Month: June 2024

Read More Moscow’s defence ministry blames Washington for attack which killed four and injured 151, saying US specialists set missiles’ flight coordinates Olga Stefanishyna, the deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, has said that Ukraine is on an “irreversible” course of western integration after the EU agreed to formally start entry negotiations this…

Read More Sports Direct owner to acquire luxury goods sites and sell online retailer’s protein powder in its shops Business live – latest updates Mike Ashley’s Frasers has bought luxury goods websites from THG in a deal that will also include selling the online health and beauty retailer’s protein powder in Sports Direct shops. THG…

Read More European Commission finds iPhone maker broke new laws designed to protect smaller competitors against big tech platforms Business live – latest updates Apple has been found to be in breach of sweeping new EU laws designed to allow smaller companies to compete and allow consumers to find cheaper and alternative apps in the…

Read More Judges say four-minute piece featuring Tim Minchin is ‘a celebration of the creative spirit, of brave ideas and taking huge risks in the face of critics’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A short film celebrating the Sydney Opera House’s 50th anniversary has won at the…

Read More GeoGPT developed as part of Chinese-funded earth sciences programme aimed at researchers in global south Geologists have raised concerns about potential Chinese censorship and bias in a chatbot being developed with the backing of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), one of the world’s largest scientific organisations and a Unesco partner. The…

Read More Tobias Ellwood, Tory former minister, says Rishi Sunak should be doing more to limit damage to Conservatives caused by controversy Sign up for the general election newsletter here The Labour candidate Stella Creasy has said she will not be intimidated after a window and door of her office in north-east London was smashed…

Read More Despite disappointing recent election results, the chancellor insists there is no alternative to arming Kiev Many Germans are not happy with their country’s support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, which is causing ratings for the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) to plummet in many regions, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has acknowledged. In…

Read More Labour candidate and police urge witnesses to come forward after frontage smashed with hammer and sprayed with graffiti The Labour candidate Stella Creasy has said she will not be intimidated after a window and door of her office in north-east London was smashed by an attacker. Creasy, who is standing again for her…

Read More Government’s original proposal would have made vapes a prescription-only product but Greens raised concerns about criminalising users and cost of seeing a GP Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Plain-packaged vapes will be sold over the counter at pharmacies as a therapeutic tool under amendments to…

Read MoreFamiliar foes India and Australia meet in Saint Lucia in a bid to secure qualification for the T20 World Cup semifinals.Familiar foes India and Australia meet in Saint Lucia in a bid to secure qualification for the T20 World Cup semifinals.

Read More Albanese government wants bill passed to lift Sam Mostyn’s salary by 43%, in line with estimated average of chief justice of the high court’s salary Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government is seeking to raise…

Read More Brazilian man, whose fate is uncertain, allegedly spent month hiding out at property in Lurnea after alleged bungled drug plot at Newcastle harbour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A missing Brazilian diver allegedly linked to a bungled…

Read More This year about 1.8 million pilgrims arrived in Mecca and walked long distances amid a deadly heatwave with temperatures exceeding 51C This year about 1.8 million pilgrims arrived in Mecca and walked long distances amid a deadly heatwave with temperatures exceeding 51C

Read More KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel — A new kind of tourism has emerged in Israel in the months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. For celebrities, politicians, influencers and others, no trip is complete without a somber visit to the devastated south that absorbed the brunt of the assault near the border with Gaza. [time-brightcove…

Read MoreHacking group RedJuliett compromised two dozen organisations in Taiwan and elsewhere, report says.Hacking group RedJuliett compromised two dozen organisations in Taiwan and elsewhere, report says.

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Read More Zambia’s Mubita Nawa, who is on shortlist for top job, is accused of involvement in an attempted extortion in 2022 A candidate to be the next head of Interpol has been accused of involvement in the kidnap, detention, assault and attempted extortion of two Indian businessmen. Lawyers for Vinod and Uddit Sadhu have…

Read More Images, which have not been widely seen before, are part of exhibition to mark 40th anniversary of the fire Dramatic photographs showing just how close York Minster came to being destroyed by fire after a freak lightning bolt are to go on public display to mark the day’s 40th anniversary. Many of the…

Read More In today’s newsletter: So much has changed since the two least popular presidential candidates in decades last faced off. Here’s what to look out for when they share a stage this week • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition Good morning The last time Donald Trump and Joe Biden were…

Read More Three firearms found at Ryan Cole’s north Queensland home including a handgun police allege was used to kill Natalie Frahm Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Police have found three firearms in an alleged gunman’s home, including a…

Read More In a 2018 interview with US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Reform UK leader said liberals were ‘the very fascists they criticise’ Nigel Farage appeared to compare parents bereaved by the Sandy Hook school shooting, who took legal action against a far-right US conspiracy theorist, to leftwingers trying to curb free speech, it has…

Read More Average monthly payment has risen by 61% since 2019, pushing borrowers into smaller homes or ultra-long loans The monthly mortgage of a first-time buyer has soared by more than 60% to exceed £1,000 a month since the last general election, according to figures that underline the financial challenge facing Britons trying to gain…

Read More Lyndsey Ainscough says she only sought advice on symptoms after seeing the late ‘Bowelbabe’ on TV A woman has told how the health campaigner Dame Deborah James helped save her life from deadly bowel cancer. Lyndsey Ainscough, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, only decided to seek advice after seeing James on television shortly…

Read More Almost a third of installers surveyed say finding skilled fitters is a barrier for customers, while 40% note lack of interest The UK’s drive to replace gas boilers with heat pumps is being stymied by a lack of consumer demand and a shortage of skilled installers to fit heat pumps where they are…

Read More Retailer says ‘circular design’ collection is the first stage of an environmental overhaul of its products Fabric that shrinks or bobbles is a pet peeve of Britons who want to buy long-lasting clothes, with the low quality of high street fashion contributing to the 30,000 shipping containers of clothing and homewares dumped by…

Read More After Melania Trump missed some key events in her husband’s presidential campaign this year, she told reporters who asked about her thin schedule to “stay tuned” After Melania Trump missed some key events in her husband’s presidential campaign this year, she told reporters who asked about her thin schedule to “stay tuned”

Read More Victorian supreme court judge responds to jurors’ queries. Greg Lynn has pleaded not guilty to murdering Russell Hill and Carol Clay Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A Victorian supreme court jury in the double murder trial of…

Read MoreExtreme heat, flooding hit U.S.; Iconic Napa Valley wine train gets green overhaulExtreme heat, flooding hit U.S.; Iconic Napa Valley wine train gets green overhaul

Read More Civil servants raised objections to health department giving contract to company run by close associate of Nick Markham A health minister has been accused of cronyism after a close associate became a £1,500-a-day adviser on the “40 new hospitals” programme, despite officials raising a series of detailed objections including perceived conflicts of interest.…

Read More Six volunteers shared their phone activity to give a snapshot of how voters keep themselves abreast of current affairs Is this the first post-mainstream-media election? The Guardian asked six volunteers to record their phone screens for three days – and the results provide a glimpse of what news, if any, the British public…

Read More Exclusive UK accused of trying to head off condemnation of Gulf ally over alleged aid to forces accused of genocide in Darfur UK government officials attempted to suppress criticism of the United Arab Emirates and its alleged role in supplying arms to a notorious militia waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Sudan,…

Read More Adult cats were released into national park last year after British population had come close to extinction The birth of wildcat kittens in the Cairngorms national park has been hailed as a “major milestone” in efforts to rescue the secretive mammals from extinction in the UK. In footage exclusively shared with the Guardian…

Read More Employers told to prepare for wave of sickies or last-minute requests for time off as warm weather coincides with Euros match A surge in workers taking a day off, working from home or calling in sick is being forecast for Wednesday as the aftermath of England’s last group game in the Euros combines…

Read More Taylor Swift sure seems to be having the time of her life in London. On her third night putting on a show before 90,000 people—including a number of British celebrities—at Wembley Stadium, and her 106th Eras Tour show worldwide, the 2023 TIME Person of the Year found a new way to surprise her…