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18/01/2026 00:29 The Guardian

Under the proposals, offenders could be fined a maximum of $44,000 and sentenced to a year in prison. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFamily court judge criticised over ‘brazen’ family violence commentsLegal experts have criticised the handling of abuse cases in family court, after a woman and alleged survivor of domestic abuse alleged a judge suggested she be taken to a park to “fight it out” with her former partner.The judge has evidence before them of family violence, which by definition is a pattern of violence, control and abuse of power, and yet has opted to collude with the alleged perpetrator, emboldening this person to continue his offences.The fact that these attitudes permeate the justice system does not surprise me but it is shocking how brazen (these comments) are.” Continue reading...

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European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – as it happened

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 FebruaryWhat do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.Reuters estimated that thousands of...

17/01/2026 23:38 The Guardian

Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger

Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s allyDonald Trump bought at least $1m worth of bonds in Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), according to a financial disclosure form, days after he said would “be involved” in a proposed me...

17/01/2026 17:21 The Guardian

Republican dissent as key figures warn Trump against Greenland pursuit

Congressional Republicans criticize ‘absurd’ idea as polls show most Americans oppose taking control of territoryDonald Trump’s renewed interest in taking control of Greenland has become a subject of pointed dissent among congressional Republicans, with several allies speaking out in recent da...

17/01/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Guterres warns of ‘powerful forces’ undermining ‘global cooperation’

In historic speech to mark UN’s 80th anniversary, secretary general makes impassioned plea for multilateralism and international law amid drastic US funding cutsThe United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, will warn on Saturday of the peril posed by “powerful forces lining up to unde...

17/01/2026 07:00 The Guardian

UK urged to ratify high seas treaty to avoid being shut out of Ocean Cop summit

As international treaty comes into force, bill to make it law in Britain is moving at ‘glacial pace’ through parliamentThe UK risks being shut out of a historic oceans summit because parliament has failed to ratify the UN’s high seas treaty, environmental charities and campaigners have warned....

17/01/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas

Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks criticalIt was noon by the time Jacques Katutu first saw the newborn mountain gorillas. Cradled in the arms of their mother, Mafuko, the tiny twins clung to her body for warmth in the fore...

17/01/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Greenland crisis: Europe needs the US, but it also needs to stand up to Trump

US president’s increasingly bellicose demands for control of the island may force the EU to draw a line in the snow Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?The crisis over Greenland may deliver the moment when Europe must stand up to Donald Tru...

17/01/2026 05:15 The Guardian

Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’

White House says seven-strong board, chaired by Trump, will steer Gaza through next phase of reconstructionDonald Trump has appointed the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and former British prime minister Tony Blair to a newly created Gaza “board of peace”, a body he claims will steer the nex...

16/01/2026 23:41 The Guardian

Democrats condemn ‘trauma and terror’ of Trump’s ICE surge in Minnesota

Congress members hold field hearing in St Paul, warning of future investigation into federal agents’ deadly use of forcePeople in Minneapolis and St Paul: what is life like in the Twin Cities right now?A large group of Democratic Congress members, senators and state politicians on Friday condemned...

16/01/2026 18:41 The Guardian

Amazon workers at Coventry warehouse being tested for tuberculosis after possible outbreak

Company says TB testing carried out as ‘precaution’ after small number of workers contracted lung diseaseAmazon is testing workers at its Coventry warehouse for tuberculosis amid fears it is at the centre of an outbreak of the lung disease.A handful of workers from the site were found to have co...

16/01/2026 17:41 The Guardian

Press advocates condemn Pentagon move to seize editorial control of Stars and Stripes

Trump administration struck policy requiring news outlet to have civilian editor and independent ombudsmanPress freedom advocates have condemned a move by the Pentagon to seize editorial control of the independent Stars and Stripes newspaper, a daily publication for service members that has covered...

16/01/2026 16:07 The Guardian

Bank of England governor hits out at populism as Trump interferes in US Fed

Andrew Bailey says he and heads of other institutions have responsibility to ‘challenge back’ populist narrativesBusiness live – latest updatesThe governor of the Bank of England has urged the world’s leading global institutions to fight back against the rise of populism, warning that it rep...

16/01/2026 15:58 The Guardian

Trump pushes for disarmament of Hamas as second stage of Gaza ceasefire begins

US president also calls for return of final Israeli captive’s remains from group, which has refused to give up weaponsDonald Trump has issued a fresh ultimatum to Hamas, adding to calls for the group’s disarmament as the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire with Israel begins, even as key e...

16/01/2026 14:33 The Guardian

‘Naked homophobia’: play revisits BBC’s first programme on gay men in 1950s

Original script from 1954 referring to ‘troubles of this kind’ to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month“All the homosexuals I’ve known have been extremely eager, like alcoholics, to spread the disease from which they suffer,” the barrister Lord Hailsham told the BBC in 1954.O...

16/01/2026 14:01 The Guardian

Tensions remain high in Minnesota as ACLU files lawsuit and Trump threatens Insurrection Act – US politics live

Minnesota governor Tim Walz urges president to ‘stop this campaign of retribution’ as he threatens to deploy militaryHere are some images coming in overnight on the wires from Minneapolis:Hello and thank you for joining us on the US politics live blog.A group of US parliamentarians is visiting C...

16/01/2026 12:33 The Guardian

‘An attempt to break people’: Bucha holds out amid Russia’s weaponisation of winter

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power plants as severe frost set in have been described as ‘crimes against humanity’Outside the main pumping station for Bucha, three engineers, bundled up in parkas, are working on the emergency generator keeping the Ukrainian city supplied with water.One holds a...

16/01/2026 12:30 The Guardian

Trump’s Greenland threats do ‘real damage’ to alliances and benefit Putin, warns senior US senator - Europe live

Jeanne Shaheen, the most senior Democrat on the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations said ‘millions of Americans are deeply concerned about the recent rhetoric of the United States taking over Greenland’Meanwhile, Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto does not seem to be convinced about th...

16/01/2026 12:09 The Guardian

Extreme rainfall inundates South Africa and Mozambique

Flood warning raised to highest level with roads washed away and rain forcing evacuation of Kruger national parkLarge areas of north-eastern South Africa and neighbouring Mozambique have been inundated for several days with exceptionally heavy rainfall. Some locations in South Africa recorded hundre...

16/01/2026 10:16 The Guardian

Shadow minister replacing Robert Jenrick says Tories ‘let down’ the country in government – UK politics live

The new shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy said he was ‘sorry’ for how the Conservatives ‘handled certain things in those last few years’ in powerPolitics is re-aligning and Robert Jenrick had to get on the side of authenticity, is how Reform UK’s new Scotland leader Malcolm Offord expl...

16/01/2026 09:44 The Guardian

Sydney awaits ‘soggiest weekend of summer’ as Victorian authorities defend flash flood warnings

Floods predicted for NSW south coast after severe storms dumped 180mm in six hours on Victoria’s Lorne and Wye River, washing cars into the sea on the Great Ocean RoadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities have d...

16/01/2026 08:50 The Guardian

Christian and Muslim faith leaders express ‘deep concerns’ about Labor bill’s impact on free speech – as it happened

This blog is now closedPenny Wong says Sussan Ley’s leadership ‘unsalvageable’ after Coalition flags opposition to new hate lawsCould Labor’s hate speech laws damage Australia’s free speech? Here’s what you need to know about the contentious billGet our breaking news email, free app or d...

16/01/2026 06:15 The Guardian

AI will transform the ‘human job’ and enhance skills, says science minister

Patrick Vallance says robots would take away ‘repetitive’ tasks, but Sadiq Khan warns AI will usher in ‘new era of mass unemployment’Advances in AI and robotics will transform human jobs, starting with roles in warehouses and factories, the UK science minister has said, as the government ann...

16/01/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Anger in Iceland over incoming US ambassador’s ‘52nd state’ joke

Thousands sign petition calling on Iceland’s foreign minister to reject Trump ally Billy Long’s nominationThousands of people have signed a petition expressing anger after Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Iceland reportedly joked that the Nordic country should become the 52nd US state....

15/01/2026 19:08 The Guardian

Eurovision song contest to go on tour to celebrate 70th anniversary

‘Iconic performers’ will visit 10 European cities, as event reels from boycott over Israel’s 2026 participation The Eurovision song contest will go on its first ever tour to celebrate its 70th anniversary, its organiser has said, as it reels from a boycott due to Israel’s participation.Five...

15/01/2026 18:04 The Guardian

Gulf states and Turkey warned Trump strikes on Iran could lead to major conflict

US allies’ lobbying appears to have helped persuade president to hold off for now on military assaultSaudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an attack by Washington would lead to a major...

15/01/2026 17:39 The Guardian

Regular spending on weight loss drugs ‘could affect size of mortgage you can get’

Some brokers say monthly outgoings on drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro can knock thousands off the amount you can borrowRegularly spending large sums on weight loss drugs could reduce the amount people can borrow on a mortgage by thousands of pounds, some brokers are warning.When homebuyers apply f...

15/01/2026 16:49 The Guardian

Boeing knew of engine defect on UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, report says

US transportation safety board releases initial report on November 2025 crash that killed 15 people in LouisvilleAn engine part suspected of causing the crash of a UPS cargo plane and loss of 15 lives in Louisville in November was the subject of at least four previous failures on three separate airc...

15/01/2026 14:40 The Guardian

Iran warns it will ‘defend itself against any foreign threat’ as Trump claims killing of protesters has stopped - live

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi spoke of the need for ‘global condemnation of foreign interference in the internal affairs of regional countries’Trump has told Reuters in that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi woul...

15/01/2026 13:01 The Guardian

Spain’s meteorologists subjected to ‘alarming’ rise in hate speech, minister warns

Environment minister says attacks on social media affect perceptions of meteorology and denigrate researchers’ workSpain’s environment minister has written to prosecutors to warn of “an alarming increase” in hate speech and social media attacks directed against climate science communicators,...

15/01/2026 13:01 The Guardian

Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado later – US politics live

Trump and his top advisers have previously hinted at their willingness to work with acting president Delcy RodríguezRenaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost US taxpayers as much as $125m depending on how broadly and quickly the change is made, according to an analysis rel...

15/01/2026 12:54 The Guardian

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