Democrats are playing with fire in trying to reclaim tax cuts from Republicans
Senator Chris Van Hollen and other Democratic lawmakers are embracing a policy that hardly benefits the middle classSoul-searching within the Democrat...
Disappearances in Mexico involving state at ‘alarming’ rate, says report
Exclusive: Human rights group warns of ‘deep collusion’ between criminals and officials in some parts of countryState actors are involved in disappear...
Keir Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong in make-or-break leadership speech
PM makes series of policy pledges including seeking new deal with EU and says he will fight any challengeWho are the main threats to Keir Starmer’s La...
Man charged after allegedly threatening Muslim worshippers at Brisbane mosque
According to the Australian National Imams Council, a man entered Masjid Taqwa mosque claiming to have an AK-47 firearm in his vehicleGet our breaking...
Evacuated US and French MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus
French woman taken to Paris in serious condition while American flown to Nebraska is asymptomatic, say officialsEurope live – latest updatesA French w...
Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s family
Toon Kelder artwork from famed Goudstikker collection resurfaces with descendants of Hendrik SeyffardtEurope live – latest updatesAn artwork looted by...
Weather tracker: US and Mexico brace for heatwave as deadly floods hit South Africa
Temperatures soar in California and Arizona, while deluge continues across Western and Northern CapeHeat is expected to intensify across western parts...
Passengers from Hantavirus cruise ship enter isolation facility in Wirral
Twenty people from MV Hondius cruise spend first day living in self-contained flats in MerseysidePassengers evacuated to the UK from a cruise ship hit...
US Senate expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as next Federal Reserve chair
Warsh would succeed outgoing Fed chair Jerome Powell as Trump continues his push to influence the US central bankSign up for the Breaking News US news...
Middle East crisis live: Trump rejects Iran response to US peace proposal as Tehran warns of new attacks
US president calls Iranian response ‘totally unacceptable’ while Tehran says it will retaliate against any new US strikes or foreign warships in strai...
No butts: case dismissed after Woolworths worker claims hurt feelings over plumber’s crack
Fair Work Commission deputy president Alan Colman rejects Victorian man’s case, warning there is no disincentive for speculative claimsFollow our Aust...
Betting account on 18th birthday, dead at 22: inquest probes death of Melbourne man who gambled $895,000
Coroner examines circumstances that led to 2021 death of Werribee man Kyle Hudson, who held multiple betting accountsGet our breaking news email, free...
EU ministers meet in Brussels as ‘new momentum’ gives Europe hope on Ukraine – Europe live
Foreign ministers meet to discuss latest on Ukraine, the Middle East and the western Balkans EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels this morning...
Starmer to say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ in major make-or-break speech to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live
Prime minister will try to convince Labour MPs to back him after suffering major election losses last week Good morning. The news this morning is full...
Body found next to abandoned ute believed to be suspected triple murderer Julian Ingram
Suspected triple murderer Julian Ingram is accused of killing Sophie Quinn, her new boyfriend and her aunt in Lake Cargelligo, about 450km west of Syd...
Heathrow passenger numbers dip as demand for international travel ebbs amid Iran war fallout
Airport reports 5% decline but transit passenger business rises as fliers use hub to avoid Middle East airportsBusiness live – news updatesThe number ...
‘It was either this or the pool’: hantavirus ship becomes latest Tenerife tourist attraction
The MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by an outbreak of a virus that has left three dead, reached the Canary Islands on SundayOn a dusty hill overlookin...
Get back: Beatles’ Apple Corps to turn former London base into seven-storey visitor attraction
Paul McCartney hails plans for 3 Savile Row, which include access to rooftop where the band played their final gig The address may not sound familiar,...
UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours
FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, up 147% in three yearsFire brigades across the UK are tac...
UK households bracing for new cost of living crisis, report finds
PwC survey reports fast fall in consumer confidence with people worried about Iran war’s impact on economy and personal financesBritish households are...
Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?
In today’s newsletter: The outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship offers a stark reminder of how easily a deadly pathogen can hitch a ride across bord...
Australian women accused of slavery in Islamic State territory in Syria face Melbourne court
Kawsar Ahmad, 53, also known as Abbas, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, did not apply during brief hearingFollow our Australia news live blog for la...
Minority groups brace for surge in racism after Reform UK election gains
Members of minority communities in Birmingham and elsewhere fear results could lead to rise in hostile rhetoricConceding defeat at the election count ...
Delayed Great British Railways’ first station to open at Cambridge South in June
Station will be first to be given full GBR branding and will directly link city’s Biomedical Campus to London, Brighton and Stansted airportThe delaye...
Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns
Senior academics describe the Judge business school’s proposal to provide services and training as ‘horrifying’Cambridge University’s business school ...
‘Never, ever’: Tim Wilson walks back comments on potential One Nation rightwing alliance
Liberal frontbencher says he has ‘no interest’ in forming a coalition with Pauline Hanson’s party – a day after suggesting he might be open to itFollo...
Greece scrambles to explain how explosive-packed drone landed in its waters
Minister defends preparedness against novel threat after officials detonate device suspected to be from UkraineAuthorities in Greece have intensified ...
Council staff dubbed the ‘Pink Ops’ allegedly surveilled other workers, NSW anti-corruption watchdog hears
Ex-Parramatta council chief executive Gail Connolly and ‘close network’ allegedly promoted friends while targeting others for reprisalsFollow our Aust...
Antony Catalano: media mogul accused of assaulting wife excused from attending court due to fears over press scrutiny
Catalano’s lawyer says press attention ‘potentially detrimental’ to Australian Community Media co-owner’s mental healthA media mogul charged with assa...
Polish ex-minister flees Hungary to the US after PM Magyar says country won’t protect people wanted elsewhere
Zbigniew Ziobro has been accused in Poland of leading an organised criminal enterprise and abuse of power, which he deniesPoland’s former justice mini...
