s brutal war. Millions of Poles, remembering their country’s own tragic history with Russia, mobilised to help Ukrainian refugees ...
Many leaders from the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ stayed overnight in Paris to attend the parade, which will be Emmanuel Macron’s last as presidentYou can watch our live stream of the Bastille Day parade in Paris here, with final preparations now under way before the event starts soon.Most leaders are already in their premium seats, including French PM Sébastien Lecornu, with France’s Emmanuel Macr...
This blog is now closedEd Husic says weakening copyright to benefit AI companies would betray Labor party’s ethosGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGeorge Miller remembers Sam Neill as ‘comprehensively an amazing person’Acclaimed director George Miller shared memories of the late Sam Neill, who died yesterday at the age of 78.He was such an exemplary human being. We saw him...
The One Nation leader met Tommy Robinson during her ‘fact-finding mission’ to the UK. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGeorge Miller remembers Sam Neill as ‘comprehensively an amazing person’Acclaimed director George Miller shared memories of the late Sam Neill, who died yesterday at the age of 78.He was such an exemplary human being. We saw him as an actor and...
Prof Steven Prawer tells commission University of Melbourne needs to show it tolerates dissent, but not misbehaviourFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Jewish professor has told the royal commission into antisemitism the University of Melbourne needs to show it doesn’t “tolerate misbehaviour” after the expulsion of two ...
Ofwat says repeated errors led to ‘real disruption and hardship for residents and businesses across many years’Business live – latest updatesSouth East Water will pay £30.5m after a series of supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licence, regulator Ofwat has confirmed.The watchdog said the redress package concludes three investigations into the supplier and includes a previ...
Ofwat investigated supplier over supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licenceSouth East Water will pay £30.5m after a series of supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licence, regulator Ofwat has confirmed.The watchdog said the redress package concludes three investigations into the supplier and includes a previously proposed £22m fine for water supp...
UAE says Iranian cruise missiles hit two oil tankers in strait, killing a crew member and wounding eightUS launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockadeResurgent oil and fuel prices could cement a fourth interest rate rise in Australia this year if Donald Trump’s renewed conflict with Iran is not resolved within a week, economists warn.US missile strikes on Iran and Tr...
Landlord of deconsecrated building sends notice of breach to Divine Playhouse, claiming it ‘insulted and mocked’ beliefs of Christian AustraliansFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA deconsecrated Sydney church newly transformed into an LGBTQ+ venue has had to cancel events and been ordered to stop “engaging in offensive ...
Landlord of deconsecrated building sends notice of breach to Divine Playhouse, claiming it ‘insulted and mocked’ beliefs of Christian AustraliansFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA deconsecrated Sydney church newly transformed into an LGBTQ+ venue has had to cancel events and been ordered to stop “engaging in offensive ...
Legal challenges launched over accommodation ‘adequacy’ as UK government closes more asylum hotelsHuda and her two children aged 10 and 12 had been living in two rooms in a London hotel for six months when they were told with just a few days’ notice they would be moved. The 41-year-old engineering graduate from Tunisia fled death threats from extended family and is waiting for an asylum applicatio...
In today’s newsletter: A new law criminalising public bodies and officials that lie to the British public is expected to complete it final stages in the Commons. Why did it take so long?Good morning. We think we know this story, the one about the 97 who went to watch a football match on a sunny afternoon. Perhaps you remember, as I do, watching footage of the lethal crush at Sheffield Wednesday’s ...
Labor MP says ‘a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work’ was a founding principle of the ALP as media union calls for tougher new rules on AI use of creative workFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Labor MP Ed Husic says any moves to water down copyright law to benefit AI companies would be “going against the ethos” of ...
Labor MP also says watering down copyright rules is ‘going against the ethos’ of his partyThe Labor MP Ed Husic says any moves to water down copyright law to benefit AI companies would be “going against the ethos” of the party, urging his colleagues to place stricter rules on the big tech firms or be “doomed to failure”.Ahead of Anthony Albanese’s major speech on artificial intelligence on Wednesd...
Queensland police arrest a 16-year-old boy after an alleged altercation with a 17-year-old boy at Islamic College of BrisbaneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager has been left with life-threatening injuries after being allegedly stabbed by another student at a Brisbane high school.The alleged altercation took pl...
Victoria police confirm truck that displayed advertisements issued with notice after a complaint on 16 April. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGeorge Miller remembers Sam Neill as ‘comprehensively an amazing person’Acclaimed director George Miller shared memories of the late Sam Neill, who died yesterday at the age of 78.He was such an exemplary human being. We...
Bar owner in Thailand offers ‘deepest apologies for this tragic incident’ as police investigate whether exits were either blocked or hard to accessThe Bangkok pub that has become the scene of the city’s deadliest blaze in 17 years has said it will cooperate with an investigation into alleged negligence, as the death toll rose to 30.The local district office said on Tuesday that three more people d...
BBPA wants content definition for beer to be considered alcohol free to be changed from 0.05% to 0.5%Pubs and brewers are being prevented from capitalising on Britons’ record-breaking thirst for alcohol-free beer because of over-strict regulation, a trade body has warned.More than 64m pints of low- and no-alcohol beer is forecast to be sold over the summer, an increase of 8m compared with 2025, th...
Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approvalThe UK’s North Sea oil industry has made a last-ditch attempt to curry favour with the Labour government by appealing to Andy Burnham’s reindustrialisation agenda just days before he is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister.Industry lobbyists have written to more than 400 Labour MP...
Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion hears from professor whose office was occupied by protesters Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Jewish professor has told the royal commission into antisemitism the University of Melbourne needs to show it doesn’t “tolerate misbehaviour” after the expulsion of two pr...
Economists warn continued conflict could push oil prices beyond US$100 a barrel, increasing chance of further RBA rate hikeResurgent oil and fuel prices could cement a fourth interest rate rise this year if Donald Trump’s renewed conflict with Iran is not resolved within a week, economists warn.US missile strikes on Iran and Trump’s announcement overnight of a new maritime blockade has lifted oil ...
Labor MP says giving tech firms social licence is ‘sadly doomed to failure’. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGeorge Miller remembers Sam Neill as ‘comprehensively an amazing person’Acclaimed director George Miller shared memories of the late Sam Neill, who died yesterday at the age of 78.He was such an exemplary human being. We saw him as an actor and we got t...
Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming researchWith its dagger-like teeth, bone-crushing bite and behemothic size, the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex ruled western North America during the late Cretaceous period. Now its fossilised remains are about to dominate the auction house, with a price tag to terrify punters.On Tuesday, one of the la...
As general election looms, survey shows twice as many men as women support far-right Sweden DemocratsOne is led by Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, and has promised smaller school-class sizes, more housing and free dental care for young people. The other, led by Jimmie Åkesson, has neo-Nazi roots and has pledged to lower taxes, improve public safety and treat “anti-Swedis...
Just before the latest strikes Trump said Iran would be hit ‘very hard’; UAE says Iranian cruise missiles hit two oil tankers in strait, killing a crew member and wounding eightUS launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockadeUS Central Command said a little over an hour ago that it had finished the military’s latest wave of strikes against Iran.It said in a statement p...
This blog is closed – our live coverage continues hereBahrain’s military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had struck US military facilities and infrastructure there earlier.“Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its heinous attacks with missiles and drones that target civilians in the Kingdom of Bahrain,” the gene...
