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Scandal-plagued Ken Paxton has won Trump’s backing – can he defeat John Cornyn in a high-stakes primary runoff? Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, takes on four-term incumbent John Cornyn on Tuesday in the ugliest primary election of the year. The winner of the Republican Senate runoff in Texas will contest November’s general election against Democrat James Talarico.Paxton and Cornyn have spe...
Minister says that two children are among the dead and another two people have been seriously injuredBelgium’s mobility minister Jean-Luc Crucke told Belgian broadcaster RTL that four people died in the crash – two children, the driver and the other adult.“It’s tragic,” he was reported as saying.“My first thoughts are with the victims, but also with those who were injured and their families.” Cont...
Broadcaster describes Robert Kenyon, who is standing in Makerfield byelection, as a misogynist and a ‘cowardly man’UK politics live – latest updatesCarol Vorderman has demanded an apology from the Reform UK candidate in the upcoming Makerfield byelection for “disgusting comments” he made about her on social media in the past.The broadcaster and former Countdown numbers expert described Robert Keny...
Sources report several dead and interior minister says there are ‘victims’ without offering more detailWe are getting first pictures from the scene of the crash, which took place at a level crossing in Buggehnout at just past 8am local time.The crossing was reportedly closed at the time of the incident, HLN reported. Continue reading...
DIY chain owner Kingfisher is top FTSE 100 riser as it sticks to full-year profit outlook Business live – latest updatesA wet and cold Easter hit sales of barbecues and garden products at the home improvement chain B&Q, but it hopes to make up lost ground during the current heatwave.Kingfisher, which owns B&Q along with Screwfix in the UK, and Castorama and Brico Dépôt across six European ...
Kingfisher, owner of the DIY chain, is top FTSE 100 riser after it says it will stick to full-year profit outlookBusiness live – latest updatesA wet and cold Easter hit sales of barbecues and garden products at the home improvement chain B&Q, but it hopes to make up lost ground during the current heatwave.B&Q owner Kingfisher, which also owns Screwfix in the UK, as well as Castorama and Br...
Five of the deaths were by drowning while two people died competing in sporting eventsSeven people have died in France in an extreme early-summer heat event that is affecting a swathe of western Europe, as France and the UK set record highs for May and temperatures were forecast to rise further on Tuesday.“What I can say today is that there have been seven deaths linked directly or indirectly to t...
Trump campaign accelerating climate crisis as officials move migrants to detention jails and deport them from USUS immigration enforcement flights are producing hundreds of thousands of metric tonnes of climate-damaging carbon emissions as officials shuttle unprecedented numbers of people to detention centers far from home and deport them to countries across the world.Donald Trump’s mass deportati...
Cohort of children and six women who were held in a Syrian camp arrived in Australia on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of Australian women and children held in Syria since the defeat of Islamic State have arrived in Melbourne and Sydney, bringing an end to seven years of detention while thrusting thems...
Cohort of 12 children and seven women who were held in a Syrian camp arrived in Australia on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of 19 Australian women and children held in Syria since the defeat of Islamic State have arrived in Melbourne and Sydney, bringing an end to seven years of detention while thrusti...
Cohort of 12 children and seven women who were held in a Syrian camp arrived in Australia on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of 19 Australian women and children held in Syria since the defeat of Islamic State have arrived in Melbourne and Sydney, bringing an end to seven years of detention while thrusti...
Police commissioner acknowledges outcome causes ‘significant distress’ for 24-year-old Warlpiri man’s family and wider communityWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police will not lay any charges against officers after an Indigenous man died while being restrained in an Alice Springs supermarket in 2025.Kumanjayi White, a 24‑year‑old ...
This blog is now closed.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia’s involvement is “very good value for money”.Mr T [is] out there saying it’s $200m. He’s lying. Secondly, these things do co...
Deaths include five drownings The French government said Tuesday that seven people were reported to have died in connection to the recent heatwave baking much of western Europe, five of which were drownings, AFP reported.“What I can say today is that there have been seven deaths directly or indirectly related to the heat,” government spokesperson Maud Bregeon told television broadcaster TF1. Conti...
Ellen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16sThe mother of a teenager who believes he died in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has said that Downing Street has been too slow to move towards a social media ban for under-16s, and accused the government of “kicking it down the road”.Ellen Roome, the mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, is among the families w...
Former health secretary says he unsuccessfully argued for tougher action when in cabinetGood morning. The government has been consulting on whether to follow Australia and impose a ban on social media for under-16s, or whether to opt for other restrictions, and the consultation ends at 11.59pm tonight. Keir Starmer is expected to announce the government’s response soon afterwards. He has already s...
Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemploymentBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Next has sounded the alarm about a “dramatic fall” in the number of entry-level jobs in the UK and its impact on youth unemployment, saying the retailer now receives twice as many applicants for each role than two years ago.Lord Wolfson said the cloth...
Cohort of 12 children and seven women who were held in a Syrian camp arrived in Australia on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of 19 Australian women and children held in Syria since the defeat of Islamic State have arrived in Melbourne and Sydney, bringing an end to seven years of detention while thrusti...
Neale Daniher, a former AFL footballer and coach, died on Monday, 13 years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia...
Bureau of Meteorology says thunderstorms could bring widespread rainfalls and flash flooding while there are ‘signs of El Niño development’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSevere thunderstorms could bring heavy rainfall and flash flooding to eastern and south-eastern Australia in coming days, according to the weather b...
US secretary of state appears to downplay warnings from Russian counterpart to move diplomats out of KyivUS secretary of state Marco Rubio said that the war in Ukraine “needs to come to an end,” after his conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.Responding to the strikes on Kyiv over the weekend and repeated warnings about more attacks planned in the coming days, Rubio said:“Look, ...
Mojtaba Khamenei makes apparent posting on his Telegram channel saying that Gulf powers can no longer be a shield for US basesUS strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vesselsIranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel that Gulf powers will no longer be a shield for US bases and the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region, as Tehran and Washington discuss a f...
Sarah Wakefield, a councillor on Manchester city council, will stand for the party after its initial candidate withdrewThe Greens have announced their new candidate in the Makerfield byelection.Sarah Wakefield, a councillor on Manchester city council, will stand for the party after its initial candidate withdrew from the race. Continue reading...
Neale Daniher, a former AFL footballer and coach, died on Monday, 13 years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia...
Police commissioner acknowledges outcome causes ‘significant distress’ for 24-year-old Warlpiri man’s family and wider communityWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police will not lay any charges against officers after an Indigenous man died while being restrained in an Alice Springs supermarket in 2025.Kumanjayi White, a 24‑year‑old ...
Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday night at Kenley airfield in south LondonThe UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day.Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley airfield in south London after the UK recorded its hottest May day since Met Office data began, the forec...
Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farmsMillions of fish deaths caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation on Scottish salmon farms have been revealed after the inspection agency was forced to share its reports.The UK government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) had refused to release inspection reports, claiming it wou...
Cohort of 12 children and seven women who were held in a Syrian camp were expected to fly into Sydney and Melbourne on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA plane carrying some of the 19 Australian women and children held in Syria since the defeat of Islamic State has landed in Melbourne, with the remainder due to ...
Cohort of 12 children and seven women who were held in a Syrian camp expected to fly into Sydney and Melbourne on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of 19 Australian women and held in Syria since the defeat of Islamic State will return to Melbourne and Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to seven ...
Neale Daniher, a former AFL footballer and coach, died on Monday, 13 years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia...
