JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon warns UK chancellor not to hike taxes on banks
Billionaire CEO of world’s biggest bank says any windfall tax on sector’s bumper profits could harm jobs in the CityJamie Dimon, the boss of the US ba...
Who is Hasan Piker – and why are some conservatives outraged about his return to the ABC?
The leftwing commentator has been invited to appear on the Planet America program in Australia on Monday nightThe ABC is set to air the return of its ...
Wildfires rage in France and Greece as Belgium tackles enormous blaze – Europe live
Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuationsBelgium’s King Philippe will visit the area af...
Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal
Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file rebellion within the Australian Education UnionFollow o...
Hamas calls for Trump’s Board of Peace to ‘compel’ Israel over Gaza peace plan – Middle East crisis live
Jared Kushner set to meet Netanyahu following talks with HamasJared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on GazaWelcome to our live ...
Monday briefing: What can Andy Burnham learn from Spain’s Pedro Sànchez?
In today’s newsletter: The Spanish prime minister has remade himself as Europe’s leading leftwing standard-bearer. Could his success offer the UK’s PM...
Labor pledges opt-out register for online gambling ads akin to Do Not Call register for spam calls
The new measure falls short of calls for gambling ads to move to an opt-in model, or for an outright banFollow our Australia news live blog for latest...
More women will die if domestic abusers leave prison early, victim’s parents warn
Parents of Michaela Hall, whose partner killed her after he left prison in 2021, say Probation Service cannot cope with mass releaseMore women will di...
Public in England and Wales wrongly think most killers are minority ethnic
Research from King’s College London finds that Reform voters’ perceptions were furthest from the truthThe public overestimate how many minority ethnic...
Hayden Panettiere, actor in Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36
Panettiere’s death was announced by her father, who called her ‘an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all...
Asking prices for newly listed homes in UK’s richest borough fall by £100k in one month
Fierce competition in some areas of London means landlord purchasers are making successful lowball offersThe average price of a home coming up for sal...
Loosening of planning rules in England to allow more new homes near stations
Angela Rayner to launch guidance for ‘default yes’ on developments near transport hubs, including on green belt sitesThousands more homes could be bui...
Ralph Carr in ‘living hell’ after being convicted of rape, Victorian court hears
Lawyer for the entertainment industry and AFL figure says his career is ‘destroyed’ following convictionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest...
Alan Jones allegedly kissed young man in wardrobe of James Packer’s personal suite at Crown Towers, court hears
Former 2GB and 2UE radio broadcaster is facing 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guiltyFollow our Australia ...
Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were m...
Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience
President says move is based on ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but US military officials have said Ukraine war is boosting regime’s combat ...
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history
At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreakThe Ebola outbreak in the Democra...
Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza
Trump’s son-in-law and envoy held rare meeting with Hamas chief in Egypt in push for progress on ceasefireDonald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, Jared K...
Five teenagers killed and four other people injured in Ireland car crash
Police say one of the two vehicles involved was driving in the wrong direction on the M9 motorway in County KildareFive teenagers have died and four o...
Australia politics live: Labor warned against changing work rights for visa holders amid ‘scapegoating’ of immigrants
Dozens of non-profit groups urge Labor not to limit work rights for temporary migrants. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app ...
Reform accused of targeting the most vulnerable with £50bn benefit cut
Robert Jenrick takes aim at disabled people and foreign nationals after saying UK guilty of ‘suicidal empathy’Reform UK has been accused of excluding ...
Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety
Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr as health secretary before speaking outRepubl...
At least six people dead from days of storms and record flooding in Indiana
Four-year-old boy, two men and three women among those who died since storms began on 11 August, officials sayDays of storms and flooding in Indiana l...
Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way
President, 80, vows to keep far-right from power as Flávio Bolsonaro tells supporters he will ‘fight this system’Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Iná...
‘It’s been very tough’: hope of progress in gruelling battle against south Wales wildfire
Efforts of emergency services and military in Blaenavon appear to be working but there are fears for the futureMore than three weeks after it began bu...
Democrats demand answers from Trump on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions
Senator Ruben Gallego calls carrier’s months-long deployment a ‘deep problem’ as wellbeing concerns mountDemocrats on Sunday intensified their demands...
Water companies in England and Wales explore ‘surge pricing’ during drought
Suppliers could factor water scarcity into charges as part of Ofwat proposal to reduce consumptionWater companies could be allowed to raise bills for ...
Arron Banks hired private investigators to dig into Conservative party chair
Revelation comes after it was disclosed that Reform UK backer had paid for spying on prominent journalistThe businessman and Reform UK backer Arron Ba...
Suspect in Virginia State University shooting found hiding in dorm closet
Suspect, 19, who is not enrolled at the university arrested in connection with shooting of five people, authorities sayA young man suspected in connec...
Greek island wildfire kills two people as helicopters called in to tackle Belgium forest blaze
Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuateTwo people have died in fires on the ...
