Month: June 2024

Read More It will take time for voters to forget the financial toll from the highest inflation in four decades – and time is not on the PM’s side Business live – latest updatesUK election live – latest updates After almost three years, the UK’s annual inflation rate is back to the government’s 2% target.…

Read More Officials will arrive at tech firm’s West Midlands site on Wednesday to begin a legally binding ballot process Amazon workers in the UK have come a step closer to gaining union recognition for the first time as officials from the GMB arrive at the tech firm’s Coventry depot to kick off a month-long…

Read More Judge says it would make ‘a nonsense’ of law enforcement conduct commission’s role if it was not provided with all relevant material Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Internal materials relating to the death of a woman who…

Read More A McDonald’s employee in Florida has been arrested after she pulled out a gun and shot at customers following a drive-thru dispute. A McDonald’s employee in Florida has been arrested after she pulled out a gun and shot at customers following a drive-thru dispute.

Read More Watch as Boeing CEO David Calhoun faces a Senate grilling on airplane safety on Tuesday (18 June) just hours after a new whistleblower came forward with further allegations of bad practice and company cover-ups. Watch as Boeing CEO David Calhoun faces a Senate grilling on airplane safety on Tuesday (18 June) just hours…

Read More North Korea’s Kim promises ‘new multi-polar world’ as Putin thanks him for supporting his war in Ukraine North Korea’s Kim promises ‘new multi-polar world’ as Putin thanks him for supporting his war in Ukraine

Read More Exclusive: Defamation trial judge made mistake by not finding Lehrmann knew Higgins couldn’t consent, court told Bruce Lehrmann was not “indifferent” to Brittany Higgins consenting to sexual intercourse, but instead knew she was not consenting, Lisa Wilkinson’s lawyers have told the federal court in fresh arguments ahead of the former Liberal staffer’s defamation…

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Read More Figures lift Rishi Sunak’s election hopes as price pressures continue to ease Business live – latest updates UK inflation fell to 2% in May, returning to the official target rate for the first time in nearly three years. In a boost to the Bank of England’s efforts to bring down the consumer prices…

Read More Sunak to take questions on the radio after Office for National Statistics expected to announce return to 2% inflation target • Sign up to our Election Edition daily newsletter Here is what more of what we expect to happen on the campaign trail today. We’ll learn the number of people who have registered…

Read MoreMoist air from the Gulf of Mexico could bring some relief to firefighters battling a pair of wildfires in southern New MexicoMoist air from the Gulf of Mexico could bring some relief to firefighters battling a pair of wildfires in southern New Mexico

Read More Australian energy sector and industry groups warn of risk of cost blowouts and destroying private sector investment Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition’s promise to build seven nuclear power plants starting as soon as 2035 has…

Read MoreDisplaced people in Gaza run the risk of disease as more than 300,000 tonnes of waste piles up.Displaced people in Gaza run the risk of disease as more than 300,000 tonnes of waste piles up.

Read MoreIndia has sought rights to explore an underwater cobalt-rich mountain. But Sri Lanka also has eyes on the region.India has sought rights to explore an underwater cobalt-rich mountain. But Sri Lanka also has eyes on the region.

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Read MoreGordon Black was sentenced for threatening to kill his girlfriend and theft, state media report.Gordon Black was sentenced for threatening to kill his girlfriend and theft, state media report.

Read More Three tourists are still missing in Greece Three tourists are still missing in Greece

Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — The results of the 2024 European Parliament elections saw both significant gains for far-right parties – in France, Italy, Austria, and the Netherlands – and a strengthening of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP), which saw its share of seats rise from 176 to 190. This reinforced the EPP’s…

Read More Largest annual rise since records began in 1987 sees forecast of average £1,660 extra debt amid cost of living crisis UK households are expected to rack up extra unsecured debts of more than £1,600 this year, including on loans and credit cards, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite, according to…

Read MoreFast-spreading wildfires force evacuation of New Mexico town; How the lineage of one African-American family was traced back to 1789Fast-spreading wildfires force evacuation of New Mexico town; How the lineage of one African-American family was traced back to 1789

Read More Issuing licences in the North Sea without accounting for environmental impact was unlawful, Oceana UK says A marine conservation group has initiated legal action against the UK government, claiming the Conservatives’ decision to issue North Sea oil and gas licences without taking into account their impact on the environment was unlawful. Oceana UK,…

Read More Exclusive: Changes early in expected new government intended to stop repeat of catastrophic Truss mini-budget Labour has challenged the Conservatives to match its commitment to strengthen the economic watchdog within the first 100 days of government. Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, has pledged to introduce legislation giving the Office for Budget Responsibility greater…

Read More Egypt forcibly returned 800 Sudanese detainees in first three months of this year, Amnesty International reports The Egyptian authorities have used EU-funded security forces in a campaign of mass arrests and forcible deportations against refugees from the Sudan war, according to a human rights group report. Amnesty International found Egypt “forcibly returned an…

Read MoreRussian and North Korean leaders aim to deepen ties as both countries face isolation.Russian and North Korean leaders aim to deepen ties as both countries face isolation.

Read More Millions of kids who watched Willie Mays play during the prime of his major league baseball career, or were born after he retired from the game in 1973, pictured themselves making “The Catch.” Or practiced making “The Catch,” just like Mays—who died peacefully on Tuesday afternoon, at 93, the San Francisco Giants announced—did…

Read More Jewish MP Josh Burns says attack that saw ‘Zionism is fascism’ graffitied on his Melbourne office was ‘politically motivated’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Federal Labor MP Josh Burns has warned that the “escalation of violence” in…

Read MoreJustin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long IslandJustin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island

Read More Abul Rizvi accuses major parties of ‘short-termism’, saying Labor’s approach to immigration is ‘unsustainable’ while Coalition’s would be ‘pure chaos’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The major parties should prioritise calm and rational conversations on net migration…

Read More Ecuador temporarily stopped a visa agreement with China, citing “a worrying increase in migratory flows from” the Asian nation in recent months. The Foreign Affairs Ministry of the South American nation said in a statement Tuesday that the arrivals either stayed “in an irregular immigration situation or would have left through irregular routes…

Read More Ecuador temporarily stopped a visa agreement with China, citing “a worrying increase in migratory flows from” the Asian nation in recent months. The Foreign Affairs Ministry of the South American nation said in a statement Tuesday that the arrivals either stayed “in an irregular immigration situation or would have left through irregular routes…

Read MoreThe president says people have been killed and wounded in the blast in the capital, N’Djamena.The president says people have been killed and wounded in the blast in the capital, N’Djamena.

Read MoreTimeline of Willie Mays’ careerTimeline of Willie Mays’ career

Read MoreMays won the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 1954.Mays won the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 1954.

Read MoreChip giant’s market capitalisation hits $3.335 trillion as stock prices continues its stellar rise.Chip giant’s market capitalisation hits $3.335 trillion as stock prices continues its stellar rise.