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Shoebridge criticises Labor response after IDF officer’s ‘reprehensible’ comments on deadly Zomi Frankcom strike
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Shoebridge criticises Labor response after IDF officer’s ‘reprehensible’ comments on deadly Zomi Frankcom strike

Greens defence spokesman says ‘words are just distractions’ until government takes action‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrikeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens have criticised inflammatory statements from the former Israel Defense Forces officer who ordered the attack which killed Zomi Frankcom, accusing the...

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Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports
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Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports

Ash cloud from Anak Krakatau affects hundreds of flights and some school and fishing activitiesIndonesia halted operations at eight airports on Sunday, including from its main international hub, affecting hundreds of flights as a result of an ash cloud from the Anak Krakatau volcano.Saturday’s eruption, which produced lava and booming sounds that were heard up to 435 miles (700km) away, according...

Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners
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Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners

Far-right linked group able to mobilise at scale due to police ‘inaction’, says founder of Hope Not HateThe group of masked, black-clad vigilantes who blockaded roads in Dover could repeat the disruption unless police step up efforts to stop them, politicians and campaigners have said.Responsibility for the demonstration has been claimed by Patriot Platform, an anti-immigration group with links to...

No bailouts for Jaguar Land Rover amid reports of thousands of job cuts, says minister
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No bailouts for Jaguar Land Rover amid reports of thousands of job cuts, says minister

Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and Chinese competitors, faces talks with union leaders and governmentThe government has signalled that it will not invest taxpayers’ money to limit job losses at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), after it emerged that the UK’s biggest carmaker is planning up to 4,000 redundancies.Before crunch talks on Tuesday between JLR, union leaders and government officials, t...

German startup sends first commercial rocket into space from Europe
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German startup sends first commercial rocket into space from Europe

Isar Aerospace plans rapid expansion amid race to capitalise on expanding satellite-launch marketA German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for Europe’s efforts to secure independent access to space.Isar Aerospace said on Sunday that it would rapidly ⁠expand satellite deployments after the ⁠first orbital launch of ​its uncrewed Spe...

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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin

US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin

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Arrival marks first visit to Ukraine and comes day after ‘substantive plans’ on ending war discussed in MoscowThe US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Kyiv for a second day of talks on how to end the war in Ukraine.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met the pair in Sophia Square, in front of Kyiv’s historic Saint Sophia Cathedral. Zelenskyy greeted Witkoff with a h...

Jamaican delegates arrive in UK to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles

Jamaican delegates arrive in UK to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles

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Slavery’s legacy continues ‘to deprive our country and our people’, says minister, as group prepares to appeal to Jamaica’s head of stateA landmark petition is to be handed to King Charles by Jamaican over slavery reparations, aiming to confront historical crimes that still disadvantage former British colonies, the Caribbean nation’s culture minister has said.The petition will be lodged with Charl...

Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – as it happened

Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – as it happened

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The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign donationsSagal Abdi-Wali arrived in Camden as a child refugee from Somalia. She has worked for more than a decade as a volunteer and trustee for local charities and is a governor of two schools in the borough, according to Labour.She was first elected as a councillor in 2022 and becam...

Canadian skyrunner goes missing during training session for Matterhorn record attempt

Canadian skyrunner goes missing during training session for Matterhorn record attempt

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Kalie McCrystal was hoping to break record in AlpsAthlete was last seen on Tuesday afternoonCanadian athlete Kalie McCrystal has gone missing during preparations for a record attempt in the Alps.McCrystal, from Squamish in British Columbia, was on a “reconnaissance/training session” in the run-up to her attempt at ascending and descending the 14,692 ft (4,478m) Matterhorn on the Swiss-Italian bord...

US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv to hold talks on ending war

US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv to hold talks on ending war

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Arrival marks the pair’s first visit to Ukraine and comes day after ‘substantive plans’ were discussed in MoscowThe US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Kyiv for a second day of talks on how to end the war in Ukraine.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met Kushner and Witkoff in Sophia Square, in front of Kyiv’s historic Saint Sophia Cathedral. Zelenskyy greeted Wit...

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law

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Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked to categorically rule o...

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform breached electoral law

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform breached electoral law

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Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked to categorically rule o...

Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister

Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister

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Business secretary says masked anti-immigration protest was ‘not something we would want’ on British streetsA cabinet minister has condemned the blocking of Dover roads by dozens of masked and black-clad people on Saturday.Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said that although peaceful protest was an “essential part of British life”, this differed from “dressing up in costumes like this and...

Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister

Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister

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Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugeeLabour has accused Reform’s Zia Yusuf of “straightforward racism” after he suggested the party’s frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection was not British.Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and the leader of Camden counc...

Witkoff and Kushner discussed ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US

Witkoff and Kushner discussed ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US

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Donald Trump’s business ally and son-in-law now heading from Moscow to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian presidentSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are headed to Kyiv for the first time in their roles as Donald Trump’s peace envoys to Kyiv following talks on Saturday in Moscow, at which the White House said they “discussed substantive plans for next steps” towards ending the war between Ukraine and Russia duri...

Witkoff and Kushner discuss ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US

Witkoff and Kushner discuss ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US

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Donald Trump’s business ally and son-in-law now head from Moscow to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian presidentSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are headed to Kyiv for the first time in their roles as Donald Trump’s peace envoys to Kyiv following talks on Saturday in Moscow, at which the White House said they “discussed substantive plans for next steps” towards ending the war between Ukraine and Russia during ...

Victoria police hunt for man on run after allegedly attacking brother and parents with axe

Victoria police hunt for man on run after allegedly attacking brother and parents with axe

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Police say they believe argument took place before three people critically injured in Gippsland town of Tyers on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have urged the public to remain vigilant as they search for a man who allegedly attacked his brother and parents with an axe or tomahawk.Police issued...

Far-right AfD predicted to win big in crucial German state election

Far-right AfD predicted to win big in crucial German state election

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Polling stations open in Saxony-Anhalt with anti-immigration party AfD predicted to gain 41% vote shareGerman voterswent to the polls on Sunday for a crucial regional election where the far-right, anti-immigration and Moscow-friendly Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is expected to win.AfD, polling at more than 40% for months in Saxony-Anhalt, even has its sights on winning its first-ever state go...

Councils in England and Wales accused of excessive fees to run outdoor classes

Councils in England and Wales accused of excessive fees to run outdoor classes

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Report documents use of commercial licensing for free or donation-based exercise classes in parks and on beachesAt 6am on the beach at Westgate-on-Sea in Kent, Angela Brier-Stephenson used to meet a small group of about 10 people for yoga.The class lasted 45 minutes and participants paid what they could. Continue reading...

Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – UK politics live

Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – UK politics live

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The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign donationsIn an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssbergg, Nigel Farage acknowledged that the comments by James Orr and Dan Jukes were “injudicious at best” and admitted that the optics of the undercover filming don’t look good for his party.“This looks bad, as does the sale of peerag...

Nigel Farage to be quizzed as he battles to contain growing donations scandal – UK politics live

Nigel Farage to be quizzed as he battles to contain growing donations scandal – UK politics live

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The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign donationsGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The Reform UK party leader, Nigel Farage, is scheduled to appear on Laura Kuenssberg’s Sunday politics programme at 9am, where he will likely be asked more about an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4 N...

‘The engine’s on fire’: Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney reroutes after flames seen by passengers

‘The engine’s on fire’: Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney reroutes after flames seen by passengers

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Passenger recalls seeing cabin lights flicker and ‘a lot of screaming’ after suspected engine issueGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiza-Jayne Loch was returning home from a business trip to New Zealand when her Qantas flight ran into trouble.The plane was climbing above the scenic South Island’s mountain ranges on Saturday afternoon, bound for Sydney, when a bang shook t...

Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners

Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners

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Most gambling websites nudge users towards accepting tracking data and harvest it before consent is given, study showsOnline bookmakers and casinos have been accused of widespread non-compliance of information privacy requirements, including “data surveillance” of customers, according to a study.Nearly nine out of 10 (86%) licensed British gambling websites appear to be flouting the general data p...

England losing tennis courts as number of padel facilities rises exponentially

England losing tennis courts as number of padel facilities rises exponentially

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Country loses 200 tennis courts in three years, but they still outnumber padel facilities by a factor of 11 to oneEngland has lost almost 200 tennis courts in three years as padel facilities have grown nearly sixfold.Guardian analysis of Sport England data found that the country has lost 183 tennis courts since 2023 – the first such decline since at least 2000. The data includes local authority an...

Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

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Queensland capital hits 34.4C with local fire bans issued for Ipswich and Lockyer ValleyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents have been put on high alert as an unseasonably hot start to spring gives way to blazes and increased fire risks in the nation’s east.Queensland fire authorities issued local fire bans for Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley on Sunday as temperature...

Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests

Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests

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Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confessionThe twins were 19 and still in high school when they were taken from their beds in the dead of night by masked men later identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.After four months of desperately seeking news from hospitals and state institutions, their mother, Marzieh Nour...

Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

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Exclusive: Tan Dhesi says Argentinian threats make it more crucial than ever that PM increase defence spendingJavier Milei’s threats to the Falkland Islands make it even more important that Andy Burnham increase defence spending immediately, according to the Labour chair of the defence committee.Tan Dhesi said the comments by the Argentinian president this week show why the government should raise...

Brisbane expected to swelter under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

Brisbane expected to swelter under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

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Queensland capital forecast to hit 34C with local fire bans issued for Ipswich and Lockyer Valley, while Sydney sees reprieve from record heatGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEarly spring fire bans have been put in place as Australia’s eastern states reckon with unseasonably hot conditions for the start of the season.The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) warned of unseasonal he...

Victoria police release image of man on run after allegedly attacking three people with axe

Victoria police release image of man on run after allegedly attacking three people with axe

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Police say they believe argument took place before three people critically injured in Gippsland town of TyersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have identified the man suspected of attacking three people with an axe and going on the run in Gippsland on Saturday.Police issued an arrest warrant for Peter O’...

Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case

Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case

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Police received information nearly immediately after the killing. It took Las Vegas police 27 years to make an arrestFor years, US law enforcement officials blamed their failure to solve hip-hop star Tupac Shakur’s murder on the lack of cooperation from key witnesses, and on gang members’ “snitches get stitches” culture.But testimony in a much-delayed murder trial, which concluded this week, almos...