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27/03/2023 16:43 The Guardian

Kit Malthouse tells home secretary of risks of moving substance from legitimate market into the illegitimate marketAs Alex Wickham from Politico points out, the questions Rishi Sunak is getting this morning suggest this audience is not happy with the government’s record on crime.Q: The Conservatives have “dropped the ball a little bit, to be honest”. The questioner says laughing gas is the least of their problems. People are using much harder drugs. He has skimmed through the action plan document. Some of it is good. But punishments need to be firmer. People probably won’t turn up for community sentences. And the government needs to tackle drugs at source. Continue reading...

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Cabinet Office and Boris Johnson at war over Covid inquiry information

Chair extends deadline after Cabinet Office claims not to have copies of messages or notebooks that former PM insists he sharedThe Cabinet Office and Boris Johnson are at loggerheads over a trove of information requested by the Covid inquiry, as officials said they did not have the material but alli...

30/05/2023 13:15 The Guardian

England’s vital hedges under threat from cuts to funding, farmers say

Transition to post-Brexit farming payments means scheme to protect hedgerows could be lostHedgerows in England are under threat, farmers and nature groups have warned, as the government prepares to cut funding that protects them.Hedges are vital habitat for many species, providing food and shelter f...

30/05/2023 11:00 The Guardian

Large-scale drone attack hits Moscow for first time in Ukraine war

Rare strike on Russian capital unnerves Muscovites who had been told conflict would not threaten themRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMoscow has been targeted with a large-scale drone attack for the first time in its 15-month-old war in Ukraine, marking a new inflection point in a conflict...

30/05/2023 10:37 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 461 of the invasion

Overnight attack on Kyiv leaves one person dead; two people require medical assistance after drone strike on MoscowMoscow has been targeted with a large-scale drone attack for the first time in its 15-month-old war in Ukraine, marking a new inflection point in a conflict that the Kremlin said would...

30/05/2023 10:01 The Guardian

Amazon UK to offer parents term-time-only working amid union battle

Retailer hopes to encourage more people back to work as strikes continue over pay and conditionsParents and grandparents who work in Amazon’s UK warehouses will in future be able to opt to work only in term time, amid a battle over pay and conditions with the GMB union, which is fighting the firm...

30/05/2023 09:56 The Guardian

Malaysia investigates Chinese barge suspected of links to looting of British WW2 wrecks

Search of vessel registered in Fuzhou, China, reveals cannon shell suspected to date from second world warMalaysia’s maritime agency has said it found a cannon shell believed to be from the second world war on a Chinese-registered vessel and was investigating if the barge carrier was involved in t...

30/05/2023 06:22 The Guardian

Taxi drivers to be fined $1,000 for refusing to turn on meters or declining fares in NSW

Transport minister Jo Haylen says drivers had been warned that enforcement officers would be out in force, especially during events like VividFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales governm...

30/05/2023 06:14 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: The Met police is taking a step back from mental health crisis care – but who steps in?

In today’s newsletter: From September the force will stop attending to non-urgent mental health care calls – but should they? And who will step in now?Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. It’s an intuitive proposition: the police’s primary duty is to protect the...

30/05/2023 05:56 The Guardian

Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns

Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’ conditions on visit to Cox’s Bazar camps in BangladeshRohingya refugees in Bangladesh are at risk of becoming “the new Palestinians”, according to a UN head, who said they are tra...

30/05/2023 05:30 The Guardian

Heat pumps: more than 80% of households in Great Britain ‘satisfied with system’

Exclusive: England, Scotland and Wales survey reports similar response to people with gas boilersMore than 80% of households that have replaced their gas boilers with an electric heat pump are satisfied with their new heating system, according to the first major survey of heat pump users.Those who u...

30/05/2023 05:00 The Guardian

One person dies in third wave of strikes on Kyiv in 24 hours

‘Massive’ strikes early on Tuesday morning, with falling debris setting an apartment building on fireAt least one person has died in Kyiv and three were injured when falling debris reportedly from a destroyed Russian drone hit a high-rise apartment building early on Tuesday and started a fire, o...

30/05/2023 02:50 The Guardian

Sudan’s rival factions agree to extend shaky ceasefire after rebuke from mediators

The US and Saudi Arabia have called out both sides for specific breaches to the previous week-long ceasefireSudan’s warring sides have agreed to extend a shaky ceasefire in their battle for control of the country, after the two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce...

29/05/2023 23:46 The Guardian

Agreed house sales in UK at highest point this year, says Zoopla

But property website warns that rebound in activity could be hit by rising mortgage ratesMore prospective house sellers are returning to the UK’s property market, pushing agreed home sales to their highest point of the year in May, according to Zoopla, although it warned that the rebound in activi...

29/05/2023 23:01 The Guardian

Australia politics live: government won’t appoint voice members, Burney says; thinktank warns defence recruitment falling

Aspi report says department’s ability to recruit and retain personnel is ‘primary risk’ to achieving plan outlined in defence strategic review. Follow the latest newsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAdam Bandt rails against Woodside’s exclusion from pe...

29/05/2023 22:53 The Guardian

Nearly two-thirds of millennials think Tories deserve to lose election, poll says

Rishi Sunak told that research from Onward thinktank suggests party is facing ‘existential’ threat The Conservatives’ failure to win over young voters poses an “existential” challenge to the party, Rishi Sunak has been warned, as new polling found nearly two-thirds of millennials said it d...

29/05/2023 21:19 The Guardian

Elina Svitolina advocates for Ukraine on spectacular return

Svitolina beats Martina Trevisan 6-2, 6-2‘These moments bring joy to people of Ukraine’Sixteen months since Elina Svitolina last competed in a grand slam tournament, the Australian Open, life has changed significantly. She is now a mother, having taken maternity leave from the tour before giving...

29/05/2023 19:18 The Guardian

Suspected Russia-trained spy whale reappears off Sweden’s coast

Beluga whale was first spotted in Norway wearing a harness marked ‘Equipment St Petersburg’ in 2019A beluga whale that turned up in Norway wearing a harness in 2019, prompting speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has reappeared off Sweden’s coast.First discovered in Norway’s...

29/05/2023 18:02 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war live: morning explosions in Kyiv after Ukraine claims to have downed 37 missiles overnight – as it happened

Capital’s mayor warns residents to take shelter after explosions reported in central areaAt a glance: what we know on day 460 of the invasionSuspilne, Ukraine’s state broadcaster, offers this roundup of overnight events in the skies over Ukraine:At night, Russia launched up to 40 cruise missiles...

29/05/2023 17:55 The Guardian

Fighting continues in Sudan as week of ceasefire nears its end

Violence in recent days has stopped aid getting to civilians, as fears grow war will escalateGunshots and artillery fire have rocked the Sudanese capital on the last day of a frequently breached ceasefire, as calls to arms stoked fears the six-week war would intensify.People said they could hear str...

29/05/2023 15:50 The Guardian

Russia launch morning missile strikes on Kyiv after overnight barrage

Residents run for shelter during attack that appears to have been part of effort to exhaust air defencesUkraine war – latest news updatesRussian forces have launched an intense and unusual daytime missile barrage at Kyiv, forcing residents to flee to bomb shelters, in what appears to be an effort...

29/05/2023 15:09 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 460 of the invasion

At least one person hospitalised after daytime missile attack on Kyiv; Ukraine claims to have shot down 37 missiles and 29 drones overnight Continue reading...

29/05/2023 14:26 The Guardian

PwC failing to name all 53 partners in tax leak scandal would amount to ‘coverup’, Labor senator says

Deborah O’Neill made the warning after the consulting firm claimed to have ‘ringfenced’ its government workFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Labor senator Deborah O’Neill has warned that anyt...

29/05/2023 08:10 The Guardian

UK could break up unless it is rebuilt as ‘solidarity union’, says Mark Drakeford

Exclusive: First minister of Wales says bonds that tie UK together have come under ‘sustained assault’ from 40 years of neoliberalismThe UK could break apart unless it is rebuilt as a “solidarity union” where every citizen’s rights to public services and financial security are protected, t...

29/05/2023 05:00 The Guardian

Australia news live: 3.8 magnitude earthquake largest to hit Melbourne in over a century

Thousands of people contacted Geoscience Australia to report they felt shaking, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. Follow the latest updatesVictoria earthquake: Melbourne residents feel shake of 3.8 magnitude quake in city’s north-westGet our morning and afternoon n...

28/05/2023 22:30 The Guardian

West caught between fear and hope as Erdoğan extends 20-year rule in Turkey

Re-elected president could take Nato country further towards Russia, or may instead be more open to alternativesWestern capitals remained silent through Turkey’s presidential campaign – privately hoping Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s erratic 20-year rule would come to a surprise close – but now he...

28/05/2023 20:24 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘We haven’t started yet to act very seriously,’ says Kremlin ambassador – as it happened to UK

Andrei Kelin tells BBC: ‘It is an idealistic mistake to think that Ukraine will prevail’What we know on day 459 of the invasionThe death toll from a Russian missile attack on a clinic in Dnipro has risen from two to four people, according to the region’s governor.In a post on Telegram, Serhii...

28/05/2023 17:47 The Guardian

Rebecca F Kuang rejects idea authors should not write about other races

US novelist talks of ‘weird kind of identity politics in American publishing’ while at Hay festivalThe author of Babel and The Poppy War, Rebecca F Kuang, has said she finds the idea that authors should only write about characters of their own race “deeply frustrating and pretty illogical”.S...

28/05/2023 17:17 The Guardian

Heavily pregnant woman who escaped from Sudan gives birth to ‘miracle baby’

Woman’s husband has been granted asylum in UK and has been trying to get her a visa to join himA heavily pregnant woman who was shot at, escaped an overturned car and had to walk for hours in the middle of the night to reach a border crossing with her three-year-old daughter has given birth to a m...

28/05/2023 14:28 The Guardian

Russia launches biggest drone attack yet on Kyiv as city marks its founding

Ukraine says it shot down 52 Iranian-made devices but debris killed one person and injured twoRussia-Ukraine war – latest coverageRussia unleashed the biggest drone attack against Kyiv of the war so far overnight as the city prepared to mark the annual celebration of its founding. However, accordi...

28/05/2023 13:52 The Guardian

US ‘ready to fight in space if we have to’, says military official

Threat posed by ‘provocative’ Russia and China has left US no choice but to prepare for orbital skirmishesThe US is ready for conflict in outer space, according to a senior military official, after developing anti-satellite technologies to counter the threats posed by “provocative” countries...

28/05/2023 12:52 The Guardian

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