Social care sector faces collapse as NICs and wage rises loom, providers warn

20/03/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Independent care providers say the government’s planned increases will push many to the brinkA day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis – Politics Weekly UKThe adult social care sector could collapse “in a matter of months” when the government’s rise in national insurance contributions (NICs) and the national living wage (NLW) comes in from April, providers have warned.Thousands of elderly and vulnerable adults rely on social care services that are often supplied on behalf of local authorities by independent providers. Continue reading...

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Reeves says trade wars ‘no good for anyone’ as new Trump tariffs raise further fears for UK economy – UK politics live

Reeves also said talks were continuing with the US about securing ‘a better trading relationship’In an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, said she would not accept free tickets for concerts again in the future.Asked about the controversy about her decisio...

27/03/2025 10:52 The Guardian

Macron dismisses Russian demands as ‘coalition of the willing’ gathers in Paris for Ukraine talks – Europe live

French president rules out any lifting of sanctions and says European forces could be deployed to mark ‘clear support’The search continues for four US soldiers that went missing in Lithuania on Tuesday night, as their vehicle has been discovered submerged in water.The operation continues on Thur...

27/03/2025 10:45 The Guardian

Republican senators call for investigation into Signal leak as intelligence chiefs deny breaking law – US politics live

More messages from the group chat were made public on Wednesday, showing top Trump officials discussing the attack on YemenFrench president Emmanuel Macron spoke with US president Donald Trump before a meeting of 30 countries with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the French presidency said o...

27/03/2025 10:28 The Guardian

Carmaker shares fall after Trump 25% tariff move as Reeves warns against trade war

Chancellor says UK not planning retaliatory tariffs on US ‘at the moment’Business live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has said that the UK is not planning retaliatory tariffs on the US, at least for now, after Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all car imports, sending shares in carmakers s...

27/03/2025 10:08 The Guardian

Biden aides argued dropping out would bring ‘mistake’ of Harris, book claims

Top aides ‘aggressively’ made case to Democratic donors last summer, according to account of 2024 campaign by Jonathan Allen and Amie ParnesTop aides to Joe Biden “aggressively” warned Democratic donors last summer that if the then president was forced out of the 2024 election over concerns...

27/03/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Next reports £1bn in annual profits for first time but warns on UK economy

Retailer says big business cannot afford to finance ‘excessive regulation’ and government debtNext has rung up £1bn in annual profits for the first time but warned of growing risks to the UK economy, saying big business could not afford to finance “excessive regulation” and government debt....

27/03/2025 08:23 The Guardian

‘Not acceptable’: Warriors coach Richard Agar regrets alleged press box altercation

Assistant coach accepts $5,000 fine and three-game suspensionAgar barred from travelling to away matches against Tigers and StormThe New Zealand Warriors’ assistant coach Richard Agar has accepted a fine and suspension handed down by the NRL for an alleged altercation with a Guardian journalist du...

27/03/2025 05:20 The Guardian

From Meanjin to Warrane, Apple Maps adds more than 250 Indigenous place names in Australia

App to also show land borders for Indigenous protected areas and reserves following similar updates in Canada and the United States in 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMillions of Australians will be able to request...

27/03/2025 01:46 The Guardian

Judge at centre of row with Trump over Venezuela deportations will hear Signal lawsuit

US president had previously called for the impeachment of James Boasberg after the judge blocked his deportation flightsThe US judge set to hear a new lawsuit over the Signal fiasco is the same judge whom Donald Trump has argued should be impeached for blocking him from using wartime powers to depor...

27/03/2025 00:55 The Guardian

Republican senators break ranks to call for investigation of Signal leak scandal

Senior GOP figures warn of potential ‘significant political problem’ for Trump administration in rare sign of unrestIn rare signs of unrest, top Republican senators are calling for an investigation into the Signal leak scandal and demanding answers from the Trump administration, as they raise co...

26/03/2025 22:48 The Guardian

Intelligence chiefs deny they discussed war plans on Signal in House hearing

National intelligence head Tulsi Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe argue ‘no classified information’ was leakedUS intelligence chiefs on Wednesday denied breaking the law or revealing classified information in a group chat where they discussed details of air strikes on Yemen in the presenc...

26/03/2025 22:47 The Guardian

Hegseth denies texting war plans after Democrats call for defense secretary to resign – live

Criticism of defense secretary grows as Democrats rejected assertions by Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe that no classified material was included in the chatNewly released messages show Trump advisers discussed Yemen attackUnder pressure from his rightwing base to challenge judges who have ruled ag...

26/03/2025 21:17 The Guardian

Allegations of Indian interference rock Canada election campaign

Senior officials warn nations including China, Pakistan and Iran could attempt to subvert vote with sophisticated toolsThe spectre of interference by India has already rocked the early days of Canada’s federal election, with officials warning that sophisticated efforts from other hostile nations a...

26/03/2025 19:22 The Guardian

Four US soldiers killed in Lithuania, Nato secretary general says

Military officials say soldiers had been conducting scheduled tactical training outside VilniusFour US army soldiers have been killed in Lithuania during training, the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, said while visiting Warsaw on Wednesday.“Whilst I was speaking the news came out about four Am...

26/03/2025 19:18 The Guardian

Netanyahu repeats threat to seize territory in Gaza as anti-Hamas protests continue

Israeli PM warns of seizure of territories and ‘other measures’ if Hamas refuses to release remaining hostagesBenjamin Netanyahu has repeated Israeli threats to seize territory in Gaza if Hamas refuses to release the remaining Israeli hostages, as, for the second consecutive day, hundreds of Pal...

26/03/2025 18:54 The Guardian

Housebuilder Vistry pins hopes on £2bn affordable homes promise as profits fall

Company suspends dividend payouts after shares dip by 8% with profits down by more than a thirdBusiness live – latest updatesProfits at the UK housebuilder Vistry Group have slumped by more than a third in what it described as a “disappointing year” but it is pinning hopes of a turnaround on t...

26/03/2025 18:29 The Guardian

OBR warns of Trump tariff uncertainty as it downgrades UK growth

Treasury watchdog halves growth forecast to 1% for 2025 in report issued alongside spring statementReeves blames cuts on ‘global uncertainty’Key points at a glanceRachel Reeves must cope with lower growth and higher borrowing costs this year, as the Treasury’s independent forecaster said the g...

26/03/2025 17:59 The Guardian

Russian strikes show Moscow does not want ‘real peace’, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s president says drone attacks just hours after ceasefire talks were ‘a clear signal to the whole world’See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine’s president has accused Russia of being insincere about making peace as he reported an attack by 117 drones, before he headed to Paris for a...

26/03/2025 17:59 The Guardian

‘Not the time to go it alone’: Rutte warns there is no alternative to Nato for keeping Europe and North America safe – as it happened

Mark Rutte says Nato needs to know US has its back but Europe must also do its fair share. This live blog is closedMeanwhile, Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson has confirmed the country plans to increase the country’s defence spending to a provisional target of 3.5% of GDP by 2030 in the larg...

26/03/2025 17:37 The Guardian

Latest Signal leak revelations expose US officials’ lies about what was shared

Trump officials had claimed nothing classified or risking harm to members of the military was shared in the chatSignal leak live – latest updatesThe disclosure by the Atlantic of further devastating messages from the Signal chat group used by the Trump administration’s most senior security offic...

26/03/2025 14:47 The Guardian

People doing intense exercise experience time warp, study finds

Research suggests those who push themselves when working out perceive time to move more slowlyIf your sessions at the gym seem to drag on for hours, you are in good company. People who push themselves when working out report a form of time warp, making it feel as if they have been exercising for lon...

26/03/2025 13:44 The Guardian

Woman tells court Gérard Depardieu groped her buttocks and breasts on set

Film assistant says actor groped her several times in three incidents while filming Les Volets VertsA woman accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that the actor groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Dep...

26/03/2025 13:17 The Guardian

First Thing: Mike Waltz takes ‘full responsibility’ for Signal chat gaffe

National security adviser accepts he made the group but deflects blame. Plus, the definitive guide on getting over a grudgeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, has said he accepts “full responsibility”...

26/03/2025 12:44 The Guardian

Donald Trump’s ‘war on woke’ is fast becoming a war on science. That’s incredibly dangerous | Christina Pagel

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26/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian

‘A warning for students of color’: Ice agents are targeting certain protesters, say experts

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26/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian

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Caveat from statistics agency is latest sign of its problems collecting reliable economic dataBritain’s main measure of wage growth may need to be revised after a large employer failed to supply earnings data on time, the troubled Office for National Statistics has warned.In the latest sign of the...

26/03/2025 09:39 The Guardian

Further welfare cuts expected as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver spring statement – UK politics live

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26/03/2025 09:31 The Guardian

University of Sussex fined £585,000 for failing to uphold freedom of speech

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26/03/2025 08:12 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Just how bad was the White House accidentally leaking military plans over Signal?

In today’s newsletter: After a blunder exposes top officials sharing war plans on a private group chat, questions are being asked about secrecy, protocol … and sheer incompetenceGood morning. Look, it could happen to anyone: I well remember, for example, the time I added my mum to a thread with...

26/03/2025 06:51 The Guardian

Queensland weather: towns cut off and roads closed as days of heavy rain forecast to continue

Slow-moving trough drags tropical moisture inland, dumping widespread heavy rain onto an already saturated landscape, Bureau of Meteorology saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeavy rainfall has closed nearly 200 roads...

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