Resident doctors accused of ‘greedy’ pay demands before Streeting talks

17/07/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Hospital chiefs warn next week’s strike in England will cause ‘chaos’ in NHS, as BMA pushes for 29% rise on top of last year’s 22% dealResident doctors have been accused of being “very greedy” over their 29% pay demand, before talks with Wes Streeting on Thursday and a planned five-day strike next week.The Guardian spoke to hospital trust bosses and senior medics, all of whom criticised the walkout in England and warned that it will cause “absolute chaos” in the NHS. Continue reading...

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Up to 8 million more people could vote under move towards automated registration, government says – UK politics live

Electoral commission welcomes plan to increase voter participation in electionsWhile Rushanara Ali is answering the urgent question in the Commons, Keir Starmer is speaking at the event where he is announcing a “civil society covenant”.There is a live feed here.Why does this government think a 1...

17/07/2025 10:40 The Guardian

Preparations to deliver Patriot missile systems to Ukraine under way, Nato’s top Europe commander says – Europe live

Alexus Grynkewich says Russia will remain a threat even if a peaceful solution to war in Ukraine can be foundThe regional Flemish government must stop all transit of military equipment to Israel, a Brussels court has ordered, according to local media.The Flemish news channel VRT NWS said that the ca...

17/07/2025 10:40 The Guardian

Senate approves cuts to global aid funding and public broadcasting in win for Trump – US politics live

Most cuts are schemes to assist foreign countries hit by disease, war and natural disasters Protests and events against president Donald Trump’s controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people are planned Thursday at more than 1,600...

17/07/2025 10:35 The Guardian

Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after days of clashes with Druze fighters

President Ahmed al-Sharaa says move avoids dragging country ‘into a new, broader war’ after Israel attacks DamascusSyrian government forces have withdrawn from the Druze-majority province of Sweida, ending four days of clashes between the army and local Druze fighters.In a speech on Thursday, th...

17/07/2025 10:03 The Guardian

AI firms ‘unprepared’ for dangers of building human-level systems, report warns

Future of Life Institute says companies pursuing artificial general intelligence lack credible plans to ensure safety Artificial intelligence companies are “fundamentally unprepared” for the consequences of creating systems with human-level intellectual performance, according to a leading AI saf...

17/07/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violen...

17/07/2025 06:00 The Guardian

UK drivers warned of soaring charges to drop off passengers at airports

Most airports charge up to £7 for a brief stop and 11 of the 20 biggest have raised their fees, RAC analysis showsCar drivers have been warned of soaring charges at UK airports to drop off passengers this summer, while major European airports continue to allow motorists brief stops without charge.W...

17/07/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Trump says FBI should investigate ‘the Jeffrey Epstein hoax’ as a criminal conspiracy against him – live updates

President says furor over Epstein files, along with 2016 Russian campaign interference and Jack Smith’s attempted prosecution were ‘all the same scam’Trump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’As Democrats reckon with a deep inter-party divide that threatens t...

17/07/2025 01:55 The Guardian

Tsunami advisory issued in parts of Alaska after 7.3-magnitude earthquake

Noaa initially issued a tsunami warning in the state’s southern coast, which it later downgraded to an advisoryA stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami advisory on Wednesday after a strong earthquake was felt throughout the region.The US Geological Survey described the earthquake...

16/07/2025 22:58 The Guardian

Ministers to enshrine UK charities’ right to peaceful protest in new ‘covenant’

Agreement between government and voluntary sector aims to reset relations after erosion of trust under ToriesThe right to engage in political activity and protest peacefully is to be enshrined in a new agreement between the government and UK charities and campaigners aimed in part at ending years of...

16/07/2025 21:30 The Guardian

‘There’s a bit of a queue forming’: how UK firms are enticing buyers for the next generation of fighter jets

Inside the hangars where robots are poised to keep the UK a top-tier military nation and continue more than a century of building military aircraftIn a factory on the banks of the River Ribble in Lancashire, robot arms stand on a floor striped with glowing lights. They will hold the tail fin for a t...

16/07/2025 21:30 The Guardian

Keir Starmer removes Labour whip from four ‘persistent rebel’ MPs

Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff pushed out and three trade envoys lose rolesKeir Starmer has fired a warning shot to rebellious Labour MPs and moved to reassert his grip on his party by removing the whip from four backbenchers for repeatedly breaching discipli...

16/07/2025 18:17 The Guardian

Syria’s Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest report here:Israel strikes Syria’s defence ministry in third day of attacksSyria state media said that the Israeli military struck the Druze-majority city of Sweida, where Syrian government forces have deployed despite Israeli warnings, Agence...

16/07/2025 17:54 The Guardian

Ex-police commissioner sues New York City and Eric Adams over alleged NYPD corruption

Tom Donlon claims he was sidelined after warning Adams he had ‘uncovered systemic corruption’ by NYPD leadershipA former New York police commissioner is suing the city, Eric Adams, the mayor, and top police officials, accusing them of a “coordinated criminal enterprise that had taken root at t...

16/07/2025 17:30 The Guardian

‘It’s soul-destroying’: takeover crisis leaves Morecambe FC on the brink

Supporters say end of 105-year-old Lancastrian club, which could collapse in days, would devastate seaside townIn the century since it was founded, only a world war has stopped play at Morecambe football club. But the 105-year-old institution is days away from collapse amid the “unfolding disaster...

16/07/2025 17:28 The Guardian

Rachel Reeves warned by City grandees not to weaken banking safeguards

Chancellor’s plan to slash red tape could raise financial risks and do little to help households, say architects of UK’s post-2008 reformsRachel Reeves has been warned by City grandees that her plan to slash financial red tape could have little benefit for British households while increasing ris...

16/07/2025 16:34 The Guardian

Diageo CEO steps down after drink firm’s lacklustre performance

Debra Crew’s tenure marked by shock profits warning, adverse global consumer trends and investor disquietDiageo, which owns the Guinness and Johnnie Walker brands, is to replace its embattled chief executive, ending her rocky tenure in charge of the British alcoholic drinks firm.In a statement to...

16/07/2025 15:51 The Guardian

Ukraine ready for peace talks anytime, foreign minister says, as Trump backtracks from idea to ‘target Moscow’ – as it happened

This blog is now closedSeparately, the European Commission has just confirmed that EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will travel to Washington DC today for talks with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and US trade representative Jamieson Greer.The meetings come as part of the EU’s push t...

16/07/2025 15:49 The Guardian

Bear that bit man in Norway roams free after hunt in which wrong animal shot

Search for female and her cubs on hold to campaigners’ relief after court had quashed injunction against cullThe hunt for a brown bear that bit a man on the elbow has been put on hold, the Norwegian environment agency has announced, in a case that angered animal rights campaigners after officials...

16/07/2025 15:45 The Guardian

Albanese’s warm welcome in Beijing shows icy tensions are a thing of the past – at least for now | Tom McIlroy

Local state-controlled media buzzed about the visit, praising the ‘turnaround’ and suggesting relations between the two countries were back on trackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese may be humming Pau...

16/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Push to end antisemitism is welcome but envoy’s plan raises concerns, Australia’s race commissioner warns

Giridharan Sivaraman says he hopes to meet Jillian Segal to discuss her proposals and their implications for fundamental rights and freedomsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s race discrimination commissioner...

16/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian

UK inflation rises unexpectedly to 3.6% driven by food and fuel prices

Annual increase in June follows warnings about increase in employment taxes leading to job cuts and higher pricesAnalysis: UK inflation rise makes it clear: the cost of living crisis has not gone awayBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation unexpectedly rose in June driven by fuel and food price...

16/07/2025 12:01 The Guardian

How climate crisis makes rainstorms that flooded New York more common

More than 2in of rain fell in an hour in the region, killing two people, and such storms are only going to intensifyMonday night’s downpour was one of the most intense rainstorms in New York City history, the kind of storm that’s now happening much more often due to climate warming.More than 2in...

16/07/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Ukraine wing of US-founded terrorist group says it was involved in killing of intelligence officer in Kyiv

The Base, a far-right group with suspected links to Russia, said killing of Ivan Voronych was ‘only the beginning’The Ukrainian wing of an internationally proscribed far-right terrorist organization with suspected links to Russia is claiming involvement in the brazen assassination of an intellig...

16/07/2025 10:00 The Guardian

EU accused of ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’ of Palestinians over failure to confront Israel

Stinging rebuke from Amnesty International follows EU ministers declining to endorse any sanctions over Gaza warMiddle East crisis – live updatesEurope live – latest updatesThe EU has been accused of a “cruel and unlawful betrayal” of Palestinians and European values after failing to take ac...

16/07/2025 09:06 The Guardian

Firefighters warned of ‘dangers of partisan politics’ after truck displays Liberal corflutes at Melbourne protest

Country Fire Authority says it ‘must always remain apolitical’ amid fallout over rally that also featured offensive slogans on trucksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s Country Fire Authority has issued a w...

16/07/2025 07:09 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Why Labour wants to cut financial red tape – and why critics fear that risks a new crisis

In today’s newsletter: Rachel Reeves has announced the ‘biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade’ – but are they enough to spark the economy? Good morning. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has vowed to cut back regulation in the UK financial sector in a bid to unlock growth.Reeves has...

16/07/2025 05:16 The Guardian

Toxic behaviour in TV jeopardises key British industry, experts warn

Leading figures say skilled freelancers feel ‘massive fear’ about speaking out and are leaving industryToxic behaviour in British television is jeopardising one of the UK’s most important cultural and economic assets, industry experts have warned.In the wake of a damaging report from the BBC o...

16/07/2025 05:00 The Guardian

‘Political theatre’: key takeaways from US universities’ House antisemitism hearing

UC Berkeley, Georgetown and Cuny heads face GOP inquiry in last of House hearings that began after Israel-Gaza warUS university leaders challenge campus antisemitism claims in House hearingLawmakers questioned the leaders of the University of California at Berkeley, Georgetown University and the Cit...

16/07/2025 00:13 The Guardian

Australia news live: safety in childcare centres top priority when parliament resumes; Husic warns antisemitism definition curbs freedom of speech

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSUV driven into luxury Sydney CBD store in ram raid targeting handbags, police sayPolice in Sydney are investigating after an SUV was driven into a luxury store in the city’s CBD early this morning, part of a ra...

16/07/2025 00:09 The Guardian

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