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Actuaries Institute report says rising insurance premiums will increase further because of natural disasters associated with climate crisisFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFast-rising home insurance premiums have plunged 1.6m households into affordability stress, an Actuaries Institute report has warned, with those in cyclone and flood-prone areas facing significant spikes in cost.The figure is a 30% increase over the past year, and the institute has forecast it will only worsen as the frequency and intensity of natural disasters grows.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Israel-Gaza war live: Ceasefire and hostage deal ‘right on brink’, says US, as hopes rise for agreement

Deal reported to involve release of 33 Israeli hostages alongside a partial Israeli troop withdrawalIn Oslo today, Norway is hosting a meeting of the global alliance for the implementation of the two-state solution.Norway’s foreign ministry Espen Barth Eide is quoted by the Anadolu news agency mak...

15/01/2025 12:54 The Guardian

California fires live: 6m people under critical fire threat as dangerous winds expected; governor says conditioning aid ‘un-American’

Forecasters warn of ‘particularly dangerous weather situation’ in California; Gavin Newsom hits back at House speaker for ‘politicizing’ tragedyLA mayor, Karen Bass, has shared a phone number for residents who have evacuated to get assistance in finding and retrieving pets in evacuation area...

15/01/2025 12:42 The Guardian

Suspected outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease kills eight in Tanzania

Healthcare workers among suspected cases of Ebola-like disease as WHO issues warning of high risk to the country and its neighboursA suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania has killed eight people and poses a high risk to the country and its neighbours, global health leaders ha...

15/01/2025 12:12 The Guardian

Europe must take responsibility for its own security, says Polish minister

‘Very difficult time’ anticipated as Poland takes over EU presidency against backdrop of geopolitical uncertaintyEurope must “take responsibility” for its own security, Poland has told its fellow EU member states, as Warsaw takes over the rotating presidency of the bloc at a time of increasi...

15/01/2025 12:08 The Guardian

Sydney trains delayed up to five hours as authorities warn rail commuters to leave early

More than 1,000 train services expected to be cancelled by end of Wednesday with warnings industrial action could cause further chaos on ThursdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydneysiders have been warned that more th...

15/01/2025 11:46 The Guardian

Treasury minister warns of ‘tough decisions’ on spending amid high borrowing costs - UK politics live

Chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones says there will be a spring statement on 26 MarchThe government is expected to make a statement later this afternoon on its plans to revise the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which it paused on taking on office last year.Although the act was pa...

15/01/2025 11:24 The Guardian

Send crisis in England risks creating ‘lost generation’ of children

Many local authorities facing bankruptcy as government criticised for lack of urgencyThe crisis in special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in England risks creating a “lost generation” of children, while putting “almost half” of all councils with an education remit in danger of ban...

15/01/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Sussan Ley endorses Gisele Kapterian over Warren Mundine – as it happened

This blog is now closedSydney trains delayed up to five hours as authorities warn rail commuters to leave earlyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWong ‘absolutely confident’ government can work with Trump as US presidentMoving to another topic, Penny Wong was asked about...

15/01/2025 06:49 The Guardian

Death toll rises to 25 amid new Los Angeles warnings and thousands still under evacuation orders – as it happened

Firefighters expect difficult and treacherous day as red flag warning forecasts winds of up to 75mph. This blog is now closedPrivate firefighting crews prompt furious public debateTell us about financial consequences you are facingCalifornia homeowners and business owners who lost everything in the...

15/01/2025 03:04 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war live: ceasefire deal ‘right on brink’, says US, as hopes rise for agreement

US secretary of state, in last major foreign policy speech, says countries in Middle East must achieve their aspirations in a climate of peace and securityGaza ceasefire negotiations ‘right on the brink’ as mediators meet in QatarHere are some of the latest images sent over the news wires from G...

15/01/2025 02:23 The Guardian

LA braces for more fire evacuations as experts warn of new ‘dangerous weather situation’

Region faces ‘extreme fire risk’ warnings and ‘significant risk of rapid fire spread’ as official death toll expected to riseCalifornia fires – live updatesAs forecasters warn of another “particularly dangerous weather situation” across northern Los Angeles, residents braced for new wi...

15/01/2025 01:41 The Guardian

Police seeking to arrest South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol enter official residence after clashes

Officials seeking to detain suspended president used ladders to enter compound after being blocked at entrance gateSouth Korean investigators seeking to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol have entered his official residence as they try to execute a new warrant over insurrection accusations rel...

15/01/2025 00:52 The Guardian

Simon Townsend, star Australian children’s TV presenter, dies aged 79

Former journalist, who became a household name with Wonder World in the 1980s, died ‘surrounded by writers, actors, activists and Italians’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereThe veteran children’s television...

15/01/2025 00:42 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire negotiations ‘right on the brink’ as mediators meet in Qatar

First phase of agreement likely to involve release of 33 Israeli hostages and up to 1,000 Palestinian prisonersNegotiators met in Doha on Tuesday in an effort to hammer out the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza, as the warring sides were reported to be closing in on a deal and the US secretary of...

14/01/2025 23:04 The Guardian

European jitters about Trump 2.0 not shared by much of world, poll finds

Exclusive: Findings suggest ‘weakening of west’ as relations become more transactional, say report’s authorsEuropean anxiety about Donald Trump’s return to the White House is not shared in much of the world, a poll has shown, with more people in non-western powers such as China, Russia, Indi...

14/01/2025 23:01 The Guardian

‘I hope peace will prevail’: joy and fear in Gaza amid reports ceasefire is near

Hamas and Israel ‘in final stages’ of agreement, with Gazans still reeling from fresh deadly airstrikesMiddle East crisis – live updatesHopes rose across Gaza on Tuesday that the war that has devastated the territory, killing more than 46,000 and displacing millions, was finally over.Amid wide...

14/01/2025 20:08 The Guardian

Giving Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption job seen by insiders as own goal

Some in No 10 wish they had thought a bit more about how it looked before giving job to niece of ousted Bangladesh PMThe warning signs were always there. When a photo of Tulip Siddiq standing alongside Vladimir Putin and her aunt, the now ousted leader of Bangladesh, emerged in 2015, alarm bells ran...

14/01/2025 19:52 The Guardian

Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency amid escalating violence

Parliament unanimously agrees on three-month extension of security measures after gang warfare kills six last weekEscalating violence in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has caused the country’s government to extend emergency security measures declared in December, after a week of bloody gang warfare...

14/01/2025 18:43 The Guardian

Could Keir Starmer’s AI dream derail his own green energy promise?

As PM pins hopes on AI, what effect will building energy-hungry datacentres have on Labour’s clean power pledge?Keir Starmer this week launched a plan to bring a 20-fold increase in the amount of artificial intelligence (AI) computing power under public control by 2030.But the race to build more e...

14/01/2025 18:09 The Guardian

British novelists criticise government over AI ‘theft’

Richard Osman and Kate Mosse say plan to mine artistic works for data would destroy creative fieldsBestselling novelists Kate Mosse and Richard Osman have hit back at the government’s apparent plan to give artificial intelligence companies broad freedoms to mine artistic works for data, warning it...

14/01/2025 17:52 The Guardian

‘Assume the worst’: fears rise that LA drinking water could be contaminated

Growing concern that toxic chemicals released by wildfires can get into damaged drinking water systemsAs fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise.A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are gett...

14/01/2025 16:47 The Guardian

Warhammer maker Games Workshop plans fourth UK factory as sales boom

Company thrives as Amazon develops TV series and it gains licensing income from video gamesBusiness live – latest updatesIn Nottingham, an army of tiny warriors is on the advance. Space Marines, Weirdboyz, Chaos Knights – and very small paint pots – are grabbing more territory as Games Worksho...

14/01/2025 16:12 The Guardian

Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer used on farms pose cancer risk, EPA says

Environmental Protection Agency officials warn of toxic PFAS found in sewage often spread on pastureHarmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “seve...

14/01/2025 15:45 The Guardian

Reeves warned further cuts ‘politically suicidal’ as she faces MPs amid market turmoil – UK politics live

Chancellor to take questions following her statement on China visitStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the future of Greenland is a matter for the people who live there. And he said that he made this clear in a meeting with Greenland’s foreign minister.But he did not expl...

14/01/2025 13:21 The Guardian

No human rights concern would stop UK selling F-35 parts for Israel, say NGOs

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14/01/2025 11:11 The Guardian

Special counsel says Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election | First Thing

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14/01/2025 10:52 The Guardian

JD Sports cuts profit forecast, blaming big fashion price cuts

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14/01/2025 09:11 The Guardian

Dfat making ‘urgent inquiries’ after reports Australian man captured while fighting for Ukraine has been killed

Australian government holds ‘grave concerns’ for welfare of Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from MelbourneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is “making urgent inquiries” after reports...

14/01/2025 08:47 The Guardian

Sydney train passengers warned of delays and slow journeys as pay dispute drags on

Industrial action to resume on Wednesday after NSW government reveals improved pay offerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCommuters in Sydney have been warned to expect delays and slower journeys across the city’s train network from Wednesday due to industrial action by ra...

14/01/2025 07:41 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: What Ukraine might gain from two North Korean captives

In today’s newsletter: Kyiv’s interrogation footage of captured North Korean soldiers leads to questions about what it might do with the soldiers – and what the PoWs might do for themGood morning. In a grinding war where significant changes at the front are hard to discern, a video released by...

14/01/2025 06:48 The Guardian

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