Reeves urged to consider replacing council tax as thinktank warns of ‘impossible trilemma’ for chancellor – UK politics live

06/08/2025 10:29 The Guardian

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says government’s spending gap is on course to reach more than £40bnThis is from Chris Giles, economics commentator at the Financial Times, on Bluesky on today’s NIESR report.I see NIESR is talking today about a £41.2bn hole in the UK public financesTwo things are newsworthy: Continue reading...

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US special envoy Steve Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow as Russia strikes Ukrainian gas facility – Europe live

Donald Trump has set a Friday deadline for progress on ending the Ukraine war, after which Russia could face increased US sanctionsWe are getting first pictures from inside the Kremlin showing Russia’s Putin welcoming Witkoff for their talks.Earlier today, Witkoff also went for a walk through Zary...

06/08/2025 10:40 The Guardian

Russia takes fight over cancellation of embassy near Parliament House to Australia’s high court

Australia’s solicitor general tells high court Russia should not be paid compensation ‘for problems they cause themselves’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRussia has claimed the cancellation of its embassy lease in Canberra was illegal as lawyers for the Australian go...

06/08/2025 08:50 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: 20 killed as aid truck overturns in Gaza, civil defence agency says

Truck drivers have said delivering aid has become increasingly dangerous, while Jordan says Israeli settlers attacked a separate Gaza-bound convoy on WednesdayTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in r...

06/08/2025 08:27 The Guardian

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a r...

06/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’

On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrentThe mayor of Hiroshima has led calls for the world’s most powerful countries to abandon nuclear deterrence, at a ceremony to mark 80 years since the c...

06/08/2025 03:39 The Guardian

News Corp’s Australian newspaper revenue falls as CEO warns Trump of AI’s ‘art of the steal’

Advertising revenue at division that includes the Australian, Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun down 5%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereRevenue generated from News Corp’s global newspaper mastheads has fallen sha...

05/08/2025 23:49 The Guardian

Prince Harry among those criticised in report on dispute at Sentebale charity

Watchdog says all parties, including trustees, patrons and chair Sophie Chandauka, should not have had row in publicThe Charity Commission has criticised Prince Harry for allowing a row with the chair of his African charity to “play out publicly”, as the watchdog cleared him of racism.The prince...

05/08/2025 23:00 The Guardian

‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict

Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in GazaTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in recent years.Health services are increasingly del...

05/08/2025 22:30 The Guardian

Man who lit cigarette from French war memorial flame faces legal action

Video of man lighting cigarette from Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris was widely shared on social mediaA French minister has said she is taking legal action against an unidentified man who was filmed lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument.The video of a man stoo...

05/08/2025 19:13 The Guardian

Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of courtDisputed or debunked claims about migration and crime in the UKConservative and Reform UK politicians are fuelling “hysteria and anger” over immigration, with criminal trials put at risk of co...

05/08/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Two people killed and six wounded in mass shooting at LA warehouse party

No details yet on suspect after police arrived to halt ‘big party’, with possibly armed person seen entering buildingTwo people were killed and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at a warehouse party in downtown Los Angeles early on Monday, officials said.Police first responded around 11...

05/08/2025 18:53 The Guardian

Four dead as flash flood causes mudslide in Indian town of Dharali

Rescue teams deployed ‘on war footing’ as Himalayan town swamped by debrisA flash flood driving a torrent of mud has smashed into a town in India’s Himalayan region, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings and killing at least four people.Videos broadcast on Indian media sh...

05/08/2025 17:19 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu deciding on next steps amid reports he could escalate conflict – as it happened

Israeli PM to convene security cabinet as local media reports he is inclining towards expanding the offensive and even seizing entire territoryHere are some of the latest images sent to us over the newswires from Gaza:Reuters is reporting that Israeli tanks pushed into central Gaza this morning but...

05/08/2025 17:01 The Guardian

Worker at Berkshire psychiatric hospital where girl died had no experience, inquest hears

Man, who had a false identity and had never worked in a hospital before, left Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, unwatched despite her vulnerabilityA support worker with a false identity who left a vulnerable 14-year-old girl unwatched in a secure psychiatric ward during his first shift had never worked in a h...

05/08/2025 16:47 The Guardian

Drone that crossed into Lithuania from Belarus represents ‘alarming sign of spillover of Russia’s aggression’, says Lithuanian minister – as it happened

Lithuanian foreign minister Kęstutis Budrys says drone, which authorities say was carrying explosives, shows incidents crossing ‘onto Nato territory’On Ukraine, the EU spokespeople were asked about the bloc’s expectations as to Donald Trump’s deadline for Russia to end its invasion on Ukrai...

05/08/2025 16:17 The Guardian

Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching

Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic eventsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Great Barrier Reef has suffered its...

05/08/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Google outlines latest step towards creating artificial general intelligence

Genie 3 world model’s ability to simulate real environments means it can be used to train robotsGoogle has outlined its latest step towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) with a new model that allows AI systems to interact with a convincing simulation of the real world.The Genie 3 “world...

05/08/2025 14:03 The Guardian

Texas redistricting standoff escalates with threat to arrest absent Democrats – US politics live

Civil warrants issued in state’s House to bring back lawmakers cannot be enforced outside TexasTexas House pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fightIt’s a quiet August Tuesday on the president’s schedule today. The only listed item on his agenda is an executive order signing at...

05/08/2025 13:58 The Guardian

Pam Bondi seeks grand jury review of origins of Trump-Russia investigation

Investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election dogged Donald Trump throughout much of his first termThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, is said to be ordering prosecutors to present evidence to a grand jury investigating the origins of the FBI’s Trump-Russia inquiry, according to the...

05/08/2025 13:29 The Guardian

Moldovan regional leader sentenced to seven years in prison over Russian funding

Gagauzia governor Yevgenia Gutsul funnelled undeclared funds to now-banned political party, prosecutors saidEurope live – latest updatesA court in Moldova has sentenced the pro-Russia regional leader Yevgenia Gutsul to seven years in prison for funnelling Russian money to finance a political party...

05/08/2025 13:27 The Guardian

Rescuers in Norway resume search for journalist missing in wilderness

Bad weather hampers search for Alec Luhn after he set out for solo hike in remote Folgefonna national parkRescuers in Norway have resumed the search for an award-winning environmental journalist who has gone missing in bad weather during a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna national park, home to on...

05/08/2025 12:55 The Guardian

Israeli cabinet meeting postponed as tensions rise over Netanyahu’s occupation plan

Officials say prime minister planning offensive to fully occupy Gaza, but resistance reveals splits in governmentAn Israeli security cabinet meeting, which had been expected to discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for the “full occupation” of Gaza, has been postponed amid mounting tensions over w...

05/08/2025 12:04 The Guardian

Black warehouse worker wins £3,000 payout over colleague’s ‘slave’ graffito

Seedy Fofana sought £500,000 compensation over graffito that colleague in Gloucester did not mean as racial slurA Black warehouse worker has won a race harassment claim after a disgruntled colleague wrote the word “slave” on a piece of machinery.The colleague had meant it not as a racial slur b...

05/08/2025 10:18 The Guardian

Jeremy Corbyn warns new rules on council asset sales threaten allotments

Sales of eight allotment sites approved since Labour took power as councils seek to fund day-to-day spendingUK politics live – latest updatesJeremy Corbyn has criticised Angela Rayner, the local government secretary, over changes that will allow councils to sell allotments to fund day-to-day spend...

05/08/2025 09:50 The Guardian

Trump firing of statistics chief puts US data credibility at risk, experts warn

Erika McEntarfer’s exit could push US into category of countries found to have massaged economic dataDonald Trump’s firing of the head of the main agency for producing jobs figures risks propelling the US into the same category as countries notorious for “cooking the books” such as Argentina...

05/08/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Guinness owner Diageo’s profits slump as it warns of $200m Trump tariff hit

British drinks firm, which is searching for new CEO, expands cost-cutting planThe world’s biggest spirits company, Diageo, has revealed a slump in annual profits and expanded its cost-cutting plan as it searches for a new boss after the resignation of the chief executive, Debra Crew.The FTSE 100 c...

05/08/2025 08:42 The Guardian

Guidance on police disclosing suspects’ ethnicity should change, Cooper says

Home secretary says Law Commission is looking into change amid row over case of alleged rape in WarwickshireOfficial guidance should change to permit police to release the ethnicity or immigration status of criminal suspects, the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said.Cooper said the government had...

05/08/2025 08:36 The Guardian

Australia news live: Snowtown murderer James Vlassakis granted parole; exchange student, 13, in custody after 14-year-old fatally stabbed

Follow today’s news liveNSW faces constitutional showdown as parliament’s push to expel convicted rapist Gareth Ward delayed by supreme courtGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese spoke to Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, in a phone call...

05/08/2025 07:58 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: What the fraught talks to reach a ‘Paris agreement for plastic pollution’ could bring

In today’s newsletter: Inside a critical summit of 179 countries at the UN in Geneva to secure a treaty that will combat plastic pollutionGood morning. Not only does plastic waste clog up waterways, beaches and strangle sea life, it also causes havoc inside the human body. Tiny fragments – invis...

05/08/2025 05:41 The Guardian

Australia’s biggest battery now on standby to prevent NSW power blackouts

The Waratah Super Battery will stabilise the grid and put further downward pressure on electricity prices, experts sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe biggest battery on Australia’s energy grid is now on standby as...

05/08/2025 05:36 The Guardian

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Taiwanese TV show imagines Chinese invasion 05/08 22:32 - Netanyahu calls for 'complete' defeat of Hamas as Israel considers total Gaza occupation 05/08 22:30 - ‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict 05/08 20:48 - Colombians mercenaries seen in Sudan 05/08 20:44 - How to write laws of war for a wicked world 05/08 20:38 - 'Gloves are off: Intense redistricting and partisan warfare' ahead of 2026 US Midterm Elections 05/08 20:37 - France arrests man who lit cigarette from Unknown Soldier memorial flame 05/08 20:30 - Why the laws of war are widely ignored 05/08 20:15 - Twelve-day war: Impact of Iran’s strikes censored by Israel 05/08 20:03 - Timing of case against ICC chief prosecutor is highly suspicious – RT contributor 05/08 19:58 - Lebanon tasks army with securing a monopoly on arms in challenge to Hezbollah 05/08 19:16 - How Tech Firms Like Google and Meta Are Embracing the Military 05/08 19:13 - Man who lit cigarette from French war memorial flame faces legal action 05/08 19:12 - Major flooding in Hong Kong as highest weather warning issued 05/08 19:12 - Major flooding in Hong Kong as highest weather warning issued 05/08 19:00 - Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers 05/08 18:53 - Two people killed and six wounded in mass shooting at LA warehouse party 05/08 18:44 - Medvedev vs Trump: Russian ex-president becomes Putin's provocateur-in-chief 05/08 18:43 - How will Gaza care for the 150,000 injured in Israel’s war? 05/08 18:43 - How will Gaza care for the 150,000 injured in Israel’s war? 05/08 18:17 - What to Know About India’s Trade in Oil With Russia 05/08 18:14 - Zelensky thanks Trump for 'productive' talks ahead of ceasefire deadline 05/08 17:48 - Trump’s ‘Truths’: From Nuclear War To Sydney Sweeney (Live at Edinburgh Fringe!) 05/08 17:19 - Four dead as flash flood causes mudslide in Indian town of Dharali 05/08 17:12 - Trump ceded leverage over Putin by pausing sanctions, Democratic report says 05/08 17:11 - This man survived Hiroshima bombing - and has a stark warning for us all 05/08 17:09 - Hezbollah warns of resumed missile fire at Israel if it intensifies operations in Lebanon 05/08 17:01 - Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu deciding on next steps amid reports he could escalate conflict – as it happened 05/08 16:47 - Worker at Berkshire psychiatric hospital where girl died had no experience, inquest hears 05/08 16:24 - Trump Has Soured on Putin. Putin Couldn’t Care Less. 05/08 16:17 - Drone that crossed into Lithuania from Belarus represents ‘alarming sign of spillover of Russia’s aggression’, says Lithuanian minister – as it happened 05/08 15:53 - Lithuania urges NATO to boost air defences after Russian drone incident 05/08 15:41 - China Wages War on Chikungunya Virus With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes’ 05/08 15:34 - Full Israeli occupation of Gaza would bring major strategic and moral risks and could massively backfire 05/08 15:13 - Thousands in Sudan’s besieged el-Fasher at ‘risk of starvation’, UN warns 05/08 15:13 - Thousands in Sudan’s besieged el-Fasher at ‘risk of starvation’, UN warns 05/08 15:00 - Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching 05/08 15:00 - Elizabeth Warren Just Ended The Taxing Billionaires Argument With One Hilarious Line 05/08 14:59 - US to pilot $15,000 visa deposit scheme 05/08 14:59 - Titan sub disaster that killed 5 was 'preventable', US Coast Guard says 05/08 14:33 - Ukraine: Several Dead in Strikes on Northeast Region and Railway Infrastructures 05/08 14:04 - Is the US 'complicit in the war crimes being carried out by Israel in Gaza'? 05/08 14:03 - Google outlines latest step towards creating artificial general intelligence 05/08 14:03 - Elizabeth Warren, Campaigning for Mamdani, Scorns Cuomo and Billionaires 05/08 13:59 - Besieged Sudan city residents face starvation, UN warns 05/08 13:58 - Texas redistricting standoff escalates with threat to arrest absent Democrats – US politics live 05/08 13:45 - Japan: Girl Meets War 05/08 13:45 - Japan: Girl Meets War 05/08 13:29 - Pam Bondi seeks grand jury review of origins of Trump-Russia investigation