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The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori and ruling authoritiesNew Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 secondsA controversial bill that seeks to radically change how New Zealand’s treaty between Māori and the Crown is interpreted in modern times will be introduced to parliament on Thursday, nearly two weeks ahead of its initial schedule.The Treaty...

Pharmaceutical’s weight loss pill described as ‘underwhelming’, also piling pressure on share priceAstraZeneca shares tumbled on Tuesday wiping £14bn off the value of Britain’s biggest drug maker, after a report that dozens of senior executives at its China unit could be implicated in an insurance fraud case in the country’s pharmaceutical sector.Also putting pressure on the share price, early data on AstraZeneca’s experimental weight...

Kim Jong-un says his army is the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to illness and none have seen combat beforeDepending on whom you ask, they are the boost that Russian forces need to make a significant breakthrough in Ukraine, or they are simple cannon fodder, destined for repatriation in body bags.After weeks of speculation, Nato and the Pentagon have confirmed that...

Exclusive: UK rebuild of Beijing embassy held up as Angela Rayner faces fraught decision on Royal Mint Court siteUK politics live – latest updatesChina is blocking requests to rebuild the British embassy in Beijing while the fate of its controversial mega-embassy in east London is being decided, the Guardian can disclose.Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary, faces a politically fraught decision...

Election watchers in Europe, Asia and elsewhere will be tuning in – and some have a particular interest in the resultUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerFrom Brazil to Ireland and Germany to the Caribbean, this year’s knife-edge – and more than usually momentous – US presidential vote will be...

Government drops opposition to case of 64 people, including 16 children, who fled persecution in Sri LankaDozens of Tamils stranded on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia for more than three years are to be airlifted to the UK after the government dropped its opposition to their case, the high court has heard.The 64 people, including 16 children, have been stranded on...

News of Reza Valizadeh’s imprisonment comes as Iran marks 45th anniversary of US embassy hostage crisisAn Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months, authorities have said, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on the country.The imprisonment of Reza Valizadeh, acknowledged to the Associated Press...

Catherine Russell’s comments come amid reports of further airstrikes on Jabalia and Beit LahiyaA Bangladeshi worker, Mohammad Nizam, 31, was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon on Saturday afternoon, Dhaka’s foreign ministry has said.Nizam was killed in the airstrike as he stopped at a coffee shop on the way to work in Beirut, Bangladesh’s ambassador to Lebanon, Javed Tanveer Khan, said.With the ongoing war,...

Temper Works has promoted its agency workers to clients, saying they fall outside the legislationA gig economy firm has been criticised for telling its hospitality clients they can avoid new fair tipping laws and a forthcoming ban on zero-hours contractors by using its freelance workforce.Temper Works, which supplies workers to more than 5,000 companies, including Hard Rock Cafe, Alexandra Palace and Claridge’s, is promoting...

Feedback on the benefits of displaying pictures on wards, now gathered in a new book, is backed by scientific studiesArt, of course, brings pleasure. Now there is evidence that paintings can also help alleviate medical conditions, as well as boosting NHS staff.A new book produced by the charity Paintings in Hospitals (PiH), which has a collection of 3,500 works and prints, including by Andy...

Fury over new charges for accused leaves room for conspiracy theories, says chair of Association of Police and Crime CommissionersConspiracy theories about the Southport attack are spreading because of a crisis with “trust in institutions” in Britain, the local area’s police commissioner has warned.Emily Spurrell, who was made chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) in September, said the furore around...

Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked“Designed to be deleted” is the tagline of one of the UK’s most popular dating apps. Hinge promises that it is “the dating app for people who want to get off dating apps” – the place to find lasting love.But critics say modern dating is...

Friends warned against seeking retribution after man in his 20s dies of gunshot wounds in North MelbourneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFamily and friends are grieving the loss of a “talented and sociable” young rapper who died after he was allegedly shot by a man who remains on the run.The man in his 20s was found with gunshot wounds...

Rachel Reeves’s budget criticised for keeping local housing allowance at same level despite rising rent costsLow-income renters will struggle to afford housing costs after Rachel Reeves’s decision to freeze the amount of housing benefit they receive in the budget, experts have warned.Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, confirmed on Thursday that local housing allowance (LHA) – the localised rates that determine how much...

Pro-EU president Maia Sandu faces Alexandr Stoianoglo in polls marred by accusations of Kremlin vote-buyingMoldovans will head to the polls on Sunday for a second-round vote to choose between the incumbent pro-EU president, Maia Sandu, and a Russia-friendly challenger.Despite securing 42% of the vote in the first round, Sandu faces a tough challenge in the runoff against an opposition bloc led by Alexandr Stoianoglo...

Australians will have access to permanent free Tafe nationwide if the Labor government is re-elected, the PM says in the first major policy announcement. Follow today’s news liveTrump ‘not afraid to exercise power’: HockeyHockey says he believes Trump will seek to restart his trade war with China as he “sees China as the main adversary of the United States rather than Russian, or even...

Prime minister says nation has weathered ‘global storm’ of high prices and announces more free Tafe places at rallyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has all but declared victory over the inflation crisis in an upbeat campaign rally speech promising more free Tafe places and cost of living support.On Sunday...

In shocking result that could reshape the race, ex-president falls three points behind in a state he won in 2016 and 2020A poll in Iowa that has unexpectedly put Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump in what was previously expected to be a safe state for the Republicans has sent shockwaves through America’s poll-watchers.The Selzer poll carried out for the Des Moines Register newspaper...

Father-to-be was unaware of planned party at Epping Gardens aged care facility and stayed only five minutes, tribunal hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn aged care nurse who attended a baby shower at a nursing home during a Covid lockdown has been suspended, telling a tribunal the mistake “will haunt me...

Demonstrators from Texas to Connecticut and Washington DC carried signs and chanted: ‘We won’t go back!’Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of abortion rights and other feminist causes ahead of Tuesday’s election.Demonstrators carried posters and signs through city streets, chanting slogans such as: “We won’t go back!” Some men joined with them. Speakers urged people to vote...

Hecs debt will be reduced by 20% for university students under a government proposal should Labor win the next electionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSlashing the Hecs debts of millions of university students will be a major boost for young Australians, the education minister says, as the federal government seeks a...

Young victim found beside A63 in Hessle early Friday morning with lacerations to neck, stomach, chest and backA 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest and back near Hull on Friday morning.The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article. Continue reading...

Judge allows Fulton county election offices to be open Saturday and Sunday for mail-in ballots to be dropped offA Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person.The lawsuit only named Fulton county, a Democratic stronghold that includes most of the city of...

Pedro Sánchez orders largest peacetime troop deployment to deal with flooding that has killed 211 peopleSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered the country’s largest peacetime military deployment, announcing that 10,000 troops and police officers will be drafted in to help deal with the aftermath of this week’s devastating floods, which have killed at least 211 people in eastern, southern and central regions.Speaking after...