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Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Abbott will become the new federal Liberal party president in a return to the political frontlines for the conservative former prime minister.Abbott was the only nominee for the presidency after the other contender – former foreig...
Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 electionTony Abbott will become the new federal Liberal party president in a return to the political frontlines for the conservative former prime minister.Abbott was the only nominee for the presidency after the other contender – former foreign minister Alexander Downer – chose to instead run for one ...
Drivers conserve fuel amid Iran war uncertainty, pushing overall sales down 1.3% in AprilBusiness live – latest updatesMotorists cutting back on petrol and fuel purchases at the steepest rate since the Covid pandemic in 2020 drove retail sales in Great Britain to their biggest monthly decline in a year.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the overall volume of retail sales plunged by 1.3%...
Andy Burnham expected to address supporters in the morning as he officially launches campaign to be Labour candidate for MakerfieldGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics.Andy Burnham is set to officially launch his campaign as the Labour candidate in the Makerfield byelection this morning, as he seeks a return to parliament after nine years. Continue reading...
The US secretary of state described an upcoming meeting as ‘one of the more important leaders’ summit in the history of Nato’Rubio begins with thanks to Sweden for hosting the ministerial meeting.But that’s where the niceties end as says the upcoming Ankara summit will be “one of the more important leaders’ summit in the history of Nato,” as the leaders will have to respond to Trump’s “disappointm...
Twelve dead as southern and central areas also suffer travel disruption, electricity outages and evacuationsHeavy, prolonged rainfall in southern and central China has resulted in weather warnings for flash flooding, landslides and waterlogging. The slow-moving band of rainfall spanned 620 miles (1,000km) and travelled eastwards across the regions on Tuesday. It was formed from the convergence of ...
Twelve dead as southern and central areas also suffer travel disruption, electricity outages and evacuationsHeavy, prolonged rainfall in southern and central China has resulted in weather warnings for flash flooding, landslides and waterlogging. The band of rainfall spanned 1,000km (620 miles) and steadily moved eastwards across the regions on Tuesday. It was a slow-moving band of rain, formed fro...
The military alliance’s chief tried to manage expectations after Donald Trump said he would deploy 5,000 troops to PolandItaly’s Antonio Tajani stresses the need to have a balanced Nato based on two pillars, the US, and the European allies.He also declares full support for Ukraine, not just through Nato, but also in terms of giving it a full membership of the European Union down the line – pointed...
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGuzman y Gomez, the Mexican-themed fast food chain, is pulling out of the United States in a spectacular turnaround on its American market ambitions, AAP reports.The decision was made because the financial performance of the US business was not acceptable or meeting targets. Continue reading...
Party apologises for posts shared by Chris Kennedy about Jewish ambulance attacks and says he has dropped out for personal reasonsThe Green party’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has withdrawn from the ballot within hours of being announced.Chris Kennedy was announced to be running in the seat for the Greens on Thursday morning, but nine hours later the party said he had dropped out, citi...
Party apologises for posts by Chris Kennedy about attack on Jewish ambulances and says he has withdrawn for personal reasonsThe Green party’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has withdrawn from the ballot less than 12 hours after being announced.Chris Kennedy was announced to be running in the seat for the Greens on Thursday morning, but nine hours later the party said he had dropped out, c...
Party apologises for posts by Chris Kennedy about attack on Jewish ambulances and says he has withdrawn for personal reasonsThe Green party’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has withdrawn from the ballot less than 12 hours after being announced.Chris Kennedy was announced to be running in the seat for the Greens on Thursday morning, but nine hours later the party said he had dropped out, c...
The £24.3bn figure comes amid rising cost of pensions as bond market jitters take monthly debt interest to £10.3bnBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK borrowed more than expected in April as high inflation drove up the cost of pensions and benefits, amid concern over the Iran war and political uncertainty adding to debt costs.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowin...
Figure comes amid rising cost of pensions as bond market jitters take monthly debt interest to £10.3bn Business live – latest updatesThe UK borrowed more than expected in April as high inflation drove up the cost of pensions and benefits, amid concern over the Iran war and political uncertainty adding to debt costs.The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing – the differenc...
The Kusuma Neolithic Hall, based on Durrington 68 site, will allow visitors to ‘step back in time’ into the lives of those who built the stone circleIt may have been a place for ceremony or a barn for pack animals. It could have been a place for weary labourers to rest their heads. Or perhaps there was no building at all.English Heritage has unveiled a 7-metre-high reconstruction of what a 4,500-y...
US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island’s former leader, Raúl ...
Gardeners tending to allotments were terrified to see animal roaming wild after mauling one of its keepers – but critics have long been concernedA tiger on the loose among garden allotments. Panicked residents summoning armed police ill-equipped to deal with a dangerous predator. And, behind it all, Germany’s self-proclaimed “Tiger Queen” and her private menagerie.In startling scenes over the week...
Lecc says it has received at least 800 complaints as part of investigation into alleged police brutality at the 9 February Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog’s visit. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGuzman y Gomez, the Mexican-themed fast food chain, is pulling out of the United States in a spectacular turnaround on its American market ambitions,...
In today’s newsletter: As the polls tighten around Benjamin Netanyahu, the coming months may redefine Israel’s political order without resolving its most entrenched conflictsGood morning. On Wednesday, Israeli legislators took the first steps towards dissolving parliament and calling fresh nationwide elections. Leading leftwing Knesset member Yair Golan hailed it “the beginning of the end of th...
Victoria police identified the man who died on the Inca Trail in Peru as as Matt Paton, 52, a sergeant on the force. Follow today’s news liveGuzman y Gomez, the Mexican-themed fast food chain, is pulling out of the United States in a spectacular turnaround on its American market ambitions, AAP reports.The decision was made because the financial performance of the US business was not acceptable or ...
Thames Valley police believe more witnesses may be out there in inquiry into alleged misconduct in public office by former princePolice investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor want witnesses to contact them if they believe they have information about alleged sexual misconduct, corruption, fraud or the sharing of confidential information involving the king’s brother.In a sign of the potential expa...
Thames Valley police believe more witnesses may be out there in inquiry into alleged misconduct in public office by former princePolice investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor want witnesses to contact them if they believe they have information about alleged sexual misconduct, corruption, fraud or the sharing of confidential information involving the king’s brother.In a sign of the potential expa...
Spending committee finds MoD most wasteful and also points to cancelled schemes such as Rwanda and StonehengeCancelled government projects such as the Rwanda deportation scheme and the road tunnel under Stonehenge are wasting billions of pounds of taxpayer money a year, parliament’s spending watchdog has found.About £6.6bn was written off by government departments last year alone – state spending ...
Charity Commission inquiry into William Blake House in Northamptonshire resulted in rescue planA group of “accidental activist” families have succeeded in their efforts to secure the future of their children’s care home after uncovering serious alleged management failures that took the charity to the brink of bankruptcy.The families launched a campaign after discovering that William Blake House, a...
Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagreeChild marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the Taliban in Afghanistan, as activists say “shameful” new laws make it almost impossible for girls and young women to seek divorce against their husbands’ will.There are no official statistics on forced and un...
Phenomenon, often seen around Britain’s coast at this time of year, is caused by a combination of algae and weatherAt this time of year a sinister-looking substance can often be sighted around Britain’s coast: a frothy foam piled up along the shoreline or appearing in long ribbons offshore. People sometimes assume this foam is the result of pollution or sewage dumping. In fact it is a common natur...
Some parents have not received proper psychological help nearly two years after the atrocity, solicitor saysGirls who survived Southport attack meet again: ‘It was like having big sisters’The parents of a girl critically injured in the Southport attack were allowed no more than 12 counselling sessions after the atrocity, while others described a “woeful” lack of support.The victims’ commissioner f...
Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagreeChild marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the Taliban in Afghanistan, as activists say “shameful” new laws make it almost impossible for girls and young women to seek divorce against their husbands’ will.There are no official statistics on forced and un...
Victoria police identified the man who died on the Inca Trail in Peru as as Matt Paton, 52, a sergeant on the force. Follow today’s news liveGuzman y Gomez, the Mexican-themed fast food chain, is pulling out of the United States in a spectacular turnaround on its American market ambitions, AAP reports.The decision was made because the financial performance of the US business was not acceptable or ...
Matthew Cameron Paton, 53, was reported missing on Wednesday, according to ABC. Follow today’s news liveGuzman y Gomez, the Mexican-themed fast food chain, is pulling out of the United States in a spectacular turnaround on its American market ambitions, AAP reports.The decision was made because the financial performance of the US business was not acceptable or meeting targets. Continue reading...
