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27/10/2025 20:44 The Guardian

Harsher penalties for failing to connect customers to triple zero; Liberal MP reportedly tells party meeting ‘world has changed’. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreens say the cost of not acting on climate change will be “far, far greater” than any cost associated with acting on it.On the Today show this morning, senator Nick McKim says the government needs to stop approving new coal and gas mines (something his party has been saying for years).The costs of not acting on climate change are astronomical and they’re already being felt in our communities through things like floods and bushfires and they’re also being felt in household budgets through things like a massive spike in insurance premiums …If they [Labor] don’t do things like protect forests and if they don’t do things like protect our climate, [the laws are] not going to be worth the paper they’re printed on. Continue reading...

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Ministers warned not to scapegoat prison staff over mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu

Justice secretary blames human error but other say there are systemic problems and targeting an individual is ‘unjust’Ministers have been warned against scapegoating prison staff as they struggle to contain the political fallout of the mistaken release of an asylum seeker who sexually assaulted...

27/10/2025 19:20 The Guardian

Warming oceans probably fueling Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification

Climate scientists have long warned that warming oceans are making explosive storm development more commonHurricane Melissa live updatesThe extraordinary intensification of Hurricane Melissa, set to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit Jamaica, is probably a symptom of the rapid heating of the...

27/10/2025 17:16 The Guardian

NHS trust pleads guilty after teenage girl absconded from 24-hour care and killed herself

Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, suffered with severe mental health problems and absconded from Worthing hospital in March 2022An NHS trust has pleaded guilty to failures over the avoidable death of a teenage girl who killed herself after absconding from 24-hour supervision under its care.Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16,...

27/10/2025 15:53 The Guardian

Lithuanian PM says Belarus balloon incidents ‘call for united, resolute response,’ as it closes border with Russia’s ally – as it happened

Inga Ruginienė says ‘no hybrid attack will be tolerated’ and pledges to shoot down balloons after 66 objects spotted by radar overnightMeanwhile over in the Czech Republic, the country’s president Petr Pavel has tasked the populist billionaire Andrej Babiš with leading talks on forming the n...

27/10/2025 15:43 The Guardian

Italian ski pass price rises mean sport may become only for wealthy, watchdog warns

Price increases of as much as 40% will make sport exclusive privilege of the wealthy, says Assoutenti “Completely unjustified” prices rises for ski passes in Italy this winter mean the sport is at risk of becoming the exclusive privilege of the wealthy, the president of an Italian consumers’ a...

27/10/2025 15:42 The Guardian

Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher

RSF says it has seized control of army’s main base in Darfur, home to famine-stricken displacement campFears are growing for hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher, Sudan, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it had captured the city, which it has been besieging for mo...

27/10/2025 14:38 The Guardian

US transportation secretary says he’ll revoke $160m from California over non-citizen truck licenses

Sean Duffy says state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses, but DMV spokesperson says California is complying with lawSean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, warned on Sunday that he was about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he say...

27/10/2025 14:03 The Guardian

RBA governor dismisses jobs fears but hints at rates hold after inflation uptick

Michele Bullock plays down concerns about rising joblessness as economists pencil in February for next reduction in borrowing costsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank governor has dismissed warnings of risi...

27/10/2025 14:00 The Guardian

ATO rebuked by tax watchdog for using debt collectors on people ‘doing the right thing’

Inspector general of taxation and ombudsman says she is receiving an ‘increasing number’ of complaints about tax officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Taxation Office must be considerate of a person...

27/10/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Lithuania says it will shoot down smuggling balloons from Russia’s ally Belarus

PM blames Alexander Lukashenko for not stopping ‘hybrid attacks’, which closed Vilnius airport four times last weekEurope live – latest updatesLithuania’s prime minister has authorised the shooting down of smuggling balloons that cross the border from Russia’s ally Belarus, calling them ...

27/10/2025 12:38 The Guardian

Trump ‘would love’ unconstitutional third term but rules out running for VP

Presidents are constitutionally limited to two elected terms but some had suggested unorthodox gambit to stay in officeUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump said on Monday morning that he would rule out running for the vice-presidency in the 2028 US election, an unorthodox approach that some of h...

27/10/2025 12:23 The Guardian

Trump cuts likely hindered warning process for Alaska storm that displaced hundreds, experts say

Reductions in weather balloon launches could have degraded forecasts that residents depend on to prepareA faltering federal response to one of the worst storms in Alaska’s history, which caused hundreds of people to become homeless, is drawing further scrutiny over the Trump administration’s eff...

27/10/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Trump describes Russia’s new cruise missile test as ‘not appropriate’

US president says Vladimir Putin should focus on ending war with Ukraine rather than testing missilesEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has described Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a nuclear-powered cruise missile test as “not appropriate” amid growing tensions between Moscow and Was...

27/10/2025 11:36 The Guardian

Donald Trump greeted by Emperor Naruhito in Japan before meeting new prime minister – US politics live

First meeting between the US president and prime minister Takaichi will focus on trade as Trump continues his five-day Asia tripHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that p...

27/10/2025 10:25 The Guardian

Minister insists government will get asylum seekers out of hotels and expects progress ‘within weeks’ - UK politics live

Housing secretary says purpose built ‘modular’ structures on sites like ex military bases is the answer to ending reliance on hotelsPrisons are expected to begin enhanced checks before inmates are released after a man who sexually assaulted a young girl was mistakenly freed from jail, Kevin Rawl...

27/10/2025 09:39 The Guardian

‘Open hostility has become normalised’: Dutch Muslims fear rise of far right as general election looms

The poll is seen as a litmus test for the Netherlands and its democratic ideals, as activists decry a hardening of political discourse driven by Geert WildersThe drawing depicted two women; a young blonde with a friendly expression and a scowling older woman wearing a headscarf. On top of the image...

27/10/2025 08:53 The Guardian

Archaeological dig to unearth wreckage of WW2 hero pilot crash under way

Exclusive: Excavation, overseen by the US Department of Defense, will feature in More 4’s Hidden Wonders TV seriesOn 26 January 1944, a 23-year-old US pilot was flying a mighty P-47 Thunderbolt on a wartime training exercise when it crashed in Essex.Locals witnessed the horror of 2nd Lt Lester Low...

27/10/2025 05:00 The Guardian

NHS leaders warn of longer waiting times if demand for extra £3bn not met

Key Labour pledge under threat as health service faces costs from redundancies, strikes and rising drug pricesNHS bosses are seeking an emergency injection of £3bn to cover unexpected costs and have warned ministers that without it patients will wait longer for treatment and hospitals will start ra...

27/10/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Labour must counter ‘growing sense of despair’, Streeting warns after Welsh defeat

Health secretary urges party to take Caerphilly result to heart as Lucy Powell gets to work as deputy leaderSenior Labour figures including Wes Streeting have said the government must show optimism and that it is bringing about change after losing a Welsh Senedd byelection amid rising concern about...

26/10/2025 18:54 The Guardian

Windrush commissioner: Black Britons asking if UK is ‘going backwards’

Rev Clive Foster says rhetoric targeting legal migrants makes some wonder if history is repeating itselfBlack Britons are asking if the UK is “going backwards”, the Windrush commissioner has warned in an interview marking his 100th day in office.The Rev Clive Foster said Windrush scandal survivo...

26/10/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Supermarkets tell Reeves tax rises could push food prices higher

Households would ‘inevitably feel the impact’ of a surtax on business rates, say retailers in letter to chancellorFood prices in the UK could climb even further if the chancellor raises taxes on supermarkets at the next budget, the industry has warned.Supermarket bosses, including those at Tesco...

26/10/2025 14:40 The Guardian

Reform MP’s remarks about TV adverts were ‘racist’, says Wes Streeting

Health secretary hardens Labour line after Sarah Pochin said advertising ‘doesn’t reflect our society’Wes Streeting has accused the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin of making racist remarks after she said seeing adverts full of black and Asian people “drives her mad”.The health secretary said Poc...

26/10/2025 14:06 The Guardian

Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas?

Analysts say president’s war on Russia’s fossil fuel revenues is a chance to bring peace to Ukraine and profit to USDonald Trump’s stated mission to broker peace in Ukraine could come down to this simple question: can the US president convince the world to stop buying Russia’s fossil fuels?L...

26/10/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn

Experts see move as Trump’s latest attempt to shift power of the purse away from Congress and into executive branchBy ordering that US military personnel receive paychecks even though the government is shut down, Donald Trump is seeing to the needs of a politically untouchable constituency that ha...

26/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing

‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid PshenichnovAntarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?A diplomatic row has erupted over the “illegal” detention of one of...

26/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Russian drone attack on Kyiv leaves three people dead and dozens wounded, mayor says

Vitali Klitschko says six children hurt in overnight attack that sparked fires in apartment buildingsAn overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed three people and wounded dozens, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital has said.The head of Kyiv’s military administration said early on Sunday that ...

26/10/2025 06:53 The Guardian

Australia news live: thunderstorm asthma warning for Victoria’s north as wild weather threatens east coast

This blog is now closedAustralia must ‘step up to prevent catastrophic and preventable loss of life’ amid Trump cuts, former CDC boss saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTrump shadow looms large as PM scales regional summitsWorld leaders, including Anthony Al...

26/10/2025 05:25 The Guardian

At least four killed in Russian strikes overnight on Ukraine

Attacks come after Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals to US for long-range missiles and urges allies to expand sanctions on Russian oilRussian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said, and prompted fresh pleas from Ukraine’s p...

25/10/2025 22:15 The Guardian

A year on as Queensland premier, will David Crisafulli’s small-target strategy prove his undoing?

The LNP government has a firm stance on only one issue – youth crime – and is looking like it’s in need of an agendaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen David Crisafulli speaks to the Liberal National party faithf...

25/10/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayLabour’s new deputy leader will be announced today, with polling suggesting Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over education secretary Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on Thursday, reports t...

25/10/2025 07:37 The Guardian

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