Month: July 2024

Read More The world’s second-largest economy is grappling with a real estate debt crisis, weakening consumption, an ageing population and geopolitical tensions China’s economy slowed more than expected in the June quarter, increasing the likelihood that a gathering of top officials in Beijing this week will unveil efforts to rekindle growth. The world’s second-largest economy…

Read More Committee also finds ‘concerning lack of clarity and transparency’ between government and toll road owner Transurban Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The traffic chaos and congestion that erupted in Sydney’s inner west after the opening of a…

Read MoreVideo of Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was available almost instantly, but still photographs had a potent story to tell as wellVideo of Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was available almost instantly, but still photographs had a potent story to tell as well

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Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Anyone doubting the power and danger of false narratives in 2024 America need only have spent a few minutes scrolling on social media platforms in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Depending where you looked, the attack was orchestrated by the White House; it was the…

Read More Site in Pembrokeshire currently grazed by sheep will be planted with a range of species and reconnect to Celtic past A lost piece of Celtic rainforest in the far south-west of Wales is to be restored to its ancient glory, weaving around standing stones and an abandoned, tumbling-down farmhouse with a waterwheel. The…

Read More David William Wonnocott, 50, caused Higgins and her partner David Sharaz to feel “fearful of their safety” A man facing jail for making death threats to Brittany Higgins, her partner and their dog has been successfully treated for his mental conditions, but his lawyers still want him to see a psychiatrist. David William…

Read More Comes after the union’s national executive put Victorian branch into administration over allegations of criminal links Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Victorian branch of the CFMEU has been placed into administration, with Jacinta Allan seeking the…

Read MoreBiden says ‘violence is never the answer’ as Trump says Republican convention a chance to bring country together.Biden says ‘violence is never the answer’ as Trump says Republican convention a chance to bring country together.

Read More Police say a member of the public discovered the body on a residential street in Dee Why shortly after 7am Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man has been arrested after a body was found in a…

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Read More James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on Hill Street Blues and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on Doogie Howser, M.D., has died at 90. Read More: 17 Shows That Changed TV Sikking died of complications from dementia, his publicist Cynthia Snyder said in a statement Sunday evening. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]…

Read More Thomas Matthew Crooks, who wounded former President Trump before being killed, was apparently a good student, worked at a nursing home and belonged to a gun club. Thomas Matthew Crooks, who wounded former President Trump before being killed, was apparently a good student, worked at a nursing home and belonged to a gun…

Read More The Oval Office address is designed to be a comforting American ritual. Going back decades, the President, sitting behind the familiar Resolute Desk, faces a single camera and speaks directly to the nation. “My fellow Americans,” Joe Biden began Sunday night, his third time addressing the country from the Oval. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But…

Read More ACTU secretary says union needs to take all necessary steps. Follow today’s news headlines live Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned about what he calls the “normalisation of extremism” in politics in the wake of the attempted assassination of former United States president Donald Trump at the weekend. In a round of television and…

Read More Suspect, named as Thomas Matthew Crooks, killed in shooting at Pennsylvania rally; Trump and Biden reportedly had ‘good conversation’ Questions mount over shooter’s ability to access roof despite security presenceWhat we know about the suspected gunman Before Saturday’s attempt on Donald Trump’s life, there have been multiple assassinations of US presidents. Abraham Lincoln…

Read More In Oval Office TV address, president forcefully condemns political violence and says country must strive for unity Joe Biden on Sunday forcefully condemned political violence and appealed to a nation still reeling from the assassination attempt of Donald Trump to reject “extremism and fury”. In a primetime address from the Oval Office, Biden…

Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 5 of House of the Dragon Season 2. While the rest of Team Black was reeling from the deaths of Rhaenys (Eve Best) and her dragon, Meleys, in the fifth episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, Daemon (Matt Smith) was busy starting a DIY…

Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 5 of House of the Dragon Season 2. Rhaenyra is in search of dragon riders. In the fifth episode of Season 2 of House of the Dragon, the usurped queen complains to her son Jacaerys (Harry Collett) that she needs more dragons to take on Aemond…

Read MoreThe assassination attempt on the candidate has put a heightened focus on security at the event, which begins on Monday.The assassination attempt on the candidate has put a heightened focus on security at the event, which begins on Monday.

Read More Orlando Whitfield, the author of All That Glitters, on his years of friendship with the art fraudster Inigo Philbrick Orlando Whitfield, the author of All That Glitters, tells Michael Safi about his former friendship with Inigo Philbrick, who was sentenced to seven years in 2022 for wire fraud and ordered to forfeit $86m…

Read MorePresident Biden urged Americans to lower the political temperature following the Trump rally shooting.President Biden urged Americans to lower the political temperature following the Trump rally shooting.

Read MoreSaturday’s shooting showed political narratives can shift in seconds. Yet the race remains close.Saturday’s shooting showed political narratives can shift in seconds. Yet the race remains close.

Read More King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to the ACT and NSW in October Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast King Charles and Queen Camilla have locked in plans to visit Australia and Samoa in October but have…

Read More Watch a live feed outside the White House on Sunday, 14 July, after Donald Trump was shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania. Watch a live feed outside the White House on Sunday, 14 July, after Donald Trump was shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Read More Frantic video from a bystander at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, 13 July, shows the moment chaos broke out when the former president was shot in the ear. Frantic video from a bystander at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, 13 July, shows the moment chaos broke out when the…

Read More Researchers say standups’ contribution is unsung, and hope findings will help to bolster the industry’s credibility The live comedy industry in the UK contributes more than £1bn to the economy every year, according to a study by Brunel University London. In the first project of its kind, researchers calculated the industry’s annual value…

Read More Britain’s new PM and his team are genuinely excited to have seized the reins of power in Westminster – but are under no illusion about the size of the task ahead When the new British prime minister, Keir Starmer, invited Wes Streeting into Downing Street to appoint him health secretary on Friday 5…

Read More Lack of radiologists blamed for waiting list for diagnostic tests more than doubling in 10 years in England The waiting lists for diagnostic tests, including cancer scans, is at a record high in NHS England, with doctors warning of a “staggering shortfall” of clinical radiologists. Figures published on Thursday reveal the diagnostic waiting…

Read More Prime minister wants to foster a new spirit of cooperation and partnership to confront the crises facing the continent Keir Starmer has promised a new era of closer relations with Europe to ensure future generations can look back “on what our continent achieved together” before a key meeting of European leaders this week.…

Read More Presidents and prime ministers have denounced the shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania and wished him a quick recovery Live updatesFull report: shooting being investigated at attempt on Trump’s life Leaders from around the world have condemned the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, denounced political violence and wished Trump a…

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Read MoreFrom Europe to S America and Asia, world leaders speak out against political violence following attack on Donald Trump.From Europe to S America and Asia, world leaders speak out against political violence following attack on Donald Trump.

Read More Speculation grows that senior figures including Barack Obama could step in and ask president to throw in the towel What can we say to make you go, Joe? It is the question that more and more Democrats – elected members and ordinary voters – are asking as the rumbling crisis over Joe Biden’s…

Read More Catalogue of errors by government and health officials includes the deliberate winding down of PPE stockpiles The first official report by the UK Covid inquiry is set to expose a catalogue of failures by the last Conservative government and health officials in the run-up to the pandemic. Lady Heather Hallett, the inquiry’s chair,…