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Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faithA former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of misusing the UK’s Christianity “to channel anti-Muslim feeling” and said he also had “some awkward questions” for the far-right activist Tommy Robinson.Dr Rowan Williams, who was the archbishop of Canterbury for 10 years until 20...

Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleakA lone visitor looks for a garden outside an empty monastery. A morose housekeeper won’t let anyone behind the door of her own home. A retired general living alone on a crumbling estate waits 40 years to co...

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morningGood morning and welcome to our GCSE results day live blog.Today, like every year, hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland anxiously await their grades. Continue reading...

Kyiv comes under heavy Russian missile attack, killing at least 12

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Children’s hospital and residential areas hit in latest bombardment of capital and surrounding regionA heavy Russian bombardment has killed at least 12 people in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities have said.A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and warehouses, said the mayor, Vitali Klitschko. The attack damaged residential buildings, a medical facility...

Politics live: Albanese calls Zomi Frankcom decision ‘an outrage’; over 1,000 birds found dead with suspected H5 flu in South Australia

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israel after its defence force decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the killing of World Central Kitchen...

Politics live: Wong says ‘difficult time’ in Australia-Israel relationship after Zomi Frankcom decision; over 1,000 birds found dead with suspected H5 flu in South Australia

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israel after its defence force decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the killing of World Central Kitchen...

Monstera magic: Barbican hands out cuttings as ‘green lung of the city’ closes

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Five hundred people turn up to adopt plants from conservatory that will reopen in 2030 after renovation projectAbove the waxy monstera leaves and bright pink hibiscus flowers in the Barbican conservatory hangs a giant net to catch the panes of glass that are at risk of falling from the ceiling on the unwitting plant lovers below.This precarious situation has caused the estate to shutter its greenh...

Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Dwindling donations and stiff competition from secondhand sellers online prompt review but ‘no plans for closures yet’Oxfam is reviewing the operations of its three warehouses in Batley, Bicester and Milton Keynes and says it “cannot give guarantees” on the future of its high street shops in a “difficult economic climate”.The charity said it had no plans to close warehouses or shops but insiders f...

Trump threatens Iran’s trade partners, as military strikes make way for economic pressure

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

US president pivots towards ‘crushing’ economic operation against Iran and its trading partners as military strikes fail to bring Tehran to the tableDonald Trump has announced a new campaign to isolate Iran’s economy, threatening “tremendous economic consequences” on any country that helps or does business with Tehran, a move that could set up a fresh confrontation with China if implemented.“Today...

Erin Patterson appeal live: prosecutors seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Victorian court of appeal will consider whether triple murder and attempted murder convictions should be quashedErin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justiceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProsecution turns to argument Patterson wasn’t severely ill after beef wellingtonMcWilliams is touching on the prosecutio...

Politics live: Wong says ‘it’s a difficult time’ in Australia’s relationship with Israel after Zomi Frankcom decision; Coalition and Labor trade barbs over debt

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israel after its defence force decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the killing of World Central Kitchen...

Case against Erin Patterson is ‘overwhelming’ and mushroom killer’s appeal should be dismissed, prosecutors say

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should failGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s highest court has been urged to dismiss Erin Patterson’s appeal against her triple murder conviction, hearing that the case against her during trial was “overwhelming”.On Thursday, three judges of Victoria’s court of appeal continu...

‘There was grift, there was thuggery’: Victorian premier says ‘nothing is off limits’ at construction royal commission

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Ben Carroll releases terms of reference for inquiry that will include examining allegations of CFMEU corruption on state government building sitesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Nothing is off limits” to Victoria’s royal commission into the construction sector, Ben Carroll has said, as he released the inquiry’s terms...

Australia politics live: Penny Wong says IDF’s Zomi Frankcom decision ‘falls short of accountability we expect’ and Australia’s relationship with Israel ‘difficult’

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israel after its defence force decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the killing of World Central Kitchen...

Larry David says former friend Alan Dershowitz ‘made a deal with the devil’ as Trump’s lawyer

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

The Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator says Dershowitz, who also defended Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein, ‘only has himself to blame’ for being ostracisedLarry David has opened up about the collapse of his friendship with Alan Dershowitz, saying that Dershowitz “made a deal with the devil” when he became Donald Trump’s lawyer.Dershowitz, a former Harvard University law professor, has ...

Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack, killing at least nine

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Death reported after residential areas and warehouses hit in heavy bombardment in capital and surrounding regionA heavy Russian bombardment killed at least nine people in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and warehouses, said the Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko. The attack damaged residential building...

Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack, killing at least six

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Death reported after residential areas and warehouses hit in heavy bombardment in capital and surrounding regionA heavy Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and warehouses, said the Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko. The attack damaged re...

Two 17-year-olds from Sydney private school among three charged over alleged rape of teenage girl

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

St Gregory’s College says alleged attack on Saturday ‘antithesis of what we stand for and the values that we embrace’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree teenage boys, including two from a private school in Sydney’s south west, have been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl on Saturday.New South...

Missing teen hiker Lily Hooper found dead after disappearing in NSW national park a week ago

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Premier Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier announcing 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of waterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper has been found in a remote New South Wales national park more than a week af...

Impassioned Jacqui Lambie reveals health struggle as she condemns Labor’s ‘callous disregard for veterans’

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Independent senator urges prime minister to reconsider, arguing $5,000 cap for allied health services did not go far enoughFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacqui Lambie has slammed Labor over its controversial $5,000 cap for allied health services for veterans, and accused it of a “callous disregard for veterans’ heal...

Australia politics live: Israel ambassador says to ‘respect the process’ after IDF rules out criminal investigation of Zomi Frankcom killing

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israel after its defence force decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the killing of World Central Kitchen...

Republicans reportedly fear datacenter backlash could cost them Ohio Senate seat – as it happened

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

This blog is now closed.Sign up for the US Breaking News emailThose unfamiliar with Alaska politics are likely raising an eyebrow at some repeated names.No, we’re not talking about Dan S Sullivan and Dan J Sullivan, two Republicans with the same name running for US Senate – an issue that went to the state supreme court earlier this summer. We’re talking about the Begiches. Nick Begich III, a Repub...

Trump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipad

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Former real estate developer leads press corps on tour of grounds and says ‘one thing I know how to do is build’As the US national debt climbed past $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, and the war with Iran he started nearly six months ago dragged on, forcing Americans already struggling to pay the bills to spend more on fuel, Donald Trump led the press corps on a tour of the extensive remodeli...

Australia politics live: Chalmers says Coalition ‘hyperventilating’ over national debt as gross figure hits $1tn; jobless rate climbs to 4.5% as 15,800 lose work

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Greens senator David Shoebridge argues blame for debt rests with major parties for selling off Australian assets. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israe...

Australia politics live: Chalmers says Coalition ‘hyperventilating’ over national debt as gross figure hits $1tn; Greens push for compulsory super for under-18s

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Greens senator David Shoebridge argues blame for debt rests with major parties for selling off Australian assets. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israe...