Weather tracker: Floods in eastern India and hurricane damage in California
World news | The Guardianby Magdalena Shopova for MetDesk·26d ago
Flooding around the city of Malda in the Indian state of West Bengal since Thursday has had a devastating effect.
Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘trying to change rules retrospectively’ after Reform receive £72m in donations – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·26d ago
Nigel Farage’s unfavourability rating has hit a 10-year high, polling from YouGov suggests. YouGov says this is the worst unfavourability rating it has recorded for Farage since it has been running...
Queen’s secret Whitlam correspondence inspires Sydney Theatre Company play in 2027
World news | The Guardianby Emma Joyce·26d ago
Six years after the Australian historian Jenny Hocking won her legal battle to release secret correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm Fraser and the governor general John Kerr, her fight...
UK ministers urged to act after US flies out diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson and agency·26d ago
British ministers face calls to act after US authorities secretly flew out of the UK a diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children.
Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide
World news | The Guardianby Caitlin Cassidy·26d ago
Indonesian police are investigating the deaths of three Australians who died in Bali over the weekend, with initial reports suggesting a father killed his two young children before taking his own...
Reform declines to say whether £72m donors returned to UK in time to meet 12-month limit
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent·26d ago
Reform UK’s deputy leader has declined to say when two crypto billionaires who gave a combined £72m to the party returned to the UK, as the architect of a review into overseas donations said anyone...
Oil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·26d ago
Oil prices have climbed above $107 a barrel after a series of drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-west crude pipeline.
Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition
World news | The Guardianby Phillip Inman·26d ago
Thames Water has amended the blueprint of a planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling utility tries to convince regulators that construction should go ahead amid warnings of...
AI-linked stocks fall after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·26d ago
AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in “reckless” development citing fears the technology could soon run out of control.
Israel accused of trying to ‘eliminate’ living conditions for Palestinians in West Bank
World news | The Guardianby Quique Kierszenbaum in Sair, and Peter Beaumont·26d ago
Israel is working towards the systematic “elimination” of the conditions that sustain Palestinian collective life in the occupied West Bank, according to a major report published by the human...
Pauline Hanson’s comments about Indigenous Australians condemned as ‘nasty’ and ‘derogatory’
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Basford Canales·26d ago
Federal parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined in condemning resurfaced comments by Pauline Hanson as “nasty” and “derogatory”, after she labelled Indigenous Australians...
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
World news | The Guardianby Damien Gayle Environment correspondent·26d ago
Pfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, a campaign organisation has warned.
Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting donations mean for the party – and our politics?
World news | The Guardianby Libby Brooks·26d ago
Good morning. Nigel Farage has a confirmed talent for upending the laws of political gravity, and this weekend has been no exception, as he declared himself “humbled” by two donations of £36m each...
Sydney mayor allegedly threatened and children secretly recorded after he refused to step down, Icac hears
World news | The Guardianby Kat Wong·26d ago
A Sydney mayor was allegedly threatened, followed and his children were secretly recorded after he refused to honour an agreement to step down, the NSW corruption watchdog has heard.
Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled
World news | The Guardianby Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent·26d ago
Rail passengers whose trains are cancelled will have the immediate right to travel on other operators’ services to finish their journey without further charge, ministers have announced.
Jack Thorne warns some fellow scriptwriters are using AI ‘to cheat’
World news | The Guardianby Michael Savage Media editor·26d ago
Jack Thorne, one of Britain’s most successful screen and stage writers, has warned that some people in his profession are using AI “to cheat”, as he called for laws banning the secret use of the...
Somerset ‘festival of ideas’ to measure whether its talks change people’s outlook
World news | The Guardianby Steven Morris·26d ago
Festivalgoers sometimes report feeling they have a fresh perspective of the world when they make their weary way home after a stimulating cultural gathering.
Rise in abuse of election candidates is ‘changing politics’ in England
World news | The Guardianby Ben Quinn Political correspondent·26d ago
Abuse and intimidation of election candidates is “a serious and growing concern”, the Electoral Commission has said, as a review of this year’s local and mayoral elections in England revealed a...
Alan Jones told prominent athlete ‘I would like to be kissing you all night’ after alleged assault, trial hears
World news | The Guardianby Amanda Meade Media correspondent·26d ago
A prominent athlete froze and was “shocked and embarrassed” when Alan Jones kissed him on the side of his mouth at a public event, the broadcaster’s trial at Sydney’s Downing Centre has heard.
Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
World news | The Guardianby Melissa Davey Medical editor·26d ago
A patient who tore their oesophagus after taking a counterfeit version of an experimental weight loss drug has prompted Australia’s medicines regulator to warn of serious risks of such products.
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