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More than 1,000 people confirmed dead and more than 4,000, including 36 British nationals, remain missingA British aid worker was mistakenly identified by Nepalese authorities as a rescued survivor after returning to Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight.Alastair Chambers, a 45-year-old former Gloucester councillor, said he flew to Nepal last week to distribute sleeping bags, food and essentials ...
More than 1,000 people confirmed dead and more than 4,000 still missing in disaster triggered by glacial collapseA British national was among 119 people rescued in Nepal on Tuesday, an official said almost a week after deadly flash floods on the country’s border with Tibet.An army spokesperson told reporters at a press conference that Tuesday’s rescue efforts had saved 118 Nepali nationals – 44 wo...
Foreign secretary tells MPs he will try to stop illegal settlements carving up the West BankEd Miliband has promised to “reset” Britain’s policy on Israel, saying he will try to stop British companies helping build settlements in the West Bank.Speaking to the Commons for the first time as foreign secretary, Miliband said he would set out measures to prevent UK involvement in projects such as the i...
A Democratic senator disclosed a whistleblower statement, which warned of potential chaos as the USPS is set to launch a computer system that could derail mail-in votingSign up for the US Breaking News emailDemocratic senator Chuck Schumer is introducing a bill that would reverse Donald Trump’s most recent tariffs, among them the new 50% duty on Canadian goods, MS Now reported.While the Senate min...
Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown through the midterms, as both parties opted to defuse a volatile dispute ahead of the November elections that will decide the balance of power in Congress for the final two years of Donald Trum...
Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacksThe German government has blamed Russia for the drone attack on Leipzig airport last month, calling it “dangerous behaviour” and part of a systematic and concerted effort by Moscow to “cause great damage” through a large number of hybrid attacks.The interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, and the fo...
This liveblog is now closed. Read the Guardian’s report of today’s political news hereMy colleague Richard Partington, the Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, grew up, like Andy Burnham, in the Warrington suburb of Culcheth. He has been home to find out what people there are saying about the new PM.Yesterday, Kemi Badenoch announced a reshuffle, replacing Mel Stride with Andrew Griffith as ...
Officers responded to reports concerning safety of baby girl at property in Wincobank area of the cityFive people are being held on suspicion of murder after a newborn baby died from stab wounds in Sheffield on Sunday.Police officers found the girl at a property in Holywell Heights, in the Wincobank area of Sheffield, while responding to reports concerning her safety just before 6am on Sunday. She...
Officers responded to reports concerning safety of baby girl at property in Wincobank area of SheffieldFive people are being held on suspicion of murder after a newborn baby died from stab wounds in South Yorkshire on Sunday.Police officers found the girl at a property in Holywell Heights, in the Wincobank area of Sheffield, while responding to reports concerning her safety just before 6am on Sund...
Move from Washington quashes hopes that exchange of fire last weekend might not presage wider renewal of hostilitiesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe US launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last weekend might not presage a wider renewal of hostilities.Oil prices had already risen after that first exchange of direct attacks si...
What former PM could resist upstaging the new one hours before his first dispatch box appearance in 16 years?UK politics live – latest updatesNo good deed goes unpunished. Or any deed for that matter. It was only a few weeks ago that Keir Starmer was insisting he would remain an MP until the next general election. So we should all probably have guessed that he would be off at the earliest opportun...
Few regrets voiced in Holborn and St Pancras over decision despite former PM having had ‘rough time of it’UK politics live – latest updatesIn Keir Starmer’s north London constituency, full of pretty pubs and elegant townhouses, few tears were being shed at the news of his departure as its MP.One man nursing a pint outside a pub in Kentish Town simply remarked “good” when informed his MP had quit. ...
Six employees killed on Tuesday after Moscow escalates attacks on infrastructure and Ukrainian capitalRussia has opened a deadly new phase in its war against Ukraine by deliberately targeting the country’s railway network, with six employees killed on Tuesday in the latest strikes on Kyiv.Ukraine’s state-owned railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, said its workers died when a ballistic missile plunged ...
ICE spokesperson says Loreto Javar failed to disclose criminal conviction in Philippines when he applied for visaA 76-year-old man holding permanent US residency and grappling with stage four prostate cancer is reportedly being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention in Tacoma, Washington.Federal immigration officials detained Loreto Javar during his US citizenship interview in...
Bodycote is the latest FTSE 250 industrial company set to fall to an overseas bidder, despite the government’s talk of ‘reindustrialising’The UK is in the business of “reindustrialising”, says the prime minister. If we are, an increasing portion of the activity will be under foreign ownership. Tuesday brought yet another overseas private equity swoop on a FTSE 250 industrial firm.This time it’s th...
Bodycote is the latest FTSE 250 industrial company set to fall to an overseas bidder, despite the government’s talk of ‘reindustrialising’The UK is in the business of “reindustrialising”, says the prime minister. If we are, an increasing portion of the activity will be under foreign ownership. Tuesday brought yet another overseas private equity swoop on a FTSE 250 industrial firm.This time it’s th...
The latest swoop – for Bodycote, another FTSE 250 industrial firm – has barely raised barely an eyebrow in WestminsterThe UK is the business of “reindustrialising”, says the prime minister. If we are, an increasing portion of the activity will be under foreign ownership. Tuesday brought yet another overseas private equity swoop on a FTSE 250 industrial firm.This time it’s the Macclesfield-based Bo...
First minister sets out his government’s agenda and defends policy described by industry groups as a ‘potty gimmick’John Swinney insisted on Tuesday he still planned to introduce a legally binding price cap on bread, milk and other essential food items in Scotland despite fierce opposition from farming and business groups.Unveiling the Scottish National party’s programme for government – the equiv...
Simon Galbraith says Rupert Lowe’s party can ‘spark a British renaissance’ if it gets into powerUK politics live – latest updatesThe hard-right Restore Britain party has got its first major donation of £500,000 from an IT entrepreneur in a sign it may continue to pose a threat to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.Rupert Lowe, an MP who left Reform UK before starting his own party, announced on Tuesday that...
PM says he has a ‘clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong’ with UK, and pays tribute to Keir Starmer after his predecessor quit parliamentMy colleague Richard Partington, the Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, grew up, like Andy Burnham, in the Warrington suburb of Culcheth. He has been home to find out what people there are saying about the new PM.Yesterday, Kemi Badenoch announced a reshu...
Exclusive: Two congressmembers respond to revelations of government snooping on journalists, non-profits and unionsTwo congressional Democrats asked a government watchdog Tuesday to investigate the Trump administration’s use of an obscure law to secretly collect records on journalists, non-profits and unions without judicial oversight.The request from the senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and the repres...
Taha Kafil-Hussain flies a drone above Coogee beach. Mostly he zooms in on seaweed or turtles – but occasionally he spots a shark and clears the waterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Hey Taha, what’s the visibility like?” shouts a man with a towel slung over his shoulder.“Uh, nice,” says Surf Life Saving New South Wal...
Seventy beaches across New South Wales are part of the $34m dawn-to-dusk drone-monitoring program, which one expert has called ‘the best technology we have at the moment’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Hey Taha, what’s the visibility like?” shouts a man with a towel slung over his shoulder.“Uh, nice,” says Surf Life ...
Seventy beaches across New South Wales are part of the $34m dawn-to-dusk drone monitoring program, which one expert has called ‘the best technology we have at the moment’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Hey Taha, what’s the visibility like?” shouts a man with a towel slung over his shoulder.“Uh, nice,” says Surf Life Saving New South Wales drone operator Taha Kafil-Hussa...
Buddy Stephens, who was featured on Last Chance U, publicly criticized his school and league hierarchyA college football coach who rose to prominence in a Netflix documentary series about student athletes trying to make the big time on their final opportunity has been fired after publicly calling officials “idiots” for changing the structure of the league in which his team competed.Buddy Stephens,...
Canadian PM is set to retaliate against tariffs levied by Donald Trump and criticized US officials over insultsUS politics live – latest updatesMark Carney has rebuked Donald Trump’s administration and urged officials in Washington to “start being serious” amid escalating trade tensions between the US and Canada.Days before Canada is due to retaliate against Trump’s sweeping tariffs with its own d...
Canadian PM is set to retaliate against tariffs levied by Donald Trump and criticized US officials over insultsUS politics live – latest updatesMark Carney has rebuked Donald Trump’s administration and urged officials in Washington to “start being serious” amid escalation trade tensions between the US and Canada.Days before Canada is due to retaliate against Trump’s sweeping tariffs with its own d...
More than 170 Jewish artists, also including Joel Coen, Hannah Einbinder and Miranda July, have supported the actor after he criticized ParamountA collective of more than 170 prominent Jewish artists – including Todd Haynes, Joel Coen, Miranda July, Hannah Einbinder, Wallace Shawn and Naomi Klein – have signed an open letter supporting Mark Ruffalo.The actor had been accused of invoking antisemiti...
Use of sniffer dogs and searches will continue despite health and harm reduction groups arguing they could lead to riskier drug takingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDrug testing will resume at New South Wales music festivals from October, but will not be rolled out into the wider community despite calls from peak health and harm reduction groups, while the controversial...
Cotality data reveals property prices are now falling in more than 90% of Australian suburbs, while economists expect market downturn to continueFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prospect of the steepest property market downturn in history will not stop the Reserve Bank from delivering a fourth interest rate hike as...
