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More than 100 million people could be affected in week leading to 4 July, with increased risks of droughts and wildfiresMeteorologists are anticipating a tumultuous summer that could rank as one of the US’s hottest ever.New data released on Tuesday showed the first six months of the year were the hottest ever measured for parts of eight western states. Continue reading...
Ukraine capital targeted as Russia faces fuel shortages following long-range strikes against its oil refineriesEurope live – latest updatesAt least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured overnight in Kyiv, local authorities have said, as Russia launched its latest massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.Fires were burning at sites across the capital as dawn broke on Thursd...
Man once called ‘godfather’ of Calais migrant camps lives in Leicestershire and is said to be trying to claim asylumA convicted people smuggler who has reportedly been found living in Britain should be arrested and deported, the Conservatives have said.The man, once labelled “the godfather” of the Calais migrant camps, was tracked down by the BBC to Leicestershire, where he reportedly changed his ...
Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and WalesStarmer said what happened to the mothers, and their children, should never have happened. He said:What happened to them, and to tens of thousands of mothers, children, and families, should never have happened. It is a stain on our history.Mothers, many young, vulnerable...
Authorities say rainy season deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods also hitting Benin, Togo and Nigeria Floods in Côte d’Ivoire have killed 59 people since May, the communication minister told a cabinet meeting in Abidjan.There are fears the toll could further rise as rescue teams continue to search for victims during the rainy season, which runs from May until July, the minister, Amad...
First phase of inquiry identified multiple failings to prevent murders of three girls, which government will ‘urgently’ addressDowning Street has accepted all recommendations for changes made by an inquiry which found the Southport killings could have been prevented and identified “fundamental failings”, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said.Mahmood said the government would do “whatever i...
After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and childrenKeir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state’s role in past forced adoptions after decades of campaigning by mothers and children affected.The prime minister said “the shame is ours” and that he was “deeply and profoundly sorry” for what had happened, as he announced extra...
After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and childrenKeir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state’s role in historic forced adoptions after decades of campaigning by mothers and children affected.The government said the “state did not do enough to protect mothers, children and families”, that it “failed to prevent harm from ...
Schism caused by Society of Saint Pius X ordaining four bishops without consent presents first crisis for Pope LeoEurope live – latest updatesThe Vatican has excommunicated a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics who defied Pope Leo by ordaining bishops without his consent, creating a schism in the Roman Catholic church.In a statement on Thursday, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who heads...
Schism caused by ordaining of four bishops without papal consent presents first crisis for Pope LeoEurope live – latest updatesThe Vatican has excommunicated a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics who defied Pope Leo by ordaining bishops without his consent, creating a schism in the Roman Catholic church.In a statement on Thursday, cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who heads up the Holy See...
Writer says ‘Trumpish’ decision to ban staging is warning of what may happen if National Rally runs countryIn the Anglo-French playwright Alexis Michalik’s play Passeport, a young man has been beaten and left for dead in the notorious Calais refugee camp known as “the Jungle”.When he wakes up, he has no idea who he is – and his only possession is a blue Eritrean passport containing the name Issa. ...
Playwright says decision is warning of what may happen if National Rally runs country amid accusations of cultural censorshipIn Anglo-French playwright Alexis Michalik’s play Passeport, a young man has been beaten and left for dead in the notorious Calais refugee camp known as ‘the Jungle’.When he wakes up, he has no idea who he is – and his only possession is a blue Eritrean passport containing t...
Newly-released congressional report says president hijacked United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump hijacked the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations to serve “political ideology and pet projects”, a congressional report released today has revealed.I can’t, in my time here in Co...
Exclusive: Health worker Sara Rowbotham fears for women and girls because of ‘weak’ probation serviceThe impending release of the Rochdale grooming gang leader is “really scary” for local women and girls because of failings in a “weak” probation service and his lack of remorse, a former health worker who exposed the paedophile ring has said.Sara Rowbotham, whose team gathered evidence that led to ...
House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemesDonald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday.The interim report, “From Vanity to Insanity: How the Whi...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 20 sites were attacked overnight, with ‘most of them ordinary residential buildings’in DublinVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he hopes not to wait too long for the results of an Irish government investigation into alumina exports to Russia thought to be feeding the Kremlin’s war machine.“Unfortunately there are companies in Europe that are owned or effectively co...
Unmarried man and woman whipped 21 times each because they had violated province’s version of Islamic lawA young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after a Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.The court ordered the couple, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times...
Ukraine capital targeted as Russia faces fuel shortages following long-range strikes against its oil refineriesEurope live – latest updatesAt least 17 people have been killed and dozens injured overnight in Kyiv, local authorities have said, as Russia launched its latest massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.Fires were burning at sites across the capital as dawn broke on Thursd...
Kyiv targeted as Russia faces fuel shortages following long-range strikes by Ukraine against its oil refineriesEurope live – latest updatesAt least 17 people have been killed and dozens injured overnight in Kyiv, local authorities have said, as Russia launched its latest massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.Fires were burning at sites across the capital as dawn broke on Thursd...
Kyiv targeted as Russia faces fuel shortages following long-range strikes by Ukraine against its oil refineriesEurope live – latest updatesAt least 17 people were killed and dozens injured overnight in Kyiv, local authorities said, as Russia launched its latest massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Thursday.Fires were burning at sites across the capital as...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 20 sites were attacked overnight, with ‘most of them ordinary residential buildings’Responding to the EU foreign policy chief’s comments that the bloc would increase pressure on Russia for its strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia will equally “continue to increase pressure on the Kyiv regime in orde...
City bosses say move would be economically disastrous, but union leaders urge likely new PM to ignore ‘vested interests’Battle lines are being drawn between City bosses and trade unions over a possible tax raid on UK banks to help fund Andy Burnham’s package for struggling households this winter.While bankers have warned the move would be “economic suicide”, union leaders have said Britain cannot ...
If we don’t know the source, not only do humans remain at risk but wildlife can suffer needlessly via retaliationWhile virologists and public health departments were palpitating over the news of an Andes virus infectious disease outbreak on a cruise ship (13 cases, three deaths), in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the Bundibugyo virus, the root of the current Ebola outbreak (currently more th...
Researchers say Moscow acted with ‘substantial impunity’ in 144 incidents, including over RAF LakenheathThe Kremlin orchestrated a concerted surveillance campaign using drones launched from shadow fleet vessels over an 18-month period which targeted nuclear sites in the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, researchers have said.Analysis by the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS...
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Eight weeks to shred documents’: Wells on social media law delayThe main reason for Anika Wells’ media appearances this morning is to kick the Coalition and the Greens for sending that social media bill – increasing fines for platforms and handing the eSafety commissioner more power – into an eight-week inquiry.It’s...
Greens senator says appointment of Michael Ebeid ‘risks entrenching the very culture and leadership that need to change’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKPMG has appointed a new chair who previously claimed leak allegations were “completely false” and described a senator’s actions in revealing the scandal as “very inap...
Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and WalesGood morning. Keir Starmer is clearing the decks in his last three weeks in office, and today he is going to settle one unresolved issue when he delivers a formal apology on behalf of the state to victims of forced adoption policies that were in place in the middle of th...
Multiple sites hit in night attacks which come as Russia faces fuel shortages amid Ukrainian long-range strikes against its oil refineriesAt least 13 people were killed and dozens injured overnight in Kyiv, local authorities said, as Russia launched its latest massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Thursday.Fires were burning at sites across the capital as ...
CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report saysBusiness live – latest updatesOpenAI is reportedly in early stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT developer to the US government as artificial intelligence companies attempt to smooth relations with Donald Trump’s administration.The OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has argued...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 20 sites were attacked overnight, with ‘most of them ordinary residential buildings’EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas responded to the overnight attacks on Kyiv, saying she will propose further sanctions on Russia.“Words of condemnation alone will not stop attacks on Kyiv. Only sustained military support for Ukraine and increased pressure on Moscow can do...
