Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault
World news | The Guardianby Ben Quinn and Bethan McKernan·25d ago
The leader of Reform UK in Wales is standing down after he was arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour.
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·25d ago
FBI director Kash Patel defended his agency’s decision to roll back restrictions on agent applicants who have previously engaged in bestiality, arguing the FBI “did not want to punish victims of...
Ed Sheeran responds to backlash over removing Macklemore from tour after ‘Free Palestine’ comments
World news | The Guardianby Adrian Horton·25d ago
Singer Ed Sheeran has responded to the backlash over the removal of Macklemore from his North American Loop tour, following the rapper’s “Free Palestine” speech on stage at MetLife stadium in New...
Army officers ‘let down’ soldier over sexual assault claim before she killed herself, court martial told
World news | The Guardianby Steven Morris·25d ago
Two army officers “let down” a teenage soldier who went on to kill herself when they did not deal properly with a sexual assault allegation she made against a superior, a court martial has heard.
‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
World news | The Guardianby Catherine Shoard in London and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem·25d ago
Film industry heavyweights across the globe have expressed solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of documentary NAZA, who have been threatened with...
Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo
World news | The Guardianby Gloria Dickie·25d ago
Wildfires in Indonesia are sweeping through a critical research site for Bornean orangutans and are now threatening a celebrated research camp, home to one of the world’s longest-running studies of...
Pauline Hanson’s daughter Lee working for a NSW One Nation senator remotely from Tasmania without ministerial approval
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Martin Senior correspondent·25d ago
Pauline Hanson’s daughter, Lee Hanson, has been working in Tasmania as a senior adviser to a New South Wales One Nation senator without the required ministerial approval, Guardian Australia can...
Datacentre giant accused of using AI while lobbying for Victorian minister’s support for hyperscale factory
World news | The Guardianby Henry Belot·25d ago
The Victorian jobs minister has accused one of Australia’s largest datacentre companies of using artificial intelligence while requesting she lobby her colleague to approve a massive expansion of...
Democrat sends letter to White House over Trump Jr wedding bankrolled by Russian oligarch
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·25d ago
Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, is investigating potential ties between the White House and a Russian oligarch who paid for a portion of Donald Trump Jr’s wedding.
Judge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in US
World news | The Guardianby Reuters·25d ago
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the US without applying for...
Texas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to community
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·25d ago
A police department in Texas that arrested a local resident for complaining on social media about their city’s contaminated water supply has been ordered closed after failing to prove it provided...
Lucy Letby inquiry finds some babies could have been saved as judge describes ‘complete failure’ in safeguarding – latest updates
World news | The Guardianby Yohannes Lowe·25d ago
Judge describes 'complete failure at all levels' to invoke safeguarding procedures The judge said that her report, which has been laid out to parliament, describes “dysfunctional management and...
Pensioners just above threshold shouldn’t pay income tax, says No 10 – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·25d ago
No 10 says government still committed to ensuring pensioners only just above tax threshold next year won't pay income tax The wage growth figures out today mean that the state pension is likely to...
Democrats say supreme court rejection of Trump mail ballot plans will ensure ‘safe, secure and accurate elections’ – live
World news | The Guardianby Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)·25d ago
Lawmakers have given their support to the supreme court’s rejection of Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections.
Lithuania briefs EU allies after drone shot down by Nato jets overnight – Europe live
World news | The Guardianby Martin Belam (now) and Jakub Krupa (earlier)·25d ago
Lithuania briefs EU allies after drone shot down by Nato jets overnight – Europe live Minister says discussions are ongoing on how to strengthen the alliance’s eastern flank after security...
US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons into space
World news | The Guardianby Oliver Holmes·25d ago
The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in...
US surgeon general nominee made $270,000 from supplement company
World news | The Guardianby Michelle R Smith·25d ago
Donald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general reported more than $200,000 in business income from a company she owns that sells dietary supplements, a loosely regulated industry that health and...
UK sanctions on Israel ‘fall far short’ of its obligations, legal experts say
World news | The Guardianby Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent·25d ago
More than 130 legal experts, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), have written to Andy Burnham saying that sanctions on Israeli settlements “fall far short” of Britain’s obligations under the...
Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – business live
World news | The Guardianby Graeme Wearden·25d ago
State pension set to rise by 3.9% after wage growth data The UK state pension is set to rise by 3.9% next year, it appears, following today’s wage growth figures.
Three babies might have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry finds
World news | The Guardianby Josh Halliday North of England editor·25d ago
Three babies might have survived and seven others could have been protected if hospital bosses and doctors had taken action over concerns about the nurse Lucy Letby, an official inquiry into the...
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