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One person a week in England dies with undiagnosed TB, study finds

The Guardian • 2 months ago

British-born, older men among those most likely to have disease found only postmortem, say researchersOne person a week dies with undiagnosed and therefore untreated tuberculosis in England, a study has found.British-born, older men were among those most likely to have TB diagnosed only after death, researchers said, suggesting healthcare workers could be overlooking the possibility of the disease...

‘We were broke, but fascinated by freedom’: exhibition showcases East German artist Gabriele Stötzer

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Show at Martin Gropius Bau gallery in Berlin is biggest ever celebration of an East German female artist in a state museumGabriele Stötzer remembers the days when she had to decide: “Am I buying a sausage, or film for my Super 8 camera?”Stötzer was one of the most radical artists in communist East Germany, and her desire to create was born in defiance of and in spite of the material conditions and...

HMRC scheme that wrongly cut child benefits did not ‘adequately consider’ impact, report finds

The Guardian • 2 months ago

NAO inquiry follows suspension of payments after erroneous records that claimants had emigratedAn HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) anti-fraud crackdown that stripped 23,000 families of their child benefit failed to “adequately consider” the policy’s impact on claimants, an official report has found.The report by the National Audit Office followed HMRC’s decision to suspend payments after flight recor...

Man charged with DV murder after allegedly shooting Gold Coast mother who could ‘light up any room’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Mallorie Jane Roberts, 23, found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening with her partner arrested at the homeA woman who died from gunshot wounds in an alleged domestic violence murder was “a beautiful young mother” who leaves behind a two-year-old son.Emergency services were called to a home on Loder Street in the Gold Coast suburb of Biggera Waters, in Queensland, about 8pm on Sunday. Continue re...

‘Get your dirty hands off our kids’: fossil fuel industry’s presence in schools and sports clubs sparks concern

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Greens and David Pocock accuse industry of using programs and sponsorships to ‘build social licence’, push for parliamentary inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens and David Pocock have backed calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the alleged “petro-grooming” of children after an investigation exposed the ...

Moira Deeming misunderstood meaning of ‘headlock’ but won’t apologise to Matthew Guy for assault allegation

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The Victorian Liberal MP says the interaction with her colleague left her fearful and confusedVictorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the “technical meaning of the term ‘headlock’”, but will not apologise to her colleague Matthew Guy over the allegation he assaulted her.Last week, it was revealed Deeming had in June reported to police that Guy, the opposition’s public transport s...

Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Resolution Foundation calls for extra funding for apprenticeships and increase in number of youth support grantsMinisters should reject calls to reverse employment tax increases as a way to boost jobs for young people in favour of extra funding for apprenticeships and increasing the number of youth support grants, according to a leading thinktank.The Resolution Foundation said an in-depth study sh...

Doubling leave to remain timeframe for UK care workers ‘cruel’, say campaigners

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Experts and activists back Mike Tapp’s proposal for care worker exclusion that led to row with Shabana MahmoodDoubling the leave to remain timeframe for care workers to 10 years is “cruel and unconscionable”, according to workers rights campaigners who back a Home Office minister’s proposal to exclude the cohort from the government’s immigration plans.Mike Tapp is at the centre of a political row ...

Australia politics live: Taylor asks when Albanese will ‘clean up the treasurer’s mess’ as Labor targets Liberals over ‘rebrand’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoyal commission hearings resume todayThe next round of hearings for the antisemitism royal commission begins today.Regretfully, we’re here until Thursday night with Parliament and the game is at 4am Saturday morning. So I’ll be watching on the TV. And like I’ve said before, sometimes I’m the minister for sport and ...

Australia politics live: Taylor asks when Albanese will ‘clean up the treasurer’s mess’ as PM hits back at ‘bold’ question

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoyal commission hearings resume todayThe next round of hearings for the antisemitism royal commission begins today.Regretfully, we’re here until Thursday night with Parliament and the game is at 4am Saturday morning. So I’ll be watching on the TV. And like I’ve said before, sometimes I’m the minister for sport and ...

Australia politics live: Taylor targets Labor over ‘bungled budget’ in question time as Albanese calls out ‘struggling’ Coalition

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoyal commission hearings resume todayThe next round of hearings for the antisemitism royal commission begins today.Regretfully, we’re here until Thursday night with Parliament and the game is at 4am Saturday morning. So I’ll be watching on the TV. And like I’ve said before, sometimes I’m the minister for sport and ...

Victorian premier blames ‘inflation not corruption’ for Big Build cost blowouts amid fresh allegations

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Jacinta Allan resists calls for royal commission into state’s infrastructure projects as pressure mounts following new reportsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan has resisted growing calls for a royal commission into alleged corruption on Victoria’s $100bn Big Build, declaring “inflationary pressures on proj...

Pakistan carries out deadly airstrikes along Afghanistan border

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The attacks on Monday were the latest flare-up of violence between the two countries, which fought a weeks-long war in FebruaryPakistan has said at least 25 people were killed in airstrikes it launched targeting militants in eastern Afghanistan, as the Afghan government reported dozens of civilian casualties.Pakistan’s information minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the operations were aimed at a grou...

ABC and SBS to appear at antisemitism royal commission after complaints of ‘unbalanced’ Middle East coverage

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Bondi attack inquiry broadcasters will be called as commission focuses on traditional and social mediaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRepresentatives from the ABC and SBS will be called as witnesses to the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion, after complaints were made to the inquiry about their cov...

Shares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higherShares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make the hardware underpinning the AI boom, according to analysis.Investors have driven up the value of semiconductor and memory chip manufacturers, whose profits have soared during 2026, at t...

Australia politics live: Vanuatu pledges not to host foreign military base in treaty signed today; Liberal frontbencher calls for party ‘rebrand’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoyal commission hearings resume todayThe next round of hearings for the antisemitism royal commission begins today.Regretfully, we’re here until Thursday night with Parliament and the game is at 4am Saturday morning. So I’ll be watching on the TV. And like I’ve said before, sometimes I’m the minister for sport and ...

Politics live: Liberal frontbencher calls for party ‘rebrand’ after another poll shocker; Australia and Vanuatu sign ‘historic’ Nakamal treaty

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Melissa McIntosh said anyone saying anyone dismissing dire Coalition polling had their ‘head in the sand’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoyal commission hearings resume todayThe next round of hearings for the antisemitism royal commission begins today.Regretfully, we’re here until Thursday night with Parliament and the game is at 4am Saturday m...

Australia politics live: Liberal frontbencher calls for party ‘rebrand’ after another poll shocker; Vanuatu PM meets with Albanese

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Melissa McIntosh said anyone saying anyone dismissing dire Coalition polling had their ‘head in the sand’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoyal commission hearings resume todayThe next round of hearings for the antisemitism royal commission begins today.Regretfully, we’re here until Thursday night with Parliament and the game is at 4am Saturday m...

Venezuela earthquake: father and son found alive in rubble after four days as death toll nears 1,500

The Guardian • 2 months ago

President says ‘we always hold onto hope’ as discovery of earthquake survivors spurs fresh search efforts despite dwindling chances of survivalMortuary in Caracas ‘overwhelmed’ as Venezuela struggles to respond after earthquakesA man and his teenage son were found alive under the rubble in Venezuela on Sunday, in a town about 40km north of the capital Caracas, AFP journalists reported, as the deat...

Australia politics live: Taylor says Coalition ‘lost trust’ of public as poll numbers keep falling; Monique Ryan pushes bill to fix Hecs debts

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoyal commission hearings resume todayThe next round of hearings for the antisemitism royal commission begins today.Regretfully, we’re here until Thursday night with Parliament and the game is at 4am Saturday morning. So I’ll be watching on the TV. And like I’ve said before, sometimes I’m the minister for sport and ...

London mayor to override opposition to outdoor dining in Soho next summer

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan plans to use new powers after local council opposes city scheme for seasonal pedestrianisationThe mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, plans to override opposition to al fresco dining in Soho after the local council failed to apply to a scheme for seasonal pedestrianisation that is being introduced across the capital this summer.From 2027, restaurants in London’s entertainment distri...

Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Spending watchdog says high-speed rail project must be put on stable footing to avoid repeat of costly past failuresRevised plans for HS2 should not be put into action until the government is confident they can be delivered, according to the public spending watchdog.The project to build the high-speed railway must be put on a stable footing to avoid a repeat of past failures, the National Audit Of...

‘A privilege – and pretty terrifying’: James Norton to play Hamlet in the West End

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The Happy Valley actor is lined up as the lead in German director Thomas Ostermeier’s first Shakespearean play in EnglishJames Norton is to take on his first major Shakespearean stage role and play Hamlet in the West End next year.The King & Conqueror star said it was a “privilege” and “pretty terrifying” to be cast as the tragic prince in the acclaimed German director Thomas Ostermeier’s prod...

About 170,000 people in England expected to die from obesity-linked heart conditions by 2035

The Guardian • 2 months ago

British Heart Foundation expects about 45 people a day to die over next decade if current trends continueAbout 170,000 people are expected to die from heart-related conditions linked to obesity – one of the leading causes of preventable illnesses – by 2035, according to a leading charity.The analysis, conducted by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), found that about 45 people a day are expected to...

England facing children’s mental health ‘crisis’ as referrals hit 1m

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Commissioner calls for overhaul of state support after reporting 10% rise in young patient referrals last yearMore than 1 million children were referred to mental health services across England last year, with referrals up 10% from the year previous, according to a report by the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza. She said the country faced a “crisis” in young people’s mental health.The numb...