Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing live: editorial adviser declines to comment on string of Patricia Karvelas social media posts presented in court

12/02/2025 06:54 The Guardian

Lattouf’s unlawful termination claim against ABC examines how and why she was sacked after posting on social media about Israel-Gaza war. Follow the hearing live.Fagir presses Latimer on the social media advice given to LattoufFagir is now taking Latimer to advice he received from the acting editorial director, Simon Melkman.The direction to Steve was that Ms Lattouf doesn’t post anything in the context of the Middle East conflict on her socials.That was the direction. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: fears grow for Israel-Gaza ceasefire after Netanyahu threat

Israel’s prime minister said he would end the ceasefire if Hamas failed to free Israeli hostages by midday on SaturdayDonald Trump has pressed Jordan’s King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently displaced under the US president’s idea for the US to take over the Gaza Strip...

12/02/2025 07:37 The Guardian

UK economy on course for 1.5% expansion, NIESR predicts

Thinktank cautions Trump tariffs could blow hole in forecast, with 63% of UK firms exporting to US expecting to be hitThe British economy is on course to expand by 1.5% this year after the budget gave a boost to public spending but could be blown off course if Donald Trump goes ahead with threatened...

12/02/2025 07:01 The Guardian

Aberdeen named cheapest city for single homebuyers in Great Britain

Average one- or two-bedroom home is £119,000 in Scottish city, as Liverpool tops list in England and Blaenau Gwent in WalesBoost for UK borrowers as Santander ‘fires starting gun’ on mortgage price warAberdeen in Scotland is the most affordable city for single people to buy a home in Great Brit...

12/02/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Inside the US president’s chaos machine

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12/02/2025 06:53 The Guardian

Nationwide warns Reeves against cutting tax breaks on cash Isas

City wants more investment in stocks but move could reduce availability of mortgages for first-time buyers Britain’s biggest building society has waded into a row over whether the government should cut tax breaks on cash Isas, arguing such a move would reduce the availability of mortgages for firs...

12/02/2025 06:00 The Guardian

China tops list of countries trying to silence exiled dissidents over past decade, study shows

Russia, Turkey and Egypt also among worst perpetrators of transnational repression around the globeA quarter of the world’s countries have engaged in transnational repression – targeting political exiles abroad to silence dissent – in the past decade, new research reveals.The Washington DC-bas...

12/02/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Modi heads to US in mission to dodge a tit-for-tat tariff battle

Prime minister hoping to revive ‘bromance’ of Trump’s first term despite US president calling India ‘a very big abuser’The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, is heading to Washington for high-stakes talks in an attempt to avoid a trade war with Donald Trump.India is considering tariff c...

12/02/2025 03:30 The Guardian

AFL plan to extract more money from gambling faces potential legal challenge

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12/02/2025 03:00 The Guardian

White House fires USAid inspector general who issued damning report on Trump’s funding freeze – as it happened

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12/02/2025 02:49 The Guardian

Trump reportedly fires watchdog who oversees USAid after damning report

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12/02/2025 01:01 The Guardian

Aid worker says medical machines appear to have been ‘deliberately destroyed’ in Gaza hospital – as it happened

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12/02/2025 00:10 The Guardian

Marc Fogel: Trump says another release to come as he greets US teacher freeed by Russia

President claims release of Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel, held in Russia since 2021, could be an important part of ending the Ukraine warA US teacher who has been held in Russia since 2021 has been greeted at the White House by Donald Trump, who claimed the release could be an “important part...

11/02/2025 22:17 The Guardian

Salman Rushdie tells stabbing trial: ‘It occurred to me quite clearly I was dying’

Author says ‘I was screaming because of the pain’ in trial of man accused of trying to kill himSalman Rushdie took the stand in the trial of the man accused of attempting to kill him at a literary gathering in western New York in August 2022, and described the shocking attack more than 35 years...

11/02/2025 19:42 The Guardian

Boost for UK borrowers as Santander ‘fires starting gun’ on mortgage price war

Bank to offer first two-year deal under 4% with rivals likely to follow suitThe first sub-4% mortgages for months are going on sale, handing a much-needed boost to first-time buyers and those worried about refinancing their home loan.Santander on Thursday will start offering fixed rate deals at 3.99...

11/02/2025 19:28 The Guardian

Israel will resume war in Gaza unless more hostages freed this week, says Netanyahu

Ultimatum appears to endorse threat by Donald Trump, who on Tuesday also appeared to back annexation of West BankMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas does not release more hostages by noon on Saturday, endorsing a threat by...

11/02/2025 19:22 The Guardian

‘Let’s not forget the pain of the 2008 crisis in pursuit of growth,’ warns Andrew Bailey

Bank of England governor says there is ‘no trade-off’ between economic growth and financial stabilityThe governor of the Bank of England has warned against watering down City regulations introduced after the 2008 banking crash, saying there was “no trade-off” between economic growth and fina...

11/02/2025 18:31 The Guardian

Canada, Mexico and EU criticise Trump’s metal tariffs amid fears of trade war

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11/02/2025 17:31 The Guardian

UK Steel says Trump has ‘taken a sledgehammer’ to free trade; BoE governor warns against ripping out regulation – as it happened

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11/02/2025 15:59 The Guardian

Zelenskyy: Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine’s security without America

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11/02/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Most charges against Gaza protesters dismissed but ‘intent is to scare people’

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EU vows ‘firm and proportionate countermeasures’ against latest Trump tariffs – Europe live

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Campaigner for migrants in Libya targeted in spyware attack

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11/02/2025 08:00 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Will Labour’s own ‘go home’ moment work – or lead to more desperate measures?

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‘We are here to fight back’: hundreds protest suspension of US financial watchdog

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11/02/2025 01:15 The Guardian

Trump says Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if Israeli hostages not freed

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11/02/2025 00:40 The Guardian

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