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It’s 10 years since the Brexit vote – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … you asked our political columnist questions about a Burnham government, rejoining the EU, and more – read the Q&A belowDyvimTvar asks: How do you think Burnham will deal with Trump? More of the same or will he be looking at the likely result of the midterm elections in the US?Raf: Burnham’s for...
Ruling lets DHS apply expedited removal to non-citizens who are living far from border A federal appeals court cleared the way on Tuesday for the Trump administration to expand a fast-track deportation process that would allow for the expedited removal of immigrants who are living far from the border.A panel of the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled 2-1 to overturn ...
Assailant behind shooting that left three people dead wrote ‘incel’-like manifesto that was posted by a far-right outletPolice in Canada are warning of possible copycat attacks after three people died in a shootout in Montreal and the assailant’s lengthy manifesto, which called for “a new bloodletting”, was posted online by a far-right outlet.The document contains many of the hallmark grievances o...
Great Britain has paid at least six times the normal price for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarm output sagsThe heatwave has prompted a sharp rise in electricity prices across European markets as millions turn to air conditioners and electric fans to battle record high temperatures, which have also caused a string of power plant outages across the continent.Great Bri...
Great Britain has paid at least six times normal for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarms’ output sagsThe heatwave has prompted a sharp rise in electricity prices across European markets as millions turn to air conditioners and electric fans to battle record high temperatures, which have also caused string of power plant outages across the continent.Great Britain impor...
Treasury also promises new first-time buyer Isa with no upper age limit reflecting ‘age at which a first home is bought is rising’Isa reforms announced on Tuesday promise a new first-time buyer account with no upper age limit, and a tax on interest on cash savings held in a stocks and shares wrapper.Savers and investors can currently hold up to £20,000 a year in Isas, which offer the chance to ear...
None of the injuries believed to be life-threatening after vehicle reportedly flipped on its side in collision on outskirts of KidwellySix people have been taken to hospital after a bus crash in west Wales, while thirteen others were treated at the scene. None of the injuries are feared to be life-threatening.Dyfed-Powys police declared a major incident at lunchtime on Tuesday, which was stood dow...
None of the injuries believed to be life-threatening after vehicle reportedly flipped on its side in collision on outskirts of KidwellySix people have been taken to hospital after a bus crash in west Wales, while thirteen others were treated at the scene. None of the injuries are feared to be life-threatening.Dyfed-Powys police declared a major incident at lunchtime on Tuesday, which was stood dow...
Two men due to share trophy-presenting on 19 July‘We are together all the time’, says Fifa president Donald Trump is set to hand over the World Cup trophy to the winners at the final on 19 July, Gianni Infantino has said.Infantino and Trump have forged a close relationship in the build-up to these finals, but the US president has barely talked about the tournament since it began on 11 June, and is...
Denunciation comes after former Democratic Unionist leader convicted of child sexual offencesThe Democratic Unionist party has denounced Jeffrey Donaldson as a “wicked deceiver” who led a “double and duplicitous life” a day after its former leader was convicted of child sexual offences.Leaders at the Stormont assembly on Tuesday sought to distance the DUP from Donaldson and described him as a mani...
Ukraine’s president will not attend after sparking Polish ‘outrage’ over naming of military unitEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy will skip a high-level conference on the postwar reconstruction of Ukraine amid a deepening rift with Poland over his naming of a military unit for one that killed tens of thousands of Poles during the second world war.Ukraine’s president had been expected...
US president planned to revamp the now algae-stricken pool ahead of the holiday and America’s 250th birthdayDonald Trump has acknowledged that repairs to the algae-stricken reflecting pool in Washington DC may not be completed in time for the Fourth of July, when the president plans to convene a big celebration on the National Mall to ring in the country’s 250th birthday.The iconic body of water b...
Iran will be allowed into US 48 hours before crucial gameTeam Melli have complained about travel conditionsThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it will grant Iran extra time to prepare for their World Cup match against Egypt on Friday.The team had planned to lodge an official complaint with Fifa about the “restrictions imposed by the organisers” at the World Cup. Iran have been traini...
Prominent Florida real estate broker found not guilty by Miami jury of manslaughter and felony vessel homicideThe family of a teenager left with a permanent disability from a birthday party boat crash that killed another girl has reacted with dismay at the acquittal of the prominent Florida real estate broker helming the vessel.George Pino was found not guilty by a Miami jury on Monday evening of ...
Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn now faces DoJ investigation after sharing post criticizing Democrat Dan GoldmanNew York Democratic Congressman Dan Goldman has said it is “sad” that a Brooklyn coffee shop banned him over his views on Israel – a move which has put the cafe under investigation by the Trump administration’s justice department.Goldman represents New York’s 10th congressional district and ho...
Teenager from Blaenau Gwent now in custody after police launched murder investigation after body was foundA 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the discovery of a body believed to be a missing girl in south Wales.The body was found in the Duffryn Park area in the town of Blaina, Blaenau Gwent at approximately 10.10pm on Monday, Gwent police said in a statement. Continue ...
French weather service says temperature hit 44.3C in Pissos as heat forces Louvre and Eiffel Tower to close earlyEurope heatwave live – latest updatesFrance has registered its hottest day on record as 40 people across the country were confirmed to have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas over the last few days.“There is a tragic scourge of drownings,” prime minister Sébastien Lecornu said...
High court hears identities of women accusing Andrew and Tristan Tate of rape withheld for fear they could be revealed Andrew and Tristan Tate are not being told the names of the women who have accused them of rape and human trafficking over fears the brothers might publish them on social media, the high court has heard.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised charges against the Tates in Ma...
It’s 10 years since Brexit – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … Guardian columnist Rafael Behr is online now answering your questions about Burnham, Starmer, Brexit and more.Sign up here to join the discussion and post your questionsnickwayne asks: Should the government set an example by leaving X? It amplifies the poison left by Brexit.Raf: Yes. I find it a bit mystify...
The late night host slammed the US peace deal with Iran, discussed JD Vance’s snub by leaders and the ‘Mountain Dew green’ reflecting poolOn Monday night, Jon Stewart addressed Donald Trump turning DC’s reflecting pool “Mountain Dew green”, his blundered Iran peace deal and wasting US taxpayer money. Continue reading...
Recommendations from commission propose gradual rise in retirement age by the early 2090sEurope live – latest updatesGermany will gradually raise its retirement age to about 70 by the early 2090s under recommendations backed by the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, as a means of future-proofing the pension system for an ageing population.Presenting its findings on Tuesday, an expert commission set up to...
Michel Barnier says UK could also join a new European security and defence councilWhoever becomes the next UK prime minister will have plenty of political space to move closer to Europe, polling expert John Curtice has said.His comments come as many domestically and in Europe begin to question whether the potential future British prime minister will move further away or closer to the EU than Keir ...
Vehicle said to have flipped on its side after collision on outskirts of KidwellyPolice have declared a major incident after a bus crash in west Wales.Dyfed-Powys police said on Tuesday afternoon there had been a collision involving a bus on a roundabout on the A484 on the outskirts of Kidwelly, in Carmarthenshire, at approximately 12.20pm. Continue reading...
US secretary of state and vice-president said to have discussed ceasefire monitoring body; Trump says Tehran has committed to ‘nuclear honesty’Oman and Iran said in a statement that the two countries will form a team to reach an agreement on “administration of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz” and associated costs and services, Reuters reports.The two states will hold talks with coast...
Recommendations from commission propose gradual rise in retirement age to about 70 by the early 2090sEurope live – latest updatesGermany will gradually raise its retirement age to about 70 by the early 2090s under recommendations backed by the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, as a means of future-proofing the pension system for an ageing population.Presenting its findings on Tuesday, an expert commissi...
Attack targeted former Chile ambassador Orlando Letelier and his US colleague Ronni Karpen MoffittFifty years after Gen Augusto Pinochet’s secret police detonated a car bomb in the heart of Washington DC, killing Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean minister and ambassador to the US, and his American colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, a Santiago court has convicted three former agents of Moffitt’s murd...
The three who were convicted in the Washington DC killing were agents of Augusto Pinochet’s feared secret policeFifty years after Gen Augusto Pinochet’s secret police detonated a car bomb in the heart of Washington DC, killing Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean minister and ambassador to the US, and his American colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, a Santiago court has convicted three former agents of ...
The three who were convicted were agents of Augusto Pinochet’s feared secret police which hunted down opponents at home and abroadFifty years after Gen Augusto Pinochet’s secret police detonated a car bomb in the heart of Washington DC, killing Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean minister and ambassador to the US, and his American colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, a Santiago court has convicted three...
In a 6-3 opinion, the court says Louisiana prisoner cannot sue guards after he grew his hair for more than 20 yearsThe US supreme court refused on Tuesday to let a Rastafarian man sue state prison officials in Louisiana after guards held him down and shaved him bald in violation of his religious beliefs, in a landmark case.The case was brought under a federal law designed to protect incarcerate...
US secretary of state and vice-president said to have discussed ceasefire monitoring body; Trump says Tehran has committed to ‘nuclear honesty’Oman and Iran said in a statement that the two countries will form a team to reach an agreement on “administration of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz” and associated costs and services, Reuters reports.The two states will hold talks with coast...
