Month: May 2024

Read More While the government will seize on any crumbs of comfort it can find, the bigger picture on growth tells a different story The first quarterly expansion in a year. Recession receding into the rear view mirror. A stronger performance in recent months than the Bank of England and the City had thought likely.…

Read More The US has suspended at least one weapons shipment to Israel over concerns about their potential harm to civilians. They are now considering suspending further transfers The US has suspended at least one weapons shipment to Israel over concerns about their potential harm to civilians. They are now considering suspending further transfers

Read MoreUNRWA official accuses Israel of subjecting Gaza to ‘medieval siege’ as 110,000 Palestinians flee Rafah.UNRWA official accuses Israel of subjecting Gaza to ‘medieval siege’ as 110,000 Palestinians flee Rafah.

Read More More rain is expected to lash NSW as BoM issues severe weather and flash flood warnings Another wet and stormy weekend is ahead for New South Wales with widespread rain and thunderstorms expected to batter much of the state. The heaviest downpours of up to 200mm are forecast to hit the South Coast…

Read More Lawyer for Elon Musk’s company tells federal court notice from watchdog was ‘manifestly inadequate’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Elon Musk’s X Corp has argued notices ordering the companyto remove tweets showing video of a stabbing attack at a Sydney church were invalid, and told…

Read More Shadow health secretary says party will not accept just any MP after Natalie Elphicke’s move to Labour • UK politics live – latest updates Labour’s Wes Streeting has said he has spoken to more Tories considering a defection to the opposition, but insisted the party would not accept just any MP after the…

Read More Jeremy Hunt hails UK economy exiting recession as Labour leader set to unveil immigration policies in Dover Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics for today, where the main stories are that the UK is officially out of recession, albeit with a meagre growth rate of 0.6%, and Keir…

Read More Little indication of a change of Kremlin personnel but Ukrainian president moves against personal protection head after assassination plot Good morning and welcome to our live blog as the time passes 10am in Kyiv and Moscow. This morning Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as Russia’s prime minister with Associated Press reporting that…

Read MoreThe UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has been forced to temporarily close its occupied east Jerusalem compoundThe UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has been forced to temporarily close its occupied east Jerusalem compound

Read More Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat As the UK government continues its push to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda, a group of Rwandan nationals has claimed asylum in Australia after arriving by boat on a remote island. The five men arrived in Australia…

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Read MoreIn a first for the US, two Virginia schools will have their original Confederate names reinstated.In a first for the US, two Virginia schools will have their original Confederate names reinstated.

Read More Government will require that the five men who claimed asylum will not be sent to a country where they face persecution Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government will seek to persuade Papua New Guinea to accept the return of five Rwandans found in…

Read More Short recession is over, as UK economy grows faster than forecast in January-March quarter Full story: UK has moved out of recession, official figures show Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has posted that it’s ‘time for change’. Following this morning’s GDP report, Reeves says: From no growth to low growth – is that…

Read More The White House says that more civilian deaths in Rafah will play into Hamas’ ‘twisted narrative’ about Israel; UNGA resolution calls on security council to reconsider membership request See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverageContinue reading…The White House says that more civilian deaths in Rafah will play into Hamas’ ‘twisted narrative’ about Israel;…

Read More Watch a live view from a camp for displaced people in Rafah on Friday 10 May. Watch a live view from a camp for displaced people in Rafah on Friday 10 May.

Read MoreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will fight alone ‘with our fingernails’ if necessary.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will fight alone ‘with our fingernails’ if necessary.

Read More Administrators tell creditors meeting they are ‘moving heaven and earth’ to secure a future for grounded airline Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government has told administrators determining the future of budget airline Bonza it’s unlikely…

Read MoreConsultants overseeing process say they hope to get the airline’s four planes back in the skies as soon as possible.Consultants overseeing process say they hope to get the airline’s four planes back in the skies as soon as possible.

Read More Waste and cost among drawbacks, as researchers say renewables could power UK entirely In the battle to prevent the climate overheating, wind and solar are making impressive inroads into the once dominant market share of coal. Even investors in gas plants are increasingly seen as taking a gamble. With researchers at Oxford and…

Read More Trust aims to boost small pearl-bordered fritillary colonies in Shropshire Hills by planting 20,000 violets this year for their caterpillars A mass planting of marsh violets across England’s Shropshire Hills is to take place to try to prevent further decline of the small pearl-bordered fritillary or Boloria selene, a rare UK butterfly. The…

Read More Israeli prime minister vows again to go ahead with ground offensive in Rafah, where over 1.3 million Palestinians are sheltering Israeli prime minister vows again to go ahead with ground offensive in Rafah, where over 1.3 million Palestinians are sheltering

Read MoreCourt rules detention can be justified when an individual is refusing to cooperate in their deportation.Court rules detention can be justified when an individual is refusing to cooperate in their deportation.

Read More Ten’s legal team had argued Lehrmann should pay all its costs because suing The Project for defamation was ‘deliberately wicked and calculated’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The federal court has ordered Bruce Lehrmann to pay most…

Read MoreAraku Valley coffee is sold in cafes around the world, but its farmers do not have toilets.Araku Valley coffee is sold in cafes around the world, but its farmers do not have toilets.

Read MoreBarzan Majeed, aka Scorpion, is on the run after smuggling thousands of migrants into the UK.Barzan Majeed, aka Scorpion, is on the run after smuggling thousands of migrants into the UK.

Read MoreMore than a million people are at risk of being deprived of medical care in Gaza.More than a million people are at risk of being deprived of medical care in Gaza.

Read More The singer and entertainer says he had loaned the woman money for a business after the pair met for dinner Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The well-known entertainer Kamahl will face a Sydney court next month after…

Read MoreThe country’s long-serving former PM has been jailed for obstructing a corruption probe.The country’s long-serving former PM has been jailed for obstructing a corruption probe.

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Read MoreSome universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protestersSome universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protesters

Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The South China Sea is boiling again.   This month, the Philippines  accused  China’s coast guard of deploying water cannons and ramming maneuvers against Philippine vessels near the disputed Scarborough Shoal. The incident followed multiple  near collisions  and  accusations  of military interference and intimidation between the two countries in the…

Read More Mexico is fighting 159 active wildfires across the country amid the year’s second heat wave that has also put the nation’s power grid under stress.  Mexico’s national weather service issued an alert that at least 12 states would experience temperatures higher than 45°C (113°F), with large swathes of the rest of the country…

Read More Thailand’s move to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic threatens to trigger street protests and class-action suits by owners of thousands of dispensaries which sprung across the country in the wake of decriminalization two years ago.  A complete re-criminalization ordered by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday will also push the cannabis trade underground,…

Read MoreAs the Supreme Court debates the convictions of 85 people, families wait for their loved ones.As the Supreme Court debates the convictions of 85 people, families wait for their loved ones.