Fears over UK borrowing costs as US jobs figures prompt bond market volatility

10/01/2025 17:39 The Guardian

Pound falls against the dollar and bond yields rise amid concerns over high UK inflation and interest ratesReeves faces another week of second-guessing the CityConcerns over the UK government’s borrowing costs were revived on Friday after stronger than expected US jobs figures triggered volatile conditions in global financial markets.In an accelerating global bond market sell-off, investors warned that the UK was particularly exposed amid growing fears over stubbornly high inflation and higher for longer interest rates. Continue reading...

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California wildfires live updates: Biden likens LA devastation to ‘war scene’ and warns death toll likely to rise

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10/01/2025 21:52 The Guardian

Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers

Azov, a volunteer brigade, plans to form international battalion to boost numbers as Ukraine heads into fourth year of warThe Britons killed fighting for Ukraine against RussiaUkraine’s highest profile combat unit is seeking English-speaking recruits at a time when the impending presidency of Don...

10/01/2025 20:00 The Guardian

Wes Streeting points to New Zealand mosque massacre amid grooming gang rhetoric

Exclusive: Health secretary says ‘irresponsible public discourse’ could vilify communities and lead to terrorismThe use of inflammatory language over grooming gangs risks vilifying entire communities and could lead to atrocities such as the mosque massacre in New Zealand that killed more than 50...

10/01/2025 20:00 The Guardian

US supreme court seems likely to uphold TikTok ban-or-sale law in hearing

Justices weighed importance of security with freedom of speech in oral arguments that went over nearly an hourHow would a TikTok ban work?The US supreme court heard oral arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday, questioning TikTok’s lawyer far longer than the attorney for the government. It’s...

10/01/2025 19:47 The Guardian

Gaza death toll 40% higher than official number, Lancet study finds

Analysis estimates death toll by end of June was 64,260, with 59% being women, children and people over 65Research published in the Lancet medical journal estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was about 40% higher than numbers recorded by the Pale...

10/01/2025 18:47 The Guardian

Coroner issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of royal’s husband

Thomas Kingston, son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, had been prescribed SSRIsA coroner has issued a warning about the effects of antidepressants prescribed by a Buckingham Palace doctor to the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent before his suicide.Thomas Kingston, 45, w...

10/01/2025 18:30 The Guardian

2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm

Noaa says last year was the warmest since records began in 1850 and Nasa concurs: ‘The long-term trends are very clear’It was the hottest year ever recorded for the world’s lands and oceans in 2024, US government scientists have confirmed, providing yet another measure of how the climate crisi...

10/01/2025 18:21 The Guardian

Biden administration imposes toughest sanctions on Russian oil and gas

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10/01/2025 16:34 The Guardian

Guardian and Observer readers give more than £1.5m for victims of war

Charity appeal reaches milestone with a weekend left for supporters to continue giving A guide to our 2024 appeal partnersDonate to our charity appeal hereGenerous readers have given more than £1.5m to the Guardian and Observer charity appeal in aid of victims of conflict and war – and there are...

10/01/2025 16:33 The Guardian

Disney, Fox and Warner Bros pull plug on Venu sports streamer before launch

Media giants had hoped to attract younger viewers who don’t subscribe to cable with NBA, NFL and Fifa offeringsDisney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery on Friday abandoned plans to launch Venu Sports, their live sports joint venture, pulling the plug on a much-heralded effort that ran into substantia...

10/01/2025 15:43 The Guardian

TikTok ban: US supreme court to hear oral arguments over fate of app – live updates

Arguments are expected to start at 10am ET after app’s Chinese-based parent company ByteDance asked justices to review caseThe US supreme court will hear oral arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday. It’s the latest battle in the long war over whether to ban the tremendously popular social m...

10/01/2025 14:39 The Guardian

UK’s first glyphosate-resistant weed found on Kent farm

Scientist says case is warning for farmers to reduce reliance on controversial and common herbicideScientists have identified a glyphosate-resistant weed on a farm in the UK for the first time, raising concerns about the controversial herbicide.Scientists at the agricultural consultancy ADAS, said t...

10/01/2025 14:37 The Guardian

Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim

Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warningsBusiness live – latest updatesMark Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of “pirated” versions of copyright-protected books to train the company’s artificial intelligence models, a group of authors has...

10/01/2025 13:09 The Guardian

Digested week: put away the hot wax and don’t eat your Christmas tree | Lucy Mangan

Never trust a hippy selling pine-flavoured butter. Plus, a watch that finally explains it allThe AFSCA (Belgium’s federal agency for ensuring food supply chain safety – but of course you knew that) has been forced to issue a warning to the good people of Poirot’s homeland not to eat their Chri...

10/01/2025 11:55 The Guardian

Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump imposes tariffs on Canada

Premier of most populous province says rhetoric clouds trade relationship worth hundreds of billions of dollarsThe United States will “feel pain” if Donald Trump doesn’t back down from his threat to impose steep tariffs on its northern neighbour, the leader of Canada’s most populous province...

10/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns

There are also fears electronic travel authorisation will threaten post-peace tourism sector in Northern IrelandThe UK Home Office’s already burdened immigration services could be overwhelmed this summer when a new visa-waiver system comes into force for European business travellers and tourists i...

10/01/2025 08:54 The Guardian

‘The scale is blowing my mind’: Bradford ready to shift perceptions as city of culture

From a spectacular theatrical opening to Afrobeat brass bands via David Hockney and Wallace and Gromit, the city has big plansBradford city of culture: five events to look out for in 2025Below-zero temperatures are forecast at City Park on Friday evening but the warmth radiating from Bradford’s mi...

10/01/2025 07:00 The Guardian

What do Greenlanders make of Donald Trump’s advances for their home?

Though few welcome idea of being acquired by the US, status quo as part of Denmark is not universally popularGreenland’s prime minister has called for unity and calm after Donald Trump reheated his global row with Nato allies on Tuesday, when the US president-elect said he was prepared to use tari...

10/01/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules

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10/01/2025 04:07 The Guardian

Los Angeles wildfires: crews search for victims as death toll expected to rise

Fires leave at least five dead and force 180,000 people to evacuate, while largest blazes destroy thousands of structuresCalifornia wildfires – liveCalifornians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Crews are combing through the rubble in Los Angeles with cadaver dogs in search of additional vi...

10/01/2025 00:46 The Guardian

Australia weather: rainy week forecast for Sydney and Brisbane – but BoM says summer isn’t over yet

Bureau of Meteorology says showers and storms a regular feature of Australian summer but warm and dry periods still to comeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShowers are expected to continue for Sydney and Brisbane through...

10/01/2025 00:38 The Guardian

Hiring freeze at dozens of NHS cancer and diagnostic units despite rising referrals

Royal College of Radiologists calls move ‘shortsighted’ and says it puts Labour’s waiting times plan at riskDozens of NHS hospitals have banned their cancer or diagnostic units from hiring new staff, despite GPs referring growing numbers of people who they fear may have the disease.Doctors war...

10/01/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Australia news live: competition watchdog warns of upcoming gas shortfalls; rescued Hadi Nazari ‘keen for another hike’

The ACCC says gas prices have doubled in the last three years but fell slightly in 2024. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeachwater NSW is advising against swimming at multiple Sydney beaches after storm water raised pollution levels.Sit...

09/01/2025 20:46 The Guardian

Revealed: how a US public university courted the gas industry despite climate impacts

McNeese State University in Louisiana building a liquefied natural gas center, prompting fears of ‘corporate capture’One of Louisiana’s top public universities has prompted concerns about “corporate capture” over its expanding relationship with the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, des...

09/01/2025 20:35 The Guardian

California fires live: Los Angeles mayor says winds and drought created ‘perfect storm’; 20 people arrested for looting

LA officials hope tide is turning as air operations make ‘significant progress’ against fires but warn danger continuesFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have di...

09/01/2025 17:35 The Guardian

US seizure of Greenland is ‘not going to happen’, says David Lammy

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09/01/2025 15:56 The Guardian

Zelenskyy urges western allies ‘not to drop ball’ when Trump returns

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09/01/2025 15:49 The Guardian

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09/01/2025 15:36 The Guardian

Biden administration gives $500m to Ukraine in final military aid package

US defense secretary says ‘Ukraine’s fight matters to all’ when revealing aid bundle days before Trump’s returnThe Biden administration has given its final injection of military support to Ukraine, unveiling a $500m weapons package just days before Donald Trump’s return to the White House...

09/01/2025 15:12 The Guardian

Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners

Steve Reed says planning rules ‘have got in the way’ of farmers and apologises for ‘shock’ of inheritance tax changeUK politics live – latest updatesLabour’s proposal to loosen planning regulations for farmers will deluge rivers with chicken faeces, environmental campaigners have warned....

09/01/2025 14:01 The Guardian

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