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Australia news live: three dead and man arrested in Sydney; Liberals claim seat of Nepean in key Victorian byelection

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Man, 32, arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after incident in Rosemeadow. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party has claimed victory in a key Victorian byelection seen as a preview of what to expect when the rest of the state hits the polls in November.As counting continued in the Mornington peninsula seat of Nepean, the Liberal c...

Man charged over bomb hoax after Peter Kay show evacuated

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Arena in Birmingham cleared after report of suspicious bag, with comedian pulled from stage mid-performanceA man has been charged over a bomb hoax after a live show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham was stopped when a “potentially suspicious bag” was found around the venue.The Utilita Arena Birmingham was evacuated and a 19-year-old man was taken into custody, West Midlands police said on Friday...

Political blame game begins and passengers left adrift after Spirit ceases operations

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran warSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email US airlines and government officials battled on Saturday to deal with stranded passengers and stricken employees after discount carrier Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations – and a political and business blame game got under way over...

Political blame game begins and upset passengers stuck after Spirit ceases operations

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran warSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email US airlines and government officials battled on Saturday to deal with stranded passengers and stricken employees after discount carrier Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations – and a political and business blame game got under way over...

Top Republicans express concern over withdrawal of US troops from Germany – as it happened

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Senator Roger Wicker and representative Mike Rogers say move risks undermining deterrence and sending wrong signal to PutinFull report: Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ after US decision to withdraw troops from Germany‘We love our Americans’: the German town rocked by Trump’s plan to withdraw US troopsThe UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said suspicious activity had been reported 84 naut...

Mom faces involuntary manslaughter after son’s e-motorcycle crash kills man

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Orange county resident Tommi Jo Mejer’s son was illegally riding e-motorcycle when he ran into 81-year-oldSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A southern California woman is facing an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter after an 81-year-old man died from his injuries after being struck by the woman’s teen son while he was riding an e-motorcycle, prosecutors said on Friday.On...

Brixton drive-by shooting ‘act of indiscriminate violence’, say Met police

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Four people are in hospital, with one 25-year-old man facing life-threatening injuriesA drive-by shooting in Brixton which left four people in hospital on Saturday has been branded “an act of indiscriminate violence” by police.Shots were fired in the early hours on Coldharbour Lane in the south London area, leaving one 25-year-old man in hospital with life-threatening injuries. Continue reading...

Top Republicans express concern over withdrawal of US troops from Germany – live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Senator Roger Wicker and representative Mike Rogers say move risks undermining deterrence and sending wrong signal to PutinFull report: Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ after US decision to withdraw troops from Germany‘We love our Americans’: the German town rocked by Trump’s plan to withdraw US troopsThe UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said suspicious activity had been reported 84 naut...

Dig deep! Reform frontbench promotes JCBs after £200,000 donation from firm

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Robert Jenrick, among others, have sung the praises of the JCB PotHole Pro Reform UK’s leading figures have repeatedly promoted a new pothole-fixing machine by the construction company JCB, while the party received £200,000 from the British digger maker, the Guardian can reveal.Several Reform politicians including Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson, Robert Jenrick, Zia Yusuf...

Dig Deep! Reform frontbench promotes JCBs after £200,000 donation from firm

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Robert Jenrick, among others, have sung the praises of the JCB PotHole Pro Reform UK’s leading figures have repeatedly promoted a new pothole-fixing machine by the construction company JCB, while the party received £200,000 from the British digger maker, the Guardian can reveal.Several Reform politicians including Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson, Robert Jenrick, Zia Yusuf...

Organisers challenge Starmer’s threat to ban some pro-Palestine marches

The Guardian • 4 months ago

PM says there are instances in which he would support bans but organisers say this would ‘strike at root of free speech’Organisers of pro-Palestine marches have said Keir Starmer’s threat to ban some demonstrations opposing Israel’s actions in the Middle East will “strike at the root of free assembly and free speech” in the UK.On Saturday morning, the prime minister told BBC Radio 4’s Today progra...

Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ of US decision to withdraw troops from Germany

The Guardian • 4 months ago

German government calls redeployment of 5,000 troops ‘anticipated’ and reminder of Europe’s need to invest in its own defence‘We love our Americans’: the German town rocked by Trump’s plan to withdraw US troopsNato is seeking to “understand the details” of a US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, a redeployment ordered by Donald Trump amid a feud with the German chancellor, Friedrich M...

Badenoch apologises after Bloody Sunday footage used in post defending UK veterans

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Tory leader says she did not sign off on video attacking Labour’s Troubles legacy proposals Kemi Badenoch has apologised after footage from Bloody Sunday was used in social media posts criticising a bill on legacy issues in Northern Ireland.The Conservative leader said on Saturday that she did not sign off on the use of a clip from the massacre, in which British soldiers opened fire on unarmed civ...

Spirit Airlines ceases operations and US transportation secretary announces measures to help passengers

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Several US airlines have agreed to cap ticket prices for Spirit customers who need to rebook canceled flightsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, has announced a series of measures to help Spirit Airlines passengers following the low-cost airline’s collapse early on Saturday after running out of cash and the fa...

Liberals claim victory in Nepean byelection ahead of state poll

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Anthony Marsh appears to be in commanding position in significant boost to opposition leader Jess WilsonThe Liberals have claimed victory in a key Victorian byelection seen as a preview of what to expect when the rest of the state hits the polls in November.As counting continued in the Mornington peninsula seat of Nepean, the Liberal candidate, Anthony Marsh, appeared to be in a commanding positio...

‘They don’t belong in our environment’: US vineyards battle spotted lanternflies as invasive insects spread

The Guardian • 4 months ago

From Virginia to New York, the bugs drain vines, cut yields and leave growers resorting to one simple fix: squash themAround grape harvest time about three years ago, an employee at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard in Leesburg, Virginia, noticed bugs, about 1in long with gray and black wings and a bright red underwing, atop some trees.While the insects were pretty, they were there for the grapevines and no...

From Mumford & Sons to ‘free speech’ YouTuber: Winston Marshall’s dramatic career change

The Guardian • 4 months ago

GB News owner’s son, who wants Channel to be mined to stop migrants, is latest to have a go at transatlantic rightwing commentaryOn a Los Angeles stage in 2011 Winston Marshall, then the banjo player for the folk rock band Mumford & Sons, could scarcely believe what was happening. Not only was he playing at the Grammys, he was playing alongside Bob Dylan, legendary composer of social justice a...

Official lineup confirmed for second series of The Celebrity Traitors

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Actors Richard E Grant, Michael Sheen and Bella Ramsey among celebrities hoping for victory this year as BBC’s hit spin-off series returns to screensConsidering the Traitors is a game of murderous treachery played out in a castle, the Shakespearian actors in the cast of the new celebrity spin-off series should be well set.Oscar-winner Richard E Grant, acclaimed actor Michael Sheen and The Last of ...

Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Calf was transported by water-filled barge in operation deemed ‘inadvisable’ because of low chance of survivalRescuers have released a young humpback whale that became a national sensation after it was beached in shallow waters off the coast in Germany, although marine experts have said its chances of survival are low.The whale, variously nicknamed Timmy or Hope, was released into the North Sea of...

Rescuers release humpback whale after it was stranded in shallow waters near Baltic coast

The Guardian • 4 months ago

The calf, nicknamed Timmy or Hope, was transported to the North Sea in rescue attempt deemed ‘inadvisable’ due to low chance of survivalRescuers have released a young humpback whale that became a national sensation after it was beached in shallow waters off the coast in Germany, although marine experts have said its chances of survival are low.The whale, variously nicknamed Timmy or Hope, was rele...

Only 3% of suicides linked to domestic abuse result in prosecution, data shows

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Figures for England and Wales prompt calls for more rigorous police investigations of casesOnly 3% of suicides related to domestic abuse in England and Wales in the past five years have resulted in any sort of prosecution, figures show.Between 2020 and 2025, 553 people took their own lives after suspected abuse in an intimate relationship, but only 17 posthumous charges were brought.In the UK and ...

Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Government blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not ‘align with national values’The world’s largest conference on human rights and technology has been cancelled just days before it was due to start after the Zambian government told organisers it did not align with “national values”.Zambia’s government had originally welcomed the RightsCon 2026 summit on “human rights in the digital age”,...

Trump says US navy like ‘pirates’ while seizing a ship in Iranian blockade

The Guardian • 4 months ago

US president says ‘we took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said the US navy acted “like pirates” as he described an operation seizing a ship amid the tit-for-tat American blockade of Iranian ports.“We … land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable b...

Steve Hilton: could this British former Fox News host be California’s next governor?

The Guardian • 4 months ago

The race to succeed Gavin Newsom has teetered wildly, and with Democrats in disarray, the Republican ex-Downing Street adviser is leading in the polls. Can he really pull it off?Few political aspirations have proved more futile over the past two decades than running as a Republican for statewide office in California. Yet Steve Hilton – transplanted Brit, erstwhile business entrepreneur, a former D...

The White House power play post-dinner shooting: do what we say or else

The Guardian • 4 months ago

After correspondents’ dinner shooting, administration has rushed to capitalize in pursuit of its political goalsLess than 72 hours after a man was arrested for trying to assassinate Donald Trump at the White House, the justice department rushed to court to make an extraordinary filing.The subject of the emergency was a lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation seeking to halt the con...