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Labor releases election promise costings including saving of $6.4bn from cutting more consultants

28/04/2025 08:29 The Guardian

A re-elected Labor government would also claw back $760m by increasing the cost of student visa applicationsPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email,free app ordaily news podcastA re-elected Albanese government says it would find a further $6.4bn in savings by continuing to slash the federal government’s use of consultants and labour hire firms and ensuring public servants do more core work themselves.The savings were announced as part of Labor’s policy costings by the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, who also downplayed a warning from global rating agency S&P that big spending election commitments could put Australia’s treasured AAA debt rating at risk.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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Trump to step up immigration crackdown with extra powers for law enforcement – US politics live

Press secretary says president also to sign executive orders increasing pressure on sanctuary cities and statesHere is an extract from The Atlantic’s piece on Trump’s first 100 days – in an interview secured after initially being canceled by the president over previous reporting from the journ...

28/04/2025 13:29 The Guardian
African diplomats want British government to back bill to speed up debt restructurings

Exclusive: Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through LondonDiplomats from eight southern and east African countries have signed a letter calling on the UK government to support a private member’s bill that aims to speed up debt restructurings, after e...

28/04/2025 13:21 The Guardian
Spain and Portugal power outage live: warnings of six to ten hours to restore supplies across Spain

Official from Spanish grid operator says outage is an unprecedented incident and declines to comment on causesHave you been affected by the power outages?We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We hav...

28/04/2025 13:17 The Guardian
BBC still has figures who can make life unbearable for colleagues, says chair

Samir Shah warns of abuse of power as overhaul of workplace culture announced after high-profile casesThe BBC still harbours powerful figures who can abuse their position “to make life for their colleagues unbearable”, the corporation’s chair has said.Samir Shah’s warning came as the broadca...

28/04/2025 13:16 The Guardian
Spain and Portugal hit by massive power outage causing blackouts

Phones, traffic lights, Spanish parliament and newsrooms all reportedly affected as metro stations are plunged into darknessEurope live – latest updatesSpain and Portugal have been hit by a massive power outage that cut off electricity to millions of people across both countries, including their c...

28/04/2025 13:16 The Guardian
‘Ready, fire, boom’ – on the frontline with a Ukrainian artillery unit

National guard soldiers aim to ‘kill as many Russians as possible’ with drones and Soviet-era howitzersEurope live – latest updatesFrom a line of trees the Ukrainian gun team prepares to fire. An artilleryman, Yurii, loads a 152mm shell into an old Soviet-made howitzer. “We are ready!” Yur...

28/04/2025 13:04 The Guardian
Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker hold 12-hour sit-in against GOP funding plan

Democratic House leader and New Jersey senator protest on steps of US Capitol over proposed Republican budgetHakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker held a sit-in protest and discussion for more than 12 hours on Sunday on the steps of the US Capitol in opposition to Republicans’ proposed budget plan.Bille...

28/04/2025 12:57 The Guardian
Conclave to elect new pope to start on 7 May, Vatican says

The 135 Roman Catholic cardinals eligible to vote will meet at Sistine Chapel to decide church’s next leaderEurope live – latest updatesCatholic cardinals from all over the world will converge under Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on 7 May to begin a conclave, the secret...

28/04/2025 12:20 The Guardian
Putin declares 72-hour May ceasefire in Ukraine war to mark WW2 anniversary

Kremlin calls on Ukraine to reciprocate during period covering 8-10 May and says it will respond to any violationsVladimir Putin has declared a three-day full ceasefire in the war with Ukraine in May to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the second world war.The Kremlin...

28/04/2025 12:19 The Guardian
No extra money for NHS staff and teacher pay rises, says Downing Street

No 10 says pay increases will not be covered by borrowing and must come from existing budgetsUK politics live – latest updatesPay rises for NHS staff and teachers must be paid from existing budgets, the Treasury has warned, setting up the potential for strike action.Separate independent pay review...

28/04/2025 12:18 The Guardian
M&S tells hundreds of warehouse staff to stay at home after cyber-attack

Castle Donington agency workers told not to go to work as website orders remain on hold for fourth day in a rowBusiness live – latest updatesMarks & Spencer has told hundreds of workers at its main online distribution centre in Leicestershire to stay at home as website orders remain on hold fo...

28/04/2025 11:44 The Guardian
Minister warns of ‘tight fiscal position’ amid tensions over public sector pay – UK politics live

Comments from Stephen Kinnock come amid reports that pay review bodies could recommend up to 4% for teachers and nursesDowning Street has confirmed that there will be no extra money to fund pay rises for public sector workers beyond what was set out in last year’s budget.Asked about a Times story...

28/04/2025 11:29 The Guardian
Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports

Number of vessels scheduled to arrive at Port of Los Angeles next week is down by almost a third year on yearBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s increasingly erratic trade war has triggered a slump in shipments to the US’s most important ports, amid the growing risk of a recession in...

28/04/2025 11:23 The Guardian
French Muslims decry religious hatred as mosque stabbing suspect arrested

Man held in Italy over killing of worshipper in French mosque amid growing concerns over IslamophobiaEurope live – latest updatesFrench Muslim leaders have said more must be done to counter anti-Muslim hatred in France after a man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a young worshipper to death i...

28/04/2025 11:18 The Guardian
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 dead in US airstrike on prison

Alleged attack on facility holding African detainees raises fresh questions over US military operations in regionYemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 people have been killed and 47 injured in a US strike on a detention centre holding African migrants in the city of Saada.The rebel group, which governs nor...

28/04/2025 09:35 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Yemen’s Houthis say scores killed in US airstrike on migrant centre

Rebel group say 68 people have died in attack on facility holding migrants trying to cross war-torn country to reach Saudi ArabiaIsrael’s foreign minister Gideon Saar called the hearings part of a “systematic persecution and delegitimization” of his country. Speaking in Jerusalem as the hearin...

28/04/2025 09:34 The Guardian
Putin and Kim confirm for first time North Koreans fought for Russia in Ukraine war

Acknowledgment, after long silence over deployment, comes as Russia claims it has recaptured Kursk region Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un have confirmed for the first time that North Korea has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine, with both leaders describing the soldiers as “her...

28/04/2025 09:07 The Guardian
Canadians head to polls in election upturned by Trump

Liberals favored to beat Conservatives in contest influenced by anger over threats to sovereignty and growing trade warCanada election – live updatesCanadians head to the polls in a federal election overshadowed by fury at Donald Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty and fears over his...

28/04/2025 09:00 The Guardian
Commissioner calls for ban on apps that make deepfake nude images of children

Children’s commissioner for England says ‘there is no positive reason for these particular apps to exist’What are ‘nudification’ apps and how would a ban in the UK work?Artificial intelligence “nudification” apps that create deepfake sexual images of children should be immediately bann...

28/04/2025 08:00 The Guardian
Dutton claims majority of veterans don’t want welcome to country at Anzac Day ceremonies

Opposition leader says opening of parliament is an appropriate time for ceremonies but that acknowledgment on planes is ‘over the top’Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative...

28/04/2025 05:54 The Guardian
Trump says he thinks Zelenskyy is ready to give up Crimea despite previous comments

US president says face-to-face meeting at Vatican improved relations with Ukrainian president and demurs on trust in Vladimir PutinUS President Donald Trump has said he thinks Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to give up Crimea, despite his Ukrainian counterpart’s previous assertions on the Black Sea p...

28/04/2025 03:44 The Guardian
Australia election 2025 live: Albanese insists there is ‘nothing to see here’ on Russia seeking military base in Indonesia

The PM clashed with 2GB host Mark Levy on Russia and Indonesian reports. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon...

28/04/2025 01:59 The Guardian
UK growth forecast to slow sharply as Trump tariffs push confidence to record low

EY Item Club predicts GDP of only 0.8% this year as Ipsos Mori poll shows three-quarters of Britons expect economy to get worseThe UK economy is set to slow sharply for the next two years as Donald Trump’s global tariff war weighs on consumer spending and business investment, a study by a leading...

27/04/2025 23:01 The Guardian
Israeli airstrike hits Beirut suburb despite ceasefire with Hezbollah

Army spokesperson says storage sites housing militant group’s missiles were destroyed in Dahiyeh in south of the cityIsrael conducted an airstrike on a residential neighbourhood of Dahiyeh in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday afternoon despite a November ceasefire that officially ended figh...

27/04/2025 22:10 The Guardian
British Paralympian Sam Ruddock reported missing in Las Vegas

Athlete has not been heard from since 16 April and did not check out of his hostel or take his belongingsA British Paralympian has been reported missing in Las Vegas after not being seen for more than a week.Sam Ruddock, from Warwickshire, who has cerebral palsy and has competed in cycling and shot...

27/04/2025 21:39 The Guardian
Trump golf club to host speaker who markets bleach as health treatment

Andreas Kalcker, prominent peddler of chlorine dioxide remedy, to appear at ‘Truth Seekers Conference’ in MiamiDonald Trump’s private golf resort in South Florida will next week host one of the world’s leading purveyors of chlorine dioxide, a potentially life-threatening form of industrial b...

27/04/2025 20:44 The Guardian
Russia continues to strike Ukraine after Trump questions Putin’s commitment to peace

Airstrike in Donetsk kills three and drone attack in Dnipro leaves one dead, according to local sourcesRussia has continued its assault on Ukraine with a series of drone attacks and airstrikes, hours after Donald Trump cast doubt on Vladimir Putin’s readiness to end the conflict.Three people were...

27/04/2025 17:06 The Guardian
US treasury secretary says ‘there is a path’ with China over tariff negotiations

‘The Chinese will see this high tariff level is unsustainable for their business,’ says Scott BessentThe US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said “there is a path” to an agreement with China over tariffs after he had interactions with his Chinese counterparts last week in Washington.“I h...

27/04/2025 16:10 The Guardian
Gaza on brink of catastrophe as aid runs out and prices soar, groups warn

Palestinians face starvation and severe malnutrition as Israel’s blockade continues, say aid agenciesSoaring prices of basic foodstuffs, diminishing stocks of medical supplies and sharp cuts to aid distribution threaten newly catastrophic conditions across Gaza, Palestinians and international aid...

27/04/2025 16:00 The Guardian
Trans people banned from toilets of gender they identify with, says UK minister

Pat McFadden says ‘there isn’t going to be toilet police’ amid warnings about ‘incredibly dangerous’ consequencesA UK government minister has said trans people are now banned from using toilets of the gender they identify as, amid warnings about the “incredibly dangerous” consequences...

27/04/2025 15:54 The Guardian
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