Australians are increasingly embracing Black Friday sales amid warnings of their impact

29/11/2024 01:44 The Guardian

Record $6.7bn expected to be spent from Friday to Monday but some brands choosing to opt out over overconsumption concernsFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBlack Friday used to be an American thing. But, like Halloween before it, the phenomenon of a blockbuster end-of-November sales period has taken off outside the US.Across Australia, a wave of advertising has surged – promoting discounted appliances, electricity plans, clothes and just about anything else you could think of – reaching its climax this week.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Australia news live: WA bushfire ‘out of control and uncontained’, authorities warn; Meta concerned about ‘rushed’ social media ban

Follow the latest updatesLabor has passed its proposed social media ban for under-16s. Here’s what we know – and what we don’tGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCanavan says under-16 social media ban has caused new generation to become passionate about democracyNational...

29/11/2024 04:04 The Guardian

Georgia protesters clash with police after PM suspends EU membership talks

President accuses government of declaring ‘war on its own people’, as thousands take to streets over fears government is steering country towards RussiaPolice clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling party said the government would su...

29/11/2024 02:39 The Guardian

Gregg Wallace steps away from MasterChef after allegations by Kirsty Wark

Presenter faces allegations of inappropriate sexual comments from 13 people – and Rod Stewart calls him an ‘ill-mannered bully’The TV presenter Gregg Wallace will step away from his role on MasterChef after the BBC received complaints about alleged misconduct.The presenter Kirsty Wark, who was...

28/11/2024 23:32 The Guardian

‘Too late to leave’ warning for residents as fire in coastal WA rips through evacuation routes

Emergency bushfire warning in place for parts of Wedge Island, Grey, Cervantes, Nambung and Cooljarloo Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents in a series of coastal communities threatened by a bushfire have been...

28/11/2024 22:26 The Guardian

Mexican president claims ‘no potential tariff war’ with US after call with Trump

Sheinbaum says she had cooperative talks with president-elect who threatened 25% tariff against Mexico on TuesdayClaudia Sheinbaum has said her “very kind” phone conversation with Donald Trump, in which they discussed immigration and fentanyl, means “there will not be a potential tariff war”...

28/11/2024 20:23 The Guardian

Trump’s Ukraine envoy pick proposed forcing peace talks by withdrawing US weapons

In a co-authored document presented to Trump in April, Keith Kellogg also said US should give Ukraine more weapons if Russia don’t join negotiationsDonald Trump’s plan to tap the retired US lieutenant general Keith Kellogg as US envoy to Ukraine and Russia has triggered renewed interest in a pol...

28/11/2024 19:33 The Guardian

Rachel Reeves may wait until June to announce Whitehall budget details

Exclusive: insiders say drawn-out and complex negotiations will require a delay to spending review announcementRachel Reeves is planning to wait until June before announcing how much money Whitehall departments will get for the next three years, as officials warn it could take up to six months to ag...

28/11/2024 19:11 The Guardian

Syrian insurgents cut off key road as 200 die in escalating violence

Opposition groups in north-west have launched biggest push in years against government forcesJihadist fighters have cut off a road between Damascus and Aleppo during an offensive that a monitor says has killed about 200 people, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes.On Wednesday the ji...

28/11/2024 18:48 The Guardian

‘Sophisticated’ spy ring passed secrets to Russia for three years, UK court told

Bulgarian nationals allegedly surveilled targets including a journalist linked to Russian dissident Alexei NavalnyA “sophisticated” UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years and gathered information on targets across Europe, a court has heard.Three Bulgarian nationals –...

28/11/2024 18:36 The Guardian

Putin threatens to hit Kyiv with Oreshnik missiles and praises Trump

Russian president says ‘intelligent’ US president-elect will find solution to Ukraine warVladimir Putin has threatened to strike Kyiv with Oreshnik missiles, an intermediate-range weapon that Moscow used against the city of Dnipro last week and that Putin has claimed cannot be shot down by any a...

28/11/2024 17:42 The Guardian

Trump victory not a mandate for radical change, top election forecaster says

US expert who predicted outcome says models showed voters were unhappy with economy but did not seek sweeping transformationDespite Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the presidential election, a political scientist who developed a model that correctly predicted his sweep of battleground states wa...

28/11/2024 16:00 The Guardian

UK motorists still paying more than they should for fuel, watchdog warns

Government urged to take action as CMA report finds retailers have not passed on the falling cost of energyUK motorists are paying more than they should for petrol and diesel even as global energy market prices have fallen in recent months, the competition watchdog has warned.The Competition and Mar...

28/11/2024 15:36 The Guardian

Putin threatens to target Kyiv ‘decision-making centres’ with new missile after US and UK-made weapons used in Russia – as it happened

This live blog is closedReuters has a quick snap that there are power cuts in Ukraine’s southern region of Mykolaiv as a result of Russia’s missile attack. It cited regional governor Vitaliy Kim.Zhitomir and Chernihiv region have ended their air alarms in Ukraine. Continue reading...

28/11/2024 15:03 The Guardian

Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media despite safety concerns

Bill passes amid warning that process has been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into isolationAustralia’s parliament has passed a law that will aim to do what no other government has, and many parents have tried to: stop children from using social media. The new l...

28/11/2024 12:47 The Guardian

Putin threatens Ukraine’s ‘decision-making centres’ with new ballistic missile

More than a million households without power across the country as strikes on energy infrastructure continueRussia has continued its assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as Vladimir Putin threatens to strike “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with Moscow’s new ballistic Oreshnik missile...

28/11/2024 12:22 The Guardian

Hezbollah keeping ‘hands on trigger’ amid fragile ceasefire with Israel

Lebanese given conflicting information about whether they can return home, as Israeli army strikes cars and areas along boundaryMiddle East crisis – live updatesHezbollah has vowed to continue resisting Israel and is monitoring the Israeli army’s withdrawal from south Lebanon “with [our] hands...

28/11/2024 11:41 The Guardian

Net migration to the UK falls by 20%, official figures show, but remains high at 728,000 – UK politics live

Fall driven by decline in numbers of dependants arriving on study visasAlthough the headline ONS numbers show net migration falling, the benchmark has shifted. The ONS is today saying that net migration in the year ending June 2023 was 906,000. But that is 166,000 higher than the ONS’s original es...

28/11/2024 09:42 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah says its hands are still ‘on the trigger’ amid uneasy ceasefire

Iran-backed Lebanese militia says it remains ‘fully equipped’ and will monitor Israel’s withdrawalAn Egyptian security delegation is reportedly expected to arrive in Israel in an effort to reach a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, writes the Times of Israel today.Citing the Hezbollah-linked al-...

28/11/2024 08:45 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire brings respite – but for how long, and what comes next?

In today’s newsletter: Behind the celebratory scenes on the streets of Beirut lies a battered, divided country teetering on the brink of becoming a failed state • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. At 4am local time on Wednesday, a ceasefire began between Israel a...

28/11/2024 06:58 The Guardian

UK government failing to list use of AI on mandatory register

Technology secretary admits Whitehall departments are not being transparent over way they use AI and algorithmsNot a single Whitehall department has registered the use of artificial intelligence systems since the government said it would become mandatory, prompting warnings that the public sector is...

28/11/2024 06:00 The Guardian

‘Well primed for bushfires’: Australia facing heightened risk across several areas, authorities say

‘All Victorians and many Australians need to prepare for multi-hazard events’, warns Bureau of Meteorology Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarge areas of Australia are at increased risk of bushfires over the summer,...

28/11/2024 02:02 The Guardian

Thousands return to southern Lebanon amid uneasy ceasefire

Displaced people make their way home despite volatile situation and warnings from Israeli militaryMiddle East crisis – live updatesThousands of people displaced from war-torn southern Lebanon have begun returning home after a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah took effect...

27/11/2024 22:06 The Guardian

Russia’s sabotage of western targets ‘could trigger Nato defence clause’

German intelligence chief warns continued hybrid warfare by Moscow increases risk of alliance invoking Article 5Russia’s acts of sabotage against western targets may eventually prompt Nato to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany’s foreign intell...

27/11/2024 22:05 The Guardian

Trump picks Keith Kellogg to serve as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia

Retired US army general and former Pence aide tapped for newly conceived role to negotiate amid ongoing warDonald Trump has picked Keith Kellogg to serve as a special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, a newly conceived role given the ongoing war between the two countries.Kellogg, an 80-year-old retired...

27/11/2024 20:52 The Guardian

Storm Conall brings train cancellations and warning of possible power cuts

Rail travel disrupted in southern England after heavy rain, as parts of country still feel impact of Storm BertThe third named storm of the autumn, Conall, has brought more disruption to the UK, with trains cancelled in parts of southern England on Wednesday and the Met Office warning of delays on r...

27/11/2024 19:56 The Guardian

UN chief says Lebanon ceasefire ‘first ray of hope amid darkness’ in conflict – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here:Full report: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into forceDown to the final half-hour before the ceasefire comes into effect and AFP is reporting strikes on south Beirut after the Israel army’s evacuation warning.“Urgent warnin...

27/11/2024 19:52 The Guardian

France says Netanyahu is immune from ICC warrant as Israel is not member of court

Claim comes after Paris signalled it would fulfil obligations as signatory to Rome statute after arrest warrant issuedThe French government has claimed that Benjamin Netanyahu has immunity from arrest warrants issued by the international criminal court for war crimes on the grounds that Israel is no...

27/11/2024 19:32 The Guardian

‘Thank god we are home’: Lebanese return south after ceasefire with Israel

People are relieved to be home but face having to re-build lives among destroyed homes and villagesBefore the ceasefire had even come into effect, Zeinab and Dina were already driving south. The two sisters had been forced to flee to Tripoli, northern Lebanon, for 64 days – they had counted – an...

27/11/2024 18:20 The Guardian

Trump transition process raises ‘concerns about corruption’, top senator says – US politics live

US senator Elizabeth Warren says transition agreement between Trump team and White House fails to answer key questions about FBI vetting and securityExplained: what are tariffs and why is Trump targeting China, Mexico and Canada?In case you missed it, Donald Trump’s transition team is planning for...

27/11/2024 16:26 The Guardian

Former Manchester City player becomes presidential candidate in Georgia

Ruling party picks Mikheil Kavelashvili for mostly ceremonial post in electoral college vote he is likely to winThe governing party in Georgia has picked a former Manchester City footballer as its candidate for president after a disputed victory in last month’s parliamentary election that has spar...

27/11/2024 16:13 The Guardian

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