Dome of sweltering NT heat set to spread across vast swathes of Australia

12/10/2024 03:09 The Guardian

Country’s south will likely bask in temperatures up to 8C hotter than normal next week and the balmy weather could trigger thunderstorms, BoM saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMuch of Australia’s south will likely bask in temperatures up to 8C hotter than normal next week, which could trigger an increased risk of thunderstorms over wide areas.A dome of heat that has put parts of the Northern Territory under heatwave warnings is set to spread east and west in the coming days, before moving south by the middle of next week, the Bureau of Meteorology said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Teenagers as young as 13 under suspicion for UK far-right terrorism

Experts blame ‘hateful soup’ of social media content as MI5 boss points to threefold increase in under-18s being investigatedTeenagers as young as 13 are coming under suspicion of engaging in terrorism after being exposed to a toxic cocktail of easily accessible far-right extremism online, exper...

12/10/2024 06:00 The Guardian

‘We couldn’t grieve’: Dawn Sturgess’s parents await novichok inquiry answers

Exclusive: Caroline and Stan Sturgess hope investigation into daughter’s death will look at how safe the UK is nowThe parents of the woman who died in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings have said they hope an inquiry into her death will answer far-reaching questions about how the tragedy unfolded a...

12/10/2024 05:00 The Guardian

International arrest warrant issued for former Wallabies star Rocky Elsom

Ex-Australia rugby captain has been sentenced in his absence to five years in prison by a French court for misuse of corporate assets, lawyer saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn international arrest warrant has been issued against the former Australia rugby captain Rock...

12/10/2024 00:36 The Guardian

Labour warned £22bn shortfall will last years without higher taxes or cuts

Resolution Foundation says overspend chancellor claims she inherited will persist unless tough choices are madeReeves spends first 100 days in power trying to ride two horsesLabour weighs £3bn tax rise on gambling firmsChancellor considers raising capital gains tax to 39%Rachel Reeves has been warn...

11/10/2024 23:01 The Guardian

UK heading for frosty weekend, with parts of Scotland well below zero

Arctic air is on the way but southern England will be relatively unscathed as temperatures up to 16C are forecastThe UK is bracing itself for a frosty weekend accompanied by cold air from the Arctic, the Met Office has said.Forecasters have warned that more wintry conditions and chilly weather will...

11/10/2024 21:39 The Guardian

Feedback loop: the tangled ties between the US election and the Middle East war

Benjamin Netanyahu has humiliated Biden’s America and seems to anticipate Trump’s return, but what would that mean for Israel?The year since the 7 October attack has demonstrated just how densely intertwined US presidential politics is with the trajectory of events in the Middle East. Each exert...

11/10/2024 21:06 The Guardian

Obama takes down Trump’s lies and fake ‘strength’, urging men to vote for Harris – US elections live

Former president scoffs at idea Trump’s bullying shows strength in speech that also condemns hurricane lies and asks ‘When did that become OK?’Obama tells men to drop ‘excuses’ and support Kamala Harris over TrumpDuring his event in Warren, Michigan, today, Tim Walz is expected to defend K...

11/10/2024 14:27 The Guardian

Chemical leak kills at least two workers at Texas oil refinery

Dozens of other people received medical treatment during Deer Park’s second shelter-in-place order in weeksAt least two workers at a Houston-area oil refinery were killed on Thursday after hydrogen sulfide leaked at the plant, setting off urgent warnings for nearby residents to stay indoors before...

11/10/2024 13:21 The Guardian

Drownings of two US Navy Seals were preventable, military investigation finds

Review concluded two men drowned due to glaring training failures after raid to seize Iranian weapons bound for Houthis Two US Navy Seals drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about...

11/10/2024 13:00 The Guardian

Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says

Retired US army general fears unusual action of being recalled to uniform for retribution, veteran reporter writesMark Milley, a retired US army general who was chair of the joint chiefs of staff under Donald Trump and Joe Biden, fears being recalled to uniform and court-martialed should Trump defea...

11/10/2024 12:53 The Guardian

Hospitals evacuated in Cologne after discovery of second world war bomb

1,000kg US ordnance to be defused at building site after complex evacuation that also included thousands of homesAuthorities in the German city of Cologne have evacuated three hospitals and thousands of homes after the discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb during construction work on a ne...

11/10/2024 12:50 The Guardian

Australia’s spy chief warns AI will accelerate online radicalisation

Asio boss Mike Burgess says social media impact is a ‘step change’ in the threat posed by extremismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Australia’s peak intelligence agency has warned people like the Christchurch terrorist are being radicalised on social media...

11/10/2024 10:35 The Guardian

Nobel peace prize 2024: Japanese atomic bomb survivor movement Nihon Hidankyo wins award – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story hereThe Norwegian Nobel committee said that in awarding the 2024 Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, it:wishes to honour all atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who, despite physical suffering and painful memories, hav...

11/10/2024 10:03 The Guardian

Weather tracker: Outbreak of tornadoes foreshadowed Milton’s arrival

Effects of hurricane that wreaked havoc across Florida were felt even before it made landfallHurricane Milton – latest updatesHurricane Milton has been wreaking havoc across Florida in recent days, with millions of people evacuating and 70,000 moving to government shelters, but its impact began ev...

11/10/2024 09:18 The Guardian

Justice ‘highly unlikely’ over Salisbury novichok attack, says Theresa May

Ahead of opening of inquiry into death of Dawn Sturgess, former PM says attackers showed ‘utter recklessness’Theresa May has said “justice is highly unlikely” to come for the victims of the novichok attacks in Wiltshire, in an interview broadcast days before an inquiry opens into the Russian...

11/10/2024 07:53 The Guardian

Elon Musk unveils Tesla Cybercab self-driving robotaxi

Billionaire says autonomous car expected ‘before 2027’ will have a pricetag of less than US$30,000, with a ‘Robovan’ that can carry 20 people to followTesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the company’s robotaxi, Cybercab, promising it will cost less than US$30,000, and announced plans to bring...

11/10/2024 06:54 The Guardian

ECHR ruling for Cyprus asylum seekers may embolden refugees in buffer zone

Lawyers predict more claims after ‘perfect win’ for two Syrian asylum seekers pushed back to LebanonA ruling by the European court of human rights ordering authorities in Cyprus to pay damages to two Syrian refugees found to have been prevented from applying for asylum has been welcomed as a “...

11/10/2024 06:43 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: EU chief says Israel firing on peacekeepers ‘not acceptable’; UN says personnel in Lebanon ‘increasingly in jeopardy’

Operational activity of Unifil peacekeepers has virtually come to a halt, UN official tells security councilUN peacekeepers say Israel has fired on them deliberatelyHow a year of war laid waste to the Gaza Strip – visualisedEuropean Council president Charles Michel said an “attack” on UN peace...

11/10/2024 05:42 The Guardian

More than 1,200 patients at Sydney GP clinic given less effective vaccines due to storage issues

The Holy Family Medical Centre in Dulwich Hill is contacting people regarding vaccinations over a four-and-a-half-year period – including childrenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 1,200 patients at a general p...

11/10/2024 05:19 The Guardian

Israeli strike on Beirut kills 22 in deadliest attack on city centre since war’s start

UN says its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are ‘increasingly in jeopardy’ with Israeli forces having deliberately fired on their positionsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli strikes killed 22 people in Beirut in the deadliest attack on the city centre since recent hostilities broke out,...

11/10/2024 03:52 The Guardian

Australia news live: Woolworths says ‘ask Arnott’s’ why Tim Tams are cheaper in UK; health warning over NSW gastro outbreak

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRowland questioned on gambling ad banMichelle Rowland was also asked why it has taken 16 months for the government – as yet – to make no decision on gambling ads. The communications minister said the government...

11/10/2024 01:38 The Guardian

At least 22 people killed in deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut since start of war, officials say – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our latest report from the region here and all our Middle East coverage here.Diplomatic communications have intensified in the past hours, before a UN security council meeting discussing the situation in the Middle East, Lebanon’s prime minister Najib Mikati...

11/10/2024 01:13 The Guardian

Trump plan for Madison Square Garden rally compared to infamous Nazi event

Republicans denounce comparison of 27 October event to notorious 1939 rally made by Democrats and Jewish leadersDonald Trump’s decision to hold a rally in the heart of Manhattan on 27 October, nine days before election day, has been slammed by New York Democrats, with one comparing the booking to...

10/10/2024 19:07 The Guardian

FBI returns Monet painting stolen by Nazis to family of the Jewish owners

Agents were ‘honored’ to give back the piece as hundreds of thousands of stolen cultural objects remain unreturnedA Claude Monet pastel looted from a Jewish couple by Nazis in the second world war was returned to the family’s descendants, officials said on Wednesday.Adalbert “Bela” and Hil...

10/10/2024 18:51 The Guardian

Strong solar flare could bring northern lights as far south as Alabama

Coronal mass ejection hits Earth and ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm could disrupt power grids and hit satellites and GPSA “severe” geomagnetic storm and auroral displays of the northern lights far into the south of the US could occur on Thursday after charged solar particles slammed into Earth,...

10/10/2024 18:27 The Guardian

UK has not agreed to long-range missile use after Zelenskyy meeting, No 10 says

Downing Street indicates no change in position on Ukraine’s request to fire Storm Shadow weapons into RussiaThe UK has not lifted restrictions on Ukraine using long-range missiles after Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit, Downing Street has said.The Ukrainian president met Keir Starmer in No 10 on Thur...

10/10/2024 18:19 The Guardian

Ukrainian reporter died in Russian detention, Kyiv says

Victoria Roshchyna disappeared in August last year after travelling to Russian-held east Ukraine for a reportA Ukrainian journalist who was captured by Moscow while reporting from occupied east Ukraine has died in Russian detention, according to Ukrainian officials.Victoria Roshchyna, who would have...

10/10/2024 18:14 The Guardian

Centrist Conservative group refuses to back Badenoch or Jenrick

Tory Reform Group declines to endorse either leadership candidate amid fears lurch to the right could split partySenior Conservatives have warned that the party could split if Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick pursues an overtly populist path as leader, after the party’s main centrist group refused...

10/10/2024 18:14 The Guardian

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say Israel has fired on their bases deliberately

Unifil says two peacekeepers were injured after Israeli tank fired on one observation point and soldiers fired on anotherSee all our coverage of the Middle East crisisThe UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said on Thursday that Israeli forces had deliberately fired on its positions, injuring two pea...

10/10/2024 17:34 The Guardian

Gosport hospital opioid deaths: police identify 24 suspects

Kent and Essex police unit says files are being submitted to CPS in relation to hundreds of deaths up until 2000Police have identified 24 suspects in their investigation into the deaths of hundreds of patients at Gosport War Memorial hospital, one of the biggest care scandals in NHS history.Detectiv...

10/10/2024 17:22 The Guardian

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