Month: June 2024

Read More Government to adopt recommendations of conduct review in full amid consumer and supplier complaints about soaring profits Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Labor has promised to legislate massive new fines for breaches of the grocery code of conduct, which would be made mandatory under changes…

Read More Exclusive: AMA president says party’s push to regulate vapes like cigarettes is a ‘tax grab’ that shows ‘complete disregard’ for health Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian Medical Association has accused David Littleproud and the Nationals of taking the advice of the tobacco lobby…

Read More Exclusive: French survey of 26 countries finds fewer Australians than global average agree that climate change is the greatest health threat facing humanity Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians are among the most sceptical around the world that “climate disruption” is being caused by humans…

Read More Exclusive: Two-thirds of housing benefit claims marked as high risk in last three years were legitimate, figures show More than 200,000 people have wrongly faced investigation for housing benefit fraud and error after the performance of a government algorithm fell far short of expectations, the Guardian can reveal. Two-thirds of claims flagged as…

Read More Kharkiv buildings were reduced to rubble and at least three people were killed in a Russian bombing attack on Ukraine’s second city, on Saturday afternoon (22 June), Volodymyr Zelensky said. Kharkiv buildings were reduced to rubble and at least three people were killed in a Russian bombing attack on Ukraine’s second city, on…

Read More Fireworks allegedly launched from superyacht led to blaze that destroyed large swath of island’s only pine forest Thirteen people were brought before a Greek public prosecutor on Sunday after being arrested in connection with a forest fire ignited on the island of Hydra by fireworks allegedly launched from the pleasure boat they were…

Read More The only grocery store in the small town of Fordyce will remain closed as the investigation continues The only grocery store in the small town of Fordyce will remain closed as the investigation continues

Read More The unnamed running mate will appear at next week’s presidential debate Former US President Donald Trump has picked his vice presidential running mate, he told NBC News on Saturday. Trump said that he had not told the person yet, but that they will attend his debate with President Joe Biden on Thursday. Speaking…

Read MoreThe victim, who was staying at a nearby lodge, strayed into the car-only safari zone at Thoiry park.The victim, who was staying at a nearby lodge, strayed into the car-only safari zone at Thoiry park.

Read More Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen spoke to The Independent about his family and the EU on a visit to London to celebrate the life of his relative Otto von Habsburg Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen spoke to The Independent about his family and the EU on a visit to…

Read MoreVisibly traumatised Palestinian man Badr Dahlan, has described being tortured by Israeli forces who seized him.Visibly traumatised Palestinian man Badr Dahlan, has described being tortured by Israeli forces who seized him.

Read MoreRescuers try to save Palestinians buried under the rubble after Israeli attacks across Gaza killed 100 people in a day.Rescuers try to save Palestinians buried under the rubble after Israeli attacks across Gaza killed 100 people in a day.

Read More Ella Janneh brought civil case against Michael Lousada after her case was not prosecuted and two appeals to CPS were dismissed When Ella Janneh was awarded £217,000 in damages in the high court after a civil case against a TV sex therapist she accused of raping her, it was the culmination of an…

Read More Residents rescued by boat as Governor Kim Reynolds declares disaster in 21 counties in north of state Floodwaters forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain, while much of the US longed for relief on Saturday from yet another round of extraordinary heat. Sirens blared…

Read More Emergency crews astonished as 15-year-old walks away from 18-metre plunge at Old Harry Rocks in Studland A teenager who fell 18 metres (60ft) from a Dorset clifftop after posing for pictures on its edge left emergency crews astonished after they found him with “just a few cuts and grazes”. The incident at Old…

Read MoreWFP’s Palestine director on urgent aid in Gaza, where trapped civilians struggle amid a collapsed infrastructure.WFP’s Palestine director on urgent aid in Gaza, where trapped civilians struggle amid a collapsed infrastructure.

Read More Prejudice has meant authors from the north of England struggle to find publishers and their stories go unheard Northern writers still face a struggle to make it in the London-centric literary world, the organisers of a regional literary prize have said. Claire Malcolm, founder and chief executive of New Writing North, which runs…

Read More Moscow’s renewed assault on Ukraine’s energy grid has seen worst rolling blackouts since full-scale invasion began Ukrainians are being forced to cope with widespread emergency blackouts as Russia continued to pound the country’s critical infrastructure over the weekend. In recent months, Moscow has intensified its attacks in a renewed assault against the country’s…

Read MoreThe warehouse seen in satellite images was used to launch Iranian-made Shahed drones and train people, Kyiv said.The warehouse seen in satellite images was used to launch Iranian-made Shahed drones and train people, Kyiv said.

Read MoreThe Houthis say they targeted vessels in Israel’s Haifa port together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.The Houthis say they targeted vessels in Israel’s Haifa port together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

Read More British navy says mariners on board ‘reported safe’ British navy says mariners on board ‘reported safe’

Read More Lebanon is repatriating Syrian refugees despite warnings from the United Nations that they may not be safe back in Syria. Lebanon is repatriating Syrian refugees despite warnings from the United Nations that they may not be safe back in Syria.

Read More Warsaw must make sure the move would hurt Belarus rather than Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski has said Poland is considering fully closing its border with Belarus due to an influx of Middle Eastern migrants, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has said. Two crossings out of six on the border between the two countries currently…

Read More Blaze on island of Hydra on Saturday burned part of its only pine forest but is now under control Blaze on island of Hydra on Saturday burned part of its only pine forest but is now under control

Read More Known as the Two by Twos (2×2) or The Church with No Name, ministers travel in pairs to member homes to spread the gospel. But now, disturbing allegations are coming to light. Andrea Cavallier reports Known as the Two by Twos (2×2) or The Church with No Name, ministers travel in pairs to…

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Read MoreVideo shows the moment a Russian bomb struck an apartment in Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring 50.Video shows the moment a Russian bomb struck an apartment in Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring 50.

Read More Will Lauren Boebert’s old district choose the serious attorney or the trigger-happy election denier to replace her in next week’s GOP primary? Sheila Flynn previews the field Will Lauren Boebert’s old district choose the serious attorney or the trigger-happy election denier to replace her in next week’s GOP primary? Sheila Flynn previews the…

Read More Trump cannot stop spreading false claims about mail-in voting and the ‘rigged’ 2020 election while his own campaign and the GOP spend millions trying to convince supporters to vote early, Alex Woodward reports Trump cannot stop spreading false claims about mail-in voting and the ‘rigged’ 2020 election while his own campaign and the…

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Read More A humpback whale tangled in a thick rope and towing buoys off the coast of Australia was freed by rescuers on Friday, 21 June, after a two-day operation. A humpback whale tangled in a thick rope and towing buoys off the coast of Australia was freed by rescuers on Friday, 21 June, after…

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Read More Exclusive: Conservatives including Hunt and Truss used Bluetree for websites and claimed costs as expenses UK election live – latest updates More than 120 Conservative MPs, including Jeremy Hunt, Liz Truss, Sajid Javid and Gillian Keegan, paid £100,000 of taxpayers’ money to the Conservatives’ in-house web design services, it can be revealed. The…

Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — As tensions escalate between China and Taiwan – from competing military drills to increasingly heated rhetoric from the mainland – U.S. officials are growing more concerned about the wide-ranging impact of any potential Chinese aggression against Taiwan.  Cipher Brief experts have previously warned of the global economic fallout from…

Read More UC Davis law professor and historian Mary Ziegler has become one of the country’s leading authorities on the abortion issue. She sees a push-pull between judges, anti-abortion lawmakers and Americans who by and large favor abortion rights. UC Davis law professor and historian Mary Ziegler has become one of the country’s leading authorities…