Woman wins £30,000 compensation for being compared to Darth Vader

07/05/2025 10:04 The Guardian

Croydon employment tribunal rules NHS worker Lorna Rooke suffered workplace ‘detriment’Comparing someone at work to the Star Wars villain Darth Vader is “insulting” and “upsetting”, an employment tribunal has ruled.A judge concluded that being told you have the same personality type as the infamous sci-fi baddie is a workplace “detriment” – a legal term meaning harm or negative impact experienced by a person. Continue reading...

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Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic at risk as Labor factions brawl over cabinet positions

The attorney general has personally appealed to the prime minister to keep his place, Guardian Australia understandsAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email,free app or daily news podcastA factional war risks overshadowing the start of Labor’s se...

08/05/2025 04:25 The Guardian

Scorpions ‘taking over’ Brazilian cities with reported stings rising 250%

Fast and unplanned growth of cities providing ideal conditions for the creatures to thrive, say researchersScorpions are “taking over” Brazilian cities, researchers have warned in a paper that said rapid urbanisation and climate breakdown were driving an increase in the number of people being st...

08/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian

The witnesses: second world war survivors from across Europe share their stories

On the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe, survivors, including veterans from both sides, remember what happenedEighty years ago today, on 8 May 1945, the second world war in Europe came to an end with the unconditional surrender of Germany’s armed forces. The number of...

08/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Europe marks 80 years since VE day as continent faces new security realities

Events to take place against backdrop of Ukraine conflict, rises in defence spending and US foreign policy shiftSolemn ceremonies will be held at war memorials in towns and villages across France on Thursday as the country honours its dead and marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day...

08/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in police

NYPD officers entered campus’s main library building in riot gear after activists occupied area in hours-long standoffThe New York police department arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists who occupied part of the main library building on Columbia University’s campus on Wednesday evening, e...

08/05/2025 02:08 The Guardian

Federal Reserve keeps interest rates on hold amid Trump’s erratic trade strategy – live

US policymakers caution ‘the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen’ as they maintain benchmark interest rate for third time in a rowFederal Reserve warns of inflation and jobs risks amid Trump’s erratic trade strategyBritain is in “active discussions” with US officia...

07/05/2025 21:38 The Guardian

Vance says Russia asking ‘too much’ in ceasefire talks with Ukraine

Trump says ‘it’s possible that’s right’ about the vice-president’s remarks amid frustrations with RussiaJD Vance has said that Russia is asking for “too much” in its negotiations with Ukraine in the latest sign of growing frustration from Washington with ceasefire talks to end the war...

07/05/2025 20:28 The Guardian

House panel on campus antisemitism likened to cold-war ‘un-American’ committee

Georgetown professor called to testify says Republican-led proceedings ‘an attempt to chill protected speech’A congressional panel investigating antisemitism on US college campuses on Wednesday was accused of trying to chill constitutionally protected free speech and likened to a cold-war era co...

07/05/2025 20:02 The Guardian

Federal Reserve warns of inflation and jobs risks amid Trump’s erratic trade strategy

Central bank says ‘uncertainty has increased’ as it opts to maintain benchmark interest rate for third time in a rowThe Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold and called out growing dangers in the US economy amid Donald Trump’s erratic rollout of an aggressive trade strategy.Jerome Powell...

07/05/2025 18:50 The Guardian

Keeping Farage from No 10 is ‘a battle for UK’s future, heart and soul’, Labour MPs told

In face of ‘economic doom loop’, Labour factions call for reset and demand party tackle populist nationalism head on Labour MPs have ramped up pressure on the Treasury, calling for an economic reset after the Reform UK surge in the local elections and saying that the economy is stuck in a “doo...

07/05/2025 18:18 The Guardian

India’s Pakistan strikes show how warfare has been normalised again

All-out war is unlikely but shifting of goalposts amid Gaza and Ukraine conflicts suggests Kashmir crisis could escalateKashmir crisis live – latest updatesIndia’s string of attacks on Pakistan overnight – a response, Delhi says, to the killing of 26 in a terror attack in Kashmir last month ...

07/05/2025 17:49 The Guardian

Pakistan PM promises to ‘avenge each drop of blood’ after Indian airstrikes kill 31

Fears raised of escalating conflict after Pakistan accused India of ‘igniting an inferno’ in Kashmir and PunjabKashmir crisis live – latest updatesPakistan has warned that it will “avenge” the death of 31 people killed in overnight missile attacks by the Indian air force, raising fears of...

07/05/2025 17:30 The Guardian

Xi Jinping begins four-day Russia visit after Ukrainian drones attack Moscow

Chinese leader is scheduled to attend Victory Day parade and hold talks with Vladimir PutinXi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for the start of a four-day visit during which he will attend Russia’s military parade commemorating the anniversary of the end of the second world war, known in Rus...

07/05/2025 16:20 The Guardian

Ohio police find pet raccoon in car driver’s seat with meth pipe in its mouth

Chewy’s owner was detained and a bulk amount of methamphetamine was discovered in vehicle, officials sayPolice in Ohio were surprised to discover a pet raccoon called Chewy with a meth pipe in its mouth during a traffic stop in the town of Springfield.In a statement, Springfield Township police de...

07/05/2025 15:36 The Guardian

Utility bills could rise as Trump’s EPA to end Energy Star program, experts warn

Reported closure of program for home appliances comes amid president’s hatred of water-conserving showersUS customers could face higher energy bills, experts have warned, amid reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to end the Energy Star program whose blue labels have certifi...

07/05/2025 15:19 The Guardian

India and Pakistan can ill afford war, but who will talk them down? | Hannah Ellis-Petersen

The US has brought the two sides back from the brink before, but the mood is very different with TrumpKashmir crisis live – latest updatesThe uneasy calm that had settled over India and Pakistan in the past two weeks was swiftly shattered in the early hours of Wednesday morning.In the days that fo...

07/05/2025 14:37 The Guardian

Pro-Russian hackers claim to have targeted several UK websites

Group that calls itself NoName057(16) appears to have had limited success disrupting council and other websitesA pro-Russian hacking group has claimed to have successfully targeted a range of UK websites, including local councils and the Association for Police and Crime Commissioners, during a three...

07/05/2025 14:33 The Guardian

Israel’s Gaza plan ‘dangerous moment for civilians’, UN warns – Middle East crisis live

High commissioner for human rights warns of ‘more destruction, more hatred, more dehumanisation’‘Desperate people’: Gaza faces wave of looting, theft and violenceThe Dutch government, seen as one of Israel’s most loyal allies in the European Union, is calling for an urgent review of the EU...

07/05/2025 14:07 The Guardian

Trainline shares tumble amid warnings over expansion of London contactless zone

Ticket website also faces uncertainty over hit to foreign travel and government plan for UK rail booking systemThe online rail ticket retailer Trainline has warned of “headwinds”, including the expansion of London’s contactless travel zone and economic uncertainty denting foreign travel.Shares...

07/05/2025 12:30 The Guardian

Pakistan PM authorises ‘corresponding action’ after India strikes kill 26 | First Thing

UN calls for maximum restraint from two nuclear powers. Plus, Israeli minister accused of ethnic cleansing for vowing ‘Gaza will be entirely destroyed’Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.At least 26 people, including several children, have been killed and 46 i...

07/05/2025 11:07 The Guardian

‘Maduro did not close our bureau – Trump did’: Voice of America journalists speak out

Workers at the esteemed news service say they’re being silenced by the president – but they’re vowing to fight backCarolina Valladares Pérez, a Washington-based correspondent for the government-funded international news service Voice of America, has reported from places where press freedom is...

07/05/2025 11:00 The Guardian

PMQs live: Starmer to face Badenoch for first time since local elections

Prime minister expected to answer questions on Labour’s poor performance in last week’s local elections At one point when he was opposition leader, Keir Starmer criticised the then Conservative government for being more interested in protecting statues than women.Labour is prioritising protectin...

07/05/2025 10:49 The Guardian

Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ as it retaliates against India missile attack

India claims strikes, which followed attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir last month, targeted ‘terrorist infrastructure’India-Pakistan crisis - live updatesAt least 26 people, including several children, have been killed and 46 injured after India launched attacks on what it claimed were nine si...

07/05/2025 10:01 The Guardian

China to cut interest rates in response to trade war with US

Half-point cut to be made to banks’ reserve requirement ratio and 1tn yuan released into banking systemBusiness live – latest updatesChina will cut interest rates and inject some much-needed liquidity into the domestic economy, as the country steels itself for a bruising trade war with the US.Th...

07/05/2025 09:40 The Guardian

Work ban forcing 10% of UK female asylum seekers into sex work

Research also finds many trapped in abusive relationships and unable to afford sanitary products and other basicsWomen who have fled war are being forced into sex work in the UK because of the extreme poverty of their living conditions here, while almost half cannot afford sanitary products, accord...

07/05/2025 09:00 The Guardian

‘I was terrified’: security guard in charge tells Bondi Junction stabbings inquest communication difficulties caused delay in warning

Joseph Gaerlan tells court he received distress call during his lunch break warning ‘there’s lots of blood, you need to hurry’Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA security guard in charge of emergency resp...

07/05/2025 08:03 The Guardian

Erin Patterson discharged herself five minutes after doctor warned she may have death cap mushroom poisoning, court hears

Doctor tells Victorian triple murder trial he called the police in a bid to have Patterson return to the hospitalWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA doctor who treated Erin Patterson has...

07/05/2025 06:50 The Guardian

Erin Patterson trial day seven – as it happened

This blog is now closedErin Patterson discharged herself five minutes after doctor warned she may have death cap mushroom poisoning, court hearsWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Don and Gail had dined at Erin’s before, court hearsAnna Terringt...

07/05/2025 06:48 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Pakistan vows response to ‘act of war’ after India’s cross-border strikes

What you need to know about Indian strikes in response to terrorist attack in Kashmir last monthGood morning. Shortly after midnight local time, India said it had conducted strikes on nine sites in Pakistan, reportedly killing at least 26 people, in response to a recent militant attack on tourists i...

07/05/2025 06:06 The Guardian

Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern-day appeasement’ towards Russia

In his first interview since leaving office, former US president told the BBC he fears for US-Europe relations Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of “modern-day appeasement” in his approach to Russia and expressed fears that Europe would “lose confidence in the certainty of America” in his f...

07/05/2025 05:54 The Guardian

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