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Home secretary tells BBC that government is ‘strengthening enforcement arrangements around the rules’Polly Toynbee has written today about this week’s farming protests, asking how will we ever make tax fairer amid such grumbling?Incidentally, we are anticipating that Keir Starmer, between 11am and noon, will be facing interviews on six different BBC regional radio stations. These media rounds have historically turned out a lot trickier...

Nato and Ukraine to hold talks in Brussels on Tuesday after Russia fired experimental hypersonic intermediate-range missileSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussia’s use of an experimental hypersonic missile to hit Ukraine was a “terrible escalation” in the war, German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on Friday.The deployment of the new weapon showed “how dangerous this war is”, Scholz said in a speech, according to Agence...

Government urged to dismiss recommendations, including unchanged poker machine operating hours Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has been urged to dismiss recommendations from senior members of an independent panel on gambling reform before they are even finalised. These include what has been described as a “ridiculous” call for poker machine operating hours to remain...

Viktor Orban, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said he rejects warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in GazaHere are the latest images from Gaza:Countries are responding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants issued on Thursday for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif for alleged war...

Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles says it has enough cash to support operations for only a weekBusiness live – latest updatesNorthvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, dealing a blow to Europe’s hopes that its most developed battery player would reduce western carmakers’ reliance on Chinese rivals.Northvolt said...

As well as Simone White, two Danes, an American and two Australians have died after incident in town popular with backpackersA British lawyer is among six people to have died in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it was “supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Laos, and we are in contact...

It come as Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken in for questioningA second Australian teenager, Holly Bowles, has died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, it has been confirmed.The 19-year-old’s death comes just one day after her friend, Bianca Jones, also died in a Thai hospital. The pair had been travelling through Laos together and fell ill...

Ex-Ukip councillor Colette Fairbanks loses claim that she was bullied in charity job because of political stanceSupporting Brexit is not a belief that is protected from workplace discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled, as a former Ukip councillor lost her claim that she was bullied and harassed by her charity employer because she supported the UK’s departure from the EU.Colette Fairbanks was sacked from...

Low-pressure system brings deaths and power outages to region, while an Arctic blast sweeps swaths of EuropeLarge parts of the US have been battered by severe weather this week, as low pressure developed over the north-west coast. The weather system intensified into a phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone, which rapidly intensified to an estimated central pressure of 942 hectopascals (hPa) – close to...

Commission chair reopens submissions and says report will be finished and tabled in parliamentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Queensland’s Indigenous truth-telling and healing commission has vowed to complete the inquiry, defying the government’s plan to eliminate it.The chairperson, Josh Creamer, restarted the historic inquiry on Friday, 23 days...

Petrostate’s rebuke comes as Saudi Arabia and allies try to derail transition promise made at climate talks last yearCop29 climate summit – live updatesThe world must stand behind a historic resolution made last year to “transition away from fossil fuels”, the United Arab Emirates has said, in a powerful intervention into a damaging row over climate action.The petrostate’s stance will be seen as as...

Increase in energy price cap by Ofgem follows 10% rise for current quarter, heaping more pressure on households• Business live – latest updates• What is the energy price cap and can I cut my bill?An average annual energy bill in England, Scotland and Wales will rise by 1.2% to £1,738 from January, heaping further pressure on household finances.The energy regulator Ofgem said its quarterly...

This blog is now closedHeatwave conditions are building over parts of Victoria and New South Wales today.According to the Bureau of Meteorology, much of Victoria will experience heatwave conditions, with maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s. Continue reading...

Residents of Sutton in Hull remember the former MP and deputy prime minister who became ‘a proper Hully’In the village of Sutton, which John Prescott called home, everybody has their own anecdote about the Labour heavyweight.For some, it was simply that they had seen him walking his dog, or out and about in his slippers, but others had more colourful stories to tell. Continue...

The current escalations will set a new status quo for life under Trump – what does the US president have planned?Like Chekhov’s gun coming off the wall in Act V, it was probably only a matter of time before Vladimir Putin launched an experimental, nuclear-capable ballistic missile into Ukraine. It is hardly a coincidence that his decision comes as the war approaches a likely...

Australian designer says she is devastated and heartbroken by US singer’s successful appeal, adding ‘trademark isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInternational popstar Katy Perry has had a court win in her long-running trademark battle with an Australian fashion designer over her Katie Perry trademark loungewear.Sydney...

Thompson refutes ‘any and all allegations that have been made’ against him after government announced actionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTownsville’s controversial mayor has been suspended from the role for a year on full pay, but has vowed to return to the job after clearing his name.Queensland’s local government minister, Ann...

Healthscope to rip up contracts with Bupa and Australian Health Services Alliance in fight over extra feeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHealthscope, Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator, will terminate its contracts with two private health insurers, leaving members facing potentially hundreds of dollars more in out-of-pocket costs.The change will affect 38...

Historic England to recognise home where Hollywood legend said he spent ‘happiest days’ of his childhoodThe humble West Country beginnings of one of Hollywood’s most glittering stars is being commemorated with the unveiling of a Historic England national blue plaque at his beloved childhood home.Archie Leach may have transformed into that epitome of well-heeled sophistication, Cary Grant, but he never forgot the old apple...

Case shows gap in protections for deceased tenants’ families, with authorities’ property access policies varyingThe brother of a 29-year-old man found dead in temporary council accommodation says he has been left bereft after his sibling’s belongings were disposed of by council contractors.Simon Byrne had made an appointment with Brighton and Hove officials to collect the possessions of his brother Chris, who had died from...

Sector will have extra £2.8bn cost burden from April due to tax and wage rises announced in budget, says Nuffield TrustLarge parts of England’s adult social care market face collapse as a result of tax and wage rises announced in the budget, with devastating consequences for vulnerable and older people who rely on care services, a leading thinktank has warned.The Nuffield Trust said that...

Everyone in US politics has an opinion on why the Democrats lost the election, and finger-pointing within the party is rife. As the debate rages, Jonathan Freedland will be speaking to various experts about what the party got wrong – and how it can bounce back.This week, he meets James Carville, the veteran political strategist who helped get Bill Clinton elected twiceArchive: Pennebaker Associates,...

Ex-Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trialDonald Trump announced that he would nominate for attorney general Pam Bondi, the former Florida state attorney general, hours after the former representative Matt Gaetz withdrew in the face of opposition from Senate Republicans who had balked over a series of sexual misconduct allegations.The move to name Bondi...

Police say man, believed to be under influence of drugs, walked into ER restroom in Upland and did not come outA patient believed to be under the influence of drugs caused chaos at a California hospital when he climbed into the ceiling of an emergency room, got stuck and had to be freed by firefighters.The Latin Times reported that the unnamed man was a...