Spain and Portugal power cut live: Spanish PM hopes power will return soon and tells public to minimise travel and not speculate

28/04/2025 20:31 The Guardian

Electricity consumption in Spain gradually going back up as grid operator restores energy in more parts of the countryExplainer: what happened and what caused it?Spain caught unawares as the lights go outHave you been affected by the power outages?We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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Trump to step up immigration crackdown with extra powers for law enforcement – US politics live

Press secretary says president also to sign executive orders increasing pressure on sanctuary cities and statesHere is an extract from The Atlantic’s piece on Trump’s first 100 days – in an interview secured after initially being canceled by the president over previous reporting from the journ...

28/04/2025 20:28 The Guardian

Trump promised peace but brings rapid increase in civilian casualties to Yemen | Dan Sabbagh

Escalation from US military suggests previous restraints on causing civilian casualties have been relaxed“I am the candidate of peace,” Donald Trump declared on the campaign trail last November. Three months into his presidency, not only is the war in Ukraine continuing and the war in Gaza resta...

28/04/2025 18:36 The Guardian

UK offers EU strategic partnership to boost trade and security

Officials draft declaration to help tackle ‘fluctuations’ in world economyThe UK and the EU have outlined a “new strategic partnership” aimed at bolstering trade and presenting a united European front in Ukraine in defiance of Donald Trump’s threat to upend decades of transatlantic alignme...

28/04/2025 18:07 The Guardian

M&S betting on customer patience as cyber-attack threatens to ruin 2025’s strong start

Fashion revival and warm weather had boosted the retailer – but the attack has halted website salesWhen will orders be back, and is my data at risk?Marks & Spencer pauses delivery of some food items to OcadoMarks & Spencer was enjoying a strong start to 2025 thanks to a fashion revival and...

28/04/2025 17:39 The Guardian

M&S pauses deliveries of some food items to Ocado after cyber-attack

Some Marks & Spencer warehouse staff told not to go to work as website orders remain on hold for fourth day in a rowWhen will M&S orders be back, and is my data at risk?Marks & Spencer has been forced to pause deliveries of some packaged food items to the online grocery site Ocado as the...

28/04/2025 17:34 The Guardian

Friedrich Merz picks pro-Kyiv foreign minister and promises German support for Ukraine

Chancellor-designate vows to tackle Russian aggression and appoints Johann Wadephul, an ex-soldier, to key roleGermany’s chancellor-designate, Friedrich Merz, has promised to put staunch support of Ukraine at the heart of his government after announcing that a pro-Kyiv foreign policy expert and fo...

28/04/2025 17:32 The Guardian

Tens of millions across Spain and Portugal hit by huge power outage

Transport, ATMs and telecommunications all affected as operator blames extreme temperature variationsEurope live – latest updatesTens of millions of people across Spain and Portugal have been plunged into a huge power blackout blamed by the Portuguese operator on extreme temperature variations, le...

28/04/2025 17:19 The Guardian

Democrats in Congress warn cuts at top US labor watchdog will be ‘catastrophic’

Musk’s Doge targets National Labor Relations Board with cuts and terminated leases as union speaks outDemocrats have warned that cuts to the US’s top labor watchdog threaten to render the organization “basically ineffectual” and will be “catastrophic” for workers’ rights.The so-called...

28/04/2025 17:12 The Guardian

Canadians head to polls in election upturned by Trump

Liberals favored to beat Conservatives as US president issues fresh threats to annex CanadaCanada election – live updatesCanadians head to the polls in a federal election overshadowed by fury at Donald Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty and fears over his escalating trade war.In the...

28/04/2025 17:11 The Guardian

M&S cyber-attack: when will orders be back, and is my data at risk?

Marks & Spencer has halted orders on its website and apps, giving customers a refund for those placed after WednesdayM&S tells hundreds of warehouse staff to stay at homeThe cyber-attack at Marks & Spencer is continuing to cause chaos for shoppers, with no clarity yet as to when the reta...

28/04/2025 17:01 The Guardian

Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack?

Several countries in Europe have been scrambling to restore electricity after a huge power cut caused blackoutsSpain and Portugal hit by massive power outageEurope live – latest updatesSpain, Portugal and some of south-west France suffered a massive power cut on Monday, with major cities including...

28/04/2025 16:38 The Guardian

Israel seems set on destroying system of international law compliance, ICJ hears

Country accused of obstructing UN as court considers its decision to end cooperation with Unrwa Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law in a way that will have profound consequences that reverberate far beyond Palestine, the international co...

28/04/2025 16:32 The Guardian

ICC judges order that arrest warrant requests in Palestine case be kept secret

Exclusive: Prosecutor barred from public announcements as he prepares round of applications for Israeli suspectsThe prosecutor of the international criminal court has been restrained from publicising any new applications for arrest warrants in the court’s Palestine case after judges ordered they m...

28/04/2025 16:00 The Guardian

No extra money for NHS staff and teacher pay rises, warns Treasury

Sources say pay increases will not be covered by borrowing and must come from existing budgets, creating possibility of strikesUK politics live – latest updatesPay rises for NHS staff and teachers must be paid from existing budgets, the Treasury has warned, setting up the potential for strike acti...

28/04/2025 15:00 The Guardian

‘A lot of Russians have been killed. We like this’: on the frontline with a Ukrainian artillery unit

Soldiers expect Moscow to launch summer offensive and dismiss US efforts to bring peace as ‘pretty disappointing’Europe live – latest updatesFrom a line of trees the Ukrainian gun team prepared to fire. An artilleryman, Yurii, loaded a 152mm shell into an old Soviet-made howitzer. “We are re...

28/04/2025 13:53 The Guardian

African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to speed up debt restructurings

Exclusive: Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through LondonDiplomats from eight southern and east African countries have signed a letter calling on the UK government to support a private member’s bill that aims to speed up debt restructurings, after e...

28/04/2025 13:21 The Guardian

BBC still has figures who can make life unbearable for colleagues, says chair

Samir Shah warns of abuse of power as overhaul of workplace culture announced after high-profile casesThe BBC still harbours powerful figures who can abuse their position “to make life for their colleagues unbearable”, the corporation’s chair has said.Samir Shah’s warning came as the broadca...

28/04/2025 13:16 The Guardian

Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker hold 12-hour sit-in against GOP funding plan

Democratic House leader and New Jersey senator protest on steps of US Capitol over proposed Republican budgetHakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker held a sit-in protest and discussion for more than 12 hours on Sunday on the steps of the US Capitol in opposition to Republicans’ proposed budget plan.Bille...

28/04/2025 12:57 The Guardian

Conclave to elect new pope to start on 7 May, Vatican says

The 135 Roman Catholic cardinals eligible to vote will meet at Sistine Chapel to decide church’s next leaderEurope live – latest updatesCatholic cardinals from all over the world will converge under Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on 7 May to begin a conclave, the secret...

28/04/2025 12:20 The Guardian

Putin declares 72-hour May ceasefire in Ukraine war to mark WW2 anniversary

Kremlin calls on Ukraine to reciprocate during period covering 8-10 May and says it will respond to any violationsVladimir Putin has declared a three-day full ceasefire in the war with Ukraine in May to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the second world war.The Kremlin...

28/04/2025 12:19 The Guardian

Minister warns of ‘tight fiscal position’ amid tensions over public sector pay – UK politics live

Comments from Stephen Kinnock come amid reports that pay review bodies could recommend up to 4% for teachers and nursesDowning Street has confirmed that there will be no extra money to fund pay rises for public sector workers beyond what was set out in last year’s budget.Asked about a Times story...

28/04/2025 11:29 The Guardian

Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports

Number of vessels scheduled to arrive at Port of Los Angeles next week is down by almost a third year on yearBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s increasingly erratic trade war has triggered a slump in shipments to the US’s most important ports, amid the growing risk of a recession in...

28/04/2025 11:23 The Guardian

French Muslims decry religious hatred as mosque stabbing suspect arrested

Man held in Italy over killing of worshipper in French mosque amid growing concerns over IslamophobiaEurope live – latest updatesFrench Muslim leaders have said more must be done to counter anti-Muslim hatred in France after a man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a young worshipper to death i...

28/04/2025 11:18 The Guardian

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 dead in US airstrike on prison

Alleged attack on facility holding African detainees raises fresh questions over US military operations in regionYemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 people have been killed and 47 injured in a US strike on a detention centre holding African migrants in the city of Saada.The rebel group, which governs nor...

28/04/2025 09:35 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Yemen’s Houthis say scores killed in US airstrike on migrant centre

Rebel group say 68 people have died in attack on facility holding migrants trying to cross war-torn country to reach Saudi ArabiaIsrael’s foreign minister Gideon Saar called the hearings part of a “systematic persecution and delegitimization” of his country. Speaking in Jerusalem as the hearin...

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Putin and Kim confirm for first time North Koreans fought for Russia in Ukraine war

Acknowledgment, after long silence over deployment, comes as Russia claims it has recaptured Kursk region Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un have confirmed for the first time that North Korea has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine, with both leaders describing the soldiers as “her...

28/04/2025 09:07 The Guardian

Labor releases election promise costings including saving of $6.4bn from cutting more consultants

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Commissioner calls for ban on apps that make deepfake nude images of children

Children’s commissioner for England says ‘there is no positive reason for these particular apps to exist’What are ‘nudification’ apps and how would a ban in the UK work?Artificial intelligence “nudification” apps that create deepfake sexual images of children should be immediately bann...

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Dutton claims majority of veterans don’t want welcome to country at Anzac Day ceremonies

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Trump says he thinks Zelenskyy is ready to give up Crimea despite previous comments

US president says face-to-face meeting at Vatican improved relations with Ukrainian president and demurs on trust in Vladimir PutinUS President Donald Trump has said he thinks Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to give up Crimea, despite his Ukrainian counterpart’s previous assertions on the Black Sea p...

28/04/2025 03:44 The Guardian

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