Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope
World news | The Guardianby Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent·11d ago
John Healey has pledged to use next month’s budget to inject hope into Britain’s economy while sticking to the government’s fiscal rules, arguing there is “nothing progressive” about losing control...
Nor’easter storm floods coastal areas from New Jersey to New England
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·11d ago
Residents of coastal communities in the US’s north-east slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful storm known as a nor’easter pummeled the shoreline on Sunday, knocking out power...
Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work
World news | The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·11d ago
Teachers at Euan Blair’s £1.6bn tech training company, Multiverse, have blown the whistle about “horrendous stress” and feeling constantly watched after bosses started using AI models to surveil...
Five men arrested at RAF Fairford are all UK nationals from London, say police
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton·11d ago
Five men arrested on suspicion of terror offences at RAF Fairford are all British nationals in their 20s from London, counter-terrorism police have said.
Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California
World news | The Guardianby Nick Visser·11d ago
Concerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a kelvin wave that could raise sea levels along the California coastline by up to a foot, as scientists say El Niño is supercharging the...
As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters
World news | The Guardianby Steven Greenhouse·11d ago
Donald Trump has taken to repeating a familiar boast: “We have the greatest economy in history,” Trump said recently at a White House press gaggle.
‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter
World news | The Guardianby Samuel Firman·11d ago
One Monday morning in spring last year, 12 people gathered in the morning drizzle at Joyce’s Pool, one of the sources of the Bristol River Avon, and took the first steps of the inaugural Avon...
Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK
World news | The Guardianby Rajeev Syal and agencies·11d ago
A child was among three people who died and dozens of others who were injured while attempting to cross the Channel on Monday, French authorities have said.
Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader due to ill health
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy Political editor·11d ago
Greens leader Larissa Waters has announced she will step down due to ill health, with a party room meeting scheduled for next week to choose her successor.
John Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·11d ago
With speculation about whether he may defect from the Democratic party swirling around him, US senator John Fetterman described himself seemingly unintentionally as a “lifelong Republican” during a...
Plan for controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Sydney scrapped due to ‘emerging’ regulations
World news | The Guardianby Josh Taylor Technology reporter·11d ago
Plans for a controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Lane Cove in Sydney’s north have been withdrawn, with the developer blaming “emerging” regulations from the state and federal governments for the...
Boss of Beaverbrooks urges government to give businesses ‘a bit of a break’
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler·11d ago
The boss of the family-owned jeweller Beaverbrooks has called on the government to give business “a bit of a break” by halting cost increases amid flat sales and falling profits.
After a dead whale washed up at a Perth beach, some took selfies. Others held their nose from the stench
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·11d ago
Multiple sharks have been spotted swimming near a large, smelly whale carcass that has washed ashore at a popular capital city beach, drawing hundreds of onlookers.
UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretary
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent·11d ago
UK security services were aware in advance about a group of men arrested in connection to a bomb plot against an RAF base used by the US military, Wes Streeting, the defence secretary has...
RAF Fairford live updates: Streeting thanks farmer who alerted police but says she has ‘a partial picture’
World news | The Guardianby Yohannes Lowe·11d ago
RAF Fairford live updates: Streeting thanks farmer who alerted police but says she has ‘a partial picture’ Member of the public who contacted police after seeing ‘group of hooded and masked men’...
Thai downpours shift north-westwards after Bangkok declared a disaster zone
World news | The Guardianby James Parrish for MetDesk·11d ago
Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets in Thailand’s capital city were submerged in up to waist-high flood water.
Rod Stewart announces final tour for 2027: ‘Most definitely my last’
World news | The Guardianby Ben Beaumont-Thomas·11d ago
Rod Stewart has announced that his next tour will be his last. The 81-year-old singer has been touring since the early 1960s, when he set out across Europe with a harmonica – and ended up getting...
Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack
World news | The Guardianby Josh Taylor and Tom McIlroy·11d ago
The chief executive of Anthropic will turn down an invitation to appear at a Senate committee hearing on AI this week, in the wake of the revelation that OpenAI agents had breached Australian...
Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·11d ago
Avanti West Coast will be renationalised in spring, as prime minister Andy Burnham declares “enough is enough” for passengers who have put up with a rail service “that has failed them time and time...
Children forced to give up school for work as fighting upends daily life in Yemen
World news | The Guardianby Nasser al-Sakkaf in Taiz and William Christou·11d ago
In the mornings, 13-year-old Muneer Farie went to school, and in the afternoons he helped his father feed the livestock.
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