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King Charles visits New York after Trump says UK monarch ‘agrees with me’ on Iran – US politics live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

US president said UK monarch agreed Tehran should not be allowed nuclear weaponsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Britain’s King Charles will use a trip to New York today to showcase cultural and economic ties between the UK and the US at a time when the so-called “special relationship” is under strain.We’re doing a little Middle East work right now … and we’re doing very well. We hav...

Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for BritainBusiness live – latest updatesLloyds has warned that the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict could cost it £151m amid rising unemployment and inflation and a slowdown in the housing market.The FTSE 100 group, whose brands include Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, issued a...

US supreme court to hear whether protected status of Haitians and Syrians can be revoked

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Case looks at whether Trump administration has authority to strip hundreds of thousands of immigrants of TPSThe supreme court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday over whether the Trump administration can strip the temporary protected status (TPS) of hundreds of thousands of Syrians and Haitians, under a program that has protected them from deportation due to safety concerns in their home countri...

Trump in tough spot as he tries to avoid deal that highlights US failures in Iran

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Washington facing long economic war or risky military action to reopen strait of Hormuz – which may now be more valuable to Iran than a nuclear weaponDonald Trump is learning first-hand about the perils of mission creep.The US-Israel war in Iran has just passed its eighth week – twice as long as the president predicted it would take when US warplanes launched their joint attack with Israeli forces...

US in tough spot as it tries to avoid deal that highlights its failures in Iran

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Washington facing long economic war or risky military action to reopen strait of Hormuz – which may now be more valuable to Iran than a nuclear weaponDonald Trump is learning first-hand about the perils of mission creep.The US-Israel war in Iran has just passed its eighth week – twice as long as the president predicted it would take when US warplanes launched their joint attack with Israeli forces...

Minister dismisses Labour rebels as ‘usual suspects’; Starmer prepares for final PMQs before recess – UK politics live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

PM will face Kemi Badenoch and other MPs at final PMQs of the current parliamentary sessionIn his interview with Times Radio this morning, Steve Reed, the housing secretary, said the UK ambassador to Washington, Christian Turner, was wrong to suggest in a private conversation that Keir Starmer may lose his job after the May elections.Asked about the comment, Reed said:[Turner] was speaking to a gr...

Minister dismisses Labour rebels as ‘usual suspects’; Starmer prepares for final PMQs of parliamentary session – UK politics live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

PM will face Kemi Badenoch and other MPs at final PMQs of the 2024-26 parliamentary sessionGood morning. Originally Keir Starmer was hoping that there would not be a need for a PMQs today, but we have got one, and it will definitely be the last of the 2024-26 parliamentary session. It will be a chance for Starmer to reflect on all the legislation passed.There is some relief that the government won...

King Charles agrees with me on Iran nuclear weapon ban, claims Trump

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutralUK politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said King Charles agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons.Trump made the remarks at a White House state dinner on Tuesday in honour of the visiting Charles and Camilla, after the two men sat down to bilateral talks ear...

King Charles ‘agrees with me’ on Iran nuclear weapon ban, says Trump

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutralDonald Trump has insisted King Charles agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons.Trump made the remarks at a White House state dinner on Tuesday in honour of the visiting Charles and Camilla, after the two men sat down to bilateral talks earlier that day. Continue readi...

Bristol launches summer of activist events to become UK civil rights capital

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Programme of events announced on anniversary of Bristol bus boycott aimed at inspiring societal manifesto for cityBristol has long been a city of activists prepared to work for change, from followers of John Wesley in the 18th century to the 21st-century citizens who toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston.On Wednesday, a new campaign was launched – on the anniversary of the start of the...

Consequences of Iran war ‘may echo for months or years to come,’ EU chief warns – Europe live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Ursula von der Leyen later due to meet new Hungarian leader who is seeking to unlock EU funds in return for reformsVon der Leyen says that “every member state has a different energy mix,” so no blanket EU solution would work.But she calls for more coordination not just on common procurement, but also on fuel reserves, “especially jet fuel and diesel, where markets are tightening.”“ Let us use this...

Von der Leyen to brief EU lawmakers on impact of Iran war – Europe live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Commission president later due to meet new Hungarian leader who is seeking to unlock EU funds in return for reformsVon der Leyen says that “every member state has a different energy mix,” so no blanket EU solution would work.But she calls for more coordination not just on common procurement, but also on fuel reserves, “especially jet fuel and diesel, where markets are tightening.”“ Let us use this...

Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms

The Guardian • 4 months ago

European Commission says tech company does not have effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and InstagramThe tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms.Issuing the preliminary findings of a nearly two-year investigation, the European Commission said on Wednesday that Meta did not have...

Trump administration urged to use ‘trade remedies’ to stop news bargaining incentive – as it happened

The Guardian • 4 months ago

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland health minister still has major concerns about Thriving KidsTim Nicholls, the Queensland health minister, said the state still has major concerns about the federal government’s Thriving Kids program, which will move children under nine years old with mild development delays and autism off the NDIS. Queensl...

Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial – as it happened

The Guardian • 4 months ago

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland health minister still has major concerns about Thriving KidsTim Nicholls, the Queensland health minister, said the state still has major concerns about the federal government’s Thriving Kids program, which will move children under nine years old with mild development delays and autism off the NDIS. Queensl...

Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to IndiaIt remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?The animals – herbivores native to sub-Saharan Africa – were originally imported into Colombia by the drug kingpin for his own entertainment. But the beasts a...

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be o...

Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Coleen Lamarre, 63, charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to trial over alleged murders of Luke Davies and Jesse BairdFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe mother of a former police officer who allegedly murdered Luke Davies and Jesse Baird two years ago has been charged after allegedly attempting to...

Trump administration labels Australia’s media bargaining laws ‘foreign extortion’

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Albanese defends plan forcing Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers through a levy The Trump administration has described Australia’s moves to make big tech companies pay for news online as “extortion” but Anthony Albanese defended the plan by saying it was about protecting and rewarding media outlets for the work they produce.Labor’s plan to encourage Meta, Google ...

Rightwing provocateur’s plan to register ‘Free Palestine party’ renews concern over Victoria’s voting system

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Labor under pressure to scrap group voting tickets as Avi Yemini details plan to funnel votes to conservative parties at state election A rightwing provocateur’s plan to register the “Free Palestine party” and use it to funnel votes to conservative parties in Victoria’s state election has renewed concern over the state’s voting system.Avi Yemini, a former Israeli solider and self-styled investigat...

Stress from racism may help explain why black women more likely to die in childbirth, study finds

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Exclusive: Cambridge research finds socioenvironmental stressors may influence body’s ability to function healthily in pregnancyStress from racism and deprivation could explain why black women are more likely to die during childbirth, a study has found.Researchers reviewed 44 existing studies that examined three physiological pathways associated with worse pregnancy outcomes: oxidative stress, inf...

Australia news live: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland health minister still has major concerns about Thriving KidsTim Nicholls, the Queensland health minister, said the state still has major concerns about the federal government’s Thriving Kids program, which will move children under nine years old with mild development delays and autism off the NDIS. Queens...

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in parliament

The Guardian • 4 months ago

In today’s newsletter: As Labour braces for heavy local election losses, senior figures ​are signalling unease and​ morale ​is sinking​, can the prime minister hang on?Good morning. Keir Starmer is on thin ice. The prime minister survived a bruising Tuesday in the Commons as MPs continued to scrutinise his account of the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Almost all Labour MPs b...

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament

The Guardian • 4 months ago

In today’s newsletter: As Labour braces for heavy local election losses, senior figures ​are signalling unease and​ morale ​is sinking​, can the prime minister hang on?Good morning. Keir Starmer is on thin ice. The prime minister survived a bruising Tuesday in the Commons as MPs continued to scrutinise his account of the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Almost all Labour MPs b...

Australia news live: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged with attempting to influence a key witness in his double murder trial

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland health minister still has major concerns about Thriving KidsTim Nicholls, the Queensland health minister, said the state still has major concerns about the federal government’s Thriving Kids program, which will move children under nine years old with mild development delays and autism off the NDIS. Queens...