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07/11/2024 20:24 The Guardian

The ACCC is holding an inquiry into the nation’s supermarkets. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeatwave warnings continuing across multiple statesThe hot weather is continuing in Queensland today, with a maximum forecast of 38C in Rockhampton, 34C in Noosa Heads and 33C in Brisbane. Continue reading...

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Putin calls Trump ‘courageous’ and hints at Ukraine talks; mass deportation plan has ‘no price tag’, Trump says – US election live

Russian leader congratulates Trump and says he is ready to talk; president-elect reportedly suggests no price limit could derail immigration planTen key takeaways from Trump’s winThe key swing states and counties that handed Trump the White HouseRudy Giuliani will appear in a New York City courtro...

07/11/2024 22:36 The Guardian

Leaders urge stronger action to defend Europe after Trump’s re-election

EPC talks in Budapest hears call for unity on continent as former US president’s return to White House brings uncertaintyEuropean leaders have called for stronger action to defend their continent and support Ukraine, in a show of unity after Donald Trump won re-election to the White House for a se...

07/11/2024 19:16 The Guardian

Trump will give Israel ‘blank check’ which may mean all-out war with Iran, says ex-CIA chief

Leon Panetta says he also expects US president-elect to favor letting Russia retain control of areas of UkraineUS elections 2024 – live updatesDonald Trump will as president give Benjamin Netanyahu a “blank check” in the Middle East, possibly opening the way for all-out war between Israel and...

07/11/2024 18:35 The Guardian

Angela Rayner says she discussed enhancing UK-US special relationship in call with JD Vance – as it happened

Deputy prime minister says she spoke with vice president-elect about ‘plans for the future and working together’Yesterday Ed Balls, the former Labour shadow chancellor, said Donald Trump’s victory in the US showed that, if Labour did not improve living standards by the end of this parliament,...

07/11/2024 17:47 The Guardian

New Star Wars trilogy in the works from Lucasfilm and X-Men writer

X-Men and Deadpool writer Simon Kinberg has been hired to write and produce a new trilogy with new charactersA new Star Wars trilogy is in the works from Lucasfilm and X-Men’s Simon Kinberg.According to Deadline, the new films will reportedly take place after the most recent trilogy that concluded...

07/11/2024 17:44 The Guardian

Ex-police officer tells Sturgess inquiry of hallucinations after novichok poisoning

Nick Bailey, who went to Sergei Skripal’s home, describes visions of a ‘tsunami of pure heat and fire’ near his eyesA former police officer who was poisoned in the Salisbury novichok attack has described the “nightmarish hallucinations” he experienced shortly after coming into contact with...

07/11/2024 17:23 The Guardian

Russia strikes Kyiv in huge drone attack hours after Trump win

Attack on Ukrainian capital lasts eight hours with five districts hit and high-rise building set on fireRussia has carried out a massive drone attack on Kyiv, and killed four people in a strike on a hospital in Zaporizhzhia, hours after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.Five a...

07/11/2024 16:59 The Guardian

‘It will be harder on us’: Palestinians weigh up impact of Trump election win

Many in Ramallah argue things cannot get any worse but some say US result could add unpredictability to despairMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe waiters at Ramallah’s cafes and the tenders of its falafel stands all had more or less the same question: is Donald Trump’s win good or bad? It is...

07/11/2024 14:23 The Guardian

Forty monkeys on the loose in South Carolina after escaping research facility

Residents advised to keep doors and windows locked as police use thermal imaging cameras to search for animalsThese monkeys went bananas: 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina, and local authorities on Wednesday warned residents to stay away.“Residents are strongly advised...

07/11/2024 14:19 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: France sees ‘window’ to end wars in Gaza and Lebanon after Trump victory

France’s foreign minister cites Donald Trump’s desire to see end of ‘Middle East’s endless wars’Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said the presidential election result in the US is a chance for a new administration to “review the wrong approaches of the past”.Reuters quotes Es...

07/11/2024 14:06 The Guardian

Sainsbury’s boosted by return to the office but warns of price rises

Profits are up 4.7% but extra £140m on national insurance bill could mean more expensive groceriesBusiness live – latest updatesFood sales at Sainsbury’s have been boosted by a return to the office and fewer people dining out in restaurants, as the retailer warned of possible price rises as a r...

07/11/2024 12:14 The Guardian

Bank of England cuts interest rates by 0.25 points to 4.75%

Borrowing costs reduced for second time this year with Fed expected to cut US rates later on ThursdayBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has cut interest rates despite warning that Rachel Reeves’s budget will complicate its battle against high inflation by keeping the rate above it...

07/11/2024 12:01 The Guardian

‘Only dictatorships pretend to be perfect’: Albanese gives fiery defence of democracy after US election

‘A fierce contest can be a good thing, as long as it’s a contest about substance’, PM tells global democracy conference in SydneyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister who vowed before the last electio...

07/11/2024 08:01 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: What lies ahead for the US in a second Trump administration

In today’s newsletter: After winning Tuesday’s election, America’s first convicted president will assemble his transition team – here’s what we know so far about his plans• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.Kamala Harris conceded the US election to Donald T...

07/11/2024 07:11 The Guardian

US diplomats brace as Trump plans foreign policy shake-up in wider purge of government

Analysts say it is hard to separate the president-elect’s bluster from his actual plans but it’s clear his priority is to bin many of Joe Biden’s policiesUS election live: latest updates after Trump’s victoryThe US foreign policy establishment is set for one of the biggest shake-ups in years...

07/11/2024 07:00 The Guardian

2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’

Exclusive: a UN report will accuse the military of imposing ‘collective punishment’ on Rakhine state, more than three years after seizing power in a coup Two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could face starvation within months because fierce conflict and trade blockades have led to a...

07/11/2024 06:13 The Guardian

Lancashire memorial to first world war hero given Grade II-listed status

Stone memorial at church in Withnell tells story of Pte James Miller who was killed at Battle of Somme in 1916A granite stone cross in the boundary wall of an otherwise ordinary English churchyard has been given listed status because of the “extraordinary” story it reveals of first world war her...

07/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Lightning fire risk high on NSW-Queensland border as thunderstorms develop in heatwave

Some residents in the Western Downs region in Queensland have been told to prepare to leave amid a fast-moving fireFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere is a high chance of lightning strike fires around the New South Wa...

07/11/2024 03:27 The Guardian

Australia politics live: Wong says US ambassador Rudd will do excellent job in Trump era; Turnbull warns Albanese not to ‘suck up’ to new president

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Australian prime minister ‘has to stand up’ to Donald Trump. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who had some colourful moments in his relationship with Donald...

06/11/2024 22:34 The Guardian

Middle East crisis: UN members must defend Unrwa against Israel’s ban, says aid agency boss – as it happened

Philippe Lazzarini, head of Unrwa, says aid agency will collapse ‘without intervention by member states’Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of Beirut that today between 10.30am and 1.30pm it will “detonate unexploded ordnance” in th...

06/11/2024 20:01 The Guardian

California faces extreme wildfire risk due to powerful winds and low humidity

Santa Ana winds predicted to bring gusts up to 100mph to southern part of state as officials issue red flag warningsCalifornia was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that caused humidity levels to drop and raised the risk of wildfires in much of the state.The National Weather Service in Los Angeles...

06/11/2024 18:13 The Guardian

Reeves hints UK will urge Trump not to raise tariffs as economists fear his policies will cut growth – as it happened

Chancellor says UK’s trading relationship with US is ‘absolutely crucial’ and promises not to be a ‘passive actor’Another Labour politician who has criticised Donald Trump strongly in the past is Emily Thornberry, shadow foreign secretary when Jeremy Corbyn was Labour leader and now chair...

06/11/2024 17:45 The Guardian

‘A wrecking ball’: experts warn Trump’s win sets back global climate action

Election of a ‘climate denier’ to US presidency poses ‘major threat to the planet’, environmentalists sayUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerDonald Trump’s new term as US president poses a grav...

06/11/2024 17:18 The Guardian

Netanyahu’s sacking of defence chief ‘last thing Israel needs’, says president

Critics dismayed at timing of dismissal amid war and on day of US election – and warn more may come for PM’s political gainMany Israelis have been left reeling by Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to dismiss his popular defence minister in the midst of a multifront war, accusing him of carrying ou...

06/11/2024 16:55 The Guardian

M&S profits rise but retailer warns of £60m hit from Reeves’s budget

Concerns over increase in national insurance contributions and minimum wage on customers and suppliersCost rises for shops and pubs are real and large. Pity the small operatorsMarks & Spencer has reported a better than expected jump in profits but warned that measures in last week’s budget cou...

06/11/2024 16:46 The Guardian

‘A gift to the Kremlin’: uncertainty over Ukraine’s future after Trump victory

Some express fears over US aid for Ukraine while others say the country is already strugglingUkraine was plunged into gloom and uncertainty after Donald Trump’s victory amid expectations that he is likely to end US military assistance while the Kremlin said its aim of subjugating its neighbour rem...

06/11/2024 13:54 The Guardian

Heat from sewers, tube and Thames could soon warm London buildings

Westminster plan for UK’s biggest heat network could involve parliament warmed by waste and low-carbon heatAbout 1,000 London buildings including the Houses of Parliament and the National Gallery could soon be warmed by low-carbon heat sourced from the River Thames, London Underground and sewer ne...

06/11/2024 13:33 The Guardian

Australia’s conservatives praise Trump’s ‘self-belief’ as PM sends congratulations

Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison send messages as Adam Bandt criticises ‘dangerous demagogue’ and calls on PM to cancel AukusUS election 2024 – live news updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is bracing for for...

06/11/2024 13:29 The Guardian

Wetherspoon’s boss warns of pub price rises as result of Labour budget

Tim Martin blamed increases to the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributionsPubgoers should expect prices to go up as a result of Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the politically outspoken boss of Wetherspoon’s, Tim Martin, has said.Speaking as the hospitality chain announ...

06/11/2024 10:57 The Guardian

Trump win is a victory for Netanyahu, but Israeli PM may not get it all his way

US president-elect has indicated he wants an end to war in Gaza and his position on conflict with Iran remains unclearUS election live: latest updates after Trump’s victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US election result is highly consequential for the Middle East, and is a dramatic win f...

06/11/2024 10:55 The Guardian

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