Victoria bushfires: Grampians national park remains closed as hundreds of firefighters battle blaze

24/12/2024 01:17 The Guardian

Holiday travellers warned to keep up to date with weather conditions as several states face growing risk of blazesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents near bushfires raging in Victoria’s west have been given a two-hour window to return to collect their belongings before Christmas.A police roadblock at the junction between Grampians Road and Ararat-Halls Gap Road was to be opened between 10am and noon on Christmas Eve.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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UK has no credible plan to mobilise volunteers in event of war, ex-defence minister admits – UK politics live

Comments from James Heappey come as MoD reveals more than 10,000 UK troops are not fit to serveThe National Farmers’ Union has announced that it will hold a “day of unity” on Saturday 25 January to allow people to show support for its campaign to stop the extension of inheritance tax to cover...

24/12/2024 12:41 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: one child killed every hour in Gaza, UN says

UN agency for Palestine refugees said 14,500 Palestinian children killed since the start of the war last OctoberIsraeli forces have killed a Palestinian man in a dawn raid on a refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. The Israel...

24/12/2024 12:33 The Guardian

Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion in engine room

Two crew members from Ursa Major are missing and 14 have been rescued, Russian foreign ministry saysAn engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of its crew are missing, the Russian foreign ministry has said.The vesse...

24/12/2024 11:46 The Guardian

UK housebuilder Vistry’s shares plunge as it issues third profit warning

Business, relegated from the FTSE 100 share index this week, blames delays at developmentsBusiness live – latest updatesUK housebuilder Vistry has issued its third profit warning in three months, in a year-end blow to the construction company that sent its shares to a two-year low.The business, wh...

24/12/2024 09:07 The Guardian

Major show to celebrate UK’s forgotten female trailblazer of abstract art

Exhibition in Bristol, the city of her birth, celebrates Paule Vézelay whose ascent was stymied by sexism and warBritain’s “first” abstract artist, whose legacy has mostly been obscured because of a combination of sexism and the second world war, is to have her first major exhibition in more...

24/12/2024 07:00 The Guardian

‘National disaster’ if troubled Whyalla steelworks falls over, SA premier warns

Peter Malinauskas calls situation ‘tricky’ but says state government will continue to monitor Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance and act where it canGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier says it would be a “national disaster” if Whyalla steelwork...

24/12/2024 06:49 The Guardian

‘I stood on a mine’: government urged to repatriate Australian seriously injured fighting in Ukraine war

Dfat confirms consular assistance for 38-year-old as PM warns Australians against ‘travelling to areas of conflict’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has been urged to evacuate an Australian citizen who was seriously injured after stepping on a land...

24/12/2024 03:49 The Guardian

Sydney trains to run on New Year’s Eve as unions and Minns government reach last-minute deal

Government and unions still in deadlock over pay as NSW opposition warns of ‘chaos kicked down the road’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations appear set to enter full swing after rail unions and the state government struck a last-minu...

24/12/2024 01:53 The Guardian

Israel confirms it killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July

Defence minister Israel Katz threatens Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the military will ‘decapitate their leadership – just as we did with Haniyeh’Israel’s defence minister has confirmed that the IDF assassinated former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, and wa...

24/12/2024 00:57 The Guardian

DC police officer convicted of tipping off Proud Boys leader before Capitol attack

Shane Lamond found guilty of leaking to Enrique Tarrio that a warrant was out for his arrest before January 6The former head of the Metropolitan police intelligence unit in Washington DC has been found guilty of tipping off Enrique Tarrio – the imprisoned, one-time leader of the Proud Boys – tha...

23/12/2024 20:43 The Guardian

Saudi Arabia ‘had asked for extradition’ of suspect in Magdeburg attack

Riyadh warned Germany many times about danger posed by Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, source saysA source close to the Saudi government has told Agence France-Presse that Saudi authorities previously requested the extradition of the main suspect in Friday’s Christmas market attack in Germany, as mult...

23/12/2024 18:45 The Guardian

More than 1,000 North Korean military casualties in Ukraine war, says South Korea

Claims underline risks posed to North’s untested armed forces amid reports regime could send reinforcementsMore than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded since they were sent to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, according to South Korean military officials.In a statemen...

23/12/2024 16:46 The Guardian

Kremlin denies reports Asma al-Assad is seeking divorce and a return to London

UK-born wife of ousted Syrian leader is a divisive figure around world and, like her husband, is under sanctions The Kremlin has denied Turkish media reports suggesting that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of the ousted Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, is seeking a divorce and hoping to return t...

23/12/2024 16:24 The Guardian

Baby mammoth in Russia is the ‘best-preserved’ ever found

The 50,000-year-old female, nicknamed Yana, is one of only seven whole remains discovered in worldRussian scientists have displayed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a baby mammoth found in the permafrost-covered region of Yakutia in Siberia.The 50,000-year-old female mammoth has been nicknam...

23/12/2024 15:41 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: North Korea preparing to send more troops to Russia, says South Korea – as it happened

Troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to be shipped to Russia to support war against Ukraine, say Seoul’s joint chiefs of staff Continue reading...

23/12/2024 15:24 The Guardian

Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates

The clemency action applies to all federal death row inmates except three convicted of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murderJoe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, changing their punishment to life imprisonment without parole.The decision follows mounting pr...

23/12/2024 14:38 The Guardian

Is Labour to blame for slowing UK economy? It’s more complex than that

Tories point finger at Rachel Reeves’s budget but economy has been misfiring for best part of a decadeUK economy flatlines, putting pressure on Rachel ReevesBusiness live – latest updatesEconomic growth revised to zero, stubbornly high inflation, and warnings of job losses on the horizon. After...

23/12/2024 14:15 The Guardian

Australian navy advertises nuclear submarine job with $120,000 salary and ‘no experience’ needed

Defence outlines long-term strategy to staff US-built Virginia-class submarines expected in 2030s as part of Aukus dealGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Navy is offering high school graduates “with no experience at all” up to $120,000 to become nuclear sub...

23/12/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Gaza war victims take legal action against BP over oil supply to Israel

Palestinians accuse UK firm of breaching human rights laws by piping oil allegedly used by Israeli armyPalestinian victims of the war in Gaza are taking legal action against BP for running a pipeline that supplies much of Israel’s crude oil.The claimants have sent the British oil company a letter...

23/12/2024 13:00 The Guardian

Musk’s conflicts of interest as Trump adviser could benefit him, experts warn

As co-chair of ‘government efficiency’ panel, Musk would influence policy that could help SpaceX, Tesla and X Elon Musk’s position as Donald Trump’s co-chair of an advisory panel tasked with proposing huge cuts in spending and regulations has sparked criticism from legal experts and watchdog...

23/12/2024 12:00 The Guardian

Tulip Siddiq questioned over multibillion-pound embezzlement allegations

Treasury minister denies claims by Bangladesh that she helped broker corrupt deal with Russia to build nuclear plantThe Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been questioned by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team after Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission accused her and family member...

23/12/2024 10:56 The Guardian

Kemi Badenoch claims that Tory party infighting has ended and leadership is going well – UK politics live

Conservative leader says ‘seeing Labour government reminds everyone who the real opponent is’ and rejects claim she should announce more policy nowDuring the general election Nigel Farage went to the Gurnos estate in Merthyr Tyfdfil, south Wales, one of the most deprived wards in the UK, to laun...

23/12/2024 10:12 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel orders closure of one of last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza

Head of Kamal Adwan hospital says it is ‘next to impossible’ to obey shut down order due to lack of ambulances to evacuate patientsAs we mentioned in the opening summary, Jordan’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi is meeting with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus today. We now have...

23/12/2024 09:53 The Guardian

Victoria prepares for worst fire conditions since black summer as Grampians bushfire rages

Authorities warn travellers and tourists to be alert to emergency warnings with extreme fire danger forecast over much of NSW, Victoria, WA and SAGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria is preparing to face the most dangerous fire conditions since the 2019–20 black summ...

23/12/2024 06:04 The Guardian

Russia urged to act lawfully after video purportedly shows Australian man fighting for Ukraine captured

Dfat making inquiries about footage showing man who identifies himself as Oscar Jenkins, PM confirmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has urged Russia to adhere to international law obligations regarding prisoners of war, after a video purporting to sh...

23/12/2024 04:58 The Guardian

Trump threatens to take back Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous’ fees

Trump also warns he would not let a ‘vital national asset’ for the US fall into the ‘wrong hands’Who owns the Panama Canal and what does Trump want with it? Donald Trump has demanded that the Panama Canal be given back to the US if Panama does not manage the waterway in a fashion acceptable...

23/12/2024 00:38 The Guardian

UK doctors warn of risk from expanding water beads marketed as toys

Royal College of Emergency Medicine issues Christmas ‘safety flash’ over danger to children who ingest beadsDoctors have issued a warning over tiny beads that can expand up to 400 times their original size when exposed to liquid, amid reports linking them to serious harm and deaths among childre...

23/12/2024 00:01 The Guardian

Sharp fall in UK business activity forecast as economic gloom deepens

CBI survey finds firms planning to reduce hiring amid weakest expectations for growth since November 2022British firms are predicting a sharp fall in business activity in the new year, in the latest economic snapshot to warn of an increasingly gloomy outlook for the UK in 2025.The growth indicator s...

23/12/2024 00:01 The Guardian

Cadbury dropped from royal warrant list for first time in 170 years

Chocolate maker one of 100 previous suppliers to royal household to be stripped of accolade under King CharlesIt famously once had a glass and a half of milk in every bar, but one thing that Cadbury no longer has is royal approval, after it has been dropped from King Charles’s list of warrants.The...

22/12/2024 22:33 The Guardian

Joe Manchin warns Democratic party is ‘toxic’ as he steps down from US Senate

Lifelong Democrat who became independent gives series of warnings to former party and predicts US ‘is not going left’US senator Joe Manchin, a lifelong Democrat who left the party earlier this year to become an independent and is now stepping down from the Senate after 15 years, issued a series...

22/12/2024 21:07 The Guardian

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