Month: February 2024

Read More Britain’s cancer survival rates are improving but the UK still lags behind comparable countries. The Guardian’s health editor, Andrew Gregory, reports The announcement last week that King Charles had been diagnosed with cancer has been met with sympathy and support for the 75-year-old. But alongside the focus on what it means for his…

Read MoreThousands are standing for election on Wednesday but many find it hard to get the money they need to campaign.Thousands are standing for election on Wednesday but many find it hard to get the money they need to campaign.

Read More World Athletics confirmed the 24-year-old died in his native Kenya alongside his coach, Gervais Hakizimana. (Image credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images) World Athletics confirmed the 24-year-old died in his native Kenya alongside his coach, Gervais Hakizimana.

Read More Home affairs department also reveals 24 former detainees have been charged with visa rule breaches or state offences since their release Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Seven of the 149 people released from immigration detention by the high court were convicted of murder or attempted…

Read MorePentagon says defence chief receiving care for ‘symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue’.Pentagon says defence chief receiving care for ‘symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue’.

Read MoreThe BBC has been given rare access to US Navy warships trying to protect shipping.The BBC has been given rare access to US Navy warships trying to protect shipping.

Read More Starlink says it does not do business of any kind with Russia’s government or military See all our Ukraine war coverage Russian forces in occupied Ukraine are using Starlink terminals produced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX for satellite internet in what is beginning to look like a “systemic” problem, Kyiv’s main military intelligence agency…

Read More While Travis Kelce is busy vying for his second Super Bowl title in a row, his brother, Jason Kelce, has a more relaxed role to play in this year’s big game: chatting it up with Taylor Swift and her squad. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Ahead of the start of Sunday’s matchup between the Kansas City…

Read MoreThe R&B star performed a hit-heavy half-time show with help from will.i.am and Alicia Keys.The R&B star performed a hit-heavy half-time show with help from will.i.am and Alicia Keys.

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Read More The assailant was killed by two off-duty officers, Houston’s top law enforcement official said The attacker who opened fire inside a packed evangelical Chrsitian church in Houston on, Texas on Sunday was a woman who enter the building with a young child, police said on Sunday. The female suspect entered the Lakewood Church at around 1:53…

Read More Presenter also seeking correspondence between ABC managing director David Anderson and outgoing chair Ita Buttrose Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A former ABC presenter who says she was sacked because of her race and political opinion is seeking a court order forcing employees of the…

Read MoreThe 14-time Grammy-winner completed the Japan leg of her Eras Tour on Saturday before returning to US on a private jet.The 14-time Grammy-winner completed the Japan leg of her Eras Tour on Saturday before returning to US on a private jet.

Read More Premier Jeremy Rockliff says early poll is an option after failing to convince two independents not to vote against his government Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Tasmanians could soon be back at the polls as Australia’s only…

Read More Pressure mounts on Nationals to demote MP amid claims response has revealed double standard Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce says he is “not looking for sympathy” after explaining that footage of him lying on a…

Read More Taylor Swift made it to the Super Bowl LVIII following a four-day leg of her Eras Tour in Tokyo, Japan, to support her boyfriend, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as his team faces off against the San Francisco 49ers. Swift, along with friends Blake Lively and Ice Spice, joined Kelce’s…

Read More Resolution Foundation calls for auto-enrolment into saving schemes, as millions have no ‘rainy day’ fund More than 11 million working-age people in Britain don’t have basic “rainy day” savings of at least £1,000, according to a report that warns that the poorest households are struggling to build up financial resilience amid the cost…

Read More British Land and AustraliaSuper want to create cultural venue that will include offices and shops Printworks London, the 6,000-capacity post-industrial superclub, could reopen by 2026 after property developers that own the site filed their plans to Southwark council. British Land and its partner AustralianSuper, one of the country’s largest pension funds, submitted a…

Read More Lib Dems dismiss plan saying water fines need to go to consumers rather than to the Treasury A new scheme to fine water companies for providing poor service to customers has been dismissed as “nothing less than a gimmick” – as the money raised in fines will not go to consumers affected. On…

Read More From this week, developments must result in more or better natural habitat than before, in a move hailed as one of the world’s most ambitious England is launching a biodiversity credit scheme this week that attempts to force all new road and housebuilding projects to benefit nature, rather than damage it. The “nature…

Read MoreKelvin Kiptum, 24, was killed alongside his coach near the Kenyan town of Eldoret, an official says.Kelvin Kiptum, 24, was killed alongside his coach near the Kenyan town of Eldoret, an official says.

Read More The shooter was killed by off-duty law enforcement officers at the scene The shooter was killed by off-duty law enforcement officers at the scene

Read More Biden’s top military adviser will continue duties with deputy prepared to assume his functions if needed, the Pentagon said Joe Biden’s top military adviser, Lloyd Austin, has been hospitalized because of an “emergent bladder issue”, the Pentagon said in a statement. The defense secretary’s admission to Walter Reed national military medical center was…

Read More Two off-duty officers at Joel Osteen’s megachurch shot a woman who fired a rifle and claimed to have a bomb, police said A woman with a rifle was killed by two off-duty police officers – and a child was wounded – Sunday at a Houston, Texas, megachurch run by prominent evangelical Christian pastor…

Read More Lloyd Austin has sought urgent treatment for the second time this year US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized over a medical emergency on Sunday, the Pentagon announced. According to Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder, Austin was “transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be seen…

Read MoreThe presidential hopeful suggests the US will not protect allies failing to meet defence spending targets.The presidential hopeful suggests the US will not protect allies failing to meet defence spending targets.

Read More Hospitalisation comes after Mr Austin previously underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer Hospitalisation comes after Mr Austin previously underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer

Read More Students to be taught remotely for two days after discovery of bonded fragments at Liverpool West school Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Bonded asbestos fragments have been found in mulch at a south-west Sydney primary school, with…

Read More The shooter has also been shot The shooter has also been shot

Read More It’s not the first time Mr Trump has attacked his opponent It’s not the first time Mr Trump has attacked his opponent

Read More Mr Biden turned down a Fox network Super Bowl interview last year Mr Biden turned down a Fox network Super Bowl interview last year

Read MoreShe was speaking after Donald Trump said he’d encourage Russia to attack Nato members who “failed to pay”.She was speaking after Donald Trump said he’d encourage Russia to attack Nato members who “failed to pay”.

Read More President says Mr Trump ‘is making it clear as day that he will abandon our NATO allies if Russia attacks’ President says Mr Trump ‘is making it clear as day that he will abandon our NATO allies if Russia attacks’

Read More Distorting casualty counts, failing to critically analyze statistics and misrepresenting facts, Western media is exposing its anti-Palestinian bias Shortly before the International Court of Justice’s highly anticipated decision to pursue South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide, the New York Times released a report titled ‘The Decline of Death in Gaza’. The article…

Read MoreThe US President tells Israel’s PM that the measure is needed before its planned offensive there.The US President tells Israel’s PM that the measure is needed before its planned offensive there.