The Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Report says officials seem unprepared for potential risks that unregulated industry poses to UK financial stabilityThe UK Treasury has a "limited grasp” of concerns linked to the booming shadow banking sector and may not be prepared for risks the unregulated industry poses to financial stability, peers have said.While a lack of data makes it hard...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Online competition and weak consumer confidence behind fall, although sales at group's supermarkets roseBusiness live – latest updatesSainsbury's has blamed "significant headwinds” from weak consumer confidence, heavy online competition and widespread discounting for a fall in sales at its Argos chain over the all-important Christmas...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Met Office issues rare red warning as winter storm causes power cuts, travel disruption and school closuresStorm Goretti has battered the UK, with tens of thousands of Britons across the country facing widespread power cuts, travel disruption and school closures.The winter storm brought 99mph winds and a rare red warning was issued by the Met...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Road, rail and air travel disrupted across the UK as Storm Goretti brings wind, rain and snow to the UK and parts of EuropeOfficials in the West Midlands have warned of the "worst snowfall in a decade” as parts of England and Wales prepare to be hit with 5-10cm of snow on Friday, and up to 15-25cm in some areas.In a statement on Wednesday,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Exclusive: NHS clinicians will sit in on appointments in pilot scheme in four areas aimed at reducing reoffendingAbout 4,000 offenders in England will get targeted healthcare sessions during their probation appointments as part of a new pilot scheme.Offenders are far more likely to have poor physical or mental health or addiction issues, which...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Bassem Abudagga losing hope after being told wife must go to visa application centre, of which none remain in GazaA Palestinian academic has failed in his latest attempt to be reunited with his family in the UK after the Home Office concluded their case was not urgent and it was more appropriate for his two children to remain with their mother in a...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Kyiv dismisses as 'absurd' Moscow's attempt to portray missile launch as retaliation for supposed attempted drone strike on Putin residenceEurope live – latest updatesRussia's military has said it fired its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine during a massive overnight strike.Ukraine confirmed the attack, saying it took place...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Zelenskyy calls for 'clear reaction' from world after strikes including missile attack about 50 miles from Ukraine's border with Nato member PolandMeanwhile, the country's prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, offered a bit more detail on the power and water supply outages in the aftermath of the Russian attacks overnight.In a short update on Telegram,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
Deal would create world's largest mining company and come almost a year after previous discussions failedBusiness live – latest updatesRio Tinto and Glencore have restarted talks over a merger that would create the world's largest mining company.The talks come almost a year after previous discussions between the two mining companies collapsed. If...
ReadThe Guardian - World (27 minutes ago)
A man, woman and child remain unaccounted for, authorities say, as the Longwood bushfire continues to burn out of control Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian premier has warned that the few hours into Friday night will be the "most dangerous and difficult”...
ReadThe Guardian - World (An hour ago)
Aria and Tia both south of Britain after US-UK seizure of Marinera, deemed to be part of Moscow's 'shadow fleet'Two oil tankers under US sanctions are sailing east through the Channel towards Russia, prompting speculation over whether the US and UK would be willing to seize further vessels linked to Moscow.The Aria and the Tia, which has changed...
ReadThe Guardian - World (An hour ago)
Helen Garner and Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser among 47 people who have pulled out of annual writers' festival to protest Abdel-Fattah's axingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Adelaide festival has pulled down part of its website as dozens of speakers...
ReadThe Guardian - World (An hour ago)
This blog is now closedWind change sparks new fires amid extreme hot weather in Victoria as three people remain missingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAttorney general says PM took 'time to get this right' before calling Bondi royal commissionMichelle Rowland, the attorney general, said the prime minister had taken "time...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 hours ago)
In today's newsletter: In just one year, this administration has lurched from one bewildering decision to another. Will things go back to normal after Trump's term, or are we seeing a broader erosion of western democratic norms?Good morning. Paramilitary-style troops deployed on the streets of major cities fatally shooting citizens; vessels seized...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigenceOutrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisationsDonald Trump's latest attack on climate action takes place amid rapidly rising temperatures, rising sea levels,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
Heatwave warnings in place for nearly all states and territories as Sydney braces for 43C forecast on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorians have been urged to stay inside as Melbourne's mercury soared past 42C amid a heatwave engulfing much of Australia to...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
Opposition leader María Corina Machado hails move to tackle 'injustice' as Spain's foreign ministry confirms release of five Spanish nationalsFive days after the US seized Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has announced it is releasing an "important number” of detainees in what the congressional president characterised as a gesture to "consolidate...
ReadThe Guardian - World (3 hours ago)
Case brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women's rights backlashA group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation at the country's supreme court.The court case, due to resume this month, comes after two babies bled to death...
ReadThe Guardian - World (4 hours ago)
Netherlands expected to join Ireland in prohibiting most consumer fireworks as other EU countries debate crackdownWindow-rattling explosions turned Yara Basta-Bos's street into a "war zone” last week, but she was spared from the worst of the new year chaos she had seen in the past. A few years ago, the emergency doctor in Amsterdam had to treat a...
ReadThe Guardian - World (4 hours ago)
The opposition isn't obliged to give the government a free pass – but it's time to let the inquiry and criminal court proceedings do their workFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDespite winning the argument and helping force Anthony Albanese to backflip on a royal...
ReadThe Guardian - World (5 hours ago)
Fire at superyacht berth in Middle Harbour is not being treated as suspicious, police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree vessels have sunk after a fire ripped through luxury yachts moored at a Sydney marina overnight.Emergency services were called to The Spit...
ReadThe Guardian - World (5 hours ago)
US president says Delcy Rodríguez's interim administration is doing 'everything that we feel is necessary' The US is receiving full cooperation from Venezuela's regime and will control the country and its vast oil reserves for years, Donald Trump has claimed.Caracas was giving Washington "everything that we feel is necessary” and the US would...
ReadThe Guardian - World (6 hours ago)
Police say declaration of Melbourne CBD and surrounds as a designated area will end on 9 January, more than four months ahead of scheduleFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have revoked their declaration of Melbourne's CBD and surrounds as a designated area...
ReadThe Guardian - World (7 hours ago)
Jessica Plichta faces misdemeanor charges, which locals say is a tactic of Grand Rapids, Michigan, police to suppress protestsJessica Plichta was arrested on 3 January after a live interview with a local news station about a Grand Rapids, Michigan, protest against the Trump administration's seizure of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's president, in an...
ReadThe Guardian - World (10 hours ago)
Attacks bring total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 425 since October ceasefire took effectGaza's civil defence agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory on Thursday killed at least 13 people, including five children, despite a ceasefire that has largely halted the fighting.Four people including three children were killed...
ReadThe Guardian - World (11 hours ago)
Emmanuel Macron's comments come as Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warns against turning world into 'robber's den'The presidents of France and Germany have sharply condemned US foreign policy under Donald Trump, saying respectively that Washington was "breaking free from international rules” and the world risked turning into a...
ReadThe Guardian - World (13 hours ago)
Security forces reported to have killed at least 45 people since protests began 12 days ago, as pressure on regime increasesIran was plunged into a complete internet blackout on Thursday night as protests over economic conditions spread nationwide, increasing pressure on the country's leadership.While it was unclear what caused the internet cut,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (14 hours ago)
Ticketholders still waiting for refunds after immigration minister denied commentator's visa weeks before national speaking tourFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe promoter of Candace Owens' blocked Australian tour has gone into liquidation, with ticketholders still...
ReadThe Guardian - World (14 hours ago)
The prime minister says he takes the time to 'choose the right path' – but it was right there in front of him the whole timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTen days ago, Anthony Albanese fiercely argued against a royal commission into antisemitism. On Thursday, from...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
Lawsuit accuses AI chatbots of harming minors and includes case of Sewell Setzer III, who killed himself in 2024Google and Character.AI, a startup, have settled lawsuits filed by families accusing artificial intelligence chatbots of harming minors, including contributing to a Florida teenager's suicide, according to court filings on Wednesday.The...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
French president warned the US under Donald Trump was 'breaking free from international rules'Another news line dominating this week's coverage of European politics is to do with Greenland, and the US president Donald Trump's ambitions to somehow take control of the Danish semiautonomous territory.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said last...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
Ewes and lambs coaxed out of store in Burgsinn after about 20 minutes, leaving trail of destruction in drinks sectionAbout 50 wayward sheep broke off from their flock and stormed a discount supermarket in a German town, startling and delighting customers as the animals rushed to explore the aisles before being escorted from the premises.The woolly...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
Citizen scientists help in University of Bonn study showing river carries up to 4,700 tonnes of 'macrolitter' annuallyThousands of tonnes of litter are pouring into the North Sea via the Rhine every year, poisoning the waters with heavy metals, microplastics and other chemicals, research has found.This litter can be detrimental to the environment...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
Tractor protest in city centre comes as Emmanuel Macron confirms he will vote against accord on Friday French farmers in tractors have blocked roads around the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe in protest at an imminent EU trade deal with South American countries that they say will create unfair competition.The farmers blockaded motorways outside...
ReadThe Guardian - World (15 hours ago)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rejects bill passed by congress as he marks anniversary of 2023 Brasília riotsBrazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has vetoed a bill that would dramatically reduce the prison sentence of the country's far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted last year of plotting a coup.Lula vetoed the bill,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (16 hours ago)
The fate of the woman who left the UK at 15 in search of Islamic State raises wider questions about citizenshipWhile many aspects of UK political polling have shifted drastically since 2019, the public's view on Shamima Begum has remained largely fixed: a big majority do not want the now 26-year-old woman back in the UK.In 2019, Sajid Javid, then...
ReadThe Guardian - World (17 hours ago)
People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authoritiesThe Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Thursday after fighting with Kurdish forces entered its third day, deepening the rift between the Syrian government and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria.The...
ReadThe Guardian - World (18 hours ago)
Riyadh says Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, was helped to flee YemenSaudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of smuggling a UAE-backed separatist leader out of Yemen after he failed to turn up for crisis talks in Riyadh on Wednesday.The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Aidarous al-Zubaidi had...
ReadThe Guardian - World (18 hours ago)
Kai Wegner acknowledged he had not been entirely forthcoming to public about his actions when outage beganEurope live – latest updatesBerlin's mayor, Kai Wegner, is facing calls to resign after it emerged he opted to play tennis hours after a crippling blackout triggered by an arson attack hit a large swathe of the city, and then misled the...
ReadThe Guardian - World (18 hours ago)
President Gustavo Petro called for demonstrations after Trump said he was interested in military action in ColombiaThousands of protesters have taken to the streets of cities across Colombia to decry Donald Trump's threats to expand his military campaign in South America into their territory, after last weekend's deadly attack on Venezuela.In...
ReadThe Guardian - World (18 hours ago)
Chen founded multinational conglomerate Prince Group that US says is front for multibillion-dollar fraud operationChinese television has shown footage of the US-indicted tycoon Chen Zhi being escorted by armed police after his extradition to China from Cambodia, where authorities on Thursday ordered the liquidation of a bank he founded linked to a...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Charity worker describes incident at Manchester hotel as disgusting and 'complete discrimination on appearance'Two homeless men were turned away from a Holiday Inn in sub-zero temperatures despite their booking already being paid for, a charity has said.The hotel in Manchester city centre refused to accommodate the men and staff members told them:...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
Trump praises Petro's 'tone' during call and says they will meet soon. This blog is now closedVenezuela to continue supplying oil to US 'indefinitely', White House saysMeanwhile, in the UK, Nigel Farage has offered his take on Trump's plans to control Greenland, saying it would be "outrageous” for the US to seize it from Denmark.Farage says he...
ReadThe Guardian - World (21 hours ago)
This live blog is now closed.Woman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video showsShock and outrage at scene of Minneapolis ICE shooting: 'This is just sad'Miranda Bryant, the Guardian's Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - World (22 hours ago)
Satat Sampada founders Harjeet Singh and Jyoti Awasthi say allegations are 'baseless, biased and misleading'Police have raided the home of one of India's leading environmental activists over claims his campaigning for a treaty to cut the use of fossil fuels was undermining the national interest.Investigators from India's Enforcement Directorate...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Prime minister confirms commission on antisemitism and social cohesion after initially resisting demands for a broad national inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has confirmed his government will call a federal royal commission after the Bondi...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
This blog is now closedPM announces federal royal commission into antisemitism in wake of Bondi beach attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdelaide – a high of 39CCanberra – a high of 38CSydney – a high of 33CDarwin – a high of 32CMelbourne – a high of 31CBrisbane – a high of 29CPerth – a high of 28CHobart...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Temperatures recorded included 48.2C at Wudinna airport on SA's Eyre Peninsula, 45.9C at Walpeup in Victoria, 45.6C at Paraburdoo, WA, and 45.9C at Hay in NSW.Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria's Hume Highway was closed on Thursday and regional trains were...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Abdel-Fattah accuses the board of 'blatant and shameless' anti-Palestinian racism and censorship, as other authors pull out in solidarityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Adelaide festival has removed prominent academic and Palestine advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah from...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
US European Command says it boarded the Marinera over alleged sanctions violations, a move that risks confrontation with MoscowThe US has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean in a high-stakes operation that could risk confrontation with the Kremlin after Moscow reportedly dispatched a submarine to safeguard the vessel.US...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Remarks by US secretary of state come after Greenland and Denmark request urgent meeting over Trump threatsEurope live – latest updatesThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, says he plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland as a crisis escalates within Nato over Donald Trump's threats to take over the Arctic territory.An...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Despite Brussels' pledge to ban Russian LNG by 2027, shipments to European ports increased in the last yearEuropean governments have been accused of fuelling Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine as new data shows the Kremlin earned an estimated €7.2bn (£6.2bn) last year from exporting its liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU.Brussels has pledged to...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Scam allegedly involved one man telling the women there was an issue with their vehicle while the other stole itemsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been charged after allegedly stealing more than $50,000 by scamming 18 elderly women in shopping centre car...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Very little information has been shared about strikes in Sokoto stateTwo weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic State fighters, questions remain over the specific group that was targeted and the operation's impact.In the aftermath of the strikes, Donald Trump said in a post on...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group and Jews Against the Occupation '48 launch challenge in court, arguing the laws are invalidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA legal challenge launched against New South Wales laws restricting protests after terrorist incidents,...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groupsA cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.Researchers say the pyre, discovered in a rock shelter at the foot of Mount...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Michelle Ananda-Rajah 'wholeheartedly' calls for national inquiry as expectations grow prime minister will relent on previous position Anthony Albanese faces growing pressure inside his own ranks to confirm a royal commission after the Bondi terror attack, with Labor senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah the latest government MP to break ranks and back a...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Police say 49-year-old man in Springfield on Central Coast tried to stab an officer before being shotFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 49-year-old man has been shot and killed by police on the New South Wales Central Coast after a welfare check turned into a protracted...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Unseasonably high rate of influenza comes as vaccination rates plummet among those most vulnerable, GPs sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 2,500 Australians have rung in the new year with a highly transmissible new strain of influenza, and health authorities...
ReadThe Guardian - World (A day ago)
Interior minister told he must back acting president, while Marco Rubio lays out three-point plan for VenezuelaThe Trump administration has reportedly put Venezuela's hardline interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, on notice that he could be next to fall if he does not support the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who has been in power since...
ReadThe Guardian - World (2 days ago)
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize winner will lay out vision for the country in book publishing in USVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will publish a book in the US that lays out her vision for Venezuela's political reconstruction as the country faces significant upheaval.The 120-page work titled The Freedom...
Read