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21/04/2025 13:17 The Guardian

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth sent detailed information on military strikes in Yemen to chat including his wife and brother, New York Times saysDonald Trump “stands strongly behind” defense secretary Pete Hegseth, the White House has said, after a Sunday report alleging that he shared sensitive information about planned strikes in Yemen in a private Signal group chat that included his wife and brother.The White House’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday:The president absolutely has confidence in secretary Hegseth. I spoke to him about it this morning, and he stands strongly behind him.This is what happens when the entire Pentagon is working against you and working against the monumental change that you are trying to implement.It’s been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon. From leaks of sensitive operational plans to mass firings, the dysfunction is now a major distraction for the president – who deserves better from his senior leadership.President Donald Trump has a strong record of holding his officials to account. Given that, it’s hard to see Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth remaining in his position for much longer. Continue reading...

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Changeable weather across UK forecast after unusually warm, dry spell

Sun and showers will alternate this week and temperatures will return to the seasonal averagePack an umbrella, sunglasses and a warm coat is the message from forecasters as the weather is expected to be changeable this week with rain continuing across the UK following a dry spell.Much of the country...

21/04/2025 18:45 The Guardian
Trump official threatens New York governor over halt of congestion pricing

Transportation secretary warns of ‘serious consequences’ if Kathy Hochul does not shutter initiative by 21 MayUS politics live – latest updatesUS transportation secretary Sean Duffy issued a warning to New York governor Kathy Hochul on Monday saying that the state of New York “risks serious...

21/04/2025 17:38 The Guardian
Boeing investors brace for fallout from Trump tariffs

Jets intended for Chinese airline returned to US, raising fears for planemaker as results nearChina sends back new Boeing jet made more expensive by tariffsInvestors in Boeing are braced to learn the full impact of Donald Trump’s trade war, amid fears the US planemaker could be hit harder than fir...

21/04/2025 16:50 The Guardian
Netherlands a ‘cautionary tale’ for Coalition’s mortgage deduction scheme, expert warns

Cody Hochstenbach says the scheme in his country has driven up home prices and weighs heavily on taxpayersPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our aft...

21/04/2025 15:00 The Guardian
Russia resumes fighting after ‘ceasefire’ Ukraine says Moscow breached nearly 3,000 times – as it happened

Russian military confirms ‘Easter truce’ is over and fighting has begun again as Ukrainian says Moscow launched 96 drones and three missiles overnight. This live blog is closedThree people killed after Russia resumes attacks in UkraineWhen Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukrai...

21/04/2025 14:23 The Guardian
Scottish ministers accused of failing women who cannot get later abortions

Campaigners say ‘extremely vulnerable women’ are having to travel hundreds of miles to visit English clinicsCampaigners have warned Scottish ministers that they are failing in their legal and moral duties as growing numbers of “extremely vulnerable women” have to travel hundreds of miles sou...

21/04/2025 10:40 The Guardian
Pensioner with severe learning disabilities could face eviction over care costs dispute

Hugh Kirsch’s case one of wave of evictions of vulnerable residents caused by crisis in adult social care fundingA pensioner with severe learning disabilities who was a victim of one of the most notorious care home abuse scandals of recent years has been told he faces eviction over a dispute about...

21/04/2025 10:05 The Guardian
MPs and peers oppose Donald Trump address to parliament during UK visit

Concerns raised address would be inappropriate because of president’s comments about UK, Nato and UkraineA number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK.The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for...

21/04/2025 08:20 The Guardian
Weather tracker: Unseasonable warmth continues in eastern Europe

Heat spreads eastwards into the Baltics and western Russia, although colder air will sweep in by the weekendAfter a spell of record-breaking heat last week, eastern Europe and western parts of Russia will experience further unseasonable warmth in the next few days. The burst of mid-spring warmth beg...

21/04/2025 08:10 The Guardian
Turnbull says ‘Trump-like’ Dutton’s nuclear policy a ‘really bad idea’ - as it happened

This blog is now closed‘Propaganda’: Albanese mocks Russia’s ‘you have no cards’ warning to AustraliaPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet ou...

21/04/2025 07:50 The Guardian
Air raid alerts in Ukraine after Putin’s Easter ‘ceasefire’ ends

Regions in eastern Ukraine were under air raid alerts starting minutes after midnight on Monday, with the alerts gradually extending westUkraine issued air raid alerts for Kyiv and the country’s eastern half as blasts shook the city of Mykolaiv early on Monday, authorities said, hours after the on...

21/04/2025 05:24 The Guardian
JD Vance lands in Delhi for talks on fast-tracking trade pact

Visit by vice-president and family could be overshadowed by tariff and US immigration tensions, and farmer protests The US vice-president, JD Vance, has arrived in India for talks with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, on a bilateral trade deal as the US tariff war with China escalates and the US...

21/04/2025 04:51 The Guardian
‘Propaganda’: Albanese mocks Russia’s ‘you have no cards’ warning to Australia

Incendiary letter by Moscow’s envoy says Australians should be more concerned about US bases on their soil than a Russian base in IndonesiaElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastRussian warnings to Australia th...

21/04/2025 01:57 The Guardian
UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports

Defence secretary says lessons from Ukraine highlight need for homegrown supply chainBritain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France.This comes as British and European defence companies move away from buying US-made weapo...

20/04/2025 23:06 The Guardian
Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues

Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union saysScottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned company.The striking workers’ union warned that emer...

20/04/2025 23:01 The Guardian
Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year

Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data revealsAbout 49,000 A&E visits last year resulted in patients waiting 24 hours or more for a hospital bed, with people aged 65 or over making up almost 70% of cases.Accordin...

20/04/2025 21:30 The Guardian
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds

Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after BrexitBritish cancer patients are being denied life-saving drugs and trials of revolutionary t...

20/04/2025 16:00 The Guardian
Israeli military admits ‘professional failures’ over Gaza paramedic killings

IDF says it is dismissing deputy commander for giving ‘inaccurate report’ on shooting that caused global outcryIsrael’s military has admitted to several “professional failures” and a breach of orders in the killing of 15 rescue workers in Gaza last month, and said that it was dismissing a...

20/04/2025 15:51 The Guardian
Zelenskyy says Russia has intensified shelling despite ‘Easter truce’ as Moscow also accuses Ukraine of breaching ceasefire – as it happened

‘Easter truce’ ordered by Putin on Saturday but Ukraine president says Russian army continuing efforts to advance. This live blog is closedZelenskyy dismisses Putin ceasefire as ‘PR’ and says Russian attacks continueEaster falls on the same day this year for orthodox and western churches, an...

20/04/2025 14:29 The Guardian
Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Putin’s Easter ceasefire 2,000 times

Ukrainian president dismisses move as ‘PR’ amid reports of strikes, while Moscow also claims breaches by KyivVolodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their drone and artillery attacks across many parts...

20/04/2025 14:16 The Guardian
RAF fighters scrambled twice to intercept Russian planes last week

Incidents over Baltic Sea come after UK’s deployment of six jets to eastern Poland to defend Nato airspaceRAF fighter jets have intercepted two Russian aircraft flying close to Nato airspace over the Baltic Sea.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from Malbork airbase...

20/04/2025 13:28 The Guardian
Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals business under pressure from Trump tariffs, Moody’s warns

Rating agency downgrades Ineos Quattro as it says ‘trade barriers’ could affect it for next two yearsSir Jim Ratcliffe’s loss-making chemicals business could take longer than expected to recover its financial health because of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, analysts have said.The billionaire...

20/04/2025 13:00 The Guardian
Moscow may gain key role in Iran nuclear deal as US talks progress

Russia touted as possible destination for Iran’s uranium stockpile and could also act as arbiter of deal breachesRussia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, with Moscow being touted not only as a possible destination for Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched...

20/04/2025 12:16 The Guardian
The Trump-Harvard showdown is the latest front in a long conservative war against academia

President’s attack on universities echoes efforts by Reagan and McCarthy – but experts say ‘we’re seeing much worse’The showdown between Donald Trump and Harvard University may have exploded into life this week, but the battle represents just the latest step in what has been a decades-long...

20/04/2025 12:00 The Guardian
Go-to author on White House reverses take on Biden and slams former president

Chris Whipple’s third book, Uncharted, hits Biden and aides like a bludgeon, with key sources who speak on the record“Biden was mentally sharp, even if he appeared physically frail,” Chris Whipple wrote in The Fight of His Life, his 2023 book on the 46th president, who was then warming up his...

20/04/2025 12:00 The Guardian
British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam

Google intelligence report finds UK is a particular target of IT worker ploy that sends wages to Kim Jong Un’s stateBritish companies are being urged to carry out job interviews for IT workers on video or in person to head off the threat of giving jobs to fake North Korean employees.The warning wa...

20/04/2025 10:48 The Guardian
Australia election 2025 live: NSW government saves music festivals with $2.25m emergency funding

Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, fr...

19/04/2025 23:56 The Guardian
As Dutton faces a last-minute policy inquisition, Albanese seems to be on top – and he knows it

An increasingly confident prime minister has bounced back from his campaign missteps while a nervous-looking opposition leader is running out of time to make a comebackElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere...

19/04/2025 20:00 The Guardian
Putin cannot be trusted, says Ukraine after Russia announces ‘Easter truce’ – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Putin announces surprise ‘Easter truce’Here are some of the latest images on the newswires:Russian troops recaptured the village of Oleshnya in Russia’s western Kursk region from Ukrainian forces, the RIA state news agency cited the...

19/04/2025 16:57 The Guardian
Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’

Palestinians pushed into new misery as supplies of food, fuel and medicine run out in seven-week siegeGaza has been pushed to new depths of despair, civilians, medics and humanitarian workers say, by the unprecedented seven-week-long Israeli military blockade that has cut off all aid to the strip.Th...

19/04/2025 16:54 The Guardian
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