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Bridget Phillipson warns of ‘difficult period’ ahead for trade, but government ‘working through every eventuality’Business live – latest updatesUK politics liveThe UK government will not engage in a “kneejerk” response to any tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, as it warned there would be a “difficult period” ahead in trade relations with the US and called for calm.The US president is to announce his latest...

Indigenous teenager re-admitted to hospital after suffering seizures and ‘in a bad way’, doctor tells courtGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn Indigenous teenager with head injuries was released from a hospital only to be re-admitted hours later in a worse condition, which led to his death, a murder trial has been told.Cassius Turvey, a 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, died...

Louise Haigh calls for end to two-tier system over complaints of sexual misconduct or harassmentBosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or hospitality sectors, a former cabinet minister has said, as she calls for an end to a two-tier system for victims.Louise Haigh, the former transport secretary, has urged MPs to look...

Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump is preparing to consider a final proposal to decide the future of TikTok before a deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban.The US vice-president, JD Vance, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and the director of national...

Emergency workers mobilise amid fears wild weather and swollen rivers could inundate parts of mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelandsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of emergency workers have been deployed in northern New South Wales as the impact of heavy rain and flooding in Queensland moves south.The mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelands regions...

This blog is now closedLabor to consider WTO challenge if Trump targets Australia with ‘liberation day’ tariffsAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastForeign minister Penny Wong has...

Some government sources anticipate tariffs of up to 20% across all exports to the US in broad-brush regimeElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will consider taking its ally America...

Wild 5.5 metre swells hammer the eastern NSW coastline, causing damage to key walkways and closing beachesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLocals in Sydney’s east woke on Wednesday to discover some of the city’s most famous beaches and coastal walkways battered and damaged by huge overnight swells.Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly and Cronulla beaches...

Exclusive: Australian state’s hate speech legislation includes safeguard allegedly inspired by Matildas star’s UK trialThe Australian state of Victoria has passed laws to crack down on hate speech, which include a so-called “Sam Kerr clause” to prevent the harsh new penalties from being used to punish the people they are intended to protect.Those found guilty of serious vilification offences, such as inciting hatred or...

In today’s newsletter: The administration’s sweeping tariffs have left markets bracing for volatility – but what impact will they have on an unsteady global economy?Good morning. According to Donald Trump, it’s “liberation day”: the advent of a new trade order in which Americans reap the benefit of massive tariffs on imports, and the rest of the world picks up the tab.Unsurprisingly, the United States’...

From Guy Burgess’s briefcase to microdots secreted in talc, an exhibition reveals remarkable items from the agency’s archives – and the extraordinary stories behind themThe agency that would become MI5, originally known as the Secret Service Bureau, employed just 17 staff in 1914; by the end of the first world war, the number working for Britain’s domestic counter-intelligence agency had swelled to 850, including...

China’s military says drills will continue in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday and will use live fireThe US has accused China of putting the region’s security at risk after it launched a second day of military drills targeting Taiwan with a rehearsal blockade and attack.China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) began the joint drills without notice on Tuesday morning, sending 76 aircraft and more than...

President’s plans have rattled global stock markets and triggered heated rows with US’s largest trading partnersDonald Trump will announce his latest round of tariffs at the White House on Wednesday, threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”.Trump has rattled global stock markets, alarmed corporate executives and economists, and triggered heated rows with the US’s largest trading partners...

A 26-year-old man was rescued from hotel in capital Naypyidaw, long after disaster that has killed thousandsA man was pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar on Wednesday, five days after the country’s worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.The 26-year-old was found alive in the ruins of the building in the capital,...

Report finds police mistook girl for missing woman in blunder that has appalled political leadersAn 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs and placed on a mental health ward after New Zealand police mistook her for a missing woman, a report found on Wednesday.Health officials and police have scrambled to explain the mix-up, which has appalled political leaders and stoked outrage across the...

Randy Fine beats Josh Weil in Mike Waltz’s former district, and Jimmy Patronis wins seat vacated by Matt GaetzRepublicans on Tuesday won special elections for two US House of Representatives seats in Florida vacated by Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, dashing Democratic hopes for an upset victory in the first federal special elections held since the president began his second term.But Democratic candidates Josh Weil...

Anti-Houthi air campaign, details of which were revealed in Signal scandal, has brought further destruction to countryA ramped-up US bombing campaign on Yemen has killed civilians and brought further destruction and uncertainty to the poorest country in the Middle East, compounding an already dire situation after Donald Trump cut aid, according to local people, humanitarian workers and rights groups.“Now the rampant bombing has started,...

Liberal judge defeats Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history, which cost a combined $80mWisconsin supreme court race: Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidateUS voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Florida in elections that some see as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity and the political clout of his billionaire ally Elon Musk.The most closely...

The US-Canadian dual citizen speculates he may be ‘barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor’ after his European tour, after years of speaking against TrumpNeil Young has shared his concerns of being barred from the US after his European tour later this year, thanks to his outspoken critiques of Donald Trump.On Tuesday, on his website Neil Young Archives, the 79-year-old...

Defence secretary’s trip to Asia shows the Trump administration is engaged with the region, but analysts warn Taipei to tread carefully On Tuesday China’s military launched joint drills around Taiwan, sending ships, planes and some bizarre propaganda videos across the strait to both warn and punish Taiwan’s government over what Beijing calls “separatist activity”.The purported provocation was recent assertiveness by Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te,...

Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crimeSome of the bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, killed by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave nine days ago in Gaza, were found with their hands or legs tied and had gunshot wounds to the head and chest, according to two...

CMA found car firms chose not to compete when advertising what percentage of their vehicles could be recycledTen leading car manufacturers – plus two automotive trade bodies – have been fined more than £77m by a UK regulator after admitting breaking competition law in relation to advertising their green credentials.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation after a tipoff from Mercedes-Benz, which...

No 10 says deal to cede UK’s last African colony now being finalised after months of doubtDonald Trump has signed off the UK’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Downing Street has indicated, paving the way for the UK to cede sovereignty over its last African colony after a six-month standoff.Under the terms of the deal, the UK will give up control of...

Andry José Hernández Romero sent to an El Salvador prison after claim ‘crown’ tattoos proved he was a gang memberFor as long as anyone can remember Andry José Hernández Romero was enthralled by the annual Three Kings Day celebrations for which his Venezuelan home town is famed, joining thousands of fellow Christians on the streets of Capacho to remember how the trio of wise...