Firefighters battle fresh blazes in Victoria as pockets of NSW burn

05/01/2025 07:56 The Guardian

Conditions to become more unsettled as winds begin to shift and clouds move in, officials warnSouthern Ocean winds to break stifling heatwave baking Australia’s south-eastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirefighters are working to bring freshly sparked bushfires under control amid heatwave conditions, with nearby residents advised to monitor the situation.With total fire bans in place in Victoria, firefighters responded to fresh blazes on Sunday afternoon in the state’s central goldfields region.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Kamala Harris says ‘America’s democracy stood’, after certifying Trump’s election victory – US politics live

Vice-president speaks to reporters after joint session to certify results exactly four years after Trump’s supporters stormed CapitolCongress certifies Trump’s election win amid unprecedented security measuresCongresswoman Ayanna Pressley, the Democratic Party representative from Massachusetts a...

06/01/2025 20:25 The Guardian

US winter storm leaves four dead as millions hit by snow, ice and bitter cold

Hundreds of thousands left without power and flights canceled as state of emergencies declared in several statesWinter Storm Blair – latest updatesMillions of Americans were hit by a major winter storm on Monday that brought heavy snow, ice, strong winds and freezing temperatures as it moved east...

06/01/2025 18:56 The Guardian

Reports of optimism about Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal

US secretary of state says he is confident agreement can be reached in renewed push before Donald Trump takes officeIsrael and Hamas appear to be edging closer towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal that could bring the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip to an end amid reports of optimism among decis...

06/01/2025 17:29 The Guardian

Joe Biden urges Americans not to forget January 6 on anniversary of Capitol riot

President reiterates that Donald Trump threatened democracy by inciting supporters into attack in 2021US politics –live updatesJoe Biden has urged American citizens not to forget the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol – and has repeated his declaration that his presidential predecessor and...

06/01/2025 16:18 The Guardian

Middle East crisis: Israeli forces ‘fired on World Food Programme convoy in Gaza’ – as it happened

Statement from UN agency ‘strongly condemns horrifying incident’ on Sunday which it says risked lives of staff‘This is basically a civil war’: West Bank in fear after shooting of journalistSocial order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official saysTurkey...

06/01/2025 15:51 The Guardian

US weather: seven states declare emergencies amid warnings snow could be heaviest in a decade – live updates

Snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures creating dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the east coastThe appeals for people to stay inside come amid forecasts of bone-chilling temperatures.Associated Press reports that the eastern two-thirds of the US will exp...

06/01/2025 14:53 The Guardian

Met Office issues fresh yellow weather warnings covering much of UK – as it happened

Warning for snow and ice in place across most of south-west, north-west and West Midlands in England, Wales, western and northern Scotland and Northern Ireland. This live blog is closedHow you have been affected by snow, ice and rain in the UKThe Met Office has said that it was the UK’s coldest ni...

06/01/2025 14:30 The Guardian

Austria’s far-right Freedom party tasked with forming coalition government

Austrian president asks anti-migration, pro-Kremlin FPÖ to begin negotiations with conservative ÖVPAustria’s president has tasked the anti-migration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party (FPÖ) with holding talks to form a ruling coalition, potentially paving the way for the far right to lead the governmen...

06/01/2025 13:48 The Guardian

New weather warnings as snow and ice cause travel havoc and school closures in UK

Flooding closes main roads as cold air forecast to return from Monday – and possibility of more snow later in weekNew yellow warnings of more snow and ice have been issued by the UK Met Office as wintry weather caused travel disruption and the return to school was abandoned for thousands of pupils...

06/01/2025 12:59 The Guardian

Medals of second world war pilot who flew 500 miles with plane on fire to be auctioned

When Clive Beadon’s bomber caught fire after being hit by Japanese shell, he and crew kept flames doused with flasks of teaIt feels like a very British response to a crisis. When second world war pilot Clive Beadon’s bomber caught fire during a low-level attack on the Burma-Siam railway, he and...

06/01/2025 11:39 The Guardian

Key Oath Keepers leader revealed as former Las Vegas police detective

Details about Utah-based Robert Kinch, who backed ‘race war’, suggest rightwing militia has retained links with policeThe man in control of the Utah-based rightwing militia Oath Keepers USA, a recent spinoff of the national organization first established by Stewart Rhodes in 2009, is a former La...

06/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian

South Korea investigators seek extension of arrest warrant for president

Request comes after attempts to detain Yoon Suk Yeol were thwarted by presidential security service guards last weekSouth Korea’s investigating authorities have requested an extension of a warrant to arrest the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol.The corruption investigation office for...

06/01/2025 10:42 The Guardian

Record numbers of children in England jailed many miles from their families

Exclusive: More than one in 10 young people in custody are held at least 75 miles from their homesVulnerable children are being jailed many miles from their families at record levels, a Guardian investigation has found, prompting warnings that the government is breaking the law.The proportion of you...

06/01/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Swinney to warn opposition of fuelling populism if Scottish budget not passed

Scottish Labour, Greens and Lib Dem MSPs accuse first minister of ‘creating false narrative’ John Swinney, Scotland’s first minister, will warn opposition parties that they will fuel populist forces if they prevent his budget from being passed this month.In a keynote speech in Edinburgh on Mon...

06/01/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Expanded seven-day health hubs to help tackle NHS waiting times in England

Proposals to be outlined by Keir Starmer will offer patients 500,000 more appointments a year, as health secretary says without reforms NHS could collapse ‘like Woolworths’Patients in England will be offered 500,000 more appointments a year via seven-day health hubs under plans to tackle lengthy...

05/01/2025 22:30 The Guardian

Amber weather warning for snow in northern England extended to Monday

Met office warns of continued likely travel delays, stranded vehicles and power cuts due to wintry conditionsIn pictures: snowfall in England and WalesHeavy overnight snow in Wales and northern England has caused travel disruption as the new year gets off to a cold start.The Met Office updated an am...

05/01/2025 22:17 The Guardian

Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform

It is unclear what prompted Musk to write on X that Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to be Reform UK’s leaderElon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader hours after Farage described the billionaire businessman as “a hero”, in what is likely to be a preview...

05/01/2025 18:34 The Guardian

UK weather: airports reopen but travel disruption continues – as it happened

Runways all open at Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool but passengers still face delays with road and rail users also hit by the weatherThe Met office has issued a new yellow warning for heavy rain in southern England, adding to the rainfall warning issued across Wales. The introduction of rain to heav...

05/01/2025 15:53 The Guardian

Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says

Unrwa senior officer describes 60,000 people sheltering in school buildings sharing 12 bathrooms, but says without aid things will get worseSocial order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if Israel goes ahead with its threat this month to end all cooperation with the UN refugee agency for Palesti...

05/01/2025 15:46 The Guardian

Major winter storm in US threatens millions with snow, ice and brutal cold

State of emergencies issues in several states and cities as eastern two-thirds of country to experience dangerous coldA major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the US stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early o...

05/01/2025 14:09 The Guardian

Fears grow for voting rights as Trump plots to reshape US justice department

Experts warn that incoming president could direct DoJ officials to scale back enforcement of Voting Rights ActDonald Trump could use a second term atop the justice department to gut enforcement of US federal voting laws and deploy an agency that is supposed to protect the right to vote to undermine...

05/01/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Ukraine launches surprise operation in Russia’s Kursk region

Footage purports to show Ukrainian armoured columns advancing towards village of Bolshoe SoldatskoeUkrainian armed forces began a surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region on Sunday, in an apparent attempt to regain the initiative on the battlefield before Donald Trump’s imminent return to the...

05/01/2025 12:46 The Guardian

Director of Edinburgh international festival warns cuts put its status at risk

Nicola Benedetti calls for significant rise in public and philanthropic support to maintain its global reputationThe director of the Edinburgh international festival has warned it could lose its status as one of the world’s greatest arts events without significant increases in public and philanthr...

05/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Curb extremism now or face new terrorist threats, Labour warned

Experts say measures announced so far are not enough to turn the tideLabour must reverse years of political failure on extremism to stop it fuelling more disorder, violence and terrorism in Britain, leading figures have said.Neil Basu, the former head of counter-terrorism policing, and Dame Sara...

05/01/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Southern Ocean winds to break stifling heatwave baking Australia’s south-east

Front dragging warm air from the Pilbara brings ‘particularly hot’ weather to SA, NSW, Victoria and TasmaniaFire threats at two of Victoria’s most popular national parks as pockets of NSW burnGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWinds from the Southern Ocean will bring re...

05/01/2025 03:11 The Guardian

UK weather: power cuts, traffic chaos and cancelled flights due to heavy snow

Closed roads, multi-vehicle collisions and train problems reported as Met Office warnings remain in placeLive UK weather updatesHomes were left without power, roads were closed, cars stranded, and flights and train services disrupted on Saturday as heavy snow and freezing rain hit much of the UK.The...

04/01/2025 23:45 The Guardian

Parts of UK disrupted as snow and freezing rain arrive – live

Police report road collisions and warn motorists only to travel if necessary while power cuts affect parts of England and WalesNational Highways warned a “spell of disruptive snow” would spread across southern and central parts of the road network on Saturday night.The PA news agency reports tha...

04/01/2025 23:32 The Guardian

Fears of unrest as PM considers open prisons for more offenders

Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and WalesThe government is considering relaxing the restrictions on inmates who can be sent to open prisons, despite warnings that the move could increase violence, drug abuse...

04/01/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Ukraine waits for Trump the dealmaker to broker end of Putin’s war | Shaun Walker in Kyiv

The US president-elect’s policy on the conflict may prove decisive, but appeasing both sides will be a challengeA new year in Ukraine began in much the same way as the old one finished: with deadly Russian drone attacks across the country. In Kyiv, one person was killed and at least six others wer...

04/01/2025 16:29 The Guardian

Labour goes slow on rape courts pledge amid fears over shortage of lawyers

Election manifesto promise to set up specialist tribunals to deal with huge backlog of cases has been put on holdThe government appears to have stalled on plans to set up dozens of specialist rape courts to deal with a huge backlog of cases, amid warnings there are not enough lawyers to make the pro...

04/01/2025 15:00 The Guardian

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