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SA premier Peter Malinauskas warns residents to prepare for heavy falls and possible flash floodsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLate summer rain is causing havoc across Australia, with South Australia on flood watch, Victoria cleaning up after a downpour, and Sydney issuing a shark warning after heavy falls.Almost all of...
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Opposition leader Jess Wilson is under pressure to reveal her position on a deal with Pauline Hanson's party as the state election approachesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhile internal divisions have long been the Victorian Liberal party's main obstacle to winning government, a new threat is emerging on its right...
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Musician died after being taken to hospital in Los Angeles, with his family remembering him as a 'true rock and roll legend' and 'inspiration to millions'Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Oh! Carol, Calendar Girl and Bad Blood as well as many hits performed by other artists including Stupid Cupid and Love Will...
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Home secretary will defy 'plain wrong' calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim votersShabana Mahmood will press on with hardline immigration policies despite calls for a reversal from unions and left-leaning Labour MPs after the Green party's byelection victory.Senior Labour sources insisted that the home secretary would...
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Tehran's ICBMs cannot currently reach the US, experts say, and White House has claimed its nuclear programme has been destroyedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump's likely casus belli for an attack on Iran – which would be the largest US intervention since the Iraq war – is fraught with...
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Investigation under way after vehicle ploughs into buildingA tram derailed and crashed into a building in Milan on Friday, killing two people and injuring 38 others.One of the dead was hit by the tram as it derailed while the second victim was a passenger, the city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, told reporters at the scene. Continue reading...
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Exclusive: memo came after Mike Huckabee's remarks about Israel sparked alarm inside White HouseSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inboxThe US secretary of state Marco Rubio told ambassadors in the Middle East to stop making public comments that could inflame tensions and undermine Donald Trump's pressure...
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Designer's first catwalk for the brand in Milan flirts with bad taste with short, tight dresses and a diamante G-string Demna is fashion's dark lord of apocalyptic streetwear. Gucci is the glossy sex kitten of Milan. Put the two together, and what do you get? Sex appeal that flirts with bad taste.At Demna's first Gucci catwalk show, staged in Milan...
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Ofcom says that after provisional ruling it could apply to courts to demand internet providers stop access to siteA suicide forum linked to deaths in Britain has been ruled provisionally in breach of the Online Safety Act after it failed to properly block access to UK users when ordered to do so last year.Ofcom, the online regulator, said it could...
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Military reckoned 'good' Afghan insurgents were separate from 'bad' Pakistani insurgents but distinction has blurredDays after the Taliban swept to power in 2021, Pakistan's then spymaster appeared in Kabul on what looked to many like a victory lap. Sipping tea in the lobby of the Afghan capital's fanciest hotel, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed told reporters:...
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Party billed it as a two-horse race with Reform but Greens' Hannah Spencer connected with voters in a way it could notFrom the outset of the Gorton and Denton byelection, Labour strategists were desperate to say the party was on course to win, but the trouncing at the hands of the Greens has made this look laughable in hindsight.Hollie Ridley,...
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The Green Party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gordon and Denton byelection in a major blow to Keir Starmer. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber, was elected as the party's first MP in northern England, with Labour pushed into third place behind Nigel Farage's Reform UK despite having a 13,000-vote majority.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian's...
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Shares in company increased over 20% as investors were encouraged by CEO's assertion that cuts will drive profitsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFintech company Block announced that it would be laying off 4,000 of its 10,000 employees because of gains in AI productivity."Intelligence tools have changed...
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Foreign minister says 272 Ghanaians are thought to have been drawn into battle since 2022, after he visited KyivAt least 55 Ghanaians have been killed in Russia's war with Ukraine after being "lured into battle”, Ghana's foreign minister has said after a visit to Kyiv in which officials raised the issue of Russian recruitment of African...
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Newly elected Gorton and Denton MP taps into colour meme of the moment with statement waistcoatUK politics live – latest updatesOf course the Green candidate wore green, though the correct term – the 2026 TikTok one – is "gross green”.Coined by New York magazine, and seen all over the high street as well as on the cover of Caro Claire...
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Popped collar worn by Duchess of Sussex and Rama Duwaji is rising in popularity, with sales at John Lewis up 1,000%Shoppers are avidly searching for jackets that cover half your face – so much sales are up 1,000% year on year at John Lewis.The funnel-neck jacket is boxy, generously cut and comes with a permanently popped collar, between 9cm and...
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Second time in two weeks military used laser to attack what it mistakenly thought was a threat, disrupting air trafficSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDemocratic members of Congress have expressed astonishment and anger at what they claim is the incompetence of the Trump administration after the US...
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Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at same time in curved line across skySix planets will parade across the sky this weekend in a rare celestial spectacle, experts have said.For the next few days, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at the same time in the night sky –...
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Exclusive: Home affairs department intervened about the use of non-modified people movers after 500 detention centre staff flagged safety concernsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe American private prison operator running Australia's immigration network used an unsecured and unmodified Kia Carnival to transport a...
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US president accuses Tehran of failing to 'negotiate in good faith' over its nuclear programmeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inboxDonald Trump says he has not made a final decision on whether to launch strikes on Iran but is "not happy” with the situation and military force – including regime...
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Wave of strikes comes after Taliban forces attack Pakistani border troops following earlier action from IslamabadPakistan has bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital, Kabul, with Islamabad's defence minister declaring that the hostile neighbours were in a state of "open war” as a cycle of retaliatory attacks escalated...
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Darren Connor denies possession of offensive weapon in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuseA man accused of entering a mosque in Manchester with an axe, a hammer and a knife also allegedly took in zip ties and a balaclava, a court has heard.Darren Connor, 55, appeared on Friday at Manchester magistrates court, where he...
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Three-part docudrama makes notion of going into the sea in the UK terrifying – much as Jaws did for Americans in 1975Since I was a child I've been going to the same beach on the south coast and never given a second thought to its safety. Swimming in the US, you have the occasional panic about sharks. In South Africa I got stung by a jellyfish....
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A shout of 'racist' could also be heard during the segment at France's version of the OscarsA tribute to Brigitte Bardot at the Césars, France's version of the Oscars, on Thursday was greeted with boos. In a video clip posted on social media, boos can clearly be heard among the applause as the tributes, and a shout of "racist!” is also...
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IAG reports record operating profits on margins of more than 15% at British Airways and sister airline IberiaBritish Airways' owner, International Airlines Group, has announced a sharp rise in annual profits to almost £4bn despite a slight fall in passenger numbers in 2025.Pre-tax profits across IAG increased by 20% to €4.5bn (£3.9bn), with...
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Met arrests man on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after slogans including 'Zionist war criminal' sprayedA 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Winston Churchill outside the Houses of Parliament was defaced with graffiti calling the former prime minister a "Zionist war criminal”.The Metropolitan police said the...
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Decision by Netflix to walk away from takeover leaves workers anxious about possible merger of news networksNetflix's decision to walk away from its $83bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has left some staffers working at CBS News and CNN panicking about the future as the two top-tier news operations come under the same roof.With Paramount...
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He gets more streams than Taylor Swift or Bad Bunny, thanks to a shamelessly corny and cannily timeless style. Close collaborators and industry experts explain his secretSixteen years since his sugary debut Just the Way You Are became a megahit, Bruno Mars is the most-streamed musician in the world. Last year, the Hawaiian-born 40-year-old became...
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Javier Milei's boosters say law will revive employment, but critics decry cuts to severance and longer working hoursArgentina's senate is poised to approve a sweeping overhaul of labour laws aimed at weakening trade unions and lowering labour costs for businesses.The government of the self-styled "anarcho-capitalist” president, Javier Milei, says...
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Police allege that 20-year-old Jayson Joseph Michaels was going to target mosques, WA police and parliamentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice in Western Australia have charged a 20-year-old man with preparing a terrorist attack, with Anthony Albanese describing the allegation as "deeply shocking”.Jayson Joseph...
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This live blog is now closedTrade between the EU and two South American countries may start within two months under a provision application of the Mercosur deal."The law allows the provisional application of the deal can happen two months after notification has been exchanged between both sides in the form of a 'note verbale' that the deal will...
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This blog is now closed, you can read our full report hereBoth sides are reporting they have inflicted heavy casualties on each other, but it is difficult to know the true numbers when they are presenting sharply divergent figures.Pakistan's information minister Attaullah Tarar claims 133 Afghan Taliban fighters were killed, with more than 200...
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Former state Liberal MP begins his evidence after pleading not guilty to 10 charges for various sexual actsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former state Liberal MP accused of having sex with a 13-year-old boy in a car park toilet has claimed in court the boy told him he was 17 .Rory Amon, 36, began his evidence in his...
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Party says 'what's important now is that we strengthen our party for the future' but some MPs concerned they will not learn from lossGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA review of the Liberal party's catastrophic election defeat will be buried in a move that shields the former leader Peter Dutton and the current leader,...
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Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutinyA series of bilateral health agreements being negotiated between African countries and the administration of President Donald Trump have been labelled "clearly lop-sided” and "immoral” amid growing outrage at US demands,...
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In today's newsletter: This byelection has long been mooted as a foreshadowing of upcoming elections in Wales, Scotland and eventually the whole of the UKGood morning. Hannah Spencer is the new MP for Gorton and Denton after the Green party's first ever parliamentary byelection victory. In a bitter blow to Keir Starmer, Labour were pushed into...
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Landslide in Niscemi in January tore away entire slope of town and carved 4km chasmFirefighters in Sicily have rescued about 400 rare books from a library in Niscemi that hangs on the edge of a mudflow, after a devastating landslide in January tore away an entire slope of the town and carved a 4km chasm.The library stands on the lip of the...
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Many observers believe North Korean leader has decided daughter Kim Ju-ae will succeed him, but others say gender politics could block her path to powerWhen North Korea's ruling party held a top-level meeting this month there were predictable boasts of unstoppable nuclear development and, more unexpectedly, a suggestion by Kim Jong-un that his...
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Exhibits pay homage to Ukrainians' resilience and bring home the reality that war is going on in EuropeDescending into the windowless basement of a second world war air-raid bunker built for civilians in central Berlin is arguably an eerie enough evocation of what it means to endure life in a conflict.But in a modern twist, before they have even...
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More than 350,000 people expected to turn out on Saturday for blockbuster lineup of music and culture eventsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Mardi Gras annual parade, Bad Bunny and Grace Jones will headline a bumper nightlife lineup in Sydney on Saturday that will draw more than 350,000 people and test the city's...
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Health minister says cluster of infections at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred hospital was not publicised to avoid 'unnecessarily scaring people'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales health minister has denied "covering up” a deadly fungal outbreak at one of Australia's largest hospitals, saying it was not...
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Treasurer says 'not unusual' for his department to examine options but stresses that no decision has been madeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has again opened the door to reforms to negative gearing as it weighs up potentially sweeping tax...
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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Report: Labour MPs demand Starmer change directionAnalysis: clock is ticking for StarmerProfile: who is Hannah Spencer, new Green MP?Reform activists are "hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.The Green...
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Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: 'Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of the theatre hosting the Shen Yun dance troupe in Sydney says the company would...
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Hash Tayeh flags appeal to Victorian civil and administrative tribunal finding over phrase used at Melbourne rally last yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA prominent pro-Palestine protester racially and religiously vilified Jewish people when he chanted "All Zionists...
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Lead plaintiff, now 20, says use of social media made her relationships with friends and family anxious and strained The young woman at the heart of the landmark trial about the addictive nature of social media testified for the first time on Thursday, saying she got hooked on YouTube starting at age six and Instagram at nine. By the time she was...
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Escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shakyPakistan bombed Afghanistan's capital of Kabul and two other provinces on Friday, hours after a cross-border attack, the latest escalation of deadly violence between the volatile neighbours who signed a Qatar-mediated ceasefire in...
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European Anti-Fraud Office to look into the former US ambassador's time as trade commissioner in BrusselsPeter Mandelson is facing an inquiry by the EU's anti-fraud agency after the European Commission requested the body look into his activities during his time as trade commissioner in Brussels.The commission said it referred the peer, 72, to the...
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Hiker disappeared in June 2023, aged 31, after departing for a walk near Cradle MountainFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmania police have confirmed remains found near the state's Philosopher Falls last month have been provisionally identified as those of missing...
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This blog is now closedNegative gearing changes on the table before May budget, Jim Chalmers confirmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSarah Mitchell, the NSW shadow minister for health, said revelations two people had died after an outbreak of fungal infections at a major Sydney hospital were "shocking”, calling for more...
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Women from countries with near-total bans on terminations will be given help to access services elsewhereEU states will be able to tap into a social fund to help citizens access safe abortions, in an announcement hailed as a "victory for women”.The roots of Thursday's announcement go back to a long campaign for the European Commission to create a...
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Cuban president says country will 'defend itself with determination' after deadly coastal assault by exilesWhat we know so far about the deadly boat shooting off Cuba's coastCuba has vowed to defend itself against any "terrorist and mercenary aggression”, a day after border guards said they had killed four exiles on a Florida-registered speedboat...
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Mediators say more talks to be held next week but no clear evidence two sides any closer on uranium enrichmentHigh-stakes talks between the US and Iran over the future of Tehran's nuclear programme ended on Thursday without a deal, as the White House weighs a military operation that would mark its largest intervention in the Middle East in...
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Every country supports its aerospace business, while keeping the production at home is vital. At least with Rolls the UK is backing a winnerRolls-Royce, the engine-maker and defence firm that is spitting out so much cash it can shove £7bn to £9bn towards buying back shares over the next three years, would like UK taxpayers to find a few quid –...
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Mette Frederiksen hopes to profit from her stand against Donald Trump's attempt to claim the Arctic territoryDenmark's prime minister has called an early election to take advantage of a "Greenland bounce” after Donald Trump's threats to invade the Arctic territory.Mette Frederiksen, who has been in office since 2019, is required by Danish law to...
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Jeremy Corbyn's allies declared victory after he was voted to be Your Party's parliamentary leader in an election in which his rival Zarah Sultana was also voted on to the party's leadership committee. The party is hoping to turn the page on bitter in-fighting since its launch last year, but will it succeed? Lucy Hough talks to the Guardian...
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The actor, long open about his struggle with sobriety, was also ordered to undergo drug testing and pay $100,000 bondShia LaBeouf on Thursday was ordered to enroll in substance abuse treatment, undergo a drug testing program and pay a $100,000 bond as conditions of his release from custody after the actor allegedly battered and hurled homophobic...
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University of Padua employee fractured ankle when getting up to fetch documents during video meetingAn Italian woman who fell and broke her ankle while working from home has obtained compensation in an unprecedented court ruling hailed a victory for workers' rights.In April 2022, the woman, an employee in the University of Padua's law department,...
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Four arrests over Camorra's alleged infiltration of San Giovanni Bosco to carry out lucrative criminal activityItalian police on Wednesday arrested four people over an alleged Camorra plot to infiltrate a Naples hospital, stage fake crashes for insurance payouts and spirit corpses away on oxygen-masked stretchers to profit from private ambulance...
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Exclusive: Tasmanian Lee Hanson employed as senior adviser to Sean Bell in role worth as much as $180,000Australian Politics podcast: One Nation woos progressive votersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has employed Pauline Hanson's Tasmania-based daughter as a...
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A third family says the Australian government must do more to hold Israel and the Israeli Defence Force to account, including demanding an apologyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe families of dead Australian soldiers whose graves were bulldozed by the Israel Defense...
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