Online ‘ghost stores’ capitalising on Christmas and Black Friday sales to lure shoppers, ACCC warns

26/11/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Consumers advised to be sceptical about sales season discounts as AI makes it even harder to detect scamsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo-called “ghost store” operators are taking advantage of Christmas and Black Friday to lure shoppers to their websites, as the consumer regulator warns Australians that artificial intelligence is making it even harder to identify deceptive retailers.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) considers ghost stores – which falsely market themselves as local brands – to be “scam adjacent”, as some send imitation products from overseas and others fail to deliver anything at all. Continue reading...

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Trump envoy Witkoff reportedly advised Kremlin official on Ukraine peace deal | First Thing

Witkoff also offered tactical guidance on how Putin should raise subject with Trump, audio recording suggests. Plus, the female pilots on Ukraine’s frontlineGood morning.Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told a senior Kremlin official last month that achieving peace in Ukraine would req...

26/11/2025 14:06 The Guardian

Putin trying to negotiate an end to Ukraine war as he cannot win it on battlefield, says EU’s Kallas – Europe live

EU’s foreign policy chief says ‘there’s one aggressor and one victim’ in conflict amid US push to end the warIn case you missed it, US president Donald Trump defended his peace envoy Steve Witkoff overnight after Bloomberg reported that he allegedly advised Putin’s aide Ushakov on how to s...

26/11/2025 13:53 The Guardian

Departing Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for Republicans, says former House speaker – US politics live

Kevin McCarthy says exit of the Trump loyalist turned critic is a sign of broader trouble for RepublicansThe Kremlin this morning has confirmed that Witkoff is due in Moscow again next week – expected given the progress reported on a peace deal between Ukrainian and US negotiators earlier this wee...

26/11/2025 12:32 The Guardian

Junta hails end to US protected status for Myanmar nationals

Human rights monitors say it is not safe to return, citing reports of ‘serious crimes in the run-up to elections’Myanmar’s junta applauded the Trump administration on Wednesday for halting a scheme that protected its citizens from deportation from the US back to their war-racked homeland.About...

26/11/2025 12:11 The Guardian

Americans helping Ukrainian war effort decry US peace plan as a ‘betrayal by Trump’

US volunteers who have poured into Ukraine to help amid war are dismayed by Trump’s continuing pressures on KyivAmericans involved in the Ukrainian war effort are embarrassed and dismayed by Donald Trump’s continuing pressures on Kyiv and think his administration’s latest peace plan is tantamo...

26/11/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Von der Leyen warns against ‘carving up’ of Ukraine amid crunch US-led talks

Commission president says undermining of sovereign European nation would ‘open the doors for more wars’Europe live – latest updatesThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has warned against “the unilateral carving up of a sovereign European nation”, as Europe scrambles to...

26/11/2025 11:50 The Guardian

US to send envoy to Moscow to discuss proposals to end Ukraine war

Despite recent efforts and White House optimism, recent negotiations have failed to secure a breakthrough on key issuesDonald Trump said he would send special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss developing proposals to end the Ukraine war, but despite White House optimism...

26/11/2025 09:23 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: What may be in – and out – of Rachel Reeves’s ‘hokey cokey’ budget

In today’s newsletter: As the chancellor prepares to deliver one of the most heavily briefed budgets ever, tax rises, the two-child benefit cap and a ‘mansion tax’ are all on the table• Don’t get First Edition delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning. If you haven’t noticed, the...

26/11/2025 06:48 The Guardian

Trump envoy Witkoff reportedly advised Kremlin official on Ukraine peace deal

US envoy also offered tactical guidance on how Putin should raise the subject with Trump, audio recording suggestsDonald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told a senior Kremlin official last month that achieving peace in Ukraine would require Russia gaining control of Donetsk and potentially a s...

26/11/2025 06:38 The Guardian

Australia politics live: treasurer blames higher inflation on ‘temporary factors’ as O’Brien warns borrowers can kiss rate cuts goodbye

Follow latest updatesInflation up to 3.8% as price pressures rise and hopes for Reserve Bank interest rate cuts fallGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, who’s doing the media rounds this morning, is next to defend the “savings” the departments...

26/11/2025 02:54 The Guardian

Lidia Thorpe joins critics of ‘outrageous’ expansion of police search powers in Melbourne as premier defends move

Jacinta Allan says warrantless pat-down powers that last until May 2026 are consistent with Victoria police plan to be more visibleFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe has criti...

26/11/2025 02:52 The Guardian

Bondi Junction stabbings: warrantless ‘wanding’ among recommendations considered by NSW coroner

NSW police scanning people for weapons in ‘crowded places’ and tighter protocols around weaning schizophrenia patients off medication are among the draft recommendationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPermanent poli...

26/11/2025 02:51 The Guardian

Sydney weather: thunderstorms roll in as parts of NSW brace for catastrophic fire risk amid soaring temperatures

Total fire bans and school closures as parts of state face worst fire danger in two yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTemperatures soaring into the 30s and damaging wind gusts have prompted authorities in New South W...

26/11/2025 02:26 The Guardian

Horrific death of Kardell Lomas sparks urgent calls for new independent oversight of police

Federal government’s expert advisory panel on sexual violence says it repeatedly warned of chronic failure of police to adequately investigate violencePregnant and frightened, Kardell Lomas begged for help. Police found her body in the boot of a carAmy McQuire: ‘Kardell Lomas’s heartbreaking a...

26/11/2025 00:37 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to move forward with US plan and discuss ‘sensitive points’ with Trump - as it happened

Ukrainian leader says that talks should also include European allies; Trump says deal is closeUS optimistic over Ukraine peace deal talks but ‘a few delicate details’ remainIn other EU related news, a top European court on Tuesday ruled that an EU nation had to recognise a gay marriage recorded...

25/11/2025 20:36 The Guardian

Fireworks feared inside London warehouse as 150 firefighters tackle major blaze

Fire brigade warns public to keep ‘safe distance’ as 25 fire engines battle two-storey structure in SouthallFireworks may be stored inside a west London warehouse which was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, emergency services warned.About 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines were battling the fire...

25/11/2025 20:12 The Guardian

UK politics: No 10 says no final decisions after leak reveals jury trials might be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers – as it happened

Downing Street does not deny that justice secretary, David Lammy, is considering scrapping juries for most trialsJohn McFall is standing down early as Lord Speaker in the House of Lords so that he can care for his wife, Joan, who has was Parkinson’s. According to Sam Blewett and Bethany Dawson in...

25/11/2025 18:34 The Guardian

Fifty higher education providers at risk of exiting market in England, MPs told

Regulator says 24 are at more immediate risk and may have to stop degree courses within next 12 monthsFifty higher education providers in England are at risk of exiting the market within the next two to three years, MPs on the House of Commons education committee have been told as part of their inqu...

25/11/2025 18:26 The Guardian

‘Queen of the Zoo’: Gramma, tortoise who lived through two world wars, dies aged 141

Gramma came to San Diego Zoo from Bronx Zoo in 1928 or 1931 and lived through 20 US presidentsAfter more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.Gramma was born in her...

25/11/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Seven killed in Kyiv as Russia hits Ukraine’s energy sector with missiles and drones

Wide-ranging assault included drones that crossed into Romanian and Moldovan territory Europe live – latest updatesRussia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, killing seven and injuring 21 in Kyiv as a fresh round of US-brokered peace negotiat...

25/11/2025 15:51 The Guardian

Nato scrambles jets as Russian drones make deepest incursion into Romania

Fighter jets track two uncrewed aircraft in first daytime breach of Romanian airspace since full-scale Ukraine warNato jets were scrambled to track two Russian drones that crossed into Romania on Tuesday in the deepest and first daytime incursion into the country’s airspace since the start of the...

25/11/2025 15:40 The Guardian

Jacob Zuma’s daughter accused of tricking men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

South African police investigate allegations made against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla by another of ex-president’s daughtersEurope live – latest updatesSouth African police are investigating allegations that a daughter of the former president Jacob Zuma tricked men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine...

25/11/2025 15:13 The Guardian

Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says

Report says Israel’s operations ‘significantly undermined every pillar of survival’ and reduced the economy by 87%Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “human-made abyss”, and reconstruction is likely to cost more than $70bn (£53bn) over several decades, the United Nations has said.The UN...

25/11/2025 15:04 The Guardian

Surprise envoy pushing Ukraine ‘peace’ plan belies Vance influence on US policy

Army secretary Daniel Driscoll presented a Russian wishlist, highlighting differences with the administrationThe US army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, was an unlikely envoy for the Trump administration’s newest proposal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine – but his ties to JD Vance have put a c...

25/11/2025 12:54 The Guardian

‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds

Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichenAlmost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are clinging on in a handful of locations or even fewer, a groundbreaking report has reveal...

25/11/2025 12:37 The Guardian

US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James | First Thing

Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had ‘no lawful authority’ to indict former FBI director and New York attorney general. Plus, where did all the color go from the movies?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.A federal judge threw ou...

25/11/2025 12:37 The Guardian

Failures by Tory ministers and welfare officials led to carer’s allowance crisis, review finds

Unpaid carers were pushed into debt and distress and hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money wastedUK politics live – latest updatesRepeated failures by Tory ministers and top welfare officials pushed hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt and distress, and led to hundreds o...

25/11/2025 12:23 The Guardian

US attorney general vows to appeal dismissal of criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James – US politics live

Pam Bondi says she will ‘take all available legal action’ after cases dismissed against ex-FBI director and New York attorney general The US army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, is reportedly in the UAE for scheduled meetings with a Russian delegation to discuss the latest plan to bring an end to th...

25/11/2025 12:03 The Guardian

US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out

Trump puts US in unflattering company as lack of representative reveals disdain for climate progressMore than two decades ago, the US railed against the “axis of evil”. Now, after international climate talks spluttered to a meagre conclusion, the US finds itself grouped with unflattering company...

25/11/2025 11:00 The Guardian

EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland

Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice findsEurope live – latest updatesThe EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between tw...

25/11/2025 10:52 The Guardian

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