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Exclusive: Lack of formal oversight means anyone can set up in practice and continue to work after misconduct cases, campaigners say‘I was completely vulnerable’: woman tells of alleged abuse by ‘counsellor’When therapy goes wrong: the problem of underqualified practitionersMinisters face calls for the urgent regulation of psychotherapists and counsellors to protect vulnerable people, as lawyers report a rise in lawsuits by patients for alleged...

Sarah says she would have found it easier to file a complaint had therapy been better regulatedPsychotherapists in England must be regulated, experts say, after abuse claims riseWhen therapy goes wrong: the problem of underqualified practitionersSarah* moved across the country to a new town in her late 30s after fleeing a decade-long abusive marriage. Struggling to make friends and fill her lonely evenings, she...

Researchers urge caution after Jordan tomb excavation and say new clues about Nabataean culture may lie elsewhereFor one of the most famous ancient sites on the planet, there is a surprising amount about the city of Petra – and the Nabataean people who built it – that we don’t know for sure.What exactly were their origins? How did their society operate? And why did...

In the age of influencer therapists and mental health apps, experts say the public need to be better informedPsychotherapists in England must be regulated, experts say, after abuse claims rise‘I was completely vulnerable’: woman tells of alleged abuse by ‘counsellor’From influencer therapists on social media to psychotherapy platforms advertising on TV and radio, going to see a therapist is increasingly mainstream – yet many...

Emergency services recover bodies of children, aged five and seven, at Floyd Bay in LansvaleGet Guardian Australia’s breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman and two children, aged five and seven, have died after being seen in distress in waters in Sydney’s south-west.Emergency services were called to a boat ramp at Floyd Bay on the Georges River in Lansvale on Saturday...

Sunday’s presidential election and EU referendum takes place amid concerns over interference from MoscowMoldovans head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election and an EU referendum that will mark a pivotal moment in the tug-of-war between Russia and the west over the future of the small, landlocked south-east European country of fewer than 3 million peopleThe pro-western president, Maia Sandu, hopes to...

World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear powerIn 2019, France’s best known climate expert sat down to work with its most feted graphic novelist. The result? Perhaps the most terrifying comic ever drawn.Part history, part analysis, part vision for the future, World Without End weaves the story of humanity’s rapacious appetite for fossil fuel energy, how it has made...

Sydney and Canberra are on the royal couple’s itinerary, with opportunities for the public to see them between official functionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKing Charles and Queen Camilla have touched down in Australia for the couple’s first visit to the country since Charles became its reigning monarch.They were last in...

Residents told to flee as firefighters battle blaze, with two homes burned and several others damagedA fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes on Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where roughly 500 people were ordered to evacuate, officials said.Damon Covington, the city’s fire chief, said that at about 1.30pm, calls had come in...

Storms and showers predicted to linger around Australia’s east coast over the weekendGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Damaging conditions are due to ease after days of wild weather but the risk remains of major thunderstorms.Residents in Queensland’s Wide Bay and surrounding land areas have been put on alert for a risk of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and...

This live blog has now closed. Read our latest story hereDon’t miss important US election news. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsWhile Donald Trump is believed to have made gains among Black and Hispanic voters, a new poll shows the Kamala Harris continues to lead among the former group, the Guardian’s Anna Betts reports:A new poll has revealed that Kamala...

One in six workers has engaged a firm to hand in notice for them, as younger workers reject traditional work ethicMari was just two months into her new job when she decided she had had enough. The position at an online bank in Tokyo, found through a staffing agency, had looked like a perfect fit for the 25-year-old, a member of Japan’s legions of...

This blog has now closed. You can read our latest story hereAt least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school turned shelter in the Jabaliya neighbourhood of Gaza City, amid accusations Israel intends to forcibly expel the remaining population in a renewed ground campaign.The bombing of Abu Hussein school in Jabaliya on Thursday killed 28, including doctors and several...

Democratic nominee suggests at Michigan rally that rival does not have stamina to handle another presidential termKamala Harris used a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday to seize on reports that Donald Trump had been canceling media interviews to question whether he has the stamina for a second presidency if voters choose him over her in November’s election.“If he can’t handle the rigors...

NSW Maritime executive director says balls appear to be made up of fatty acids, chemicals found in cleaning and cosmetic products, and fuel oilGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA baffling tar ball emergency that closed major beaches in Sydney’s eastern suburbs appears to be over.The remaining beaches closed to bathers at Coogee, Maroubra and Clovelly have been cleared to...

Document printed 237 years ago, one of eight copies known to still exist, went to highest bidder on ThursdayA rare copy of the US constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9m at an auction Thursday evening in North Carolina.Brunk Auctions sold the document, the only copy of its type thought to be privately owned,...

Case of Anthony Thomas ‘TJ’ Hoover II is under investigation by state and federal government officialsA man who had gone into cardiac arrest and been declared brain dead woke up as surgeons in his home state of Kentucky were in the middle of harvesting his organs for donation, his family has told media outlets.As reported Thursday by both National Public Radio and the Kentucky...

Most businesses were closed on Friday as officials blamed deteriorating infrastructure and fuel shortages for failureCuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power plants.Grid operator UNE said it hoped to restart at least five of its oil-fired generation plants...

House oversight committee’s report further called the ex-president’s term ‘world’s greatest get-rich-quick scheme’Donald Trump billed the government for Secret Service accommodations at his hotels many times over what other guests were charged, particularly foreign dignitaries, according to a report released Friday from Democratic members of the House oversight committee.Describing the former US president’s term in office as “the world’s greatest get-rich-quick scheme”, the report’s...

Canada expelled six Indian diplomats as fallout continues from 2023 killing of Canadian Sikh Hardeep Singh NijjarCanada’s foreign minister has warned India’s remaining diplomats in the country that they are “clearly on notice” not to endanger Canadian lives after New Delhi’s top envoy in Canada was named a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist.India’s high commissioner was expelled on Monday...

Deputy leader says group’s conditions for a ceasefire will be maintained, as Israel shows no sign of accepting themIsrael-Gaza war: latest news updatesHamas has acknowledged the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar but vowed to keep fighting, in the face of international calls for an immediate ceasefire.“We are continuing Hamas’s path,” Khalil al-Hayya, Sinwar’s deputy said from exile in Qatar, adding that the slain...

Nine deaths in a week, including soldier’s killing of 59-year-old woman as she farmed, brings charges of ‘war-like’ tacticsIsrael-Gaza war: latest news updatesPalestinians in the occupied West Bank are facing an increase in Israeli settler attacks and Israeli army violence at the start of the important olive harvest season, the UN has said.The international body’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) accused...

Russian navy ships reportedly transferred 1,500 forces to Vladivostok, where they are being trainedSouth Korea’s intelligence agency said on Friday that North Korea had dispatched troops to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine, a development that could intensify the standoff between North Korea and the west.In a statement on its website, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Russian navy ships transferred 1,500 North...

Motorist accused of deliberately targeting 27-year-old Paul Varry in road rage incident A motorist accused of deliberately running over a cyclist in a Paris road rage incident has been formally put under investigation for murder and remanded in custody.The 52-year-old SUV driver, named only as Ariel M, is accused of deliberately targeting the cyclist, who was named by the Paris public prosecutor’s office as...