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

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...

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

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 ...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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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...

Australia politics live: Taylor says Coalition ‘lost trust’ of public during Covid pandemic as poll numbers keep falling

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Man charged with attempted murder after car hit pedestrians in west London

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Timir Ahmed Mohamed, 34, charged with five counts of attempted murder after alleged incident on Ealing BroadwayA man has been charged with attempted murder after a vehicle hit pedestrians on a busy west London road.Timir Ahmed Mohamed, 34, has been charged with five counts of attempted murder as well as dangerous driving, failing to stop, failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis and cr...

Putin admits Ukrainian strikes driving Russian fuel shortages

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Russian president says Ukraine’s attacks on infrastructure are causing ‘obvious’ but not critical problemsThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, acknowledged that the country was suffering from “a certain shortage” of fuel in an interview published by the Kremlin on Sunday, after repeated Ukrainian strikes in their four-year war.Kyiv calls the attacks fair retribution for Russia’s near-daily barra...

Andy Burnham to pledge ‘good growth in every postcode’ in devolution plan

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Makerfield MP on course to be PM will argue for more decision-making in regions and communities as he sets out platform for governmentAndy Burnham will pledge to deliver “good growth in every postcode” by overseeing a significant transfer of power out of Whitehall to local communities as he sets out his case to become the UK’s next prime minister.In his first major speech since winning the Makerfi...

Australia politics live: Vanuatu PM in Canberra as hopes rise over treaty; fossil fuel companies accused of marketing to children

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Jotham Napat’s visit renews expectations that the two countries can sign the Nakamal pact after long negotiations. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning. Krishani Dhanji here with you for what’s likely to be another very busy sitting week – the last before the winter break.Parliament will be joined by Vanuatu’s prime minister, Jotham Napat,...

Heatwave and high humidity to blast much of US: ‘impactful to anyone’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Forecasters expect days of high temperatures in central and eastern US before Fourth of July and World Cup festivitiesA long and dangerous heatwave will blast a large swath of the central and eastern United States for the upcoming week, the National Weather Service (NWS) said on Sunday – with temperatures rising ahead of the Fourth of July holiday and feeling even hotter because of high humidity a...

Kate completes Three Peaks challenge to raise money for cancer charity

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Princess of Wales becomes first royal to climb Scotland, England and Wales’s highest mountains, 18 months after cancer remissionThe Princess of Wales has completed the Three Peaks challenge to raise money for a cancer charity, becoming the first member of the royal family to achieve the feat.Catherine Middleton, 44, revealed in a message on social media she had successfully taken on the trek not o...

Risk of serious birth injuries is rising for women in England, data suggests

The Guardian • 2 months ago

About 31 in every 1,000 facing haemorrhage or severe tears, NHS figures show, in trend described as ‘national crisis’How a Romford maternity ward was able to turn the tide after a ‘requires improvement’ ratingWomen in England are at their highest risk of suffering a serious injury while giving birth since records began in 2020, NHS figures show.The rate of women sustaining the most serious type of...

US homeland security secretary tells migrants to seek permanent status or leave

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Markwayne Mullin’s remarks come after controversial supreme court ruling to strip TPS from over 350,000 peopleMigrants in the US on temporary protected status should seek permanent residence or leave, Markwayne Mullin, Homeland Security secretary, said in the wake of last week’s supreme court decision that stripped humanitarian protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants.The remarks to CN...

Zohran Mamdani says he and allies he endorsed carry a ‘national message’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Mayor says progressive peers who swept primaries speak to Americans ‘coast to coast’ as moderates have reservationsZohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, said on Sunday that he and a slew of democratic socialist allies who prevailed in recent primary elections are carrying a “national message” to struggling working Americans hungry for a new kind of politics “coast to coast”.Mamdani made that tr...

British man arrested in Ecuador after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia

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Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, from Dorset, is accused of killing Natalia Villalba in an apartment in BogotáA British man has been arrested in Ecuador after the body of a woman was found inside a suitcase in Colombia.Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba in an apartment in the Chicó neighbourhood of Bogotá on 18 June, local authorities said. ...

Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary swelter through hottest days on record

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Heat records of over 40C set as extreme weather spreads east, with more than 191m in Europe enduring 35C or above‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary reached record temperatures of more than 40C on Sunday as a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe spread east.More than 191 millio...

Three firefighters killed and two injured while battling Utah-Colorado wildfires

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Firefighters were involved in joint response to Knowles and Gore blazes as wildfires ravage western US, fire agency saysThree firefighters were killed and two others were hurt while responding to wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border, the US Wildland Fire Service announced on Sunday.The agency, which was established in January to coordinate wildfire suppression and prevention efforts across pub...

Sky makes £2bn spending pledge as it prepares takeover of ITV broadcasting arm

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Deal could be announced in July and vow will safeguard future of shows such as Coronation Street and Love IslandSky has committed to spending £2bn on ITV’s studios business over the next five years as it hammers out a takeover of its broadcasting arm, a move that will safeguard the future of popular programmes such as Coronation Street and Love Island.Sky, owned by the US telecoms company Comcast,...

‘Financial pandemic’: £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equity

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Almost £24.4bn of government money went to private equity-run firms in year to April 2025, Guardian analysis shows‘Treating children like cattle’: what happens when private equity takes over a UK care home?Nurseries, vets and shops: the sectors where private equity plays a big roleOne pound in every £11 of UK government spending on contractors went to private equity-controlled companies last year,...

French skydiving plane crashes near Nancy, killing all 11 onboard

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Five students and five instructors dead along with pilot after plane fell suddenly near aerodrome, says prefectA skydiving plane has crashed in north-eastern France, killing all 11 people onboard, according to the region’s prefect.The parachuting-school plane crashed near Nancy at 11am, said Yves Séguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region. Continue reading...

Fresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Document appears to have been subject to conflicting interpretations on key issues of Lebanon ceasefire and strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe sudden eruption of fresh hostilities in the Gulf – just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict – threatens to put the two countries back on the path to war.It appears the deliberately ...

Body of boy, 15, recovered from Manchester reservoir amid UK heatwave

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At least seven people have died in water-related incidents during record-breaking June temperaturesThe body of a 15-year-old boy has been recovered from a reservoir near Manchester, as police renewed warnings about the dangers of swimming in open water during soaring temperatures.Greater Manchester police said officers had been called to reports of a boy getting into difficulty in the water near C...

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation withdrew more than $800,000 of election spending claims after AEC inquiries

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The Australian Electoral Commission is examining if party breached laws in its $6m public funding claim after the last election, documents showGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Electoral Commission questioned Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party over more than $800,000 of claimed electoral expenditure for the last election, Guardian Australia can reveal.Documen...

Parliament has been getting frosty as winter closes in – but Labor may make one more gamble before the break

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As Labor pushes on with reforms, the Coalition must decide whether to join in the parliamentary deal-makingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s the last week of parliament before the winter break, and not a minute too soon; tensions have been running a little high lately.The lower house speaker, Milton Dick, has been yeeting MPs mere moments into question time and accuse...

Biden calls Trump ‘a loser’, portraying him as incompetent, corrupt and vain

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Pugnacious speech invokes Trump’s ‘vanity projects’ to makeover Washington and the ‘brazen, blatant corruption’Joe Biden called Donald Trump “a loser” in a pugnacious speech on Saturday that invoked his presidential successor’s attempted makeover of Washington DC to portray him as incompetent, corrupt and vain.He delivered those remarks while giving the keynote address at a gala in Hanover, Maryla...

Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz – as it happened

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Iran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes, and threatened a ‘complete halt’ to talksUS and Iran trade strikes as both sides accuse the other of endangering ceasefireWe will soon be closing this liveblog, but you’ll be able to stay up-to-date with our ongoing coverage of the Middle East here.Here is a summary of today’s events:Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain...

Bill Cassidy accuses Trump of treating Congress as ‘merely an appendage’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Out-going Louisiana senator’s rebuke over Iran war is rare instance of a Republican politician standing up to TrumpBill Cassidy, the Republican senator from Louisiana who is being ousted from his position after Donald Trump successfully backed a challenger in May’s primary, has accused the US president of treating Congress as “merely an appendage” in his handling of the Iran war.In an interview on...