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Two more arrested in Watford on suspicion of plotting arson attack on Jewish venue

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Nine people have been arrested in relation to the same conspiracy, following a series of attacks on Jewish targets across LondonTwo further arrests have been made in relation to an alleged conspiracy of an arson attack on a site connected to the Jewish community, the Metropolitan police have said.The latest arrests, made by counter-terrorism police investigating the alleged arson conspiracy, were ...

Australia news live: James Valentine’s colleagues pay tribute after death of broadcaster; rental vacancies at record low in most big cities

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Robbie Buck and Wendy Harmer pay tribute to ABC radio presenter and musician who had been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFriends and former colleagues of James Valentine say the much-loved musician and ABC radio presenter has died.On social media, former Triple J and ABC Radio Sydney presenter Robbie Buck wrote ...

Israeli strike kills journalist after ongoing attacks blocked rescuers, Lebanon says

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Amal Khalil had been buried in rubble after an Israeli strike that also injured another journalist, Zeinab FarajIsraeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist on Wednesday after rescuers were blocked from accessing the building where she was buried under rubble because of further Israeli fire, according to several witnesses.Amal Khalil was covering developments near the town of al-Tayri w...

UK to pay France another £660m to curb Channel crossings

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Three-year deal includes funding for a riot squad to ‘disperse’ people trying to board small boatsThe UK government has agreed to pay France another £660m to curb the number of asylum seekers travelling across the Channel, including plans to fund a riot squad to “contain and disperse” people trying to board small boats.Under a three-year deal to be signed on Thursday by the home secretary, Shabana...

Prediction site Kalshi fines three US candidates who bet on own elections

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Disclosures come after firm tightened rules on insider trading, including candidates betting on own campaignsBefore he announced his Senate candidacy, a political hopeful in Virginia did something not so unusual in this day and age: he logged on to a prediction market exchange and wagered money that he would run. Then he ran. Then he bet on that too.The candidate and trader was Mark Moran, a forme...

Teen whom singer D4vd is charged with killing died from penetrating wounds

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Autopsy of Celeste Rivas Hernandez finally released after law enforcement had requested it be sealed in NovemberSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCeleste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl whom the singer D4vd is charged with killing, died from penetrating injuries, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday.Her death was ruled a homicide in the...

Australia news live: rental vacancies at record low in most big cities and prices rising

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Data shows the market is at its tightest ever with rents going up in most capitals. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFigures from Domain show that the rental market is tighter than ever, adding $25 a week to the typical advertised rent price.Median rents in capital cities have climbed to $680 a week for houses and $675 for units. Price growth had s...

Middle East crisis live: White House says Trump ‘satisfied’ with blockade after Iran says it seized two ships in strait of Hormuz

The Guardian • 4 months ago

White House says Trump ‘understands Iran is in a very weak position’; state media says the ships have been transferred to Iran’s coast‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran saysIf you’re just joining us, here’s the main news of the day. It is 9.30am in Tehran, 9am in Jerusalem and Beirut, and 2am in Washington DC.Donald Trump unilaterally said he is extend...

Lebanon accuses Israel of blocking attempt to rescue journalist after bomb strike

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Journalists Amal Khalil and Zeinab Faraj were both caught in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, with the former trapped under rubble for hoursIsraeli strikes in southern Lebanon wounded one journalist and left another trapped under rubble on Wednesday with rescuers temporarily blocked from reaching her by ongoing Israeli fire, Lebanon’s health ministry, a senior military official and press adv...

Temporary protected status holders add $29bn to US economy, report says

The Guardian • 4 months ago

The findings land before supreme court hearing on Trump bid to end protections for Syrians and HaitiansSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxTemporary protected status (TPS) holders, who have historically been protected from deportation due to safety concerns in their home countries, contribute around $29bn every year to the US economy, according to a new rep...

US saw record high of 5,668 books banned in libraries in 2025, says agency

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Most-banned book was Sold, a 2006 novel by Patricia McCormick about sex trafficking in IndiaSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe American Library Association (ALA) has reported a record high in the number of books banned in US libraries.In 2025, 5,668 books were banned – representing 66% of the total number challenged – with an additional 920 censored th...

Wildfires burning across Georgia and Florida destroy homes and force evacuations

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Smoke drifts into Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, as air quality declines and 50 homes destroyedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxWildfires burning across the south-eastern US intensified on Wednesday across parts of south-east Georgia, where 50 homes were destroyed, and across north-east Florida, forcing evacuations and school closures in some communities...

Trump pushes baseless claim that Virginia redistricting vote was ‘rigged’ – live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

President also claims that language for referendum was ‘purposefully unintelligible’, adding that he ‘had no idea what they were talking about’Democrats won the redistricting fight in Virginia. Was Trump’s gerrymandering war all for nothing?Sign up for the Breaking News US emailAlso today, we can expect the Senate to vote on another war powers resolution, to curb the Trump administration’s war in ...

Donald Trump makes baseless claims that Virginia redistricting vote was ‘rigged’ – live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

President also claims that language for referendum was ‘purposefully unintelligible’, adding that he ‘had no idea what they were talking about’Virginia voters approve new congressional maps in blow to TrumpVirginia’s victory good for Democrats but also shows Trump’s redistricting battle could be all for nothingSign up for the Breaking News US emailAlso today, we can expect the Senate to vote on an...

Donald Trump again makes baseless claims that Virginia redistricting vote was ‘rigged’ – live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

President also claims that language for referendum was ‘purposefully unintelligible’, adding that he ‘had no idea what they were talking about’Virginia voters approve new congressional maps in blow to TrumpVirginia’s victory good for Democrats but also shows Trump’s redistricting battle could be all for nothingSign up for the Breaking News US emailAlso today, we can expect the Senate to vote on an...

HRT maker censured by UK regulator for ‘systemic failures’ that put patients at risk

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Drug industry’s self-regulatory body criticises Theramex, producer of Evorel and Intrarosa, for ‘alarming’ breachesOne of the biggest producers of hormone replacement therapy has been censured by regulators for “systemic failures” that jeopardised patient safety.Theramex, the UK producer of HRT drugs Evorel and Intrarosa, was found to have breached fundamental compliance standards including not up...

HRT provider censured by UK regulator for ‘systemic failures’ that put patients at risk

The Guardian • 4 months ago

The drug industry’s self-regulatory body criticised Theramex for ‘alarming’ compliance issuesOne of the biggest producers of hormone replacement therapy has been censured by regulators for “systemic failures” that put patient safety in jeopardy.Theramex, the UK producer of HRT drugs Evorel and Intrarosa was found to have breached fundamental compliance standards including not updating crucial pres...

Divisions emerge in Keir Starmer’s cabinet over his sacking of Olly Robbins

The Guardian • 4 months ago

PM under increasing pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal as sources say ministers spoke up at tense meetingKeir Starmer is looking increasingly isolated over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal with divisions emerging in cabinet over his decision to sack the Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins.On another difficult day for the prime minister, the Guardian learned of concerns around...

Democrats won the redistricting fight in Virginia. Was Trump’s gerrymandering war all for nothing?

The Guardian • 4 months ago

The Democratic counteroffensive to GOP efforts to redraw maps sets the stage for Republicans to lose in the midtermsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxMonths into his second term, Donald Trump wagered that he could beat the historic trend of the party in power losing seats in midterm elections if Republican-led states redrew congressional maps to sweep Dem...

Virginia’s victory good for Democrats but also shows Trump’s redistricting battle could be all for nothing

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Democrats within reach of House majority after voters rebel against Republican gerrymanderingSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxMonths into his second term, Donald Trump wagered that he could beat the historic trend of the party in power losing seats in midterm elections if Republican-led states redrew congressional maps to sweep Democrats out of office.Th...

RFK Jr faces intense questions in US Senate on measles and flu deaths

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Health secretary says ‘I had nothing to do with the measles outbreak’ and claims to support measles and MMR vaccinesThe health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, faced intense questioning from several US senators on Wednesday during a hearing largely focused on how the administration has responded to the measles outbreak and the spread of vaccine misinformation.In his opening remarks to the Senate fi...

‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Iranian forces seize two ships in critical waterway as Washington and Tehran maintain separate blockadesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the critical shipping waterway that have choked global energy markets.The standoff over the strait – through which about 20% of the worl...

Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Budget outlines funding for autonomous drone warfare program as experts say military unprepared for risksThe Pentagon is aiming to increase funding more than a hundredfold for an autonomous drone warfare program, according to budget documents released this week, signalling a major pivot towards AI-powered war.In its 2027 budget, the Pentagon has asked for over $54bn to fund the Defense Autonomous ...

Georgia congressman David Scott dies aged 80

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Scott, who represented Atlanta suburbs since 2003, had qualified to run for a 12th term before his deathDavid Scott, a Georgia congressman and moderate Democrat representing Atlanta’s southern suburbs since 2003, has died at the age of 80.Scott’s health has been an open question for several years. He was ranking member of the House agriculture committee, and was the first Black chairman of that co...

Georgia congressman, David Scott, dies aged 80

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Scott, who represented Atlanta suburbs since 2003, had qualified to run for a 12th term before his deathDavid Scott, a Georgia congressman and moderate Democrat representing Atlanta’s southern suburbs since 2003, has died at the age of 80.Scott’s health has been an open question for several years. He was ranking member of the House agriculture committee, and was the first Black chairman of that co...