Tuesday briefing: Inside the suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford
World news | The Guardianby Michael Segalov·10d ago
Good morning. Vehicles suspected of carrying explosives zipping across Britain, entirely unbeknownst to authorities, is a disconcerting prospect.
‘We have time to make our case’: Labour insiders are confident Burnham can sell his social care reforms
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason Whitehall editor·10d ago
It is a brave party leader who is prepared to go into an election promising a multibillion-pound new public service – likely to be funded by tax rises or holding back increases in the state...
Sarah Hanson-Young announces Greens leadership tilt after MPs blindsided by Larissa Waters’ shock resignation
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy Political editor·10d ago
High-profile Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she will run for the party’s leadership, promising to bring the fight to Labor and One Nation after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation.
‘New kind of cyber incident’: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack and reveals extent of attack
World news | The Guardianby Josh Taylor Technology reporter·10d ago
OpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attack on Medicare, and will front parliament next week, as the tech company revealed more details about its June hack of Australian government...
‘Something suspicious’: greenkeeper tells Beau Lamarre-Condon double murder trial about finding bloody belongings
World news | The Guardianby Kat Wong·10d ago
Brand new AFL shorts, a Qantas card and other bloodied belongings were found in a dumpster two days after football umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke Davies were allegedly murdered, a...
Vietnamese government accused of abducting Melbourne human rights activist
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·10d ago
Vietnamese authorities have detained three activists, including an Australian, on what have been described as “fabricated” charges.
Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemency
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·10d ago
Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row.
Australia news live: Chalmers defends record as RBA’s cash rate decision due; killed police officer Mia Lay remembered
World news | The Guardianby Martin Farrer·10d ago
Chalmers defends record ahead of RBA cash rate decision Catie McLeod The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has defended his economic record on the eve of what is widely expected to be the fourth interest...
New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused
World news | The Guardianby Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent·10d ago
The biggest coal project before authorities in New South Wales, the HVO mine, will emit the equivalent of about 809m tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide if it wins approval.
Trump unveils plan for $15bn Iowa steel plant he calls biggest in US history
World news | The Guardianby Joseph Gedeon in Washington·10d ago
Donald Trump on Monday announced what he called the largest steel plant in American history to be built in Iowa, giving Republicans a jobs message to take to voters in a state that could help...
Judge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·10d ago
A Mississippi judge set a $5m bond on Monday for a third man charged in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in August.
Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·10d ago
An MP and councillors representing the residents of the village near RAF Fairford who were evacuated due to a suspected terror plot have expressed scepticism and concern over the security response...
Michael Wynn-Jones, husband of Delia Smith, dies aged 85
World news | The Guardianby Charlie Moloney·10d ago
Michael Wynn-Jones, the journalist and husband of the TV chef Delia Smith, has died at the age of 85.
Absence of violence in Drumcree does not make standoff any less significant
World news | The Guardianby Daniel Boffey Chief reporter·10d ago
Three decades ago, it took the deaths of three Roman Catholic children – the Quinn brothers, Jason, nine, Mark, 10, and 11-year-old Richard – in a petrol bomb attack to bring an end to the Drumcree...
Dengue fever outbreak prompts Florida counties to declare state of emergency
World news | The Guardianby Victoria Bekiempis·10d ago
Several Florida counties recently declared a state of local emergency in response to a spate of dengue fever infections.
Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot
World news | The Guardianby Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor·10d ago
Investigators may be some way from determining exactly what led five men with three vans to a village just outside RAF Fairford in the small hours of Sunday – but the fact they have all been...
Arizona frat suspended after allegedly making new recruits swallow live goldfish
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·10d ago
A college fraternity at the University of Arizona has been suspended after new members were allegedly plied with alcohol and forced to swallow live goldfish.
Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims
World news | The Guardianby Ben Quinn and Alexandra Topping·10d ago
Nigel Farage has been described as a “master of the conspiracy theory” by the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, , after he tried to link events at RAF Fairford to small boat crossings.
Merseyside blaze that killed mother and three children caused by lithium-ion battery
World news | The Guardianby Charlie Moloney·10d ago
A fire that left a mother and her three children dead was caused by a lithium-ion battery, firefighters in Merseyside have said.
FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey steps down amid agency shake-up
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·10d ago
Andrew Bailey, a deputy director of the FBI who has been overseeing some of Trump’s election-related investigations, will step down from his position approximately one year after assuming his role.
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